Originally everyone had prepared for a tough battle, but when they rushed past the last corner, they were stunned by the scene in front of them.
Several ghouls were surrounding Lancer, their Kagune behind them continuously lashing at Lancer location, and the ground around Lancer body had already turned into a spiderweb of cracks under their attack, but Lancer himself was calmly defending, wielding a Quinque.
Although Lancer situation was not good, it was definitely not bad either.
And Lancer eyes also lit up when he saw Koutarou Amon.
It could be said that the situation on the scene was much better than everyone had expected, so Koutarou Amon immediately attacked the ghoul wearing a red half-mask without saying a word.
Until now, people still do not know who the leader of the Aogiri Tree is, only knowing who its executives are, and the ghoul Tatara, who came from Celestial Empire, is undoubtedly one of the strongest among all ghouls.
Koutarou Amon's attack was without any flashy moves, the whistling sound of the huge weapon cutting through the air was extremely terrifying, and even someone as strong as Tatara could not completely ignore this blow; he also swung the huge Bikaku behind him towards Koutarou Amon.
"Bang!!"
"Tear..."
He originally thought he could directly force Koutarou Amon away, but to his disbelief, Koutarou Amon actually resisted it head-on. One must know that he had once fought alongside his older brother against dozens of Special Class Investigators belonging to the CCG in the Celestial Empire. In the end, his older brother was killed, and he escaped to Neon (Japan).
The cause of their defeat in that battle was the huge disparity in combat power between the two sides; they were literally worn down by human-wave tactics, and during that time, no one was able to withstand his attack using their own strength, but now someone actually did it?! Could it be that the opponent is not a human but a ghoul?!
Stunned by the scene in front of him, Tatara even forgot to continue attacking, but it was this instant of hesitation that gave the others a chance.
Kureo Mado, holding a giant sword-shaped Quinque in his hand, cut in from the side at an incredible speed, and a clear scar was even carved into the ground because he dragged the giant sword.
Undoubtedly, this giant sword-shaped Quinque could not be used by ordinary people due to its weight, and the slightly older Kureo Mado could not swing it as freely as when he was young, but as a Quinque that had accompanied Kureo Mado through countless major battles, he naturally had a way to manipulate it. After all, he used it when fighting the 'Owl' back then!
As he approached Tatara, he abruptly pulled, and the giant sword instantly transformed into two long swords. The long sword in his left hand fiercely swung towards Tatara's side, forcing him to temporarily abandon the stalemate with Koutarou Amon and swing his Bikaku to defend, but just as the two attacks collided, the other long sword quietly arrived.
The two long swords merged into one again, and Kureo Mado used the weapon's own weight and his own strength to fiercely pull downwards.
"Sizzle~!"
"Bang!"
A huge scar was instantly pulled out on the massive Bikaku, and the Quinque in his hand smashed heavily onto the ground.
Seeing this scene, Tatara also swung his Bikaku without hesitation, trying to kill Kureo Mado, but he saw an extremely calm face, without the slightest panic because he was unable to defend, and a bad premonition arose in his heart.
The huge Bikaku that was originally attacking wrapped around his body like a snake, and then ––––––
"Puchi!"
A black heavy gun was forcibly plunged into his Bikaku, and taking advantage of the fact that the opponent's attention was focused behind him, he separated the Quinque 'Kura' in his hand again and fiercely slashed towards his Bikaku!
Undoubtedly, Koutarou Amon and Kureo Mado, as master and disciple, and also partners, could almost guess each other's plan from every move. Their cooperation could be said to be flawless; they served as decoys to attract the opponent's attention, but once the opponent was truly drawn in, they would transform into the most deadly weapon.
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Undoubtedly, the arrival of the CCG personnel also made Lancer breathe a sigh of relief.
Simply facing the siege of the Aogiri Tree personnel, Lancer didn't feel much pressure when they weren't going all out, but the problem was that he was not alone right now; behind him was Ryouko Fueguchi, who was kneeling and had almost lost the ability to resist.
That's right, if he directly abandoned her, Lancer could at least take the opportunity to take down one or two ghouls, but he didn't do so, because doing that would be meaningless.
He appeared to save the other party; if he were to use the other party as a bait again, wouldn't all his previous actions be a waste?
It sounds a bit heartless, but if he were to weigh the other party against Amon and the others, Lancer would definitely choose Amon and the others, but there are no "ifs" in this world. To him, the person behind him at this moment is an ordinary mother who was innocently caught up because of him, nothing more, regardless of whether she is a ghoul or not. Since that is the case, his choice is self-evident.
The Ukaku shot by 'Eto' and 'Ayato Kirishima' were dense, like a rain of arrows, but Lancer, wielding a long spear, blocked all of them without missing a single one.
Originally, 'Eto', or rather 'Sen Takatsuki', was somewhat surprised when she saw Lancer appear, but then she simply ordered Tatara and the others to act preemptively. However, the development of events was somewhat beyond her expectation; she never thought that the CCG's reinforcements would arrive so quickly.
'That man definitely called for reinforcements before the battle started. This team is clearly the elite team of the 20th Ward branch. If it were just those small-fries, they wouldn't have dispatched these people. Did we expose ourselves prematurely?'
Thinking it over and over, Sen Takatsuki couldn't figure out that the crow in the sky earlier was Lancer, but now that they were outnumbered, they didn't have time to waste anymore.
"Noro!!"
With 'Eto's' shout, multiple Kagune instantly appeared from behind 'Noro', who had been silent from the start and was wearing a cloak, sweeping towards Lancer.
And Lancer also realized that the enemies in front of him were finally getting serious, and then he –––––– picked up Ryouko Fueguchi and ran towards the direction of the main force.
Previously, Lancer could not take the initiative to attack because he was worried about the person behind him and could only feign weakness. Now that the enemy was ready to attack him with full force, he probably could no longer protect Ryouko Fueguchi, so he decided to solve this 'weakness' first.
After sending the other party to the defense line formed by several investigators, he immediately carried his Quinque and charged in the opposite direction towards the Kagune that were chasing him.
Lancer, no longer having to restrict himself, could be said to have increased his strength by more than just a little bit, after all, his best skill is maneuver combat.
Tapping the long spear on the ground, his body leaped up into the air, and then he fiercely kicked downwards.
"Bang!!"
Noro's Bikaku was directly stepped on by Lancer and smashed the ground, and Lancer himself even directly stepped on the Bikaku and sprinted forward.
Ayato Kirishima and Eto, who could not watch Lancer get close like this, naturally attacked Lancer with their Ukaku, but the final result was that the Bikaku Lancer was stepping on was riddled with holes from the shots, and Lancer himself easily blocked all those Kagune.
And Sen Takatsuki, whose face was blocked by bandages, now had an extremely ugly expression.
The original plan was to use those small-fries to lure Lancer out and then solve him directly, but who would have thought that the current situation was 'the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind', they were not ready with their troops, and now they were instead surrounded.
'Retreat?'
This idea appeared in her mind, but looking at Lancer, who was wielding his Quinque and charging towards her, she revealed a sinister smile.
Retreat?
Why retreat?
Is it just because of the abnormal combat strength displayed by this man?
She had personally killed several Special Class Investigators, and even more Associate Special Classes, including Kureo Mado's wife. Her hands were stained with blood debt, and the CCG had encircled and annihilated her several times, but each time ended with her escaping unharmed.
Now that even Arima Kishou is not here, why should she run?
"Puchi~!"
The bandages on her body seemed to disintegrate and scatter, revealing her face that was protected by the bandages, and the other investigators who were originally on guard were also full of disbelief, because they had not expected that the green-haired Aogiri Tree executive would actually be that famous author –––––– Sen Takatsuki.
Ever since Lancer reported the matter of 'Sen Takatsuki being a ghoul', the CCG began their investigation, and finally found many obvious clues, such as after her book signing events, some participating readers would be attacked by ghouls, and for example, there were corpses in the refrigerator in her home, but no one had expected that the other party would actually be a member of the Aogiri Tree.
And an even more incredible scene appeared: changes occurred again on Sen Takatsuki, who had revealed a lot of skin because the bandages had scattered.
The Kagune behind her began to wrap around her, seemingly wanting to 'transform'.
Others didn't know what she would transform into, but Lancer knew very well. He leaped off Noro's Kagune without hesitation and rushed towards Sen Takatsuki in an attempt to stop her, but Noro, who had been standing there like a wooden puppet, suddenly seemed to come alive, and several Kagune erupted from behind him, wrapping around Lancer.
Trying to stop Lancer with just these Kagune was simply a joke. He flashed and dodged the first two Kagune, and the one behind was directly pierced by the Quinque in his hand, but an unbelievable scene occurred: Noro actually used his body as a shield in front of Sen Takatsuki.
"Puchi~!"
The long spear unsurprisingly instantly pierced through his body, but then Lancer found that the Quinque was actually stuck!
But this was not the end, because when he tried once and failed to pull out the Quinque, he had a bad premonition. He instinctively tilted his head to the side, and then saw a bone-like Kagune stab out from Noro's back. It was only then that Lancer noticed that Sen Takatsuki had already transformed into the 'One-Eyed Owl' form, and that attack was naturally done by the other party.
Knowing that he could no longer stop the other party, Lancer fiercely stepped on the ground and retreated, but the doubts in his heart grew stronger and stronger.
How crazy was that 'Sen Takatsuki' to even attack her own people just to attack him? And what was even more bizarre was that the ghoul named 'Noro' didn't react at all? It was too weird.