area51novel Chapter 407 In the name of the Tendou family, we fire at Scorpio!
Chapter 407 In the name of the Tendou family, we fire at Scorpio!
Chapter 407 In the name of the Tendou family, we fire at Scorpio!
As Kikunojo Tendo packed his things and left Tokyo, several jeeps arrived at the Heavenly Ladder in the darkness.
"Stop! Which unit are you from?"
The soldiers guarding the makeshift defensive line near the ladder stopped a military jeep approaching and began questioning the people inside.
"I am a platoon leader in the 3rd Guards Division. This is my identification."
Takuto Howaki opened the door and got out of the car, handing his identification to the soldier in front of him.
"Lieutenant Yasuoki, what brings you here?"
After checking the documents and confirming there were no problems, the private saluted the man and, after returning the documents, politely inquired about his identity.
"I'm here to hand over my duties as the guardian of the Heavenly Ladder."
Takuto Howaki took his identification and answered.
Upon hearing this, the soldier was somewhat surprised.
Guarding the Heavenly Ladder is no easy task.
This area is outside the safe zone. Although some birch metal blocks have been moved here to build a temporary defensive line, some Gastrea still manage to sneak over.
If they are not careful, the people stationed here could be dragged away and eaten by Gastrea.
"But we haven't received any transfer orders."
But the soldiers on the other side said something at that moment.
"It might be a bit slow, here's my transfer order."
As Takuto Howaki took a document from the car and handed it to the soldier, a knife suddenly emerged from the document and plunged into his throat.
"Woo~"
The soldier stared wide-eyed, completely bewildered, not understanding why the person in front of him had suddenly attacked him. He watched as Howaki Takuto collapsed before his eyes.
Upon seeing this turn of events, the guard on the other side prepared to draw his gun, but the next moment, with a soft "biu" sound, he too was shot and killed by a silenced pistol inside the vehicle.
Howaki Takuto drew his pistol from his waist, while a group of fully armed soldiers got out of the jeep and stormed into the Heavenly Ladder.
Since it didn't cause much of a commotion, the guard team stationed inside the ladder was completely unprepared for an attack.
After being forced to leave by Takuto Howaki's team and having a gun pointed at him, he immediately lost the ability to resist.
"Are you spies from elsewhere?"
The bound guards, however, wanted to extract some information from Howaki Takuto, who had subdued them.
"Spies? No, we are not spies. We are from the Tiantong family. This time, we are ordered by the Tiantong family head to eliminate Scorpio in the Old Port District."
Takuto Howaki was more than happy to reveal the "mastermind" behind him, which was his way of repaying the five million yen compensation from the Tendo family.
If the Tiantong family dares to humiliate me with five million, then I will use their name to cause them a lot of trouble.
"You're insane! The Holy Emperor issued an order forbidding us from attacking Scorpio in the Old Port District."
"Ha, we're not the Holy Emperor's people. That Holy Emperor is just a pretty, stinking bitch, weak and incompetent against Gastrea. But the Tendo family is different. We're going to wipe out the Gastrea, wipe out Scorpio!"
The mention of the Holy Emperor filled Howaki Takuto with rage. All he did was tip off the Tendou family; others had done the same thing before. But why was it him who was dismissed without a chance?
"The Sky Ladder's intelligent operating system isn't here; it's over in the safe zone. It's no use you coming here to control us."
The officers guarding the Heavenly Ladder also felt that the Holy Emperor's order not to fire on Scorpio was a bit problematic, but now they were more worried about the reckless behavior of the Tendo family faction that had taken control of them upon arrival.
"The intelligent operation system isn't here, but isn't there a manual operation system here?"
As he spoke, Takuto Howaki turned on the control system of the ladder in front of him.
"Are you crazy? Without the assistance of an intelligent operating system, relying solely on manual operation to aim at a target more than 50 kilometers away, hitting it is one thing, but what if you miss and anger Scorpio? What then?"
The guard questioned him.
[What should I do? Neither the Tiantong family nor the Holy Emperor are good people. I wish they would both be wiped out...]
While thinking to himself, Takuto Howaki replied with a resolute expression, "It's all or nothing, all for Tokyo!"
"For Tokyo!"
A group of soldiers joined in the shouting. They were all people who had been tricked out of the army by Takumi Howaki under the guise of the Tendo family to do this. They hated Gastrea and the children of the curse.
Whether this shot succeeds or fails is irrelevant; his goal is to enrage Scorpio, to enrage that monster boy who wiped out the Third Naval Fleet in an instant…
After firing that shot, he immediately fled, having prepared his escape route. He flew to Osaka and used this achievement to join the Five Flying Club.
Takuto Yasuhiro's plan was sound; the Heavenly Ladder was activated.
Because Scorpio was stationed in the old port area, the power supply there has never been interrupted.
In other words, as long as you fill the cannon with birch bullets, you can fire it.
High-powered scope activated.
On the screen in front of me, the figure of Scorpio appeared more than 50 kilometers away.
Takuto Howaki sat on the manual control panel, gripped the joystick, and began aiming with a nonchalant air.
. . . . .
In the old port area, Broly sat atop Scorpio's head.
He's been staying by Scorpio's side these past few days to prevent her from possibly going to her safe zone.
Suddenly, he felt a faint sense of threat.
This feeling is similar to the sensation of someone closing their eyes and having a sharp object held against their forehead and waved around.
Broly frowned and looked in the direction that gave him this feeling. From Scorpio's height, sitting on Scorpio's head, he could easily see the outline of the Railgun building in the distance.
. . . .
The ladder began to light up, and the long barrel of the cannon lit up section by section at a considerable speed, until it reached the end.
"Boom!"
The birch metal projectile, accelerated to near-light speed and theoretically possessing 5% of the speed of light, was launched directly.
A distance of over fifty kilometers is traversed in an instant at 5% of the speed of light.
However, before it could hit the mountain-like body of Scorpio, the scorching metal shell was intercepted, like a rapidly blooming firework suddenly bursting open above the moonlit forest.
"Bang bang bang~"
Debris scattered on the ground also triggered a series of loud explosions.
What followed was a gust of wind carrying heat.
Broly remained expressionless as he felt the burning pain in his hands.
The figure disappeared into the air.
However, it flew towards the Sky Ladder at an extremely high speed, following the trajectory of the electromagnetic cannonball in the air.
"What happened? Why did the shells explode prematurely?"
Even with the aid of technology, it would be difficult for ordinary people to observe the scene of the Saiyan blocking the electromagnetic cannon.
Those inside the Heavenly Ladder building could only see the light projectiles that were launched suddenly exploding in mid-air before reaching Scorpio.
"Recharge, load new shells, fire another shot."
Takuto Howaki didn't seem to care, as the Heavenly Ladder had never been used since it was created.
It's normal for some problems to occur when it's used in practice now.
The man looked at the screen and saw Scorpio, who seemed unaffected by the explosion and remained in a deep sleep, before issuing orders to those around him.
But before anyone could respond, with a loud bang, the ladder suddenly began to shake violently.
"What's going on? Is the Sky Ladder going to collapse just because a single shell was fired?"
Bao Xiezhuo cursed inwardly.
Fortunately, the vibration only lasted for a short while.
After Broly bent the scorching cannon barrel and sensed the air inside, he smashed through the thick building and stormed into the control room.
"So, you're the ones using this thing to try and attack Scorpio?"
The Saiyan boy who had barged in looked at the group of people inside and asked them the question directly.
"Damn it, how did this monster get here?"
When Takuto Howaki realized what was happening, he shouted at the soldiers he had brought with him.
"Quick, shoot! Kill him!"
The soldiers hadn't quite grasped the situation, but they instinctively obeyed orders.
However, before they could even raise their guns or pull the trigger, these people's bodies were crushed and destroyed like tofu.
"Ah~"
The soldier, whose body was broken in the middle, lay on the ground with his front half exposed. Just as he was about to cry out in pain, a small foot stepped on his head, and his voice fell silent as his head exploded.
"Tell me, why attack Scorpio?"
"Wait, we're not with them."
The officer stationed at the ladder realized what was happening and quickly distanced himself from the person who fired the cannon.
"That's why you're alive even though you're tied up."
Broly nodded and said something serious.
Aside from those who were tied up, Broly left only one untied person alive.
As for the others, they have all been dealt with, but the way they were dealt with was rather brutal; they were like rotten tomatoes that had been violently smashed everywhere.
Many of the bound soldiers who had come to their senses turned pale, their faces filled with fear, and some even began to vomit.
"Who was that person next to the Holy Emperor again? Tell me, why did they attack Scorpio?"
Broly casually caught the incoming pistol bullet and approached Howaki Takuto.
The man collapsed onto the ground, and his pants became soaked at a visible speed.
"If I tell you, will you let me go?"
Takuto Howaki asked, his voice trembling slightly. He had witnessed Broly's terrifying methods of destroying the Third Fleet, but the methods he had seen on screen to destroy a fleet were quite different from the methods he had actually used to destroy humans in front of the Saiyan boy.
"Let you go?"
Broly frowned and thought carefully. He looked down at his hands, which were already bleeding and bleeding. It was hard to imagine what would have happened if that shell hadn't been intercepted and had actually hit Scorpio.
But one thing is for sure: I'm very angry right now because I almost got hurt, and I haven't felt this way in a long time.
Broly wasn't a Saiyan who liked to deceive others, so he chose to tell the truth: "Sorry, I won't let the person who hurt my wife get away with it, but if you can tell the truth, I'll give you a quick death."
"Ha, since I'm going to die anyway, why should I say anything?"
Takuto Howaki still wanted to fight for his own life.
but……
"Extremely painful finger!"
When Broly was learning the Finger of Bliss, he had seen the original version of the Finger Acupoint Fist assassination technique.
This style of boxing includes elements of assassination as well as torture.
Given Darkness's peculiar tastes, Broly also dabbled in torture.
Of course, this was the first time the pain sensitivity had not been adjusted and it was used on someone other than his wife.
At first, Howaki Takuto could still make a sound, but when the muscles in his limbs spasmed until they were as hard as stone, he could no longer make a sound.
Only wide eyes, an open mouth, and labored breathing, like a fish surfacing for air, can reveal the extent of the pain a person is enduring.
"Muscle spasms are just ordinary pain. There are much more painful ones, ones that make you want to dig the painful spot out. Would you like to try that?"
A minute later, Broly was relieved of the effects of the Extreme Pain Finger and began to inquire.
"It was the Tendo family who instructed me to do this..."
Takuto Howaki deeply regretted his pettiness and attempt to retaliate against the Tendo family, and why he chose to attack Scorpio, choosing the method of revenge that angered the Saiyan boy.
But there's no going back in this world. Not wanting to go through that torment again, he decisively revealed the "mastermind" behind the Tiantong family.
"Tendou family..."
Broly nodded, just as he raised his hand, ready to give the man a quick death.
"Ring ring~"
The cell phone that Tendo Kisara had given him before leaving in the evening rang in his pocket.
"Broly, where are you now?"
As soon as the call connected, the voice of their own company president came through.
When the Heavenly Ladder fired its cannonballs, Tendou Kisara was reporting to the Holy Emperor about Hiruko Kagetane's refusal.
After the Heavenly Ladder cannonballs were fired, the Holy Emperor quickly received the news.
Concerned about Broly's situation, Kisara Tendo quickly called.
"Scorpio is fine. I caught the shell. I'm dealing with the attackers now at the firing point."
Broly was telling the truth.
"Ah, you caught the cannonball fired from the ladder?"
"Uh, no, wait, who's the attacker?"
On the other end of the microphone, the young Holy Emperor asked the question.
"It's the guard I saw with you before, but I don't know his name."
"My name is Takuto Howaki."
The young man, tears streaming down his face, struggled to speak, but upon hearing the familiar voice on the other end of the line, a glimmer of hope for life rekindled within him.
"Your Majesty, please save me!"
"Broly, this was absolutely not at my behest." The Holy Emperor was somewhat shocked by the attacker's identity, but quickly clarified, then questioned, "Takuto Howaki, why did you attack Scorpio?"
"It was an order from the Tendo family; they... gave me... 500 million!"
"Itsuki Takuto said through gritted teeth."
"Have you all understood? If you have, I'll send this person on their way, and then come over to the safe zone to send Tian Tong's family on their way."
There was silence on the other end of the phone, and Broly couldn't help but urge them on.
"Broly..."
"Um?"
"I have a favor to ask."
"What?"
"Can you bring Howaki Takuto back alive?"
Why?
The Saiyan boy's voice suddenly turned cold.
"Don't misunderstand, I don't want to protect him, but rather to use his accusations to dismantle the influence that the Tendo family has long held in the Tokyo safety zone's political arena in a fair and square manner."
The young Holy Emperor quickly explained.
"I don't understand why we need to go through all this trouble. The Tendo family is going to be destroyed by me anyway."
Broly's voice warmed up a bit, but he still didn't understand why the Holy Emperor would make such a request.
"The impact of resolving issues through pure violence is different from that of resolving them through rules and regulations."
"Is this important to you?"
"Um."
"You're not trying to fool me into letting this person go, are you?"
Broly was somewhat skeptical.
"Attack on Scorpio could cause a mass extinction in the Tokyo area. This is a crime against humanity, and I guarantee it will be punishable by death. If you're not comfortable with that, I can let you carry it out yourself."
"The young Holy Emperor assured her."
"Oh well."
Broly agreed.
"Phew~"
Takuto Howaki breathed a sigh of relief. Although he would still have to die, there was a difference between immediate execution and a suspended death sentence.
As long as one is alive, there is still hope. If the blame can be placed entirely on the Tendo family, perhaps...
"what!"
Before the man could finish his thought, his body was struck by Broly's Painful Finger again, and his whole body convulsed once more.
"Why...why..."
He managed to ask the question.
"The death penalty may be temporarily spared, but you can forget about escaping punishment."
Baowei Takuto: "..."
This is fucking ridiculous, I might as well just die!
The pain was unbearable, as if I was about to die from the pain at any moment.
But Broly had already promised the Holy Emperor that he would bring the other party back alive.
Therefore, Broly added his own energy to the Fingers of Extreme Pain, primarily to protect life and safety.
"I'll tell you everything, please stop torturing me."
Carrying the person to the Holy Residence, Howaki Takuto, whose Broly version of the Life and Death Talisman had been removed, cried and begged the young Holy Emperor.
However, after catching his breath, this person did not tell the truth. Instead, in explaining the whole story of attacking Scorpio, he described himself as someone who was blinded by greed.
In summary, while he was indeed unforgivable for taking money to attack Scorpio, the mastermind was the Tendo family, who were the true instigators behind the attack on Scorpio.
"Alright, I'll go and bring the Tian Tong family members back for you now. When we're done with this person, we'll take care of the masterminds behind him as well."
"Broly, do you know where Tendo's house is?"
The Saiyan boy, who was in a hurry to leave, was stopped by Kisaragi.
"Uh, he knows."
Broly realized what was happening and pointed at Howaki Takuto.
"I can lead the way."
Hoshino Takuto, shamelessly, quickly said.
"No need. I know the Tendo family better. Just restore this guy to his previous appearance, and I'll take you there to arrest him."
Upon hearing this, Takuto Howaki hurriedly got up, intending to flee.
But it was no use; Broly instantly appeared in front of the man.
"You motherfucker..."
Howaki Takuto's words caught in his throat, his eyes already bloodshot, before he collapsed straight down.
(End of this chapter)