Chapter 112: Mine and Sheele Intercepted by the Young Girl
"Brother, should we split up to search?"
"Tatsumi, you must be a bit more careful in the Capital. Besides, you are no match for Zanku alone. Without knowing what his Teigu is, you are in great danger by yourself. Especially with the possibility that Esdeath might appear."
"Understood, I will be careful."
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"Big Sister Leone, where are you going?" Lubbock asked.
"I heard a commotion coming from the West District. It should be Qi and the others finding the target. I'm heading over now; I might still catch the finale," Leone said while sprinting across the rooftops.
"With a freak like Qi taking action, there's no need for you or me, is there? It'll probably be over by the time we arrive," Lubbock said, following helplessly behind.
In the sky ahead of them, a ghost-blue spark suddenly rose. In the dark and silent night, this blue flame was extremely conspicuous.
"You jinx. From now on, you'll be called Crow-bock," Leone stopped and said with dissatisfaction.
"This was completely expected. How can you blame me? Should we just head back to the hideout? The mission is already finished," Lubbock said, shrugging his shoulders.
"Let's go."
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"Tatsumi, it seems Qi and Akame have already taken care of the target. Let's return to the hideout!" Bulat said, smiling as he looked at the dazzling spark in the western sky.
"What a wasted night," Tatsumi sighed.
"Hahaha, don't be discouraged. Our time will come. Before the opportunity arrives, you must have enough strength to carry it out, otherwise, you're just throwing your life away," Bulat said, offering encouragement with a hearty laugh.
"Yes, Brother!" Tatsumi's spirits were immediately lifted.
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"I must find and take down the opponent before that freak Qi does, so this newcomer can see the prowess of his senior." Mine darted rapidly between the rooftops.
Suddenly, she saw that ghost-blue spark in the western sky and her figure faltered. "Damn it, beaten to it again, and by that freak Qi at that! Even though we split up to search!"
"Mine, it seems Qi has found the target. Let's head back," Sheele jumped from the street onto the roof and said, coming up beside Mine.
"Hmph, lost to him again."
Just as an annoyed Mine turned to head back to the hideout, a massive shadow loomed over her. She instinctively looked up and saw a beast as large as a house opening its hideous maw, lunging fiercely at her.
Mine and Sheele's expressions changed drastically. They leaped off the roof, and without hesitation, Mine turned and fired a shot. The energy beam accurately pierced the beast's body, but to Mine's disbelief, the beast seemed not to care at all as it turned and lunged again, targeting them.
Mine was well aware of her own lackluster close-combat skills; if she were caught by this ugly beast, she would be doomed. Sheele, acting as Mine's bodyguard, stepped forward. Her giant scissors reflected a flash of light, instantly tearing open the beast's massive mouth.
"Damn it, like that freak Qi, does it have an immortal body that heals quickly even after being hit? Just as annoying as that freak," Mine muttered to herself. Relying on the sense of crisis, she fired again while retreating. The muzzle of Pumpkin shone brightly due to the intensity of the danger, and a beam as thick as a human head pierced through the head of the beast, which was currently regenerating its mouth.
The beast paused, motionless, but its head began to squirm, and it seemed it would be fully restored within a few breaths.
"This isn't a Danger Beast; it's a biological Teigu. Mine, be careful, the Teigu user is nearby," Sheele ran back to Mine's side, scanning the surroundings vigilantly.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta!" A burst of machine-gun fire rang out. Prepared, the two dodged instantly, their gazes fixed on the source of the sound.
A girl in a police uniform stood in a large tree, holding a submachine gun in both hands, the barrel still smoking.
"I can't feel her presence at all. She's different from ordinary guards," Sheele said, staying on guard.
The girl took out a wanted poster and glanced at it; it bore Sheele's face.
"Just as the wanted poster shows. Confirmed: Sheele of Night Raid. Based on the Teigu she holds, the woman accompanying her is also a member of Night Raid. To run into Night Raid while searching for the serial killer Zanku... how lucky. In the name of absolute justice, I hereby judge you for your evil."
The large clock beside the open ground ticked slowly as the two sides confronted each other. The massive biological Teigu had finished regenerating and returned to the girl's side.
"Since our identities are exposed, we either have to take you with us or leave you buried here," Mine said, feeling a bit unsettled by the girl's mad, twisted expression.
"No need to show mercy to criminals. Then, I shall carry out the execution myself!" The girl pointed at them. "My father died in the line of duty fighting you scoundrels, and then you killed my teammate and mentor, Captain Ogre. This is absolutely unforgivable!" The girl's eyes were filled with rage and hatred.
"It seems you're dead set on fighting. In that case, he who strikes first wins." Mine raised Pumpkin and fired ruthlessly at the girl, unleashing a continuous, flashing barrage of energy bullets.
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"I wonder if the others have all evacuated," Qi said, not flying in the air, but running and weaving across the rooftops with Akame.
"They will evacuate. Don't worry," Akame replied.
"Our battle just now drew quite a few members of the police force to the area. I hope it won't cause them any trouble."
"You've fought us both; don't you know their strength?"
"I'm not too worried about the others, but I am a bit concerned about Mine and Sheele. Mine is a long-range specialist who requires a sense of danger to greatly boost her Teigu's power, and Sheele is such a ditz."
"They are both excellent members of Night Raid; ordinary police guards won't be able to stop them."
"I hope so." As they spoke, the two vanished into the night.
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As the smoke cleared, the situation was revealed: what had been hit by Pumpkin's barrage wasn't the girl, but the massive, ugly biological Teigu that had shielded her.
The wounds on its body caused by the beams were already rapidly healing.
"Tonfa Gun transformation!" The girl lunged from behind the beast, the submachine guns in her hands flashing again with sparks and continuous gunfire.
Even though Mine was the weakest in close combat, she was still a qualified assassin, and dodging close-range bullets wasn't particularly difficult.
Seeing that her attacks were ineffective, the girl stopped firing and ordered the biological Teigu beside her, "Seryu, devour them!"