"Tsk~ A bunch of scumbags."
Ayato Kirishima was standing on the edge of the rooftop, looking down at the Ghouls who were laughing strangely with a look of contempt, but even so, he had no intention of interfering. In his opinion, this world was a world of 'survival of the fittest.' His father was killed by the CCG because of his boring ideals, and his sister was foolish enough to insist on her father's ideals, which constantly suppressed her strength.
The female Ghoul down there was the same. Her family had already been killed by the CCG, yet she was still trying to live like an ordinary person. It was simply foolish. This outcome was completely her own doing.
But Takatsuki Sen, or rather, 'Eto,' sitting beside him, didn't seem to care at all. She was just propping up her chin with both hands and looking down.
She didn't care what happened to the woman down there. She only cared about the man's subsequent actions.
Unsurprisingly, the fools below, who had no idea they had become pawns, would use the female Ghoul to lure the target to a certain place. Of course, she didn't think these cannon fodder could deal with the opponent, but as long as they could lure the opponent to a confirmed location, it would be enough. She thought the opponent would be quite 'surprised' to see her after eliminating those cannon fodder, right?
But neither Ayato Kirishima, Eto Yoshimura, nor Tatara and the others on the side noticed that a Raven was cocking its head and watching them from a window ledge far away.
Perhaps this was a case of 'worrying about something bad makes it happen.' Just over ten minutes after Lancer hung up the phone, he was attacked by a second wave of Ghouls, but what was unexpected was that he actually learned the area where the Ghouls planned to act from the 'information' of one of the 'attackers.'
The next step was simple. Based on the convenience stores Ryouko Fueguchi frequented recently, as provided by Hideyoshi Nagachika, he only needed to search within a specific area.
Although it was still only a general range, it was infinitely easier than the beginning.
But what he himself hadn't expected was that he would quickly find the Aogiri Tree group. After all, a few people standing on a rooftop were quite conspicuous, and then through them, Lancer saw Ryouko Fueguchi.
Although Lancer couldn't hear what was happening below due to the distance, he wasn't blind. Having seen countless dark sides of the world, he could roughly guess what those guys were planning to do.
The 'most sensible' approach at this time would naturally be to choose to ignore them and continue tracking the Aogiri Tree group, or to simply launch a surprise attack.
But the world is never lacking in 'idiots.' Lancer hated trouble, hated causing trouble, and hated being involved in trouble, but what he couldn't stand even more was involving others because of his own reasons.
This was the one thing Lancer couldn't tolerate.
Lancer would hesitate and be confused, but once he made up his mind, he would no longer hesitate.
The black Raven drew a beautiful arc in the air and instantly disappeared from everyone's sight, entering the shadows between the buildings. And before that, he naturally heard what those guys said to Ryouko Fueguchi.
"Snap~!"
When using 'Shapeshifting,' his clothes and some personal belongings would also change along with him, and at this moment, he was holding the black briefcase in his hand.
Without hesitation, he took out the briefcase and directly leaped off the wall where he had been perched...
"Whoosh~!!"
The sound of the air being cut rushed past his ears, but his expression was even calmer, until—
"Why didn't I kill them? Because I saw a mother who bravely sacrificed herself to protect her daughter, and what I see now is a bunch of scumbags."
"Who is it?!"
"Puchi~!!"
Without giving the opponent any chance to speak further, the black Quinque directly pierced the chest of the Ghoul who seemed to be the leader, and just like an animal, even when dying, the remaining organs couldn't stop operating immediately. He almost instinctively attacked the person who ambushed him with his 'Bikaku Kagune.'
Then Lancer was seen grasping the opponent's Bikaku Kagune with one hand, while raising his Quinque with his right hand, forcefully pulling the guy up.
"Protect yourself."
Glancing at Ryouko Fueguchi, whose clothes were almost ruined by the guy's wild Bikaku Kagune swings just now, he directly took off his coat and threw it over her head.
"Wait a moment. I'll be done soon."
After saying that, Lancer brandished his Quinque and actively rushed towards the group of Ghouls.
The strength of this group of Ghouls was very limited. The leader's strength alone couldn't even be considered S-rank; he was, at most, a relatively dangerous A-rank Ghoul, so the strength of his subordinates could be easily imagined.
Eliminating these cannon fodder Ghouls wouldn't take Lancer much time. The surroundings completely fell silent even before Ryouko Fueguchi finished putting on the coat. It wasn't until this moment that Ryouko Fueguchi saw Lancer walking towards her with a blood-dripping Quinque in his hand.
Her feelings were extremely complicated when she saw this man. After all, although the source of her misfortune was 'Jason' from the Aogiri Tree, the reason why she was now considered a promiscuous woman by others was all because of this man. However, the opponent spared them back then, and this time, he even showed up to save her. Ryouko Fueguchi truly didn't know what to say for a moment.
But she clearly noticed that Lancer situation seemed a little strange?
Although the Ghouls around them were all slaughtered, and the ground beneath their feet was almost soaked with blood, she noticed that although Lancer was smiling, his body's alertness had not disappeared.
Then she heard Lancer mutter to himself—'Finally here.'
Lancer liked to 'act rashly,' or rather, he hated pointless waiting. When he didn't know what to do, he would usually do something. For example, since he had already confirmed that the Aogiri Tree had decided to deal with him, what was the simplest way to eliminate them without revealing all his abilities?
It was simple: just call for backup.
When Lancer said that he had encountered several Aogiri Tree executives, Kureo Mado was completely stunned. He hadn't expected Lancer to encounter Aogiri Tree members just barely two days after his return. How unlucky was he?
But complaints aside, his actions were not slow at all. While notifying the headquarters to send reinforcements—after all, the 'CCG Ward 11 Incident' two years ago demonstrated the strength of the Aogiri Tree—several mobile units were rushing towards Lancer location simultaneously, along with several Special Class Investigators. It was clear that the CCG wanted to seize this opportunity to deliver a heavy blow to the Aogiri Tree as 'revenge' for their previous actions.
And that wasn't the end. Regular units also began to assemble. Although it was an emergency, if the situation allowed, they decided to launch a counterattack on Ward 11 again!
The CCG had never forgotten about Ward 11.