Tokyo area, the 40th district.
This is the most marginal area in the entire Tokyo area, and it is also a peripheral area where no one lives.
Here, there are no tall buildings, no crowds of people, and only endless silence and desolation.
Of course, as the most marginal area in the Tokyo area, it is also known as the boundary between heaven and hell.
Outside this dividing line is the endless woods, and inside is a dark high wall blocking the line of sight.
The unshakable dark high wall is the giant stone monument that protects the last paradise of mankind.
Its height is straight up into the sky, and the top is barely visible.
Its color is more intense than the gloom, and it is not hope but sin that makes people think of it.
The height alone is more than 1.6 kilometers, and even around the huge stone monument that is 1 kilometer wide, there are actually houses.
These houses are the residences of the Self-Defense Forces guarding the borders of the Tokyo area and guarding the monuments.
Noah and Rentaro came here in the evening.
This is a place where even a limo doesn’t want to come in.
Therefore, Noah and Rintaro rode to the 39th district in the outer peripheral area in a limo before they got off. After asking the driver to stand by there, they walked here on foot.
"Although I have seen it many times..." Lentaro looked up at the huge black stone monument, and said with a somewhat complicated tone.
"However, every time I see these dark monoliths, I think that it doesn't look like it would protect the existence of human beings."
"Really?" Noah asked in an indifferent tone.
"So, what kind of existence is more suitable for protecting humans?"
"At least change the color?" Lentaro murmured.
"Like white or something."
"So, you can only think about it." Noah smiled slightly.
"If you want to find a white 錵, it is probably more difficult than developing an artificial artifact."
"However, this color really makes people feel uncomfortable." Lentaro sighed.
"It's like telling humans that even if they continue to survive, the future will only be dark."
"No future is dark." Noah said without any hesitation.
"In my opinion, as long as you can live, there will be a promising future, and in many people's eyes, as long as you can live, let alone the color of the stone monument is black, it means that you are dyed black. , It doesn't matter."
"So, are there so many human beings who have become hopeless in this era?" Rentaro's tone was low.
"It's really not human-like even after thinking about it."
"I think, compared with the previous you who didn't want anything and just wanted to uphold justice, now this sentimental you is even less like you." Noah laughed.
"When did you become so literary?"
"I also think that I'm not like me at all." Rentaro curled his lips.
"It's just some nonsense, you don't need to care."
Hearing that, Noah shrugged and said nothing more. He raised his head and looked at the huge stele in front of him.
"This is the first stone monument, right?"
"That's right." Rentaro tidied up and nodded.
"The first megalithic monument right in front of the Tokyo area is here."
"The Self-Defense Force is stationed around the stone monument all year round. This No. 1 stone monument is equivalent to the headquarters of the Self-Defense Force." Noah touched his chin.
"Soma Sokuma is on duty here, right?"
"At least, that's what it says on the file." Lentaro spread his hands.
"Since the commander of the Self-Defense Force has gone to meet Qi Wu Zongxuan privately in the city, it is really hard to tell if he is not here now."
"Regardless of whether he is or not, our journey is on track." Noah said helplessly.
"After running for a day, I hope that self-righteous guy can make us gain something."
"If I knew that, I should have brought more people here before, right?" Lentaro said as a hindrance.
"As a result, the president of our dignified Fairy Township actually had to travel around and work hard all day in person to investigate one thing. It makes people embarrassed to think about it."
"Rather than hiding in the office and approving documents, I would rather walk it myself like this." Noah narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Besides, this is not an ordinary thing, it's worth my time."
"Isn't it an ordinary thing?" Lentaro was slightly startled, and then reacted.
"Did you find anything?"
"That's right." Noah nodded.
"However, it's just speculation now, and I don't know if Soma Sokuma can give me a clue to confirm my speculation."
"Then let's go there quickly." Rintaro became serious.
"It's getting so late. If you continue to spend it, it will be very detrimental to our investigation."
Noah nodded again.
Then, Noah and Rintaro walked in the direction of the giant stone monument.
…
On the back of the No. 1 megalithic stele, there is a house that is not luxurious but is very large.
It's a house, but at first glance, it looks like a military fortress, surrounded by walls, but inside there are buildings that look like military camps.
Noah and Rintaro came directly to the front of the gate and looked at the barracks.
The barracks in the evening were terribly quiet, with the dark monoliths as the background, it was even more creepy.
Noah and Rentaro looked at each other.
Immediately after, at Noah's signal, Rentaro stepped forward, opened his voice, and shouted directly.
"Is anyone here?"
Rintaro's voice turned into an echo, constantly echoing over the entire barracks.
Under such circumstances, no one responded to Rentaro.
Rentaro frowned and continued to speak.
"We are the policemen who came to patrol on the orders of Lord Shengzi. If anyone is there, please open the door for us immediately!"
Due to the increase in the volume, Rintaro's voice became exceptionally loud, and there was even an echo.
However, there was always a dead silence in response to Rentaro.
Rintaro, who had not waited for any response, furrowed his brows deeper and deeper, and his face became a little ugly.
"Those guys, are they on purpose?"
After all, both the Self-Defense Forces and the Metropolitan Police Department are notoriously rejecting the police, believing that the police have robbed them of their status and work, and are generally hostile to the police.
Maybe it was because they knew that the people who came were Noah and Rintaro, so they deliberately didn't respond and let the two of them have a closed door.
Thinking of this, how could Rentaro's face look good
Just when Rentaro was about to shout something, Noah suddenly pressed Rentaro's shoulder.
"Lentaro." Noah stared closely at the direction of the barracks.
"Do you smell anything?"
"Taste?" Rintaro was startled, and then the tip of his nose moved.
In the next second, Ren Taro's complexion changed abruptly.
"This smell..." Lentaro's complexion became serious.
"Should not..."
"It should be correct." Noah's expression also became unhappy and sad, and he said word by word.
"This is bloody smell."
In a word, let the temperature in the air drop to freezing point suddenly.
"Boom!"
With a muffled sound, Noah and Rintaro both stepped through the ground, turned into afterimages, and jumped up like two streams of light, rushing into the barracks.
And Noah and Rintaro had just crossed the gate, jumped into the air, and printed the scene of the entire military camp into their own eyes. The scenes when they entered the field of vision made both of them feel sinking.
I saw that in the vast military camp, soldiers in the uniforms of the Self-Defense Forces lay all over the ground.
There is a pool of blood under these soldiers, and their bodies are also covered with blood, and there is no breath.
Obviously, all the soldiers of the Self-Defense Forces died too much.
"This..." Rentaro was shocked.
"What's going on?"
Noah paid no attention to Rintaro, but fixedly looked at the bloody scene before him. After a while, he suddenly rushed forward, rushing in one direction.
"Noah?!" Lentaro was startled, and quickly followed.
And Noah stepped over the corpses all the way, and came directly to the building in the center of the barracks.
"boom!"
The sturdy gate was directly kicked and exploded.
Noah stepped into the building, then stopped, looked ahead, fell silent.
Rentaro, who followed closely, stopped beside Noah, and saw the scene ahead as well. After a few changes in his complexion, he gritted his teeth.
In front of the two, a corpse was lying on the ground, his eyes widened and his pupils completely dilated.
That person is Soma Sokuma.