Chapter 119: Competing Rivals
Chapter 119: Competing Rivals
Despite his serious injuries, Denji didn't care about what was considered vulgar or noble as a reason. Even with one hand severed, he continued to charge at the Leech Devil with all his might.
"Everyone looks down on what I do..."
"Revenge..."
"Protecting family..."
"Saving a cat..."
"All those things..."
"Your dreams are so grand, that's so nice!"
"So let's have a contest! A dream showdown!"
Denji, covered in blood and filled with rage, charged towards the Leech Devil and said something that could only make one laugh—
"If I kill you! Then your dream isn't even worth as much as touching boobs!"
But before Denji could reach the Leech Devil, or before the chainsaw on his forehead could penetrate its body...
"Splat—!!!"
A long, thin, flesh-colored tongue suddenly pierced through Denji's abdomen.
It was the Leech Devil's tongue.
At this moment, it seemed that Denji no longer had any strength left to resist.
He hung there like a skewer on the Leech Devil's disgusting, elongated tongue.
The Leech Devil opened its mouth wide and politely said, "Excuse me!"
It seemed ready to swallow Denji.
However, at that moment, from a nearby tall building, a slender hand suddenly appeared in the frame.
The hand's index and pinky fingers were extended, while the middle and ring fingers were folded, touching the thumb.
The hand aimed at the Leech Devil about to devour Denji...
It was...
Aki Hayakawa!
He made that hand gesture, closed one eye, and aimed at the Leech Devil. Just as Zhou Wenwei (the reader) was wondering what he was up to—
Next moment...
"Bang—!"
Hayakawa whispered.
And then... A giant fox head suddenly appeared and bit down!
It bit the Leech Devil's head clean off!
But it didn't swallow Denji; his body was flung through the air.
Meanwhile, the Leech Devil's head remained in the fox's mouth, looking confused, "Huh?"
At the same time, alongside Aki Hayakawa, three new Public Safety Devil Hunters appeared behind him.
One was a seemingly mature man with a scar on his face, who looked rather tense.
The other two were women: one was particularly young and petite, wearing a hair clip.
The last female Devil Hunter had short black hair and an eye patch covering her right eye. She appeared to be more seasoned and much calmer.
Looking at the now headless Leech Devil, Hayakawa ordered:
"The Leech Devil has been eliminated."
"Rookies, take care of the survivors and help them evacuate."
"Yes, sir!"
The two new Devil Hunters responded.
"Could you, Himeno-senpai, help with the devil alert?"
Hayakawa asked the short-haired woman.
"No problem."
Himeno smiled.
Afterwards, with Denji, Power, and the cat all being sent to the hospital, the chapter concluded.
"End of Chapter."
Zhou Wenwei found it quite amusing, "Haha, although it's not as interesting as *Edge Walker*, this *Chainsaw Man* is pretty funny. It seems like it's shifting from a serious tone to a more humorous one?"
"But indeed, dreams aren't measured by their size or grandeur."
He felt that this statement was quite true.
Whether a dream is small, grand, vulgar, or noble, it's still a dream.
It's just a part of human desire, so there's no true hierarchy among them.
The only difference is the depth of one's obsession with those desires.
Next, Zhou Wenwei turned to another new manga he had recently discovered, which seemed quite promising—*God Race*.
After the second chapter, *God Race* began introducing its world-building plot.
The seemingly downtrodden Yang Mingfei was admitted to Kasaer Academy, which was far from just an ordinary elite university.
The place... was full of extraordinary people.
How extraordinary?
Everyone there had the blood of gods flowing through their veins, making them hybrid demigods. How extraordinary is that?
At this academy, once someone awakens their bloodline, even the most delicate-looking girl could pull off a slam dunk, outrun world records, and possess strength comparable to a strongman.
This bizarre academy also believed that once upon a time, gods ruled the world.
And humans were nothing more than the wretched monkeys under the gods' rule.
However, they believed that the gods were merely sleeping and would challenge human rule again someday.
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As hybrids with human hearts and demigod abilities, it was their duty to resist the ancient gods.
The academy trained the best students, sending them across the world to guard against the awakening of individual members of the God Race, and if necessary, formulate plans to put the defiant gods back to sleep.
To everyone's surprise, Yang Mingfei turned out to be one of the best among them, being classified as an S-rank hybrid.
The plot and setting of the story are undoubtedly thrilling and standout.
Especially since many readers could relate to the downtrodden protagonist, although... sometimes his inexplicable angst was quite ridiculous.
But these flaws were overshadowed by the story's strengths, allowing readers to immerse themselves in it.
Thus, after a few slow chapters, the popularity of *God Race* suddenly surged, propelling it into the top ten rankings.
Its popularity might not match *Chainsaw Man* yet, but it's worth noting that *Chainsaw Man* is still riding on the popularity of *Edge Walker*.
Even after two months, the popularity of *Edge Walker* hadn't waned much.
This is because...
*Edge Walker's* anime is already in production, attracting significant attention from fans.
Naturally, this has kept interest high.
In this week's latest chapter of *God Race*, Yang Mingfei continued to impress. At the academy, after witnessing his crush Chen Nono being "killed"...
Yang Mingfei suddenly awakened and, with the shooting skills he honed in a game, took down the academy's two big shots—Student Council President Caesar Gattuso and Lionheart Society President Chu Zihan—with just two shots.
Though he later found out that the bullets were blanks as part of the academy's annual "Freedom Day" event and that his crush wasn't actually dead...
He still made a big splash, especially since the students and faculty at the academy learned that he was the first S-rank hybrid in ten years, which only made him seem even more impressive.
And thus, the chapter ended.
"This *God Race* is also quite interesting, with a bit of a sci-fi flavor."
Zhou Wenwei was intrigued, as it seemed that the demigod hybrids in *God Race* used guns and technology to slay gods.
It really made one curious about how they would go about killing gods...
"Among the recently serialized works, it seems like only this *God Race* can compete with *Chainsaw Man*."
"But one is *God Race*, the other is *Chainsaw Man*, so it's basically gods versus devils..."
Zhou Wenwei mused with interest.
(End of Chapter)