The battle dragged on because Louis kept the last three S-Rank Ghouls around as sparring partners. He only let them leave at dusk, and every one of them looked dazed as they went.
"I'm exhausted..." It was ten at night when Louis finally knocked on the door of Hinami and her mother's home.
After fighting seven ghouls in succession, followed by plenty of additional training, he had drained his stamina completely.
Judging from the fights, taking on three S-Rank Ghouls whose coordination was less than perfect was already close to his limit. Any more, and he would probably be done for.
Among S-Rank Ghouls, those with koukaku were the easiest to handle. The hardness and strength of his crystallized right arm far surpassed those of an ordinary S-Rank Ghoul's koukaku, so he almost never came off worse in a head-on clash, unless his opponent was a martial arts expert like Rize Kamishiro.
The hardest to handle were those with rinkaku. Their attacks were not only flexible but also powerful, coming from multiple angles. His crystallized right arm alone could not block them all, yet hastily formed ice shields and Ice Blades could barely withstand an S-Rank Ghoul's rinkaku attacks. Their sufficient speed also let them easily evade the obstacles created by Crystallization.
Put simply, their attacks hurt like hell, but he struggled to land his own.
Creak-
The shabby door opened, revealing Ryouko Fueguchi's slightly surprised expression.
"Miss Ryoko, where's Hinami?" Louis glanced around the room but saw no sign of her.
"She's already asleep..." Ryouko Fueguchi stared blankly at Louis.
"Good... I'll need to stay here for a while..." Louis yawned, walked inside, and sat on the couch. After looking around, he released his cold air and searched the entire building.
He needed to confirm whether Viper had