Hunters brave the ruins of a long-dead civilization at the behest of the corporate city-states who thrive on its detritus. Amidst the decay lie powerful artifacts of ancient technology, eclipsing anything the corporations can develop. For a few successful hunters, the search for these relics is a road to untold riches. For most, it's a shortcut to slaughter at the hands of mutant bioweapons and robotic sentinels. And for those trapped at the bottom of society, it's the only way out.
Akira is uneducated, underfed, and unprotected-just another homeless kid in the sprawling slums between the walls of Kugamayama City and the deadly wastelands which surround it. Relic hunting offers his only hope of clawing his way to a better life outside the slums. But his first, desperate foray into the ruins threatens to end his brief life-until he meets a mysterious, incorporeal woman named Alpha.
Akira is uneducated, underfed, and unprotected-just another homeless kid in the sprawling slums between the walls of Kugamayama City and the deadly wastelands which surround it. Relic hunting offers his only hope of clawing his way to a better life outside the slums. But his first, desperate foray into the ruins threatens to end his brief life-until he meets a mysterious, incorporeal woman named Alpha.
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Akira joins the bounty hunt with Shikarabe and the other Druncam veterans. But right before they set off, Shikarabe asks Akira to let a young rookie named Togami accompany him. The conceited Togami can't believe he has to team up with someone who looks as wimpy as Akira, but as the two boys fend off the wasteland's monsters, Togami quickly realizes his mistake. And just in time, for when the mighty tankrantula-a behemoth worth 800 million aurum-appears, veterans and rookies alike must fight together with their lives on the line!