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Chapter 20 - Chapter 20 — Rain Over Ruins

🌧️ Rain fell over the ruined city.

Buildings were cracked.

The air still vibrated from past battles.

👤 Behind Rikuto, a child trembled.

Rikuto (calm):

"Stay behind me. As long as I breathe… no one will touch you."

💀 ARRIVAL — NUMBER IV

The sky suddenly darkens.

💥 A crushing pressure descends upon the city.

A silhouette appears in the air.

Black.

Expressionless mask.

No visible energy… yet a monstrous presence.

👁️ Black Executor — NUMBER IV (Odessa Rank S)

Number IV:

"Order confirmed.

Target: child from Sector 7.

Immediate capture.

Resistance: total elimination."

The child steps back in fear.

⚔️ ENGAGEMENT — RANK A UNIT

💥 Several agents appear around the ruins.

Objective:

Capture the child

Neutralize Rikuto and Kazurai

⚡ RIKUTO VS RANK A UNIT — ABSOLUTE BARRIER

💥 Six agents rush him.

Rikuto:

"You won't pass."

💥 A burst of energy explodes around him.

🔥 PHASE 1 — PURE DEFENSE

Attacks stopped instantly

Projectiles frozen mid-air

Pressure reversed

💥 Rikuto walks forward effortlessly.

Rikuto:

"As long as I stand… this zone is untouchable."

⚡ PHASE 2 — COUNTERATTACK

💥 Explosion of light

💥 Two agents vanish instantly

The others step back.

Agent:

"He's not defending… he's crushing everything around him…"

💥 PHASE 3 — PROTECTION DOMAIN

Rikuto releases his seal.

🌟 Expanded protection field

🌟 Stabilized gravity

🌟 Enemy perception disrupted

💥 Agents fall one by one.

💀 KAZURAI VS NUMBER IV

Number IV slowly turns his head.

Number IV:

"Kazurai. Independent mercenary.

Secondary priority… now elevated."

Kazurai smirks.

Kazurai:

"Oh… I'm moving up the list? Interesting."

⚔️ PHASE 1 — TEST

💥 Instant attack from Number IV

Kazurai disappears.

💥 Reappears to the side.

Kazurai:

"Too predictable."

🔥 PHASE 2 — ENHANCED COPYING

Number IV uses an air compression technique.

💥 Kazurai copies it instantly

💥 Faster. Denser. Stronger.

Number IV steps back.

🧠 ANALYSIS

Number IV:

"Instant adaptation… critical anomaly."

💥 PHASE 3 — TRUE POWER

💀 Number IV releases real pressure.

Gravity collapses

Air destabilizes

Ground cracks

Kazurai becomes serious.

Kazurai:

"Finally… you stop playing."

💥 Ultra-fast combat

💥 Instant exchanges

⚡ INTERFERENCE — CHILD IN DANGER

💥 One agent bypasses Rikuto.

He rushes toward the child.

⚡ IMPOSSIBLE SYNC — KAZURAI & RIKUTO

💥 No words.

Kazurai sees it.

He launches a wide attack to block the path.

💥 Rikuto understands instantly.

He creates a barrier at the same moment.

🔥 PERFECT COMBO

Kazurai forces enemy movement

Rikuto completely secures the zone

🧠 SILENCE BETWEEN THEM

Rikuto:

"You left an opening."

Kazurai:

"And you reacted too late."

💀 NUMBER IV — EVOLUTION

Number IV observes.

Number IV:

"Unplanned coordination… high threat.

Suppression mode activated."

💥 Pressure explodes.

⚔️ FINAL PHASE — SURVIVAL

🔥 RIKUTO

Total barrier

Fully stabilized protection zone

Absolute defense

⚡ KAZURAI

Multiple simultaneous copies

Chain attacks

Constant adaptation

💥 They begin to synchronize naturally.

💥 UNINTENTIONAL FINAL COMBO

Kazurai forces an opening.

Rikuto strikes instantly.

💥 MASSIVE IMPACT

🛑 NUMBER IV RETREATS

Silence.

Number IV slowly steps back.

Number IV:

"Analysis… complete.

Targets… prioritized.

Temporary withdrawal."

💀 Disappears into the shadows.

🌧️ END

The child is safe.

Rikuto breathes slowly.

Rikuto:

"They'll come back…"

Kazurai looks at the destroyed city.

Kazurai:

"Yeah… but next time, they'll be ready."

👁️ Silence.

Two monsters.

One city.

And an enemy… now truly interested.

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