Li Ge scanned the area, then fixed his gaze on the Kabaneri that the chubby man and middle-aged woman had transformed into, stepping forward to find an opportunity to decapitate them as well.
However, he still felt no physical enhancement whatsoever.
"It seems, in the system's judgment, these people don't count as plot characters?"
After experimentation, Li Ge concluded that killing these plot characters from Infinite Terror would not trigger the system's function.
After all, Kabaneri could trigger it, so there was no reason for Mu Gang and others who had turned into Kabaneri not to.
Sigh.
Li Ge glanced at the train car, muttering, "This is good too."
There was something else he hadn't said.
That was, at least he wouldn't have to agonize over whether to attack his own people in life-or-death situations, like in Resident Evil 2, to gain strength and survive.
After all, people have varying degrees of closeness, and after spending a long time together, even Li Ge would find it hard to harm Zheng Zha and the others once he became familiar with them.
The reason he had this thought now was simply that Zheng Zha and the others were merely familiar strangers in Li Ge's eyes.
His own life was naturally far more important than a stranger's, but what if a stranger became a friend?
Or even a lover?
Li Ge wasn't Chu Xuan; he couldn't act without any burden. He had a low bottom line, but he wasn't without one.
Having obtained this result, Li Ge lost the mood to continue killing Kabaneri. He simply retreated behind the defense line and idled with his Steam Gun, waiting for the protagonist to appear.
The other samurai had no objections; after all, Li Ge had just run back and forth, saving them several times, so it was normal for him to need a rest now.
He didn't have to wait too long before Li Ge's gaze fell on two people who arrived later.
One of them wore a cloak and held a modified Steam Gun. He showed no fear facing the Kabaneri, able to blast open a Kabaneri's heart with one shot at close range.
And by his side was a slightly chubby boy.
As expected, these were the protagonists of this anime: Ikoma, an even more genuine Holy Mother protagonist than Zheng Zha, and his chubby sidekick, Cheng Sheng.
However, just as these two finally managed to reach Kōtetsujō, they were blocked by nearby samurai.
"Are you craftsmen? Take off your clothes obediently and let us inspect you. You can only board if you have no wounds!"
A samurai held up his gun, blocking Ikoma and Cheng Sheng.
Ikoma was fine, but Cheng Sheng, beside him, broke out in a cold sweat.
After all, Ikoma had indeed been bitten just now, but he hadn't turned into a Kabaneri. However, if it were exposed, these samurai wouldn't listen to any explanations.
It was estimated that Ikoma would be shot dead by them in the next second.
But before Ikoma could say anything, a Steam Gun bullet suddenly pierced through the cloak tied around Ikoma's neck.
The knotted cloak fell to the ground, and with nothing to hide it, Ikoma's glowing heart, identical to a Kabaneri's, was exposed to everyone's gaze.
"Ka-Kabaneri! It's a Kabaneri! Shoot quickly!"
A civilian not far from Ikoma suddenly screamed in terror.
"Wait, wait a moment, listen to me first." Cheng Sheng bravely tried to explain for Ikoma.
But the next moment, gunshots erupted, and the nearby samurai fired at Ikoma without hesitation.
Frightened, Cheng Sheng, who was beside him, immediately dropped to the ground.
Ping-pong!
Ikoma staggered from the impacts but remained unharmed due to his Kabaneri's physical constitution.
He even managed to steady himself and shouted at the samurai, "I'm not a Kabaneri, I'm human! I've controlled the Kabaneri virus!"
"Nonsense! A Kabaneri still wants to pretend to be human!" A samurai shouted with bloodshot eyes, his actions not stopping at all.
Clearly, no one would believe Ikoma.
After all, for so many years, no one had been seen to be infected and not turn into a Kabaneri.
Moreover, Ikoma's orange-glowing heart was identical to a Kabaneri's.
This further intensified the fear of these people.
Li Ge watched this farce at his leisure. Even after being treated like this, Ikoma, the Holy Mother, didn't think of fighting back. Instead, he just stood there, protecting his eyes and continuing to defend himself.
It made Li Ge feel speechless.
That bullet just now was fired by him, precisely to expose Ikoma's Kabaneri identity.
That way, when he wanted to kill this guy, he would have many samurai as an aid.
Just by himself, his double physical attributes were no match for Ikoma, who had become a Kabaneri.
So now was not the time for him to act. Li Ge needed to seize the opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
He needed to first eliminate Cheng Sheng, a supporting character with significant screen time, to gain more power before he could confidently deal with Ikoma.
Now, Cheng Sheng was lying on the ground, scared by the samurai's guns, fearing he might be accidentally hit.
And the protagonist Ikoma was focused on blocking bullets, not paying attention to his good friend.
For Li Ge, this was a good opportunity.
Li Ge seized the chance, aimed his Steam Gun at Cheng Sheng's head, and decisively pulled the trigger.
The next moment, Cheng Sheng's head exploded like a ball.
【Killed Cheng Sheng, gained 2000 reward points and one C-rank side plot.】
The Main God's prompt sound appeared simultaneously with the system's enhancement, causing Li Ge to let out a slight hum.
This time, Li Ge's physical attributes increased by at least two hundred points. Although he didn't gain any other skills, his overall physical attributes, according to the Main God's evaluation, were now at least 400 points.
"Indeed, the system is what I rely on to survive in this world."
Li Ge's sense of security resurfaced, and at the same time, he cast a murderous gaze towards Ikoma.
As long as he killed him, at least in this horror movie, apart from Zhang Jie, nothing could threaten Li Ge.
Even if he encountered the Kabaneri collective, Black Smoke, that appeared in the plot, he could escape even if he couldn't defeat it!
"Cheng Sheng!!" Ikoma saw the scene of his good friend's head exploding and immediately roared, his eyes wide with fury.
With his physical constitution, he clearly detected the direction from which the bullet came, turned his head, and locked onto Li Ge not far away.
Li Ge also raised his hand and greeted him.
Then he instantly drew his sword and slashed towards him, even wearing an excited smile brought by the pleasure of becoming stronger.
"Everyone cease fire! Don't hit Lord Li Ge!"
One of the samurai saw Li Ge's action and immediately shouted.
Li Ge had protected Lady Ayame at Jiuzhi Laiqi's dying request and even killed many Kabaneri in front of them, saving many samurai.
Therefore, with his current prestige, he would still command the trust of many samurai.
These samurai simultaneously stopped shooting, instead drawing their swords and preparing to support Li Ge.
At Li Ge's current speed, these samurai only saw a blur flash by before they saw the Steam Gun held by Ikoma break into two pieces.
Li Ge's original strike had been aimed at Ikoma's neck, but with the opponent's physical attributes, he eventually reacted and blocked it with his Steam Gun.
"So strong! Is Lord Li Ge really that strong? He can even cut through a Steam Gun made of steel!"
One of the samurai murmured in shock.
Li Ge didn't pay attention to the samurai's shock; his attention was focused on Ikoma.
Seeing that this strike missed, he didn't stop, using the force of the slash to half-turn his body and deliver a reverse cut, once again slashing towards Ikoma's neck.
Clang!
Ikoma's eyes widened in horror, and he desperately pulled his body backward, but he still felt a chill on his neck.
Li Ge, seeing this, clicked his tongue, somewhat displeased.
This strike still failed to kill Ikoma directly; it only cut the steel ring around his neck into two halves, causing it to fall off.
This guy, he really wants to kill me!
Ikoma looked at Li Ge in horror. He could feel that the other party didn't care whether he was a Kabaneri or not; this man simply wanted to kill him!
"You bastard!"
Extreme fear was followed by anger, coupled with the death of his good friend. Ikoma knew he had no retreat.
Even if he died, he would avenge Cheng Sheng.
But Li Ge didn't care about the other party's reaction. Since he was going to attack this protagonist, the outcome was simply life or death.