On the rooftop, the One-eyed Owl, also known as the manager, was confronting Yukinori Shinohara and others. The manager’s goal was not to fight but to delay time.
"It seems you’ve reached the top now. Perhaps a few years ago, I should have taken your dominant hand, like your superior, Special Class Investigator Shinohara."
The manager was in a Ghoul Speaker form, his whole body wrapped in armor formed from Heko, with his back full of spike-like Heko, those were Feather Heko, capable of long-range attacks.
The manager’s current state combined attack and defense, with strong recovery abilities.
Yukinori Shinohara called out the nickname of Iwagakure beside him.
Iwagakure nodded. The two had partnered for a few years and basically understood what the other was thinking.
Yukinori Shinohara began deploying personnel to confront the manager.
Hirako Take had the appearance of a passerby, but his strength was unquestionable. Although he was a First-Class Investigator, he had skills not inferior to a Quasi-Special Investigator.
"The rest of you go and eliminate other members of the Bronze Tree."
Though he said this, Yukinori Shinohara was actually discreetly sending others away, as they weren’t even qualified to die, they would only hinder the battle.
Shinohara glanced sideways at Amon Koutarou. In Shinohara’s view, Amon was a good talent, just too inexperienced and lacking battle experience.
Unexpectedly, Amon stood still.
Shinohara’s tone became more serious.
"I want to fight with you too."
"This is an order from your superior, obey it!"
Shinohara’s tone became stern.
"I want to stay too, please let me fight alongside everyone."
Amon Koutarou, this hot-blooded youth, was clearly unafraid of death, with a tone almost pleading.
"You’re an ’excellent talent who would be a headache if dead,’ now get going!"
Shinohara’s real meaning was, you’re a hindrance, get out of here.
Amon, this stubborn youth, obviously didn’t understand, and stubbornly stood his ground.
"Don’t hold us back in battle."
The battle situation was critical, Shinohara had no time to manage Amon further.
"Hirako, sorry about this."
Shinohara’s tone was filled with apology. Keeping Hirako Take meant he could die in this battle.
"I understand my own strength; this is what I should do."
Shinohara nodded and exchanged a glance with Iwagakure, both pressing the switch at the back of their necks.
’Xing’ climbed up onto their upper bodies, forming a cyan-black armor, which shimmered with a faint cyan light in the night.
Shinohara roared and charged towards the manager with Iwagakure. Orıginal content can be found at 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚑𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚑𝙣𝙚𝙩
On a high building in the distance, a group of Contractors watched the scene through their respective telescopes.
"How’s it going? The main quests are almost done, right?"
The white-haired old man, Han Yu, put down his telescope and smiled as he stood in front of everyone.
"Master Han Yu, our main quests are completed."
"Hmm, very good. Xi Luoluo, how many more do you need?"
Han Yu looked at Xi Luoluo.
"Two more, can we...?"
Han Yu raised his hand to interrupt Xi Luoluo’s words.
"We’ll talk about it later. CCG has the upper hand now, and we’ve gained quite a bit in this battle. It’s time to retreat. People shouldn’t be ’insatiable.’"
Xi Luoluo looked unwilling, but in the end, said nothing. She was a Worker, and her combat strength was meager.
Han Yu and other Contractors left the rooftop one by one, except for Fire Blast, an ally of Han Yu.
Fire Blast sat on the edge of the rooftop, holding a timer showing one hundred forty-four hours and three minutes, equating to six days.
The timer was counting down, the whole timer was a rhombic metal piece, appearing very precise, giving a sci-fi feel.
"Six days, the preparation time for the interference transmitter is too long."
Fire Blast looked at the manager in the distance and sneered.
As soon as the time came and interference succeeded, his abilities would greatly enhance.
"Whether my path leads to a dead end or towards the throne, this experiment will decide."
Fire Blast gripped his Magic Wand firmly, making a cracking sound, with ambition flaring in his eyes.
Fire Blast was a very scheming person and acted impulsive in front of Han Yu only as a disguise.
He ran his hand through his fiery short hair and chuckled for some reason.
"The CCG Camp freak, I hope to meet you after the interference is successful. I’ve heard you repelled Takatsuki Sen head-on."
Fire Blast laughed heartily, his eyes burning with war intent.
Although Fire Blast was a Fire Element Mage, his body under the mage robe was not weak but rather full of power.
In the lower level of the Bronze Tree Base, Su Xiao was hurrying to the top floor.
The Bronze Tree Base, it must be said, was well chosen, with a complex internal structure, requiring several stair changes to reach the rooftop.
As for the elevator and similar amenities, due to age and disrepair, no one dared to ride, and whether it was powered was in question.
"Dong, dong, dong..."
Su Xiao ran up the iron stairs with a Sharp Blade in hand.
A collision sound came from above, someone was fighting above the stairs, but Su Xiao’s pace didn’t stop.
Reaching the battle point, Su Xiao saw Ye Lu was fighting with Shidōrenji, Nutcracker, and Tsukiyama Shuu.
To be precise, Ye Lu was taking hits without any intent to fight back.
Shidōrenji quickly approached Ye Lu and kicked his upper body away.
Ye Lu’s body seemed to turn into a liquid state, kicked into two parts, half flying in the air before quickly shooting back to the main body.
Three seconds later, Ye Lu’s injuries recovered, such a monstrous recovery power made Su Xiao think of Nico, who he fought earlier.
Compared to Ye Lu, Nico’s recovery speed was slower but more resilient, without the scenario of being kicked into the air.
Su Xiao halted his steps. After he arrived, everyone present stopped fighting.
"A really troublesome guy just arrived."
Shidōrenji and the others quickly put on hoods to conceal their faces.
A rapid beeping sounded from Ye Lu’s pocket, he took out a mobile-like device, stopped the sound after pressing it.
"Don’t block the way."
Su Xiao tapped the metal railing of the stairs with the back of the Dragon Slash, producing a clear clinking sound.
Shidōrenji and the others stepped back, Ye Lu hesitated, but also retreated.
Su Xiao walked up the stairs one step at a time, the iron stairs clattered under his feet.
None of the ghouls present stopped Su Xiao, but they looked at him cautiously.
Su Xiao did not have time to deal with these ghouls; he needed to reach the rooftop to support
Yukinori Shinohara and others.
With the faction mission at hand, once he obtained the 10,000 CCG Contribution Value, he would be promoted to Quasi Special Investigator and exchange for that blue-quality potion.
If Yukinori Shinohara and others were somehow taken out, leaving him with a mission failure, it would be hard to get such a good chance for Contribution Value again.
The potion could increase stamina by 4 points and power by 2 points, greatly enhancing Su Xiao’s combat strength and survival, especially survival.
Su Xiao remembered clearly, during the previous fight with Black and White and the other three women, Black and White’s shot almost killed him.
If Queen hadn’t been in line with him, the bullet would have penetrated, and with Yezi’s Mana Value depleted, unable to continue healing Queen.
Otherwise, if Black and White had launched a continuous shot, he might already be dead.
Thus, obtaining that potion to increase stamina was a must; survival was vitally important, if he lost his life, everything else would be meaningless.