Chapter 1642
The Fallen City, the Missing Miyuki!
Chapter 1642 The Fallen City, the Missing Miyuki!
Super-Earth, East Asia, Area 11 Complex Region.
Due to the dimensional disaster, all the floors on Super Earth expanded more than three times their original size after merging with the land from a parallel world. At the same time, some cities from parallel worlds also merged into this newly formed, integrated land.
Overnight, on similar land, many city clusters with the same name, architectural style, and urban layout appeared.
Under the auspices and guidance of the Earth Federation (UC), these cities with similar appearances and the same names were simply referred to as the XX City Cluster as their external name. Within the city cluster, they were arranged and named in the order of native cities and merged cities.
For example, the first XX city cluster, the second XX city cluster, and so on.
Although these rankings and names are rather simplistic and crude, after experiencing unknown space disasters and being completely ignorant of the world before them, many cities that were simply referred to as "XX City Cluster" by the Earth Federation (UC) ultimately chose to temporarily accept this and wait for a better opportunity to put forward their own ideas.
However, before the opportunity that the major cities had been waiting for could arrive, an even more terrible disaster struck.
A monster called BETA suddenly descended while people were asleep, and within a few hours, it completely destroyed the city's defenses, which were known as the second Tokyo metropolitan area. Blood and fire were spread rampantly across the metropolitan area, and death and destruction were brought to the fleeing humans.
As time passed, the entire city was engulfed in flames, leaving only the survivors who had taken refuge in underground shelters that the monsters had not yet found, and the monsters that rampaged through the city, wreaking havoc.
As dawn broke and sunlight once again bathed the city, the BETAs expanding their nests in the city center suddenly received a signal and turned to move towards the east side of the city.
In the blink of an eye, the city streets, now a scene of devastation and ruins, were crammed with monsters of all sizes, all rushing toward the eastern side of the city, to suppress the remaining "mineral debris" (humans) who were still resisting.
On the street, crimson monsters emitting a pungent sulfurous odor were frantically chasing a car heading towards the outskirts of the city. At the same time, at every street corner, crimson, and even larger, monsters terrified the children in the car, who huddled tightly in their parents' arms, trembling uncontrollably.
"Shenwu! Can't you hurry up a bit?"
The mother, sitting in the back seat, glanced worriedly at the back of the car. She was startled by the relentless pursuit of the crimson monsters and kept urging her husband on.
"I'll try again! I'll calm the children down!"
The driver, who was both a husband and a father, was sweating profusely, gritting his teeth and pressing the accelerator to the floor, but he couldn't shake off the monster behind him at all.
If this continues, they will inevitably be caught up and eaten by those monsters.
"I'll get out of the car! Mr. Shimizu, Mrs. Shimizu, thank you so much for taking care of me these past few days."
At that moment, the girl who was also sitting in the back seat, gently comforting the driver's youngest daughter, suddenly spoke softly.
"No! No way! Miyuki. We can't let you get off here! You'll die!"
The mother, who had just been urging her husband to drive faster, refused the girl's request without hesitation.
The girl with the skin as white as an amethyst smiled gently as she patted the back of the little girl in her arms.
(Miyuki Aiba)
"It's alright, Mrs. Shimizu. Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm actually quite strong. Right, Yoko? Come on, let's go back to Mommy's, okay?"
"Miyuki-neechan, will you come back?"
The little girl in the girl's arms clung tightly to the girl's collar and asked fearfully.
"Yes, I will come back. After all, I haven't found my brother yet!"
After returning the little girl to Mrs. Shimizu, the girl nodded to the Shimizu family, then pushed open the car door and jumped out.
"Miyuki! Aiba Miyuki! You have to come back!!"
Mrs. Shimizu cried out, tears streaming down her face.
After the monster invasion, humans, who have lost the aid of any modern vehicles, are easy prey for those monsters.
Mrs. Shimizu has seen too many people being torn apart alive by those monsters, or being eaten.
How could a delicate girl like Aiba Miyuki possibly be a match for those monsters? She only wanted the Shimizu family to escape, so she chose to jump out of the car.
However, Mrs. Shimizu was met with a blazing light and a soft yet remarkably firm voice.
"TECH SET-UP!!"
"boom!!!"
The accompanying powerful explosion caused the BETA, which was chasing from all directions, to pause in its movements.
"Chance!!"
Mr. Shimizu, also with tears in his eyes, saw that the monsters had stopped moving and, without hesitation, drove his car past their feet.
At this moment, the engine was pushed to its limit by Mr. Shimizu, and with a series of roars, it gradually sent the Shimizu family out of the city that had already been devoured by monsters.
The receding engine sound allowed the figure surrounded by monsters to breathe a slight sigh of relief.
"It seems that Mr. and Mrs. Shimizu have successfully broken through the barrier. Now, it's up to you two to handle things."
Left behind to cover the retreat, the girl Aiba Miyuki, who had transformed into Tekkaman, raised her one-handed sword and pointed it at the monsters that had completely closed in and were about to annihilate her.
(Miyuki Aiba, Tekkaman)
If the Aiba brothers were present, they would surely be overjoyed to be reunited with their long-lost sister, and would even mercilessly slaughter all enemies who dared to offend the Aiba family's most beloved youngest daughter. Unfortunately, the Aiba brothers are currently unaware that their sister is on Super Earth, and are unable to leave because they must eliminate the BETA on Saturn and Jupiter.
Therefore, Aiba Miyuki was left to face the monsters' attacks alone.
"Tek Wire!"
As the filament-like Tek Wire was flung out by Aiba Miyuki with her one-handed sword, a storm of blood suddenly formed, annihilating all the swarming BETAs. Only those massive, mountain-like Assault-class BETAs, with their head armor intact and a few destroyed on the spot, managed to reach Aiba Miyuki.
(Assault-level BETA)
Just as she was about to successfully knock away the Tekkaman form that Aiba Miyuki had transformed into, Aiba Miyuki leaped up to avoid the charge of many Assault-class BETAs. At the same time, she swung her one-handed sword again, throwing out Tek Wire filaments, and began a massacre from behind the Assault-class BETAs.
With blood splattering and the monster collapsing, victory was almost certainly in the girl's hands.
However, Aiba Miyuki felt a sharp pain all over her body and almost lost consciousness. She barely managed to land on top of the rubble of the building next to her by sheer willpower.
"Have the aftereffects of the modification started to appear?"
It turns out that Aiba Miyuki was not suitable to be transformed into Tekkaman. Compared to D-BOY and her brother Aiba Takano, she could only be considered a defective product of Tekkaman.
Although he can transform into Tekkaman, the only powers he can wield are his one-handed sword and Tek Wire, and he also faces the possibility of dying from the backlash at any moment.
Unfortunately, the backlash happened at this very moment.
Having lost most of their individual members, the scattered BETA below surged once again toward the rubble of the building where Aiba Miyuki was located.
Further down the street, amidst the swirling dust, even more assault-class BETAs charged forward.
Even if Aiba Miyuki manages to hold out in the building's ruins, the building's ruins will inevitably be smashed apart by the impact of these numerous assault-class BETAs.
At that time, Aiba Miyuki, who has already suffered a backlash, will have no chance of escaping alive.
"Is this the end of the road?"
Aiba Miyuki gripped her one-handed sword tightly, her eyes showing no fear of death, only disappointment and resentment at not being able to find her brother.
"Roar!!"
The crimson monster climbed up the building ruins and charged straight at Aiba Miyuki.
"Tek Wire!"
As Aiba Miyuki swung her weapon, the filamentous material once again swirled up layers of blood on top of the building's ruins, tearing apart all the crimson BETAs that had climbed up.
However, with each swing of her one-handed sword, Miyuki Aiba felt the backlash intensify.
Amidst the splattering blood, a trickle of hot blood flowed from the corner of Aiba Miyuki's mouth, and her eyes gradually turned bloodshot.
The backlash almost caused her to lose control of her body.
The only thing that kept her gritting her teeth and continuing to fight was her unwillingness to accept that she could not find her brother, Aiba Takano.
"Bang!"
Aiba Miyuki was startled, her gaze instinctively shifting downwards, only to see her right hand trembling and unable to grip the sword hilt.
And before them stood the monster that charged forward, its body treading on blood.
"Is this...the end?"
A feeling of resentment welled up inside her, causing Aiba Miyuki to subconsciously look up at the sky.
This might be her last moment!
But why did she feel a gentle breeze embracing her with a warm touch?
It felt like a mother's embrace.
However, Aiba Miyuki has no memories of her mother at all.
Her mother passed away when she was still an infant.
"It's alright! You've already done your best! Leave the rest to us!"
As the gentle breeze carried Aiba Miyuki into her dreams, in her hazy state, she seemed to see those crimson monsters being swallowed by a sea of fire, or being annihilated by the waves.
"What... happened?"
Under the gentle breeze, a girl wearing a winged headband and light blue armor slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
"We've finally caught up! Guang, Hai, this young lady is safe for now. However, her life force is severely depleted, almost completely exhausted. We need to find a safe place to stabilize her life force."
(Fenghuang Temple Wind)
The Third XX City Cluster ~→_→
(End of this chapter)