Desperate Rize

Upon sensing Su Xiao's gaze, Rize's body stiffened. She stared fixedly at him, not daring to look away for even a moment.

At this point, the Dragon Slayer Flash in Su Xiao's hand was already deeply embedded in Gecko's head—thrust in through the eye socket and out the back of the skull.

Even so, Gecko was still alive, a testament to the tenacity of a Scale Kagune ghoul's vitality.

After having his Kagune severed and an arm cut off by Su Xiao, Gecko was essentially combat-ineffective. Hence, the blade through his head.

"No... impossible. How can a human be this strong?"

Gecko's body convulsed. The damage to his brain left his thoughts scattered.

Su Xiao gripped the hilt and pulled the Dragon Slayer Flash sideways.

A brutal scene unfolded. The razor-sharp blade split Gecko's skull, bursting out through his temple.

Half of Gecko's head was cleaved open. He collapsed with a thud, black-red fluid oozing from his eye socket—a pitiful sight.

Having his head pierced versus having it split open were two different things. Though Gecko's vitality was strong, without feeding on human flesh soon, he would die.

Su Xiao knew something of ghouls' resilience. In the original story, the "Gourmet" Tsukiyama had half his head smashed off by Touka, yet miraculously survived by eating his own flesh.

A flash of the blade, and Gecko's head hit the ground. The white mask, stained with blood, shattered.

Su Xiao knew Gecko was a key character in the original story, instrumental in driving the plot forward.

Without Gecko, Ken Kaneki's growth would have been much slower. But what did that have to do with him?

He was here to complete his mission and grow stronger through Reincarnation Paradise—not to grovel at the feet of original-story characters.

If Ken Kaneki appeared before him after growing stronger, Su Xiao would slash him without hesitation.

As for the current Ken Kaneki, he wasn't even worth killing.

You have killed S-Rank Ghoul, Yakumo Oshu.

Yakumo Oshu is a key plot character. Obtained World Source 5.2%. Total World Source obtained: 5.2%.

Your talent 'Spirit Eater' has been activated. Permanently increased Mana by 10 points. Current Mana: 163 points.

After killing Gecko, a green Treasure Chest floated up from his body.

This green Treasure Chest was visible only to Contractors. In the distance, the dozen or so Contractors stared greedily at it. If not for Su Xiao, they would have swarmed it already.

"What, you want this Treasure Chest? If you do, come and take it."

Su Xiao smiled as he looked at the Contractors. If he weren't worried about Rize Kamishiro escaping, he would have already started clearing the area.

In truth, Rize had wanted to flee long ago. But Gecko died too quickly—a single exchange, and Su Xiao killed him in just four strikes.

First strike: severed the Kagune. Second strike: cut off the arm. Third strike: pierced the head. Fourth strike: decapitation.

Rize hadn't been unwilling to run—she simply hadn't had the time.

"Don't misunderstand. We have no other intentions."

Han Yu was the first to speak, leading his people as they slowly retreated. The other Contractors did the same.

Xiluo Luo hesitated for a moment, then followed Han Yu's retreat. Though she had once traded with Su Xiao, there was no real bond between them.

From Su Xiao's ruthless combat style, it was clear he was not a merciful person.

The Contractors began to back away, but they didn't leave immediately. After putting a safe distance between themselves and the scene, they watched the situation unfold.

"Now then, it's your turn."

Su Xiao lightly flicked the Dragon Slayer Flash. The bits of Gecko's tissue clinging to it fell away, leaving the blade gleaming.

After several battles, Su Xiao had come to realize that the Dragon Slayer Flash was a fine weapon. Though it was only a white-grade piece of equipment, its rating was high—reaching the limit for white-grade at 10 points.

This taught him one thing: equipment with a max rating was generally excellent, even if it was white-grade.

It stood to reason that if a green or blue-grade piece of equipment had a max rating, its stats would be off the charts. As for higher-tier equipment, Su Xiao hadn't heard of any yet.

But one thing was certain: higher-tier equipment definitely existed.

Su Xiao's murderous aura made Rize take two steps back. The Great Ghoul, at this moment, looked almost pitiable.

If Rize wiped the blood from her face, Su Xiao would look like 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 closer. We have no grudge, right? How about letting me go?"

Rize resorted to the most desperate measure: negotiation. Gecko's headless corpse still lay on the ground. A direct fight was clearly out of the question.

Su Xiao put away the green Treasure Chest that Gecko had dropped and smiled at Rize.

"Let you go? What's in it for me?"

Rize hesitated for a moment. Murderous intent flickered in her eyes, but in the end, she threw him a flirtatious glance.

Watching from afar, the many Contractors felt a deep sense of injustice.

To them, Rize Kamishiro was a boss-level existence. Yet before Su Xiao, she had to resort to selling herself to survive. How unfair was that?

Unfair? They only saw Su Xiao's current strength. They hadn't seen him struggle in the One Piece World, where every step was a battle.

In a world overrun with "monsters," assassinating the king of a nation—the difficulty of that was unimaginable.

Su Xiao's actual strength far exceeded his Lv.2 rank, which was why he could effortlessly dominate an S-class ghoul.

Besides, in Su Xiao's view, the world was inherently unfair. The only fair thing was that everyone would die.

Su Xiao studied Rize Kamishiro with mild interest as he slowly walked toward her.

Rize hesitated for a moment, then began moving toward Su Xiao as well, though she didn't retract her Kagune.

Rize had confidence in her appearance. She had used her beautiful face to seduce countless men, but their fates were always tragic—they ended up as her meals.

Five meters, three meters, one meter.

Su Xiao raised his left hand and gently touched Rize's cheek.

Behind her, the four deep-red Kagune gradually tensed, their surfaces glowing red, ready to strike.

"Die."

The four Kagune suddenly lashed out, like four iron hooks, arcing toward Su Xiao's back in a ring formation.

"Thud."

The sound of a blade piercing flesh rang out. The longsword in Su Xiao's hand had pierced straight through Rize's heart.

Rize's crimson eyes slowly widened, filled with cruelty, madness, and a hint of fear—fear of death.

"I knew it."

Rize let out a bitter laugh, her gaze helplessly fixed on the blade that had impaled her. Dragon Slash Flash had pierced her heart cleanly, the tip stained with blood.

"A man like you really isn't so easy to seduce."

The excruciating pain of burning Rc Cells surged through her, and Rize doubled over.

Su Xiao gripped the hilt with one hand, pressing the other against the flat of the blade, and shoved it sideways.

Dragon Slash Flash carved through Rize's chest with unstoppable force, bursting out from under her armpit.

"Splash."

A torrent of blood spilled onto the floor. Rize's body went limp, her Kagune dissipating into the air as she slumped weakly toward Su Xiao.

From start to finish, there was no trace of desire in Su Xiao's eyes. Letting a woman seduce you mid-battle was brainless to the point of absurdity.

Just then, Reincarnation Paradise gave Su Xiao a prompt.

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Warning: The Hunter is attempting to kill an important plot character: Rize Kamishiro. Before her death, extract the Kagune from her body to ensure the continuation of the plot.

Su Xiao nodded. This was expected.

With a thud, Rize collapsed at Su Xiao's feet, gasping heavily as blood spread across the white tiles.

Su Xiao crouched down, the longsword in his hand hovering uncertainly above her.

He wasn't entirely sure where her Kagune was located. Based on the original story, it should be near her kidneys.

Su Xiao decided to make an incision on Rize's lower abdomen and search for the Kagune sac.

Rize let out a pained groan, her gaze toward Su Xiao now tinged with fear.

To Rize, the man before her might be a pervert, torturing her before killing her.

"Stop."

A female voice rang out. From the dark corridor behind Su Xiao, several figures emerged.

At the front was a small figure wrapped in bandages, wearing loose clothing and a hood. With the bandages covering their face, Su Xiao couldn't make out their features.