The ghoul wearing a clown mask slowly stepped back, its eyes filled with a threatening glare, seemingly confident about the Yuyama family's status. Su Xiao knew a bit about the Yuyama family. They had a lot of power in both politics and business, with extensive connections and abundant resources.
Most people might be wary of the Yuyama family, but Su Xiao didn't care about them at all. He wouldn't hesitate to kill not just the ghoul in front of him but even the young master of the Yuyama family, Yuyama Xi.
Moreover, the most terrifying force in the ghoul world was the CCG, where Su Xiao belonged, though most people were unaware of this.
"The Yuyama family is truly frightening," Su Xiao said casually, approaching the ghoul with a long knife in hand.
The clown ghoul became alert. "I'll give you one billion yen if you let me go."
As expected from someone of the Yuyama family, they were rich and bold, throwing out a sum like that right away. Su Xiao continued to walk forward, and the clown ghoul quickly realized that Su Xiao had no intention of letting him go.
"If I don't die today, my family will hunt you down until you wish you were dead," the clown ghoul threatened, revealing his kagune, which was a tail type.
Two fiery red tentacles emerged, thick as a thigh but not very long. Tail-type ghouls usually had balanced abilities but lacked explosive power, with stronger lower body strength.
The clown ghoul clenched his fists in front of him, ready for a brawl. Most tail-type ghouls were skilled in physical combat, but this one clearly wasn't; he looked like a pampered young master who wasn't good at fighting. His constant glances around showed he couldn't even focus during a battle.
Su Xiao aimed to finish the fight in under a minute because there were stronger enemies waiting for him.
Most of the ghouls fleeing the auction house had stopped, glaring at him with murderous intent. Su Xiao lightly tapped the ground with his knife to distract the clown ghoul, then suddenly charged at him.
The clown ghoul froze, clearly caught off guard. A bright flash of the knife appeared in front of him, and he gasped, instinctively trying to block with his kagune.
But Su Xiao only feigned a strike, using his free left hand to punch the clown ghoul in the stomach. His hard fist sank into the ghoul's abdomen, causing the clown to bend over and let out a strange cry.
"Ugh~."
Hearing the sob, Su Xiao was a bit stunned. Did he really make this ghoul cry? What kind of pampered young master was he to grow into an S-rank ghoul?
Su Xiao felt no pity for the crying enemy and kicked the clown ghoul's leg.
"Crack."
A bone broke, and a white shard pierced through the muscle.
"Ah~~!!"
The scream sounded almost feminine, and the clown ghoul, terrified by the two strikes, turned and started to limp away.
Not to mention that the auction house was already sealed off, running away in a fight was just asking for death.
"Thud."
Su Xiao's knife pierced through the clown ghoul's back, and the ghoul's escape came to an abrupt halt.
The mask fell off, revealing a handsome face with a hint of wickedness.
"I don't want to die; I still have so much money~."
With a thud, the clown ghoul collapsed to the ground. Aside from contribution points, he didn't drop any treasure chests.
It was no surprise for such a weakling not to drop anything; Su Xiao doubted he could even defeat an experienced B-rank ghoul.
Su Xiao pulled out his knife, wiped off the blood, and took off his night vision goggles.
The auction house was now ablaze, with ghouls setting wooden chairs on fire, creating a bonfire.
Su Xiao turned to the ghouls gathered together.
"Now, let's have some fun."
A smile crept onto Su Xiao's face, and his dark eyes flashed red in the firelight.
There were nearly a hundred ghouls on the scene, most of them B-rank, with over twenty A-rank ghouls. If they all charged at him, he could be in serious danger.
"Kill him! Even if we can't escape today, we need to take someone down with us."
"Yeah, today's events are all part of this bastard's scheme."
The hundred ghouls revealed their red eyes, and their kagune appeared.
Feather, armor, scale, and tail types were all present.
With so many enemies, Su Xiao could use other methods to eliminate them, but that would take too much time and effort, and he wouldn't gain much contribution points.
The CCG search officers outside could rush in to support him at any moment, and such a good opportunity was rare.
He wanted to test his limits.
"Stop talking; if you want to fight, let’s make it quick. If you can kill me, maybe you’ll have a chance to survive."
The hundred ghouls revealed their kagune, and the sight was quite shocking.
"Go, kill him!"
A ghoul shouted, and all the ghouls rushed forward.
Su Xiao took a deep breath and charged toward the hundred ghouls.
"Clang~."
With one strike, he cut the leading ghoul in half and rushed into the crowd.
Activating his skill, he maximized his swordsmanship and began to fight with all his strength.
A faint blue energy wrapped around his knife, and arcs of electricity danced, making the white top-tier weapon even sharper.
"Thud, thud, thud~."
With three strikes, three heads flew into the air.
Su Xiao’s red-glowing eyes locked onto one ghoul, who froze in fear.
With a swift cut to the throat, Su Xiao quickly searched for his next target.
Suddenly, he was hit hard from behind, stumbling a few steps forward.
He couldn't tell which ghoul had hurt him, but he sensed the attack; there were just too many ghouls attacking him at once, making it impossible to dodge completely.
Blood seeped from his back, and he tore off his already tattered shirt.
That last hit cost him 6% of his health, which wasn't too serious.
Surrounded by ghouls, he managed to evade most of their attacks, only taking hits when he had no other choice.
His agility was at 13 points, which not only increased his speed but also improved his reflexes.
Compared to his injuries, the ghouls suffered far worse losses; anyone struck by his knife would either die or be severely injured.
In the face of death, all the ghouls became frantic.
"This is the taste of human blood; he's human, and his stamina will run out sooner or later."
"He’s been hurt; don’t give up!"
During the battle, the ghouls surprisingly formed temporary alliances.
Just barely dodging an incoming attack, Su Xiao seized a ghoul by the neck and with a snap, he broke it with his 13 points of strength.
Holding the dead ghoul's body in his left hand as a makeshift shield, he continued to fight.
Three minutes later, over seventy ghouls remained, and Su Xiao had 72% health left.
Five minutes later, more than forty ghouls were left, and Su Xiao had 46% health.
Ten minutes later, just over ten ghouls remained, and Su Xiao had 28% health.
Breathing heavily, blood dripped from the corner of his mouth. Being attacked by a hundred people was a completely different experience from fighting a single SSS-rank ghoul.
When surrounded by so many, he had blind spots behind him and could only rely on instinct and sound to dodge attacks.
If a hundred ghouls attacked him head-on, he wouldn't be in such a dire situation; he had nearly faced death several times.
That's how battles were; even the slightest difference could mean life or death.
This was Su Xiao's first experience in such a group battle, and while he lacked experience, growing through the fight was quite fulfilling.
The remaining ghouls looked at Su Xiao with fear in their eyes.
"N-No, don’t come closer; we surrender."
These ghouls were terrified and wanted to surrender.
At this point in the battle, there was no chance for surrender; it was either them or him.
Su Xiao charged forward, and after a series of screams and the sound of flesh being cut, the auction house fell into silence.
(End of Chapter)