Nakano area, battle scene.
The area has been cordoned off for a long time, and the police have carried out preliminary sealing measures here.
The truck was temporarily moved to the nearest police station for storage. The blood at the rear of the truck and deep in the alley was also cleaned, and several fragmented bodies were collected by the police as completely as possible.
When Ryusuke Higashino came here again, only the location where the explosion occurred on No. 24 had not been touched.
He came to the waste pile, where only traces of explosions and flame-burned coke were mixed together.
Ryusuke frowned. He had been observing all the way. Except for a few pieces of extremely hard biological carapace and the like, he found no traces of other weirdo's body tissues at all.
Logically speaking, although every kill of a monster ends in an explosion, the monsters will not be wiped out by such an explosion without leaving a trace. Instead, there were a lot of body tissue remnants at the scene, and flesh and blood limbs were the normal situation.
Perhaps the Sublimated Almighty Kick, known as the Nuclear Explosive Kick in the original drama, can completely annihilate monsters, but in order to do so, you need to at least activate the nascent sublimated form yourself. The ultimate kill of the nascent sublimated blue dragon alone does not have such powerful power. .
"Did you really escape? But how did you do it?"
He stepped closer to the scrap pile. When he leaned down to observe, he suddenly noticed a broken manhole cover next to it.
"This is..." Ryusuke cleared away the burnt debris next to him, and then a dark hole was revealed, and he suddenly realized.
Is that so? What a carelessness!
He turned back to the locomotive, opened the communication channel on the locomotive, and contacted Kaoru Ichijo: "Mr. Ichijo, this is Higashino. The reason for No. 24's escape has been found. There is a hidden sewer entrance here. I think he should have come from Escape here!”
A reply from Xun quickly came to the channel: "I understand!"
After ending the communication, Ryusuke looked at the dark sewer entrance in the distance and suddenly laughed to himself.
In fact, the guy named Dieye was right when he said something. Gurangjis are indeed very intelligent and have strong learning abilities. It's just that their bloodthirsty and aggressive nature masks this advantage, giving people a very brutal and reckless impression of them.
But if you think about it carefully, after recovering from Gulangji, you can learn modern languages in less than a month without any foundation. After that, you will learn to use the technological products of modern society.
It has only been two months now, and on the 24th, I can already drive a vehicle freely. Even if a modern human wanted to reach the level of No. 24, it would be difficult to achieve without months of effort.
Being accidentally escaped by No. 24 today can be regarded as a lesson to myself. If the Gurungjis are still regarded as a group of beasts, they may suffer greater losses in future battles.
After some reflection, Ryusuke put on his helmet, started his motorcycle and rushed back to Kanto Medical University Hospital.
Kanto Medical University, when he rushed back, Tsubaki Shuichi also had further results on Chouno Junichi's physical examination.
"Cancer? That guy named Junichi Chono?" After listening to Chun Shuichi's analysis of the test results, Ryusuke had some vague impressions.
He remembered that there was indeed such a young man. In fact, he was not really one of those who worshiped unidentified life forms. He just lost hope in society because of his terminal illness, so he behaved in such an anti-human way.
"That's right." Chun was still staring at the computer screen in front of him, "The detailed condition is still under investigation, but the cause has been found."
"What are you going to do?" Ryusuke asked.
Chun replied: "I want to check again before the anesthesia wears off. The procedures have been completed..."
Before he finished speaking, the phone next to Chun Shuichi suddenly rang, and Chun put the receiver to his ear to answer the call. A voice came from the other end.
"Ichijo? Are you asking about the situation of that guy in Choye? It's not optimistic... Do you want to come? I understand."
More than half an hour later, Kaoru Ichijo and Yusuke Godai also arrived at Kanto Medical University Hospital. It's just that the fifth generation doesn't seem to be in very good condition, and his mental state is a little depressed.
"Godai, what's wrong with you?" Ryusuke Higashino asked doubtfully.
Ichijo Kaoru explained: "I suffered some injuries while fighting No. 24 and was hit by a truck."
"How could it be?" Ryusuke frowned, "Where's Golem? With him, Godai shouldn't lose."
Godai felt a little pain and couldn't help but grinned and said: "Actually, it's because Golem's energy has not been fully replenished, so I didn't take him with me this time. During the battle, I kept thinking of ways to lure No. 24 out. , but I don’t know why, even if I lost my vision on the 24th, I would rather drive the truck and move randomly than get out of the car.”
Um... The corners of Ryusuke's eyes twitched.
Could it be because I was almost beaten to death when I got off the bus on the 24th, so I didn’t dare to get off the bus? In this case, is it your fault again?
But Golem hasn't recovered yet? That seems to be the case. The two appearances on the 24th were less than two hours apart.
In the original drama, the fifth generation obtained the golem during the day, and it was already night when No. 24 was eliminated. The time required in between was indeed longer.
He nodded silently, roughly confirming that this was the actual situation.
After a while, Godai Yusuke suddenly remembered something and looked at Chun Shuichi.
"By the way, what happened to the man named Junichi Chono?" Godai asked.
"What did you ask him to do?"
Godai smiled and replied: "I want to see him."
"What's so good about that kind of guy..." Chun Shuichi muttered in confusion. He looked up and saw Godai's firm yet gentle eyes and that smile that was always full of encouragement.
He paused a little absent-mindedly, and then said: "It's in room 235. You can go by yourself. He will probably wake up in a while."
…
Shinjuku Ward, Ryogoku area.
A large truck parked here, with a man in strange clothes sitting in the car, with his upper body exposed. He wore a "Pay attention to safety" armband upside down on his arm, and a pin was inserted into his skin to secure it.
He is No. 24, Gurangji of the hermit crab species.
However, he looked extremely painful at this time. For some unknown reason, there were two wounds tens of centimeters long on the outside of his arms. They did not heal for a long time, and blood continued to ooze from the wounds.
The hermit crab monster had red eyes and roared in a low voice. Looking at his arms that were unable to heal, he hammered the steering wheel angrily, and the truck suddenly sounded a harsh horn.
