Demon hunter's Cooking Manual

The reconstruction of the Kinki region began last week.

In fact, the riots that night didn't affect too many buildings in the Kinki region. Other than Hanakaiin Family, the damages were mostly minor losses caused by panic.

Nevertheless, the reconstruction still started.

At least, officially.

"What are those guys upstairs thinking?"

"Why do I have to wear armor?"

"It's too heavy, and they want us to patrol for two hours on top of that."

A young patrol officer muttered under his breath.

It sounded like a complaint, but when envious glances from nearby people swept over, the young officer immediately puffed out his chest defiantly.

His older partner, seeing his somewhat unworthy display, couldn't help but grumble with irritation.

"If you don't want to wear it, take it off."

"Hehe, no way."

The young officer replied with a grin, then leaned closer to his partner, lowering his voice to ask, "Can this kind of armor really fend off those monsters? And can our current pistols really kill them?"

It wasn't just the armor.

At this moment, strapped to one side of the two patrol officers' waists, was a specially designed handgun.

Slightly larger than a standard pistol, it required fingerprint identification to activate.

This was also newly issued standard equipment.

"What are you thinking?"

"You think you're the 'Sword Saint'?"

"Those monsters aren't something we can handle."

"Dealing with smaller ones is the best we can do."

"If you really want to fight those kinds of monsters, then train seriously and work hard to qualify for 'Zero Division' first."

The older officer answered.

"'Zero Division'..."

"I wish I could join."

The young patrol officer's eyes lit up with longing.

The older officer silently shook his head with a sigh.

Of course, 'Zero Division' was aspirational. Ever since those monsters suddenly appeared two weeks ago, information about 'Zero Division', this special operations unit, was made public to everyone.

Protecting ordinary people from monster attacks!

This was the mission of 'Zero Division'.

Only then did people realize there had always been individuals secretly protecting them from strange and mysterious monsters.

This was why, when 'Zero Division' started recruiting civilians, so many people eagerly signed up.

Those being protected should also become protectors.

This core philosophy quietly spread.

However, not everyone could enter 'Zero Division'.

In truth, the elimination rate for 'Zero Division' was absurdly high.

Only one qualified candidate emerged out of hundreds.

Such a high elimination rate meant that only those extraordinarily talented could remain.

As for him—or them?

It meant they could only serve as assistants.

Just like before.

But looking at his partner's youthful vitality, the older officer didn't say much more.

After all, people need to have dreams.

What if they come true?

Still, life goes on.

"Let's move to the next spot."

The older officer urged his partner.

The younger partner took a deep breath and immediately got moving.

Although the armor was enviable, its 20-pound weight was tough for him to handle.

At first, it wasn't too bad; but as time passed, this 20-pound burden became as heavy as a thousand pounds. Even with auxiliary equipment, it was still exhausting, as the auxiliary system could only be activated in critical moments.

Beep, beep, beep!

"Attention, Patrol Unit F-112, Patrol Unit F-112."

"Incident detected in Zone Z 1-33."

"Immediate support needed!"

The voice over the radio prompted the two officers, who were just about to continue their patrol, to quickly press the buttons hidden beneath the gauntlets on their left arms.

Hiss!

Gas emitted from the base of their armor, lifting their feet off the ground. Using neck-mounted controls, they quickly maneuvered in low-altitude flight mode toward the incident location.

This was the auxiliary system.

A fusion of technology and secret techniques.

Though not yet perfect, it was already very effective.

When the two arrived at the incident scene, the situation had already been dealt with.

"Looks like it was a ghoul trying to escape during a purge."

"You two handle the perimeter security here."

Urashima gave a terse command to the two arriving patrol officers, waved to his five subordinates, and moved on.

His mission was not yet complete.

A nest of ghouls hiding in the sewer had another one that escaped.

He would not tolerate such monsters appearing in the bustling city streets.

Since 'Zero Division' entered the public's view, monsters were no longer allowed in urban areas—this was an order from above, and one Urashima wholeheartedly supported.

At the very least, it allowed civilians to sleep soundly at night.

After nearly three hours, Urashima tracked down the escaping ghoul.

He also inadvertently discovered a group of female spider monsters—creatures that lured humans using heads resembling young girls. In truth, aside from the human-like head, the rest of their bodies were spiders.

Even the human heads were spoils they had hunted.

This group of female spiders was the primary reason for Urashima's delay.

Compared to ghouls, which could be dealt with using standard firepower, the female spiders' car-sized bodies required both heavy firepower and containment measures.

"Lucky I made it in time."

Urashima glanced at his watch.

Three in the afternoon.

An hour left until the appointment.

Accelerating would get him there in time without issue.

After placing the rocket launcher back in the trunk, Urashima got into his car, pressed the gas pedal, and sped toward Hanakaiin Family's territory.

When Urashima arrived, some had already shown up.

Hui Lijing, Hu Qiandai, and the old monk from Tongshou Temple.

"Master."

Urashima bowed respectfully to the old monk before greeting Hui Lijing and Hu Qiandai.