Su Xiao picked up the Hezi from the ground, and a notification from the Reincarnation Paradise appeared.
Hezi (SSS Level)
Origin: Tokyo Ghoul
Quality: Green
Type: Material
Rating: 24 (Note: Green items have a rating between 10 and 30.)
Description: The Hezi of Kanou Goushins, can be used for equipment forging or implanted into the body. {After implantation, there is a 10% chance of becoming a ghoul, 89% chance of death, and 1% chance of an unknown mutation.}
Selling Price: 2500 Paradise Coins.
Although the shop owner didn't leave behind any items, Su Xiao managed to get a Hezi from him. SSS-level Hezi is very rare in the ghoul world and can only be found in a few ghouls.
The shop owner lost a Hezi, but that doesn't mean he lost his fighting power. Ghouls like him usually have multiple Hezi in their bodies. The shop owner had eight Hezi, and his daughter, Takatsuki Sen, had as many as ten.
Su Xiao stored the Hezi in his storage space. This item is worth a lot, and even if he doesn't go to the CCG headquarters to forge it into a Quinque, he can still sell it in the Reincarnation Paradise.
Su Xiao had previously asked that forging a Quinque requires at least 3000 contribution points. Right now, what he needs most is contribution points, so he won't forge a Quinque.
Materials are cheaper than finished weapons but are easier to sell. Finished weapons have limitations, while obtaining weapon forging materials allows him to find workers to forge specific weapons.
Su Xiao planned to save these valuable materials and sell them for Paradise Coins once he returned to the Reincarnation Paradise.
Boom…
The building of the Bronze Tree base collapsed again, but it wouldn't fall completely for a while.
The current situation is that the CCG has broken through the Bronze Tree base and expelled most of the ghouls. Out of over 500 ghouls in the Bronze Tree base, more than 400 were wiped out, leaving only a few survivors.
"Quick, retreat from the Bronze Tree base, hurry!"
Maruhara Sai's shout echoed in the operation channel. This is a public channel, and only Maruhara Sai, as the battlefield commander, has the authority to speak.
"Shinohara, are you okay?"
Shinohara Yukiki was being helped by someone as he walked over, injured badly by 'Shin'.
"I'm fine, I won't die in a short time."
Su Xiao stood up, feeling a sharp pain in his lower abdomen.
"Let's retreat. This operation is over, and we won."
Shinohara Yukiki and the person helping him, Kuroiwa, smiled. Winning the battle means they have reclaimed Area 11, making it human territory again.
"Kuroiwa, the second team has sent an emergency request for help. They are facing a small-scale counterattack from ghouls, about sixty of them."
Kuroiwa's expression changed, and he quickly helped Shinohara Yukiki down the stairs to provide support.
The less injured Yamamoto and Hirako had already gone to help.
Su Xiao held his lower abdomen and walked slowly forward. His injury was somewhat serious; although he wouldn't die, it would affect his fighting power.
Just as Su Xiao was about to leave the balcony, two figures jumped from a distant rooftop.
From their direction, they didn't seem to be looking for trouble; they were just passing by.
Squinting slightly, Su Xiao focused on the two figures, which should actually be three people.
Leading the way was a man of medium build with white hair, wearing a mask that only revealed one eye, carrying a blue-haired girl on his back.
"Is that... Kaneki Ken?"
Following Kaneki was a man with yellow glasses, Kaneki's senior, Nishio Nishiki.
Kaneki had completed his transformation, growing from a weakling to an S to SS level ghoul.
Unfortunately, Kaneki and his group were passing right in front of Su Xiao.
Kaneki glanced at Su Xiao from a distance but didn't pay much attention. He noticed Su Xiao was a CCG investigator and saw that he was injured.
Kaneki's eyes were calm, his pupils dull and lifeless.
"Be careful..."
Touka, the girl on Kaneki's back, recognized Su Xiao and whispered with difficulty.
Touka had previously encountered her brother, who had beaten her up badly. Although he didn't kill her, she was still hurt.
"Kaneki, stop. Let's not get close to that human."
Kaneki halted, looking at Nishio in confusion.
"This guy is the CCG's Black Reaper. He's a terrifying character."
Nishio scanned the surroundings, looking for another way to retreat, but unfortunately, Su Xiao was blocking their path.
"It's fine; he's injured, very seriously."
Kaneki continued forward, keeping an eye on Su Xiao to avoid being ambushed by long-range attacks.
"Arrogant brat, how dare you walk through here like that when I'm a CCG investigator."
Su Xiao's gaze turned dangerous as the evening breeze ruffled his short hair.
If Kaneki and his group hadn’t been passing nearby, he wouldn’t have cared, but their bold attitude made him itch for a fight.
Su Xiao stood in the center of the rooftop, which was about twenty meters wide. Kaneki and his group needed to cross this rooftop to jump to the nearby building and leave.
The reason they didn’t leave from this building was that there were many investigators downstairs. Even if Kaneki had become stronger, he would not be a match for these CCG members.
There were over a thousand CCG members; even Takatsuki wouldn’t dare to confront such a large force.
The two sides gradually closed the distance: twenty meters, fifteen meters, ten meters.
Su Xiao held his blade, Zhanlong Shai, standing still, while the other hand pressed against his lower abdomen, blood seeping through his fingers.
Drip, drip.
Blood dripped onto the rooftop, and Su Xiao seemed to have given up, just standing there without attacking Kaneki and the others.
As Kaneki got within six meters of Su Xiao, a faint smile appeared on Su Xiao's lips.
Touka, who was crouched on Kaneki's back, saw the smile on Su Xiao's face.
In that moment, Touka felt a bone-chilling fear, as if she were stripped bare and curled up in front of that man.
"Run away..."
Before Touka could scream, Su Xiao had already moved.
He pushed off the ground with force, enduring the pain in his lower abdomen, and in three steps, he was in front of Kaneki.
Zhanlong Shai sliced through the air at high speed, producing a whistling sound.
"Thud."
A spray of blood shot up, along with a few strands of white hair.
Su Xiao's blade struck Kaneki's cheek, but the pain in his lower abdomen slowed his attack; otherwise, he would have severed Kaneki's head.
Kaneki staggered back a few steps, a tear appearing on his mask.
At that moment, Kaneki realized Su Xiao had charged right at him and that he was already injured.
"Too bad, I didn't take your head."
Bright red blood seeped through Su Xiao's fingers, and his earlier attack aggravated the wound in his lower abdomen.
After catching his breath, Su Xiao looked at Kaneki.
"To think you could pass by me like this, isn't that a bit too naive?"
Even injured, Su Xiao was confident he could stop Kaneki and his group.
Kaneki's wound quickly healed, and he placed Touka on the ground.
"Nishio, protect Touka. I’ll deal with this investigator."
Nishio's Hezi flared up, blocking in front of Touka.
"Kaneki, let's just escape. We shouldn't fight this human; it's too dangerous."
Su Xiao's sharp attack earlier made Touka feel fearful.
"It's fine. I'm not the same as before. I will protect those I care about. Everyone has to give up something to protect what’s important. Right now, I have to kill him to protect you."
Kaneki didn't want to escape; Su Xiao's ghostly speed made him realize that running away would only lead to a quicker death.
The battle was about to begin: heavily injured Su Xiao vs. Kaneki Ken.
Even injured, a tiger is still a tiger.
(End of Chapter)