Watching everyone make such bold claims, Chu Yunyi truly didn't know what to say.
Those few Aberrants... were strong?
As Chu Yunyi wondered about it, several small spheres flew over in the distance, their four wings beating as they headed this way.
Chu Yunyi thought they were the so-called Aberrants.
But seeing that no one seemed tense, he realized those little things weren't Aberrants.
The small spheres flew closer.
Pomeranian, the only female member of Wild Dog House, took off her jacket.
Chu Yunyi's eyes widened.
Seriously?
Were people from Night Star all this open? Taking off their clothes in broad daylight, just like that?
But what happened next changed his mind.
The little spheres drew closer.
Pomeranian took off her neon jacket, revealing snow-white skin, but no sensitive areas.
"F-flat?"
Chu Yunyi was at a loss for words. Forget mountains—there wasn't even a domed temple on those mountains.
Only then did he remember.
Night Star was a lot like the cyberpunk world he knew. With technology like this, of course they'd replace their skin with bulletproof material.
Still, that was quite a sacrifice.
They could've at least installed fake ones.
It looks so weird. Not even as big as Doberman's. Chu Yunyi glanced over again, then reluctantly looked away.
The flying spheres reached them and folded themselves flat, attaching to Pomeranian's chest.
If those drones counted as aircraft, then Pomeranian's chest was quite literally an airfield.
Chu Yunyi shook his head.
He put his stray thoughts aside, because everyone in Wild Dog House had gone on alert.
Since the others were taking it seriously, Chu Yunyi followed suit and looked around.
In the distance,
he spotted a red, human-shaped figure rushing toward them.
At that speed, it might have been as fast as a cheetah.
What Chu Yunyi couldn't understand was this: if Aberrants were so fast, why didn't they just enter the city and go on a killing spree?
Why stay outside the city and hunt humans like this?
But in Chu Yunyi's view,
Aberrants didn't seem human, and probably weren't very intelligent.
Still, he had no time to dwell on it.
The Aberrant was fast. In just a few breaths, it had reached them. Doberman said:
"This is a Skeleton Aberrant, pretty much the most average kind."
"It has no particular strengths, so it's fairly easy to kill."
As he spoke, Doberman raised his enormous mechanical arms. He brought his fists together, and white steam appeared, drifting through the air.
Bzz...
A buzzing sound rang out. Doberman threw a punch, striking the Skeleton Aberrant.
Just as its name suggested,
the Skeleton Aberrant had a clearly visible skeletal outline. Its body was covered in a thin layer of skin formed from mudlike flesh.
It looked strong, but Doberman had said this kind of Skeleton Aberrant was weak.
Chu Yunyi watched, but didn't actually join the fight.
Whoosh!
A blur flashed by. Greyhound activated his Neural Response Spine and instantly appeared beside the Skeleton.
Boom! Doberman's punch sent the Skeleton staggering backward.
Greyhound charged in.
He kicked its hind leg, and a crack sounded.
Now,
the Skeleton Aberrant struggled to move and could no longer move at high speed.
Then,
Teddy waved both hands, which immediately extended into ten long, narrow blades.
Whoosh!
His claws swept through the air, slicing off the Skeleton Aberrant's head and both arms.
Doberman rushed forward again, raising his arms and pounding down several times before finally smashing the bones inside to pieces and rendering the Skeleton Aberrant motionless.
"Is it really that much trouble?" Chu Yunyi commented without thinking.
"Skeletons are the weakest Aberrants, but they're much tougher than ordinary people," Golden Retriever chimed in.
Chu Yunyi glanced at Golden Retriever and Pomeranian, who hadn't joined the fight.
Though they hadn't attacked, Chu Yunyi could tell one of them was carrying luggage, while the other was scouting.
Still,
Chu Yunyi looked at the huge bundle on Golden Retriever's back and wondered:
The city's just a few steps away. Is there really any need to carry luggage?
Unless... it isn't luggage.
Just then,
the personal terminal in Chu Yunyi's hand lit up. Text he couldn't understand appeared on it—presumably the unique writing system of this world.
Although NO.6 [Words of All Spirits] was very useful, it only worked on living beings.
Cold machinery didn't count as a living being.
Chu Yunyi looked at the personal terminal and tapped its surface.
"Is this thing calculating Credit Points?"
"Do you get Credit Points for killing Aberrants? Is it distributing contributions?"
Before Chu Yunyi could think any further, two Aberrants approached slowly from not far away.
Chu Yunyi asked:
"Didn't you say there were three?"
Pomeranian had put her clothes back on. She pointed at the larger Aberrant up ahead and said, "The one with the bump on its head. That's the 'Intelligent Brain.'"
Hearing this, Chu Yunyi looked over.
Up ahead,
two large Aberrants were heading toward them.
One was enormous, nearly three meters tall, and looked like a little giant. Its entire body was made of layered red, rotten flesh, and it only vaguely resembled a person.
The other Aberrant was a puddle.
That's right.
A puddle. It looked like red jelly, but its insides were even murkier and more revolting, like minced meat and organs.
These two were probably Brute Force and Tumor.
A large bump stuck out of Brute Force's head, as if it had been hammered into place in a cartoon. It was smooth and round.
According to Pomeranian, that bump was the so-called Intelligent Brain.
"They don't look that strong." Chu Yunyi shrugged, feeling quite relaxed.
He wasn't just talking big.
He'd just killed a Wrath patient, and that monster had been who knew how many times bigger than this so-called Brute Force.
Looking at the two Aberrants, he found them a little disgusting, but otherwise saw no reason to worry.
"You really do talk big." Pomeranian frowned and stepped back two paces, taking cover behind Golden Retriever.
Chu Yunyi glanced over.
Well, well. Was this the legendary move of catching wind of trouble and putting everyone in front of you?
"Golden Retriever, use that thing on Tumor."
"Try to buy us some time!" Doberman clasped his hands together, his gaze sharp. Then he added:
"Pomeranian, find a way to remove the Intelligent Brain."
"Greyhound, Teddy, come help me."
After quickly issuing his orders, Doberman went into battle mode.
Bzz...
White steam billowed upward. A great battle was inevitable.
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