𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐝

Chapter 14: An Emanating Threat

Rikuya leaped from building to building, searching for anything that might pique his interest. To be honest, he was bored—bored from having to protect the people working to dispose of that enormous monster nonstop. It was annoying. He needed a break from that—something that could get him excited again.

Where are all the monsters? Don't those bastards roam around during the day and sleep at night?

Rikuya landed on another rooftop and paused, pondering for a moment. Maybe the monsters had overslept today, which was why he could barely see any of them on the streets or anywhere in the district.

Or those two hotties killed most of them in this area. I mean, just looking at the destruction that the monstrosity had caused, I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case...

Rikuya stood up and leaped toward another rooftop. Apart from crushed and overturned cars, he still couldn't find anything. He was about to give up and turn back when he spotted an eerie apartment building just a couple of blocks away.

Slashes? A freakin fight was going on down there...yeah, that's exactly what it was...a fight...

Rikuya smirked. He stretched a little, then leaped toward the apartment building. When he landed on the side of the building, he kicked the window, shattering it, and entered the third floor. He tensed a little as his monsterification reading went up slightly. Step by step, he snuck down the corridor. Room 303...Room 301...Room 209...Bingo. He felt it. It had to have been that room. He casually kicked down the door and entered, ready to destroy any monster he spotted. Nothing. His monsterification reading then went down a notch.

"You've got to be kidding me." Rikuya said, frustrated. He grunted. No, he refused to simply give up now. By the time he got back, they might need his help with something. To him, it was better to scout this entire block then head back to that boring place.

Rikuya took a step and felt rumbling. Something was causing it, but what could it have been? Could it be the ODM testing some of their new equipment on another mountain?

I feel it's coming from underneath. So I was right. It's probably those damn monsters having a brawl in the sewers or something...if I were strong enough on my own, I would've run right through those bastards and annihilated every single one of them...but I'm not, and it pisses me off. Out of all the soldiers that trained and registered, I was one of the few who got to test its early access on the battlefield, but now, more soldiers from other units are becoming qualified and I'm seen as fucking disposable...

The small quake was still occurring, but Rikuya was distracted. He leaned forward and demolished the room wall with a casual punch, causing parts of the ceiling to also be demolished. He was breathing heavily...not from fatigue, but from anger. Why does Delta of all people have to be Team Captain? Why does she have to be number one? Why did he have to be the weakest out of them?

I can't fucking stand it anymore...

Rikuya gulped. Out of rage, he sprinted towards the other wall and charged right through, falling towards the street. As he descended, he saw broken pieces of a manhole near the manhole opening. He raised his eyebrows. Landing swiftly on a car, he quickly made his way to the manhole and looked inside. He kneeled down and took a whiff. Not only did he smell piss and shit, but rotten flesh and vomit were there too. He gagged.

Ugh...monster vomit...yup, it never gets old...

Rikuya covered his nose. There was no one in this area, and from what he could make out, given the slashes on the first floor of the apartment building, whoever had been fighting here managed to escape into the sewers.