Escape from Tokyo, Sato Makes His Move! (Please Follow and Vote!)

A major heavy industry enterprise: FORGE Company.

Once one of the Ajin Research Management Association's partners.

It had used Ajin for inhumane experiments, researching and producing the deadly nerve gas AJVX!

This special gas could inflict massive damage on the human nervous system!

Once dispersed into the air, it could contaminate an area of roughly 1,000 square kilometers.

Within that range, it could paralyze the human central nervous system in an extremely short time.

Those poisoned would slur their speech, suffer paralysis in all four limbs, and ultimately die from the failure of their brain nerve cells!

It was worth noting that this special AJVX nerve gas was only effective against creatures with highly developed nervous systems.

Moreover, the gas dissolved upon contact with water and could not function in water. It could only spread through the air.

Once its dispersal range exceeded 1,000 square kilometers, it would be diluted by the air to the point where it was no longer lethal.

It would be completely purified by Earth's ecosystem within just twelve hours, losing all effectiveness.

The AJVX nerve gas was stored at FORGE Company Headquarters.

And today, the Headquarters Building welcomed a special guest.

At the same time.

Major media outlets across Tokyo all received an invitation.

There was not much written in it, nor was there any substantive content.

An invitation like that would be dismissed not only by famous broadcasters, but even by ordinary small media outlets.

Yet the signature at the bottom was impossible for anyone to ignore.

Sato!

The central figure behind the huge news stories that had erupted across Tokyo, the island nation, and even internationally over the past few months!

Even though they knew any place Sato appeared was bound to be dangerous.

As journalists, though, they were precisely the sort of people who would brave any hardship or danger to seize a hot story or a headline scoop!

Nearly every media outlet that received the invitation sprang into action and headed to the location marked on it.

It was also one of Tokyo's landmark structures.

Tokyo Tower!

Crisis Management Center.

After the last incident, Tozaki Yuu had died, and the management center had been razed to the ground.

For safety reasons, Shintani Hideaki had relocated the newly built Crisis Management Center to a Japan Self-Defense Forces base.

At that moment, Nagai Kei was alone, conducting a combat drill against five fully armed soldiers.

More than twenty years had passed since the first Ajin had been discovered by the public.

Due to the unique nature of Ajin, major nations and organizations around the world deliberately searched for them.

This had given rise to international mercenaries who specialized in hunting Ajin.

And these five were among the best of them!

Even the Metropolitan Police Department Special Assault Team's SAT could not match their combat ability.

To expand the Anti-Ajin Special Task Force, Shintani Hideaki had recruited Nagai and Shimomura Izumi as its main force, while also hiring those five.

But against Nagai, who possessed at least 120,000 Volts of power, even though all five were battle-hardened soldiers highly familiar with Ajin traits.

They were still no match for him.

Fortunately, this was only a drill, and Nagai had been holding back.

The main purpose was to familiarize the five of them with the strength and fighting methods of a "Second-Stage Ajin."

Only then could they devise the most suitable combat strategy.

They would support Nagai and Shimomura Izumi, and completely capture Sato the next time they faced him!

Unfortunately, time waited for no one.

Before they could make thorough preparations, new information arrived.

Shimomura Izumi found Nagai with a grave expression and halted the drill.

"Sato has appeared again! This time, he's at the FORGE Company Headquarters Building!"

Nagai's expression tightened as something suddenly came to mind.

He remembered that during the battle at the Crisis Management Center, when Sato had gained the absolute upper hand, he had said that his next step would be to turn Tokyo into a place where only Ajin could live.

Even now, how many people had been confirmed as Ajin across the entire island nation?

Could such a vast Tokyo really be inhabited by only that handful of people?

Of course not!

In truth, everyone was a potential Ajin.

But only after dying once—and from an accidental death rather than natural death from old age—could they determine whether they were Ajin.

In other words, the true number of Ajin might far exceed everyone's expectations.

There was only one way to find those Ajin.

That was to make every one of them die once!

Combined with Sato's target location this time.

A horrifying, hair-raising thought surfaced in Nagai's mind.

"H-he's most likely after the special AJVX nerve gas! We have to stop him!!"

Too late.

By the time Shimomura Izumi, Nagai, and the others arrived at the FORGE Company Headquarters Building, it had already been emptied out.

The company guards had been like mantises trying to stop a chariot against Sato, suffering heavy casualties!

Sato had slaughtered his way upstairs without resistance, blasted open the vault, and stolen the special AJVX nerve gas.

When Nagai saw this, a chill ran through his entire body.

Cold sweat even seeped from his forehead!

As long as Sato smashed the Spiral Test Tube containing the special AJVX nerve gas, the gas would vaporize into the air.

It would rapidly spread outward, and then no one in all of Tokyo would be able to escape.

Suddenly!

Nagai thought of something and turned to Shimomura Izumi. "Quick! Contact Minister Shintani and have him urgently evacuate Tokyo's residents!

Given Sato's madness, he'll very likely release the gas somewhere with the highest population density. When that happens... when that happens..."

Even Nagai could not find words to describe the horrifying scene that might unfold.

Shimomura Izumi nodded and hurriedly took out her phone.

Meanwhile.

At the Crisis Management Center's helipad.

Shintani Hideaki was preparing to board a helicopter.

He had also received word that Sato had stolen the special AJVX nerve gas.

His first thought, naturally, was to run!

What nonsense—nothing was more important than his own life.

Not only was he fleeing himself, Shintani Hideaki had also dispatched helicopters to pick up his wife, children, and elderly relatives so they could flee with him!

And this was merely one example.

Many Cabinet ministers, including the newly appointed Prime Minister Kamijima Kentaro.

They all knew Sato might truly go through with it!

So they were all using their own methods to take their families out of Tokyo as quickly as possible.

After receiving Shimomura Izumi's call, Shintani Hideaki first gave her a few words of encouragement.

After all, Shimomura Izumi was an Ajin. Even if Sato released the gas, she would be fine.

But when he learned that Shimomura Izumi intended to evacuate all of Tokyo's residents, he did not immediately agree.

This was no minor move. Tokyo had an enormous population, and once an evacuation began, all sorts of chaos would follow.

It would affect everything!

What he needed most right now was to first get himself and his family out of danger.

Then he would meet with the Prime Minister to discuss whether an evacuation order should be issued. If it was, who should issue it—or rather, who should bear the responsibility!

Naturally, he would not say any of this to Shimomura Izumi. He merely praised her sense of responsibility.

At the same time, he encouraged her to lead the Anti-Ajin members to find Sato as quickly as possible and stop his scheme!

After hanging up.

Shimomura Izumi received another call from the Crisis Management Center.

Meanwhile, Nagai Kei was speaking with the mercenary captain.

"Are you sure you won't leave Tokyo? If Sato releases the gas, you'll be caught up in it too."

The lead mercenary captain, Antonio, shook his head. "Getting paid to do the job is our professional code. Since we've joined Anti-Ajin, naturally we'll see it through. Besides, we have professional protective gear against poison gas, so there shouldn't be a problem. During our earlier drill with you, we became familiar with some of the fighting methods of a 'Second-Stage Ajin.' To be honest, I've captured quite a few Ajin before, but I've never seen this so-called 'Second-Stage Ajin.' I'd really like to see what he can do!"