Yet he could not find any basis for it.
What was going on?
It was the first time he had felt such a sense of discord. The feeling left him unable to relax, yet he could not determine what had caused it.
Akane Tsunemori's voice came through.
"What's with this guy..."
Yan surveyed the surroundings. This was probably a subway platform. Earth's human population had begun to plummet around ten years ago. Back then, for various reasons, the population had declined sharply. The population of this country had also decreased by roughly thirty percent. The sharp decline had turned parts of the city into abandoned zones, and many subway lines had consequently been decommissioned. This was one such abandoned location. He swept his gaze around and spotted discarded construction vehicles.
He looked at the vehicles. They resembled street sweepers and hydraulic excavators.
"This is an abandoned subway line. Begin searching the vehicles." Akane Tsunemori's voice came through the radio.
"...?"
He had his doubts, but he still started walking.
At that moment, one of the vehicles suddenly started.
It was utterly abrupt.
"What...!"
Yan's brows furrowed slightly, but he did not jump off. In the distance came the sound of doors closing. More horrifying still, a huge volume of sewage surged in like a flood, terrifying as a ravenous beast. At this rate, the filthy water would soon flood the entire underground space.
"There's nowhere to run."
There was not a trace of panic in his voice.
Or rather, his ordinary life had been too dull. The more unexpected something was, the more it stirred his fighting spirit. At that moment, Akane Tsunemori stared at the navigation map on her information terminal. One point of light marked the Enforcer's location. It had been set up to make it easier to