I Want to Feast Too

After earning the right to participate in the game, the Rhinoceros Gurongi was extremely excited. He immediately dashed out of the factory, finding his targets in the suburbs.

Truck drivers.

Because the smell of truck exhaust and the sound of their engines made him incredibly violent, he targeted them for his killings.

Since the suburbs were sparsely populated, and the Rhinoceros Gurongi left no survivors wherever he went, the police only received a report after the number of victims reached a shocking thirty-four.

By the time the three of them rushed to the scene, the Rhinoceros Gurongi had long since vanished without a trace, leaving behind only the corpses of several truck drivers.

It had been lunchtime earlier; they had parked their trucks together to eat and chat to pass the time, never expecting to encounter the Rhinoceros Gurongi.

No matter how many times they witnessed such a scene, it was hard to remain calm.

Yusuke Godai searched the vicinity alone on his TRCS-2000. As for Hozer, he no longer needed to hitch a ride; he had also been equipped with a TRCS-2000, specially requested by Kaoru Ichijo.

Previously, when Kaoru Ichijo personally allocated a TRCS-2000 to Yusuke Godai, some high-ranking police officials were highly dissatisfied. However, because the end results were good, coupled with the efforts of other high-ranking officials willing to trust Yusuke Godai, the police department chose to turn a blind eye.

However, Hozer did not follow Yusuke Godai to search. Instead, he examined the surrounding scene with Kaoru Ichijo.

Unlike Yusuke Godai, Hozer worked alongside Kaoru Ichijo and received quite a bit of useful information from the research team.

The Gurongi Tribe killed according to specific rules. Previously, by combining the characteristics of the crime scenes, the killing rules of the Grasshopper Gurongi had been analyzed.

Not only did they all fall to their deaths, but it also involved the wind direction and gases present at the scene at the time.

Furthermore, since the Gurongi that had appeared so far mostly took the forms of animals, the research team began analyzing them from this angle, conducting deeper analyses by studying the habits of the corresponding animals.

The Rhinoceros Gurongi had black skin all over. Among rhinos, there was a species called the black rhino, which was slow-witted, had poor eyesight, and possessed a violent temperament.

They would also attack objects that emitted unfamiliar smells and sounds. Synthesizing these points, Kaoru Ichijo and Hozer quickly determined the Rhinoceros Gurongi's killing rules.

“His targets are all truck drivers, specifically the exhaust and noise of the trucks. He relies on this to select his victims.”

Kaoru Ichijo immediately reported this finding to his superiors. The police promptly notified all transport companies in the area, instructing them not to go out, while arranging a truck of their own to drive around the target location as bait.

And the driver was, of course, Hozer.

Aside from Yusuke Godai, no one was more suitable than him.

Unable to find suitable targets nearby, the Rhinoceros Gurongi indeed took the bait.

In the middle of the road, he directly used his human form to block the truck with open arms. Seeing this, Hozer showed no mercy, flooring the gas pedal to ram him.

However, the Rhinoceros Gurongi truly possessed extraordinary strength. Even in human form, after being pushed back several hundred meters, he forced the truck to a halt.

Hozer didn't wait for the Rhinoceros Gurongi to open the door. He opened it first and immediately delivered a kick straight to the Gurongi's face, sending him flying.

The Rhinoceros Gurongi scrambled up from the ground, absolutely furious. The boot print stamped clearly on his face looked somewhat comical.

“You again, human!”

“I'll kill you!”

The Rhinoceros Gurongi transformed into his monster form as he ran, aiming the horn on his head at Hozer's abdomen to gore him.

Hozer stepped aside, and the Rhinoceros Gurongi crashed straight into the truck's cargo container, piercing a large hole in it.

Taking advantage of the Gurongi's head being stuck, Hozer delivered consecutive knee strikes to his abdomen, making his body shudder.

“Human!”

The Rhinoceros Gurongi let out a bizarre roar, suddenly grabbing Hozer's shoulders and lowering his head, intending to gore him with his horn.

How could Hozer let him have his way? He slipped past his hands and delivered an uppercut to his chin, launching him into the air.

Just then, Yusuke Godai, who was lying in wait nearby, arrived in his red Mighty Form. Seeing the Rhinoceros Gurongi airborne, he did not hesitate to deliver a flying kick, blasting him over ten meters away.

After hitting the ground, the Rhinoceros Gurongi scrambled up. Hozer and Yusuke Godai noticed a glowing mark appearing on his chest.

Hozer had heard about this mark from Yusuke Godai; whenever this mark appeared on a Gurongi, they would explode and die.

But this time, the result was different. The mark on the Rhinoceros Gurongi's chest slowly faded, and he remained unharmed.

“How is that possible?”

“It seems the power was insufficient. Godai, after this, I'll have to give you some special training.”

“Ah... Okay.”

“Let's finish him first.”

Hozer and Yusuke Godai charged toward the Rhinoceros Gurongi together.

The Rhinoceros Gurongi had no intention of fleeing, boldly rushing forward to attack.

The outcome was predictable. Facing Hozer, whose strength had surged after absorbing three beast tablets, with Yusuke Godai assisting him...

The Rhinoceros Gurongi was beaten back repeatedly by the duo's seamless coordination.

Furthermore, he was stubborn to a fault; even in such a clear disadvantage, he refused to retreat.

Ultimately, Hozer shattered his horn with a brutal elbow strike, after which Yusuke Godai locked him from behind, and Hozer delivered a fatal blow to his throat, killing him.

The beast tablet on the Rhinoceros Gurongi's belt was naturally taken by Hozer. Kaoru Ichijo, who ran over from a distance, said nothing upon seeing this—it was a tacit understanding between them.

Yusuke Godai gave Hozer and Kaoru Ichijo a thumbs-up, mounted his TRCS-2000, and prepared to ride off.

At this moment, Kaoru Ichijo called Yusuke back, pointing behind him.

Yusuke Godai turned his head and saw Sakurako running toward them.

“Sakurako?”

The nearby police officers had already been dismissed by Kaoru Ichijo. With no outsiders at the scene, Yusuke canceled his transformation and walked over to greet Sakurako.

“Sakurako, what are you doing here?”

“Godai, I'm hungry. I want to feast.”

Sakurako didn't explain why she had run all this way. She only looked at the safe and sound Yusuke, her eyes filled with unconcealable joy.

“Huh?”

“I want to feast!”

“Ah, alright, let's feast.”

Sakurako hopped onto the back of the TRCS-2000. Yusuke handed her a helmet, and they quickly sped off.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk...”

“Stop staring, let's go.”

Kaoru Ichijo patted the shoulder of the engrossed Hozer, putting his arm around him as they walked.

“Ichijo, I want to feast too.”

Kaoru Ichijo stumbled slightly, turning to look at Hozer calmly.

“There's still a lot of work to do.”

“If your nerves are always wound up like a tight string, they'll eventually snap. You need to relax once in a while.”

Mấy ngày trước, gần di tích ở tỉnh Nagano, cảnh sát đã phát hiện một khu mộ nghi là của tộc Gurongi, ước tính sơ bộ số lượng lên đến hơn hai trăm.

Còn có những Gurongi bị tiêu diệt gần đây, nếu không phải Hozer ra tay, nếu không phải Yusuke Godai, tức là sinh vật chưa xác định số bốn trong miệng cục cảnh sát ra tay.

The high-ranking police officials felt that relying on them like this wasn't sustainable. The previously suppressed suggestions of researching Hozer's body were beginning to resurface.

Thus, Kaoru Ichijo had been under immense pressure these past few days. Hozer naturally knew this; now was indeed not the time to relax.

But as he had said, if one's nerves remained tense for too long, a person wouldn't be able to take it.

Kaoru Ichijo thought for a moment, then smiled faintly. “Alright, let's find a tavern tonight for a drink. My treat.”

“Ichijo, when it comes to treating others, you're number one.”

Hozer gave Kaoru Ichijo a thumbs-up.

Seeing this, Kaoru Ichijo laughed. “You really are...”