265. Chapter 265: High-Grade Fusion Material: Rize Kamishiro
"L-Lord... I..."
Before he could finish speaking, a black spike pierced through the back of his head. Bang! Brain matter mixed with blood splattered out, and the middle-aged man's body involuntarily tilted backward.
It wasn't until Xia Shang retracted the spike that the corpse, its eyes devoid of light, fell heavily to the ground.
"Too fragile." Xia Shang stood up, glanced at the corpse on the ground, then looked at the young man kneeling not far away.
In Ken Kaneki's eyes, the blood-soaked monster before him was gradually approaching.
"D-don't come closer." Like a startled rabbit, Ken Kaneki propped himself up with his hands behind his back, kicking his legs and shuffling backward continuously.
As he walked, Xia Shang's exposed wounds were healing at an astonishing speed. Frenziedly growing muscle fiber first wrapped around the bone, followed by a layer of brand-new skin growing on the muscle surface.
"Hey, this is my Feeding Ground. Outsiders aren't welcome to just wander in."
Just then, a tall figure walked out of the darkness. The newcomer wore a pair of black half-rimmed glasses and had orange-yellow hair, looking like a decent-looking college student or office worker.
"Are you talking to me?" Xia Shang turned his head and said, looking at Nishiki Nishio.
He had a deep impression of the Tokyo Ghoul anime, and he still remembered most of the main characters.
"Two guys I haven't seen before just showed up. By the way, why aren't your eyes red?" Nishiki Nishio adjusted the frame of his glasses that had slid down his nose, sizing up the well-built Xia Shang.
"You seem to be sticking your nose in a bit too much. Besides, when did this become your Feeding Ground? I remember the owner of this Feeding Ground was Rize Kamishiro, right?"
Just then, a surge of black substance emerged from the surface of Xia Shang's body, covering his whole body in an instant, finally forming a black trench coat.
"He's right. When did this place become your Feeding Ground?"
A small figure descended from high above and landed steadily on the ground.
"Touka."
The familiar voice made Nishiki Nishio instantly recognize the newcomer's identity.
"As far as I know, that Binge Eater is already dead." Nishiki Nishio turned his head to look at Touka, whose right eye was covered by purple bangs.
"So this became your Feeding Ground? The Feeding Ground Rize snatched was meant for us to distribute among the weaker ghouls. You should know that the 20th Ward has always been managed by us, Anteiku." Touka said calmly.
But her left eye suddenly transformed into black and red.
"Huh? What right do you guys from Anteiku, a bunch of old, weak, sick, and disabled folks, have to criticize me?" Nishiki Nishio turned to face Touka, walking towards her as he spoke.
"This was originally my Feeding Ground, before Rize came."
"Hey, hey, hey, being ignored really doesn't feel great."
[RC Cells Fusion in progress, current progress is 2%]
Looking at the panel floating before him, Xia Shang slowly extended his right arm.
"If I devour RC Cells, it should speed up the fusion progress." Under Ken Kaneki's terrified gaze, Xia Shang's right arm actually twisted and underwent transformation into a black giant python.
"But I'll have to try it to know for sure."
Xia Shang used control over the giant python to rush towards the corpse on the ground and swallowed it whole into the snake's abdomen. However, it spat it out again in an instant.
Compared to the negligible RC Cells contained in blood and flesh, the kakuhou storing RC Cells was the main course in Xia Shang's eyes.
It was just as he had expected.
After devouring the corpse's kakuhou, a small portion of the cells in his body underwent mutation again.
And the fusion progress on the panel also increased from 2% to 3%.
Furthermore, Xia Shang could feel that as the concentration of mutated cells gradually increased, some mutated cells would actively gather together. If there were more of them, they should form the rudimentary form of a kakuhou.
"Another ghoul who likes cannibalism... Why did you spit him out?" Nishiki Nishio asked, puzzled.
Generally speaking, those who like cannibalism aren't right in the head. Cannibalism refers to the act of a ghoul devouring another ghoul, which means absorbing RC Cells from the other party's body, thereby increasing the concentration of RC Cells within their own body. As the concentration increases, the devourer's physical quality and combat ability will be enhanced. Furthermore, the stronger the target of cannibalism, the greater the enhancement received. Through prolonged cannibalism, the kagune within a ghoul's body will undergo mutation, gradually evolving towards a kakuja.
However, high-frequency or high-intensity cannibalism can lead to a ghoul's mental state becoming abnormal, even resulting in a rampage.
"Maybe it didn't taste very good." Touka came up beside Nishiki Nishio and said softly.
Due to Xia Shang's actions, Touka and Nishiki Nishio were temporarily standing on the same side.
"Does either of you want to offer your strength to me?" Xia Shang smiled and spread his arms.
"Is he a rare ghoul? He seems even rarer than that one-eyed ghoul over there."
Nishiki Nishio looked at Xia Shang's eyes and said curiously.
"I don't know, but he's definitely very dangerous." Touka activated the kagune within her body, preparing to make a move.
"Never mind, I have more important things to do. I don't have time to play with you." Xia Shang glanced at Ken Kaneki, who was leaning against the wall. If he remembered correctly, Ken Kaneki's body should have been transplanted with Rize Kamishiro's organs.
Rize Kamishiro was practically like high-grade fusion material. Every ghoul who had received a transplant said it was good.
Furthermore, Rize was the purest ghoul of the Washuu Clan, with a very high bloodline rank. Only ghouls who had received her organ transplants had the potential to evolve into a "Dragon".
In reality, Rize Kamishiro, who was hit by the rebar, didn't die. Instead, she was picked up by Dr. Kanou and used as an experiment subject to mass-produce one-eyed ghouls.
So, as long as he found Dr. Kanou, it would be equivalent to having a continuous supply of RC Cells for Xia Shang to devour.
Of course, this was just Xia Shang's guess. As for whether he could truly obtain a continuous supply of RC Cells from the other party, he would only know after trying.
Bang! Several thick flesh and blood tentacles drilled out from Xia Shang's back. The tentacles slammed violently into the ground, and the huge impact force sent Xia Shang flying into the air. Then, he quickly disappeared into the darkness. "What a piece of shit." Nishiki Nishio looked a bit unpleasant.
Touka didn't speak, but was thinking about Xia Shang's identity.
An unfamiliar face, coupled with seemingly considerable strength. How could a guy like this appear out of nowhere? Could he be a ghoul who came from another ward?
She felt it was necessary to tell the Store Manager about this matter.
Allowing a dangerous individual to wander around the 20th Ward would be a dereliction of duty for their "Anteiku". Moreover, that guy didn't look like a good person. They had to figure out his identity as quickly as possible.
"Alright, I'm not in the mood to deal with that disgusting one-eyed kid right now. Tell him to get out of my Feeding Ground immediately."
Nishiki Nishio put his hands in his pockets and walked towards the Alleyway.
(end of chapter) ( i wirte 50p.w equal one ch but because iam to genriuse i will give 5 ch )