The Bronze Tree Base tilted once again, and it looked like it might collapse at any moment.
The load-bearing walls on the lower level were blown up, causing the entire building to gradually topple like a withered tree.
Kaneki Ken unleashed his Heko, the four tentacles looking familiar to Su Xiao, identical to Kamishiro Rize’s Heko.
Su Xiao took a deep breath and rushed forward, one hand pressing on his lower abdomen all the while.
Kaneki Ken also charged toward Su Xiao, his Heko behind him flailing wildly, stabbing at Su Xiao from four directions.
Su Xiao swung his knife, severing two Heko, and sidestepped through the gaps among them, arriving in front of Kaneki Ken.
Kaneki Ken instinctively put his arms in front of him, attempting to resist the sharp blade with his flesh.
Even if his strength had improved, Kaneki Ken’s close combat ability was still somewhat lacking; changing hair color doesn’t make one a qualified warrior.
At least compared to Su Xiao, Kaneki Ken’s close combat ability was quite poor.
The long knife swept past, and Kaneki Ken only saw a white line flash in front of him, followed by a numbing sensation in his arms.
The two forearms Kaneki Ken used to block were directly cut off, the cuts smooth.
Though his arms were severed, Kaneki Ken merely frowned slightly; compared to the torture he had endured, this pain was within his tolerance.
After severing Kaneki Ken’s arms, Su Xiao’s attack didn’t pause at all, as he kicked Kaneki’s lower abdomen.
Kaneki Ken flew backward uncontrollably, spitting up acidic fluid. While he was mid-air, Su Xiao sliced deep cuts into his body.
Within just a few exchanges, Kaneki’s forearms were severed, and several deep wounds crisscrossed his body, reaching the bone.
Kaneki Ken hit the ground, rolling a few times in a sorry state.
Su Xiao paused, adjusting his breathing. A pool of blood had already formed on the ground beneath him.
It wasn’t just the wound in his lower abdomen; the wound on his shoulder had also worsened.
He needed to finish this quickly.
Enduring the pain from his wounds, Su Xiao dashed forward to Kaneki Ken.
Kaneki Ken lay on the ground at that moment, his severed arms regenerating and the wounds on his body already healed.
Su Xiao wouldn’t wait for the enemy to recover before attacking. He raised the Dragon Slash in his hand.
A Heko attacked. The Heko’s owner wasn’t very strong, making the attack appear awkward, and Su Xiao quickly sidestepped to avoid it.
Su Xiao’s reactions were fast, but his injured body was dragging him down; his abdominal muscles spasmed uncontrollably, and his sidestep faltered.
Nishio Jin’s Heko struck Su Xiao’s back, leaving a blood mark. Even Nishio Jin himself couldn’t believe the hit landed.
Seeing the blood beneath Su Xiao, Nishio Jin adjusted his glasses and smirked.
"Black Death God, you seem to be very badly injured."
In the past, Nishio Jin would have been instantly killed by Su Xiao in a fight.
But now, with Su Xiao injured, he could only burst out his usual combat strength instantly, giving Nishio Jin an opportunity.
Nishio Jin quickly reached Su Xiao, his Heko clumsily stabbing toward him.
Su Xiao dodged the attacking Heko, followed swiftly by Nishio Jin’s ’King Bastard Fists.’
After a series of left and right hooks failed to land, Nishio Jin seemed a bit frustrated.
Ducking under Nishio Jin’s attacks, Su Xiao tightly gripped the Dragon Slash and took a deep breath, a sharp gleam flashing in his eyes.
Pale blue arcs appeared on the surface of Dragon Slash as Su Xiao pressed hard on the wound in his lower abdomen, forcibly igniting his usual state.
Dragon Slash pointed straight to the ground, emitting a crisp blade hum.
A thin white line flashed by as Su Xiao sliced off one of Nishio Jin’s hands.
Nishio Jin stared at his severed hand in disbelief, not even realizing what had happened.
Kaneki Ken, his wounds healed, leaped up from the ground and quickly ran over, intending to assist Nishio Jin.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
Su Xiao’s second slash had already been delivered.
The blade cut through flesh and blood, Nishio Jin suddenly felt the sky and earth spinning, his ears ringing, followed by darkness.
Thud, the body fell to the ground. In Su Xiao’s severely injured state, he slaughtered Nishio Jin with two strikes.
Dong Xiang, lying on the ground, watched the scene before her and was devastated. Nishio Jin was also a member of Anteiku, having developed some friendship with Dong Xiang over time.
Kaneki Ken’s voice was soft, his head hanging low.
"Once again, once again someone I cherished was taken, I cannot forgive."
Kaneki Ken’s shoulders shook, and saliva dripped from his mouth. Su Xiao suspected he had been mentally disturbed by Nico’s torture, at least mentally unstable.
Kaneki Ken pressed his thumb against his index finger, making a crackling sound.
As Kaneki Ken muttered, Su Xiao had already stepped over Nishio Jin’s corpse, charging at Kaneki Ken.
Right now, time was life. Su Xiao was losing blood rapidly; he couldn’t hold out for long.
When his body began to feel weak, Su Xiao could only choose to temporarily retreat; fortunately, he still had some fight left.
Before him was the protagonist of the Ghoul world, and he wanted to try and see what killing Kaneki Ken would yield.
Killing specific enemies in the Derivative World could reap significant rewards.
For example, the King he killed in the Pirate World had very weak strength yet was a ruler of a nation. The treasure chest dropped contained valuable items.
The White treasure chest represented the owner’s strength, and opening it to receive the World Tree Ring was due to the opponent’s status.
Su Xiao quickly charged at Kaneki Ken, aware that Kaneki Ken’s current unstable mental state was making him wary.
"What’s a thousand minus seven?"
Kaneki Ken suddenly looked up, staring directly at Su Xiao.
But what awaited him was a cold, gleaming sharp blade.
What’s a thousand minus seven? It’s one slash!
Su Xiao put all his strength into the slash, slicing across Kaneki Ken’s chest, creating a terrifying wound.
The moment the wound appeared, Su Xiao even saw Kaneki Ken’s beating heart.
Receiving such a grievous injury, Kaneki Ken spat out a mouthful of blood.
Su Xiao lowered his gaze and remained silent.
In normal times, he would taunt his enemies in battle, but now was different; he was seriously injured and needed to finish quickly.
After severely injuring Kaneki Ken with one strike, Su Xiao didn’t stop, his long knife striking swiftly.
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After a few slashes, terrifying wounds appeared on Kaneki Ken’s chest and throat, and other vital areas.
The significant blood loss made Su Xiao slightly dizzy, and the power of his slashes noticeably weakened.
Despite such serious injuries, Kaneki Ken showed no sign of falling; instead, he lunged at Su Xiao, aiming a punch at his face.
This punch indicated that Kaneki Ken had received some combat training, but only just.
Although Kaneki Ken had transformed from an ordinary person into an S+ strength level ghoul, there was still a gap to becoming a warrior.
Reversing his grip on the knife, Su Xiao placed the blade in front of him, confronting Kaneki Ken’s punch.
The collision between the blade and flesh, the outcome was predictable, and several of Kaneki Ken’s fingers were sliced off.
Kaneki Ken lacked combat experience, but he had an extremely strong recovery power; as long as his head wasn’t severed, he wouldn’t stop fighting.
Kaneki Ken’s Heko was wrapped around his neck to prevent beheading, clearly taking note from Nishio Jin’s grim fate.
Despite appearing as if having a psychotic outbreak, Kaneki Ken was still rational, aware enough to protect his vital areas.
On the rooftop, a peculiar scene unfolded; Su Xiao held a sharp blade, oppressing Kaneki Ken while ruthlessly attacking, yet his face grew increasingly pale.
It was now a contest of endurance, to see if Kaneki Ken would be diced by him first, or if he would succumb to blood loss and lose his combat strength.