Win by Half a Move / Raising a Loyal Hound

Kevin sighed slightly. The conversation with this genius had been very pleasant, and he realized that the man possessed a great deal of value waiting to be discovered.

To be alive is more useful than to be dead.

Meanwhile, at the Shigemura Laboratory.

Akihiko Kayaba, with an ordinary appearance, wearing a white lab coat, short black hair, and of medium build, woke up from the virtual world, turned off the rapidly beeping notification, took off his VR glasses, and got up.

Meanwhile, Rinko Shinjo, who was standing nearby, also woke up and instinctively looked toward Akihiko Kayaba to check if he was alright.

However, the moment the two researchers turned their gaze to the corridor, a team of Special Forces in black Nano-suit and masked bodies were using decoders to break through the final blockade.

Faced with advanced technology and equipment, the blast door was breached in less than three minutes, and the Special Forces entered in single file.

Although the cold muzzle of the gun wasn't directly aimed at Akihiko Kayaba and his companion, the chilling aura emanating from it was overwhelming.

"Mr. Kayaba, right? We're from the Special Investigations Department."

"You have been reported for illegal fundraising and embezzlement of public funds. Please come with us now for investigation!"

The masked man at the head of the group produced an arrest warrant and began to speak in a muffled voice.

"Illegal fundraising? Financial problems? There must be some mistake! I request to have the search warrant and arrest warrant reviewed carefully, and I will appeal immediately!"

Rinko Shinjo understands Akihiko Kayaba's nature best. This genius, obsessed with research, has little concept of money and would never break the law.

Furthermore, you're sending a special forces team to hunt them down for an investigation into economic issues? That's giving them far too much credit for their research abilities!

The Special Forces commander ignored this and confiscated Akihiko Kayaba's communication devices, taking them into custody.

His soldiers had already begun moving all the materials from the laboratory.

After the soldiers had roughly taken most of the items, they finally set their sights on a helmet connected by numerous wires.

"Don't touch that!"

Akihiko Kayaba, who had been observing coldly, suddenly changed his expression and angrily rebuked him.

However, the soldiers continued working without any response, and even pulled the wires off directly to save time.

"Get out of here!"

Akihiko Kayaba struggled angrily; it was something more important than his own life, and he absolutely could not allow these people to treat it so cruelly!

The man's instinctive twisting and arm-swinging motion actually managed to shake off the two special forces soldiers who were controlling him.

The Special Forces commander, along with the two soldiers who had been thrown to the ground, were momentarily stunned and actually forgot to intercept Akihiko Kayaba, who was breaking free of his restraints.

Having temporarily escaped his Akihiko Kayaba took a step forward, bent over, and used the strength of his shoulders and elbows to charge forward.

At that moment, a soldier who was roughly carrying equipment along the path was thrown by the force of the impact, his neck hitting the corner of a metal table, producing a crisp sound of bones cracking.

Shield Sword Skill: Shockwave, Charge! That man was right!

Akihiko Kayaba, who had unintentionally caused such great damage, was momentarily stunned.

"Nakano! You bastard!"

Seeing that his teammate had fallen silent, the soldier next to him immediately turned his gun around and, in a panicked retreat, pulled the trigger.

"Don't want!"

Taking advantage of the guard's Rinko Shinjo broke free, leaped forward, and shoved Akihiko Kayaba aside.

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

With a dull thud as a bullet pierced flesh, blood splattered from Kamishiro Rinko's back as she collapsed limply to the ground, her gaze fixed on Akihiko Kayaba with longing.

From the moment she entered university, she was drawn to this outstanding senior who addressed the new students.

She had always tried to get closer to this person, and she did succeed. With her talent and hard work, she became his colleague and lover.

Even though they were very close, Rinko Shinjo always felt that they were very far apart.

So distant, yet even after years of living together day and night, I still can't see through this man's heart.

Even his soul seemed to be drawn to something; what was alive was merely a shell.

However, she felt somewhat relieved and happy now. Because the man's eyes were actually filled with tears, and a look of Affliction appeared on his usually indifferent face.

She remembered that what this person hated most was going to the movies with her to watch romantic movies intended for couples.

In his heart, there is still a place for me...

As her body grew colder, a faint, satisfied smile managed to appear on Rinko Shinjo's lips.

P. S.: Finished at midnight. Actually, I think Rinko Shinjo, who was willing to watch Akihiko Kayaba die, is the truly remarkable one.

Akihiko Kayaba owes her so much.

Chapter 191, Section 202: Winning Half a Son

"Who told you to fire! We want them alive! You idiots!"

The special forces officer, wearing a black mask, slapped the soldier so hard he stumbled, roaring angrily while ordering the accompanying medic to treat the bleeding Rinko Shinjo.

Akihiko Kayaba, who was struggling, was barely pulled away by the combined efforts of the three people.

The military doctor performed only basic hemostasis and administered a cardiac stimulant, but when facing his superior, he shook his head slightly, indicating that the chances of recovery were slim.

"Clean this place up and prepare to retreat. Even if she dies, she's more useful than many others."

The officer snorted coldly without any attempt to hide his disdain, and the two soldiers behind him opened the stretcher, preparing to lift Rinko Shinjo onto it.

However, a sudden, mocking greeting came from the doorway.

"Hi, boys and girls. Good afternoon."

Everyone in the lab instinctively turned around, only to see the valiant woman in Nano-suit, carrying two samurai swords on her back, walking gracefully towards them and waving.

But in the corridor she passed behind, there was dark red graffiti everywhere, indicating that a small group of special forces soldiers on guard duty had been silently killed.

"Fire!"

The officer's brow twitched, and he hurriedly retreated into his formation, shouting orders for his soldiers to attack.

In an instant, the light and heavy weapons carried by everyone poured ammunition toward the exit, turning the decorations along the way into a wrecked mess.

To their utter surprise, the bullets were abruptly stopped within a meter of the woman, mysteriously hovering in the air.

The crowd was horrified and instinctively pulled the trigger even more frantically.

"Phew, then, Show Time!"

Alice interlaced her fingers and slightly cracked her knuckles. Then her pupils contracted, and the bullets were controlled to shoot outwards. Many members of the special forces unit burst into clouds of blood mist and fell to the ground screaming in agony.

Alice then drew her katana with both hands and leaped forward amidst the chaos, leaving a blurry afterimage in the air, which the soldiers' retinas, responsible for capturing the image, could not react to.

Only a few experienced soldiers gave the signal to raise their guns in self-defense, and the gunfire was as dense as popping beans.

But this fierce woman casually sliced the bullets with her samurai sword and then directly cut them, gun and all, in half, while they were wearing Keslav bulletproof vests. The scene was incredibly bloody.

"Devil! Devil!"

A young soldier, staring at what appeared to be intestines hanging from his shoulder, screamed in panic, his hands trembling as he held the gun.

Unfortunately, you will all die today!

Having uncovered part of the truth, Alice showed no pity for the soldiers, severing the carotid arteries of two of them with her katana.

The Valkyrie on the battlefield, bruised and battered, advanced, while the surviving Special Forces commander retreated repeatedly.

After he ran out of rifle bullets, he immediately drew his sidearm, gripped it tightly with both hands, aimed it at Alice's eyes, and fired repeatedly.

However, the woman didn't even make a gesture of slashing the bullets with her knife; the pistol bullets that were fired almost at her face were deflected directly by her distorted Mental Field.

The Special Forces commander, having exhausted all his options, continued to resist stubbornly. Finally, he threw down his empty pistol and tried to pull out his Combat Dagger for a close-quarters fight.

But before he could make a move, Alice, who was only a step away, clenched her fist and smashed his Adam's apple. With the remaining force, she dragged the Special Forces officer's body and slammed it into the metal wall.

As the head rolled off, the stark white spine was exposed to the air, and the corpse, splattered with blood from its neck, was still trembling.

In just three minutes, this elite force was completely wiped out.

The meteoric rise in individual combat power has gradually ushered in the era of collective human struggle.

Even though Akihiko Kayaba's nerves were tough enough, after witnessing the carnage before him, his body instinctively sent signals of fear, and his muscles twitched uncontrollably.

However, this game development genius, with his strong willpower, overcame his physical instincts and resolutely protected Rinko Shinjo.

"If you want to save her, don't move!"

Alice looked at Akihiko Kayaba with approval and immediately walked away from him.

She then pulled an ice-blue liquid from a double-helix tube from her waist and injected it near Rinko Shinjo's wound.

"Fortunately, the bullet didn't stay in her body. This Cell Repair Fluid has a powerful regenerative ability; even if someone is barely clinging to life, it can bring them back to life."

"However, she has lost too much blood, her organs are damaged, and she is very weak, requiring further care and examination."

"It's no longer safe here. You'd better come with me immediately."

Alice watched as Rinko's wounds gradually healed and her breathing became steady. Rinko Shinjo exhaled softly and made a suggestion to Akihiko Kayaba, who looked relieved.

Who are they? And who are you?

Although grateful for the woman's help, the more rational Akihiko Kayaba still couldn't believe this unexpected visitor.

"The unit under Ōshima Laboratory, codenamed [Shadow], consists of professional soldiers whose military status has been revoked; they are dedicated cleaners belonging to the [Void Songstress Project]."

"You've been targeted..."

"As for the rest, all I can tell you is that we are a friendly international organization responsible for handling certain special cases..."

"Also, coincidentally, you just met our commander..."

Alice briefly explained the situation, then bent down and took the activated miniature call device from the Special Forces officer's clenched hand.

"Hey Fatty, Jill, have you dealt with that guy outside?"

At this moment, in the open space outside the Shigemura Laboratory, Jill, suspended in mid-air, followed instructions from her earpiece, pulled the trigger on a switch in front of the control panel after a driver who had been shot in the head was hit.

The outline of a Black Hawk helicopter began to appear beneath her feet and gradually solidified.

"Stealth technology? Optical Camouflage? Fortunately, the technology is immature and cannot block detection. The operating system is also easily broken garbage."

The thrush, responsible for remote support, licked its lollipop and proudly rolled its eyes.

"Target cleared, prepare for evacuation!"

On his first mission, Toda Hirano disassembled and reassembled his beloved *******, took a deep breath, and withdrew from his hiding place.

Because of his experience in Toko City, Hirano Tota did not have an overreaction after killing someone, but he was filled with a surge of excitement.

He succeeded, integrating into the group with his ordinary abilities, even turning professional soldiers into victims of his gun.

"Unfortunately, none of the three of us can fly a helicopter..."

"Just in case, blow it up!"

Alice made a quick decision and dialed Kevin's number.

The commander awoke from his stealth and frowned slightly after listening to Alice's brief account.

The guys at Ōshima Laboratory are getting increasingly audacious.

Fortunately, after Alice and the others lost their accounts, Kevin, as a precaution, ordered them to simultaneously monitor Sugou Nobuyuki, Akihiko Kayaba, and others.

The unexplained disappearance of Sugou Nobuyuki further increased the commander's attention to the Shigemura Laboratory, and he dispatched additional personnel.

Therefore, in this game, I won back half a point.

P. S.: How could someone as kind and pure as me sit idly by and watch lovers sacrifice themselves? Do you all have some misunderstanding about me?

Chapter 192, Section 203: The Making of a Loyal Dog

After briefly considering the problems Alice and the others faced, Kevin immediately ruled out Lara's apartment.

The Metropolitan Police Department officers outside, responsible for "protecting" the foreign guests, were indeed not very competent.

However, if they were to openly transport Akihiko Kayaba and his companion back, there would be two issues: firstly, the time involved, and secondly, the risk of exposure would be significantly increased.