When Kureo Mado heard that Lancer had encountered 'Gourmet' and then retreated, he didn't give any comments. After all, he didn't know the specific situation, so it was hard for him to comment, but he was stunned when he heard that Lancer had requested a large amount of explosives.
"What does he want to do?"
What did Lancer want to do? It was simple, he wanted to complete his last mission, 'destroy the Ghoul Restaurant.'
'Gourmet' had already escaped, he had killed six of the ten ghouls, and with three days left, it would be easy to take care of them. So the last part naturally had to be considered.
It was naturally impossible for him to do it with his own strength. After all, even if he gave it his all, he could crack stones, but that huge underground space was not something he could handle alone. At a time like this, he naturally had to use human intelligence—thermonuclear weapons.
"Although this is on the outskirts of the city, using explosives? Is he crazy?"
It was very easy for an investigator to apply for light weapons. Even heavy weapons were fine with a report, but explosives, and a large amount of explosives? What was he trying to do? Conduct a terrorist attack?
The headquarters' logistics department's first reaction when they received Lancer application was to reject it, but considering the potential Lancer had shown, the head of the logistics department gave Lancer a chance to explain.
"Although the headquarters has never explained why there are no heavy weapons in our standard weapon lineup, I think the reason is to prevent harm to civilians. Tokyo has a population of over 40 million, and although the number of ghouls is not small, it is at least tens of thousands. But compared to the total population, it is still rare. If we use heavy weapons, those ghouls will probably flee to densely populated areas. Even if we can suppress them afterward, it will cause a large number of casualties. But this time is different. The location of the 'Ghoul Restaurant' is underground. We don't need a very large amount of explosives. We just need to blow up the support columns, and the entire 'Ghoul Restaurant' will be buried underground! Compared to fighting ghouls in an unfamiliar area, we can reduce our casualties!"
Indeed, Lancer request for explosives was for his 'mission,' but the reason he gave was also flawless.
The CCG indeed had the authority to use heavy weapons, but they had always been very cautious about it. To use an inappropriate metaphor, the number of unnatural human deaths in this city every day was actually not less than the number of human deaths from ghoul attacks, but before the ghoul crisis, people didn't feel strange at all. They and the ghouls had always maintained a subtle balance, and if the conflict between the two sides were to escalate, the casualties would probably be far beyond this number.
This kind of thing was naturally not explicitly told to the lower-ranking investigators, but anyone who had been working for a long time basically knew about this frustrating situation.
However, the 'reason' Lancer gave this time made the head of logistics a little tempted.
"This needs to be discussed, but we also know that the situation with the 20th ward's Ghoul Restaurant is tense. We will get back to you within 10 minutes and send the explosives directly via helicopter..."
"Ding~!!!"
Just as the head of logistics was speaking, a piercing alarm suddenly sounded.
"Hello! What's going on?! What?! The 11th ward branch has been attacked by ghouls?! Damn it!! What's going on!! Do they know about our operation in the 20th ward?!"
An operation in the 11th ward? Could it be Aogiri Tree?
"Hello?! Is this Second-Class Investigator Lancer? I agree! The explosives will be sent to the scene within ten minutes. I need you to completely destroy that place within half an hour and then all second-class investigators and above must come to the headquarters!!"
After saying that, the other party directly hung up the phone.
On the other side, Kureo Mado naturally also received a notification from the headquarters, but his expression was even more grim. As an investigator who had been working at the CCG for nearly 20 years, he had been in every branch and had acquaintances in every branch. The 11th ward branch was naturally no exception, and the information he received was more comprehensive than Lancer.
The headquarters had completely lost contact with the 11th ward branch over ten minutes ago, and the last contact was a disconnect sound after a scream.
If Lancer 'radical' suggestion had made many people struggle with whether to agree or not, this time, the attack on the 11th ward branch completely ignited everyone's anger.
Although there were no architectural blueprints, so they couldn't determine the load-bearing columns and thus couldn't complete the demolition with the lowest amount of explosives, there was no shortage of explosives.
Explosives were installed in every place that was deemed suspicious. According to the engineers who were responsible for installing the explosives, even if they were all placed incorrectly, it would be enough to completely bury this place.
However, it was naturally impossible to say this to the public. For example————————
"A magnitude 4 earthquake occurred in the XX area tonight. Besides the epicenter, other areas barely felt the tremors..."
As the demolition was carried out, a pre-prepared 'earthquake announcement' was also being spread through various platforms.
There was no doubt that ordinary people couldn't tell the difference between the vibrations caused by an explosion and the vibrations caused by an earthquake. After the demolition was completed, Lancer and Kureo Mado went to the headquarters together by car, but before leaving, all third-class investigators and a small number of second-class investigators stayed behind. They would 'monitor' the area.
In theory, it was impossible to survive being buried alive after the demolition, but ghouls have physical abilities that far exceed humans. Who knows if they could survive? After all, no one had tried to bury ghouls alive before.
On the other side, Kureo Mado, who was in the car, had a very serious expression.
It wasn't just because of the attack on the 11th ward branch, but also because Lancer condition was not good at the moment.
Although he had rinsed himself with water before getting into the car, there were still many bloodstains visible on his black combat uniform. The blood on the white bandage wrapped around Lancer wounds, in particular, was incredibly glaring.
Lancer body was strengthened by the quinque's ability before, which included not only his defensive abilities but also his physical recovery and wound healing. Now that his body had returned to normal, the wounds he could resist before suddenly flared up, which made his face look a little pale.
"Lancer, are you okay? How about we send you directly to the 'medical department' when we get to the headquarters?"
Koutarou Amon, who was sitting next to Lancer, also couldn't help but ask. He was the one who helped Lancer bandage his wounds, and he had counted over 20 wounds on Lancer body. The most serious one was the wound on his side, and the rolled-up muscle made him twitch at the corner of his eye just by looking at it.
"I'm fine. I can hold on for now. Besides, I'm just going to a meeting. If I can't hold on, I can leave first."
Normally, even if his body was better than others, he should have lost his ability to fight. The only reason he could barely hold on was because of the 'Emergency Mission' he completed after the Ghoul Restaurant was demolished.
'Recovery Ring'
'Type: Accessory'
'Rarity: D'
'Special Ability: Recovers 1% of physical strength per minute.'
Thanks to its ability, it canceled out the 'Bleeding (loses 1% physical strength per minute) Duration 43:12' DEBUFF on Lancer. That time was the time for his body to recover naturally, and before Koutarou Amon helped him bandage it, this time was over 2 hours. He should be able to reduce the time even more if he gets some treatment later, right?
And as Lancer and Amon were chatting, the car finally entered the 1st ward and soon arrived at the headquarters' building.
As the core of the ghoul suppression in all of Tokyo, this place was brightly lit at all times...