Chapter 114

Kishou Arima and Eto Yoshimura looked at each other. Eto Yoshimura was a bit unhappy, but she still nodded.

"Our previous plan was to cultivate a new generation of 'King'. Now this plan has failed, so we must be more extreme. In this world, only one of ghouls or humans can exist; the two should not coexist.

Or rather, ghouls should not have appeared in the world at all. Now the V organization controls too much power. I have a way to make the V organization lose everything. As long as the V organization disappears, the world will change."

Kishou Arima's words surprised Su Xiao. He couldn't help but look at Eto Yoshimura on the side, thinking to himself, Eto Yoshimura, this ghoul, is still here; is it really okay for you to say that? Moreover, Kishou Arima is not considered a complete human either; he is a half-human born from the combination of a ghoul and a human.

"Make the ghouls of V lose everything? Eto Yoshimura, will you agree? Your father is a member of V. If the ghouls of the V organization are different from ordinary ghouls, then you will also be affected, right?"

Su Xiao suddenly felt that what Kishou Arima said was not very reliable.

"It doesn't matter. As long as those people can pay the price, anything is fine."

The V organization made Eto Yoshimura lose her mother and grow up lonely in the 24th Ward, with only her foster father Noro by her side. But Noro could only take care of Eto Yoshimura's daily life and could not give her fatherly or motherly love.

Eto Yoshimura's expression didn't look like she was lying.

The plan the two had prepared for thirteen years had come to nothing, and Kishou Arima didn't have much time left, so the two had to take the field themselves.

"Actually, we cultivated a 'King' because we wanted the new 'King' to be strong enough to destroy 'that thing'. As long as 'that thing' exists, the world will continue to be twisted. As for whether humans or ghouls win afterwards, it has nothing to do with us."

Things were completely clear now.

Although Kishou Arima was a member of V, he was cooperating with Eto Yoshimura, intending to cultivate the next 'King'.

Now the 'King' they favored had fallen early, which disappointed them. The King they chose might not have had cultivation value.

But Su Xiao's appearance gave the two another possibility.

Why did they need to cultivate a King? Just join forces with the guy in front of them and execute the final plan directly.

Because of this, Kishou Arima tested Su Xiao when they were in the central city.

Kishou Arima was testing whether Su Xiao would be loyal to the CCG. From Su Xiao's words and actions, Kishou Arima learned that Su Xiao was not loyal to the CCG, which led to the scene where Kishou Arima came to him for cooperation.

Now that Su Xiao wanted to know their specific plan, he needed to state his position.

But he was worried about one thing: how dangerous was the thing that Kishou Arima and Eto Yoshimura couldn't do even when cooperating?

Just at this moment, the Reincarnation Paradise's prompt dispelled Su Xiao's concerns.

【You have triggered a hidden mission: Source. Accept/Decline?】

Hidden Mission: Source.

Difficulty Level: Lv. 6.

Mission Brief: Source, the core object of the derived world.

Mission Information: Find the Source according to the guidance of the plot character Kishou Arima, and obtain it.

Mission Deadline: 6 natural days.

Mission Reward: 2 attribute points, Soul Crystal (Small) x3.

Mission Penalty: All attributes -3.

When seeing 【Soul Crystal (Small) x3】 in the mission reward, Su Xiao had already decided to complete this mission.

The greater the danger, the higher the return. If one shrinks back because of danger, one will never be able to become strong.

To stand out among many contractors, one must have extraordinary courage and perseverance; otherwise, one will be eliminated by the Reincarnation Paradise and eventually die.

After Su Xiao chose to accept the mission, the Reincarnation Paradise's prompt appeared again.

【You have accepted the hidden mission: Source.】

【You have formed a 'Temporary Plot Adventure Team' with plot characters: Kishou Arima, Eto Yoshimura.】

【The Temporary Plot Adventure Team can be exited at any time, with no penalty.】

【Current members of the Temporary Plot Adventure Team: Some Qiyuezhe No. 13013 (Hunter), Kishou Arima, Eto Yoshimura.】

Su Xiao raised an eyebrow. This 'Temporary Plot Adventure Team' was unexpectedly pit-like. He endured the lack of teammate damage immunity—such a function couldn't possibly appear in the Reincarnation Paradise—but what was this about being able to exit at any time? This made betraying the team too convenient.

This was actually a disguised help from the Reincarnation Paradise to Su Xiao. If Kishou Arima and Eto Yoshimura appeared to betray Su Xiao, the two would automatically exit the 'Temporary Plot Adventure Team', and Su Xiao could be alerted in advance.

And after more than ten seconds, he discovered that this function seemed to be prepared for him...

"I temporarily agree to cooperate with you. Tell me your plan. If I don't even know what specifically to do, how can I cooperate with you?"

Kishou Arima nodded.

"The matter is like this: the very bottom of the shaft that was blown up in the central city is a very dangerous area.

At a certain location in that area, something called 'Source' is hidden. I don't know what it specifically is, but one thing is certain: destroying that thing will deal a devastating blow to the V organization."

After hearing Kishou Arima's description, Su Xiao was somewhat petrified.

So that convenient team-exiting function was prepared for him~.

Kishou Arima and Eto Yoshimura wanted to destroy the Source, while Su Xiao's mission was to obtain the Source.

The three were teammates before finding the 'Source', but after that, it was not certain.

"Is that so? Not to mention that the upper part of the shaft was blown up, if we go deep into that shaft, we will encounter those primitive species. I don't need to say much about how difficult those primitive species are.

And helping you two destroy that so-called 'Source', what can I get?"

Acting requires a full set; if Su Xiao agreed to the two without any purpose, it would make them suspicious.

"After the matter is accomplished, I will give you a Quinque as a reward. That Quinque is named 'Owl'."

Kishou Arima also went all out, actually taking out his strongest Quinque.

"Hmm? SSS-level Quinque 'Owl'?"

"That's right."

Su Xiao pretended to be pondering, seemingly hesitating about something.

"If you have that Quinque, you will definitely be stronger."

Eto Yoshimura also joined the persuasion.

Logically speaking, Su Xiao ruined the two's plan, so the two should join forces to deal with him.

But now that things had reached this point, even killing Su Xiao wouldn't help, not to mention that it wasn't certain they could kill him, and it was rare to see someone like Su Xiao who was powerful and didn't have a complicated background.

"I agree. But before executing your plan, I need to return to the surface first. There are some things I must do."

Su Xiao wanted to return to the surface to spend the CCG contribution points and complete the main mission as soon as possible.

When executing the 'Hidden Mission: Source', Su Xiao would stand on the opposite side of the CCG, so it was safer to complete the main mission first.

"Of course we must return to the surface. We still need to unite with others; just the three of us might not be enough."

Su Xiao didn't make a sound. Kishou Arima looked at Eto Yoshimura.

"Why are you looking at me?"

"You were 'captured alive' by me and Bai Ye."

"Huh?"

Eto Yoshimura was full of astonishment, and Su Xiao was equally puzzled.

"I am preparing..."

Kishou Arima began to describe his thoughts to the two.

Five minutes later, Eto Yoshimura sighed.

"Fine, I was 'captured alive'. But I want to state in advance: don't inject me with RC cell suppressant, and you two must 'escort' me personally."

Eto Yoshimura's words made a trace of worry appear in Su Xiao's eyes. Eto Yoshimura seemed to trust Kishou Arima very much, which was unfavorable for his mission.

However, the priority now was to return to the surface. One could imagine that the news of him and Kishou Arima 'capturing alive' the One-Eyed Owl would shock the CCG.