Although Itsuki Marude's action greatly boosted the CCG's morale, it did not have such an exaggerated impact on the battlefield. After all, modern warfare is different from movies, where a muscular man with a heavy machine gun can fire everywhere and seem to have cheated, not getting a single scratch in a hail of bullets.
In a real gunfight, both sides basically hide behind cover and look for opportunities. Even if they leave cover to shoot, it must be under the heavy firepower of their teammates. The reason why Itsuki Marude was able to make a hit earlier was that he caught the enemy off guard. At this time, the ghoul mercenaries hiding behind the walls were much more cautious.
As for why they didn't use their kagune as cover?
It's simple, the CCG this time used special bullets specifically for ghouls. These bullets counter RC cells, but the cost is that they lose the penetration and lethality of ordinary bullets, so the ghouls' kagune is not necessarily better than a wall, at most it's for emergencies.
There is no doubt that with the number of CCG members, it is only a matter of time before they defeat those ghoul mercenaries, but in fact, it is not worth it.
The longer the CCG is delayed at the front gate, the more advantageous it is for the ghouls who are fighting on their home ground. Whether it's setting up an ambush, retreating, or doing something else, the simplest way at this time is naturally to have stronger investigators make a突击 (charge), but going first before the enemy shows their hand will undoubtedly put them at a disadvantage...
'Tsk~! What a hassle!'
In Itsuki Marude's view, the victory of this operation was already decided the moment they dispatched their Special Class Investigators. The only problem was how to reduce the losses. But just as he couldn't help but scratch his head -
"Vroom vroom~!"
The sound of a motorcycle engine came from the side.
"Special Class Marude! Someone... someone is using your motorcycle!!"
"What?!"
Before Itsuki Marude could get out of the command vehicle, he saw a black shadow speeding towards the gate, and then -
"Bang!!"
With a sound of explosion, Itsuki Marude's beloved car instantly turned into fireworks.
"No!!"
As his beloved car turned into fireworks, the sound of gunfire in the building also rang out. In less than a minute, the ghouls on the second floor were slaughtered. The mischievous Juzo Suzuya, who stole his beloved car, even made an 'O' with his hands at the window to show that there was no problem.
'That kid is an idiot! An idiot! An idiot!! He doesn't know that car is mine! He doesn't know! He doesn't know! He doesn't know! Focus on work! On work! On work!'
Using his strong self-control to prevent himself from making too strange a reaction, the oppressive aura on his body surged out like a black cloud pressing down on the city, until he raised his right hand and swung it down fiercely in front of him!
"Charge!! Charge!! Kill those man-eating monsters!!"
There is no doubt that at this moment, Itsuki Marude had turned all his hatred onto those damned ghouls.
On the other side, Lancer and Amon, who received the order from the second level, also looked at each other and nodded.
"Team three! Follow me!!"
There is no doubt that although the ghouls on the first floor were cleared, there was still the sound of gunfire from above. But Lancer, who knew some information about Juzo Suzuya, knew that those ghouls wouldn't live for long, after all, the other party might be even stronger than he was now.
After the group rushed into the building with the main force, they were attacked by ghouls. A small team of more than a dozen ghouls rushed from all directions, but in front of the CCG investigators who had already formed a formation, they were nothing more than a delivery of food.
Dozens of long guns were aimed at all directions and fired continuously. These approaching ghouls were instantly shot into sieves.
Humans are weak, so humans learned to use weapons.
Humans are fragile, so humans learned to unite.
Perhaps in front of ghouls, everyone except a few people is extremely fragile, but when they gather together, they can burst out with great power, just like now.
An ordinary investigator would probably die a miserable death in front of an ordinary ghoul, but when investigators in groups gather together, they can slaughter ghouls. This is the power of humans! It is also one of the important reasons why the CCG can suppress ghouls in the dark!
And Lancer, who was with Amon, also held his quinque and carefully observed his surroundings. Although in the 'plot' he knew, there would be no resistance until the few bosses appeared, these few months of life had taught him what 'reality' was.
When he first arrived, he was almost killed by a small fry that couldn't even be called a C-class. In his first mission, he was clearly stronger but almost capsized in a ditch because of his carelessness. In the face of Rize Kamishiro, he understood his weakness...
The biggest gain he had in these months, besides his strength, was learning 'humility' and 'prudence'.
However, as the main force almost cleared the first floor, he also knew that he should act. The enemies after this were all at least S-class, and considering the enemies in the dark, he probably couldn't relax no matter who he faced, so he had to increase his 'strength'.
"Amon! Lancer! You two leave the team to hunt the cadres of Aogiri Tree. Hirako, you too, go hunt the cadres of Aogiri Tree, otherwise once they join the battle, they might cause a large number of casualties among ordinary investigators!"
"Yes!" X 3
Hearing the three people's answers, Kureo Mado also nodded in satisfaction, and at the same time subconsciously glanced at his friend. He knew that the other party had the two of them team up because he was concerned that Lancer and Amon had never participated in a battle of this scale.
As for the three of them?
There is no doubt that they will lead the main force and, when needed, turn into a sharp knife to deal with enemies that others cannot resist. Of course, the other two squads also have roles similar to theirs, but the only difference is that the leaders of the other squads are only 'Associate Special Class Investigators'.
"You... be careful."
Take Hirako himself didn't like to talk much, but before leaving, he still instructed Lancer and Amon again, and the two also nodded with serious expressions.
"Senior Hirako, please be careful too!"
The battle was tense, so the three of them stopped chatting and separated decisively. After all, time was of the essence.
The strength of both Lancer and Koutarou Amon was good. Both of them had the strength to fight S-class ghouls alone, but as Kureo Mado was worried, they had their own shortcomings.
Amon strength was excellent and his personality was steady, but he lacked flexibility, while Lancer was the opposite. Having only received basic education, he relied more on 'himself' in battle rather than some conventional tactics. Having the two of them team up was also meant to be complementary.
It was obvious that Kureo Mado was optimistic about both of them. In his opinion, when he retired, the two of them would be his best successors.
'It's also time to get moving. Kureo, you've been waiting for a long time, haven't you?'