"Did he succeed?"
"No... he should have failed."
Facing Koutarou Amon's question, Kureo Mado, standing beside him, frowned, because he felt like he had seen something strange just now. Was Lancer body covered in something red?
'Did I see it wrong?'
But despite the doubt, he saw the situation in front of him very clearly. Although Lancer attack just now was astonishing in its power, it did not kill the 'Owl', because if he had truly killed the Owl, the people of the 'Aogiri Tree' could not have left so silently.
"Perimeter alert. Amon! You come with me."
"Yes!"
Koutarou Amon, who was slightly exhausted from holding up Lancer, also stood up with the support of his Quinque, and when the two of them arrived at the center of the battlefield, what they saw was Lancer, who was lost in thought about something.
Undoubtedly, after the hit, Lancer knew that his attack had failed, not only because of the feel but also because of the reaction of the severed half of the body.
'It seems that the 'Owl's' main body should be in the front part... No, not necessarily. The so-called 'body' is just a 'weapon' that the Owl created by wrapping her body with Kagune. There is no need for her to stay in a fixed position while hidden inside this body. Next time we meet, she might have already changed her hiding place...'
And while Lancer was thinking about the problem, a man in a white trench coat also walked out of the smoke.
"Special Class Arima."
Although Lancer intuition told him that something was off with Kishou Arima, Lancer still had to maintain necessary respect for the opponent, who was the CCG's strongest, before figuring out exactly what was wrong with him.
And Kishou Arima only glanced at the 'corpse' on the ground, then merely nodded at Lancer and said nothing more.
Just as Lancer felt confused about Kishou Arima, Kishou Arima also felt very confused about Lancer.
Even Kureo Mado, standing in the distance, saw the blood-colored mist appearing around Lancer body due to the surging of his qi and blood. Kishou Arima, standing closer, naturally saw it too, but for some reason, he didn't seem to have the intention of saying much. However, when Kureo Mado walked over with Amon, he took the initiative to greet Kureo Mado.
"Mr. Mado."
"Special Class Arima."
Although Kureo Mado was a strange person in the eyes of most ordinary investigators, he was a 'legendary figure' to First Class Investigators and above. It could even be said that the vast majority of them had cooperated with Kureo Mado before, and most of them appeared by his side as subordinates. Several Special Class investigators at the headquarters now are also old friends with him, and there is no need to say more about Kishou Arima; his most famous battle was also completed with Kureo Mado's assistance.
However, the two did not exchange many words. As the CCG's ace, Kishou Arima's work could be said to be very busy. Most of the time, he was permanently stationed in Tokyo's 1st to 4th Wards. The proportion of ghouls in these four areas is far higher than in other areas, and ordinary people cannot even survive there. This time, he only rushed over urgently because of the 'Owl's' intelligence. Now that the matter was basically handled, he naturally left directly. It was just that, perhaps it was an illusion, but did he glance at Lancer a couple more times when he left?
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"How is the situation?"
Akira Mado, wearing a battle uniform, looked nervously at the communicator in her hand, and the others in the car were also somewhat nervous, but it was obvious that the things they were nervous about were not the same. They were nervous about the upcoming battle, not only because it was the first major battle they participated in but also because of their 'identity'.
And at this moment, they suddenly saw a smile appear on Akira Mado's face. Although it was only for an instant, they couldn't help but shiver, because it was really... too bizarre!
That's right! First Class Investigator Akira Mado is a famous beauty throughout the CCG, but so far, no man has dared to confess to her.
Why is this? Not only because her father is that 'famous' 20th Ward Branch Chief, but also because of her own ruthless execution of ghouls and her strictness towards her subordinates, and they were undoubtedly the ones who personally experienced it.
After completing the surgery for the first time and becoming a so-called 'Quinx', Kuki Urie once proposed a practical battle with her to understand his strength. Of course, only he himself knew the real reason.
The final outcome was self-evident: not only was his training uniform directly shredded by her Quinque, but he was also eventually hung upside down in mid-air, and because of his proactive provocation, Ginshi Shirazu was also forced to fight Akira Mado, and the result was self-evident.
Only Tooru Mutsuki, who couldn't use 'Quinx', and Saiko Yonebayashi, who had no fighting spirit, were not 'educated'. But even so, it established Akira Mado's 'Iron-Blooded Strong Woman' image in their hearts. Perhaps in Kuki Urie's eyes, no human could ever be with this woman? After all, they had witnessed the scene where Koutarou Amon, who was known as one of the strongest investigator candidate of the CCG's younger generation, was hit in the abdomen by her knee during training and doubled over on the ground, gagging.
But such an Iron-Blooded Queen actually smiled? He suspected that his eyes were playing tricks on him?
"Get ready for battle! This is your first official appearance! You must prove your worth! Do you understand!"
The sudden sharp scolding not only didn't surprise them but instead made them breathe a sigh of relief. After all, in their opinion, this was the 'normal' Akira Mado.
"Yes!"
From a certain perspective, the 'Quinx Squad' could be considered 'trained' by Akira Mado. Several members of the team were already close to becoming masochists...
However, Akira Mado herself didn't care about their thoughts at all. At this time, she only had one thought in her mind, and that was –––––– how to successfully survive the upcoming 11th Ward Recapture Operation.
In the past two years, Akira Mado had participated in several subjugation battles against S-rated and even SS-rated ghouls, but no matter what, the previous times were always many against few, with the enemy being exposed and them being hidden, but this time was different.
How many Aogiri Tree ghouls are hiding in the 11th Ward?
Unknown.
How many executives does the Aogiri Tree have besides the combat power already exposed?
Unknown.
Information on the enemy's Kagune?
Unknown.
On the battlefield, you don't need a gorgeous move or a powerful enemy to kill a person. Often, a stray bullet can take a life, and when the enemy is a ghoul, a Kagune extending from the darkness is enough to kill a powerful investigator.
The battlefield is that cruel and unreasonable. Even they, as First Class Investigators, are not confident that they can retreat completely unharmed...