Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

[That old woman is probably dead.]

The lizard man's hands were trembling as he held the steering wheel, as though he had yet to recover from the excitement of killing a person.

He glanced at the children through the rearview mirror.

They were in a mess and must have been scared out of their wits.

To be honest, he had never thought that he would end up like this.

However, the loan sharks he owed left him with no other choice. If he didn't pay back the tens of millions of dollars, he was afraid that he would end up on a concrete pillar under the Bay Bridge tonight.

[But how can I be blamed for this?]

The lizard man gritted his teeth as he thought.

[If it weren't for those b * stards who tricked me into gambling, I wouldn't have ended up with such a huge debt!]

What's wrong with that old lady at home? She could have sold her pension insurance to get some money — but she refused to do it!

[Doesn't she know that her son's life is in danger?!]

The bright red color in the corner of his eyes made him upset, and the sound of a child crying in his eardrums gave him a splitting headache.

"Shut up, all of you!

If you don't quiet down, I'll kill all of you! "He turned around and roared fiercely.

The noise in the car did stop for a moment.

But before he could heave a sigh of relief, a piercing scream pierced through the air filled with the stench of blood. Then, another scream followed.

The scream came from Xiao Ying and Xiao Ye, the pair of siblings with autism. They couldn't understand what was happening in front of them, and they couldn't understand why others suddenly fell silent.

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Their isolated world was suddenly invaded by the fear of the unknown, so they vented their emotions by screaming, not caring about the impact it would have on others.

The lizard man felt a rush of blood to his head.

He slammed on the brakes.

[I've already killed one person.]

He thought as he unbuckled his seatbelt.

He activated his personality and turned his skin into hard, thick, and protruding green scales.

This made his body, which was originally not very muscular, seem to have doubled in size.

"Then, it shouldn't matter if I kill one or two more, right?"

He muttered, his eyes red. With heavy steps, he prepared to walk towards the two children who were still screaming.

[They asked for it.]

That was what he thought.

At this moment, a gray-haired girl who didn't look much older than the siblings suddenly rushed out and blocked the two children's seats.

But she didn't turn back to look at him. She just touched the frightened children with trembling hands.

"Be good … Be good, Xiao Ying, Xiao Ye … Don't be afraid, don't be afraid … Big Sister is here, be quiet … Big Sister is here …" She said softly and intermittently. Her eyes were fixed on the siblings' blank faces, as if she wanted to find something from their faces.

… Please, respond to me!

Kanna Tomosuke prayed with all her might.

She stared nervously at the children's faces.

She saw the two children's unfocused eyes move slightly, and the screaming stopped.

"Good boy!"

Lin Sanjiu tried her best to lower the speed of her speech, which had sped up due to her anxiety. "Now, just like before, let's play a game. As long as I say 'fire hose', the two of you have to be quiet and not make a sound. Let's see who can keep their composure better. How about that?"

Miraculously, the two children finally turned their eyes to Lin Sanjiu.

"Fire hose" was the siblings' favorite toy, which finally allowed them to have some connection with reality.

The two of them nodded almost imperceptibly and agreed to Kanna Tomosuke's suggestion.

"Okay, it's settled then.

So, one, two, three, fire hose! "Kanai squeezed out a smile.

As Kanai's voice fell, the two children finally quieted down.

They stared at each other and began to play the game seriously.

Kanna Tomosuke was slightly relieved.

But suddenly, a shadow shrouded her — the Lizard Warrior was standing in front of her.

The Lizard Warrior walked over and his heavy body made the fragile floor creak. But Kanna Tomosuke, who was too focused on the children, didn't notice it at all.

Kanai, who was squatting there, looked even thinner and smaller.

She slowly turned her head and gathered all her courage to look at the ugly and ferocious man in front of her.

He looked down at her, his scaly face expressionless.

But his breathing was heavy and rapid, his chest was heaving up and down violently, and his red vertical pupils were flashing with a cold light.

He was afraid.

He didn't want to kill anyone.

Kanna Tomosuke inexplicably had such a feeling.

But she didn't have any reason to believe her own judgment.

She felt her body trembling, and her focus, which had only been highly focused for a short while, began to disperse again.

The scales on his body looked very heavy.

[Doesn't he feel that it's difficult to move?]

She couldn't help but think.

… No.

Now is not the time to think about this.

She blinked her eyes, trying to force herself to focus her attention again.

The silence that spread out made her even more uneasy.

She definitely couldn't defeat a man covered in armor. So, she had to say something. Anything. She had to stop him from hurting the children.

… Even if it was only for now.

The episode just now brought the lizardman back to his senses.

He was panting heavily, and the armor-like scales on his body made his body extremely heavy.

This unfamiliar weight also calmed his impulses a lot.

He actually didn't want to kill that much. In fact, the old woman who was still lying there with her eyes wide open had already scared him to death.

He didn't mean to kill that old woman. Who knew she would be so weak?

He anxiously thought.

But now that it had happened, there was no way to change it.

Could those people really help him get rid of the evidence?

If they really had that ability, how could they kidnap a group of children without being discovered by the heroes?

In Nippon, where Olmut was still active, could he really escape without being discovered?

… He was still so young, and he hadn't even found a wife yet. He didn't want to be trapped in prison for the rest of his life.

If he killed another two, things would be even more difficult to deal with.

Thinking of this, his clenched fists loosened a little.

"Big brother …" At this time, he heard the voice of the grey-haired girl who was curled up on the ground.

She looked up at him, her empty almond eyes looked harmless.

"You see, they have quieted down. I promise they will be obedient."

She pointed at the siblings who had already fallen into their own world, and said in a pleading tone, "Big brother, where are you going to take us?

Please don't hurt us. We will be obedient. "

That's right.

He still had to take these children to the two debt collectors.

The lizardman reacted.

If he killed or crippled them, it would be the same as reducing his bargaining chip. The loss would outweigh the gain.

What's more, these children looked stupid and malnourished. They probably wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.

We're almost there, it's better not to cause any more trouble.

He thought.

He exhaled and chose to follow the logic that had returned to him.

"Keep an eye on them.

If they dare to play any tricks … Hmph, you're dead! "He glared at them with bloodshot eyes.

Kanna Tomosuke quickly nodded.

Even though he didn't think that these children and the skinny girl would be a threat to him, the lizardman who was in the driver's seat still didn't dare to retract his personality.

This ugly armor used to make him feel inferior, but now, it gave him an indescribable sense of security.

It's fine … It's fine.

He restarted the car and tried to comfort himself.

Those two promised that as long as he gave these children to them and let them send them to their boss, the debt would be written off.

Not only that — — they would even give him another 3 million!

At that time, he would just take the money and run.

This car was stolen anyway — — no one would be able to trace it back to him.

While he was thinking that, Kanai's dark grey eyes flashed in front of his eyes.

She was staring at him, her eyes full of innocence and pleading.

His heart suddenly skipped a beat, as if her fear and despair were contagious.

He quickly shook his head to get rid of this strange feeling.

What's going on?

Am I sympathizing with her?

— — -Stop joking.

He scoffed in his mind.

I sympathize with her?

Then who will sympathize with me?

When my colleagues framed me and fired me, when I fell to the streets, when I was lured into a path of no return, who sympathized with me?

Who helped me?!

In the end, only I can save myself — — What's the use of those heroes?

They will only drive me away like flies.

But who really cares about what makes maggots grow?

Punishing the so-called evil in a society that has fallen into darkness?

— — Oh, isn't this as ridiculous as spraying perfume on a piece of rotten meat?

In this rotten and smelly world, everyone can only help themselves.

These children?

Who wants to sympathize with them?

I just hope that the pedophile boss will treat them better.

— — Well, why do I think so much?

Anyway, it has nothing to do with me.

Cold hatred completely enveloped his heart.

He calmly stepped on the accelerator.

Before Kanna Tomosuke could think of a way to get out of this predicament, the minibus stopped again.

This time, she saw a huge complex of buildings outside the window that looked like a factory.

Not far away, the flat warehouse and the tall chimney were clearly visible, but they all looked gray, full of the air of dilapidation and disrepair.

She didn't know where she was, but one thing was certain — — it was deserted. No matter how she thought about it, it was an excellent place for gangsters to set up a stronghold.

She stood in the aisle between the two rows of seats, and she could see two other men walking toward the minibus.

… … Is it too late?

She thought desperately.

Apparently, those two men were more well-trained than the Lizard Warriors.

They were masked, and when they saw Dean Suzuki's body, they were only surprised for a moment. They calmly dragged the body out of the minibus and threw it aside.

Then, they gestured for the Lizard Warriors to take all the children out of the minibus.

"Hey.

You, yes, you — — the one with gray hair. "The Lizard Warrior stood beside the driver's seat and ordered Kanna Tomosuke.

"Unfasten their seatbelts and take them out one by one!

Don't try to play any tricks, I'm watching. "He waved his mace like arm, creating a whistling gust of wind.

Kanna Tomosuke had no choice but to unfasten the children's seatbelts one by one and take them out of the minibus one by one under the watchful eyes of the three men.

Kanna used her hands to cover their eyes as she walked past the blood-stained stairs in front of the car. She was trying her best to cover her ears so that the children wouldn't be able to see death right in front of them.

Inevitably, she stepped on the large pool of blood that had not completely dried up on the stairs.

Dark red footprints fell on the ground and gathered beside the minibus. It was as if the deceased Dean Suzuki was bleeding again.

She stared at the glaring red and could not help but have the urge to vomit.