"-------!!!"
A muffled cry rang out from the sky. At the same time, horrifying scenes appeared throughout the city. Countless people screamed and struggled as purple crystals emerged across their bodies, rapidly spreading over them and completely encasing them in the blink of an eye.
This was... the Apocalypse Virus!!
"Damn it, what the hell is going on?!"
After repelling Funeral Parlor's attack, Shu Ouma hurried back to GHQ headquarters. Looking at the soldiers around him, all similarly wrapped in crystals, he felt frantic. But after searching around, he found no one who understood what was happening. Then, at that moment...
"Shu Ouma?"
"Whoa!"
Startled by the voice behind him, Shu Ouma hurriedly turned around. A man in a black coat and mask stood before him.
"Finally found you. You sure know how to run... All right, this isn't the time to waste. Come with me."
As he spoke, the man in black reached out to grab Shu Ouma, but Shu Ouma shrank back.
"Wait, who are you?"
"A passerby."
The masked man before him was none other than Fang Zheng. He simply couldn't be bothered explaining too much to Shu Ouma, so he put on a mask to maintain an air of mystery.
"I just want to ask you one question. Do you want to save your sister?"
"My sister?!"
Hearing this, Shu Ouma immediately became agitated.
"You know where my sister is?!"
"Of course. Come with me."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng grabbed Shu Ouma's hand. The next moment, the scenery before Shu Ouma changed, and he found himself in a strange, unfamiliar space. At its center stood a staircase, and at the top of those steps lay a sleeping girl. That girl was...
"Big sis... mmph!!"
The moment he saw Mao Kurusu, Shu Ouma tried to call