40: Monster Countermeasure Team

“How is the shop’s signature black coffee?”

The figure asked with a smile.

The remaining two Hoodlums were too terrified to speak, looking at the figure as if he were a demon.

Then, without hesitation, they turned and ran, not caring about their vomiting companion or the threats they had made.

Seeing his companions leave, the vomiting Hoodlum could only endure the nausea and scramble out of the alley.

“Hey, student over there.”

The figure approached the extorted student with his hands in his pockets.

The latter quickly sat up straight in fear, only to find that the figure merely crouched down, picked up the backpack on the ground, and gathered the scattered books.

“Hurry and pack up, you still have school, right?”

“Tha-thank you!”

The student quickly stood up, thanked him, and then swiftly helped him pack.

“My name is Xue Mu, may I know your name?”

After all the scattered items were packed, the student bowed again in gratitude.

“Kajiya Itten.”

Kajiya Itten, with one hand in his pocket, pulled out his phone with the other.

‘Oh no, I’m going to be late again.’

‘Damn it, I promised not to be late today, never mind.’

Kajiya Itten put his phone back in his pocket and tossed the backpack to Xue Mu.

“Xue Mu, hurry up, I’ll take you to school now.”

“Thank you, thank you so much, Mr. Jia Gu.”

…

“As expected, I’m still late.”

Kajiya Itten sighed as he looked at the tall building in front of him.

And the tall building in front of him was…

The Lai Guang City Monster Countermeasures Center.

Kajiya Itten, a senior officer in the Lai Guang City Monster Countermeasures Division, responsible for combat deployment.

However, besides this, he had a deeper, hidden identity.

A secret member of the Monster Countermeasures Squad.

The Monster Countermeasures Squad is a secret subgroup within the Monster Countermeasures Division, with the highest confidentiality protocols and consisting of the most core members.

Each member is personally selected by the captain.

This is to ensure the purity of the Monster Countermeasures Division’s core, to make sure no intelligent monsters have infiltrated it.

That’s right, Kajiya Itten knew that high-ranking officials in the Monster Countermeasures Division had been infiltrated by disguised monsters.

He also knew that the entire human society was very likely under the rule of monsters.

He knew that the entire human race, in the eyes of those monsters, was like livestock.

Entering the Monster Countermeasures Division, Kajiya Itten took the elevator to the deepest basement level.

Then, he passed through several layers of biometric doors to enter the secret Monster Countermeasures Squad.

The entire Monster Countermeasures Squad office only had a dozen people.

Of course, due to well-known special reasons, the Monster Countermeasures Squad does not work together.

Instead, it is divided into a dozen small groups, working and operating in different secret bases.

Their group is the most special among them.

It is neither a combat group nor a research group.

Instead, it is a comprehensive, integrated group.

It includes combat members like Kajiya Itten, as well as research members who study monsters.

“You, why are you late again?”

A woman wearing glasses and with dark circles under her eyes looked up, weakly staring at Kajiya Itten.

Although she was in poor condition and had a cold expression, her face was that of a delicate beauty.

“Ahem, today I encountered a young man being bullied by a group of Hoodlums, so I stepped in to help, defeated those Hoodlums, and finally took him to school.”

“That’s why…”

“Last time you were late, you said you saved a drowning girl. The time before that, you said you were chasing a fugitive. The time before that…”

“No, this time it’s true!”

“No, every time it’s true!”

Kajiya Itten pulled his hands out of his pockets and slammed the table.

But the woman just gave him a flat expression.

“You stinking woman, what kind of look is that!”

“A fine of 5…”

“Damn it, I won’t argue with you.”

Kajiya Itten quickly gave up the argument, putting his hands in his pockets.

At the same time, his gaze fell on the center of the office’s research area, covered by a glass case…

The Summoner.

Yes, it was indeed an armor Summoner.

As for how this armor Summoner came to be.

Kajiya Itten looked at the woman he had just argued with, White Feather.

White Feather had found this Summoner online a few days ago. Although he wanted to complain about its origin, no one expected it to be genuine.

The seller, of course, had their water meter checked by them.

It was said that the seller found it by the river.

Combining this with the recent water pipe explosion and battle traces in the outskirts of Lai Guang City.

At this moment, the entire Monster Countermeasures Squad had realized one thing.

That is…

The first Summoner of the Light Armor had sacrificed himself in that battle.

He had thrown the Summoner into the bursting water pipe, and it was eventually picked up by a passerby.

Then it was listed online and sold as armor merchandise.

Because of the previous Summoner’s death, no one here knew how this Summoner was activated.

The armor Summoner is currently the most confidential information of the Monster Countermeasures Division.

Not even the high-ranking officials of the Monster Countermeasures Division knew about it.

The only people aware of its existence were the carefully selected dozen individuals present.

And the captain of the Monster Countermeasures Division.

Through White Feather’s research, to activate this Summoner, one must meet the condition of “armor compatibility” to be recognized by the Summoner and gain the ability to transform.

However, such individuals are extremely rare.

White Feather had also been researching and testing a device to determine Summoner qualifications, and she had already made some progress.

‘This stinking woman, besides having a bad temper, she does have some capabilities.’

It was also this person who previously researched and determined the conditions for armor summoning and the use of cards.

…

White Feather looked up and stared directly at Kajiya Itten.

Although she didn’t speak, her gaze seemed to say everything.

‘Don’t stand here and offend this lady’s eyes.’

Kajiya Itten thought that was probably what she was thinking.

‘Damn stinking woman.’

Kajiya Itten walked towards the Summoner with his hands in his pockets, pouting.

Only then did White Feather retract her gaze and look at the “Summoner Qualification Sensor 1.0” she was researching.

When Kajiya Itten approached just now, this device seemed to have reacted.

That’s why she looked up at Kajiya Itten.

…

“This guy, although he doesn’t have the qualifications for the Light Armor.”

“But his compatibility with the new armor is very high.”

Lin Ti, inside the glass case, looked at Kajiya Itten, who was approaching with his hands in his pockets.

The new armor was naturally the Fire Finch Armor, which was nearing completion.

Lin Ti had also been holed up in the Summoner recently, busy with this.

He hadn’t rested for four days and five nights.

He was somewhat tired of dealing with things outside and just wanted to stay inside the Summoner.

Things outside couldn’t threaten him, and he… didn’t want to pay attention to new Summoners anymore.

He just needed to provide the power of the armor to new Summoners who met the requirements and fulfill the Summoner contract he had set.

“I hope you can live a little longer.”

Lin Ti looked at Kajiya Itten through the glass case and offered a blessing.

He had a premonition that this man might very well be the next Summoner.