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"We've contacted Sasori, Deidara, and Senku Ishigami; they're on their way. Orochimaru isn't answering the phone; he's probably in seclusion conducting some experiments."
At this moment, the naval drone unit stopped and opened the two launchers on its shoulders, firing at Zhuge Cong.
However, it was clear that the missiles missed Zhuge Cong. A miniature missile bombarded the ground, causing even more panic among the crowd, and the Zhuge Cong exhibition site resembled a battlefield.
The once lavish exhibition was reduced to ruins, razed to the ground by cannon fodder.
[Akizuki Kozo sat in front of his computer, a satisfied smile spreading across his face as he looked at his masterpiece. He didn't care about the lives of so many people; he only cared about achieving the result he wanted.]
"Do you like it, Zhuge Cong?"
[Akizuki Kozo looked at the white dot labeled Zhuge Cong on the computer screen, which was being chased by dozens of red dots—the drones he controlled—and said...]
"What on earth happened?"
[Tsukasa Shishio was waiting peacefully at the entrance of the Zhuge Exhibition when he suddenly heard the chaotic sounds of panicked people fleeing and the crackling of gunfire. Upon seeing Vermouth emerge, he asked her what was happening.]
"Get in the car, take me to Shinomiya Industrial Park."
"I won't go anywhere you go."
Tsukasa Shishio directly refused Vermouth's request, as his priority was ensuring Shiho Miyano's safety.
"Can I drive myself?"
Vermouth knew she might not be able to persuade Tsukasa Shishio, and if she tried to take him by force, she probably wouldn't be able to defeat him, even though she had taken medication and her body had been enhanced.
However, I had sparred with Tsukasa Shishio in private before and knew just how formidable his physical abilities were.
"No, I'll drive. You get in the car and tell me everything on the way."
[Tsukasa Shishio looked at Vermouth, then at Zhuge Cong flying overhead and the swarm of drones behind him, before getting into the car and speaking to Vermouth.]
[Tsukasa, the Lion King, had a feeling that if he stayed here, he might be unable to do anything and could only watch, but if he went with Vermouth, he might be able to do something to help Zhuge Cong.]
【"OK."】
[After Vermodara opened the car door and got in, she said.]
[The army drone unit took up position on the plaza of the Zhuge Exhibition. Then, like tanks in interstellar space, the drones' legs activated, entering siege mode. Once secured, they launched their cannons, aiming them at Zhuge Cong in the sky.]
However, these attacks were all evaded by Zhuge Cong's automatic evasion program, and instead of hitting Zhuge Cong, several air force drones were destroyed.
The destroyed air force drones stumbled and crashed on the ground like a Decepticon that had failed to transform, before finally shattering into pieces.
[Shinomiya Un'taka would be heartbroken if he saw this, but Akizuki Kozo wouldn't feel a shred of sympathy.]
Instead, they continued to control the other drones to rush towards Zhuge Cong's direction.
One of the drones scanned a young boy wearing an Iron Man mask, and the drone's automatic recognition function mistook the boy for the target.
The little boy, instead of being afraid of the wreaking havoc drone, raised his right hand and aimed it at the drone, just like Iron Man used his palm-shaped cannon.
The drone also aimed its cannon at the little boy, but at the critical moment, Zhuge Cong landed beside the boy and blasted the drone away with a palm strike.
"Good job, buddy."
After speaking to the little boy in front of him, Zhuge Cong turned and took off. Unbeknownst to him, his words had planted a seed of heroism within the boy's heart.
Is this some kind of foreshadowing?
"Is this hinting that this little boy will do something great in the future and become a hero?"
Light Yagami wrote down his thoughts, after all, becoming a hero is not just about having great power, but also about having the heart of a hero.
But a seed of heroism was planted in his heart, which Light Yagami felt was like a unique Easter egg.
Hints from lines placed within the light screen's narrative.
"Several more enemies are approaching this way."
[Hachiman Hikigaya, seeing the approaching dot of light on the screen of his battle suit's mask, hurriedly reminded him.]
"I understand. We need to move the battlefield elsewhere; this place still won't do."
152: Zhuge Cong: My Foresight
[While dodging the attacks, Zhuge Cong also took the time to check the extent of the damage to the exhibition below, as observed by the fleeing crowds.]
Zhuge Cong immediately increased his flight altitude and flew towards a secluded spot in the distance.
Meanwhile, on the highway, Tsukasa Shishio was slamming on the gas, shouting at Vermouth behind him as he drove.
"So, everything that happened tonight was caused by that guy named Akizuki Kozo. Now we're going to arrest him, right?"
"That's right. Once we arrive at our destination, you stay outside and watch. I'll go into the building alone."
[While speaking, Vermouth ignored Tsukasa Shishio's presence, took off her clothes, and began changing into her special agent combat uniform.]
"Don't you need me to go?"
"I can handle this by myself. You just stay outside and watch the door to make sure no one escapes, and let any reinforcements that might arrive get in."
[After Vermouth finished dressing, she spoke to Tsukasa Shishio.]
"Okay, no problem."
"Hmm! Why does your face look different?"
[Even Tsukasa Shishio, not noticing Vermouth getting dressed in the back seat, finally saw her face through the rearview mirror.]
"This is who I really am. Okay, don't worry about it too much, just focus on driving."
[Vermouth said, seemingly unconcerned.]
Meanwhile, Zhuge Cong was engaged in a tense chase in the skies above the city, the excitement of which attracted many passersby to stop and watch.
[After all, this kind of real-life combat involving armored drones is much more exciting than what you see in movies and on TV, of course, this is ignoring the inherent dangers.]
The moment Zhuge Cong and his drone force flew over a parking lot, they startled all the cars, causing them to emit extremely piercing and noisy car alarms.
[There were many pillars in the parking lot, and this drone unit wasn't very adaptable. Akizuki Kozo didn't actively control the drones; he would only issue general commands.]
This caused three or four Air Force drones, due to overcrowding, to crash headfirst into a pillar and explode instantly, turning into piles of scrap metal.
[Akizuki Kozo, seeing the drones marked with their bottom lines, switched to drone view mode and immediately controlled half of the air force drones to fly towards the exhibition.]
[This way, we can use the hostages at the exhibition to force Zhuge Cong to fly back to the exhibition, thus dragging him out of this advantageous position.]
"Cong, a squadron of air force drones just left their formation, heading towards the exhibition area."
[After seeing the two dots and their direction separated on the masked screen, Hachiman Hikigaya, facing Zhuge Cong, informed him.]
"I understand."
[While responding, Zhuge Cong calmly dodged the bombardment of two small missiles.]
"I've locked onto you again, Cong. I'm ready to launch. Be careful."
[Hachiman Hikigaya, seeing that he had activated the weapon and aiming systems, immediately offered a reminder.]
[Then the Gatling gun fired again in Zhuge Cong's direction, the muzzle spitting out a violent tongue of fire as the bullets shot out with terrifying kinetic energy.]
[Cars parked along the way were instantly torn apart by bullets fired from Hachiman Hikigaya's Gatling gun, followed by violent explosions and towering flames.]
"I'll have to pay quite a bit."
[After soaring into the sky, Zhuge Cong looked back at the parking lot, now a sea of fire, and said...]
He naturally wouldn't deny that it was an irresistible obstacle, nor would he offer a long list of excuses.
Therefore, Zhuge Cong would record the economic losses caused by each of his deployments, and then make up for them upon his return.
"This should also effectively prevent some guys from turning into villains."
Seeing Zhuge Cong's actions, the disciple Yongqi felt that Zhuge Cong had his own concerns.
After all, although the possibility is small, it doesn't mean it's impossible.
It just so happens that a working-class person watched as their twenty-year mortgage debt was caught in the crossfire of a battle between heroes and villains and turned into a pile of ruins.
The real culprit that turned his house into ruins was his own car, which he had been paying off for 15 years.
If there is no such thing as compensation.
So this unfortunate office worker can either give up and jump off a building to die, or pretend nothing happened, or simply turn to the dark side.
The possibility of becoming a villain to take revenge on the hero is small, but it's not impossible.
As for becoming a hero, Ai Tu Yongqi feels that the possibility is even lower than turning into a villain.
After all, a corporate slave is someone who would rather the world simply be destroyed the next day.
"You can just stay here."
[After Vermouth got out of the car, she spoke to Tsukasa Shishio.]
"No, I'll go in with you first. I'll help you clear the first floor; it shouldn't be a problem."
As he spoke, Tsukasa Shishio took off his suit jacket; he didn't want to accidentally smear some strange liquid on it during a fight.
"Okay then, don't turn off the car."
[Vermouth looked at Tsukasa Shishio and said, "More people mean more strength, and this person's strength is not to be underestimated."]
"I know that."