Even though they all attacked together, they only managed to damage the Worm Devil's insignificant body parts. None of their attacks could break through the exoskeletal defense on its head.
In contrast, Vice-Captain Otonashi took down the Worm Devil with just a single strike. The massive blood-colored sword wave he unleashed sent tremors through their very souls.
"T-That should have killed the Worm Devil for good, right...?"
"That must have been Vice-Captain Otonashi's Devil power just now, right? That was terrifying! And it even seemed to affect us as well. Just what kind of devil is that?!"
"Let's not speculate recklessly. The Vice-Captain's devil must be an extremely important secret that cannot be easily exposed."
They were still recovering from their shock, staring blankly at the Worm Devil's corpse.
At this moment, Chiya had already withdrawn the Blade of Wrath into his palm. Simply summoning the sword and holding it, even without using it, would gradually exert a weak negative influence on him.
He extracted a piece of flesh from the Worm Devil's corpse—flesh belonging to the Gun Devil—and carefully placed it into his pocket.
"You are the most unique human I have ever seen, bar none. If anyone else had used my power like you just did, they would have completely lost their sanity."
Suddenly, the Wrath Devil's voice echoed in surprise.
"To be honest, even if I swung the sword a few more times, it wouldn't have been a big deal." Chiya replied indifferently.
Currently, his "Vitality" attribute allowed him to unleash nearly ten consecutive strikes with the Blade of Wrath. If he exceeded that limit, his Mangekyō Sharingan would temporarily be unable to absorb anger-based emotions, and only then would his rationality begin to deteriorate.
"I see..."
The Wrath Devil fell into a brief silence.
Though it was hard to believe, she had an inexplicable feeling that this young human was telling the truth.
At that moment, Chiya spoke again: "Let's check again to see if there are any remaining devils. We must ensure absolute safety before leaving."
"Understood!"
"Yes, sir!"
After this battle, their respect and admiration for Vice-Captain Otonashi had grown even deeper.
Not only was his physical combat exceptional, but his devil power was also terrifyingly overwhelming.
Chiya thoroughly searched every suite on the second floor and found three more corpses of what appeared to be Worm Devil clones that had simply dropped dead.
After all, these clones were created from the Worm Devil's devil power. Once the main body died, its devil energy completely dissipated as well.
"What a waste..."
Chiya couldn't help but feel a pang of regret.
Each of these was a walking source of attribute points!
But there was nothing he could do. He couldn't deliberately avoid the Worm Devil's main body just to hunt down its clones. If he were alone, it would be feasible, but having teammates with him would put them in danger.
No matter what, he wouldn't risk his teammates' lives just for attribute points.
Unless he transported all five of them into his Kamui space, but that was unnecessary. Moving five people at once would consume an enormous amount of energy, and it would also expose the secret of his Kamui space.
With that, they proceeded to the third floor.
The third floor also had a few more corpses of clones that had suddenly perished. It was now certain that there were no devils left.
However, in the last suite on the third floor, Chiya found a still-alive middle-aged man and a little girl who was on the brink of death, missing an arm.
Just as he entered, he heard the middle-aged man roar in fury. He gritted his teeth and, without hesitation, used a kitchen knife to sever his own leg, which had been trapped under a collapsed wall. He paid no heed to the blood gushing from his severed ankle, staggering to embrace the little girl before falling to the side.
Boom!
At that moment, another section of the wall collapsed, crashing precisely onto the spot where the girl had just been lying.
Seeing this, Chiya immediately kicked away the debris blocking the doorway. "We are Public Security Devil Hunters from Tokyo. You are safe now."
Ishii Rinka quickly rushed over to stop the bleeding of the middle-aged man and the little girl, using her devil energy to heal them.
The middle-aged man clutched the girl tightly, sobbing uncontrollably, his eyes already swollen red from crying. The little girl was clearly his daughter.
She had lost an arm to the Worm Devil and was on the brink of death.
Seeing this, Ishii Rinka couldn't help but reveal a sorrowful expression and comforted the man, "Please hold on. Your daughter still has a chance. There's a high probability that she can be saved."
She wasn't just offering empty consolation. Devil energy had revolutionized the medical field. Her healing abilities alone surpassed most conventional treatments, and the medical capabilities in Tokyo hospitals, utilizing devil energy, were even more extraordinary.
However, Public Security Devil Hunters were given priority in receiving treatment, and ordinary citizens rarely had the opportunity.
Fortunately, with her abilities alone, she could save this father and daughter.
Meanwhile, Chiya effortlessly lifted the collapsed wall with one hand, retrieving the severed foot of the middle-aged man.
In this world, Devil energy had advanced medical science to the point where severed limbs could be reattached with high success rates. However, the detached limb had to be recovered first.
He then searched one of the nearby dead clones and found the little girl's severed arm, surprisingly intact.
It seemed that the Worm Devil clone had bitten off her arm but had neither chewed nor digested it in time.
Handing the severed limbs to Ishii Rinka, Chiya said, "I'll leave the rest to you. Take them to the hospital. If they need funds for the reattachment surgeries, I can cover the costs."
"We can't let the Vice-Captain bear the cost alone. We want to help too."
"Count me in!"
The others also stepped forward, wanting to contribute.
They had been deeply moved by the father's actions—he had cut off his own foot without hesitation to save his daughter.
Two reattachment surgeries would likely cost around one million yen. For any Public Security Devil Hunter, this was not a significant sum.
If the father and daughter had health insurance, the cost would be even lower.
Moreover, since they planned to split the cost, it became even more trivial.
"Alright then."
Chiya nodded and continued, "Ishii Rinka, take them to the hospital first. We'll stay behind to brief the police."
"Understood!"
Ishii Rinka immediately assisted the father and daughter in leaving.
At that moment, Chiya spoke inwardly to the Wrath Devil: "You saw that just now, didn't you? It was the emotion of anger that pushed that father to his limits. If it weren't for the anger born from his desire to save his daughter, she wouldn't have survived."
"..."
The Wrath Devil didn't respond.
Even so, Chiya continued, maintaining a serious tone: "If that father knew of your existence, I think he would be grateful to you. At the very least, I want to thank you."
"I don't know if he would thank me, but I do know that you have quite a sweet tongue. If you were talking to a young human girl instead, she'd probably be utterly charmed by you."
The Wrath Devil finally responded, with a teasing tone.
She didn't dislike this interaction—it was rather amusing~
"..."
Now it was Chiya's turn to fall silent, completely speechless.
He was clearly being serious, yet she was making baseless accusations!