Chapter 48: Small Harvest
He really wanted to escape, but he suddenly heard Su Xiao's threat.
He hesitated for a moment, but soon turned around and ran, ignoring Su Xiao's words.
He didn't really have a choice — if he stayed, he would definitely end up dying, so shouldn't he try to survive?
When he was only a few meters away, the longsword flew at him along with a very unique whoosh.
*Pouf*
The long sword pierced through the ghoul's calf and the blade of the sword sank deep into the asphalt.
— Ah-ah-ah-H... - the ghoul screamed and his face kissed the asphalt with a very unpleasant sound.
— Wrong choice.
Su Xiao stood up and slowly walked towards the ghoul.
Gul's decision was quite reasonable in Su Xiao's opinion. If he was faced with the same situation, he would decide to run away.
If he didn't escape, he would still die. Wasn't trying to survive the best choice?
— You, what are you gonna do?
The ghoul's eyes were agitated and he tried to crawl away, but unfortunately, the sword wouldn't let him crawl even a meter away.
Su Xiao held the hilt of the sword and pulled it out, and the ghoul immediately wanted to get up and run away.
Unfortunately for him in the next moment his blood splattered on the road.
Su Xiao's four strikes cut off four of the ghoul's limbs. He did what he said earlier.
Given the ghouls 'survivability, this kind of injury could only be described as "serious", but there was no danger to his life.
— What are we going to do next? Akira looked a little tired. This battle had seriously exhausted her. Her clothes were soaked with sweat, and her blonde hair was plastered to her forehead.
— Let's continue, we'll kill all the ghouls we see today.
Akira Mado felt goosebumps run through her body. There were hundreds of ghouls in the 14th district, if not thousands.
— We can really do it?
Su Xiao didn't make a sound and started to remove the bodies from the street.
He was going to use a new bait in the form of a ghoul with its limbs cut off.
Of course, ghouls weren't stupid. If he left so many bodies on the road, it would definitely scare even the hungriest ghouls away from this place.
After dumping the bodies in a pile in one of the alleys, he didn't bother to move the blood out of the way, because the smell of it might attract a little more ghouls.
The ghoul with its limbs severed was thrown by Su Xiao right into the center of the street.
He wasn't going to wait for the other ghouls to get close to him. It will be enough for him that they just reveal themselves.
Given Su Xiao's agility, if they showed up, they wouldn't be able to escape.
While he probably won't get treasure chests for killing low-level Ghouls, he will be able to earn contribution points from the Ghoul Control Department..
In addition, these kills will sometimes increase his mana pool..
Right now, mana was very important to Su Xiao, after all, his Qing Gang Ying skill was a great skill, but it consumed a decent amount of mana.
Su Xiao held a sword in his hands and stood in the center of the street, while Akira stood to the side.
— Are they sure they'll show up here? After all, it immediately smells like ghoul blood.
Su Xiao didn't pay attention to Akira's words. The ghouls that ate each other were real beasts. The smell of the blood of their relatives will not scare them away, but on the contrary, will lure them here.
Just two minutes later, the first ghoul appeared.
It was an old ghoul, and its figure was rather thin.
Seeing Su Xiao with the sword in his hands, the old man hesitated for a moment and decided to retreat.
But it was too late — Su Xiao immediately rushed forward.
A minute later, more bloodstains appeared on Su Xiao's shirt, and he returned to the same spot and waited for more prey.
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On the roof of a high-rise building, 14 district.
A cool breeze blew, and under the moonlight, two figures could be seen standing on the roof.
— What'll we do? If we don't do something, they'll all be killed, " Kirishima Ayato, wearing a half-mask, said in a very anxious tone.
Tatara stood silently next to Kirishima Ayato and watched the scene in front of him.
This place was the "hive" of the Aogiri Tree, and some ghouls with good potential came here at the invitation of stronger ghouls for the sake of getting a chance to join the Aogiri Tree.
— Tatara's reply stunned Kirishima Ayato.
— This... but when Ayato was about to say something, he saw Tatara staring at him intently.
— Can you stop this monster?
Kirishima Ayato was stunned and turned away.
Su Xiao had dealt him a blow that he still couldn't forget.
— Then... are we just going to leave? Kirishima's eyes were full of murderous intent. He hated Su Xiao and wanted to kill him. In the end, Su Xiao almost killed him.
— Can we start a group? but Tatara thought about it for a moment and shook his head.
— The price of killing him would be too high. Even if we manage to kill this person, at least you and I will die in this battle. Right now, we just need to leave. We need to tell the others that this monster is in the 14th district, this is very important information.
Although the Aogiri Tree had several similar "hives", it was very painful to give up even one such place, but they were forced to do it.
Tatara and Ayato left together.
The ghouls here have lost their main and only defense.
The sun slowly began to light up the streets of Tokyo.
Su Xiao was squatting on the ground with a very tired expression on his face.
About half a kilometer was covered in blood, and the thick smell of blood spread far beyond the area.
Su Xiao couldn't remember how many ghouls he had killed that night.
As the sun was about to rise, thankfully, there were fewer and fewer ghouls coming in.
The unusually rich, bloody smell made the ghouls wary, and soon everyone heard the news of what had happened in District 14.
Right in the middle of it was a truly terrifying investigator!
Although Su Xiao himself was covered in blood, he wiped his sword clean and put it away in his inventory. He loved his weapons and took care of them.
Stretching, Su Xiao looked at his glasses..
[Second-class investigator, 390/400 contribution points.]
In one night, Su Xiao collected 390 points.
In addition, he also increased his mana pool by 68 points.
He now had a total of 238 Mana points.
There were also five white treasure chests in his inventory.
He killed a huge number of ghouls, but only collected five chests... The chance of chests dropping was truly small.
— Byakuya, let's go back, I can't take it anymore, " Akira was lying on the asphalt, and she didn't care about her appearance anymore.
— I also reached the limit, let's go back to the branch, " Su Xiao stood up, took a few steps, but saw that Akira was still lying on the ground.
— This... Akira's tone was somewhat unnatural.
Last night, Su Xiao mostly killed, while Akira was responsible for hiding the bodies and barely fought.
However, by this point, she was completely exhausted.
Su Xiao walked over to Akira and placed her on his back. Akira's face flushed slightly from the close physical contact.
— Please, let's not go to the branch office, my appearance is terrible. My house is nearby and can be reached in a few minutes by car.
Su Xiao thought about it and realized that it wasn't a bad suggestion. He himself was in dire need of a rest right now.
Soon they were on their way up to Akira's house. Fortunately, while they were driving, she had regained some strength, so she could now walk on her own.
Akira Mado lived in a one-room apartment. There wasn't much space, but it was very cozy inside. After entering Akira's house, Su Xiao immediately went to the bathroom under the girl's surprised gaze.
He was covered in blood, and it would have been very unpleasant to sleep in such a state.
Just as Su Xiao washed his body with warm water, there was a knock on the bathroom door.
— Byakuya, please hurry, I have to take a bath as soon as possible... I'm covered in blood and bits of skin, it's a real nightmare...
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