CHAPTER 37: CHAPTER 5: REBELLIOUS YOUTH

The sudden appearance of several people made Su Xiao stop his action; he fumbled around Li Shi’s body for a long time but still couldn’t find the organ called Kakuhou.

When his left hand withdrew from Li Shi’s abdomen, Li Shi’s body clearly trembled, lying flat on the ground with a look as if she’d been played with.

If Li Shi were lucky enough to escape, Su Xiao would become her shadow.

"Bronze Tree."

The sudden appearance of these people was not of minor roles.

According to Su Xiao’s memory, the little girl wrapped in bandages was indeed the head of Bronze Tree, the King of the One-eyed · Yoshimura Aet.

Yoshimura Aet usually uses the alias Takatsuki Sen, disguising herself as a novelist, mingling within human society.

As the rarely seen one-eyed in the ghoul world, Takatsuki Sen’s strength was beyond doubt. Although among SSS-level ghouls not the top, she could not be underestimated either.

The people around Takatsuki Sen were SS-level ghoul Duduo Liang, SS ghoul Ye Lu, and S-level ghoul Kirishima Ayato respectively.

Duduo Liang wore a red mask and a white windbreaker, with the mask covering the lower half of his face, making it impossible to see his appearance.

Ye Lu was wrapped even more tightly, with nothing but his hands exposed.

Kirishima Ayato also wore a mask, his red eyes defiantly staring at Su Xiao.

The goal of the four was evident, to capture Kamishiro Rize. The earlier appearance of the Gecko was also to capture Kamishiro Rize.

"Release her, or die."

Duduo Liang spoke in a flat tone; it didn’t sound threatening, but a Heko had already appeared behind him.

The headless corpse of the Gecko lay nearby, and although the group didn’t dread Su Xiao, they didn’t underestimate him either.

Being able to defeat two S-level ghouls demonstrated Su Xiao’s strength, but there was still a conjecture among the present ghouls that perhaps the Gecko and Kamishiro Rize had mutually wounded each other, and Su Xiao had simply reaped the benefits.

"Seems like my luck is pretty good today."

Su Xiao wiped the blood from his left hand on Rize’s clothes, ignoring her for now.

Not having extracted the Kakuhou from Rize’s body yet, Rize couldn’t die at this point; otherwise, who knows what might occur in the Derivative World, a risk Su Xiao wasn’t willing to take.

This was something Reincarnation Paradise had clearly warned about beforehand.

A SSS-level ghoul and two SS-level ghouls; currently, Su Xiao also felt pressured.

As for Kirishima Ayato, the S-level ghoul, he was directly ignored.

Su Xiao was confident he could easily beat S-level ghouls now; as for SS-level, it should also be manageable. As for the strongest SSS-level, he hadn’t had a confrontation yet, so he couldn’t conclude.

Whether he could cut down these people in front of him would need to be tested in practice.

Even if they turned out not to be opponents, Su Xiao could still escape; they couldn’t keep him there, and he had confidence in that.

The "Zhan Long Flash" pointed obliquely at the ground as Su Xiao slowly walked towards the group from Bronze Tree.

Many Contractors in the distance all had the same thought in their hearts: Su Xiao had gone mad.

Facing Takatsuki Sen, the top fighting force in the ghoul world, was this guy actually going to confront her head-on? And in the presence of other ghouls as well.

The Contractors didn’t hesitate any longer, starting to run away one after another, scattering instantly. They dared not spectate any longer; if Su Xiao lost, they would die, but even if Su Xiao won, he could still be in danger.

The few from Bronze Tree noticed the fleeing Contractors but merely glanced at them and paid no further attention.

"Ayato, kill him."

Duduo Liang, having a higher status within Bronze Tree, directly ordered Kirishima Ayato to kill Su Xiao.

Rebellious youth Kirishima Ayato, though he didn’t refute Duduo Liang’s command, still gave a hum, seeming somewhat displeased.

"Human, I’m in a good mood today, so I’m giving you a chance to disappear before me."

Although some ghouls guessed that Su Xiao’s strength might be adequate, they didn’t take him too seriously.

The main reason was that Su Xiao didn’t wield a Kuingke but held a long knife instead.

Kuingke is the primary weapon the CCG uses to combat ghouls, manufactured by the CCG’s experimental institutions, with materials being the ghouls’ Kakuhou.

Su Xiao didn’t speak, continuing to walk forward slowly. He didn’t care about the enemy’s contempt, as it was also an advantage.

"Tsk, since you’re seeking death, then I’ll send you off."

The rebellious youth Kirishima Ayato’s Heko, a wing of irregular shape, appeared on the left side of his back. This wing was his Heko, Feather Heko.

The characteristic of Feather Heko ghouls is speed and powerful explosive force; most have long-range attack abilities, but they also have a considerable flaw, which is lacking durability.

If they cannot quickly resolve opponents in the early stages of combat, Feather Heko ghouls generally lose quickly.

Although Kirishima Ayato was somewhat arrogant, he wasn’t stupid; it was obvious Su Xiao’s near-combat ability was outstanding, so Kirishima Ayato didn’t approach Su Xiao.

Kirishima Ayato’s Heko unfurls at his back, sending dense diamond-shaped, blood-red crystals rapidly towards Su Xiao.

"Whoosh~."

The sound of the air breaking could be heard, suggesting the attack power of those diamond-shaped crystals was extraordinary.

Su Xiao stopped moving forward, his dark eyes fixed intently on those rapidly approaching blood-red crystals.

With his staring, those fast-moving blood-red crystals gradually slowed in his vision; the enhanced Agility attribute significantly improved his dynamic vision.

With a continuous slash of the long knife in his hand, the blade’s light left several white lines in the air.

"Ding, ding, ding~."

The crystals that shot towards him were all shattered into countless fragments.

Kirishima Ayato was somewhat astonished, not expecting Su Xiao to dissolve his attack so easily.

Just when Kirishima Ayato was in a moment of distraction, Su Xiao suddenly sped up, closing in on Kirishima Ayato with a few rapid steps.

"So fast."

Kirishima Ayato’s pupils contracted tightly, instinctively wanting to retreat, already assuming a backward leap stance, but his feet hadn’t lifted off the ground yet.

Could it be so easy to escape once Su Xiao got close? Of course not.

Su Xiao took a small forward hop, kicking Kirishima Ayato in the shinbone. The shinbone, though hard, was also brittle.

"Crack."

A chilling sound of bones breaking emerged; Kirishima Ayato’s shinbone broke in the opposite direction, forming a V shape, with even the ghastly white broken bone piercing through the flesh.

Kirishima Ayato let out a scream, his backward stepping severely interrupted, his body staggering backward.

A smile appeared at the corner of Su Xiao’s lips, his sharp blade relentlessly slashing towards Kirishima Ayato’s throat.

This was Su Xiao’s combat style, either not attacking or going straight for the enemy’s vital points once in action.

The "Zhan Long Flash" hadn’t even struck Kirishima Ayato’s throat, yet he felt a stinging sensation there.

If struck, he would surely die.

Kirishima Ayato deeply regretted it; he was too reckless, failing to maintain enough caution against the unknown enemy.

Just as Kirishima Ayato was about to meet his end, a thick Heko stood in front of him.

The Heko was exceptionally sturdy, with fang-shaped bones at its tip, belonging to Ye Lu.

Su Xiao’s slash was not so easy to block; Ye Lu’s Heko was directly cut halfway through, with the "Zhan Long Flash" plunging deeply into it.

Su Xiao continued applying force, but it felt as though he was cutting into a rubber tire, with the subsequent damage not being significant.

Blue Steel Shadow activated; the light blue energy permeated Ye Lu’s Heko’s wound, making Ye Lu, not far away, groan and retract his Heko.

Su Xiao knew some of Ye Lu’s background. This guy was strong, with almost all of his body tissue constructed similarly to that of a Heko, granting him a nearly undead-level of formidable recovery power.

Kirishima Ayato, having narrowly escaped death, was panting heavily; he had thought for sure he was done for when Su Xiao’s blade came down.

This time, no one dared underestimate the smiling Su Xiao; Duduo Liang and the others stepped forward, forming an encircling stance.

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