The Degree
The Great Chaos II
Explosions are going on all over the city and gunfire is inevitable. Everyone was suspicious of each other towards people they had never met or people from different guilds.
“Lowweight pieces! How dare you guys make a mess here!”
“Don't throw your mistakes at us! Isn't it precisely you who are the cause of all this?!”
“What the fuck! I was drinking when all of a sudden it got so crowded because of this explosion!”
“Drunk during the day is already very suspicious, head base *****!”
“Hah?! Make a fuss, you are roomy!”
“I'll face you, come forward here!”
Hustle and bustle of the city that in an instant went wild. Forgetting the rules and abandoning humanity, the people who live in them no longer care what hospitality is.
Humans are weak creatures who can lose control with small things.
Although acting strong because it is at the top of the food chain, humans are actually very vulnerable creatures.
“All become like this in a very short time.” Terumi said while running on Ray's side.
Ray is grateful that Terumi is athletic enough to be able to run for a long time.
“Yes. This event must have been so shocking to them that it made common sense to blur.”
The situation around them is almost similar. There was only a firefight and a fistfight between Degree users.
Ray guessed that the person who exchanged fire was the first generation while the one who used the Degree was the second generation.
“Are we going to let it go? Can't we step in to separate them?”
It still has that kind of humanity even though this place does not expect any humanity. Rat was quite impressed that Terumi could endure such feelings.
Even if he forced himself to help others then it was a futile act.
“The best way to extinguish a fire is to directly flush the source. If we find the midpoint of all this chaos then I'm sure everything will stop later.”
Ray's original plan would be to just keep quiet and observe the situation. However there are some cursory reasons that prompt him to take immediate action.
“I understand. So we're gonna figure out the cause of all this mess and stop it from there? But what if it has absolutely no effect?”
“If that happens then I will think of something else. The most important point of all this is to stop an even bigger follow-up disaster ..”
Ray does not want to waste his breath to explain but Terumi said that he could be reckless and oppose Ray.
“Imagine what would happen if two great union leaders fought each other and one of them died. Surely the party who lost its leader will be furious and start an all-out war.”
It doesn't matter who will die because the ending will be the same. If you really want to avoid further fatalities then you should stop from the center directly.
At least Terumi should understand this even if only a little. Ray not only needs his presence but he also wants to see his Degree.
“... so so it is. Then, I'll follow you.”
Whether he can be a useful person or not in the future will be determined later.
When they arrived at the western city, the sight they found was simply something sad. People were injured and bodies were strewn across the streets.
The once beautiful land and city now only looks like a place of remnants of war.
“This is very terrible.” Terumi was shaken and covered her mouth in disbelief.
It did not take long for him to rush there and meet Mein was fighting with three men.
The fight was clearly one-sided because Mein's initial condition had been injured to such an extent. His leg also looks sprained and even broken, he is not sure that it was caused by the fight he is currently living.
“Ke he he he, this woman can too. Not only beautiful but you are strong enough, I am sure you are able to stay in bed for a long time!”
“Yes! Try not to hurt his face and body. We just broke his hands and feet. Tonight will be a great day.”
“Fu fu, I'll be the first! Yours is smaller so as the owner of the biggest stick I will give you the opening path in that narrow tunnel!”
“Hah?! I don't want to use the woman you used. I'd better be first!”
“No! I'm the one who should—”
“You talk a lot, I'd rather die than be your toy!”
Mein stretched out her fists firmly. Even so, the movement is slow enough that Ray believes no fool will be hit by the blow.
The black bald man that Mein was targeting caught her wrist. Mein tried to pull it but absolutely could not, as if there was something that made him unable to escape.
“Come into my arms, baby!” The bald man immediately pulled Mein into his arms and held her buttocks with his other hand.
“Ha ha ha, you got it!”
“Good work! Let's break his hands and feet first!”
The other two men walked to his side and laughed cheerfully.
“My degree is able to make everything I touch can't escape without my permission. Surely I cannot reveal my Degree because a place like this makes it impossible.”
“Kergh! Just die, motherfucker!”
“Ku ha ha ha, you are very sweet, dear—”
When the bald man and his friends intend to do other indecent things and break Mein's arms and legs, Ray and Terumi enter without warning.
Ray hits firmly in the jaw of the person who laughs more often, while Terumi uses her kung fu and hits the other guy right in the belly.
One blow from them rendered the two men unconscious.
Mein is shocked when she sees Ray coming and a girl she doesn't know.
“What the fuck are you guys-!”
“Close your mouth and sleep forever.” Ray did not wait and pointed his gun right at the bald man's temple.
In that time Ray immediately shot him without waiting for the man to say anything.
His body immediately fell limp with a frozen face, immediately he released Mein because the person was no longer breathing either.
“You guys came at the right time, I thank you.” Mein sighed in relief and looked at Terumi who was binding two unconscious people.
“Who is that woman?”
“No need to think about, now explain the situation to me in brief. We don't have time for pleasantries.”
Mein knew that clearly but she was still curious about Terumi. After all, if that was the case then Mein would pass through it for now.