"That is..." Setsuka and the other three were shocked when they saw that scene. They were familiar with the attack. Then they heard footsteps approaching them.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
The girls looked in the direction the voice was coming from and smiled broadly after seeing the person who had appeared in front of them.
"Tenku!" Wang Ruyue and the others shouted and jogged toward Tenku.
"Are you all right?" Tenku said worriedly when he saw their pale faces.
"We're okay." Setsuka smiled and answered. She felt happy because Tenku was worried about her condition. It shows that he cares for her.
"We were hurt, but it wasn't that bad. After rest for a few days, we will recover completely." Wang Ruyue added, and the other three girls nodded in response to her words.
"That's good." Tenku smiled and sighed in relief after he heard their answer. But then he felt strange because the girls suddenly lowered their heads and fell silent.
"What is it? Why are you silent? Are you really okay? Are you seriously injured and trying to hide it from me?" Tenku said with concern.
"No. we are completely fine." Setsuka quickly replied and shook her head.
·ƈθm "Then why are you suddenly silent? Did something happen?" Tenku asked another question.
"Nothing happens. We are silent because we do not know what to say to you. We feel embarrassed and don't dare to look at you." The one who replied was Wang Ruyue.
"Embarrassed? Why?" Tenku looked at the girls in confusion.
"We told you we could take care of ourselves. But what happened was the opposite. We were overwhelmed by the Basilisk and were badly injured. We would have been dead if you had not come in time. Ultimately, we still burden you and need your help." Setsuka explained with a sad face and tears flowing from her eyes.
"You guys also think the same as her?" Tenku shifted his eyes to Wang Ruyue, Kirika, and Kaede. They nodded and confirmed it.
"Why are you embarrassed? Isn't it normal for a man to protect a woman?" Tenku said softly and wiped away the tears on Setsuka's cheeks.
"We know about it but don't want to continue depending on you. We want to show that we are strong and can protect ourselves because we don't want to be a burden to you. But we didn't expect to meet a Basilisk and almost die from that monster. It shows we are weak and ashamed when remembering our words to you." Wang Ruyue said in a weak voice.
"I see. But I think that you guys should be proud rather than embarrassed." Tenku smiled at her words.
"Why?" Kirika and the others raised their heads and asked simultaneously.
"Firstly, your opponent is a Basilisk whose strength is almost on par with a sixth-level monster. Second, you're not only fighting Basilisk but also hordes of Lamia. Thirdly, the Basilisk had entered a berserk state, and its strength had increased by leaps and bounds. So it's no longer a fifth-level monster but a Sixth-level one.
You guys should be proud for nearly killing that Basilisk. Lastly, the Basilisk is not normal. I feel that the monsters have also been injected with serum by the terrorist." Tenku tried to comfort the girls because he didn't want them to be sad. But what he said was the truth.
Setsuka and the others were good at fighting a sixth-level monster and defeating it. They would have killed the Basilisk if not for it suddenly mutating.
"Huh? How did you know that we also fought Lamia? The corpses of those monsters should have been destroyed after being hit by the purple smoke from Basilisk." Kaede asked in surprise. The other girls also felt the same way. They focused their eyes on Tenku and waited for his answer.
"Of course, I know that because I saw your battle. I'm not helping you because I believe you can beat those monsters. But I didn't expect that the Basilisk would suddenly mutate." Tenku answered calmly.
Setsuka and the other three girls were touched when they discovered Tenku believed in them. But then Kirika caught something important from his words.
"You saw the battle between us and those monsters? Then what about the terrorists over there? Did you beat them yet?" Kirika thought that Tenku could come to that place because he had succeeded in dealing with the terrorists and the monsters they controlled.
"No, I haven't defeated them yet. I can't show myself and fight with those terrorists." Tenku shook his head and replied.
"Why? Would it be fine to leave the terrorists at Kasamatsu Park with the Realizers from the organization's headquarters? They would die if they had to fight the Hydra." Kirika looked at Tenku worriedly.
Although she doesn't like Chizen, she doesn't want other Realizers to die from being killed by the terrorist. Kirika was sure that those people were no match for the members of Ghost Nebula because Theta and Omega controlled high-level monsters.
"You don't need to worry. I didn't leave the terrorist alone. Not long after you left, the head of the Kinzoku family came to help his son. So I couldn't show myself and fight the members of the Ghost Nebula.
Then I was worried that he would notice my presence in that place and I would be dragged into their battle. So I decided to come here and see your situation." Tenku explained. He knew what Kirika was thinking, and he could understand her worry.
"What!? The head of the Kinzoku family came!?" Kirika and the others were surprised after hearing that. On the other hand, Wang Ruyue only kept quiet because she didn't know much about Japan's five strongest Realizer groups.
"Yes. He came by using a high-speed jet plane. Because of that, he could get from Osaka to Kyoto in a very short time." Tenku nodded.
"I see. Then what do you mean by a mutated Basilisk? The state of the monsters was not the same as the Wyverns in Kasamatsu Park." Setsuka suddenly asked because the matter was bothering her a bit. She was certain that the Basilisk they were fighting was a normal monster with no signs of a mutation.
"Initially, I felt nothing from the Basilisk when you fought that monster. But the state of its body changed after it was cornered, and he was on the verge of death. I assumed the Basilisk had been injected with the serum, but the effect was too late. The terrorists probably thought it wasn't working on the monster." Tenku gave his opinion.
The girls were shocked when they found out about it. They wanted to ask him again, but the sound of an explosion from Kasamatsu Park stopped them.
"It seems the battle between the head of the Kinzoku family and the terrorists has already begun." Tenku looked in the direction the sound of the explosion was coming from and said with a solemn face.
"Then what are we going to do now?" Wang Ruyue approached Tenku and asked. Her feelings already felt better after hearing Tenku's words.
The other girls were in the same condition. Tenku's praise meant a lot to them and washed away the sadness and disappointment in their hearts. So what they should do in the future is continue to be strong until they can stand side by side with Tenku.
"We will see their battle. But we'd better do that from quite a distance since I'm worried that we'll get hit by attacks from the heads of the Kinzoku family and the Hydra." Tenku didn't want to leave the place too soon because he was still considering getting the Hydra's corpse. He would act if he had the chance and kill the monster. Tenku wanted to use its corpse to break through the fifth layer of the Tyrant King Body Tempering Art.
"We understand." Setsuka and the others quickly agreed as they would follow whatever Tenku decided. After that, they quickly left Amanohashidate and headed towards Kasamatsu Park.
Tenku and the girls didn't take long to reach their destination. Just like before, Tenku used an Array Plate to hide their presence.
Setsuka and the others were surprised when they saw the state of the environment in Kasamatsu Park. The place was in ruins. Apart from that, they also found several Realizer's corpses from the organization's headquarters. The girls' faces turned sad and angry when they saw the situation.
"The terrorists have gone too far! They have done such damage and killed many people!" Kirika said angrily as she clenched her teeth.
"If you talk about killing people, then your words are true. They have gone too far with their actions. But the damage to Kasamatsu Park was largely done by the head of the Kinzoku family. You can see the slash marks from his ax everywhere in the surroundings. This area would be wet if the terrorists caused it because Hydra uses elemental water attacks." Tenku responded to Kirika's words.
"What!? Are you sure that the people who did this great damage are not the terrorists but the head of the Kinzoku family!?" Kaede and the girls were shocked.
"Yes. He was angry that the terrorists had injured his son. So he went berserk and brutally attacked the people from the Ghost Nebula. One died, and the mutated Wyvern he controlled was badly injured there." After Tenku left Kasamatsu Park, he used his spiritual sense to oversee the battle between the heads of the Kinzoku family and the terrorists. He did that because he was still thinking about killing the Hydra and getting the body.
Kaede and the girls looked in a certain direction from that place and saw a Wyvern lying on the ground with one of its wings cut off.
"So Chizen survived and managed to leave this place?" Kirika looked at Tenku and wanted to confirm Chizen's condition.
"Correct. He was seriously injured, and the Realizer from headquarters has taken him away from Kasamatsu Park." Tenku replied.
Kirika was disappointed when she heard that. She didn't want the terrorists to kill the Realizer from the organization's headquarters, except for Chizen. Kirika thought that if that person died, then it would be a good thing. Chizen will no longer chase after her, and his problems with Tenku will be solved. Unfortunately, he managed to survive.
The other girls also had the same thoughts as her. They are not bad people, but they don't want Chizen to survive because that person will be a problem for Tenku in the future. While the girls were lost in their thoughts, they heard a roar from the scene of the battle between Gin and Hydra.
Roaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Tenku and the girls saw that Gin managed to chop off one of Hydra's five heads.