Hunter of the Perished World

The backdrop of New Hong Kong's megalopolis is simple.

In the past, there were four MCPs in the area that were overpopulated. Shanghai, Nanjing, Suzhou, and Hangzhou.

And because of Wargrave's ability to build a portress in the MCP, four portfolios were created relatively close by. And your connection to Fortress was the beginning of the Wargrave Central Asian Army.

Of course, the four portless air conditioning systems had to bring about the security stabilization of the area itself. Thanks to this, civilians are gathering, and people living as security collateral are now in New Hong Kong.

In fact, Wargrave was not interested in the lives of civilians, but as a result, a major city was created.

Fortress and New Hong Kong still had no connection to the surface. But it's not enough that Wargrave is interfering in any way with Megalopolis.

No one knew what it was like.

New Hong Kong is the largest active area for hunters, so chips are constantly supplied. The fact that it's a place where you can live without worrying about monsters was enough for Megalopolis to evolve. Production facilities and factories are in operation.

There is still something called service.

That's how far the people of the wilderness have gotten from Megalopolis. This is also Wargrave territory, so Jean and her group have no choice but to stop the armored car at the city entrance. There is also the risk of theft, but there is nothing good in Wargrave's ears to tell of the presence of an unidentified armored car.

”Let's walk from here. “

Fortunately, under a pile of rubble, I was able to hide the armored car in a place where people wouldn't find it. The three of them stepped down and began walking towards New Hong Kong.

Light always brings that much shade.

Instead of monsters, there is capital violence in megalopolis, and there is widespread coercion, robbery, murder, theft, and crime.

Wargrave is the only force capable of maintaining the security of this massive group, but they are not interested in such a thing.

Slatters who grabbed human flesh in the fields became gangsters out of civilization, and gangs wage war to dominate the city. In the middle of the day, there's a gunfight and people are dying.

After the end of the world, the human enemy was a monster. But it was before it was destroyed, like it was in savages and primitives. The truth that man is the greatest enemy is man is being replicated in this great city of savages.

With Wargrave and the metropolis together, the city's ruler has always changed. Civilizations that were reproduced in this strange world could be encountered in many different ways, but those who first came to the city once ruled the world, but were now the first to see what was lost.

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It's an ad.

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There were numerous billboards that were prominently displayed even though they had not yet crossed the city line.

There are corporations in the metropolitan area that are the breadwinners of capital. Companies also appeal to the public using a medium called advertising.

In the past, the natural scenery has now become unfamiliar. And the billboard was engraved with red rocks or scraped metal.

[Stop the warlord of Odin Corporation!]

It was on the Odin Corporation billboard.

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It was scraped with scraps of steel on an atomic chemical billboard, and there was also a disagreement about the blame. Of course, it was obvious that if I went there, I wouldn't be able to see it.

Leona was able to read some of the reality of Shanghai's megalopolis just by reading the billboard.

”I don't want to go in already. “

I don't know what it is, but Leona shakes her head as soon as she reads that there are many troublesome problems.

Leona was able to see the gray mist flowing across the horizon, and again, she could sense the betrayal of her expectations.

There is absolutely no place in the world that is not a problem. In their view, the largest buildings in the dominant metropolitan area were visible from a very long distance.

The visible Lamfil could see flashing lights and letters on the top of the building.

[Odin Corporation is always with you!]

“Hmm…. ”

Ramfil didn't feel positive about what he said.

“I'm here.... ”

“Why?”

“It's nothing. ”

Ramfil continues to walk, and somehow the letters of that massive building continue to be noticed.

”Wow... “

Leona didn't know to keep her mouth shut when she saw flashing neon signs and countless people on the streets.

[Avatar Noodles]

[fork and injection]

[Epsilon Meatballs]

Leona's finger twitches as she walks the blinking streets of words she doesn't even know what she's talking about.

”Hey, what's that over there? “

”A restaurant. I sell food. “

”That one?“

”Well…. This looks like a place to sell synthetic meat. “

”Synthetic meat? What's that? “

”Fake meat that artificially produces meat.... “

Gene gives an answer and stares at Leona.

”Don't keep digging like a hillbilly. That's what I'm trying to do. “

”He's a bumpkin. What am I supposed to do? “

I wasn't wrong, but Jean frowned. Even Ramfil was speeding around, pretending not to be strange.

The passers-by were dressed in gorgeous but well-dressed clothes, and some in shiny suits. It was definitely a landscape that could not be seen anywhere else.

Like all the chips in the vicinity, this place was sufficiently abundant for energy conditions. This was the only place that there was a plausible building built after the destruction.

[Sigma Security Your Safety]

Private security companies were also located everywhere. If there are a lot of chips, there are those who are after it, and if they pay a certain amount, a bodyguard will come after them.

In fact, some of the wealthy were moving in tandem with private security. But someone sits in the alleyway staring down at the side of the road. It was not hard to know that there was no one as hairy as me.

Some wander the streets with guards, some peek for pickpockets in alleyways, and some get drunk and spread out, and others get beaten up and die.

Tons of voices have been heard around you.

”Please…. If I can't work here, I... “

”Tomorrow is District 49B. Don't forget.“

”Payment is delayed, but this is no fun. “

”Isn't it your fault for being so stubborn and so expensive? “

”This is all I have today... “

”If you just look at me once... “

”Do you have a lot of chips? “

Leona was getting dizzy with a lot of stories and words. Leona thought it was troublesome even though it was hard for her to understand the feelings that were being heard even if she didn't want to hear them. Gene walks recklessly nowhere.

As is familiar with this city, Gene looked around and walked my way. Perhaps it was because of that familiarity, I did not have two flying flies, such as pickpockets or robbers, snagged.

Ramfil, who was walking for a long time, asked.

”How much farther? “

Megalopolis had people and buildings everywhere it could see, and beyond that was a city. It was difficult to reach my destination by walking Gene looks around, finds a sign and says,

”Just a little further. “

[ Station 34]

That's what it said on the sign that Gene pointed to.

Leona looks at the subway station, her eyes wide open. The sight of tons of people standing idly outside the rails, for sure, was enough to question Leona.

”What is this? “

”It looks like a railroad. It's similar to the one you used to transport cargo inside Fortress. “

Megalopolis is of considerable size and is not easy to navigate. The railway, which was rebuilt and repaired by renovating the railway lines and railway installations that had been used in the past, was designed to allow it to travel back and forth throughout the Megalopolis area.

Demand-driven goods were created and substantial productive bases were built in megalopolis, so the railways were operating at a crude level compared to the past.

Gene lined up at the ticket office and waited for the order. Gene looked at the route and said briefly.

”Three to Station 43. “

9 chips, please board line 4. “

There could be no electronic card, so the train was a way to cut and ride tickets. The ticket office staff greeted Jin with a beautiful smile.

”Thank you for taking the Odin Corporation train again today. “

Receiving a friendly, office greeting, they walked past the ticket office and into history.

Ramfil and Leona stalk after losing like baby birds chasing mother birds. Neither one of them understood what was going on.

”Stick close, or you'll be in trouble if you lose it. “

”Ugh, yeah. I was just thinking the same thing. “

A sudden awareness that if I miss Jean in this crowded place, she might become Mia. Leona grabs Gin's coat. Of course, Gene could understand that.

”…… what's wrong with you? “

Ramfildo follows you from the right, holding onto Gin's arm.

”I don't want any trouble either. “

Gene sighs and leads both people to Line 4 elevation. The station was surrounded by a fence and an armed guard patrolling the perimeter, though it was a subway and not a subway.

There were a lot of people waiting, and everyone was making a lifelong face. Ramfil looked around and looked at the billboards.

Gene briefly explained the principles and benefits of advertising, and Leona and Ramfil nodded. The subway was a significant facility with a floating population, so the advertisement was a very effective place.

It would be difficult to cover the cost of maintaining these large facilities on its own, and the main source of income was potentially advertising rich. Historically, there have been so many advertisements that my eyes have been dazzled.

Ramfil takes a moment to think and opens his mouth.

”Does that Odin Corporation control the railways? “

”I don't think it's domination.... Well, you can't be that wrong. Yes.“

Gin laughs because it's funny what Ramfil says. In the end, except for Gene, they were just a bunch of hillbillies.

Thump, thump!

It was natural for the train to turn its eyes upside down again.

It's been a long time since I came to New Hong Kong, Jindo. The metropolitan area was always changing, and it was the first time I had seen most of the progress. In the case of trains, it was worse and slower than in the past. Many companies have also disappeared or resurfaced.

Everything changes in the big city. There were a number of advertisements and facilities that had not existed in the past, but Gene was familiar with the city so it was not difficult to act.

Some have progressed, some have regressed.

Leona asked on the heavily shaken subway. Leona submits herself to the flow, as if she would rather just accept that than be surprised. One by one, there were so many things in the city that I thought I might die of a heart attack within the day.

”So there's no such thing as a monk or a leader? “

”We can't do that because it's too big. “

The law of the free city and Castle had not been adopted, and there were other companies that were completely devoid of concept.

”The largest force in the metropolitan area is the company. And gangs rule places like Harlem and the Slum. The city's atmosphere changes as the company plays. “

Different companies have different areas of influence. And in the favelas that businesses don't care about, the urbanized Slater Gang is dominated.

”That company means slatters can't do anything about it? “

Jin nods at Ramfil's question.

”The difference between an army and an alley thug. “

Companies cultivate near-military security groups to protect themselves, and as a major city, they are enormous. Of course, if slatters are cruel, they can't fight corporations.

”Rather it's a symbiotic relationship. “

Occasionally, companies use the gangs to do dirty things. Even though there was no law in the first place, the gangs sometimes put the name of the company first.

Rather, gangsters are sometimes servants of businesses here.

”Power sheets change every time, so we don't know for sure, but there's always a strong group in every region. “

Even if it wasn't just corporations and gangs, there were times when half as many big hands held capital in the surrounding area dominated the area.

The metropolitan area is a stadium of numerous capitalists. It was right to regard war as a gathering of hundreds of free cities that sometimes change rulers.

”The city is divided into hundreds of compartments. Each of them has a group or individual who controls the region, even if they are not the dominant. “

”Trouble.... “

One empire called the Great City was tiring to even live as a member.

”So there are more leaders in each area than one? “

Jean nods at Leona's question.

”Yes, except for one place. “

”Where is it? “

Gene points to the direction of the railroad as if to ask what.

”Where we're going now. “

It is the only place in the metropolitan city that is neither on anyone's side nor owned by anyone. Perfect neutral ground.

It was a hunter's nest.

Jinn's group leaves Station 43, returning their tickets and heading back out to the streets. Although people were coming and going, there were definitely fewer people than anywhere else.

Sazam Ramfil wondered about the word neutral zone itself.

”Then why did they leave it here in the Neutral Zone? In the first place, which district do you need to rule? “

”If you put a zone in control, you can influence every chip that comes and goes there. The big city is rich and powerful, and if you rule a certain district, you can make more money. We can't just leave this place as a Neutral Zone, we have to leave it as a Neutral Zone. “

”Why?“

Capture any region for money. Anyone with a nest full of chips like a hunter would want it in their hands.

”Hmm…. What do you think would happen if taxes were to be levied against every single one of them? “

It didn't take them long to realize that it wasn't worth asking.