But the surprise was only for an instant, the long spear in his hand once again thrust towards the opponent's glabella, but that brief moment of distraction had already allowed the opponent to evade this blow which should have been an assured hit; the crimson long spear merely struck the opponent's neck.
But even so, for an ordinary person, it would be a fatal injury, only recalling the opponent's strong recovery power that allowed him to recover even after his heart and neck were pierced, he knew that the opponent definitely would not die.
"Looks like your relationship with that friend of yours isn't so great either~"
Blood was still continuously gushing out from his neck, but the opponent still did not forget to provoke Lancer. Lancer response to this was also very simple, thrusting the spear forward again. But at this moment, several tentacles of Kagune behind the opponent became entangled with Lancer. Undoubtedly, they could not block Lancer at all, but they were enough to let him escape. After Lancer cleared away the Kagune, he found that the opponent had already appeared at the main entrance, and the opponent even made a gesture to him as a farewell when turning to leave.
But before the gesture was completed, an ice-like long spear shot towards his head again. In response, he only used his Kagune to brush away Lancer attack and then disappeared from his sight.
Originally, according to Lancer habit, he would have continued the pursuit, but after glancing at Akira Mado behind him, the somewhat out-of-sorts Juuzou Suzuya, and the Ghoul whom Juuzou Suzuya called 'Mom', he still chose to stay.
After all, compared to chasing and killing a Ghoul who might not be killable, the friends and comrades-in-arms in front of him were more important.
On the other side, the female Ghoul, or rather 'Big Madam', couldn't help but let out a disgruntled clicking sound of her tongue upon noticing that the Ghoul who had been entangled with Lancer had escaped.
"Tsk, the people of the Clowns are really unreliable…"
After complaining softly, she instead cast her gaze towards Juuzou Suzuya and Lancer and Akira Mado, who were standing behind Juuzou Suzuya.
Generally speaking, wealthy people and those in power have a similar characteristic — they cherish their lives.
And 'Big Madam' was naturally no exception. Previously, she called out in too much surprise upon seeing Juuzou Suzuya, and now she regretted it. After all, she was also clear about Lancer intelligence.
According to the intelligence gathered by her subordinates, Lancer threat level was in no way inferior to a Special Class Investigator.
If she were to let him know that the Ghoul Lancer fought on the first day of his return was 'The Owl', he would probably be shocked enough to drop his jaw, right? After all, Neon's CCG has seven Special Class Investigators, but Koutarou Amon only has one.
But even the currently known intelligence was enough to make her wary of Lancer presence.
"Juuzou-chan~ Come here to Mommy~"
It was clear that she had noticed Lancer wariness towards Juuzou Suzuya. This was because the other party did not know the relationship between the two, but she herself knew that Juuzou Suzuya could absolutely not return. However, this did not prevent her from using Juuzou Suzuya to cover herself and make Lancer wary.
But she didn't expect Juuzou Suzuya to shake his head directly.
"Sorry, Mom, Juuzou I~ can't go back, because there is Mr. Shinohara here~ there are everyone~ and also…"
Undoubtedly, Juuzou Suzuya at this time was like an ordinary child introducing things he was interested in to a familiar person, but it was clear that he had chosen the wrong person —
"Shut up!!! Since you are unwilling to return! Then — go to hell!!"
When the opponent shouted this sentence, Lancer muscles were already tense. In his opinion, the opponent should have initiated an attack, but what he didn't expect was that the two bodyguards beside the opponent rushed directly towards Juuzou Suzuya, who was close at hand, but she herself turned and ran without hesitation.
Although she looked a bit bloated, as a 'Ghoul', the opponent undoubtedly possessed physical abilities far exceeding those of normal people. She ran like an armored vehicle at full throttle, but before she could run two steps...
"Pfft~!!"
Looking at her chest being pierced, her face was full of astonishment.
She had already guessed that she could not beat Lancer, which was why she chose to run away. It was just that she didn't expect the gap to be so huge, and she was instantly killed before she even had time to react.
Turning around with difficulty, she saw one subordinate tied up by a whip and another one who was even worse off, still standing there but with a large hole in his heart...
How strong the opponent was, Lancer already knew based on the points, at least an S-rated Ghoul. Logically speaking, Lancer would need a few moves if a Ghoul of this strength resisted, but facing an enemy who directly exposed their back and fled in disarray, if he couldn't resolve it with a single blow, it would simply be an insult to the long spear in his hand.
'Big Madam', who was instantly killed without even using her Kagune, slid off Lancer spear, but Lancer didn't care at all. Instead, he turned around and hugged Juuzou Suzuya.
Juuzou Suzuya, who was originally startled by the sneak attack of the two bodyguards, recovered from his daze. He glanced at 'Big Madam' who was lying in a pool of blood, and then glanced at Lancer who was hugging him, looking somewhat at a loss.
Undoubtedly, the reason he requested to join Lancer team this time was to see 'Big Madam' who had once 'adopted' him.
But he didn't expect that the way he saw the opponent was in this form.
And the opponent's action of ordering her bodyguards to attack him had undoubtedly explained her thoughts, or rather, his status in the opponent's eyes. Logically speaking, facing an enemy who tried to kill him, he shouldn't have any emotional fluctuation, but… but why did he feel that the corners of his eyes were slightly moist.
"It's okay, there is only me and Akira here now, if you want to cry… just cry it out."
Lancer looked tall and full of masculine aura, while Juuzou Suzuya was petite and even more indistinguishable as male or female when wearing a skirt; Lancer did not like to talk much, but Juuzou Suzuya always liked to chat with others…
The two could be said to be complete opposites, but on one matter, Lancer and the other person had similarities — family.
Juuzou Suzuya had no family since childhood, and to him, every 'bond' was incomparably precious; for Lancer, he had traveled to countless worlds because of the 'System', and to him, 'family' was a term that sounded incredibly simple yet incredibly heavy.
This was also why he would do something that seemed incredible to others.
"Mr. Lancer, thank you…"
And after hearing Lancer words, Juuzou Suzuya was stunned for a moment, and then directly buried his head in Lancer chest. Feeling the sleeves being tightly grasped by the opponent, Lancer also unconsciously reached out and stroked the opponent's head. This simple action made his body convulse even more violently.
But even so, Juuzou Suzuya still didn't make a single sound of crying...