Railway Ruins District
The last chaotic area outside the south wall has finally come to light.
After the underground bunkers left behind by Marley were completely destroyed, they burned for three days and three nights, and even the bones of those twisted Titan experimental subjects were burned to ashes.
Hidan kicked the deepest inscribed stone tablet into pieces, definitively declaring that this hell could never be revived.
It should have ended.
But Kakuzu let Hidan rest. He pulled out a new map marked with a red circle from the blood-stained map, pointed to a place name, and said in his usual cold voice:
"Number X4, Railway Ruins District."
Hidan rolled his eyes, and just as he was about to take a nap against the giant's corpse, he suddenly perked up. "Are you sure? Wasn't it all cleared out?"
Kakuzu: "That was cleaned by you, not by me."
He pointed to the red circle on the map. "In the past three days, fifteen instances of giant activity have been detected along this railway line, and..."
He looked up, his gaze sharp as needles. "Someone... has restarted the Marley transport trains."
Hidan's eyes lit up, and he immediately picked up his scythe. "Start a junk car? That's just sitting ducks!"
"Hehehehe, time for another slaughter!"
"But how do you know so much information, old man?"
"The Survey Corps will provide additional intelligence, as well as intelligence from Lord Yoru..."
So,
"I have a brain, you don't!"
"Baka yarou!!"
Night fell completely.
The abandoned train station was deserted.
The rusted railway tracks meandered along, seemingly leading to some hellish abyss.
Kakuzu crouched down and plunged the Chakra Threads into the rails. The threads writhed like snakes, and after a moment, their direction was determined.
"Northwest direction -- 800 meters away."
"The target is moving slowly."
Hidan slammed his scythe into the clasp on his back with a "snap," a maniacal grin spreading across his face. "Let's go hunting!"
The two hurried along the tracks, and soon they saw the moving train—the blood-red train.
That wasn't an ordinary Train.
Its entire body was rusted red, like a coffin cart stained with blood.
On the ceiling of each carriage, an experimental giant, convulsing all over, is strapped to a metal pillar like an offering, its mouth spewing thick mist, its eyes rolling back, completely devoid of consciousness.
Hidan one look and laughed so hard he slapped his thigh, "Holy crap, this is... an altar train?! It's so damn ceremonial!"
Kakuzu calmly stated, "Marley's experimental transport train Z Series is designed to rapidly transport unfinished fusion bodies to various test sites."
"Now, they are experiencing a reverse recovery."
Hidan licked his fingertips. "What a pity. Well then, I'll make it stop forever."
The train entered the precipice and high bridge.
Hidan's eyes lit up, and he charged forward!
"The ceremony will begin on the tracks!"
"Blood Array - Orb Sacrifice Domain!"
He slashed his palm open, and blood spurted out, hitting the railway tracks and instantly covering the entire track with rune arrays!
"Bang!"
The giant on the roof of the first carriage died instantly from a heart attack!
Flames and rotting flesh flew together!
Hidan laughed wildly as he leaped up, landing directly on the roof of the train. His scythe danced wildly, slicing through everything like the wind!
"Come on, come on! I'll take them all tonight!"
Meanwhile, on Kakuzu's side, five masks appeared simultaneously, their Chakra fluctuations shaking the night sky.
"Wind Release: Wind-Splitting Fang Slash!"
Fire Style: Gray Flame Dragon Bullet Technique!
With the wind and fire combined, a raging blue dragon of flames shot out and pierced through three carriages!
"Boom!!!"
The entire vehicle broke apart, dragging the three experimental giants with it as they plunged into the valley!
Hidan's eyes widened. "Old man! You're stealing my kill!"
Kakuzu coldly replied, "I'm settling accounts."
The two worked in perfect harmony, carrying out the massacre on the train one after the other.
Flames, blood arrays, lightning explosions, and wind slashes clashed continuously.
The giants were felled one by one, like rotten wood.
The train was like Purgatory, filled with screams, explosions, and the sound of metal breaking!
Just as they were preparing to completely destroy the entire vehicle--
A deafening roar erupted from the very front of the train!
"Roar!!!"
The front of the vehicle burst open, and a giant nearly four meters tall, covered in metal and densely armored in black and gray, soared into the sky!
Its body is not flesh, but steel.
However, it has clearly defined giant eyes and facial features, breathes fire from its mouth, and bears remnants of the Marley insignia on its chest.
Kakuzu said coldly, "The Z-X5 fusion... They actually implanted the genes of the intelligent giant into the train's machinery."
Hidan stared at the enormous creature, his eyes gleaming with excitement. "Good heavens! Finally, we're not pushovers anymore!"
He plunged the sickle directly into his shoulder!
"Blood Formation·Triple World Offering!"
"The killing has begun!!!"
The formation rose, flames raged, and Hidan leaped into the air!
But—a strange change occurred!
The Z-X5 fusion was not killed by the explosion. Instead, an "absorption ring" appeared on its body, absorbing Hidan's blood energy in reverse!
"It's reversing the sacrificial array's energy?" Kakuzu contracted.
"We can't let it finish!"
"Lightning Release: Thunder Piercing Heart Lock Formation!"
Rumble!
A hundred bolts of lightning descended from the sky, sealing off the Z-X5 like a net!
Hidan coughed up blood and laughed, "Old man, this guy can do even better than me!"
"Then... I'll unleash my ultimate move!"
He suddenly bit his tongue, drawing blood, and clasped his hands together.
"Blood Array - Nine Rings Dedicated to the Realm - Descends!!"
Nine blood arrays deploy simultaneously, locking down enemies in the air and on the ground in unison!
Hidan transformed into a streak of blood, darting through the Nine Rings Formation at lightning speed, his scythe dancing wildly like dragon fangs!
"Explode!!! Explode!!! Hahahahahaha!"
In the end, Kakuzu to a close!
"Fire Style: Gray Flame Dragon Bullet - Rapid Fire!"
Five high-temperature shells were fired in quick succession, directly blasting into the Z-X5's chest cavity!
"Boom--!!!"
The entire train exploded, the tracks collapsed, and the bridge crumbled!
Amidst the cataclysmic upheaval, flames dyed the night sky crimson!
The next morning.
Beneath the broken bridge, the valley was piled high with corpses and remains.
Hidan, covered in blood, sat on the overturned iron plate, using a giant's rib as a toothpick to pick his teeth.
"Old man, this kind of work is really enjoyable, I could do it for three years straight."
Kakuzu checking the heart mask, Kakuzu said, "Cleanup complete. Next target—West District Underground Hub."
Hidan raised an eyebrow. "What place?"
Kakuzu spoke calmly, "The legendary ruins where the core of the intelligent giant was imprisoned."
Hidan's eyes lit up. "I have a feeling that place will give me incredible pleasure."
"But don't steal kills."
Kakuzu: "If you sacrifice yourself again and are about to die, am I supposed to just let you get hacked to death instead of finishing you off?"
"Couldn't you be the one to stitch my body up?"
As the two were arguing, a Survey Corps pigeon landed in front of them, with a bounty contract attached to it.
Hidan was astonished when he saw it. "Oh? They really did bring money!"
Kakuzu opened the envelope; it contained a newly issued "Special Forces Cooperation Agreement" from the Survey Corps, along with two gold badges and a material allocation voucher.
"We kill one, we earn double."
Kakuzu's tone changed slightly, and a smile appeared on his lips, "This deal... is very profitable."
Hidan grinned:
"Then let's move on to the next stop."