"These ghouls’ outfits are really strange."
Yuna murmured, it seems she hasn’t seen ghouls dressed in such primitive clothing before.
"Are such ghouls rare in the 24th District?"
Su Xiao asked seemingly unintentionally.
"They should be very rare. I’ve been exploring the 24th District for half a year, and this is the first time I’ve seen ghouls dressed ."
Yuna looked at those ghouls with astonishment.
"Arima, you’ve been exploring the 24th District longer, have you ever seen such ghouls?"
Arima Kishou didn’t answer Yuna’s question, he just silently walked out from the corner.
Vaguely, Su Xiao sensed that Arima might know something.
The first time he saw Arima, Su Xiao had a strange feeling, as if the other party wasn’t human. Such a strong physique could only be possessed by ghouls.
However, this was just Su Xiao’s speculation. He had previously seen Arima eat human food with his own eyes, and after spending a long time with him, there was nothing abnormal.
From Arima’s behavior, there’s no way the other party could be a ghoul.
Arima’s physique was like a ghoul, but his actions were not at all like a ghoul.
While Su Xiao was pondering, Arima had already walked out from the corner, and the Quinque ’Narukami’ appeared.
’Narukami’ is an S+ level Quinque with three forms.
The first form is cannon-shaped, capable of releasing wide-range electric currents.
The second form is pincer-shaped, capable of firing electric spheres at long range.
The third form is sword-shaped, very sturdy, suitable for close combat.
Right now, Arima was using the sword form.
"One for each of us, we must resolve it quickly."
Arima looked at Su Xiao, the meaning was obvious. Thıs content belongs to 𝗻𝗼𝘷𝗲𝗹•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝕟𝕖𝕥
Arima’s current actions made Su Xiao even more puzzled; those two ghouls weren’t that strong, Arima could handle them alone.
Is he trying to test his strength? It’s not likely; the strength of those two ghouls isn’t up to test standard.
Since entering the 24th District, Su Xiao felt there were many suspicious points. There seemed to be some kind of secret here, and Arima might know something.
But he wasn’t familiar with Arima, and the other party wasn’t a warm-hearted person; he needed to explore on his own.
Su Xiao held his Dragon Slash, standing shoulder to shoulder with Arima.
The two were positioned behind the two ghouls, who were busy fighting over food and hadn’t noticed them.
Arima extended three fingers, starting the countdown.
When Arima closed his last finger, the two of them simultaneously dashed towards the two ghouls.
During the charge, Su Xiao noticed Arima’s speed was very fast, almost equal to his own.
This made Su Xiao even more doubtful of Arima’s human identity; his agility was 13 points. Could an ordinary human in the ghoul world truly have an agility of 13 points?
After a series of rapid footsteps, Su Xiao and Arima simultaneously reached their respective targets from behind.
It was only then that the two ghouls began to react.
A flash of a bright blade cut through, and a head with a wide-open mouth full of rotten teeth flew up.
Quick, precise, ruthless, a single slash beheaded; Su Xiao had finished off his target.
Looking up, there was also a headless body in front of Arima.
From a distance, Yuna stared at the two, knowing Arima’s strength well, but didn’t realize Su Xiao was so powerful.
"Damn it, how did I become the weakest?"
Yuna’s face was slightly discontent, but she had no choice.
After Su Xiao killed the ghoul in front of him, Reincarnation Paradise gave a prompt.
[You killed a ’Diackman’ resident.]
[CCG Contribution Value increased by 46 points, ’Diackman Tribe’ Reputation Value decreased by 92, with ’Diackman Tribe’ Reputation Value exceeding -50, the Diackman Tribe will actively attack you.]
After receiving the prompt from Reincarnation Paradise, Su Xiao was even more puzzled.
What is this ’Diackman Tribe’? In the plot he knows, there is no such organization.
Arima slashed open the back of the ghoul’s corpse, extracting a Kakuhou from inside.
"This type of Kakuhou is very precious. If you want status, you can submit it to the information investigation department of the 24th District."
Arima spoke, taking out a bottle of clean water to rinse off the blood on the Kakuhou before placing it in his backpack.
Su Xiao imitated Arima, extracting the ghoul’s Kakuhou. Upon contact with the Kakuhou, Reincarnation Paradise’s prompt appeared.
[You obtained a Kakuhou (Type A), which can be exchanged for 40 CCG Contribution Points.]
Whether by slaughtering the primitive ghouls or extracting their Kakuhou, one could gain a lot of CCG Contribution Value.
Killing a single primitive ghoul gained as much Contribution Value as ten times an above-ground ghoul.
The reason behind this, Su Xiao was still unclear. One mystery after another kept emerging; the 24th District seemed increasingly mysterious.
Just as the three were about to continue advancing deeper, a pair of Red Eyes stared at them with hatred from afar; a ghoul stood at the end of the passage a hundred meters away.
Arima rarely showed expression, appearing to worry about something.
The ghoul in the distance also had a primitive look. After seeing the two companions’ corpses, it let out a couple of strange cries.
The primitive ghoul’s cries were short and piercing, transmitted very far.
The Narukami in Arima’s hand changed form, turning into a long-range weapon.
A golden electric sphere shot out, striking the ghoul dead-on.
Once hit by the electric sphere, the ghoul convulsed and fell, a smell of burnt flesh lingering; the ghoul had been electrically charred to death.
Arima’s eyes behind the glasses narrowed slightly, his expression somewhat unpleasant.
"Prepare to face the enemy, Yuna, get behind me."
Arima activated the suitcase, revealing another Quinque.
Quinque ’IXA’, an S+ Quinque, capable of changing into various forms, a powerful weapon for both offense and defense.
Su Xiao’s expression became serious; he hadn’t sensed anyone yet, but Arima’s anomalous behavior made him vigilant.
Arima hadn’t finished speaking when Su Xiao felt a slight tremor on the ground.
It was as if a thousand horses were galloping from both sides of the passage, dust falling from the cave ceiling.
The strange cries sounded once more.
In both directions, swarms of ghouls charged forward, blocking any escape.
These ghouls sported primitive attire, grass skirts paired with Bone Tooth Necklaces as standard, with some primitive ghouls’ faces decorated with crude drawings.
Upon closer inspection, those drawings were of a bloated fish.
Pairs of bare feet pounded the ground, raising dust, as the primitive ghouls surged forward screaming like wild beasts.
Su Xiao cursed lowly, conservatively estimating over three hundred primitive ghouls surrounded them on all sides.
"Though we’ve never fought together before, let’s cooperate - otherwise, we’re all going to die."
Su Xiao looked at Arima, who solemnly nodded at Su Xiao.
"Let’s cooperate. You handle the left side, I’ll handle the right. Don’t get surrounded by the ghouls."
In battle, it’s easy to forge bonds, especially in a life-and-death crisis .
"Then~ what should I do?"
Yuna asked helplessly with a bitter face.
"Support the two of us at any time."
Su Xiao gripped his Dragon Slash tightly, ready to face the enemy.
Though Su Xiao was merely a First-Class Investigator, one level lower than Yuna, rank didn’t matter now, only strength did.
"Chirp chirp chirp~."
A primitive ghoul leader let out a sharp call, holding a long tree root with several bird feathers sticking out of its head.
With this odd cry, the ghouls bared their teeth and lunged at Su Xiao, just like wild beasts.
PS: (Recommending a friend’s novel about pirates, "The Wind Swordsman of the Seas," it’s quite good, you can check it out.)