Chapter 83: Secret Chamber

The principle of 'Arata' was very simple; it was similar to an engine, and human flesh and blood were the fuel.

The more flesh and blood provided, the stronger the power 'Arata' erupted with.

The CCG must have had water in their brains to invent such a thing. Frequently using 'Arata' was definitely not as simple as just getting injured; it could even shorten one's lifespan.

Within the CCG, it wasn't just Yuna using 'Arata'; Shinohara Yukinori, Kuroiwa Iwa, and others were all using it.

This made Su Xiao suspect that the CCG high-ups didn't care about the lives of investigators at all.

From the various behaviors of the CCG high-ups, it vaguely revealed an attitude: as long as ghouls could be driven out, the lives of investigators didn't matter.

Some high-ranking investigators might have realized this, but they didn't give up because they were fighting for their beliefs.

After receiving the 'Arata' thrown by Su Xiao, 'Arata' climbed onto Yuna's upper body.

"Going to have to recuperate for a while again."

Yuna pressed the switch on the back of her neck without hesitation, and 'Arata' was activated again.

Three seconds later, Yuna, holding the scythe, had her strength increased by at least several times.

"Chop you all to pieces, hahaha~."

Yuna let out a strange laugh, the scythe rotated, rapidly slashing the remaining dozen or so eyeless ghouls.

In less than 30 seconds, the dozen or so eyeless ghouls were slaughtered clean.

Yuna's speed at killing ghouls was fast, but she collapsed even faster; 'Arata' had already begun to bite Yuna.

"Save, save me~."

Yuna, who had just been crazily slaughtering ghouls, was now lying on the ground, reaching out to Su Xiao for help.

Su Xiao leaned against the wall, walked to Yuna's side, and began to violently peel 'Arata' off her body.

"Rip~, rip~."

The sound of clothes being torn apart echoed. Although Su Xiao successfully peeled 'Arata' off Yuna, Yuna was stripped down to a little white lamb, completely naked.

Fresh blood slid down her fair skin. Yuna hugged her chest with one hand, her body curled into a ball.

"Don't play the damsel here, hurry up and leave. The number of those ghouls is at least in the thousands."

Although Yuna's appearance was alluring, now was not the time to think about that. Life and death were at stake, and danger could arrive at any moment.

"But~, this is too shameful."

Yuna remained curled on the ground, one hand covering her private parts, the other hugging her chest.

"Shame or becoming a corpse, choose for yourself."

After saying this, Su Xiao walked forward slowly. He had to leave the 24th Ward as soon as possible; it was more dangerous than he had imagined.

"Wait, wait for me."

Yuna couldn't worry about shame anymore. She struggled to stand up, put away her quinque, and followed behind Su Xiao.

"Please, absolutely do not look back. I am completely naked right now. Damn it, how am I supposed to return to the surface like this."

Yuna followed behind Su Xiao with a strange posture, using the two quinque cases in her hands to block her front.

"Put this on."

Su Xiao took a set of clothes from his storage space and threw them to Yuna. Yuna took only five seconds to put the clothes on properly.

"Oh no."

Yuna's pace suddenly stopped, her expression somewhat ugly.

"What?"

Su Xiao looked at Yuna.

"The battle just now was too intense; I lost the compass."

Losing a compass after going deep into the 24th Ward meant there was a possibility of getting lost. Once lost, the hope of survival was very slim.

"It doesn't matter. Make marks along the way; according to my hand-drawn map, we can get out soon."

Su Xiao used Checking Zhan Long Shan to carve a '1' on the ground, representing the location of this passage, and took out his hand-drawn map to mark it.

"I wonder how Arima is doing. Compared to you two, I really am too useless."

Yuna lowered her head, following behind Su Xiao.

"Arima won't die."

Yuna looked at Su Xiao in confusion.

"If he could die so easily, I wouldn't have stayed behind to cover him."

Su Xiao didn't know much about Arima Kisho from the original work, but after personal contact, he discovered that Arima Kisho was a very smart guy and had many secrets.

"This way."

Su Xiao passed a corner and, just as he was about to continue forward, he found the flesh wall on the side somewhat strange.

The flesh walls in other locations were all connected, but on this flesh wall in front of him, there was a gap forty centimeters wide.

The gap was pitch black inside. Su Xiao took out a high-intensity flashlight and shone it inside.

The gap in the flesh wall was narrow on the outside and wide on the inside. From his position, he could vaguely see some dust-covered items inside.

Yuna poked her head over.

"This is~, a secret chamber?"

"Should be."

Su Xiao put away Checking Zhan Long Shan and moved sideways into the gap in the flesh wall.

"What's inside? I have claustrophobia; can I not go in?"

Yuna, who hadn't been soft-hearted when killing ghouls earlier, now revealed a look of fear.

"Those eyeless ghouls could appear at any time. If you still want to fight them, you can stay outside, but in your current state, you'll likely become a snack."

As Su Xiao spoke, he had already squeezed into the depths of the gap, and the surrounding space widened.

Through the illumination of the high-intensity flashlight, Su Xiao observed the situation inside the secret chamber.

A musty smell permeated the secret chamber, and some unknown objects were placed inside.

Some items resembled wooden tables, others resembled boxes. These things were covered by a large amount of dust, making it impossible to see their appearance clearly.

This place looked somewhat like a laboratory, and it was very ancient. There were no electronic devices; a dust-covered balance in the corner showed the ancient nature of this laboratory.

"I hate narrow places."

Yuna entered the secret chamber sideways and shook the dust off her head.

The reason Su Xiao entered this secret chamber was also out of necessity; his current state was very poor, and he needed to rest temporarily.

There was no feeling of danger here; otherwise, he would never have entered.

He instructed Yuna to place the quinque cases in the gap of the flesh wall to prevent the flesh wall from suddenly closing.

Even if the quinque cases couldn't stop the flesh wall from closing, they could buy time to escape; those things were very sturdy, especially the 'Arata' case, which was made of a special alloy.

"This is~? A laboratory?"

"Should be, and it hasn't existed for a short time."

Su Xiao walked to a wooden table and wiped the dust off it.

"Cough, cough, cough~."

Dust flew, and Su Xiao coughed dryly.

"Clatter~."

A glass vessel fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

Su Xiao subconsciously stepped back and observed the glass vessel on the ground.

The glass vessel had already shattered. From the fragments, it could be identified as a beaker, with a dark yellow inner wall and some suspicious black spots.

"The 24th Ward actually has such a place; I've never seen it before."

Yuna looked around curiously.

After Su Xiao confirmed there was no danger in the secret chamber, he leaned against the wall and took out a roll of bandages to dress his wounds.

Yuna wasn't seriously injured; they were all skin wounds. She was currently in a state of exhaustion after using 'Arata' and would recover after resting for a while.

Su Xiao, however, was seriously injured. The successive battles had left him severely exhausted; he had also had several chunks of flesh bitten off by primitive ghouls earlier, and finally, he had been bitten quite badly by 'Arata'.

"Rest for a few hours, then we'll continue."

Su Xiao took out food and fresh water, ate some casually to recover his stamina, and signaled for Yuna to eat some as well.

Taking out a 【Salt Rice Ball】, Su Xiao ate it in two bites. This thing could restore 10% of his HP and could accelerate his wound healing speed.

As for the higher-level 【Golden Fried Rice】, Su Xiao didn't use it.

There was only one portion of 【Golden Fried Rice】 left; it was the best recovery food he currently had and was becoming precious.

Yuna sat in front of Su Xiao, replenishing food and fresh water; her supplies had all been lost.

After eating the 【Salt Rice Ball】, Su Xiao felt his injuries recover somewhat.

Activating the brand with his mind, Su Xiao checked his existing CCG contribution points. The primitive ghouls he had killed earlier had earned him a large amount of CCG contribution points.

He had just killed over a hundred eyeless ghouls; he wondered if he could earn contribution points for that.

【First-Class Investigator, current contribution points: 7723/10000.】

Su Xiao's eyes narrowed; he had actually earned over 5000 CCG contribution points in the 24th Ward in a short time.

There was definitely a huge secret here, and it was closely related to the CCG.

If he could explore the secret here, then...

Su Xiao was weighing the options. If he explored the secret of the 24th Ward now, he might fall out with the CCG, but there would also be huge gains.

Now was not the time; even if he were to fall out, it would have to be after exchanging for that blue-quality potion. ===== CHAPTER 84 =====