The other squads had already left, and Crowley caught up to face off against Guren Squad.
Ferid also came over and stood to the side, watching the spectacle.
Krul and Feng were driven off by Crowley to chase after the fleeing Moon Demon Company members.
Guren Squad was under great pressure dealing with Crowley, so they had no choice but to let the two Progenitors leave.
"Ferid, you won't take the chance to let him escape this time, will you?"
Crowley, fighting Guren Squad with ease, teased Ferid, who was watching the show.
Ferid said helplessly.
"I already said last time wasn't intentional! I'm innocent too, you know. Crowley, you've learned bad habits from Luke."
As he spoke, Ferid also looked towards Guren, and their eyes met.
Ferid smiled and waved at Guren.
"Do your best, Guren. I'm rooting for you."
Guren, however, averted his gaze, focusing on dealing with Crowley.
But Crowley was far stronger than the 19th Progenitor they had killed before, possessing immense power and terrifyingly high skill.
Guren made a single mistake and was grabbed by the throat by Crowley's hand.
"It's over. I have a lot of things I want to ask you."
"Guren!"
Seeing Guren captured, the others were frantic with worry, but reason told them that rushing forward now would only be suicide.
Crowley also had no patience to waste time on these ants; Goshi Norito's illusions were somewhat annoying.
"I'll give you a chance. Leave before I change my mind."
Guren struggled to breathe, shouting with difficulty.
"Go! Don't worry about me!"
With no other choice, the others could only flee in disarray. To prevent Crowley from changing his mind, Goshi Norito used illusions to conceal their figures.
Crowley still didn't loosen his grip; Guren's face had already turned purple.
"Come on, tell me, where will your main force go?"
Guren forced a smile, speaking indistinctly.
"Guess."
Ferid walked over at this point and said to Crowley.
"Crowley, if you don't let go soon, he'll suffocate to death. We still need to ask for some information."
"Are you pleading for him?"
Ferid said with a smile.
"Perhaps. So, for my sake, can you spare his life for now?"
But Ferid immediately turned and started walking back.
"Ahaha, just kidding. Do whatever you want with him."
Crowley did indeed still want to extract some information from Guren's mouth, and besides, a Seraph Experiment subject might not be easy to kill.
Crowley dragged Guren back by his hair.
Not long after returning to City Hall, Krul and Feng also came back.
"We only caught up with a dozen or so people. These humans are too fast at running away!"
Hearing that another dozen or so Moon Demon Company members had been sacrificed, Guren felt complex emotions, but understanding the cruelty of war, he didn't react too strongly.
After a period of torture, Guren was covered in blood but could still remain conscious.
Even Crowley couldn't help but exclaim.
"Is this guy a monster?!"
While Guren was being tortured, Hiiragi Kureto was monitoring Mirai Kimizuki's situation.
"How is it?"
Kureto Hiiragi glanced at the experimental report in his hand and reported.
"The subject's only current deficiency is the'sacrifice' requirement. All other aspects have been adjusted and completed."
Hiiragi Kureto chuckled softly.
"Heh. The place we're heading to next is a battlefield. The one thing we won't lack is'sacrifices'!"
Kureto Hiiragi said hesitantly.
"But... there will be our own people on the battlefield too..."
"This is humanity's most crucial battle. We can't afford to worry about that. Only this thing can drive the Vampires out of Japan!"
Hiiragi Kureto's tone was firm and brooked no argument.
Kureto Hiiragi had already been conditioned by Hiiragi Kureto and chose not to say anything more.
But there was another purpose this thing served for him that he didn't voice aloud—helping him overthrow Hiiragi Tenri's rule!
"Load her onto the plane. We're preparing to depart!"
"Yes!"
Meanwhile, the remaining members of the escaped Guren Squad found Shinoa Squad and Narumi Squad resting at a location.
"Where's the Lieutenant Colonel?"
"Captured by the enemy."
The atmosphere instantly turned heavy.
"What do we do next?"
A member of Narumi Squad raised the question. In their current state, rescuing Guren would be difficult, so the only option was to head to the airport early to await reinforcements.
Yuichiro, not seeing Guren, felt conflicted and stood to the side in a daze.
Ever since he learned Guren had deceived him and targeted Akane, the 'family' filter through which he saw Guren had shattered. However, this only meant his trust in Guren had weakened. He could distinguish the good from the bad in Guren's usual care for him and still didn't want Guren to die like this.
"Yu, what do you think?"
"Huh? What?"
Yuichiro was startled as Shinoa Hiragi suddenly brought her face close to his.
Shihō Kimizuki walked over.
"Idiot Yu, we're discussing the next plan. Why are you spacing out?"
Yuichiro gave an awkward laugh and scratched his head.
"Sorry, sorry, I zoned out. Where were we?"
Jujo Mika offered her suggestion.
"I want to go back and rescue Guren."
Goshi Norito frowned.
"But with our current team..."
As Goshi Norito was speaking, his ears twitched, his expression changed, and he immediately blew into the Kakusei in his hand. After the smoke drifted, everyone vanished from the spot.
"Strange, I definitely heard someone talking here. Where are they?"
Lacus, René, and Mika walked to this abandoned bridge underpass.
René observed the surroundings but found nothing unusual.
"You must have heard things."
Lacus retorted unhappily.
"I'd sooner see things than hear things! This is really strange."
Mika stood quietly to the side and suddenly seemed to sense something, turning to look in a direction.
He felt a gentle gaze upon him.
"Mi..."
Seeing Mika, Yuichiro was overjoyed and wanted to rush out, but Shinoa Hiragi reacted faster, standing on her toes to cover his mouth and shaking her head to remind him not to make a sound.
Goshi Norito also whispered a reminder.
"Shh, don't make a sound! My illusions are very weak at masking hearing!"
Narumi Makoto suggested.
"There are only three of them. Let's attack!"
Yuichiro's eyes widened. Breaking free from Shinoa Hiragi's hand, he tried to speak and stop them, but his teammates all said in unison.
"No, that's Yu's family!"
Yuichiro was somewhat stunned, and the others were also puzzled.
On their side, Lacus noticed Mika staring intently in one direction and asked curiously.
"Mika, what are you looking at?"
Mika frowned and answered honestly.
"I keep feeling like someone is staring at me from over there."
Mika's voice wasn't soft. The hiding group was startled. Goshi Norito didn't have time to think much and ordered.
"Attack!"
Mika and the others heard this voice but saw no one, immediately realizing it was an illusion!
They hurriedly drew their swords and retreated.
Lacus slashed with his sword towards that direction.
Everyone was released from the illusion, exposed before Mika and the others.
Lacus licked his lips and said to René.
"I told you I couldn't have been wrong!"
René watched the humans' movements and replied dismissively.
"Yeah, you're the best."
Because Narumi Makoto's squad and Guren Squad acted decisively, Shinoa Squad took the initiative to face Mika.
"Yu-chan!"
Narumi Squad suppressed René, while Jujo Mika and the others targeted Lacus.
Lacus fought Jujo Mika, with Yukimi Shigure sneaking out to ambush him from the shadows from time to time. He felt somewhat strained and was injured before long.
"Hey, this isn't right?!"
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