'Nomu'

Inside the Kamui Woods, the lush foliage obscured the sky, and wisps of sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, adding to the tranquility.

Unfortunately, amidst this beautiful scenery, the intertwined branches seem to conceal eerie shadows, inspiring a sense of unease.

Uraraka Shige and the others had been running through the dense Kamui Woods for more than five minutes. With the help of Uraraka Shige's 'Quirk', they were running lightly and quickly. They were now only halfway out of the Kamui Woods.

However, the expressions on everyone's faces at this moment looked extremely unpleasant.

Because Gu Yu's injuries had not been properly treated, he continued to lose blood due to the jolting during their escape, and he had even fallen into a state of unconsciousness and shock.

If they continue to flee at this speed, Gu Yu will likely lose his breath by the time they reach the edge of the Kamui Woods, and they will only be able to take a corpse to the underground hospital for treatment.

"My 'Quirk' can also help us further increase our speed!"

Uraraka Shige, which quickly drew Spinner's urging.

"Then hurry up and use it! What are you waiting for?!"

Watching Gu Yu's life slowly come to an end, Spinner appeared extremely anxious. Although his attitude towards Uraraka Shige was very bad at the moment, it was also clear that he truly regarded Gu Yu as his comrade. Therefore, Uraraka Shige did not intend to refute his words, but simply silently increased the intensity of his 'Quirk'.

However, she was quickly stopped by Sakinagi Shushin, who was closely following behind the group.

"You'd better not do that... With your current injuries, doing so would consume too much of your stamina. Although it might speed up our progress temporarily, it won't save him; it would only be a waste of your 'Quirk' and energy. Instead, you should slow down a bit, and then manipulate Gravity to temporarily seal his wounds and stop him from bleeding further."

Behind them, there were no 'Nomu' chasing after them. The reason they wanted to run away as soon as possible was simply because Gu Yu's condition was really bad and he needed to be treated as soon as possible.

Therefore, when Sakinagi Shushin gave a more suitable suggestion, Uraraka Shige followed it almost without hesitation.

In this way, although everyone slowed down their escape, it actually ensured Gu Yu's safety and that everyone had enough energy to face unexpected crises.

As for the potential consequences of infection at the wound site without timely treatment... well, that's something that can't be helped. It's better than dying outright. Even if it damages Gu Yu's brain... well, he already seems slow-witted, so what if it does? Besides, it's not like it will definitely cause an infection, is it?

The group continued to flee, though at a slower pace than before. They finally made it out of the Kamui Woods unharmed and saw what the outer edge of the Kamui Woods looked like.

It was a rather desolate place, sparsely populated and deserted, with the land appearing rather arid, with only a few wildflowers, thorns, and vines extending from the forest.

Uraraka Shige and the others looked around, and then their expressions gradually worsened.

Because besides the flowers, plants, and vines, there was a figure standing in front of them, blocking their way.

It was a woman with long, flowing, wavy hair that looked incredibly smooth, a curvaceous and slender figure, and extremely sexy and revealing clothing. Her exposed wrists, ankles, and neck all bore the marks of a perfectly stitched wound that encircled her entire body.

The figure of a woman with a perfect body that, even if seen by anyone, would not arouse any desire or impulse.

This is not because the person in the figure possesses a devilish face that perfectly matches that devilish figure.

Rather, it's because the owner of this figure doesn't possess anything that could be called a 'face'.

Instead, there are two additional holes on the face and top of the head, covered by a deep and pure black.

The owner of this figure is someone who doesn't deserve to be called human.

It is a 'Nomu', a 'brainless' that the 'Doctor' calls a special kind of 'Nomu'.

Are you the intruders the 'Doctor' was talking about?

It had no face, no eyes, no facial features, and no brain, yet this 'Nomu' seemed to be able to see Uraraka Shige and the others, turning to face them the moment they rushed out of the Kamui Woods.

Then, he did something that greatly surprised Uraraka Shige and the others.

It asked Uraraka Shige and the others questions in a gentle and soft female voice.

Its voice and words revealed its will. Although it was not deliberately emphasized, it ultimately revealed a fact: it possessed independent self-thinking ability, so much so that the wording it used when questioning Uraraka Shige and others was in this form.

It's important to understand that, normally speaking, a "Nomu" person would be a modified human whose brain is directly exposed and who lacks the ability to think independently and have self-awareness.

However, at this moment, all that could be seen about the figure in front of Uraraka Shige and the others was that this figure was a cyborg; everything else was completely unrelated to it.

"Nomu?!"

Upon seeing this figure, everyone was shocked, expressing their astonishment with various expressions such as, "Wow, I'm completely stunned!"

The first to exclaim in surprise was Uraraka Shige, who was still using her 'Quirk' to sustain Gu Yu's life.

Then, as if receiving a reminder, Spinner looked at the 'Nomu' and asked, seemingly to someone else:

"How could there be a 'Nomu' here?!"

Stein, however, was concerned with something else entirely.

"... A talking 'Nomu'?"

Only Sakinagi Shushin, as always, grasped the most crucial point and directly questioned the head 'Nomu'.

"You... have your own thoughts and will?"

Then, before this 'Nomu' could answer, Uraraka Shige looked at Sakinagi Shushin in astonishment and asked in return:

"What did you say? It has its own thoughts? And its own will?"

It was at this moment that the 'Nomu' answered the four of their questions.

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