If Lancer had any insights about 'spear techniques' during his training, it would probably be that 'the most difficult part is the moment of attack.'
Indeed, every move has a follow-up, but the follow-up itself exists to compensate for mistakes. A spear, as a long weapon, has a greater weakness after an attack than other short weapons. It can be said that the moment of attack is when his defense is the weakest, but he also knew that if he didn't dare to attack because he feared the enemy's counterattack, the only outcome would be defeat. But now, he had a 'sense of being unable to contend with the enemy's strength.'
All three 'skills' he learned in the training camp were all countered by the other party. [Rush] goes without saying. Although [Triple Stab] was fast enough, it lacked the power to break through the kagune's defense. As for [Charged Strike], it did have some success, but the injuries on his body were the price. There was no doubt that the 'sacrifice' and 'gain' were completely disproportionate. After all, the wound that Lancer had made on the other party's abdomen had basically recovered. Rize Kamishiro, who had a far superior recovery ability than other ghouls, was not afraid of a long battle at all.
Although he still had the only 'Secret Technique' he hadn't used, once he used it, it would be either the enemy dies or he dies.
Frankly, Lancer had no guaranteed chance of victory...
Lancer, whose gaze had been wandering at some point, found that his eyes had met Rize Kamishiro's.
What kind of eyes were those?
The blood-red eyes usually gave people a terrifying feeling, but Rize Kamishiro's eyes were full of an eerie feeling, but what Lancer felt more at this moment was 'chills.'
Her eyes were seductive, but there was only madness in them.
"Second Class Investigator Lancer!!"
And at this moment, the startled shout from behind him woke Lancer from the strange feeling. Then, a series of gunshots rang out from behind him.
There was no doubt that it was the friendly forces who had come to support him.
According to the original plan, they should have waited for the other teams to form a siege and then launch a joint attack to hunt her down, but Lancer miserable appearance made the first Second Class Investigator who arrived give the attack command without hesitation.
That's right, their initial plan was to capture 'Jason,' but the premise of executing the plan was definitely not to sacrifice Lancer.
As one of the most excellent investigators of recent times, as long as he grew up, he would definitely be able to hunt down more ghouls. He absolutely could not die here!
This was the decision that everyone had made before the plan began. So when he saw Lancer, whose suit was torn, whose body was covered in scars, and whose face was covered in blood, he gave the attack command without hesitation. And as he took out his quinque, the other Third Class Investigators behind him also took out their guns and loaded them with special bullets —————— Q Bullet.
There was no doubt that both the energy and resources made it impossible for the CCG to equip every investigator with a 'quinque.' In addition, because of the damage in battle and the possibility of ghouls taking them, Third Class Investigators are generally not equipped with 'quinques.' But as a substitute, they have other 'weapons.'
That's right! It's Q Bullet!
Mass-produced ghoul-killing bullets — Q Bullet [There are four types of bullets, each with a different type of kagune made into the bullet tip].
At this moment, after confirming the type of kagune the ghoul who attacked Lancer was using, they quickly loaded the 'bikaku bullet' to deal with the rinkaku. Immediately, gunshots erupted.
That's right, Third Class Investigators are the bottom-ranked investigators in the CCG. They can't even have their own quinques. Maybe the vast majority of them are ordinary people, with ordinary appointments, ordinary jobs, and even being killed by ghouls in an ordinary way, but there is no doubt that it is because of their existence that the CCG was able to suppress ghouls in most areas.
Although the number of ghouls hunted down by Second Class, First Class, Associate Special Class, and Special Class Investigators accounts for the vast majority, it would be absolutely impossible to maintain the current society without the sacrifices of the Third Class Investigators. After all, patrolling and guiding the public all require them to do.
And at this moment, several people shooting at the same time was to cover the Second Class Investigator who had come to support them.
The reinforcement, who was holding a katana-shaped quinque, raised his sword with both hands and slashed at Rize Kamishiro without hesitation. This strike was a very simple 'Tangitake' from swordsmanship, but it was filled with momentum and an imposing feeling as if he was going to cut his opponent in two.
But Rize Kamishiro looked at the other person with contempt. There was no doubt that she was in a very bad mood at the moment.
Logically, she should be very happy to have the opportunity to kill, but the thought of these 'minnows' intruding into her hunting ground with her high-quality prey made her feel very unhappy! Extremely unhappy!
So she changed her attack style, which was more like 'teasing' than fighting. The kagune behind her gathered in front of her and stabbed forward fiercely.
"Snap~!"
The katana made of koukaku broke with a snap, and the drill-like rinkaku made of bikaku, under Rize Kamishiro's bloodthirsty gaze, pointed directly at the other person's chest.
"Bang~!!"
But at this moment, accompanied by a loud bang, a dark red spear hit his side abdomen before Rize Kamishiro could. The Second Class Investigator, who was rolling and hitting the car on the side of the street, forced himself to sit up, but there was no resentment in his eyes towards Lancer. Instead, he was extremely grateful.
Indeed, Lancer almost unrestrained attack broke at least one of his ribs, but if Lancer hadn't made a move, he would have probably been pierced through the body by Rize Kamishiro.
Amidst the gunshots, the violent friction sound of tires on the ground made everyone present perk up. They knew that their reinforcements had arrived!
And Rize Kamishiro on the other side couldn't help but frown.
Although she didn't know about the matter between the 20th ward investigators and 'Jason' because of her 'poor popularity,' her keen intuition was telling her that she had been caught up in a mess.
Rize Kamishiro, who licked her lips, reluctantly glanced at Lancer before she also turned and left without hesitation. The prey was delicious, but she didn't want to die for nothing. Who knew if there would be an Associate Special Class Investigator or even that man among the reinforcements?
But at this moment, she suddenly felt a terrifying aura coming from behind her. She almost reflexively turned to the side, but it was already too late.
"Scratch~!"
Accompanied by a frightening whoosh, the dark red spear pierced through one of Rize Kamishiro's rinkaku, and then, without losing momentum, it embedded itself directly into a building next to them.
Since she started out, Rize Kamishiro had been defeated before, and she had also been close to death quite a few times, but she would not run away so miserably without even knowing who her attacker was. But what she didn't expect was that when she turned to the side, what she saw was not the investigators who had come to support her, but Lancer, who was swaying and falling forward.