After sensing Su Xiao's gaze, Rishi's body stiffened, staring intently at him without daring to look away.
At this moment, the Dragon Slayer Blade in Su Xiao's hand was deeply embedded in the gecko's head, piercing through its eye socket and out the back of its skull.
Even so, the gecko was still alive, showing just how resilient these flesh-eating monsters were. After Su Xiao had severed its kagune and cut off an arm, the gecko had lost most of its fighting ability, making it easy for him to stab through its head.
"No... it can't be. How can humans be this strong?"
The gecko's body twitched, its brain damaged and thoughts muddled.
Su Xiao tightened his grip on the handle of the Dragon Slayer Blade and pulled it sideways.
A brutal scene unfolded as the sharp blade cracked open the gecko's skull, piercing through its temple.
Half of the gecko's head was cleaved apart, and it fell to the ground with a thud, black-red liquid oozing from its eye sockets, looking tragic.
Getting stabbed in the head and having the head cleaved open were two different things. While the gecko was tough, it wouldn’t survive long without eating human flesh.
Su Xiao understood a bit about the resilience of these monsters. In the original story, the "Gourmet" Tsukiyama had half of his head blown off by Donato but miraculously survived by consuming his own flesh.
The blade flashed, and the gecko's head rolled away, its white mask stained red with blood shattering into pieces.
Su Xiao knew the gecko was an important character in the original story, playing a role in driving the plot forward.
Without the gecko, Kaneki Ken's growth would be much slower, but that had nothing to do with him.
He was here to complete a mission, to grow stronger with the help of the Reincarnation Paradise, not to worship characters from the original story.
If Kaneki Ken appeared before Su Xiao after getting stronger, he would strike him down without hesitation.
Right now, Kaneki Ken wasn’t even worth killing.
[You have killed an S-rank ghoul, Ouma Yukinori.]
[Ouma Yukinori is a key character in the story, gaining you 5.2% of the World Source. You now have a total of 5.2% of the World Source.]
[Your talent 'Soul Eater' has activated, permanently increasing your mana by 10 points. You now have 163 mana points.]
After killing the gecko, a green treasure chest floated up from its body.
Only contractors could see this green chest, and the dozen or so contractors in the distance greedily stared at it. If it weren't for Su Xiao, they would have rushed over long ago.
"What's wrong? Do you want this treasure chest? If you do, come and take it."
Su Xiao smiled at the contractors. If he weren't worried about Rishi escaping, he would have already started clearing the area.
In fact, Rishi wanted to run, but the gecko died too quickly. It was just one encounter, and Su Xiao had killed it with only four strikes.
The first strike severed the kagune, the second cut off an arm, the third pierced the head, and the fourth decapitated it.
Rishi didn’t want to run; she just didn’t have the chance.
"Don't misunderstand, we have no other intentions."
Han Yu was the first to speak, slowly retreating with his group. The other contractors did the same.
Xi Luoluo hesitated for a moment but then followed Han Yu's lead to retreat. Although she had traded with Su Xiao once, they had no real friendship.
From Su Xiao's ruthless fighting style, it was clear he was not someone to be taken lightly.
The contractors began to back away but didn’t leave immediately. They kept a safe distance while watching the situation unfold.
"Now, it’s your turn."
Su Xiao lightly swung the Dragon Slayer Blade, shaking off the gecko's remains that clung to it, the blade shining bright.
After several battles, Su Xiao realized that the Dragon Slayer Blade was a pretty good weapon. Though it was just a white-grade item, its rating was high, reaching the maximum for white equipment at a score of 10.
This taught him that gear with full scores was generally good, even if it was white-grade.
One could imagine that if it were a full-score green or blue item, its attributes would be off the charts. As for higher-level gear, Su Xiao hadn’t heard of any yet.
But he was sure that there were definitely higher-level items out there.
Su Xiao, exuding a killing intent, made Rishi take two steps back. At this moment, the great ghoul looked somewhat pitiful.
If Rishi wiped the blood off her face, Su Xiao would appear to be a complete villain, bullying a "weak woman."
But Rishi was not a weak woman; she was a man-eating ghoul. No matter how beautiful she was, she was still a ghoul.
"Don't come any closer. We have no grudges, right? How about you let me go?"
Rishi used her most desperate method—negotiation. The headless body of the gecko lay on the ground, and it was clear that a direct confrontation wouldn’t work.
Su Xiao put away the green treasure chest that had fallen from the gecko and smiled at Rishi.
"Let you go? What’s in it for me?"
Rishi hesitated for a moment, her eyes filled with killing intent, but in the end, she threw him a flirtatious glance.
The many contractors in the distance felt extremely unbalanced upon seeing this.
Rishi, in their eyes, was definitely a boss-like figure, yet here she was, trying to sell herself to survive in front of Su Xiao. How unfair was that?
Unfair? They only saw Su Xiao's current strength. Back when he was in the pirate world, he had it tough.
Killing a king in a world filled with "monsters" was no easy task.
Su Xiao's true strength now far exceeded his level 2 rating, which was why he could easily defeat an S-rank ghoul.
Moreover, in Su Xiao's view, the world was inherently unfair; the only fair thing was that everyone would die.
Su Xiao was interested in Rishi, slowly walking toward her.
Rishi hesitated for a moment but then began to approach Su Xiao, not retracting her kagune.
Rishi was confident in her looks. She had used her beauty to enchant countless men, but those men had all met a tragic end, becoming her meals.
Five meters, three meters, one meter.
Su Xiao’s left hand rose, gently brushing Rishi's cheek.
The four deep red kagune behind Rishi began to charge up, glowing red and ready to strike.
"Die."
The four kagune suddenly shot out, like iron hooks, aiming for Su Xiao's back.
"Thud."
The sound of a sharp object piercing flesh echoed as Su Xiao’s long knife pierced Rishi's heart.
Rishi's red eyes widened, filled with cruelty, madness, and a bit of fear—fear of death.
"I knew it."
Rishi let out a bitter laugh, her gaze helplessly falling on the long knife that had pierced her, the Dragon Slayer Blade going straight through her heart, the tip stained with blood.
"Men like you are indeed not so easily tempted."
As the pain from her burning Rc cells surged, Rishi bent over.
Su Xiao held the knife with one hand, using the other to push it to the side.
The Dragon Slayer Blade cut through Rishi's chest, emerging from under her arm.
"Splash."
A large amount of blood spilled onto the ground as Rishi's body went limp, her kagune dissipating into the air, leaning weakly against Su Xiao.
From start to finish, Su Xiao showed no desire in his eyes. Being tempted by a woman in battle was downright foolish.
At that moment, the Reincarnation Paradise gave Su Xiao a warning.
[Warning: The hunter is attempting to kill an important plot character: Kamishiro Rishi. Please extract the kagune from her body before she dies to ensure the continuation of the plot.]
Su Xiao nodded; this was expected.
With a thud, Rishi fell at Su Xiao's feet, gasping heavily, blood spreading across the white tiles.
Su Xiao crouched down, hesitating as he moved the long knife above Rishi.
He wasn’t sure exactly where her kagune was located. According to the original story, it should be near her kidneys.
So, Su Xiao decided to make a cut on Rishi's lower abdomen to find the kagune.
Rishi let out a pained groan, her gaze toward Su Xiao filled with fear.
In her eyes, the man before her seemed like a monster, wanting to torture her before killing her.
"Stop."
A woman's voice rang out as several figures emerged from the dark corridor behind Su Xiao.
Leading them was a small figure wrapped in bandages, wearing loose clothing and a hood. Because of the bandages, Su Xiao couldn’t see her face clearly.
(End of Chapter)