Chapter 4: Desperate Rize
Upon sensing Su Xiao's gaze, Rize's body stiffened slightly. She stared fixedly at Su Xiao, not daring to look away for even a moment.
At this point, the [Dragon-Slaying Flash] in Su Xiao's hand was deeply embedded in the lizard's head, piercing in through the eye socket and out through the back of the skull.
Even so, the lizard was still alive, showing just how tenacious the life force of a Scale Horde Ghoul was.
After having its Kagune severed and one arm cut off by Su Xiao, the lizard was basically incapacitated. Hence, he had pierced its head with a single strike.
"No... impossible, how could a human be this strong."
The lizard's body convulsed, brain damage causing its thoughts to become chaotic.
Su Xiao gripped the hilt tightly and pulled the [Dragon-Slashing Flash] sideways.
A brutal scene unfolded. The sharp [Dragon-Slashing Flash] directly split open the lizard's skull, breaking out through the bone at its temple.
Half of the lizard's head was cleaved open. With a thud, it collapsed, white and red fluid flowing from its eye socket, a miserable sight.
Being pierced through the head and having the head cleaved open were two different things. Although the lizard's vitality was strong, if it didn't eat human flesh soon, it would die quickly.
Su Xiao knew something about the resilience of Ghouls. In the original work, the 'Gourmet' Tsukiyama had half his head blown off by Touka but miraculously survived by eating his own flesh.
A flash of the blade, and the lizard's head fell to the ground. The white mask on its face, stained red with blood, shattered.
Su Xiao knew the lizard was an important character in the original work, serving to advance the plot.
Without the lizard, Kaneki Ken's growth would be much slower. But what did that have to do with him?
He was here to complete a mission and grow stronger using the power of Reincarnation Paradise, not to grovel at the feet of characters from the original work.
If Kaneki Ken appeared before Su Xiao after becoming stronger, he would also slash at him without hesitation.
The current Kaneki Ken wasn't even worth killing.
[You have killed S-Rank Ghoul, Daishou Yakumo.]
[Daishou Yakumo is a key plot character. Obtained World Source 5.2%. Total World Source obtained: 5.2%.]
[Your talent 'Soul Devourer' has activated. Permanently increased Mana Points by 10. Current Mana Points: 163.]
After killing the lizard, a green treasure chest floated up from its body.
This green chest was only visible to Contractors. The dozen or so Contractors in the distance were all staring greedily at the green chest. If not for Su Xiao, these people would have swarmed it long ago.
"What, you want this chest? If you want it, you can come and get it."
Su Xiao looked at those Contractors with a smile. If he weren't worried about Kamishiro Rize escaping, he would have started clearing the area long ago.
In truth, Rize had wanted to flee, but the lizard died too quickly. It was just a single encounter before Su Xiao killed it, a total of four slashes.
First slash severed the Kagune, second slash cut off the arm, third slash pierced the head, fourth slash decapitated.
It wasn't that Rize didn't want to run; she just didn't have time.
"Don't misunderstand. We have no other intentions."
Han Yu was the first to speak, leading his people to slowly retreat. The other Contractors did the same.
The little girl Xiluo Luo hesitated for a moment, then also retreated with Han Yu. Although she had traded with Su Xiao once before, there was no friendship between them.
From Su Xiao's ruthless combat style, it was clear he was not someone who would show mercy.
The Contractors began to back away but didn't leave immediately. After creating a safe distance, they watched the situation unfold.
"Now then, it's your turn."
Su Xiao lightly flicked the [Dragon-Slashing Flash], shaking off the lizard's body tissue stuck to it. The blade was bright and clean.
After several battles, Su Xiao discovered that the [Dragon-Slashing Flash] was a very good weapon. Although it was only a white-grade piece of equipment, its rating was quite high, reaching the limit for white-grade equipment: a rating of 10.
This made him understand one thing: equipment with a max rating was generally good, even if it was white-grade.
It was easy to imagine that if it were a max-rated green or blue piece of equipment, the stats would be explosive. As for higher-grade equipment, Su Xiao hadn't heard of it yet.
But it was certain that higher-grade equipment existed.
Su Xiao's murderous aura made Rize involuntarily take two steps back. This Big Ghoul, at this moment, looked somewhat pitiful.
If Rize wiped the blood off her face, Su Xiao would now be a complete villain, bullying a 'weak woman.'
But Rize was no weak woman. She was a man-eating Ghoul. No matter how beautiful, she was still a Ghoul.
"Don't come any closer. We have no grudge, right? How about letting me go."
Rize used the most desperate method: negotiation. The lizard's headless body was still lying on the ground. A frontal fight was clearly not an option.
Su Xiao put away the green chest dropped by the lizard and smiled at Rize.
"Let you go? What's in it for me?"
Rize hesitated for a moment, murderous intent flashing in her eyes, but in the end, she winked flirtatiously.
Seeing this, the many Contractors in the distance felt an extreme sense of injustice.
Kamishiro Rize was a boss-level existence to them, yet in front of Su Xiao, she had to sell herself to survive. How unfair was that?
Unfair? They only saw Su Xiao's current strength. Back in the One Piece world, Su Xiao had struggled every step of the way.
In a world overrun with 'monsters,' assassinating the king of a nation—the difficulty was unimaginable.
Su Xiao's true strength far exceeded his Lv.2 level, which was why he could effortlessly defeat an S-Rank Ghoul.
Furthermore, in Su Xiao's view, the world was inherently unfair. The only fair thing was that everyone would die.
Su Xiao looked at Kamishiro Rize with interest and slowly walked towards her.
Rize hesitated for a moment, then also began to approach Su Xiao, but she didn't retract her Kagune.
Rize was confident in her appearance. She had used her beautiful face to seduce countless men. However, those men's fates were tragic, ending up as her meals.
Five meters, three meters, one meter.
Su Xiao raised his left hand and gently stroked Rize's cheek. A Ghoul's skin was tough, but Rize's cheek was exceptionally smooth and tender.
The four deep red Kagune behind Rize gradually gathered power, their surfaces emitting a red glow, ready to strike.
"Die."
The four Kagune suddenly burst forth, like four iron hooks, stabbing in an arc towards Su Xiao's back.
"Pfft."
The sound of a sharp object entering flesh was heard. The long blade in Su Xiao's hand pierced through Rize's chest.
Rize's red eyes slowly widened, filled with cruelty, madness, and some fear—fear of death.
"I knew it."
Rize let out a bitter laugh, her gaze helplessly falling on the long blade that had pierced her. The [Dragon-Slashing Flash] had directly penetrated Rize's heart, the tip stained with blood.
"A man like you really isn't so easily seduced... it hurts so much~."
The excruciating pain from the burning Rc cells hit her, and Rize bent over.
Su Xiao held the hilt with one hand, pressed the other on the back of the blade, and pushed hard to the side.
The [Dragon-Slashing Flash] cut through Rize's chest like a hot knife through butter, bursting out from under her armpit.
"Splash."
A large amount of blood spilled onto the ground. Rize's body went limp, her Kagune dissipated into the air, and she weakly leaned towards Su Xiao.
From beginning to end, there was no lust in Su Xiao's eyes. Being seduced by a woman during a fight would be mind-bogglingly stupid.
Just then, Reincarnation Paradise gave Su Xiao a prompt.
[Warning: The Hunter is attempting to kill the important plot character: Kamishiro Rize. Please extract the Kagune from her body before she dies to ensure the continuation of the plot.]
Su Xiao nodded. This was expected.
With a thud, Rize fell at Su Xiao's feet, gasping heavily. Blood spread across the white tiles.
Su Xiao crouched down, the long blade in his hand hesitatingly hovering over Rize.
He wasn't entirely sure where her Kagune was located. Based on information from the original work, it should be near the kidneys.
Su Xiao simply made an incision on Rize's smooth lower abdomen, then reached his left hand into her body to feel around.
"Mmm~." Rize let out a pained moan, her gaze towards Su Xiao now tinged with fear.
In Rize's eyes, the man before her might be a pervert, about to torment her before killing her.
"Hey~, don't just go poking around a girl's body. People might get the wrong idea."
A female voice came from behind Su Xiao. From the dark corridor, several figures emerged.
The leader was a small figure wrapped in bandages, wearing loose pink clothing and a hood. Due to the bandages, Su Xiao couldn't see their face clearly.