Chapter 74 About Energy Thieves
It was very awkward, really very awkward.
The worker bees flew around the two of them without any intention of attacking.
The former harmonizer raised his hand. He attacked... or so it did?
They attacked, but neither the spirits nor the pillars had any effect on the Abnormality.
Does this also have to be done according to the core suppression standard? The R&D department head and the anomaly don't interfere with each other, so if you can't hit me, I won't hit you, right?
He was wrong. He should have sent Honglu to Abram's side; he couldn't count on that person at all.
Just as the supervisor was wondering if he should take matters into his own hands, an anomaly sent a communication request.
A certain alternate reality character with a happy ending wants to make a deal with their supervisor who lives in another world.
That bullet can penetrate everything in its trajectory, and only requires a small price to pay, needing only 10% of the existing energy to obtain up to 80 points of black damage.
No supervisor can refuse Him, not even X.
Inside the containment unit, the figure made of flames picked up its old companion, aimed at the optimal angle found by X, and fired.
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In another world, at Lobotomy Corporation, the long-haired white-haired executive sat in the monitoring room. The energy for the day had been almost collected; they could go offline soon…
On the monitor screen, the energy bar in the upper left corner suddenly shortened, making the originally long energy bar appear much smaller.
What happened?
Adam looked at his energy bar suspiciously. No containment units had melted down, and the Silent Orchestra was still obediently staying in their containment units. So where was his energy? He was at least 10% short of energy!
Soon, his energy bar started to drop again, and again...
Someone is stealing his energy! Where did this energy thief come from!
Soon, through Adam's meticulous investigation, an anomaly came into his view: the Magic Bullet Shooter.
When Adam discovered it, the anomalous entity had just arrived at the seventh shot and successfully used a random bullet to take down a wounded employee who had just come out of the containment unit.
The timing was perfect. If this employee had taken a few more steps in the corridor to recover some health, he wouldn't have been killed by a mere magic bullet.
She died, and Adam's eyes died too. This is a problem that needs to be restarted. He can't abandon a level 5 employee with all EX attributes.
Moreover, he had just checked and there was no one in the shelter on March 27th. So who was it that made a deal with the Magic Bullet Shooter, and who would pay the price?
"I think it's probably the supervisor."
Angela, like a spirit behind her, looked at the substitute supervisor and pointed out the culprit.
Adam, who had already pressed "start the day anew," listened to the AI's words and fell into deep thought.
What on earth is X doing?! Firing so many shots!
A day's work for nothing.
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X will only fire when several worker bees are stacked together or facing the same direction, but there are just too many of them, so it takes two shots to get rid of each worker bee.
I'm sorry, Adam, you'll have to work overtime today!
Just as Lobotomy Corporation's energy bars were bouncing up and down, X managed to clear out most of the worker bees.
X stood at the foot of the queen bee, gazing up at the small mountain—no, it had now become a strangely shaped kingdom.
The large bee, whose part had been cut off, has been fed by worker bees and has grown some flesh and blood. Even its tattered wings look to have recovered somewhat.
Given time, it might even grow to the point where it can fly.
The little mountain trembled slightly, and its last remaining blue eyes looked down at the two small figures below it. It was so big that no matter how it looked down, it could not see the person.
The trembling of the small mountain grew stronger. It moved, as if its haphazardly pieced-together head had been gathered together. Now it resembled a worker bee with an eye.
The port mafia members who were still lurking outside witnessed an unbelievable scene.
The two people strolled leisurely within the barrier filled with wasp monsters, as if they were walking in their own living room, showing no signs of being attacked.
Worker bees carrying "food" walked straight past them, while the individuals dedicated to attacking humans to increase their numbers showed no interest in them, simply hovering in place, waiting for their next prey.
The man the leader had instructed to keep a close eye on didn't do anything strange. Instead, it was another person who looked like he was sitting in his office and didn't seem to have any special abilities who made the move.
Koizumi, who was holding binoculars, saw him raise his hand as if he were aiming at something, but his hand was empty.
Just as Koizumi was wondering what he was doing, four layers of blue magic circles appeared at his fingertips. The next moment, a bullet pierced through everything in front of him, and all the monsters were knocked back.
Then came the second shot. With just two shots, all the monsters in front of this person were killed. The monsters that were flying in the air fell to the ground one after another and lay still.
He needed to report this to Lord Hongye immediately; he wasn't qualified to report directly to the leader. Just as he dialed his superior's number, he saw…
During his long observation, Koizumi had long known that the biggest monster was no longer moving. It was like a living nest, neither rejoicing at the increase of its people nor grieving at their deaths.
It simply stood there quietly, like a silent lighthouse; as long as it remained, the monsters would have a target.
But the nest moved. As the young man with powerful supernatural abilities approached, Koizumi, being far away, could clearly see the entire process of the nest's transformation.
The blue eyes that had been darting around were now fixed on one direction: the man who had just ruthlessly slaughtered its people.
"Koizumi? Has something changed over there?" Ozaki Koyo's voice came through the receiver, but Koizumi didn't answer. He just opened his eyes wide, his pupils shrinking uncontrollably to a small dot.
Kouyou Ozaki, far away in the port mafia building, waited a long time before hearing her subordinate's last words: "That monster... my god..."
Then came the cracking sound of bones breaking and the sound of a body falling to the ground.
Koizumi died because he broke his own neck.
X had no idea there was an unfortunate soul outside; just looking at him from the outside was enough to cause him panic. The queen bee's transformation was too fast. Honglu had already scooped him up and started retreating rapidly.
They are immune to abnormalities, but being enveloped by an abnormality is clearly not a pleasant experience.
The queen bee's "skirt," which was originally made of flesh and blood, had shown signs of healing and even produced new honeycomb sections due to sufficient nutrition. At this moment, all these characteristics that symbolized her growth became obstacles. She had become too big and needed to shrink herself down.
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"The monster disappeared?"
Taneda Santouka's head, which was already bald, has become even shinier recently; if he had hair, he probably would look like this now.
The monster was multiplying too quickly, so they had no choice but to hand over the old city and put the remaining citizens under their care, dealing with any problems immediately. Only then did they manage to suppress this plague-like mutation.
Upon hearing his subordinate's report, he initially breathed a sigh of relief, but then realized something was amiss: "Has someone eliminated it?"
"It's said to be the Port Mafia. Their leader sent two people in, and the monster disappeared shortly afterward."
"Mori Ougai..." Noticing the somewhat puzzled look on his subordinate's face, the bald officer waved his hand. "It's alright, I already know."
After dismissing the newcomer who came to report, Taneda picked up the phone, thought for a moment, and then put it down again.
He should go and meet with the leader of the Port Mafia in person, and while he's at it, discuss the matter of the superpower business license.
Previously, they wanted the reclusive ability users in Yokohama to take action and even went so far as to declare that whoever could defeat the monster would be recognized as a legitimate ability organization and granted a license.
Unexpectedly, the Port Mafia was one step ahead in the end. I wonder how they dealt with that monster mother that couldn't be harmed. But it's good that it was resolved.
The supervisor, carrying his prize—a large, round bee with one eye—returned to the small clinic to hand in his mission.
The NPC Mori Ougai was still sitting there, but he had changed his clothes and his whole aura had changed. Compared to the frowning doctor before, he was like a completely different person.
“I’ve already heard about it, Mr. X,” Mori Ougai said, his hair neatly combed, his hands clasped together as he looked at the two men who weren’t even a trace of blood or disheveled. “They really have powerful supernatural abilities.”
X thought for a moment before realizing that Mori Ougai was referring to the bullets fired by the Magic Bullet Shooter. No matter which world it was, their first thought was always about supernatural abilities. This was clearly technology, whether it was the supernatural entity or its attack methods, it was all technology.
However, since there's no company now, let's just go with the flow. If he says it's a superpower, then it's a superpower.
The next moment, the Port Mafia boss, now in the zone, looked at the very large bee. It was quite cute, with one big, round blue eye looking around. Its short claws were firmly gripping X's clothes. If it weren't for its head, which definitely didn't look human, Mori Ougai would have almost mistaken it for a little girl in a floral dress.
"Ah, do you care about Him a lot?"
X noticed Mori Ougai's gaze lingering on the queen bee and tried to cover it up slightly with his coat. Unfortunately, the well-fed bee was too big, like a large sphere, and unless Honglu's cloak was also torn off, it would definitely not be able to cover it up.
“This child is the queen bee; she sneaked out. I just found her.”
The queen bee, the same name as the monster's lair—are they related? The monster disappeared, and X immediately appeared with a large bee of the same name…
X didn't want to take Him along either. This anomaly was also the type that was difficult to manage. Once He got unhappy, He would release spores containing insect eggs into the surrounding area, which was why so many worker bees gathered in the old city.
Another day of missing the company. If there were a shelter, he wouldn't have to hug Him like a doll.
Alright, let's get the reward first. The mission is over, and the NPC should be distributing the rewards.
Mori Ougai originally intended to invite them to join the Port Mafia or become allies, but his mouth was uncontrollably uttering strange words.
"Heroes from another world, thank you for solving our problem. Here is a card containing your reward for this."
Then, the truly impoverished leader watched as he handed the card containing all his savings to the other person.
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Author's note: Today's expenses are all on Adam!
Carmen continues her efforts, and Mr. Mori's meager savings are about to be used to escape his home.
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