Lancer, who was holding Touka Kirishima, staggered abruptly, and Touka Kirishima, who was in his arms, was almost thrown to the ground. It was obvious that she had no idea what had happened. They had clearly escaped to the collapsed area, so why did Lancer suddenly become so strange?
But what Touka Kirishima didn't know, Lancer knew very well.
The so-called 'secret technique' has extremely terrifying abilities. For example, Lancer move is enough to kill an S-class Ghoul in normal times, and after gaining a buff, its lethality increases exponentially, but 'secret' is not something to be trifled with.
The decrease in all attributes and the double physical consumption are just the visible effects, the mental fatigue is not even noticeable.
After the buff ended, the sharp drop in attributes, coupled with huge fatigue and mental pressure, made him fall into a daze. However, before he lost consciousness, he still pressed the distress signal on his headset.
"Bang~!"
Lancer, holding Touka Kirishima, fell headfirst to the ground...
Touka Kirishima, who also fell, didn't even react for a moment to what had happened, but when she got up, holding her butt, she saw Lancer lying on the ground. If he hadn't maintained normal breathing, people would probably have thought he was dead?
Looking at the unconscious Lancer, Touka Kirishima expression became extremely complicated.
The Kagune that protruded from behind her flickered continuously, just like its owner's heart.
The other party had almost killed her brother, and then Ken Kaneki was left in an unknown state of life and death by him. It could be said that this rescue mission was very likely to have failed, but...
Recalling how the other party protected her under Ken Kaneki's Kagune and the last scene of him sprinting with her in his arms, she felt that she couldn't bring herself to do it.
Ever since her father was captured by the CCG that year, she had never been held in someone's arms like she was today. Even though the owner of this embrace had no gentlemanly demeanor and was extremely rude, she felt incredibly at peace when she leaned against him, as if the explosion behind her hadn't affected her mood.
Looking at Lancer wrinkled face in his unconscious state, her right hand, which she had extended, remained suspended in mid-air...
"Lancer?! Lancer!!"
And at this moment, a call from a distance made Touka Kirishima snap out of her daze. She looked at Lancer with an extremely complicated expression.
"The next time we meet, I will definitely kill you!"
This sentence, she didn't know if she was saying it to the unconscious Lancer or to herself, and then she stumbled to her feet and walked towards the darkness...
"Lancer?! Stretcher!!"
At the same time, Koutarou Amon, who had come following the signal, kept calling for the medical team...
And the red pupils hidden in the darkness gradually disappeared into the darkness after confirming the arrival of the medical team.
'Antique Coffee Shop' lost Ken Kaneki. He had disappeared since he was attacked by Lancer. The only evidence that he was alive was the long spear that Lancer had thrown in the end, which was stained with blood and lying by the side of the road, and there was no corpse of Ken Kaneki nearby.
Aogiri Tree sacrificed hundreds of miscellaneous soldiers and a large amount of explosives that they had painstakingly accumulated, but ultimately did not achieve any strategic success, and completely angered the CCG. The 11th Ward had now completely become a battlefield between Aogiri Tree and the CCG, and with the CCG's anger, some light and heavy weapons were also brought onto the battlefield. In the past, it was mostly carbines or submachine guns, but now even machine guns have appeared in the CCG's regular weapon configuration.
And the CCG mobilized more than 500 investigators in this operation. Although the shopping center was blown up, the 11th Ward was still not under their control. It can be said that this operation was a strategic failure, and if it hadn't been for Lancer timely reminder, there might have been a large reduction in personnel in the end.
There is no doubt that none of the three forces involved in this incident were true winners. The CCG was barely a little better off.
And thanks to Lancer reminder, the CCG's personnel had basically suffered little loss, which kept the battle with Aogiri Tree within the 11th Ward. The two districts next to the 11th Ward were even stationed with troops with heavy weapons. Now, the 11th Ward has completely become a battlefield.
Although the 11th Ward was completely sealed off by the CCG, rumors were still circulating among ordinary people. After all, Kichimura Washuu had clearly expressed the CCG's confidence in a TV speech before the 11th Ward's capture began. So although ordinary people do not know the battle situation in the 11th Ward now, they know that the 11th Ward has not been restored. And in the face of huge external pressure, the 'Special Class Investigator Conference' had to be held ahead of schedule.
There is no doubt that this conference will determine the next plan for dealing with Aogiri Tree, but this has nothing to do with Lancer. He had long known what would happen at the conference. At this time, he was lying in a hospital affiliated with the CCG, covered in bandages, looking helplessly at the person in front of him.
"Ms. Akira Mado, I'm fine. Although I can't fight Ghouls, I have no problem walking normally. Isn't rehabilitation better than lying in bed?"
"No! Special Class Mado ordered me to make you lie in bed and rest!"
"Sigh~!"
Lancer, with a helpless look, covered his face with his hands and wanted to cry, because he really had no way to deal with the person in front of him.
If Koutarou Amon had been responsible for the care, he would generally choose to go out for a walk with him, but this one was a 'stubborn' person who completely ignored Lancer words.
Normally, it should be a pleasant thing for a person to lie in a hospital bed with a beautiful woman sitting next to them, but if this 'beauty' always has a cold face, and every three words she says are 'rules' and 'requirements', it is very helpless. In addition, the other party is the daughter of his lifesaver, so he can't even run away...
And Lancer 'worse than death' expression seemed to have moved Akira Mado, and she decided to make a little 'concession'.
"Is there anything you need to do? I can help you with it."
Is there anything he needs to do? Of course there is! There are two Ghouls living in his house!
Although it has been less than a week since the last time they ate, and theoretically they should be fine for now, Lancer didn't save them just to be sadistic and starve them to death.
What else could a helpless Lancer do besides sighing up to the sky?
Bored, he simply flipped through the 'records' that he had already looked at countless times since he woke up.
In this battle, he 'customarily' went to the hospital, but he also gained a lot. He cooperated with Amon to kill 23 ordinary Ghouls along the way, and later, with Amon help, he killed two S-class Ghouls, and finally snatched Jason's head from Juuzou Suzuya.
Although he didn't know why a mission wasn't triggered this time, he gained a lot, getting a total of '1030' points, plus the 159 points he had saved before...
He didn't know why, but he felt that some things in the 'supply system' were sparkling and attracting his attention?
Sighing, he gave up on the idea of dealing with the matter for now and decided to take a look at the 'supply system'.
PS: It seems I've always forgotten to post the point acquisition... I'll make up for it now.
Ordinary human +1
Ordinary Ghoul +10
S-class Ghoul +200
SS-class Ghoul +800
SSS-class Ghoul +3200
(Kakuja points are the original level X2)