tting detected was not zero, it was enough to assure him that Latis would not aim for him. If he got discovered, Latis would definitely prioritize eliminating him first.

Akira finally understood why Alpha waited until Latis made the first move. At the same time, used Goutol’s men as distractions.

“I bet you will get discovered after you use the annihilator warhead, so let’s end this with one shot.”

“..Yeah, I know.”

Akira felt bad about using Goutol’s men. However, he knew that he did not have the leeway to be complacent and suppressed those feelings. He swapped the ammunition in his RL2 multi-rifles and loaded it with the annihilator warheads. He took aim and mumbled his honest thoughts which suddenly popped up.

“It’s pretty amazing for you to work this hard even after death, but let’s end this. I’ll use the rest of my ammo in exchange.”

With that opening, Akira pulled the trigger.

“..Farewell.”

Akira shot out four annihilator warheads. They split the air and flew straight. They landed on points which would maximize their combined firepower according to Alpha’s calculation.

The fireball created by all four devoured the giant. However, it was still alive. Due to its size, everything under its knee remained intact. Everything inside the fiery sphere got annihilated, with nothing left behind. Meanwhile, everything around it was blown away by the shockwave.

Akira lowered his rifle while still standing on top of the abandoned building. The shockwave even managed to reach him before eventually dying down. Finally, the view of the slums from where he stood returned. It was back to how it looked. Seeing such a scene, Akira heaved a sigh.

“And that was 400 million Aurum.. Well, I guess that’s cheap considering that it allowed me to destroy that thing.”

That was Akira’s honest feelings.

“Alpha, just to make sure, it’s dead, right?”

“Yep, you defeated it. Though, there are pieces of it scattered around. Its core has fully stopped functioning so it should be alright.”

“Alright then, that’s it I guess.. Though, it’s not the end of everything.”

This battle had come to an end. However, his real goal had not progressed at all. His relationship with Lion Steel was still hostile and Chloe was still alive. Akira knew that it was too soon to state this to be the end.

Even so, he expected nothing would happen for the rest of the day. Thus, he heaved a sigh filled with fatigue.

“Well, I guess we are back to waiting for my new equipment from Sakashita then. But if this will happen as long as I stay in the slums, it might be better for me to hide in the wasteland while I wait for my new equipment.”

“You’re right. Let’s think about that while you take a break.. Hold on, Akira! Keep your guard up!!”

Alpha, who was smiling a moment ago, suddenly turned solemn as she warned Akira to put his guard up. Akira immediately got into a fight-or-flight state.

Akira’s information-gathering device detected multiple signals around him. All of them were obviously approaching him and they eventually formed an encirclement around him.

All of them were wearing maid and butler uniforms. It was obvious that they were from the Lion Steel Company. Akira scowled, but the main reason for that was not because of their attire.

After all the fighting that he had to go through, he was able to make a good estimate of how strong someone was. Although his judgment was polished in an unconventional manner, according to it, he knew that those surrounding him were at least as strong or maybe even stronger than Hammerz.

This current situation was far more dire than when he was surrounded by giants. Then one of the maids stepped up and smiled politely at him.

“Please don’t worry, we are not here to fight you.”

“..And you are?”

“I am the representative from Lion Steel company eastern district main branch, Alice. Pleased to meet you.”

“Eastern district.. Main branch..?”

“Yes, I am here as the head of the Lion Steel company. I’ve come to negotiate with you.”

Alice smiled politely at him, who was obviously troubled by her while also being extra cautious of her.