Chapter 55: Chapter Twenty-Three: You Die or I Live

The ghoul wearing a clown mask slowly retreated, his eyes filled with menace, clearly confident in the Mukami family’s status.

Su Xiao knew a little about the Mukami family. They wielded considerable influence in politics and business, with extensive connections and abundant resources.

Ordinary people might fear the Mukami family, but would Su Xiao truly care about any Mukami family?

Not even if the ghoul before him were Mukami Shuu, the young master of the Mukami family, would he hesitate to kill him.

Moreover, the most terrifying force in the ghoul world is CCG—the very organization Su Xiao belongs to—though most people remain unaware.

“The Mukami family truly inspires dread.”

Su Xiao’s tone was casual as he advanced slowly toward the ghoul, his long blade in hand.

The clown ghoul grew wary.

“I’ll give you one billion yen. Let me go.”

No wonder he’s from the Mukami family—filthy rich, throwing around a billion yen like pocket change.

Su Xiao continued his steady advance; the clown ghoul wasn’t stupid—he immediately realized Su Xiao had no intention of sparing him.

“If I live today, I’ll mobilize my family’s power to hunt you down until you beg for death.”

The clown ghoul’s kagune emerged—a tail kagune.

It was two crimson kagune, as thick as a thigh, and not particularly long.

Tail kagune users generally have balanced attributes but lack explosive power; their lower-body strength is notably strong.

The clown ghoul clenched his fists, holding them horizontally before him in a close-combat stance.

Most tail kagune users are martial arts experts, but this clown ghoul clearly wasn’t one—he looked like a pampered rich boy, utterly unskilled in combat.

From his constantly darting gaze, it was obvious he couldn’t even focus during battle.

He’d finish this within a minute—there were more dangerous enemies waiting.

The fleeing ghouls inside the auction hall had all stopped, staring at him with murderous intent.

Su Xiao lightly tapped the ground with his Dragon-Slasher, distracting the clown ghoul, then surged forward without warning.

The clown ghoul stiffened visibly, utterly flustered.

A brilliant blade flash appeared before the clown ghoul—he gasped and instinctively raised his kagune to block.

But Su Xiao’s strike was a feint; his free left hand clenched into a fist and slammed into the clown ghoul’s abdomen.

The hard fist sank into the ghoul’s belly; he arched his back and let out a strange cry.

“Ugh~.”

A sobbing sound followed. Su Xiao was stunned—this ghoul had actually been crying? What a spoiled brat. How had he even become an S-class ghoul?

The enemy’s tears earned no pity from Su Xiao—he kicked the clown ghoul’s calf.

“Crack.”

Bone shattered; pale, broken fragments pierced through muscle.

“Aaaah~~!!”

A woman-like scream pierced the air—the clown ghoul, terrified by two blows, turned and limped away, fleeing.

Never mind that the auction hall was sealed—fleeing mid-battle was pure suicide.

“Pthss.”

Su Xiao’s blade pierced straight through the clown ghoul’s back; his escape froze mid-step.

The mask slipped off, revealing a handsome face tinged with malevolence.

“I don’t want to die—I still have so much money~.”

Thud. The clown ghoul collapsed, offering no loot except contribution points.

It was normal for such trash to drop nothing—Su Xiao suspected the ghoul couldn’t even defeat a seasoned B-class ghoul.

Su Xiao withdrew his Dragon-Slasher, flicked off the blood, and removed his night-vision goggles.

The auction hall was now ablaze—ghouls had set wooden chairs on fire, creating bonfires.

Su Xiao turned toward the group of gathered ghouls.

“Let’s have some fun, then.”

A smile curled on Su Xiao’s lips; his dark eyes flickered crimson in the firelight.

Around a hundred ghouls filled the hall—mostly B-class, with over twenty A-class. If they charged together, he could die.

“Kill him. Even if we can’t escape today, we’ll take one down with us.”

“Yes, this whole mess is his scheme.”

All hundred ghouls revealed their red eyes; kagune erupted from their bodies.

Wing kagune, armored kagune, scaled kagune, tail kagune—all types were present.

There were many enemies. Su Xiao could eliminate them in other ways, but that would waste time and yield little contribution.

CCG investigators could storm in at any moment to support him—this was too rare an opportunity to pass up.

He wanted to test his current limits.

“Enough talk. Fight if you’re going to fight. If you kill me, maybe you’ll live.”

The hundred ghouls unleashed their kagune—a sight of terrifying grandeur.

“Attack! Kill him!”

Someone shouted, and all the ghouls surged forward as one.

Su Xiao took a deep breath and charged into the hundred ghouls.

“Zing~.”

He sliced the foremost ghoul clean in half, then plunged into the crowd.

【Qinggangying】 activated. His sword techniques reached maximum intensity—he fought with full power.

Pale blue energy wrapped the Dragon-Slasher, electric arcs dancing, making the white top-tier weapon even sharper.

“Pthss, pthss, pthss~.”

Three swings—three heads flew into the air.

When Su Xiao’s glowing red eyes locked onto a ghoul, the ghoul froze in terror.

One slash severed the throat. Su Xiao turned to find his next victim.

A heavy blow struck his back—he staggered forward several steps.

He couldn’t identify which ghoul had hit him, but he’d sensed the attack. Too many were striking at once—he couldn’t dodge them all.

Blood seeped from Su Xiao’s back; he tore off his already shredded shirt.

That blow had cost him 6% of his HP—not serious.

Surrounded by ghouls, Su Xiao still evaded most of their attacks, only blocking when evasion was impossible.

His agility was 13 points—agility boosted not just speed but also neural reflexes.

Compared to his wounds, the ghouls’ casualties were far greater—anyone struck by his blade either died or was crippled.

Fueled by fear, all the ghouls descended into hysteria.

“That’s human blood—he’s human. His stamina will run out eventually.”

“He’s wounded again. Don’t give up!”

During battle, the ghouls formed a temporary alliance.

Su Xiao barely dodged a lashing kagune, then seized a ghoul’s neck—*crack*—his 13-point strength snapped it instantly.

Su Xiao held the ghoul’s corpse aloft in his left hand as a makeshift shield, continuing to fight.

Three minutes later, seventy-plus ghouls remained; Su Xiao had 72% HP.

Five minutes later, forty-plus ghouls remained; Su Xiao had 46% HP.

Ten minutes later, a dozen ghouls remained; Su Xiao had 28% HP.

Su Xiao breathed heavily, blood dripping from his lips. A hundred-man assault was nothing like fighting a single SSS-class ghoul—two entirely different concepts.

Surrounded by a hundred enemies, blind spots formed behind him—he could only dodge by instinct and sound.

If the hundred ghouls had charged head-on, Su Xiao wouldn’t have been this battered—he’d nearly died several times already.

Combat is like that: a tiny difference becomes a chasm.

This was Su Xiao’s first mass battle—he lacked experience, but growing stronger mid-fight was deeply satisfying.

The dozen remaining ghouls stared at Su Xiao with pure terror.

“No… don’t come closer… we surrender.”

These ghouls had been broken by his slaughter—they actually wanted to surrender.

The battle had reached this point—no surrender was possible. It was either you die, or I live.

Su Xiao charged forward with his blade. A chorus of screams and the wet tearing of flesh followed—then silence fell over the auction hall.

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