There was still about half the time remaining until his return.
For Ejie, who had come to this world, if he were like those in so-called "Infinite Terror" stories—dispatched to this world by some Main God to complete a mission—it could be said that his mission was already accomplished.
His initial objectives in this world had been achieved: the successful application of the STC and the acquisition of its products.
Although it was the Panacea rather than the Omnipanacea, for when he returned to that other world, he felt it would be better than the armament A2 had provided.
The Thunderhawk gunship he piloted had been impacted by the high-temperature surge from the ground, but this impact wasn't enough to bring the thing down.
At most, it would turn the Thunderhawk gunship into an oven, but it could still fly for a while without melting and crashing.
However, for the people inside, it would be torture—it would depend on whether those inside could withstand the heat.
And the Panacea he had obtained was perfect for dealing with the burns caused by this high temperature.
"Here, you can play with it."
Ejie suddenly removed his eyewear and handed a device that looked like a drone controller to someone beside him who had been watching eagerly—Mikoto Kiba.
She had been watching him operate this remote control device, watching him control the unmanned aircraft to continuously eliminate dead bodies, her eyes filled with longing.
The so-called unmanned aircraft was that armed flying power armor. It could transform into a fighter jet-like form similar to those from the NieR world, allowing it to patrol in the air while continuously eliminating dead bodies with lasers along the way.
Playing with this really was like playing a 3D flight shooting game.
The eyewear he wore was naturally from the NieR side as well—putting it on was equivalent to wearing AR glasses, allowing him to share the unmanned aircraft's field of vision.
"C-can I really?"
She said this while already taking it with her hands, still asking.
"You can only use ordinary laser bullets."
He wasn't worried about her running off with it—he was that confident.
This armament was bound to him to begin with; only with his authorization could others have limited control.
He also wasn't worried about her poor operational skills, like a novice driver accidentally causing a crash.
The intelligent program above would automatically avoid obstacles.
"Mm-hmm."
She nodded like a pecking chicken.
His gaze turned to the twin-tailed glasses girl, whose lips moved slightly as if she wanted to say something but held back. She seemed to want to play too, but ultimately remained silent.
Ejie roughly understood her thoughts—she didn't really want to play, but rather to control this aircraft to reach the Takagi house and understand the specific situation.
Saya Takagi's heart very much wanted to know immediately, but she was also terrified of seeing a scene of despair that would confirm the tragic news.
As for Takashi Komuro, Koichi Shido, and their group, Ejie had already controlled the aircraft to patrol the previous incident site, but saw no trace of them.
They were probably hiding in some building now.
Although this equipment also had life detection devices, those hiding inside couldn't be identified by appearance, so there was no way to confirm if they were the ones.
They could only wait until daytime when this group should come out, making them easier to search for.
In the blink of an eye, half an hour later, they had returned to the Takagi house.
Slap!
A crisp slapping sound rang out, accompanied by the sound of various things falling to the ground.
"Are you awake now?"
Yuriko Takagi looked at the red mark appearing on her daughter's face, her voice seeming somewhat emotionless.
Then she bent down to collect the dozen or so vials that had fallen from her daughter's hands.
Her daughter had been trying to use these medicines to bring back her deceased husband, but it was clearly impossible.
So she had slapped her daughter—stop doing such meaningless things and wasting medicine that could save over a dozen people.
"Think clearly about your future as well, and don't just uselessly blame others."
Yuriko Takagi continued speaking to her still-dazed daughter in a deep tone.
Now she was somewhat worried about one situation—that after her daughter understood he couldn't be saved, she would be consumed by the flames of revenge.
And this rage might very well affect that mysterious young man too.
Her daughter might blame him because her father wouldn't have gotten into trouble if it weren't for helping to collect medical supplies.
So she only hoped her daughter wouldn't be so unreasonable—this kind of thing couldn't be blamed on anyone.
Now she also had matters to handle and no time to comfort her daughter's heart. She had to take on her husband's responsibilities and bear the burden of many more lives' survival.
Therefore, she left this room and walked outside, finding that mysterious young man.
"Ejie-san, could I trouble you to help with something?"
"Please go ahead."
The electricity and water supply for the Takagi family's large estate came from a hydroelectric power station at a lake to the north.
The operation of such a power station normally required a highly organized team of professional workers to work there and be responsible for maintenance.
In such an environment, the noise created could easily attract dead bodies with keen hearing.
Now that place was in crisis—dead bodies would probably break through soon.
When that happened, with no one to maintain it or if some damage occurred, electricity and water supply would be lost.
Especially after the recent EMP attack, problems had occurred there, and they were trying to repair and restore power.
Of course, restoring the entire city district was impossible and unnecessary. After all, most city functions had already collapsed, and continued power supply would actually cause problems.
However, the power line specifically for the Takagi house should be repairable. Because a team from the Takagi family was also stationed there, responsible for maintenance.
But they currently lacked some key equipment, which the Takagi house had, but they had no way to transport it.
Because of the EMP attack, the helicopter was also disabled.
So Yuriko Takagi could only trouble the person before her.
"Also, please take me there as well."
To put the people there at ease for maintenance, she had to appear in person and personally deliver the Panacea to them.
As for the Panacea, Saya had made about two hundred doses at that hospital this time.
He had taken a quarter of them alone, and the remainder was enough for the people at the estate and the dam to use.
Otherwise, if only he went, even though he would help solve the crisis, the people there would definitely be uneasy about suddenly being given such medicine.
"Alright."
In fifteen minutes, they arrived at their destination.
Ejie and this lady stepped down from the balloon-like basket, which also contained quite a few supplies.
Of course, they hadn't come by hot air balloon, but had been carried over by that unmanned aircraft.
In the blink of an eye, after dealing with the dead body crisis and repairing the power, it was just dawn.
And Ejie himself now smelled entirely of engine oil, because he had personally served as a human crane.
Of course, it might also be related to him using gasoline to burn the corpses outside.
Although the dead bodies had been eliminated, if the large number of corpses weren't dealt with, their subsequent decay could easily cause plague.
As for serving as a human crane, because of the EMP attack, some machines couldn't be used, and the heavier equipment was difficult to replace through normal human power.
Hmm?
The mini NieR fighter circling and monitoring in the air had captured a group of living people approaching this area, including several familiar faces.
Rather than him looking for them, they had automatically come to him.
Excellent!!!
Finding Yuriko Takagi, he spoke up:
"Mrs. Takagi, I wonder if you'd like to play..."
Before physically retaliating against his enemies, he would play with their mentality a bit—making them feel there was hope, then despair again.
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