# Chapter 87: The Strongest Team in the Ghoul World
After Takatsuki Sen transformed into a Kakuja, her personality became extremely brutal. Her battle with the investigators was nothing short of a one-sided massacre.
"Where did Arima and the others go?"
Su Xiao arrived near Takatsuki Sen. The ground around him was covered in blood and human remains.
Takatsuki Sen turned her head to look at Su Xiao, a hint of madness flickering in her single eye.
"Roar!"
Takatsuki Sen actually let out a loud roar at Su Xiao, looking as if she might pounce at any moment. This literary beauty had probably gone on a killing spree.
"You~, sure you want to do that?"
Su Xiao, holding the Dragon-Slaying Flash, looked at Takatsuki Sen with a faint, mocking smile.
"You this~, bastard."
Though maddened, Takatsuki Sen still had her wits. Having suffered losses at Su Xiao's hands twice before, she was quite wary of him.
"Beep beep beep~."
The phone in his pocket rang. Su Xiao answered it.
"We've found the people. Just withdraw from the Ghoul Containment Facility now. Takatsuki Sen knows the rendezvous point."
Hanging up, Su Xiao looked at Takatsuki Sen.
"It's done. We're pulling out."
As he spoke, Su Xiao had already jumped onto Takatsuki Sen's back. Her Kakuja form was quite large.
This was part of the plan. Once things were finished, Takatsuki Sen would break open the top gate of the Ghoul Containment Facility, and the group would use that opportunity to retreat.
Arima Kishou and the others were nowhere to be seen now, but they probably had a way out.
"Don't press your sword against my back. I hate that blade."
Su Xiao said nothing, just crouched on her back, one hand gripping a protruding kagune.
"Tch. Don't blame me if you get thrown off."
Takatsuki Sen bent her legs, then leaped with all her might, shooting up like a cannonball toward the roof of the Ghoul Containment Facility.
The interior height of the facility was considerable, yet Takatsuki Sen jumped all the way up, driving both claws into the metal gate on the ceiling.
With a burst of strength, she pried open the half-meter-thick giant gate, and Su Xiao could see the blue sky and white clouds.
Su Xiao stepped on Takatsuki Sen's back, then planted his other foot on her head, leaping out of the gate in two strides and leaving the Ghoul Containment Facility.
This move of his infuriated Takatsuki Sen to no end.
But she had no choice. She was holding the gate open; if she let go, it would close.
"Ding, ding..."
After a few crisp sounds, Takatsuki Sen clearly felt the closing force of the gate disappear. She flipped out through the opening and onto the roof of the facility.
Once on the roof, she saw Su Xiao standing in front of a jagged hole—one formed by dozens of slashes.
Inside the meter-wide hole were several severed hydraulic rods, the power system for the roof gate.
Takatsuki Sen looked at Su Xiao with a wary gaze. Being able to cut such a large hole in a pure metal roof was beyond what any human should be capable of.
Su Xiao's swordsmanship had vaguely reached a transcendent level. By transcendent, it meant reaching a level ordinary people could never attain.
Lately, he had also felt that his perception of his blade was growing sharper. What could be cut, what couldn't—he could roughly judge with just a glance.
Sometimes, when the wind blew against the edge of the Dragon-Slaying Flash, Su Xiao could faintly sense it. This should be what Kosaburo called "the blade becoming an extension of the arm."
Sheathing the Dragon-Slaying Flash, Su Xiao said to Takatsuki Sen:
"Where's the rendezvous point?"
"At my new base."
"The new base of the Dawn Organization?"
"That's right!"
By the end, Takatsuki Sen was grinding her teeth. The previous base of the Dawn Organization had been leveled by Su Xiao~.
Once, they were enemies. Now, they were allies. Such is the strange nature of the world.
Children talk about right and wrong. Adults only care about pros and cons.
Fools distinguish good and evil. Wise men make the rules. Within the rules is good; outside the rules is evil.
Clearly, both Su Xiao and Takatsuki Sen were the kind of people who ignored the rules.
Because rules are set by those in power to control others. Most rules benefit those who make them.
The two on the roof didn't discuss the "history of the Dawn Organization's base" any further. If they did, they might end up fighting to the death.
After breaking through the investigators' defensive net, Su Xiao and Takatsuki Sen made their escape.
...
Inside the CCG headquarters command center, Washuu Kichou stared grimly at the large monitor, which showed the backs of Su Xiao and the other.
Washuu Kichou clenched his fists so hard they cracked, his pupils faintly turning blood-red.
"Arima Kishou, Bai Ye, Yoshimura Eto, Donato Porpora... you four bastards..."
The veins on Washuu Kichou's forehead bulged. The alliance of these four posed a threat to him.
Arima Kishou's strength went without saying—he was the CCG's highest combat power on the surface. Su Xiao, as a pure human who could repel the manager head-on, was also undeniably strong.
Takatsuki Sen was an SSS-class ghoul and the manager's bloodline, which made Washuu Kichou very wary.
As for the last one, Donato Porpora, Washuu Kichou had an even bigger headache. This priest was plotting something unknown, and he had a hold over the CCG. Though the CCG had imprisoned him, they dared not do anything to him.
If they killed the priest, the information he held would be made public. Within ten years, human resistance organizations would emerge, and then the ghouls would be finished.
Compared to humans, ghouls were closer to beasts—keen senses, impulsive, and terrible at scientific research.
Humans were different. Humans could invent all kinds of weapons to eliminate ghouls. It was just that humans were currently deceived by ghouls and had no will to resist.
Setting aside their tendency for internal conflict, humans were actually quite strong.
...
Tokyo, Ward 13, Shibuya District, in an abandoned building.
On the tenth floor of the building, in a room that could shelter from wind and rain, five people had gathered. Outside the room, a large group of figures in red robes stood guard.
These robed figures were ordinary ghouls of the Dawn Organization. They occasionally glanced into the room, and when they saw the two people inside, they all felt a bit uneasy.
"What's going on? These people are all so strong."
A white-haired young girl hid by the door, secretly sizing up the five people in the room.
"Sister, don't cause trouble. Knowing too much isn't good for you."
A black-haired young girl pulled her sister away. The pair had hair—one black, one white—and aside from their hair color, they looked almost identical. They were the twin sisters, Akira Mado and Akira Hirako.
"So, from now on, everyone present is in an alliance. Does anyone have any requests?"
Arima Kishou's voice came from inside the room.
In the room, Su Xiao tapped lightly on the table, surveying the people around the round table.
Besides himself, the five in the alliance were: Arima Kishou, Takatsuki Sen, the priest, and Kirishima Arata!
Kirishima Arata was the father of Kirishima Ayato and Kirishima Touka. According to the original story, Kirishima Arata might have been dead, but that wasn't the case.
Kirishima Arata had been captured alive and imprisoned in the Ghoul Containment Facility. The materials for the quinque "Arata" were stripped from his body, and the quinque was named after him.
Kirishima Arata had a special constitution. The mad scientists hadn't completely removed his kakuho; instead, they cut into it inside his body and injected him with high-concentration Rc cells, allowing his kakuho to regenerate.
This way, the materials for the quinque "Arata" were inexhaustible, enabling mass production.
Kirishima Arata was a warm, sunny man with blue hair and handsome features. This was evident from the looks of Ayato and Touka.
This sunny man gave off a spring breeze-like feeling, amiable and gentle, but his strength was not to be underestimated. For the CCG to invest heavily in experimenting on him showed his capability.
"Arima is my savior, so of course I'll do whatever I can. I have no requests."
Kirishima Arata was the first to speak, a warm smile on his face.
"I have no requests either. My goal aligns with Arima's—defeating the V Organization is also my aim."
Takatsuki Sen also stated her position.
"Oh my, it's been a long time since I've had fresh human flesh. How rude of me. I have no requests either. After all, you rescued me. Repaying kindness is something every Catholic believer must do."
The priest wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Before him was a plate with some bloodstains.
The Lord saves lost lambs. As a priest, Donato Porpora played the role of a shepherd. But this shepherd had a bit of a greedy mouth, often eating those lambs.
Everyone's gaze turned to Su Xiao.
"Heh~, truly a group of 'selfless' 'good people.' Arima, about that SSS-class quinque 'Owl' we discussed earlier—I've suddenly lost interest."
Su Xiao spoke, and Arima Kishou and Takatsuki Sen furrowed their brows.
"Then what is your request?"
"I have some 'enemies.' These people are members of the Dawn Organization, but their origins are a bit special..."
After hearing Su Xiao's request, everyone's eyes turned to Takatsuki Sen.
"Those guys, huh~." Takatsuki Sen hesitated for a moment, then quickly replied.
"No problem."