Chapter 79

After resting for about half an hour, all three of them had recovered some stamina.

Su Xiao took off his top, took a large bucket of clean water from his storage space, and poured it over his head; light red water stains spread out at his feet.

Arima Kisho and Yuna did the same; this could dilute the scent of blood on their bodies and reduce the chance of being discovered by ghouls.

"Is exploring the 24th Ward always this dangerous?"

Su Xiao looked at the two of them; exploring the 24th Ward was inevitably too dangerous.

"Of course not. This is my first time encountering this kind of ghoul. Where on earth did these guys come from? They're so strong even without using kagune."

Yuna's answer surprised Su Xiao quite a bit. She had been exploring the 24th Ward for half a year; had she really never encountered this situation before?

"Special Class Arima, you seem very familiar with these ghouls."

Su Xiao looked at Arima Kisho with a meaningful gaze.

Arima Kisho took off his glasses and poked out the broken lens.

"This is a special type of ghoul, unique to the 24th Ward. I don't know the specifics either."

Arima Kisho's expression was calm. Perhaps he was able to answer Su Xiao's question because the two of them had fought side-by-side in blood.

"Is that so? Catch."

Two bags of dried meat appeared in Su Xiao's hand, which he tossed toward Arima Kisho and Yuna.

Yuna caught hers easily, but after the meat was tossed toward Arima Kisho, he subconsciously took a step back.

"Plop~."

The bag of dried meat fell to the ground, and one of Arima Kisho's hands hung in mid-air.

Arima Kisho hadn't caught the dried meat Su Xiao tossed; this was almost impossible. With Arima Kisho's close-combat ability, he couldn't have missed catching a bag of meat at this distance.

Arima Kisho put on his glasses and picked up the dried meat from the ground.

Yuna was eating the dried meat deliciously and hadn't noticed this scene.

But Su Xiao had noticed; he felt that Arima Kisho's eyes seemed to have a problem and that he had to rely on those glasses to maintain his vision.

Su Xiao had always found it strange why Arima Kisho wore glasses; wearing them during battle was very inconvenient.

"Good food; it can quickly replenish energy."

Arima Kisho ate the dried meat and glanced at Su Xiao.

"I suggest you wear contact lenses."

Su Xiao would be fighting side-by-side with Arima Kisho in the near future, just like when dealing with the primitive ghouls earlier; if the other party died, he wouldn't be far from death himself.

"I've worn them before; I'm not used to them."

The two stopped talking, and Yuna looked at them in confusion.

After resting, the three of them set off, preparing to leave the 24th Ward.

"The meat wall in this direction hasn't changed yet; we can return the way we came."

Yuna led the way, holding a tablet computer that recorded the route the three of them had taken.

They were now deep within the 24th Ward, and the tunnels were intricate and complex—a complete labyrinth.

"Oh no, the route has changed."

Yuna held the tablet in her hands; the blood-red meat wall in front of her blocked her path.

According to the tablet, there should have been a side path here, but now it was a dead end.

"What do we do now? Break through this meat wall?"

Su Xiao stepped forward, blade in hand.

"We can try and see to what extent the terrain has changed."

Su Xiao gripped the hilt of Checking Zhan Long Shan with both hands, plunged the long blade into the meat wall, and pulled hard, creating a breach several dozen centimeters long.

Yuna ran forward quickly to check the situation behind the breach.

What met Yuna's eyes was another meat wall.

"Sigh~, we can only use the dumbest method."

Yuna put away the tablet and rummaged through her backpack for a compass.

Su Xiao sheathed his blade. As soon as Checking Zhan Long Shan was pulled out of the meat wall, it began to heal gradually; in less than a minute, the meat wall was restored to its original state.

"Are you sure the compass is effective?"

In this 24th Ward with paths leading in all directions, Su Xiao felt the compass's role was minimal.

"It's effective. I've tried it many times. No matter how complex the routes here are, as long as there is a designated direction, one can walk out of the 24th Ward."

Although the three of them were trapped in the 24th Ward, Yuna and Arima Kisho weren't nervous; it seemed getting out wasn't difficult.

"Left, right, left, right..."

Yuna's slender fingers flickered left and right, and she began to choose the path by chance.

Arima Kisho didn't speak, as if he were already used to it, and just waited silently for Yuna to choose.

"The right side. The airflow on the right is faster; it's unlikely to be a dead end."

Su Xiao spoke suddenly, and Yuna's fingers froze in mid-air.

"The airflow is faster? How come I didn't feel it?"

Yuna looked at Su Xiao with some suspicion.

Su Xiao took the compass from Yuna's hand.

"I'll lead the way. Any objections?"

"Fine."

Arima Kisho's answer was very crisp.

"Okay~, okay then."

The two followed behind Su Xiao, moving quickly.

Five minutes later, a blood-red meat wall appeared in front of the three of them—it was a dead end.

"Cough~, an occasional mistake."

Su Xiao looked at the meat wall in front of him in confusion; he had indeed felt that the airflow here was faster.

"Bai Ye, are you reliable at all? Why do I feel like we're going deeper underground?"

Yuna scratched her head, looking at Su Xiao in confusion.

Yuna wasn't blaming Su Xiao; even when she led the way, she chose routes by chance.

"Probably, no problem."

The three continued to move forward, and ten minutes later, a meat wall appeared in front of Su Xiao again.

Unlike last time, this time there were several ghouls in the dead end in front of them.

"We've already been avoiding you; why must you pursue us so relentlessly? We don't want to fight."

A ghoul with a face full of tear tracks looked at Arima Kisho in fear.

"Ghouls, all die."

The quinque case in Yuna's hand changed, and "Red Moon" appeared.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

After a round of wild shooting, the tunnel was covered in blood.

"Continue."

Su Xiao didn't believe he couldn't find the correct route.

Twenty minutes later, a meat wall appeared in front of the three—a dead end!

Half an hour later, still a dead end.

One hour later, a dead end.

Su Xiao's mouth twitched; he seemed to be lost.

"Um~, how about I give it a try?"

Yuna looked at Su Xiao helplessly. Su Xiao didn't speak and just silently handed over the compass.

Yuna and Su Xiao's methods of choosing routes were different; whenever they encountered a fork, Yuna would mutter to herself for a while before choosing a route.

But even with Yuna leading the way, the situation didn't change.

One hour later, the three stood in a dead end.

"Damn it, we're so unlucky this time."

Yuna stomped her foot in anger and gripped the compass in her hand; the compass made a clicking sound.

Two pairs of cold eyes looked at Yuna. Yuna's body shook, and she hurriedly checked the condition of the compass.

Fortunately, the compass was only damaged on the outside and was otherwise fine.

"I'll do it."

Arima Kisho took the compass; this time, Arima Kisho would lead.

It must be said that Arima Kisho, the beloved son of the original author, had very good luck.

In the following twenty minutes, the three never encountered a dead end.

"At this rate, we'll be out soon. Being covered in sticky blood is so uncomfortable."

Yuna tugged at the collar of her top, looking at Su Xiao and Arima Kisho with some envy.

The two were men and didn't care about being shirtless, but Yuna couldn't.

The three passed a corner, and Arima Kisho, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped.

"What...?"

Just as Yuna was about to speak, Su Xiao, who was behind her, rolled his arm and covered Yuna's mouth.

After Yuna saw the situation in front of her clearly, her large eyes widened to the limit, and her pupils constricted.

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