Chapter 34: angelica (Happy National Day)
Click, click!
After the correct code was entered via the dials of the triple mechanical lock within the allotted time, the internal gears meshed, and the pistons pushed, venting air pressure.
The dual identity authentication of fingerprint and iris passed; the magnetic lock opened, the locking pillars rose, and the interlocking mechanism disengaged.
The internal winch turned, pulling hundreds of steel cables to open the alloy door weighing thousands of kilograms, while 120 laser beams scanned the two people in front of the door from the inside out, leaving no blind spots.
After confirming that there were no Ghouls or suspected Ghouls among the visitors, multiple self-destruct and intruder elimination programs returned to a dormant state.
The interior of the warehouse, which stored 86 finished sets and 271 semi-finished sets of 'New Quinque Armament,' was now revealed before Roland.
"As I told you before, as a weapon that has not yet completely left its experimental nature, the 'new quinque armaments' still has many unstable aspects."
"Armor-type reinforcements and defensive-type protective gear are fine; they only absorb the user's life force as energy based on the output power."
"As long as the output power of each battle is controlled within a certain range, the cost of using the 'new quinque armaments' a single time is not that difficult for the user to bear."
"Considering it was your first time, the four sets I gave you before were of those two types! But the weapon-type 'New Quinque Armament' is different!"
"Never mind using it to attack; even just waking it from its dormant phase and holding it in your hand, it will primarily use blood extraction to absorb the user's life force."
"Before, I... I mean, the real Arima Kishou, only used a weapon-type 'New Quinque Armament' for less than three minutes before feeling a sense of weakness."
"But it was precisely because he had this weapon in hand that he heavily injured that... What are you doing?!"
According to the previous agreement, after Roland demonstrated sufficient strength to the Geheros Organ, he obtained the authority to command most of the 'New Quinque Armament.'
'Arima Kishou' was explaining the matters related to this weapon to him, only to turn around and see Roland walking toward a weapon-type 'New Quinque Armament' with a look of obsession in his eyes.
It was a weapon with a style close to a Hengdao, except the overall design was significantly enlarged, with both the blade and the handle lengthened.
It was jet black overall, with a straight blade engraved with exquisite patterns, and Kagune structures attached like blood vessels.
"Hey! Not that one! That blade is very dangerous!"
Ignoring 'Arima Kishou's' warning, Roland reached out and grabbed the handle, taking it down from the metal weapon rack.
The Kagune activation program was immediately triggered, gushing out blood-red particles; a needle-like pain appeared in his palm, but Roland did not put down the long blade because of it.
He held the blade vertically, carefully observing every detail, his expression gradually becoming entranced.
"So beautiful!"
'Arima Kishou' stepped forward and issued a warning:
"You want to choose it as your weapon? That is not a wise choice!"
"I believe I have an obligation to tell you that even among the semi-finished products, this weapon is the most uncontrollable existence! The designer who created this weapon must have been insane to build it according to the concept of 'perishing together with the enemy'!"
Despite saying this, looking at the expression on 'Arima Kishou's' face, he likely understood that his persuasion would probably fall on deaf ears and have no effect.
Sure enough, Roland just kept muttering strange things like, "So beautiful, truly too beautiful," "Jiyi, don't contact me anymore, I'm afraid she'll misunderstand," and "Deathbringer, you too."
'Arima Kishou' took a high-tech scabbard from a nearby metal rack, handed it over, and said helplessly:
"Put the blade inside; it might reduce the burden on your body a bit! The name of this 'new quinque armaments,' according to the designer's idea, was called... forget it. Since it belongs to you now, you should give it a new name!"
Roland reluctantly sheathed the long blade and said softly:
"angelica! I'm going to call her angelica!"
[angelica]
Origin: tokyo ghoul
Quality: Blue
Durability: 48/48
Attack Power: 20–48
Equipment Requirements: Strength 12+, Agility 12+, Constitution 20+.
Rating: 70
Equipment Effect · Bloodthirst (Passive): While held, consumes 12 Health Points from the user every thirty seconds; each attack consumes an additional 24 Health Points.
Health Point consumption will increase as the holding time and number of attacks increase; Attack Power increased by 16%, Destructive Power increased by 16%, Attack Speed increased by 10%.
Note: When attacking Ghouls and Ghoul-type mutated creatures, Attack Power and Destructive Power are increased by an additional 20%.
Description: In the countdown of life, never stop swinging this long blade at the Ghouls!
Price: 8200 paradise coins... "Whatever you want!"
'Arima Kishou' curled his lip and strode toward the exit of the warehouse.
"The ones behind the glass window with labels are those the Geheros Organ needs to keep. Aside from those few dozen sets, you can dispose of the rest as you please!"
"When you're ready, contact me with the communicator, but try not to delay too long!"
Roland waved at him and said with a smile:
"Don't worry!"
The heavy door closed again, and Roland turned to look at the various 'new quinque armaments' in the warehouse, his smile growing wider.
"Orlando! It's time for a buffet!"
The black and red Symbiote lunged out, directly covering three sets of 'new quinque armaments,' greedily absorbing the necessary nutrients.
Roland carried the long blade, a smile on his face, strolling through the warehouse as if he were on a date.
From time to time, he would select specific targets to put into his storage space.
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On the other side, after paying the price of the lives of most of their adventure group members, Deadwood and several core members of the adventure group narrowly escaped with their lives.
At this moment, they were waiting outside Kaneki Ken's house, their hearts filled with anxiety, and the faces of several people still bore traces of lingering fear.
The atmosphere between them fell into a deathly silence until the door was opened from the inside.
The figures of two men walked out one after another.
The man walking in front was dressed like a researcher; he was Kanou Minhiko, who in the original plot personally created One-Eyed Ghouls like Kaneki Ken, Takizawa Seidou, Furuta Nimura, and Gong Ping, driving numerous conspiracies.
The other was the leader of the Ghoul organization 'Clown' in the original plot, an SS-Rank Ghoul with strange and eerie abilities, codenamed 'Priest,' Donato Porpora.
Kanou Minhiko put his hands in the pockets of his white coat, a gentle smile on his face, and nodded to the tense members of the 'Bronze Tree' adventure group, saying:
"The Grand Knight Commander is very satisfied with this new 'Kirishima Touka,' so he has generously decided to forgive the mistakes you have committed."
Deadwood and the others immediately breathed a sigh of relief, their tense nerves suddenly relaxing, making their legs feel a bit weak.
"That's great! Thank you for your help, Dr. Kanou!"
Dr. Kanou said with a smile:
"You're too polite, Mr. Deadwood! After all, you are members of the Bronze Tree! I can't just watch you waste your lives in a place like this!"
For some reason, staring at this smile, an uncontrollable chill rose in Deadwood's heart.
"If there is anything we can do to repay you for this help in the future, please don't be polite and feel free to give us orders!"
"Haha! Of course, of course!"