At that moment, information about the Derivative World finally appeared before Su Xiao.
Enter World: Tokyo Ghoul
World Difficulty: LV.3. Hard (The difficulty was lowered by the strength of ordinary Contractors.)
World Source: 0% (The Hunter's exploration or interactions with characters in the current world would increase this. During world settlement, it would be calculated together with the quest difficulty to form the final rating.)
World Introduction: In the chaotic and noisy modern society, a kind of man-eating monster had spread throughout Tokyo. People called them Ghouls. Ghouls looked no different from normal humans, but when the Rc Cells in their bodies became active, their eyes would turn red. Ghouls maintained the activity of their Rc Cells by devouring humans, and the Rc Cells also granted them physical abilities far beyond those of ordinary people.
Main Quest: Join the CCG (Ghoul Investigators) or the Ghoul faction (the Aogiri Tree, the Clowns). Subsequent quests would activate after the Hunter joined one of the factions.
Hunt Mission: Eliminate Violator No.12470 Contractor. When the Hunter entered within one kilometer of Contractor No.12470, the Hunt function would automatically activate.
Warning: Do not mention anything related to 'Paradise' in this world. If the warning was ineffective, forced execution would be carried out!
Tip: The Main Quest in this world was a chain quest. After completing the Main Quest three times, one could choose to return to Reincarnation Paradise (the Hunter had to complete the Hunt Mission). The more times the Main Quest was completed, the higher the overall evaluation would be.
Tip: The Hunter was detected to have no grasp of this world's language. 100 Paradise Coins would be consumed to automatically master this world's language.
World, begin!
Seeing that this was a Lv.3 world, Su Xiao let out a long sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his face.
At last, it wasn't the life-threatening Nightmare difficulty. He wouldn't be as frustrated as he had been in the One Piece World, either. All he needed to do now was determine the strength of the Ghouls and the CCG.
This was the first time Su Xiao had received a chain Main Quest. As for how he should choose, he would of course choose the CCG.
Joining the Ghouls was a very bad choice. Not to mention his human identity, the Ghouls' habit of hiding everywhere alone made them seem untrustworthy.
As for the Hunt Mission, Su Xiao was completely confused. He had no idea who this unlucky fellow known as No.12470 was.
There were no clues at present. The hint given by Reincarnation Paradise was that he could track the target within one kilometer.
Fortunately, Tokyo wasn't very large, and a perception range of one kilometer was sufficient.
All he needed to do now was complete the Main Quest normally. The Main Quest had a time limit of forty-eight hours. The Failure Penalty was the deduction of 13,000 Paradise Coins. If he didn't have enough Paradise Coins, equipment would be deducted. If that still wasn't enough, he could only wait for death.
As for the Hunt Mission, Su Xiao hadn't seen any punishment or time limit.
Su Xiao felt that there were other circumstances hidden behind the Hunt Mission. Perhaps the time simply hadn't come yet.
Any Contractor who could make it onto his hunting list was definitely not an upstanding person. Perhaps it wouldn't be long before the other party jumped out and sought death. He wasn't anxious at all.
"Tap, tap, tap~."
Footsteps echoed from a distant corridor. A burly, masked man emerged from the darkness.
"So the title of the Binge Eater wasn't undeserved after all."
The man wore a white suit and a white mask. There were air holes around the mouth and nose of the mask. After approaching Rize, he pressed his thumb against his index finger, producing a crisp crack.
Rize stopped eating, her expression somewhat displeased.
"I hate having my meals interrupted..."
The two began to converse, and the thick smell of gunpowder spread through the air. It seemed they were about to fight.
"This is bad, Lord Han Yu. What do we do? Two S-Rank Ghouls—and Rize Kamishiro is even somewhere between S-Rank and SS-Rank."
The many Contractors felt their hearts turn cold. They had never seen an opening like this before. Reincarnation Paradise had actually teleported them in front of two S-Rank Ghouls.
"Run as soon as the protective barrier disappears. Whether you live or die will depend on your luck."
Han Yu was no longer as calm as before. He gripped the staff in his hand tightly.
There was less than a minute left on the protective barrier. Once it disappeared, it might be their time to die.
Su Xiao had recognized the two people before him long ago. The purple-haired beauty was Rize Kamishiro, while the masked man in the suit was named Yakumo Oshu. The name Yakumo Oshu might sound unfamiliar. The CCG called him Jason, while the Ghouls called him Gecko. He was the Gecko who had "taught" Ken Kaneki in the original story.
"I was sent by my superiors to capture you and bring you back. Alive."
Gecko held a long-handled iron clamp in his hand. It was actually a surgical tool used by Ghouls.
Ghouls differed from ordinary humans because their bodies contained large amounts of Rc Cells, making their skin and membranes extremely tough. Ordinary knives and medical instruments could not injure them at all.
In the world of Ghouls, ordinary humans also possessed Rc Cells, but only in trace amounts. The reason Ghouls devoured humans was partly due to hunger and partly to replenish the Rc Cells in their bodies.
It could be said that Rc Cells were an extremely mysterious form of energy. They could strengthen the human body and form powerful weapons such as Kagune. If not for the accompanying desire to eat humans, Rc Cells would be considered a decent method of enhancement—at least better than bloodlines like those of vampires and werewolves, which had obvious weaknesses.
Su Xiao guessed that there should be Contractors in Reincarnation Paradise who used this method to strengthen themselves. Although he wouldn't choose it, it wasn't impossible that some Contractors with peculiar tastes might do so.
The battle between Rize and Gecko was already on the verge of erupting, and Gecko was in a highly excited state.
"Before I take you back, could you give me one finger, three or four arms, and five or six legs?"
Gecko laughed loudly. He was a sadist. Compared with killing his opponents, Gecko preferred to torment them.
"Such a huge body, yet you like little toys. Do you like playing house? How cute."
Rize's taunt enraged Gecko. He charged straight at her, swinging the long-handled iron clamp toward the back of her head.
Rize didn't even turn around. Four Kagune suddenly emerged from her slender lower back, at the end of her spine.
The Kagune were dark red, resembling four long tails. Red light shimmered across their surfaces, a sign of highly active Rc Cells.
Boom!
Gecko was knocked back several steps by Rize's Kagune. Nearby, the wall of the tank was pierced by the Kagune, and a great volume of clear water gushed out.
Rize had no intention of fighting Gecko. She leaped high into the air, preparing to leave.
Just as Rize leaped into the air, the protective membrane around Su Xiao disappeared. The time was up.
In the blink of an eye, the muscles in Su Xiao's legs tensed. He sprang upward, cutting through the air like a black shadow.
When he appeared again, he was already suspended in midair, directly in front of Rize.
Su Xiao flew up and viciously kicked her soft lower abdomen.
Rize was somewhat surprised in midair. She had no ability to evade Su Xiao's attack, and pain immediately appeared on her beautiful face.
Bang!
The kick sent Rize crashing into the ground at high speed. She rolled several times.
Su Xiao landed and moved his slightly aching calf. A Ghoul's skin and membranes were tougher than he had imagined.
Dragon Slayer Flash appeared in his hand. Su Xiao looked at Rize and Gecko with a smile.
"So these are S-Rank Ghouls? Heh~ Weaker than expected. I was just worrying about how to join the CCG. Killing the two of you should solve that problem."
Rize struggled to stand. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth as she looked at Su Xiao warily. Her beautiful eyes darted around, and she had already begun thinking about how to escape.
The Contractors in the distance were dumbfounded. Han Yu was even covered in cold sweat. He finally understood why they had encountered two S-Rank Ghouls right at the start.
It was because there was an even more monstrous existence among the Contractors. To balance the plot, Reincarnation Paradise had created the scene before them.
Thanks to Feng Feng Piao for rewarding the Elder. I'll definitely add more after it goes premium. Wait a moment, brothers—don't hit my face~ Wait~ Yame~—ah, speaking without saved chapters really doesn't feel very confident.
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