Panic filled the entire station.
Fang Li instinctively came to a stop as he ran, staring at the city gate that had been smashed to pieces and the Iron Fortress that had crushed one building after another. His fists clenched unconsciously.
"Has it begun?"
Terrified civilians fled past Fang Li in a sorry state.
The entire street was steeped in despair and fear.
Under such circumstances, Fang Li alone stood where he was without moving an inch, looking utterly out of place amid his surroundings.
"Clang—clang—clang—clang—!"
The alarm bells were still ringing.
"Ahhhhhhh—!"
Cries that could not be distinguished as human or monster echoed through the air.
"Bang bang bang bang—!"
A barrage of gunfire began to roar as well.
Clearly, the warriors of Aragane Station had already begun fighting the Kabane.
However, the situation could not possibly be good.
I wonder how Miss Ayame is doing now.
According to the original plot, the head of the Yotsuyu Clan should have received the news by now and gone to inspect the Iron Fortress intended for escape, only to be ambushed by the Kabane and ultimately lose his life.
Meanwhile, Yomogawa Ayame would be urged on by warriors too afraid to risk their lives while waiting for news of her father. Left with no choice, she could only begin moving toward the Iron Fortress meant for escape.
Of course, before that, Yomogawa Ayame would also take along the civilians of Aragane Station who were seeking shelter.
If all went smoothly, Yomogawa Ayame would eventually reach the Iron Fortress intended for escape.
I'd better head over first.
Having made up his mind, Fang Li prepared to move again.
Just then...
"Eeeaahhhhh—!"
Accompanied by an incomparably shrill scream, the civilians fleeing in panic down the street all involuntarily turned toward the road leading directly to the city gate.
Immediately afterward, screams laced with extreme terror rang out one after another.
Fang Li abruptly halted, just as he was about to move, and looked ahead.
There, a black figure resembling a corpse darted out, seized the shoulder of a gun-wielding warrior, opened its mouth, and viciously bit down on his neck.
Before the warrior could even scream, several more black figures sprang out and pounced on him, biting down one after another.
In an instant, blood sprayed everywhere.
Like prey pinned to the ground by savage beasts, the warrior was swallowed by one Kabane after another, becoming their food as his blood was drained away bit by bit.
Seeing this with their own eyes, the fleeing civilians let out endless screams of despair and terror.
Some even forgot to run, staring blankly at the scene as though they had lost their souls.
Then, one Kabane raised its incomparably vicious head. A brutal gleam surged in its pupil-less eyes as it tensed all four limbs like a cheetah, suddenly lunging toward the nearest young woman.
The woman did not react at all. She could only stare blankly at the Kabane rushing toward her, trembling all over and unable to move in the slightest.
At that instant, only one person moved.
"Whoosh—!"
Amid a clearly audible shriek through the air, a flash of cold light streaked past and plunged into the glowing heart of the Kabane before the woman.
"Crack—!"
A sound like shattering glass pierced the ears of everyone present.
"Guh..." The Kabane's vicious face went utterly blank before it slowly slid down and collapsed onto the ground.
A one-hit kill!
The sight made every civilian widen their eyes.
Especially the young woman, who stared at Fang Li, who had suddenly rushed in front of her just a moment ago, unable to react for a long while.
"What are you standing there for?" Holding a dagger, Fang Li faced away from the civilians on the entire street and shouted, "Hurry up and take shelter!"
Only then did the civilians come to their senses. Crying out, they began fleeing in panic once more.
That included the woman Fang Li had saved.
Only then did Fang Li relax somewhat.
After all, Main Mission Two had made it perfectly clear: after the Iron Fortress escaped Aragane Station, the more civilians survived aboard it, the greater Fang Li's reward would be.
Even for the reward alone, Fang Li had every reason to lend a hand.
However, this drew the attention of every Kabane on the street ahead to Fang Li.
"Ahhhhhhh—!"
At once, the Kabane let out terrifying roars and charged fiercely toward Fang Li.
At this point, the civilians had only just fled a short distance away.
If Fang Li ran away with them, the civilians would be caught by the Kabane before long.
Every Kabane possessed physical abilities beyond those of ordinary people.
Even Fang Li, with 6 points of AGI, might not necessarily be faster than those Kabane.
Therefore, to keep the Kabane from catching up, Fang Li had to stay behind and buy time.
Fortunately, only three Kabane charged toward Fang Li. The rest were still gnawing on the food they had just caught by the roadside.
Three, huh?
Fang Li's expression became exceptionally calm.
He tightly gripped the dagger in his hand.
His eyes turned into Ice-Blue Demon Eyes.
Facing the three Kabane charging at him, Fang Li advanced rather than retreated. He stomped the ground and shot forward.
"Ahhhhhhh—!"
Perhaps enraged by Fang Li's brazen advance instead of retreat, the three charging Kabane let out even more horrifying roars. Their speed increased further as they opened mouths full of fangs and lunged at him with howls.
However, Fang Li suddenly stopped short and sharply turned to the side along a perfectly vertical path.
Because they had charged too fiercely, the three Kabane could not stop themselves when their prey suddenly changed direction. They rushed straight past along their original path.
"That's why I said that although you Kabane possess physical abilities superior to humans, your attack pattern of doing nothing but charging headlong is far too easy to read. You're worse than beasts."
This was also one of the reasons Fang Li could easily kill Kabane despite his low attributes.
These monsters...
"They're simply too stupid!"
Fang Li, having turned aside, spun around again and suddenly dashed back.
At that moment, the three Kabane had just brushed past Fang Li's side, exposing their completely defenseless backs to him.
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