Global Disaster: I Will Slay Gods In This Second Chance!-Chapter 53: Not As Simple As It Seems

Kyokotsu Ward, Southern Part.

Stepping out of the car, Zold and others felt a gust of wind blow by them, their coats fluttering.

Seeing them, the police chief came forward, his expression clearly unnerved. He handed out a pair of binoculars to all of them.

"There’s someone on the roof..."

Akihito looked at the household with the binoculars, immediately feeling a chill at what he saw.

On the roof, a burly middle-aged man with a rough appearance was on all fours, crawling silently.

He rested his left ear against the roof, seemingly eavesdropping.

"Wait here."

The moment he saw the suspect, Zold immediately vanished.

[Flashing Speed].

[Shadow Movement].

Woosh!

Before they could even react, they immediately stiffened, seeing a blur appear behind the middle-aged man on the roof.

Akihito recognized the blur, his face in disbelief.

It was his captain!

It had only been what...

Two seconds?!

The middle-aged man didn’t seem to notice that he was already on his way to his death.

Zold silently spread his spiritual sense to the man, feeling no sign of life inside him.

At that moment, the middle-aged man suddenly stiffened, turning his head slowly.

The moment they gazed at each other, the middle-aged man’s expression changed!

"Hm...?"

Zold’s eyes suddenly narrowed, then he immediately reacted.

In under a second, he grabbed the middle-aged man and threw him in the air.

BOOM!

Immediately after, the man exploded, blowing up into pieces. His blood and flesh are scattered across the ground.

From a distance, everyone who was watching was shocked.

"..."

Zold silently glanced at the remains, pondering deeply.

At that moment, he suddenly shifted his gaze, as though he felt something move.

He immediately spread his spiritual senses, and then he saw a person crawl out in a hidden alleyway.

In an instant, he appeared in front of the figure and saw their appearance.

It was a rough-looking man with yellow hair.

Zold silently grabbed the man’s neck.

"Speak."

Seemingly shocked, the yellow-haired man immediately tried to escape.

But he couldn’t move in the slightest.

Realizing this, he gave up all attempts at struggling.

Woosh!

Without saying a word, the man suddenly leaned forward, falling towards Zold.

’Hm?’

Zold narrowed his eyes, and this time, he immediately exhaled a thick breath.

[Cold Breath].

At that moment, ice immediately formed on the yellow-haired man’s body.

But the yellow-haired man didn’t even show a change in his expression while he was being frozen, as though he had no emotions or feelings.

Soon, the yellow-haired man was fully frozen by the ice.

Looking at the man’s lifeless expression, Zold fell silent.

The reason he froze the man was that he sensed that the man was planning to explode like the one before.

’Strange...’

Zold frowned. He grabbed the frozen man, then disappeared.

A few seconds later, he reappeared in the 13th Demon Hunter Squad’s position.

But before he could speak, he was interrupted by Akihito’s amazed shout.

"Captain!! You’re back! We saw you kill it with one str... eh?"

Akihito’s eyes sparkled, but then he suddenly saw what Zold was carrying.

It was a person frozen in ice.

Seiji and Ayase were confused.

Seeing the frozen person, Namita had a frown on his face, thinking of something.

Zold ignored them and called the police chief over.

"Try to find this man’s identity."

The police chief looked at the frozen person in surprise. But then his eyes immediately widened, recognizing the person.

"I know this guy! He’s Kudo Kenzo, a loanshark!"

"Kudo..."

Zold lowered his gaze, thinking of something.

"Investigate all of this man’s recent actions. Report it to me as soon as possible."

After saying that, he waved his hand and burned the yellow-haired man, turning him into ashes under everyone’s gaze.

The police chief shuddered, his back straightening.

"No problem! But..."

Zold noticed his doubts, answering him.

"It’s not over yet. The ones we’ve seen are just being controlled by something. The real murderer is still out there. Increase patrol in all parts of the Kyokotsu Ward."

Hearing that, the police chief’s expression immediately turned solemn.

"I understand. I’ll relay your words to the higher-ups since I have no authority on that. We’ll continue to need your help for now, Captain Starks."

"Go."

Zold nodded.

After excusing himself, the police chief left hurriedly.

With only him and his squad members remaining, Zold noticed Namita’s heavy expression.

"Is there something wrong?" He asked.

Namita hesitated for a moment before asking.

"Is this connected to the Second Era Ending Calamity?"

Zold seemed surprised. He looked at Namita deeply, not answering his question right away.

Namita fell silent, as if he understood something.

Zold turned around.

"Get inside the van. It’s time you guys should know this."

Hearing that, everyone furrowed their brows and followed him inside.

Inside the van, Namita finally couldn’t resist anymore.

"What exactly is the Second Era Ending Calamity?"

He asked while looking at Zold.

Hearing that, everyone in the van raised their heads, surprised by his question.

But when they looked at their captain, he didn’t seem to be surprised, as if he really knew something.

"Listen up, all of you."

Zold said softly, gathering everyone’s attention.

"The Second Era Ending Calamity is known as Hell’s Paradise."

"In this calamity, demonic spirits from hell descend on earth, possessing objects, people, and monsters. A demonic spirit is an incarnation of pure evil. They possess the same level of intelligence as a human, but most of their thoughts are dominated by their evil nature."

"But that’s not the most terrifying part about them."

"It’s their potential that’s scary."

Zold swept his gaze to everyone.

"If left alone, a demonic spirit could destroy an entire city within a month."

Hearing that, everyone’s expression changed, turning into shock.

"Wait..."

Akihito suddenly realized something.

"If they can possess people, then, then... they could appear inside the cities without anyone noticing?!"

Zold was silent for a moment before nodding.

"That’s right. In fact, this case might be exactly like what you described."

Akihito fell silent, his face turning pale.

The only reason most nations were able to maintain a relative amount of peace in the First Era Ending Calamity was that most of the dangerous monsters appeared in the rural areas, preserving the major cities.

But that all changed now with demonic spirits.

Kyokotsu Ward, Eastern Area.

A salaryman abruptly appeared in the shadows, panting and breathing heavily.

He looked in the direction of the southern area, feeling a sense of fear.

Fortunately, one of the people he assimilated recently with [Body Assimilation] had a teleportation talent.

Otherwise, he might’ve been caught by that... terrifying demon!

That’s right, to the salaryman, the Demon of Sentiment—that person who appeared in the southern area was akin to a demon.

Through [Body Assimilation], he could control all those that were created from his body.

This control wasn’t just a surface-level control, but a thorough control of all senses, allowing him to experience what his loved ones were seeing.

When he saw the man for the first time, an instinctual realization rose from the deepest part of his soul.

The moment that man discovers him, his death is certain.

To the Demon of Sentiment who had just been born, besides his obsession for his missing daughter, a new emotion emerged from meeting Zold.

The fear of death.

Such fear was firmly implanted in his mind, gripping his heart like a pair of claws.

"That demon... How dare he...?! How dare he... prevent me from finding my daughter?!"

The Demon of Sentiment gritted his teeth, feeling extreme reluctance. He looked at the southern area, crossing it in his mind.

As long as that man was there, he couldn’t go!

He could try looking for his daughter in the western area instead.

The Demon of Sentiment took a deep breath and activated his ability.

At that moment, countless figures emerged from the salaryman’s body, identical to the missing persons in the ’Kyokotsu Family Disappearance’ case.

"Find my daughter...!"

The Demon of Sentiment shouted, ordering them with an ugly, strained smile.

Hearing his command, the countless figures immediately spread around, turning into shadows that continuously teleported.

Those who were spawned from his body not only inherited his physical body, which was among the best in Beast classes, but also all of his skills!

This inheritance wasn’t halved. It was a full inheritance without any issues!

This was the terrifying thing about demonic spirits!

They possessed incredibly powerful abilities, no less than A-rank talents.

But their one flaw was their origin.

Like the Demon of Sentiment, its thoughts revolved only around sentiments and attachment, causing it to turn crazy and pursue only what it wanted.

Wasting no more time, the Demon of Sentiment left the eastern area.