Shadow (Still Owe Two Chapters!)
Whether Kagerou had actually been one of the planned units was no longer important. What mattered now was where those two units were, what kind of place Odou City was, who had built Kagerou and Odou City, and whether the person or organization that had made them had fallen into the hands of the Dolcia Military State like Tokishima Haruto's father. The most important question was whether that outcome would threaten his next actions.
Xiao Ran had a feeling that the suddenly appearing Kagerou and Odou City might possess all the technology currently involved in the VVV Plan. They would also become a huge threat during his mission—unknown entities beyond his control. That feeling of being unable to control the unknown made Xiao Ran feel that this could easily become a major problem. Although he had already wiped out Unit 2, Kagerou and Odou City had emerged—things he had no way of wiping out. His vigilance began to rise.
Xiao Ran repeatedly reminded himself that he was carrying out a Special Mission, a trial mission following three Normal Missions. It absolutely could not be as simple as the previous Normal Missions. Otherwise, so many participants would not be so concerned about and attentive to a Special Mission, nor would Luo have repeatedly reminded him to proceed cautiously during one.
Moreover, because of Xiao Ran's decision, this mission had activated the Legion Establishment Qualification mode. Or rather, he had entered this world in order to obtain the qualifications to establish a Legion. It was already vastly different from an ordinary mission mode, so the following stages would certainly unfold around the direction of building a Legion. It would no longer be as simple as charging in and fighting.
It was also a mission that resembled a