Chapter 93: Fierce Battle

The manager stood in place, as if thinking about something.

In fact, he was considering whether to retreat. The manager's goal was very clear: to cover Yomo Renji and the others, successfully rescuing Kaneki.

"Boom."

A loud noise came from nearby. The manager turned his head to look, vaguely seeing someone fighting.

"That kind of kagune, is it Kaneki?"

The face under the manager's Kakuja shell revealed a smile. Kaneki had successfully escaped; his goal had been achieved. 【93-7

"Opportunity."

Su Xiao's figure flashed as he charged toward the Manager. The Manager was only distracted for a split second, but Su Xiao seized the opening.

With high-speed slashes from his long blade, the Manager was forced to retreat repeatedly.

"Bad."

Su Xiao's sharp slashes made the Manager extremely wary; that momentary lapse had caused him to vaguely fall into a disadvantage.

A flash of cold light pierced directly toward the Manager's brow. Before the blade even arrived, the Manager vaguely felt a stinging pain in his eyeballs.

He absolutely could not be pierced by this blade, or it would be over. The Manager blocked with both arms in front of him.

"Splurt."

The kagune wrapping the Manager's arms was already covered in wounds and finally could not withstand Checking Zhan Long Shan; Su Xiao pierced through one of the Manager's forearms with a single strike.

The blade not only pierced through the outer layer of kagune but also pierced the Manager's arm bone.

Su Xiao held the blade with one hand and pressed his other hand against the end of the hilt, thrusting Checking Zhan Long Shan toward the ground.

"Clang."

Most of the blade sank into the ground, pinning one of the Manager's arms to the floor.

Su Xiao flew up and delivered a side kick with one leg to the Manager's face.

With a crisp crack, the kagune mask on the Manager's face was kicked and fractured, showing fine cracks.

When Su Xiao fought, Checking Zhan Long Shan wasn't his only weapon; his entire body was a weapon. The long blade was used for attacking strongholds and was his primary combat method, but his limbs could also kill enemies at critical moments.

The Manager was hit hard by this kick. With the back of his hand pinned to the ground by Checking Zhan Long Shan, the force caused his face to endure tremendous power.

Not only that, but a long crack also appeared on the Manager's arm bone, rendering that arm temporarily unusable.

After delivering the kick, Su Xiao's attack didn't stop; he pulled out Checking Zhan Long Shan and slashed toward the Manager's throat.

This shocked the Manager deeply. If his throat were slashed, even if he didn't die, he would lose his combat capability.

With his arm freed, the Manager retreated quickly, but his retreating pace was clearly not as fast as Su Xiao's blade.

Before the blade reached his throat, the Manager actually tilted his head and jumped up. The long blade, originally aimed at his throat, slashed across the Manager's collarbone instead.

Checking Zhan Long Shan broke through the Manager's defense like a hot knife through butter. It was clear that the defense of the kagune wrapping the Manager's body was far lower than that of the kagune on his arms.

Fresh blood sprayed out, and the Manager's brows furrowed tightly.

The Manager was also a person who had fought his whole life; while being wounded, he slashed his arm toward Su Xiao.

This strike was powerful and heavy; the Manager had murderous intent and intended to split Su Xiao in two.

Su Xiao quickly blocked with Checking Zhan Long Shan in front of him, one hand gripping the hilt and the other pressing against the back of the blade.

"Clang!"

Tremendous force was transmitted through Checking Zhan Long Shan. Su Xiao's body arched, and the concrete floor beneath his feet shattered, forming spiderweb-like cracks centered on him.

Utilizing this powerful force, Su Xiao retreated backward, taking several steps before stabilizing his stance. His hand gripping the blade trembled slightly.

This strike was truly too heavy. Su Xiao conservatively estimated that the Manager's strength attribute was at least 15 points or even higher.

From the start of the battle until now, the two had fought for less than five minutes, each sustaining damage.

The Manager's kakuja shell had been slashed with large areas of wounds, and his main body had sustained injuries to one arm and the collarbone area.

Considering the Manager's ghoul constitution, these injuries were not considered severe.

Su Xiao had consumed quite a bit of stamina, and his arms were numb, requiring a period of recovery.

Su Xiao had no superficial wounds, but he was a human; once important parts were injured, it would affect his combat capability.

The Manager looked at Su Xiao in silence, the blood on his body gradually seeping into his skin as his wounds healed rapidly.

"Sss~."

The sound of metal being corroded came, and a wisp of blue smoke appeared on the surface of Checking Zhan Long Shan.

Su Xiao immediately tore off a strip of cloth and wiped the bloodstains off Checking Zhan Long Shan.

In less than two seconds, Checking Zhan Long Shan had lost 4 points of durability; the Manager's blood was problematic.

The specific reason was unknown, but the Manager's blood had indeed corroded his weapon.

After Su Xiao's arms recovered slightly, he once again clashed with the Manager.

Blade light flashed repeatedly, almost forming a net of blades in front of Su Xiao. He was not only attacking the Manager continuously but also remaining vigilant against the Manager's counterattacks.

Amon, on the side, became a bystander, only able to watch the whole time.

……

On a steel suspension bridge far from the Aogiri Tree, Eto Yoshimura was wrapped in bandages, sitting on the edge of the bridge, her two lower legs dangling.

"It's about time, isn't it?"

Eto Yoshimura looked at the distant Aogiri Tree stronghold; her deliberately altered voice had a sense of emptiness.

"Yes."

Tatara stood behind Eto Yoshimura and took out a detonation device.

"The evacuation is mostly done; let's begin."

After speaking, Tatara pressed the detonator without hesitation.

"Boom."

A muffled sound came from within the Aogiri Tree stronghold, thick smoke rose, and the Aogiri Tree stronghold building tilted slightly.

After this explosion, the stronghold fell into a deathly silence, with only a large flock of crows startled and flying away in a panic.

"Why wasn't the stronghold destroyed? Was the amount of explosives insufficient?"

Eto Yoshimura stood up, that strange tone disappeared, and she returned to her original voice.

"Click, click……."

Tatara pressed the detonation device several times, but there was no response.

"The explosives were dismantled; only the two most hidden demolition points on the lower level remain."

Murderous intent boiled in Tatara's eyes; this was the plan he had proposed, and now it seemed the plan had failed.

"Those suspicious guys mentioned before said the plan might fail. Is it a problem with those guys?"

Eto Yoshimura began to suspect the Qiyuezhe in the ghoul faction.

The Qiyuezhe in the ghoul faction didn't complete tasks quickly, so their status in Aogiri Tree wasn't high, and they hadn't gained Eto Yoshimura's trust.

But Su Xiao was different; he was a temporary member of the Zero Squad. As a powerful combat force invited by Kureo Mado, his words would not be ignored by Kureo Mado.

This was the benefit brought by "strength + status."

"No, those guys kill CCG members even more diligently than we do, going out every night to find isolated CCG members.

And I have been sending people to watch them; they haven't had the chance to leak information."

Hearing Tatara's explanation, Eto Yoshimura didn't speak, but there was some unwillingness in her eyes.

"That detestable guy, he is the one I most want to crush to death; I can only find another opportunity later."

Eto Yoshimura turned and left, with Tatara following behind.

……

Aogiri Tree stronghold rooftop.

Su Xiao sat on the rooftop, a long wound slashed across his lower abdomen, and there was a thumb-sized hole on his shoulder.

The Manager had escaped; he had escaped after severely wounding him.

Just now, the entire building suddenly tilted, Su Xiao's fierce offensive was broken, and the Manager took the opportunity to severely wound him.

Su Xiao fought with swordsmanship and was a technique-based fighter, while the Manager fought relying on powerful defense and attack power. Therefore, after the terrain changed significantly, Su Xiao suffered a considerable loss.

Although the Manager escaped, he "left" something behind. Beside Su Xiao was a half-meter-long piece of kagune, which he had slashed off the Manager's back.

This was an individual ghoul organ, the Manager's feather-type kagune.

PS: (Ahem, it's time to beg for recommendation votes and collections.)