Kaijin Fighter: So I Have to Make Monsters, So What?-Chapter 1509: Energizing Shock to the Face

^Alright, we can bother Zhen Liu about the fact that he is a walking magnet for disaster later,^ Alice declared as she was placed on the ground by Antonio alongside Olstenna. ^For now, let’s just regroup and see if we can find a way to get the hell out of this city before anything bad happens.^

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^What...what’s with the silence and deadpan stares?^

^Nothing, it’s just...^ Antonio trailed off, not wanting to jinx themselves.

^Usually when someone makes that sort of statement, they would get interrupted by an explosive force of energy or the arrival of a new set of foes,^ Osltenna pointed out, consequences be damned. ^So we’re both kind of surprised that nothing has happened—^

TWANG OF JINXING ONESELF!

[HACHIMACHI, WHY DO I SUDDENLY FEEL LIKE I CAN RUN THROUGH A BULL?!] Razorstella suddenly roared as she and Springerdermain both leaped out of Screamira’s arms, looking significantly and inexplicably more energetic than before. As for Screamira, she made sure to put Harriet back on the ground as well before screaming alongside her fellow kaijin.

Needless to say, all of the mortals present were stunned silent and confused once more.

^What...what is happening?^

^I’m just going to take a guess that it has to do with that musical note we heard just a moment ago,^ Alice stated while staring in the direction of Axer’s workshop. ^And that we’re probably going to have to go and check whatever the hell is happening back at there.^

...Wait, if just those on the periphery are already screaming...uh oh...

<=Wait, if you’re doing what we think you’re doing, shouldn’t you find someplace before doing-=>

TWANG!

Zither in hand, Anton played an energetic note that rocked through the workshop and bathed all who occupied it with energy.

The reactions to this note were mixed, but the result was more or less the same.

"Ah!"

"I’m up! I’m up!"

"Where are the hornets? Whose getting shot in the thorax today?!"

The first to wake up were Rianna, Lyona, and Taurna, which was convenient given their sleeping position.

The former slave girls shot up awake with relative ease, as they were used to sleeping and waking at a moment’s notice. This same logic applied to Rianna, as she was used to having to wake up at the very last moment to deal with an opportunistic giant mantis or titanic centipede that was aiming to eat her soft, squishy flesh.

This was a mildly tame reaction.

"AH! WHY DOES MY FACE LIKE IT’S ON FIRE?! WHY DO I LIKE IT?! WHY AM I SCREAMING"

"WHO’S ASS AM I GOING TO BE PUNCH IN TODAY?!"

"THE FUCK KIND OF DECLARATION IS THAT?!"

When Zhen Xing and Zhen Tai awoke from their forced slumber, they leaped into the air and released energetic howls as if they had just choked down several power stimulants at once. In other words, they looked more than ready to fight.

"Bah!"

"Where am I?!"

"Where are we?!"

"Why are we wearing our [Taboo]?!"

"I don’t know..."

The moment the energetic notes hit their ears, Bellona and Alicia immediately jumped into battle stances while instinctively activating their [Taboo] and [Stigma]. Honestly, if Zhen Liu had a camera or was in his right state of mind, he would’ve taken a picture and made it into a poster.

"GAHAHAHAHA! HOLY SHIT!" Zhen Liu shouted as he felt like he was back in control of his body once more. "WHY DO I FEEL LIKE I JUST WOKE UP FROM BEING DEAD AGAIN?!"

Speaking of Zhen Liu, after Anton had played the energizing note, he was immediately ejected from Zhen Liu’s body and was sent all the way back to the [Library of Nowhere]. Which is where he got a front-row seat to Zhen Liu absolutely losing his shit.

From the status window that Logos and Pathos had up to display the well-being of Zhen Liu and his kaijin, he could see a little symbol that looked a bit like a lightning bolt placed next to all of their names. A little icon legend window explained that their current state could be described with the phrase "over-energized."

Zhen Liu would’ve described this moment as being "high as balls."

Regardless of terminology and complexities of language, due to the feedback effect, Zhen Liu’s overenergetic behavior was transmitted and amplified in all of his kaijin.

[GAAAAH, I’M READY TO RIP SOMEONE’S HEAD OFF THEIR SPINE AGAIN!] Nepherage shouted in her super-deformed state.

[THIS IS THE MOST ENERGETIC I’VE FELT IN WEEKS!] Frosttusk shouted while blasting an ultra-tiny snowstorm from his trunk.

[SO THAT’S WHY SO MANY OF THE ROCKSTARS IN THE MAESTRO’S WORLD SNORT THE FUNNY WHITE POWDER!] Hurricroak screeched. [I BET I CAN SING SIX PART HARMONY ALL BY MYSELF RIGHT NOW!]

The kaijin that were currently situated elsewhere around the world at this moment were also feeling high as hell, but not as much as the Ragnarockers.

For the sake of story pacing and the fact that they’re not relevant to the current moment, these scenes have been removed.

"*Yawn! *Ah...why is everybody yelling? I just took the nicest nap...^

Out of complete irony, or at the very least because he was the only motherfucker in the room without a shred of [Chaos] in his veins, forcefully infused or otherwise, Axer woke up last and in the most leisurely manner possible. It took him a hot minute to remember the situation and realize that it wasn’t great.

^Wait...oh fuck! The workshop is under attack! Those Redoxa assholes are...oh wait, you have them tied up here? What the fuck?^

Surprisingly, the Calamity Triplets had yet to be roused from their induced slumber...then again, the reason they were unconscious was because of the vicious blows to their heads.

Side players aside, once everybody was up and conscious again, Jinju Ren and Lythero released massive sighs of relief. The former even made moves to glom onto Zhen Liu.

"Oh thank the ancestors you’re conscious again," Jinju Ren said with relief and sweetness tinging her voice. "I’m not going to lie; if I had to spend any more time with your predecessor, I might’ve thrown my drink at him."

"Okay, I didn’t think he was that bad," Zhen Liu said in a placating tone of voice as Logos and Pathos gave him an info dump to explain the current situation and the events leading up to this point. If Zhen Liu weren’t feeling so amped at this moment, he would’ve been groaning in misery and despair. "But for the time being, let’s focus on the fact that our asses are about to get surrounded and someone needs to open the door for Screamira and others."

"Wait, what?"

Not doubting Zhen Liu’s words in the slightest, Lythero opened the front door and welcomed the entrance of Screamira, Razorstella, Springerdermain, Antonio, Olstenna, and Alice. As the group entered the workshop, the mortal trio of this particular group directed odd glances in Zhen Liu’s direction.

He recognized that look, and he already had his answer prepared.

"Before you even ask or say anything, I’m aware that I might be a karma magnet of some kind at this point. Apparently my luck isn’t just a quirk with [Chaos]."

"Ya think?"

"We were literally, directly above the underground lair of Lord Smoking Mirror," Olstenna stated for the people in the room who didn’t have a constant feed of kaijin information to their brains. "I know it’s a coincidence, but come on!"

At this revelation, all of the mortals in the room immediately turned their gazes towards Zhen Liu’s direction.

Zhen Liu, however, did not have time to feel embarrassed. Right now, there was going to be a conflict brewing, and he needed to make some snap judgments about whether or not they were going to be sticking around and probably get caught up in a battle while underprepared or get the fuck out of dodge and give their enemies time to regroup themselves and come up with more comprehensive strategies.

Either way, the element of surprise and uncertainty that they had just moments ago was now mostly gone. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

This would’ve been the moment Zhen Liu would release a powerful sigh to get everyone’s attention so that he could share his plans with them, but they were already staring at him. Honestly, he really needed to have someone check why the fuck he kept getting into these situations.

"Okay... I have an idea on what we need to do ..."

...Alright, let’s switch perspectives because this is kind of boring.

^What the fuck ...^

When the City Lord of Rainbowden and his fellow elite warriors arrived to where the origin point of the [Law] pillar occurred, he was expecting to see a smoking crater and a shriveled-up body on the ground.

Instead, he found himself staring down into a massive pit that was connected directly to Rainbowden’s underground tunnels.

At the very bottom of this pit, no less, he could make out several forms and faces that belonged on multiple wanted posters.

^Oh...this is going to be a long day...^