Chapter 295

Chong Mio looked at Luo Mio with her golden eyes.

"After all, that's why he was determined to eradicate the malice in this world completely."

In the Consciousness Space, the illusory consciousness of the Book of Cang Xuan looked at Chong Mio's figure and slowly spoke.

"By the way, what have you been up to lately? I haven't seen you around."

Upon hearing the words of the Book of Cang Xuan, Chong Mio chuckled.

"To avenge this defeat! I've been diligently studying game technology and game understanding for the past year."

"..." Upon hearing the reply, Book of Cang Xuan said indifferently, "Ah, oh, um, I understand."

After saying that, he turned around and his consciousness disappeared into the Consciousness Space.

Subsequently, only Chong Mio, the System, Fu Hua remained in the entire Consciousness Space, along with the ball.

Walking along the building corridor on the side of the street, in front of Luo Mio is the five-way intersection of the city center.

At that moment, a beautiful soprano voice unique to young girls entered Luo Mio's ears.

But before I could hear it for even a few seconds, the sound abruptly stopped.

Luo Mio's eyes narrowed slightly as she looked in the direction of the sound.

There stood a girl begging, dressed in tattered clothes and looking like a refugee.

The girl's lovely, well-proportioned face was filthy, probably having not been cleaned for several days. Her already delicate body appeared even more frail in this state.

A white bandage was wrapped around the girl's eyes, and a begging bowl was placed at her feet.

But what attracts even more attention is the wooden sign hanging in front of the girl.

"I am the 'Cursed Children' from the Outer Area. I need money to buy food for my sister. Please give me some."

But it was precisely these wooden planks that drew the attention of those around them.

Among them are some adults who harbor hatred towards the red-eyed.

"Clang!"

The leading adult kicked over the girl's bowl and knocked the girl to the ground.

The girl's pretty face was covered with scars, and she was clutching her right hand in great pain. Surprisingly, even with the cuts, her right hand showed no signs of healing and continued to bleed bright red blood.

Despite this, the girl still had a smile on her face.

Seeing the girl's smile, the leading adult's face twisted in disgust as he gripped the blood-stained dagger in his hand.

But it was this holmium-forged dagger that prevented the girl's wounds from healing!

Seeing this, Luo Mio's already agitated mood from being paraded through the streets was now fueled by even greater rage.

The adult in the lead gripped his holmium dagger tightly and lunged at the girl with a look of utter disgust.

The man's actions did not elicit any intervention from the onlookers; instead, they were met with cheers, as if a scourge had been eliminated.

In the next instant, just as the man's holmium dagger was about to pierce the girl's chest...

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh-!"

The man's painful screams rang out.

The holmium dagger in the man's hand had disappeared without a trace, and then something seemed to pierce through his palm.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the weapon that pierced the man's hand was his own holmium dagger.

"Take one more step closer to her, and you'll be next."

The voice rang out, and looking up, she saw Luo Mio standing in front of the girl. Her azure eyes gradually darkened, like an abyss, as she coldly stared at the others behind the man.

Perhaps because Luo Mio was protecting the girl, the onlookers all looked at Luo Mio with contempt, hatred, and resentment.

In their eyes, protecting the "Cursed Children" is an evil, sinful, and villainous act of malice, while harming and eliminating the "Cursed Children" is a righteous and heroic act of kindness.

"Who the hell are you?! Why are you protecting these red-eyed monsters?!"

The man was helped up by his companions and spoke to Luo Mio with hatred.

Luo Mio looked at him indifferently, then turned around, helped the girl up, and protected her by her side.

"And you, why do you hate the 'Cursed Children' so much?" Luo Mio asked in return.

Upon hearing Luo Mio's words, the man immediately spoke up.

"Needless to say! These red-eyed monsters destroyed my home!"

Upon hearing the man's words, Luo Mio realized that the man in front of her was a refugee from the devastated Osaka Area.

"Those 'Initiators' are also 'Cursed Children,' yet they are fighting on the front lines to protect the city."

"Oh..."

The man sneered, then his face twisted with disgust.

"That's just letting monsters kill each other, a reasonable way to make use of them. Those police officers are accomplices of the monsters! How can humans help monsters?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Luo Mio immediately fell silent.

His deep blue eyes glanced at the surrounding crowd.

Indifference, approval, hostility...

Others risked their lives to protect you civilians so you could safely evacuate the Osaka Area, and instead of receiving a shred of respect, you were met with inexplicable insults, contempt, and hatred...

Luo Mio slowly exhaled, trying to calm herself down.

Slowly opening her eyes, Luo Mio lowered her gaze slightly, not wanting these people to taint her vision.

He turned around, took the girl's hand, and walked in another direction.

Seeing Luo Mio leave with the girl's hand, the man's eyes widened, and he began to curse angrily.

"You f***ing..."

But before he could finish speaking, the man's voice abruptly stopped.

Luo Mio slowly turned her head.

Dark blue eyes stared at him like an abyss, and a chill instantly swept over his entire body.

Luo Mio glanced at him, then looked away and continued to lead the girl away.

"People like you don't need to exist in this world."

Luo Mio murmured softly in a detached tone, her eyes revealing a cold, piercing, and chilling expression, like that of ancient ice crystals.

Not long after Luo Mio left with the girl...

The group of people at the five-way intersection helped the man in the lead to the hospital.

"Damn it, I hope I never run into that little bastard again, or I'll stab her to death."

The man said fiercely.

But in the very next second...

"Aaaaaaaahh..."

The group of adults let out heart-wrenching screams.

Starting from their feet, their bodies began to slowly disappear, as if being gnawed by ants.

No matter how pitiful their screams were, the passersby ignored them and walked right past.

Walking down the street, Luo Mio held the little girl's hand and slowly raised her head to look up at the sky.

"... despair."

——

A wisp of gold began to slowly appear in the starry sky.

Chapter 71: Tokyo Gazing at the Abyss

Luo Mio held the girl's hand and walked from the District 9 tram station all the way to the Outer Area.

Because of the current situation, the tram is packed with people.

Upon seeing the girl Luo Mio was holding hands with and the words on the wooden sign in front of her, her eyes immediately revealed hatred, contempt, and loathing.

However, they seemed to sense the atmosphere around Luo Mio and did not cause any trouble for Luo Mio or the girl.

The tense and oppressive atmosphere inside the tram gradually dissipated only after all the pedestrians had disembarked and the tram had headed towards the Outer Area.

The girl seemed to sense the atmosphere around her, and only then did she open her mouth and smile at Luo Mio, speaking softly.

"Thank you, big brother."

Seeing the girl's sweet smile, Luo Mio's suppressed anger slowly subsided. She took out a bandage from the Void Fissures and gently bandaged the girl's injured right hand.

Then he said in a gentle tone.

"Promise me you won't come to the city again."

The girl was slightly taken aback when she heard Luo Mio's gentle voice.

Luo Mio reached out and gently touched the gauze in front of the girl's eyes, saying softly, "Just pretend it's not for me, but for your sister, okay?"

The girl fell silent, then spoke softly.

"But if that's the case... I won't have any money to buy food for my sister."

Luo Mio slowly squatted down, gently rubbing the girl's head with her palm, and said to her.

"Are you willing to believe me?"

Without any hesitation, the girl nodded to Luo Mio and then reached out to touch Luo Mio's cheek.

"I can tell that you are a very kind person, big brother."

Luo Mio smiled gently, not caring at all about the girl's dirty little hands.

"Then go find your sister first."

——

"These two children are in your care, Mr. Matsuzaki."

Luo Mio brought the girl and her sister to District 39.

When Matsuzaki saw the girl's dirty body and the wounds on her hands, his eyes behind his glasses flickered slightly.

Then Matsuzaki smiled kindly at Maria and said...

"Maria, would you like to take your sister and younger sister for a nice, fragrant bath?"

Maria, who was clinging to Luo Mio's leg, raised her head and looked at the girl. The girl's lovely and dignified face and the gentle smile reminded him of someone.

The older sister who taught me to speak...

Maria also very obediently took the girl's hand.

Watching Maria and the others walk away, Matsuzaki slowly looked at Luo Mio.

"Mr. Todou, that child's eyes..."

"Because the mother who abandoned them suffered from Gastrea Shock, the child filled her eyes with lead."

"..."

Both Matsuzaki and the old man who had previously protected the "Cursed Children" at the airport showed expressions of shock upon hearing Luo Mio's words.

The old woman, the old maid, also looked at the direction Maria and the girl had left with a pained expression.

Gastrea Shock

Those were symptoms experienced by some of the survivors of the Gastrea War ten years ago.

The most obvious symptom is that seeing red eyes can cause fainting, depression, difficulty breathing, and a series of other symptoms.

"And the wound on her hand..."

"Slashed by those 'Promised Child' with holmium daggers."