Chapter 304
Upon hearing this name, Rentaro's eyes widened.
"And it wasn't operated by Ayn Rand himself, but by his subordinates, the mechanized soldiers 'HYBRID' from 'NEXT'!"
"Tina Sprout's sister, ranked twenty-first in IP Ranking, 'Hades' Leta Sosberry!"
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After hanging up the phone, Rentaro slowly raised his head and looked at the golden sky.
The two videos that Luo Mio played for him left him feeling extremely confused and angry.
The video of "Scorpio" reminded him of the videos about "Cursed Children" that he had seen at Muroto Sumire.
The "Cursed Children," who was only eight years old and was hung up by ropes and subjected to a thousand cuts, was then depicted as a body rotting and covered in flies.
Sent to the hospital, he was sexually assaulted by a man who acted like a pig. His internal organs were completely ruptured, and the "Cursed Children," only six years old, had a painful expression on his face.
Luo Mio's two videos brought back long-forgotten memories to his mind.
At this moment, Luo Mio felt guilty, guilty for being a "Promised Child" and guilty for being "human"!
Humanity itself sowed the seeds of evil! Humanity made those seeds blossom and bear fruit (Gastrea)! Humanity also caused the flowers to invade their homeland (Gastrea) and cruelly kill their fellow humans!
Humanity itself is the cause of all sins and the spread of hatred and malice, yet it hates and despises children with the blood of flowers for no reason.
Those guys are laughing as they trample on and hurt the "Cursed Children," yet on the other hand, they expect us to defeat "Libra" and the Gastrea army, and we have to do it!
For a moment, Rentaro felt that the "justice" he had always firmly believed in had developed an irreparable rift.
Rentaro clenched his fists, and for a moment he actually hoped from the bottom of his heart that the golden cross above his head would burst forth quickly and then completely destroy this world full of demons!
Just then, Rentaro's phone rang again.
"Miss Kisaragi?"
Rentaro answered the phone.
"What's wrong, Miss Kisaragi?"
"Oh no! Satomi, Maria and the others are missing!"
This chapter struck Rentaro like a bolt from the blue.
"According to the staff, they only went out for lunch, and when they came back, Maria and the others were gone! And Mr. Matsuzaki and the others were also gone."
"And the security cameras didn't capture any trace of Maria and the others!"
Tendo Kisara's words reminded Rentaro of the scene that had just occurred on the school playground.
Could it be... Brother Miohua?
Not only Rentaro received the message, but the girl in the room also received it.
The moment the girl learned of Maria's disappearance, she knew it was Luo Mio who did it, in addition to the information she had received before.
Some time before the appearance of the Heavenly Throne, Luo Mio returned home, taking Tina, Fuse Midori, and Yue San Nu with her.
However, no one knows anything about the three boys.
All they knew from Rentaro was that Luo Mio had taken them to a very safe place.
Thinking of this, the girl immediately knew a place, and then quickly took out her phone to call her mother.
"..."
But no matter how many times she dialed, her mother's phone remained unanswered.
Hearing the dial tone, the girl felt utterly helpless at that moment.
At that moment, Kiyomi was also knocking on her own door.
"Your Highness Holy Child!"
The girl quietly wiped away the slight moisture from the corner of her eyes.
"What happened, Kiyomi?"
Upon arriving at the Strategy Meeting Room, the girl's eyes widened at the sight before her.
On the screen, Libra was seen moving its massive body toward the Heavenly Throne.
Similarly, this scene also caught the attention of other regions and countries.
The communicator spoke to the girl.
"It's not just Libra! Now, all the zodiac signs around the world are moving towards the Heavenly Throne!"
Then countless windows appeared on the main screen, showing the movements of the other "Zodiac Signs".
"What's going on...?"
"Did you sense a threat?"
At this moment, countless high-ranking officials were filled with doubt.
With these questions in mind, Libra finally arrived at the vicinity of the Heavenly Throne.
The arrival of "Libra" also attracted the attention of the three-headed beast on the lava land.
Surprisingly, the three-headed beast did not attack Libra.
"Libra" glanced at the figure on the Heavenly Throne, then obediently coiled its body, lowered its head, and lay quietly in place.
Such a simulation has plunged countless high-level government officials into Deathly Stillness silence.
Instead of attacking Luo Mio, Libra cowered beside the Heavenly Throne as if bowing its head in submission.
But only Rentaro would understand.
Looking at "Libra" on the screen, Rentaro knew why "Libra" hadn't attacked Luo Mio.
If Libra is like Scorpio, a young child...
So Libras right now are like begging... begging Luo Mio to destroy this filthy world.
Because of his words, Rentaro lost his qualification to operate the "The Stairway". With no other choice, he had to return to the camp with Tendo Kisara.
The moment they returned to the camp, Enju rushed towards Rentaro and hugged him.
"Rentaro Rentaro."
Seeing Enju's smiling face, Rentaro's heavy heart felt a little lighter.
"What's wrong?"
"Look!"
Enju then picked up a bag.
In her pocket was a DVD collection of "Tenchu Girls," which Enju loved to watch.
"This is a DVD collection I prepared for Maria and the others. I'll give it to them during the Gen'an Festival!"
Upon hearing this, Rentaro fell silent for a moment, and Tendo Kisara turned his head away.
Rentaro forced a smile and said to Enju, his lips twitching slightly.
"Yes! Maria and the others will definitely love the ears."
Looking at Enju's joyful smile, Rentaro couldn't help but recall "Scorpio" lying on the operating table. Thinking of this, Rentaro's hands clenched tightly.
"Satomi..."
Rentaro was silent for a moment, then slowly opened his fist and smiled at Tendo Kisara.
"Let's go and rest too, Miss Kisaragi."
"... Um."
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At night, Rentaro, who was fast asleep, heard a voice.
"The plan has begun, Satomi!"
The voice of Tendo Kisara rang out.
Upon hearing the sound, Rentaro quickly opened his eyes from his deep sleep.
Meanwhile, Enju, who had just woken up from her sleep, groggily raised her eyes and only saw Rentaro and Tendo Kisara's departing figures.
Rentaro Tendo Kisara to the command tent, and Hoshikage Hisomi nodded slightly when he saw them.
"Rita Sosberry has arrived at the control room of the 'The Stairway'!"
Upon hearing this, Rentaro and Tendo Kisara immediately looked at the screen.
The "The Stairway" cannon was already pointing towards the direction of the Heavenly Throne.
Then, in Rentaro's view, arcs of electricity began to appear on the cannon of the "The Stairway" on the screen.
"Here we go!"
In the eyes of Rentaro, Tendo Kisara, Hoshikage Hisomi, and the girl, Kiyomi, and Tendou Kikunojou in the Tokyo Strategy Meeting Room.
The electric arcs on the "The Stairway" cannon began to gradually increase in intensity.
Rita Sosberry, in the control room, also felt the surge of energy; the floor of the control room began to tremble slightly.
The moment Rita Sosberry pulled the trigger, the overflowing, out-of-control energy of the "The Stairway" was about to explode.
The ultra-holmium metal-piercing projectile began to slowly advance forward with a hissing electric current.
Then, from a distance, the "The Stairway" cannon, which was flashing with blue electric current, had a star-like shape on its barrel, and then it advanced to the muzzle of the "The Stairway" cannon in an instant.
"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom—!"
A tremendous sound resounded around the "The Stairway," and the dazzling, multicolored light instantly blinded all the staff and security personnel in the vicinity.
A powerful burst of air erupted, sending endless dust scattering in all directions.
The super holmium metal armor-piercing projectile shot towards Luo Mio at near-light speed, streaking across the golden sky like a blue meteor.
In contrast, Luo Mio sat on the throne, raised her head indifferently, and looked in the direction of the "The Stairway".
Even the white beast and the black and white savage beast, which had been lying on the lava ground, raised their heads and looked over, but only glanced at it briefly before looking away and continuing to lie down, as if they were not worried at all that their master would be destroyed by this thing.
In Luo Mio's line of sight, she saw a super holmium metal armor-piercing projectile that had just been fired from the muzzle of the "The Stairway".
Then, a ball of blazing crimson flames appeared in front of Luo Mio.
Luo Mio waved her hand gently.
Crimson Flame also rushed toward the super holmium metal armor-piercing projectile at near-light speed.
The footage shows that the size of the Crimson Flame gradually increases as it flies a certain distance.
Until...
A sound like the cry of a phoenix resounded through the sky.
With each flap of its golden-red wings, scorching sparks scattered into the air!
The golden-red flames burning all over its body surged toward the super holmium metal armor-piercing projectile at sub-light speed.
In the eyes of many high-ranking officials from various countries, the moment when ultra-holmium metal collides with a burning Asuka is a momentous event.
The raging golden-red flames instantly engulfed the ultra-holomium metal armor-piercing projectile in the inferno.
The golden-red bird that had swallowed the ultra-holmium metal armor-piercing projectile also let out a sharp cry as it looked up at the sky, before slowly turning into flames and disappearing.
In the joint meeting room for high-level officials from various countries, the leaders all wore expressions of disbelief.
In the Tokyo Strategy Meeting Room, the girl's tense body slowly relaxed after witnessing this scene.
At this moment, Luo Mio gently raised her hand towards the direction of the "The Stairway".
Meanwhile, Rita Sosberry, who was far away in the "The Stairway" control room, saw Luo Mio gently raise her hand towards her through the screen, and her shocked little face also showed an uneasy expression.
The next second, the alarm sounded in her ears.
And in her earpiece, Ann Rand's urgent voice came through.
"Get out of the 'The Stairway' now, Rita!"
Upon hearing Ann Rand's order, Rita Sosberry turned and left the control room without hesitation.