Chapter 54: The Wolf Mixed in the Flock

Amidst the noisy music, eleven o'clock arrived.

"Pop~."

The main lights of the auction house turned on, and the music stopped.

The Ghouls in the center of the venue stopped dancing. Some Ghouls muttered a few words of dissatisfaction, but no Ghoul dared to cause trouble.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the auction is about to begin. Please take your seats."

A voice with a strange tone came; it was a Ghoul host wearing a clown mask.

"Mr. Clown, any surprises tonight? The last auction made me very dissatisfied."

A Ghoul dressed as a noblewoman spoke.

All the Ghouls present were wearing masks; Ghouls couldn't let humans see their faces, and the same was true among Ghouls.

If two Ghouls had a grudge and one knew the other's identity, they could report it to the CCG, and the reported Ghoul would be in dire straits.

Most Ghouls were like rats in the sewer, hiding in the shadows.

However, there were exceptions, such as a girl named Eto Yoshimura who was a fancy 'death-seeker', being both the leader of Aogiri Tree and a novelist, exposed to the public.

"No more nonsense. Tonight's auction items will definitely satisfy everyone. So..."

The Ghoul host on stage was just about to announce the start of the auction when Su Xiao had already pressed his Bluetooth earpiece.

"Action."

As soon as Su Xiao's voice fell, the Ghouls beside him looked at him vigilantly and took a few steps back.

"You guy, what did you just say?"

"He just said 'Action'. This guy isn't right. Kill him."

"Could it be a Ghoul Investigator? I'm leaving first."

Just because of Su Xiao's one word 'Action', a small area of the auction house began to boil.

It was no wonder these Ghouls were like this; being hunted by the CCG for years had caused these Ghouls to be somewhat neurasthenic.

Tense emotions spread in the auction house, and the Ghoul host on stage also discovered that something was wrong.

"Pop!"

All the lights in the auction house suddenly went out, and the venue was pitch black.

Screams, roars, and the sound of tables and chairs falling came one after another.

Su Xiao's vision was also pitch black, but he had no panic, his face calm.

An item like a 'monocular telescope' suddenly appeared in his hand. After putting it on his head without haste, his vision was restored.

Although he only had vision in his right eye and everything in his sight was green, it could be considered as vision restored.

Su Xiao had prepared night-vision goggles and had given the order in advance: as long as the action started, cut off the power to the auction house.

Checking Zhan Long Shan appeared in his hand. Su Xiao walked slowly to a Ghoul and held the blade against the other party's neck.

That Ghoul had no alertness, just stretching its hands in front of it, body slightly bent, blindly groping in the air.

Su Xiao was testing whether a Ghoul's red eyes had night-vision capabilities.

Clearly, Ghouls didn't have this ability.

Pulling Checking Zhan Long Shan, the blade cut through skin and flesh, making a slight sound, and blood sprayed out.

That Ghoul's eyes suddenly widened, a gurgling sound came from its throat, and it fell to the ground a few seconds later.

In the pitch-black auction house, Su Xiao, wearing night-vision goggles, was like a hungry wolf mixed into a sheepfold.

Walking among the Ghouls, Checking Zhan Long Shan left trails of blade light.

"Puchi, puchi..."

The sound of sharp weapons cutting through flesh came one after another. One Ghoul after another fell, and blood stained the path Su Xiao walked.

The commotion in the auction house covered up Su Xiao's actions.

In just over ten seconds, more than twenty Ghouls died under Su Xiao's blade.

The auction house was a semi-enclosed building, and the thick smell of blood spread; other Ghouls discovered that something was wrong.

"What's going on? The smell of blood."

"This is a CCG trap. Run!"

"I don't want to die! I don't want to die!!"

The auction house was already in chaos, with more than a hundred Ghouls running around wildly.

Some Ghouls with extreme tempers directly released their Kagune and waved them wildly; any Ghoul who dared to approach them was accidentally killed.

Now the death rate of the Ghouls was even faster. Su Xiao knew that time was running out; the Ghouls wouldn't let him slaughter them at will.

Su Xiao walked through the crowd with an expressionless face, and one Ghoul after another fell.

Blood stained his cheeks, but he didn't care at all.

Would killing Ghouls cause psychological pressure? Perhaps others would have it.

But in Reincarnation Paradise, it was either you die or I die. Between killing and being killed, Su Xiao chose to swing the sharp blade in his hand.

Blood and limbs flew, and Su Xiao's eyes began to flicker with red light.

"Bang!" A glass bottle was shattered, and flames roared high.

The Ghoul host on stage didn't know where he found a bottle of strong liquor. After turning that bottle of strong liquor into a simple incendiary bomb, he threw it on the ground.

This might have been the liquor left over from the daytime auction; Ghouls wouldn't auction liquor.

The flames illuminated the entire auction house, dispelling the darkness in the room.

"Drip, drip."

Blood dripped from the tip of Checking Zhan Long Shan, and all the Ghouls' gazes converged on Su Xiao.

Beside Su Xiao lay at least thirty ghouls, scattered in all directions, all having died miserably with their throats slit. Their blood had already soaked the ground near him, forming a thin pool of blood.

"Gulp."

A Grade B Ghoul swallowed, its eyes full of terror.

After all the Ghouls noticed Su Xiao, their first reaction wasn't to surround him, but to run.

But these Ghouls soon discovered that all exits of the auction house were blocked.

This was the order Su Xiao gave. Those people outside were just to be safe. Even though he was now the captain of the purge team, he could only get a small amount of Contribution Points for the Ghouls killed by those CCG members.

Therefore, Su Xiao wanted to quickly promote to First-Class Investigator, so he could only kill enemies himself.

All exits were closed. Through the gaps, those Ghouls saw a large group of investigators outside, which gradually made the Ghouls present go crazy.

"What to do? It's over. We're dead today."

"Run! That guy with the sword is coming up."

The scene was even more chaotic. Su Xiao pierced a Ghoul's throat with one blade, points in hand, and the Ghoul died on the spot.

Not all Ghouls were running. There were two S-grade Ghouls present: one was the host wearing a clown mask on stage, and the other was standing right in front of Su Xiao.

A pig-head mask, a fat body. The S-grade Ghoul in front of Su Xiao was a fat man weighing at least three hundred jin, his whole body round, just like a ball.

"You guy, you're a human."

The fat Ghoul's Kagune was a Koukaku, with the Kagune sac in the shoulder area. After the entire Kagune appeared, the fat Ghoul looked like he was wearing upper-body armor.

This guy looked like a durable type, not fast, but thick-skinned.

Su Xiao held his sword and rushed forward. The fat Ghoul roared and charged at him.

The two approached rapidly. Su Xiao's steps were agile, while the fat man was like a heavy tank, the ground shaking slightly as he ran.

"Die!"

The fat Ghoul lowered his head and rammed into Su Xiao. Su Xiao's steps stopped abruptly, his attention highly concentrated.

With a shift of his steps, Su Xiao easily dodged the fat Ghoul's impact, and the long sword in his hand slashed toward the fat man's lower body.

"Puchi."

A fat leg fell to the ground. Su Xiao didn't use much force, completely relying on the fat Ghoul's forward momentum.

A pig-like scream came, and the fat Ghoul fell forward with a thud.

Su Xiao rushed forward in a few strides, stepped on the fat Ghoul's back, and the tip of Checking Zhan Long Shan pressed against the back of the fat man's head.

"No, no~, don't, please..."

The cold and sharp touch on the back of his head made the fat Ghoul unable to speak clearly.

"Puchi." The long sword pierced through the brain, and Su Xiao didn't hesitate at all.

Stepping on the fat Ghoul's foot, he could clearly feel the other party's body twitching.

A pale green treasure chest floated up on the fat Ghoul's corpse. Seeing this treasure chest, Su Xiao raised an eyebrow.

Truly lucky; killing an S-grade Ghoul actually yielded a green treasure chest.

Putting away the treasure chest, Su Xiao's gaze turned to the second S-grade Ghoul on the field, the host wearing the clown mask.

Noticing Su Xiao's gaze, the Ghoul wearing the clown mask hurriedly said.

"Wait, I'm from the Tsukiyama family. You can't kill me." ===== CHAPTER 55 =====