276. Chapter 276: The Battle Has Just Begun! Undercurrents Surge!
The next second! Accompanied by a roar, a figure suddenly burst out from the billowing dust.
"The battle has just begun!" Xia Shang leaped up with a ferocious grin. His body, exposed to the sunlight, instantly began to twist and swell, and countless viscous, oil-like liquid surged out.
This liquid condensed on his head, his arms which transformed into blades, his chest, and covered his entire body.
Meanwhile, the bodily tissue inside him, such as his bones and blood vessels, also underwent earth-shattering changes in an instant.
In just the blink of an eye, Xia Shang landed heavily on the open ground in front of Sen Takatsuki.
Bang! A large pit was immediately smashed into the ground.
At this moment, he stood tall, his spine straight, standing three meters tall, covered from head to toe in a thick layer of ferocious armor. If one looked closely, they would find dense bone spikes attached to the surface of the armor, resembling the fine down of a penguin. These bone spikes contained a dark red glow, like magma, faintly glowing while emitting extremely terrifying high temperatures.
"One-Eyed Owl, if you can withstand three attacks from me, you win!"
Two streams of extremely high-temperature steam overflowed from Xia Shang's cracked mouth, rising like two swimming dragons.
"I love destroying the confidence of the arrogant!"
Sen Takatsuki manipulated the four crimson kagune on her shoulders and shot them towards Xia Shang. Their speed was so fast that they even left afterimages in the air.
It's worth noting that with Xia Shang's sense of sight, he could even clearly see the trajectory of a bullet being fired. Obviously, the fact that they could create afterimages in front of him was enough to show that the opponent's attack speed far surpassed that of a bullet.
However, what Sen Takatsuki didn't expect was that Xia Shang didn't dodge. Instead, he raised his arms and chopped towards her! Boom!
The blade, wrapped in an airwave, fiercely slashed at Sen Takatsuki's chest. Her skin, with a hardness surpassing steel, seemed vulnerable before Xia Shang's blade! Sen Takatsuki was sent flying back like a cannonball, directly crashing through three or four House.
At the same time, the splashing airwave left several deep gouges on the ground and the surrounding buildings. Some House were even split in half! Xia Shang felt the strength brought by the simultaneous beating of his three engine hearts, and a pleased expression appeared on his face.
He lowered his head and looked at the indentation on his chest. This was a trace left by Sen Takatsuki's kagune, but it was very shallow, barely destroying a thin layer of bone spikes.
The mutated cells of Blazing Wings, combined with the RC Cells from the ghoul world, fused together, giving him a powerful defense comparable to super skin.
"That was just one attack, you're not down already, are you?" Xia Shang stepped heavily, crushing the debris on the road, and came before Sen Takatsuki.
He saw the massive One-Eyed Owl leaning diagonally against the building ruins. The four kagune on her shoulders hung limply beside her.
At the same time, through the X-shaped wound on her chest, one could even see severed bone, a truly shocking sight!
"Do you want to continue?" Xia Shang asked.
The only response he received was an angry roar!
In her rage, the One-Eyed Owl transformed into a new form. A mouth grew where her eye used to be, and in the six previous slits, blood-red Kakugan lit up. The muscles in her neck bulged and elongated, and two tentacles protruded downwards from her head, strongly resembling a mutated dragon head.
Furthermore, the kagune on both sides completely transformed into claws.
Xia Shang saw the wounds on the One-Eyed Owl's body sticking together, and the blood flowing outwards stopped.
"This is my strongest form. Next, I will devour you piece by piece," the One-Eyed Owl roared savagely.
Swish!!! She instantly vanished from Xia Shang's field of vision.
When Xia Shang found her, she was clinging to the Building, sticking her head inside and replenishing her stamina by devouring humans. "Ding-a-ling-ding-ding-dong…" The nearby police siren sounded, followed by a deep male voice from the broadcast: "Attention everyone, residents living around Jingzhong Building in the 20th Ward please note. Currently, a brutal ghoul is attacking Jingzhong Building. Please ensure your safety. The Police and CCG Investigators will arrive shortly. Please evacuate in an orderly manner under Police guidance…"
"This is troublesome." Without Supersonic Flight and Psychic Power, Xia Shang could only use the simplest method to approach the One-Eyed Owl.
Bang! Bang bang bang!!
Every time Xia Shang disappeared from his spot, a large pit would appear on the ground. Boom!! Two tentacles drilled out from behind Xia Shang, directly inserting into the Building wall, and then with the help of the tentacles, he was thrown high up.
Honestly, the simpler and cruder the method, the more effective it was. Xia Shang was rapidly approaching the One-Eyed Owl at an astonishing speed.
And his appearance also greatly shocked countless forces standing in front of their televisions!...
Anteiku Coffee Shop.
Store Manager Kuzen Yoshimura looked at Xia Shang on the screen, unconsciously frowning. Unconsciously, countless cracks spread across the surface of the coffee cup he held in his hand.
Bang! The cup suddenly bursting open attracted the attention of the staff in the cafe.
When they followed the Store Manager's gaze, the screen image they saw made them all freeze in place.
"Is that the leader of Aogiri Tree, the One-Eyed Owl?" Touka's left pupil, not obscured by her bangs, slightly widened. "But who is that monster constantly approaching her?"
At this moment, no one in the cafe responded. Kaneki, standing nearby, felt an unprecedented shock.
"To think... to think such a powerful ghoul exists."
"I'm going out for a bit. You guys look after the customers in the cafe for me," Kuzen Yoshimura said, turning to look at Touka and the others.
"Store Manager…"
Touka's face showed worry as she tried to keep Kuzen Yoshimura from leaving.
But Kuzen Yoshimura's back seemed very resolute. No matter who the opponent was, he had to save his Daughter, just like he did ten years ago.
...
In the 24th Ward, known as the most chaotic place, countless ghouls watched their former nightmare being hunted by a monster. Their jaws practically dropped.
"To think there's a ghoul strong enough to hunt the One-Eyed Owl. My God, I must be seeing things," a ghoul muttered to himself.
The survival environment in the 24th Ward was extremely brutal compared to other areas. Here, ghouls were killed every moment. Here, cannibalism was just a common occurrence. And it was in this environment that Sen Takatsuki, relying on her own hands, step by step ascended the throne of Aogiri Tree, becoming the strongest ghoul in the hearts of all ghouls!
"Who is that guy?" a ghoul asked his companion.
"I don't know, but one thing is basically certain."
"What?"
"His appearance will definitely overturn the entire world. Perhaps… we will usher in a brand new era."
(End of Chapter)