Chapter 24: The Gap Between Light and Darkness (Finale)
Aldrich is looking for the scent, not because he wants to find the other party and kill him, but to see if he can cooperate with the other party to achieve the goal at the moment more efficiently.
Of course, the 'reform team' in this operation rarely cooperates in the true sense of the word, if you have to say why......
There is only one reason for this, and that is – risk.
You must know that everyone is not facing a villain, nor a billionaire, but the 'sole manager' of this world, and if they are caught, they may be dragged into the water because of joint and several liability.
In order not to show their feet and prevent being involved in trouble by people other than themselves, everyone acts alone, or they form small groups and try not to get involved with other people.
In fact, Aldrich also had this idea at first, but he thought that a person's strength was too weak after all, and it would be much more convenient to have a companion in some specific situations.
However, Aldrich hated people who went back on their word, and he didn't like bastards who deliberately pushed unrelated people into the abyss of misfortune.
It is true that Aldrich is now causing misfortune on many people, but he has never caused trouble to anyone but the man who sells drugs at will.
Of course, this time was somewhat different, and Aldrich's actions changed to a certain extent under the impact of continuous events.
He thinks that seeking companions is the right thing to do, and he also thinks that taking the three girls named Kasumigaoka, Luise, and Tina as hostages will greatly advance the process of the operation and get people everywhere to take action.
In Aldrich's view, this operation was a lot of people making trouble everywhere, distracting the soldiers around the 'sole manager', and finally seizing the opportunity to take out the unsuspecting 'sole manager'.
"Yes...... Is the back of the hotel? ”
Aldrich did not walk on the avenue, and in order not to attract attention, he climbed over the nearby wall and headed for his destination through the inner courtyard and bushes.
Even if you don't use drugs to strengthen your body, you still have no problem climbing over the fence of a dwelling.
In addition, due to the fact that this street is lined with shops, the flow of people is increasing over time, and if you walk near the shopping area, you can rely on the cover of the crowd to avoid the attention of most people.
Sticking to the wall, Aldrich increased the frequency of his steps, choosing a less crowded alley as a moving passage, and soon approached the hotel.
At this time, he felt a hint of uneasiness, and immediately stopped.
Someone was also observing the hotel, and not just one person, but a group of people.
The smell is not emitted by them, which means that the information obtained before is really useful, and those three girls are very important, so they will be protected.
Aldrich, noticing the strange gaze, looked around, but he found no sign of anyone watching the hotel.
Aldrich began rummaging through the gray bag, eventually taking the medicine out of the small black bag, biting it in half, swallowing only half of it.
"Hoo ......"
After taking a deep breath, the effects of the drug began to spread through his body, stimulating the nerves, altering the structure, and ......
"This smell is...... It's similar to last time, but it's waiting in a house in the southeast. ”
Aldrich recalls killing the humans who sell drugs, when he met a young man with a steel tail, and out of caution, he chose to leave.
However, this question was not emitted by the young man who fought at the time, but a completely different smell.
If you want to ask Aldrich why he is so sure, it is because the young man with the steel tail he met at that time exuded the smell of death from top to bottom......
Now that he knew where the other party was, Aldrich changed his course and avoided the detection as much as possible.
As a result of further seizures of the drug, even if he swallowed half of it, his body changed slightly.
First of all, the pupils of the eyes, which began to become beasts, turned into a green color like the eyes of a wolf, and can see things in the dark clearly by relying on the crystals on the eyeballs, but it is daytime, and this function is not very useful, but it still has the effect of improving vision.
Then the teeth became sharper and sharper, and the hair was thicker than before, but fortunately it still maintained its human appearance.
The strength of his hind limbs increased, and Aldrich accelerated all over the ground while confirming the road ahead, and in an instant he crossed the unsheltered passage and successfully reached the green area, without being detected by the people watching the hotel.
When he came to the vicinity of the hotel, Aldrich was not stunned, he relied on his mutated body to find the source of the smell.
Coming to the back door along the wall of the hotel, he jumped directly over the wall more than five meters high and arrived at the back door of the hotel.
In addition to the parking of vehicles at the back door, you can see some goods piled up in a wide area, and in the corner is a garbage station, and the garbage that has been packed into bags emits a strange smell, so there are workers currently disposing of it.
However, Aldridge did not avoid the other party and walked straight over.
The man in overalls was throwing trash on the body when he noticed Aldrich's presence.
"Who are you? Why is it coming to the back door? ”
"Everybody smells the same, doesn't they?"
"You too...... We have no intention of cooperating. ”
"Why?"
"Because we're going to succeed."
The man, who played the role of the 'garbage cleaner', no longer continued with the job at hand, but walked up to Aldrich.
"We're going to give that so-called manager a taste of pain."
"You guys? Is there anyone else besides? ”
"Of course, after all, it's not just me who has lost my family, but everyone else too, obviously...... They shouldn't have died; It's all the result of my weakness, so I'm going to get revenge. ”
Aldrich doesn't think that makes sense.
"Weakness has nothing to do with revenge, even if revenge is successful, some people can't change their nature."
"You're here to preach? Or came to help? I don't like either one! ”
Men who seem to be very xenophobic have no idea of cooperation at all.
Turning around, I looked at the hotel building on the side, which looked very luxurious, and there must have been a lot of people living there.
"How did you get in?"
"Of course, they pretended to be employees and got in, and those guys were too easy to solve."
The man looked at Aldrich
"You're such a great guy."
"What do you mean?"
Hearing the other party's admiring tone, Aldrich, who looked puzzled, couldn't help but ask rhetorically.
He doesn't think there's a shining point in him, that's a fact, otherwise he wouldn't have gone down this path.
It is precisely because there is no special ability that I can't change the misfortune at that time, and I can only struggle in the quagmire until now.
Aldridge felt heavy in the mud, as if he had a boulder pressed against his chest, and he was always out of breath, and this painful reality told him that he could not give up.
"That drug, the drug you got from that guy has a lot of side effects, right? Even if it can improve the body's recovery, the side effect is too scary for us, I didn't expect you to be able to eat so much. ”
"It's only half of it."
"We choked even a quarter, the impact of the side effects was really unbearable, and not everyone was able to endure the mental torture."
The man couldn't help but clench his fists after speaking.
"After all, I'm too weak......"
"I think everyone is weak, that's why they live carefully, and if you are willing to cooperate with me, I will also give you some help and kill the 'sole manager' together."
"It sounds good, but I don't think we're all the way."
"Why do you say that?"
"Look at it."
The man pointed to the top floor of the hotel, which again puzzled Aldrich.
"Can you kill everyone up there?"
"My purpose is only to be the sole manager."
"Look, that's ......"
Leaning next to the vehicle, with a smiling expression, the man spoke his mind.
"For the average person, the misfortune of others is just lip service, and I know it's normal, but I hate the world...... My parents, my wife, my children, the misfortunes that befell them even went unnoticed, it was my weakness and my incompetence. ”
"That kind of thing ......"
"So I hate this kind of world, I hate everything I can't get used to, so I became evil with them, that's all."
Aldrich didn't know what they had been through, but they all had the same purpose, and even then they chose different paths.
The world is not divided by right and wrong, but by strong and weak.
People with power and money can often do many things that go beyond common sense.
Faced with their choice, Aldrich declined to comment, only wanting to finish his job without being able to talk about it.
"I'm going to take those three targeted girls hostage, what about you?"
"It's too late......"
"Why?"
Footsteps rang out, and there were three workers coming out of the back door, one dressed in cleaners' costumes and two in electricians' costumes.
Leading the way was a woman, followed by two young men of Aldrich's age.
"It's ready."
"Then let's leave too."
Seeing that the four were about to leave, Aldrich was about to ask what they had done, when an explosion occurred on the top floor of the hotel, shattering the walls and windows, throwing a large amount of debris everywhere, and the alarm bell rang along with the screams of human beings.
The man sitting in the garbage disposal truck reminded Aldrich as he started the engine
"It's better to advise you to get out of here as soon as possible, those who are staring at this place must take action immediately, but we managed to get in with great difficulty."
With its back to the tumultuous hotel, the vehicle with its engine roaring left the scene.
Aldrich didn't leave because he thought it was the wrong choice.
For this reason, he directly bit the medicine hidden in his mouth, this time it was not half a pill, but a pill on the original basis.
"Woo——!!!!"
Boom!
While Aldrich was in pain, another explosion occurred at the hotel.
Rushing straight into the hotel, he pushed open the door and saw a large number of people running towards his location.
"Blame! Monster!!! ”
The completely bestial Aldrich was covered in fluff, and his thick limbs ignored the people who were slumped on the ground in fright, and walked past them.
The reinforcement was not over yet, Aldrich felt that his whole body was congested, and his physique was constantly expanding, and he was about to reach three meters.
With a steady stream of power poured into his body, he slammed the wall and grabbed the screaming little girl who was hiding inside, and placed her in the hallway.
"Go ......"
Lifting his right hand covered with sharp nails, he pointed to the emergency passage and continued inside.
The three targets will presumably have made their way to the lobby on the first floor because of the turmoil, so it would be the right thing to do to stay here and wait for them.
But Aldrich, who arrived in the hall, quickly saw a procession in the crowd, and it was a young girl and two little girls.
"Found ......"
Rumble!!!
The explosion occurred again, and the hall on the first floor began to collapse in the impact, and the falling boulder also smashed into the three of them at this moment.
Aldrich slammed his feet to the ground, sharp claws and powerful hind limbs allowing him to leap forward, then smashing the rocks that had smashed into the trio in a rough manner.
Burning objects also fell from the crumbling second floor, and the huge Aldrich turned around and waved his arms in order to protect them, and the wrists burned by the fire were flapped away by the ignited equipment!
"Come with me!"
Aldrich, who was about to reach out, instinctively sensed danger again.
It's the back!
It's an impact!
It's cutting!
Invisible force struck from behind, and the violent impact pierced his abdomen, and the exploding wound shattered part of his ribs, and the whole person flew out in the direction of power.
"It's Mr. Gu Wu!"
Their voices were heard, but Aldrich was aware of the gap.
"Damn!!"
Aldrich, who smashed the wall, did not return to the battlefield, but covered his wounds and began to flee.
On the way, Aldrich couldn't breathe, because the wound just now not only shattered his ribs, but also destroyed his stomach and lungs, which was quite a terrifying blow.
Running into a dark alley, Aldrich realizes that he can't stay in this area and must return to his rented hotel.
But......
It hurts.
The side effects of the drugs and the extensive shattering of the wounds made him more and more sluggish.
Leaning against the wall and gasping for breath, Aldridge, who was walking forward, suddenly noticed someone in front of him.
...... discovered?
They are human, and they ...... A look of déjà vu.
"Chino, Yuri, what are you doing?"
The other looked at each other, and one of the girls replied
"It's nothing, let's go and see how Mr. Gu Wu is doing, Miss Shimazaki and Miss Altair."
Aldrich leaned against the wall in the face of the other party's pity, and the blood stained the wall red......
"Is this what happens to the wicked......"
Aldrich, who was secretly active, was unwilling to accept such a result, so he stood up again and took a step in severe pain......