"Is it over?" The S-Rank Ghoul with the koukaku stared at the gaping black hole in the wall, still shaken. He did not dare go inside to check; the combat power his opponent had just unleashed had left him wary.
"After taking a hit like that, even if he's not dead, he's got to be half wrecked. You two, go check! Stop dawdling!" the koukaku leader barked. The other two did not dare disobey and cautiously approached the hole.
Whoosh-
Whoosh, whoosh-
Just then, a chill even colder than before erupted from the hole. Three flying blades shot past the two in front and hurtled straight toward the leader at the rear.
"Boss, watch out!" The two whipped around to warn him, overlooking the source of that violent chill. A blood-red blur burst out, and death descended upon them.
Squelch-!
The koukaku ghoul felt a sharp pain in his chest, and his body froze in place. He saw an Ice Blade pierce his boss and his companion fly backward, riddled with Ice Spikes. Sound vanished from his ears, and the scene before his eyes became a picture composed of crystals and crimson.
Blood poured unstoppably from his throat. Eyes wide, he belatedly lowered his head. A crystallized hand covered in blood and fragments of organs protruded from his chest.
Squelch...
"You really should try the feeling of shattered organs squeezing against your forearm as they twitch..." Louis pulled out his knife-hand. His entire forearm was stained crimson, but the blood quickly clotted in the freezing cold and fell away.
The koukaku's kakuhou lay high on the back, near the shoulders. He had pierced straight through it. This ghoul was undoubtedly dead.
He truly disliked killing, but certain unusual experiences in his previous life also allowed him to kill a complete