Reincarnation Paradise Park
Chapter 93 - 61: Fierce Battle

Chapter 93: Chapter 61: Fierce Battle

The store manager stands in place, seemingly lost in thought.

In fact, he is contemplating whether to retreat, with a clear objective to cover Shidōrenji and others in successfully rescuing Kaneki.

"Boom."

A loud explosion erupts nearby. The store manager turns his head to look and faintly sees a battle taking place.

"That Heko, is it Kaneki."

The face beneath the Ghoul Speaker of the store manager reveals a smile, as Kaneki has successfully escaped, fulfilling his objective.

"Opportunity."

Su Xiao’s figure flashes, rushing in front of the store manager. In just an instant of distraction, the store manager’s flaw is caught by Su Xiao.

The long knife slashes rapidly, forcing the store manager to retreat repeatedly.

"Not good."

Su Xiao’s sharp cleave makes the store manager very wary. That moment of distraction has somewhat cost him the upper hand.

A flash of cold light aimed directly at the store manager’s forehead. Even before the blade arrives, the store manager faintly feels a stabbing pain in his eyeball.

This strike cannot succeed; otherwise, it’s over. The store manager crosses his arms in front of him.

"Puff."

The Heko wrapping the store manager’s arms is already scarred and finally cannot withstand the Dragon Slash. Su Xiao’s blade pierces through one of the store manager’s forearms.

The blade not only pierces the outer Heko but also goes through the store manager’s hand bone.

Su Xiao grips the knife with one hand and braces the end of the hilt with the other as he drives the Dragon Slash into the ground.

"Ding."

Most of the blade sinks into the ground, pinning one of the store manager’s arms to it.

Su Xiao leaps and delivers a flying side kick to the store manager’s face.

With a crisp crack, the Heko face armor of the store manager shatters, showing fine cracks.

In battle, for Su Xiao, not only is the Dragon Slash a weapon, but his entire body is a weapon. The long knife is used for tough assaults, being the main combat method, while his limbs can kill at critical moments.

The store manager isn’t lightly affected by this kick; his hand is pinned by the Dragon Slayer Flash Nail to the ground, and the force has inflicted a massive impact on his face.

Furthermore, a long fracture appears in the store manager’s arm bone, rendering one arm temporarily unusable.

After delivering that kick, Su Xiao’s assault does not cease. He pulls out the Dragon Slash and slashes toward the store manager’s throat.

This frightens the store manager greatly; if the throat is slashed, even if not dead, he would lose his combat effectiveness.

With his arm freed, the store manager hurriedly retreats, but his backward steps are clearly slower than Su Xiao’s knife.

Just before the blade reaches the throat, the store manager astonishingly leans back and jumps, causing the originally throat-directed knife to slash into the collarbone.

The Dragon Slash penetrates the store manager’s defense like bamboo, showing that the defense power of the Heko wrapping the store manager’s body is considerably lower than that of the Heko on the arms.

Blood gushes out as the store manager furrows his brow.

The store manager, a person who has battled for a lifetime, strikes Su Xiao with his hand while being injured.

This strike is formidable, as the store manager is ruthless, intending to split Su Xiao in two.

Su Xiao swiftly positions the Dragon Slash in front of him, holding the hilt with one hand and bracing the back of the blade with the other.

"Clang!"

The immense force transmits to the Dragon Slash, causing Su Xiao’s body to bend, and the concrete under his feet shatters, forming a spider-web-like pattern centered around him.

Utilizing this colossal force, Su Xiao retreats and takes several steps to steady himself, his hand gripping the knife a bit shaky.

This blow was astoundingly heavy. Conservatively estimated, the store manager’s power attribute is at least 15 points or more.

From the start of the battle to now, the two have exchanged less than five minutes, both sustaining injuries.

The store manager’s Ghoul Speaker has extensive scars, with his main body sustaining injuries to one arm and the collarbone area.

Considering the store manager’s ghoul physique, these injuries are not severe.

Su Xiao, on the other hand, has consumed a lot of stamina, with both arms numb, requiring some time to recover.

Su Xiao has no superficial wounds, but as a human, any injury to a vital part would impact combat effectiveness.

The store manager silently watches Su Xiao, the bloodstains on his body gradually seeping back in, as his wounds quickly heal.

"Ssss~."

The sound of metal corroding is heard as a wisp of blue smoke rises from the surface of the Dragon Slash.

Su Xiao immediately tears a piece of cloth and wipes the bloodstains off the Dragon Slash.

In less than two seconds, the Dragon Slash loses 4 points of durability due to corrosion; the store manager’s blood has issues.

The exact reason is unknown, but the store manager’s blood indeed corroded his weapon.

As his arm recovers somewhat, Su Xiao again engages the store manager in a fierce battle.

Flashes of blades flicker consecutively, forming almost a web of knives in front of Su Xiao, not only continuously attacking the store manager but also wary of the store manager’s counters.

Off to the side, Amon has become a mere bystander, only able to watch the whole affair.

...

On a steel suspension bridge far from the Bronze Tree, Takatsuki Sen, wrapped completely in bandages, sits on the edge of the bridge, her legs dangling.

"It’s about time, isn’t it?"

Takatsuki Sen looks toward the distant Bronze Tree base, her deliberately altered voice carrying an empty quality.

"Yes."

Duduo Liang stands behind Takatsuki Sen, taking out a detonator device.

"Pretty much everyone’s retreated, start it."

With that, Duduo Liang presses the detonator without hesitation.

"Boom."

A muffled explosion sounds within the Bronze Tree base, smoke billows, and the Bronze Tree base building tilts slightly.

Following the explosion, silence engulfs the base, except for a large flock of crows startled and hastily flying away.

"The base wasn’t destroyed. Was it insufficient explosives?"

Takatsuki Sen stands up, the strange accent disappearing, restoring her original voice.

"Click, click..."

Duduo Liang repeatedly presses the detonator, but nothing happens.

"The explosives were dismantled. Only the two most hidden detonation points in the lower levels remain."

A murderous look boiling in Duduo Liang’s eyes, as it was his proposed plan, now seeming to have failed.

"Those shady characters mentioned before that the plan might fail. Is it their fault?"

Takatsuki Sen starts to doubt the Contractors within the Ghoul Camp.

The Contractors of the Ghoul Camp perform their tasks slowly, giving them low status at the Bronze Tree and not earning Takatsuki Sen’s trust.

But Su Xiao is different, as a temporary member of the Zero Squad, brought in by Marude Itsuki as formidable combat strength; his words do not go unheard.

This is the advantage brought by ’power + status.’

"Impossible, those guys kill CCG more eagerly than us, and they seek out isolated CCGs every night.

Also, I’ve constantly had people watch them, they had no chance to leak information."

Hearing Duduo Liang’s account, Takatsuki Sen remains silent, though a hint of frustration flickers in her eyes.

"That damned guy, the one I want to smash dead the most, can only find a chance later."

Takatsuki Sen turns to leave, with Duduo Liang following behind.

...

Bronze Tree base rooftop.

Su Xiao sits on the rooftop, with a long gash cut open in his lower abdomen and a thumb-sized hole in his shoulder.

The store manager has escaped, fleeing after severely wounding him.

Just now, the entire building suddenly leaned, disrupting Su Xiao’s ferocious assault, providing the opportunity for the store manager to inflict severe injuries on him.

Su Xiao fights using sword technique, being a skill type, while the store manager relies on formidable defensive power and attack power. Hence, when the terrain changes drastically, Su Xiao suffers quite a setback.

Though the store manager managed to escape, he ’left’ something behind—it lies next to Su Xiao, a half-meter-long Heko, a feather heko he cut from the store manager’s back.

This is an isolated Kakuhou, the store manager’s Feather Heko.

PS: (Cough, cough, it’s time to ask for a **recommendation vote and collection.)