Half-Kakuja

Chapter 34: Half-Kakuja

Following Lu Su's words, Kaneki attacked once more.

Kamishiro Rize's kagune and the Centipede Kagune lashed fiercely at Moji, but all of them were blocked by his spiked club.

Seemingly enraged by Kaneki's attacks, which felt like nothing more than a scratch, Moji roared with a twisted expression.

"Don't get too cocky, brat!"

With his roar, a massive phantom of a spiked club appeared beside him.

The spiked club in his hand smashed down at Kaneki from above, the phantom moving in tandem.

Kaneki raised all his kagune before him, but he still could not withstand the sheer force of the blow.

"Boom!"

Amid the terrifying crash, Kaneki vanished into the smoke.

The shrimp soldier picked up the spear Moji had just flung away and charged swiftly toward him.

But in the next instant, Moji swatted it away like a fly, and it dissipated.

Xiang Yan's face turned pale as she muttered, "We're done for."

At that moment, only Tsugikuni Yoriichi remained in front of Lu Su, ready for one final struggle.

Suddenly, he noticed that Kaneki had not dissipated and returned to his mind.

Remembering one of Kaneki's Traits, Lu Su immediately pulled Xiang Yan and Zhao Chang backward.

A bloodthirsty smile spread across Moji's face as he said excitedly, "Little rats, where do you think you're running?"

Xiang Yan and Zhao Chang also looked at Lu Su in confusion.

In their view, even if they ran, they could not outrun Moji. They might as well make one final stand.

Thinking of a terrifying possibility, Xiang Yan said quietly, "Rookie, Zhao Chang and I will hold him back later. You run. Don't worry about us."

Zhao Chang silently nodded beside her.

Lu Su was just about to explain when a burst of maniacal laughter cut him off.

Within the smoke kicked up by Moji's strike, a shadowy figure bent its body to a horrifying degree.

Xiang Yan and Zhao Chang's pupils contracted sharply as they muttered, "That's..."

The figure was naturally Kaneki, except he had fallen into the complete madness of his Half-Kakuja transformation.

As the card holder, Lu Su would not be harmed, so he did not need to run. But there were others present.

That was why he had pulled Xiang Yan and Zhao Chang back.

At that moment, Centipede Kagune far thicker than usual writhed behind Kaneki, their number having increased from one to four.

Kamishiro Rize's kagune had also become sharper, like spider legs, their number reaching eight.

Moji immediately halted his advance and turned to look at Kaneki. "Wouldn't it be better if you just lay there obediently, brat?!"

Before his words had even faded, Kaneki's massive Centipede Kagune were already tearing through the ground as they struck at Moji.

"Pointless struggle." Moji sneered and prepared to use the same move again.

But when his spiked club came into contact with the Centipede Kagune, a look of astonishment appeared on his face.

Unlike what he had expected, Kaneki's attack was completely different from before.

Feeling the immense force transmitted through the spiked club, Moji inwardly realized something was wrong.

Sure enough, due to his carelessness, the spiked club in his hand was knocked free and sent flying far away.

Moji's expression darkened. With or without his spiked club, he was practically a different person.

But Kaneki gave him no time to react. Letting out manic laughter, he charged at Moji.

Kamishiro Rize's sharp kagune glinted beneath the sunlight with a predatory gleam.

Two thick Centipede Kagune also continued attacking, creating openings for Kaneki's approach.

The distance between them rapidly closed, and soon they were within arm's reach.

Moji appeared to be barely holding off the Centipede Kagune's attacks, but when he saw Kaneki so close, he could not help but grin viciously. "You were too careless, kid!"

As he spoke, Moji drove his right fist viciously toward Kaneki's heart.

But in the next instant, nothing happened.

It was the Three Treasures Pearl. Lu Su had just instantly re-formed the Three Treasures Pearl he had been wearing onto Kaneki.

And today's uses—

Not a single one had been spent.

So it could block one complete Bronze Grade attack.

Moji looked up in shock, as if wanting to say something, but Kaneki's sharp kagune had already pierced straight through him.

"Splash!"

With a forceful swing from Kaneki, Moji was instantly split in two, blood raining down around Kaneki.

Zhao Chang and Xiang Yan stared blankly at the scene before them. "They... actually won?"

That was right. The two of them had already prepared themselves to sacrifice their lives to cover Lu Su's retreat, but they had never expected the battle to take such a complete one-hundred-eighty-degree turn.

Bronze Grade Elite Pirate (Purple).

After instantly condensing Moji's material, Lu Su returned to Xiang Yan and Zhao Chang.

"Lu Su, hurry—" Xiang Yan had just begun to say something.

Zhou Yi arrived before them. "Move. Chen Tuan can't hold them off for long."

Only then did the three of them notice that Chen Tuan, who was confronting Moore, was already covered in several wounds so deep that bone could be seen.

Old Liu also came over, his face pale. "I used up the last of my Spiritual Power to restrain those two. Hurry and leave, or it'll be too late."

Rose and Night Owl's representatives stood rooted to the spot, blankly staring ahead as though they were in a daze.

The group immediately stopped lingering and sprinted toward the shore.

When they reached the shore, Lu Su and the others discovered that there was not a single ship at the dock.

Xiang Yan said in disbelief, "Why is this happening?"

Zhou Yi's expression darkened as he gave a bitter smile. "Looks like they discovered us the moment we set foot on the island."

But then he turned to Lu Su. "Xiao Luo, leave first. Don't worry about us."

"But..." Lu Su still wanted to say something, but in the next instant, Zhou Yi suddenly shoved him away.

A streak of white blade light instantly slashed through the spot where Lu Su had been standing.

A bloodied arm flew high into the air.

It was Zhou Yi's.

"Go!" Zhou Yi roared in a low voice.

At the same time, several Black Iron Grade cards appeared before him.

Lu Su immediately stopped hesitating. Leaving Kaneki and Tsugikuni Yoriichi at the dock, he forcefully suppressed the grief in his heart and summoned Pidgeot, soaring into the sky.

Another streak of white blade light cut through the air, but Zhou Yi's cards blocked it.

"Zhao Chang, take Old Liu and leave." Zhou Yi gave the order behind him without turning around.

Zhao Chang silently summoned his flying mount, grabbed Old Liu, and flew away.

Zhou Yi watched the three gradually become tiny white dots in the distance, then said to Xiang Yan beside him, "Xiao Yan, will you hate me?"

Xiang Yan touched the scar on her face and smiled indifferently. "Captain, you were the one who saved this life of mine anyway. I've already gotten more than enough out of it."

Hearing that, Zhou Yi smiled helplessly. "In the end, I still couldn't avenge my parents. But maybe that's for the best. I can go down and keep them company sooner."

"Boring."

Along with the cold voice, white blade light instantly swept through the place where the two stood.

Elsewhere, Lu Su sat atop Pidgeot, staring blankly at the materials in his hand.

Black Iron Grade Rookie Pirate (Green) *11, Bronze Grade Elite Pirate (Purple).

Under normal circumstances, Lu Su would have been overjoyed to obtain so many resources.

But now, sensing Kaneki and Tsugikuni Yoriichi entering cooldown, Lu Su's expression gradually dimmed.

"Brother Zhou..."