Chapter 91: The Image
On the roof of the building, the owner of the coffee shop encountered Yukinori Shinohara, but he did not fight for the sake of killing, but just to stall for time.
— I think I'm getting a little old. If this had happened a few years ago, I would have done the same thing I did to your boss — " the coffee shop owner was wrapped up in his kagune. Its back was studded with spike-like kagune, which were a type of ukaku that specialized in ranged attacks.
The coffee shop owner had a combination for attack and defense.
— Iwao, " said Yukinori Shinohara.
Iwao nodded. Since they had worked together for several years, they were well aware of what each of them was thinking right now and didn't need words.
— Hirako, stay here.
Hirako was a senior investigator, but his strength was undeniable. He wasn't any weaker than the two of them.
— Yes.
— The others will go back and finish off the remnants of the Aogiri Tree, " Shinohara knew that others wouldn't be able to help them kill this ghoul, so he decided to send them back.
— Shinohara looked at Amon and said, " Amon, you're leaving too." Even though Amon had a good talent, he was still too young and lacked combat experience.
But Amon stayed where he was.
— Shinohara raised his voice.
— I want to fight you.
— This is an order, you must obey it, " Shinohara's tone was serious.
— I want to stay, please let me fight together with you.
Amon was young and reckless, and obviously he wasn't afraid of death.
— You are strong and have good talent, but now is not the time, " Shinohara said helplessly, and Amon couldn't accept being sent away.
— I...
— Don't drag us down.
In this fight, Shinohara won't have time to take care of Amon.
— Iwao, I'm sorry, " Shinohara's tone was full of apologies. He knew they might die today.
— I know my strength, and I see what I must do.
Shinohara nodded, and the two of them activated the Nova switch.
*A clang!*
Nova immediately began to transform into black armor.
— Go ahead! Shinohara shouted and charged.
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On the roof of the building, a group of contractors watched through a telescope.
— My part was almost done.
The white-haired old man put down his telescope and smiled.
— Han Yu, my main task has been completed.
— Well, very well, how many more people are there?
— Exactly two... could you...
Han Yu raised his hand and interrupted the speaker.
— This can be done later, the Ghoul Control Department has gained the upper hand, but we have gained a lot of benefits from this battle. We can't be too greedy, we need to retreat.
Si Luoluo didn't want to leave, but she didn't dare to say anything. She was an ordinary employee of Paradise and didn't have any special combat abilities.
Contractors took turns leaving the roof.
One person remained sitting on the roof, holding a timer in his hands.
The timer was diamond-shaped and gave the impression that it was some kind of science-fiction object. The timer showed a countdown of 144 hours and 3 minutes, which was almost six days.
— Six days? Too much time for intervention.
The fire Mage sneered at the coffee shop owner in the distance.
Once that time was up and he was able to conduct a successful intervention, his strength would increase significantly.
— Whether this path becomes a dead end or a road to the throne depends on the final outcome, " the fire mage said. His eyes were full of ambition.
He is a very devious person, and the image he displayed to Han Yu is just a disguise.
Stroking his short, flaming red hair with one hand, he chuckled.
— Crazy man from the Department, I hope to see you again after the intervention is successful, I heard that you fought back against Yoshimura, " he said and laughed.
Although he was a mage, the body hidden under his robe wasn't weak.
Su Xiao was rushing to the roof of the building.
It took him several flights of stairs to reach it.
As for the elevator, it was damaged and did not work.
Su Xiao was walking up the stairs when an explosion suddenly rang out above him.
He didn't stop and continued moving towards the roof.
On the way to the roof, Su Xiao saw Uchino fighting four ghouls.
To be precise, Uchino was standing still and waiting for the ghouls to attack.
When Uchino counterattacked the ghoul, the latter's body seemed to become liquid and quickly attached the severed limb as if nothing had happened.
It reminded Su Xiao of Nico.
Compared to this recovery, Nico wasn't recovering as fast, but he was more resilient.
Su Xiao suddenly stopped in front of them.
— This is going to be a very difficult fight, " Renji Yomo said quickly, gesturing for the other ghouls to put on their masks.
*Boom-boom-boom!*
There was the sound of gunfire, and Uchino paused for a moment.
— Don't stand in my way, " Su Xiao used his sword to block the bullets and walked on.
The ghouls didn't stop him and just watched as Su Xiao left for the roof.
Su Xiao didn't have time to fight them. He needed to get to the roof quickly and help Shihonara and the others.
After completing this mission, Su Xiao will receive 10,000 contribution Points, which will allow him to upgrade his investigator class and get a blue-quality liquid from the 24 branch shop of the Ghoul Control Office.
If Shihonara and the others died, the mission would fail and he wouldn't be able to get that many contribution points.
That liquid would increase his durability by 4 points and his strength by 2 points, which was a very solid boost.
If the Queen hadn't taken the bulk of the damage from the shot back then, he would have died.
He was just lucky. If the Queen didn't have so much stamina, he would already be dead.
Therefore, it was absolutely necessary for him to obtain this liquid.
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