Chapter 98: The Rampaging 24th Ward

Half an hour later, the warmth in Su Xiao's body vanished. He immediately checked his personal profile.

Contractor No. 13013.

Name: Su Xiao (Hunter)

Level: Lv. 2 (First Tier). Every 10 levels constitute a tier. Leveling up provides no attribute bonuses; it represents the Hunter's authority within the "Paradise," corresponding to world difficulty, mission difficulty, etc.

Health: 100% (This attribute cannot be fully quantified; it changes based on the degree of injury.)

Mana: 253 (Intelligence x 10; current mana recovery speed: 6 points per hour.)

Strength: 15 (13+2)

Agility: 13

Stamina: 10 (6+4)

Intelligence: 12

Charisma: 3

Luck: 1

Killing Talent: Spirit Eater. After killing a target, 1–15 mana points will be permanently plundered.

This talent can plunder a maximum of 100 mana points per derived world.

As expected, Su Xiao's Strength +2 and Stamina +4.

Su Xiao clenched his fist with one hand, and a crisp cracking sound followed; a surging sense of power emerged.

Not only that, the increase in the Stamina attribute made him feel that various bodily functions had significantly strengthened; his resistance to impact, endurance, and injury recovery speed had all clearly improved.

At the current stage, a Stamina attribute of 10 was already quite high; all three of his main attributes were between 12 and 15 points.

Drinking this bottle of 【Human Gene Enhancement Fluid】 was perhaps his greatest gain since entering the Ghoul World.

Su Xiao adapted to his strengthened body. This time, it was a large increase in the Stamina attribute, so there was no imbalance, and he would be able to adapt quickly.

While Su Xiao was adapting to his body, a fierce battle was taking place in the underground tunnels of the 24th Ward.

"Boom, boom!"

Kagune and Quinque collided. A group of investigators was fighting while retreating through the 24th Ward's underground tunnels.

"Confirm the route quickly! I can't hold on much longer."

Yuna swung the scythe in her hand, hacking a ghoul to death. She had already equipped "Arata," significantly increasing her combat power.

Even though Yuna kept hacking down the ghouls in front of her, there were too many of them; the underground tunnel was packed with ghouls, a dense, swarming mass.

These were all ordinary ghouls, mostly B-rank and A-rank; otherwise, Yuna would have died in battle long ago.

"Im-immediately, I'm identifying the route."

A young investigator used a compass to identify the route with a panicked expression, his terror impossible to hide.

"Quasi-Special Yuna, can we still make it back to the surface alive?"

Behind Yuna were several young investigators.

The reason Yuna had entered the 24th Ward was because headquarters had issued a mission for her to lead this year's rookie investigators in training in the outer layers of the 24th Ward.

The outer layers of the 24th Ward were not too dangerous and were a good training location. After graduating from the Ghoul Investigator Academy, rookies were all sent there for training.

"Quick!"

Yuna shouted, kicking away a ghoul that had pounced on her.

"Let us pass, damn CCG."

A ghoul suddenly spoke, a hint of panic on its face.

This left Yuna somewhat puzzled, but letting these ghouls pass was clearly impossible; she had rookies behind her.

The blood feud between investigators and ghouls meant there was no possibility of negotiation.

"Bullshit! If you have the ability, step over my corpse."

Yuna looked back at the rookies behind her and sighed inwardly. Her two capable teammates weren't here; otherwise, these ghouls in front of her would be nothing but trash.

"Route confirmed, to the left."

The rookie holding the compass showed wild joy on his face; he had found the way out based on the route they had taken in.

"You go first, I'll be right there."

The scythe in Yuna's hand spun, flesh and blood splattered, and several ghouls were killed.

"But Quasi-Special Yuna, you..."

"Less talk, go!"

Yuna's beautiful face was somewhat twisted; she was angered by these "pig teammates."

"Okay, okay, we're going."

Several rookie investigators were pathetic; they retreated in a panic. After they had run a certain distance, Yuna swung her scythe with all her might, then turned and ran.

Numerous ghouls in the tunnel followed closely behind Yuna. Strangely, they didn't attack, just followed at a distance.

Yuna's slender brows furrowed. Although puzzled, her pace quickened.

Because they were in the outer layers of the 24th Ward, Yuna's squad soon arrived at the metal door leading to the surface. Those rookie investigators were already waiting ahead.

Yuna pulled the key from her neck and threw it to the rookies.

The metal door opened. Yuna darted out in a few steps, and the metal door slammed shut, locking from the outside.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Thumping sounds came incessantly from inside the metal door, and the roars of ghouls could be faintly heard.

Fresh blood dripped from Yuna's fingertips. She sat on the ground with a thud.

"Contact the temporary branch. Tell them there's an anomaly in the 24th Ward underground; a large number of ghouls are attempting to enter the surface."

With the help of the rookie investigators, Yuna returned to the surface. More than a dozen temporary tents had been set up on the ground near the entrance of the 24th Ward.

There were over twenty investigators near the tents, both men and women. These people all had one characteristic: they were young.

There were quite a few rookie investigators graduating at the same time this year, so Yuna had simply set up camp near the entrance of the 24th Ward, which was much more convenient.

Every time, she would take a few rookies into the outer layers of the 24th Ward to fight ghouls, allowing them to adapt to fighting ghouls as quickly as possible.

As for why she chose the 24th Ward, it was because there were many ghouls there.

As long as one didn't go deep into the 24th Ward, it wasn't too dangerous, and there was no risk of getting lost.

Su Xiao had previously gone deep into the 24th Ward for several hours, while these rookies only went in for about five minutes; the two were not comparable.

The rookies near the camp gathered around after seeing Yuna covered in blood. It was their first time seeing Yuna injured. Yuna was a Quasi-Special Class investigator and a very powerful existence in their hearts.

Some rookies who knew first aid began clumsily helping Yuna treat her wounds.

"Kid, what are you doing?"

Yuna looked at a boy with an unfriendly gaze, and the boy was scared back two steps.

"I, I want to help you treat your wounds."

Yuna pointed to a girl, signaling for the girl to help her treat the wounds.

The boy turned around, looking somewhat dejected. Yuna was young and beautiful; in the boy's eyes, she was practically a goddess.

"Quasi-Special Yuna, the temporary branch has been contacted."

A slightly chubby rookie stood straight in front of Yuna.

"What did the temporary branch say? Did you tell them about the anomaly here?"

After her wounds were bandaged, Yuna stood up with some difficulty.

"Reported, but the branch said Special Class Arima is not here."

Yuna's expression changed.

"The temporary branch said they would pass the message to Quasi-Special Bai Ye."

The chubby boy spoke with a bit of a stutter, but Yuna didn't pay it any mind.

"That guy is back? That puts my mind at ease.

You all keep an eye on the entrance at all times. That broken door might not hold for long. Damn ghouls, have they gone crazy?"

Yuna gritted her teeth in hatred, inadvertently tugging at her wounds, which made her gasp.

However, Yuna soon revealed a satisfied smile; she had already imagined the miserable state the ghouls would be in later. ===== CHAPTER 99 =====