Su Xiao had always been curious about how the Shadow of Annihilation fought against mages. Now it seemed that the "Absolute Demon Physique" was his effective means of combating mages.
In Su Xiao's view, the hardest part of fighting a mage was getting close to them. Mages typically fought from a distance, while he was a close-range fighter. The Absolute Demon Physique gave him the ability to approach mages. Once he got close, the battle was basically over.
He had noticed in the trading market of the Reincarnation Paradise that most mages had slender arms and legs. Once he got in close, he was like their "daddy"!
The Absolute Demon Physique had two abilities. The first was a bit of a drawback: he couldn't learn spell skills. The second was that he was immune to 40% of spell damage.
Not being able to learn spell skills didn't mean he couldn't learn other skills. There were many abilities in the Reincarnation Paradise that weren’t classified as spell skills. Most passive skills weren’t considered spell skills either.
Su Xiao believed that the correct understanding of "unable to learn spell skills" was that he couldn't learn the skills of mages. After all, he was the Shadow of Annihilation. If he threw a fireball or something similar during a fight, it would be completely out of place.
From the attitude of the six statues during the inheritance of the Shadow of Annihilation, it was clear they held a deep hatred for mages, which was why the Shadow of Annihilation couldn't learn mage skills. However, everything is relative. While he couldn't learn spell skills, he also gained high resistance to spells.
The next day.
Su Xiao woke up early, took off his hospital gown, and changed into his usual clothes.
"Mr. Bai Ye, why are you up? You should lie back down; your injuries are very serious," a little nurse in a white coat hurriedly blocked his way.
"It's fine, I've recovered," Su Xiao replied.
The little nurse became serious. "No way!"
She was very responsible, and as a first-class investigator, Su Xiao naturally had dedicated personnel to care for him.
Su Xiao patted the nurse's soft shoulder, then moved behind her.
"Wait..."
Just as the nurse was about to speak, a colleague beside her pulled her back.
"Anko, let it go. Investigators have their own missions; we just need to help them heal."
"This is Mr. Bai Ye's examination report for today; he has met the discharge standards."
Anko clearly didn't believe it and took the report to check it carefully.
"How is this possible? What kind of physical condition is this?"
...
As Su Xiao walked out of the hospital, he immediately took out his phone and dialed Shinohara Yukiki's number.
"Special Investigator Shinohara, I’ve been discharged. The plan to clear Area 14 can continue."
Shinohara Yukiki was a bit surprised to receive Su Xiao's call.
"Is your body okay?"
"Yes, it's fine."
"Good, head back to the division. We still have the same team, but the injuries from Shizuo haven't healed yet, so he can't participate in the clearing of Area 14."
Su Xiao took a car and drove to the division.
Twenty minutes later, in Shinohara Yukiki's office.
"The personnel have been gathered. I don't care where you got the information about the ghoul gathering place; I just need results. Make Area 14 as safe as Area 20."
Area 14 was quite large, and if it was cleared, it could accommodate a lot of people, reducing the threat of ghouls to humans.
"Understood."
After saying that, Su Xiao pretended to leave the office.
"Bai Ye, have you heard? The headquarters is planning something big in Area 11."
Su Xiao paused.
The big move in Area 11 that Shinohara Yukiki mentioned might refer to the scene in the original story where Kaneki Ken was captured, and CCG clashed with the Bronze Tree.
"Area 11 has become increasingly chaotic recently. An organization called the Bronze Tree is openly attacking local ghoul investigators. I have to head to Area 20 in four days, and I don't know who will be assigned to oversee Area 14, so the plan to clear Area 14 needs to be expedited.
I can support you, but that doesn't mean others will. I understand your hatred for ghouls; I once helped your father drive them away."
Shinohara Yukiki clearly misunderstood something; Su Xiao's identity was fabricated by the Reincarnation Paradise.
However, this misunderstanding worked to Su Xiao's advantage, and he wouldn't correct it.
"Four days? I'll do my best."
With that, Su Xiao left the office.
There really wasn't much time. If Shinohara Yukiki was reassigned, something unexpected might happen.
No one could guarantee that the next special or first-class investigator assigned would support his plan.
The personnel participating in the clearing of Area 14 were already waiting in the hall, with Jinwu Akira standing at the front.
Today, Jinwu Akira looked a bit different; her eyes were dull, and her normally neatly styled blonde hair was just casually tied back.
"First-Class Bai Ye, the personnel are gathered and ready to depart at any time."
Jinwu Akira's eyes were red, and she seemed distracted.
"Let's go."
Su Xiao didn't ask about Jinwu Akira's unusual behavior. He wasn't one to show sympathy; the main task was more important now.
According to the map marked by It bird, a large number of ghouls often gathered in a half-finished building on the outskirts, with numbers between 200 and 300.
This was a loose group of ghouls with several leaders.
This time, he wasn't going in alone; there were too many ghouls, and he needed to be cautious and rely on CCG's strength.
As Su Xiao sat in the passenger seat thinking of strategies, he heard the sound of liquid dripping.
Looking over, he saw Jinwu Akira, who was driving, had tears streaming down her face.
Noticing Su Xiao's gaze, Jinwu Akira quickly turned her head away and wiped her nose.
"With your current state, your survival rate for this mission is less than 20%."
Su Xiao leaned back in the passenger seat.
"Ugh..."
Jinwu Akira could no longer hold back and started crying.
"First-Class Bai Ye, is dying in battle our fate as investigators?"
Jinwu Akira's voice was choked with tears, and they kept falling.
"Investigators drive away ghouls, and ghouls will also kill investigators. It's a fair situation."
Su Xiao roughly guessed why Jinwu Akira was like this.
In the original story, her father, Jinwu Wuzhu, died in battle not long after the plot began.
It seemed that Jinwu Wuzhu might have already died.
His death indicated that the plot had started; Kaneki Ken had been implanted with ghoul organs and had turned into a ghoul.
The current timeline was shortly after Kaneki Ken entered the coffee shop in the safe zone, before he was captured.
However, with the gecko killed by Su Xiao, Kaneki Ken might be captured, but whether he would be tortured was uncertain.
On the ghoul side, there were contract holders. Given Kaneki Ken's powerful abilities after being "trained," it was highly likely that he would complete his transformation.
As Jinwu Akira cried, the CCG convoy arrived at the edge of Area 14, near the ghoul gathering place.
(End of Chapter)