Chapter 29: Princess Carry.
"Usually, only the more impressive newcomers are arranged for early internships, right? It's not strange to encounter a genius occasionally," Ihei Hairu spoke up.
At this moment, Amou Byakuya had already charged in front of that Ghoul.
He had noticed from the beginning that this Ghoul's condition was off, including the other two Ghouls. They were probably stupid with hunger.
If a Ghoul goes too long without eating human flesh, it will enter a state of painful starvation. As time passes, it will gradually lose its sanity and frantically attack anyone in front of it.
Let alone Ghouls, even humans on the verge of starvation will resort to cannibalism. What's more, Ghouls possess strength far superior to humans, and their loss of sanity is uncontrollable.
Of course, this doesn't mean that Ghouls preying on humans is excusable; it's just the reality of the situation.
"Eat... eat... you..."
The Ghoul facing Amou Byakuya muttered, but its speech was slurred. Its Kakugan was even more ferocious than a normal Ghoul's, and the Rinkaku Kagune released from its waist twisted bizarrely, because it had already gone mad.
Not all Ghouls were as lucky as those in the 20th Ward, where Yoshimura Kuzen presided over and changed the environment. Every Ghoul who sought refuge in "Anteiku" could receive enough "rot meat" to barely survive.
Simply put, in the 20th Ward, Yoshimura Kuzen distributed the corpse resources evenly. In other wards, it was the law of the jungle. If you couldn't snatch food, you might even be eaten by a stronger Ghoul.
As for "cannibalism," that only causes the RC cell value in the body to rise rapidly, achieving the effect of becoming stronger, but it doesn't solve the problem of sustenance.
Although the original story didn't emphasize this, it should theoretically be the case. Otherwise, Ghouls eating each other would become a "perpetual motion machine."
You take a bite of me, I recover quickly with my regeneration, then I take a bite of you, and wait for you to recover. If this cycle repeated, then the Ghouls' food problem wouldn't be a problem at all...
It's important to know that the specific practice of "cannibalism" is to eat the Kakuhou of a fellow Ghoul, not their flesh. The Kakuhou is used to store RC cells. Eating the Kakuhou is equivalent to absorbing the other's RC cells, thus achieving the effect of becoming stronger.
Amou Byakuya took advantage of its lack of preparation and directly stabbed the Ghoul's right eye with his dagger.
This Kakugan was instantly blinded.
"Gaaaaaah!!"
The Ghoul immediately screamed in pain.
Although Suzuya Juuzou's speed couldn't compare to Amou Byakuya's, he was still much faster than an ordinary person and had already arrived.
He followed the battle plan Amou Byakuya had just told him. Taking advantage of the Ghoul being blinded in one eye and its attention being diverted, he circled behind the Ghoul and threw the dagger in his hand.
For him, hitting the Kakuhou of such a temporarily stationary target was definitely not difficult.
With the power of the "Scorpion 1/56," it smoothly pierced the Ghoul's tough skin, striking its greatest weakness—the Kakuhou.
Many Ghouls might not necessarily die even if decapitated, but the "Kakuhou" is the identical fatal weakness for every Ghoul.
Once a Ghoul's Kakuhou is severely damaged, it loses almost all ability to resist, and its regenerative ability is nearly useless, as the source of regeneration is the Kakuhou itself.
Seeing that the Ghoul's Kakuhou was severely damaged, Amou Byakuya immediately delivered the "finishing blow," rushing forward and piercing the Ghoul's heart directly with his dagger.
[Ding! The host has defeated a "B-rank Ghoul," receiving a reward: 5 Fusion Points!]
As the Ghoul fell to the ground, Amou Byakuya also received his Fusion Points.
After successfully exterminating the Ghoul, Amou Byakuya expressionlessly retrieved Suzuya Juuzou's "Scorpion 1/56" from the Ghoul's Kakuhou and returned it to him.
"Nice job."
Amou Byakuya first raised his hand, intending to high-five Suzuya Juuzou in celebration.
However, Suzuya didn't quite understand the gesture. He paused for a moment before imitating Amou Byakuya and raising his hand.
Afterward, the two prepared to return to Arima Kishou's side.
As for the battle between the Yasuhisa sisters and the other two boys against their Ghouls, it wasn't Amou Byakuya's place to interfere. If anything unexpected happened, the "Zero Squad" would naturally step in.
But just then, he suddenly saw the Ghoul that Kurona Yasuhisa was facing suddenly go berserk.
Kurona Yasuhisa most likely wouldn't have time to dodge. Unfortunately, Nashiro Yasuhisa was also in a bad position and couldn't stop the Ghoul in time.
In that instant, Amou Byakuya and Arima Kishou moved at almost the exact same time.
Amou Byakuya chose to go over directly, pick up Kurona Yasuhisa, and immediately retreat. Arima Kishou, on the other hand, opened another black and gold Quinque briefcase, taking out the "S+" rank Ukaku Quinque, "Narukami."
Just as Amou Byakuya arrived and picked up Kurona Yasuhisa in a "princess carry" to retreat, a bolt of electricity shot past him like lightning, instantly striking the Ghoul.
This all happened too fast and too suddenly, so much so that Kurona Yasuhisa was only now processing it.