"What's going on here..." Kōki Shinohara led Yu Fura and his squad inside, only to be struck speechless by the scene before them.
Eyepatch and Shachi were tearing into each other like wild beasts, while an unremarkable member of Aogiri Tree was beating Ice Mask to a pulp?
"Amon..." After a moment of silence, Shinohara motioned for the assistant investigators beside him to prepare all their RC Suppressant.
This experimental product was astonishingly effective. It acted on the respiratory tract and mucous membranes; once inhaled, it allowed even a First-Class Ghoul Investigator to defeat an S-Rank Ghoul with ease.
With that done, he pressed a hand to the wireless earpiece at his ear. "Bring Juuzou Suzuya and get over here..."
"We'll need at least an SS-Rank tactical deployment..."
"Understood!" Amon and Akira Mado had followed Eyepatch and discovered Juuzou Suzuya trapped beneath the rubble. They received Shinohara's orders as soon as they freed him.
"Rank Two Investigator Suzuya... we need to hurry and support Special-Class Investigator Shinohara..."
But before he could finish, he noticed Suzuya stitching the wound in his abdomen with the needle and thread he carried. His face was utterly expressionless, as though he were mending a piece of clothing.
"Hold on. My guts are about to spill out..."
"..." Watching him, Akira Mado and Amon were too disconcerted to speak.
"There's more to what you're saying..." Louis rose from the hole in the wall, knowing that she was right.
The irregular Crystallization of his body had thrown off his center of gravity. The explosive increase in speed and strength was equally difficult to control, preventing him from using his full power.
He hadn't had time to familiarize himself with this state, and it would cost him dearly in battle.
Thin trails of blood seeped from beneath