44: I trust you

This neighborhood was already old, and at this moment, the surrounding residents should have also received notifications and begun evacuating.

Therefore, there weren't many people on the streets.

That bastard Cockroach Monster will definitely chase me out.

I need to lead him to a place with fewer people.

Starting a fight in this residential area would undoubtedly be a disaster.

Unfortunately, my headset was already missing, so I couldn't receive orders from command.

However, my combat suit has multiple positioning devices, so I don't have to worry about reinforcements not being able to arrive.

In other words, from now on, I'm entirely on my own judgment!

Kajiya Itten quickly rushed to a car on the side of the road and yanked open the door.

"Your car is now requisitioned; get out immediately!"

"Why should I? This is my new car, do you know how much it cost..."

"Bastard, this isn't a question, it's an order!"

Kajiya Itten didn't waste words; he directly grabbed the car owner by the collar, lifted the poor man, and threw him out of the car.

Then, he floored the accelerator and sped away.

The next moment, the Cockroach Monster followed closely, leaping out of the sewer and rushing towards Kajiya Itten.

"Damn it, as expected, he's chasing me."

Looking at the speeding Monster in the rearview mirror, Kajiya Itten floored the accelerator, but he couldn't widen the distance.

"Beep beep..."

The car's broadcast automatically turned on, and the navigation system started automatically.

"Jia Gu team member, please drive according to the navigation immediately and lead the Monster out of the densely populated area."

"Understood."

"Bitch, what's that splashing sound over there?"

"None of your business."

Kajiya Itten slammed on the brakes, quickly turned the steering wheel, drifted, and made a sharp turn, scraping the curb.

The Monster was even more brutal, directly smashing through the wall while speeding and chasing after him.

"Damn it..."

On the other side.

White Feather was leaning on her motorcycle, rapidly approaching Kajiya Itten's location according to the navigation.

The situation on Kajiya Itten's side was quite dangerous, and she didn't have much time left.

...

Vroom—

The speeding car and the Monster relentlessly pursuing it raced down the road.

The surrounding buildings also began to become increasingly sparse.

After all, Kajiya Itten had been following the navigation, leading the Cockroach Monster to a non-densely populated area.

At this point, the Monster was already very close to Kajiya Itten.

Its outstretched claws were almost touching the trunk.

However, Kajiya Itten had already floored the accelerator, but he still couldn't shake off this Monster.

"This crappy car is ruining me!"

Kajiya Itten briefly glanced away from the rearview mirror to look at the navigation.

Then, he looked back at the rearview mirror, only to find that the Monster was gone.

He didn't panic and quickly looked at the other rearview mirror, but he still didn't see the Cockroach Monster.

What's going on?

Kajiya Itten's heart pounded rapidly, and just then, he keenly noticed the car shaking slightly and its speed decreasing a bit.

Could it be...

He quickly pulled the car's seatback control, and his entire body instantly reclined.

The next moment, the Cockroach Monster's claws instantly cut through the car roof, grazing Kajiya Itten's chest.

"Bastard!"

Kajiya Itten slammed on the brakes!

Instantly, the speeding car's velocity began to rapidly decrease.

The powerful inertia almost threw Kajiya Itten out.

But the Cockroach Monster on the car roof wasn't so lucky.

With the sudden stop of the speeding car, the Cockroach Monster's body was violently flung away.

Kajiya Itten quickly pulled the seatback up, floored the accelerator again, and crashed into the Cockroach Monster.

Seeing this, the Cockroach Monster quickly embraced the speeding car, leaped up, and landed on the hood.

Its sharp claws instantly pierced the hood, securing its body.

Its upper body then bent down, pressing against the front windshield, looking at Kajiya Itten.

Kajiya Itten gritted his teeth, gripping the steering wheel tightly, adopting a stance of perishing together with the Cockroach Monster, ready to die.

And the Cockroach Monster seemed satisfied with Kajiya Itten's expression at this moment.

It allowed Kajiya Itten to drive on.

"Bastard, don't underestimate me!"

"Let's go to hell together!"

Kajiya Itten roared, flooring the accelerator, his eyes wide with fury, his bared mouth even showing his molars.

His face was filled with a readiness to die.

Then, he opened the door of the speeding car and leaped out.

He let the speeding car carry the Cockroach Monster towards the bridge.

"Ouch!"

Kajiya Itten, who had jumped out of the car, rolled, continuously dissipating the force, his combat suit rubbing against the ground, protecting his skin.

But even so, his body still sustained some contusions.

"Damn it, with these injuries, I'll need at least three months of paid leave to recover fully."

Kajiya Itten climbed back up from the ground and looked ahead.

At this moment, the speeding car had already crashed through the railing of the bridge in front and plunged into the rushing river.

But Kajiya Itten didn't believe that this level of damage could kill that Monster.

He had to leave here immediately...

Just as Kajiya Itten was pondering an escape plan, he noticed a claw extending from the broken edge of the bridge.

The Cockroach Monster had actually climbed back up from under the bridge!

This guy hadn't fallen into the river with the car.

Instead... at the moment it fell, it had burrowed under the bridge!

"Human, you were indeed deceiving me."

The Cockroach Monster looked at Kajiya Itten, approaching him step by step from the bridge.

A powerful aura of pressure bore down on Kajiya Itten.

It seemed to want to use this method to gradually break down Kajiya Itten's psychological defenses.

"..."

Kajiya Itten didn't speak again this time.

If there was hope of survival, Kajiya Itten was usually flexible and adaptable.

But being flexible didn't mean always compromising.

Kajiya Itten had no weapon in his hand at this moment, but he raised his clenched fist.

"Buzz!"

A buzzing sound broke the stiff, cold atmosphere.

A speeding motorcycle rapidly approached Kajiya Itten's location, drawing near quickly.

That was...

"Bitch!"

"Why are you here!"

Kajiya Itten never expected that White Feather, as a valuable senior researcher and central commander of the Monster Countermeasures Division, would actually come here!

This couldn't possibly be an order from the Monster Countermeasures Squad!

This woman truly acts as she pleases.

White Feather stopped her motorcycle, glanced at the Monster, then threw her bag towards Kajiya Itten.

Kajiya Itten caught the bag and looked at White Feather.

"Transform. If you can't, we'll both probably die here today."

White Feather spoke calmly.

Kajiya Itten heard White Feather's words and seemed to realize something.

He reached into the bag and grabbed a hard object, then pulled it out.

It was indeed the platinum armor Summoner.

"You're truly insane."

Kajiya Itten gasped, that calm and rational woman had actually brought this here.

Undoubtedly, she had severely violated regulations.

"I trust you."

White Feather took off her helmet and looked at Kajiya Itten.

"Phew... In that case, I'll just have to trust your judgment this one time."