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278. Chapter 278: SSS-rank Ghoul! King of Dark Mist!

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It began with the One-Eyed Owl suddenly appearing on the exterior wall of the building, preying on humans, and ended with it being wrapped into a black cocoon by another monster and taken away.

With that, the video finished playing.

The empty meeting room immediately fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone looked solemnly at the screen, or more accurately, at the never-before-seen monster on the screen.

Soon, the time it takes to drink half a cup of coffee passed, but the Investigators present still found it difficult to calm down.

"How is this possible? That was the One-Eyed Owl!" A veteran Investigator who had participated in the subjugation of the 'Owl' ten years ago said in disbelief.

He gulped. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that a ghoul could defeat or even kill the One-Eyed Owl.

Because only those who had fought the One-Eyed Owl would understand the One-Eyed Owl's strength. Moreover, ten years had passed, and the One-Eyed Owl's strength would only be more terrifying than before! "The Staff from the Information Investigation Department searched and reviewed a large amount of information, and the result is that no ghoul has ever possessed that form," Yoshitoki Washuu said with a frown, using the tablet in his hand to enlarge Xia Shang's photo.

"A Kakuja can freely change the shape of their Kagune, so it's normal to see a new form we've never seen before. However, it's very difficult for an ordinary Kakuja to achieve this. Clearly, the ghoul in the video is so powerful that it can decompose its Kagune from a blade into countless fine threads in an extremely short time. This indicates that its mastery over its kagune has reached every single cell."

Kishou Arima, sitting to Yoshitoki Washuu's left, said softly.

"He is very strong, stronger than any ghoul I have encountered. The Kagune armor covering his entire body means his defense is very difficult to break through, unless using an SS-rank or higher Quinque."

After listening to Kishou Arima's analysis, Yoshitoki Washuu gave him an appreciative look.

"How did you figure that out?"

"From the One-Eyed Owl's combat style." Kishou Arima paused, then added, "There must have been another fight between them, and the loser was the One-Eyed Owl. To recover its stamina, it climbed onto the Tanaka Building to devour the humans inside.

Furthermore, throughout the entire fight, that ghoul was always the one actively attacking, while the One-Eyed Owl was merely evading. However, based on the current video, the One-Eyed Owl's speed should be considerably faster than that ghoul's. This means that in the other fight, the One-Eyed Owl must have actively attacked.

But it failed to pierce the opponent's defense, or the opponent's self-healing speed made it feel despair. However, I lean more towards the former."

"Excellent analysis," Yoshitoki Washuu nodded in satisfaction.

"Regarding that ghoul's identity, I have already obtained some clues."

Saying this, Yoshitoki Washuu brought up several photos.

The photos showed buildings and streets that were severely damaged, with some houses directly turned into ruins.

The last photo was a photo of Rize Kamishiro, Sen Takatsuki, and Xia Shang together.

"The three people in the photo are the SS-rank Binge Eater, 'Binge Eater' Rize Kamishiro, the famous contemporary novelist Sen Takatsuki, and the S-rank ghoul 'Dark'.

The places where they appeared have turned into the ruins shown in the photos above, and the Investigators from the 20th Ward branch found ghoul blood there."

Yoshitoki Washuu put down the tablet, looked directly at the people before him, and said solemnly.

"S-rank ghoul? Director, are you saying the monster in the video is only S-rank? What kind of joke is that? If he's S-rank, then the One-Eyed Owl must only be A-rank." Kousuke Marude expressed his inability to understand. "Due to certain special reasons, I underestimated his strength and set his danger level as S-rank."

In fact, Yoshitoki Washuu did not know what had happened to Rize Kamishiro. The information about Xia Shang was told to him by his father, Tsuneyoshi Washuu, who is also the CCG Overall Commander.

"Now I have decided to raise his level by two ranks, with the title SSS-rank ghoul, King of Dark Mist!"

"Another SSS-rank ghoul?!" A Special Class Investigator exclaimed.

Currently, the only SSS-rank ghoul they knew of was the Aogiri Tree leader, the One-Eyed King. Although Eto Yoshimura had never admitted to being the One-Eyed King, to outsiders, she was indeed the Aogiri Tree leader, the One-Eyed King. However, the CCG Investigators preferred to call her the One-Eyed Owl.

Of course, Kishou Arima, being a Half-Human, was also an SSS-rank ghoul.

It's just that no one would consider him a ghoul.

Besides that, there was another SSS-rank ghoul that the CCG Investigators did not know about, which was the leader and founder of the Clowns, Roma Hoito, the Mother of Chaos.

However, this individual had never exposed her true strength. To others, she was just an SS-rank ghoul.

"Two SSS-rank ghouls... This is troublesome now."

What the Investigators present didn't expect was that today another SSS-rank ghoul had appeared. One SSS-rank ghoul had given them headaches for over a decade, and now there was another. It seemed the human situation was truly not optimistic.

At this moment, the 20th Ward Overall Commander on the screen, Yukinori Shinohara, received an urgent notification transmitted from the Ghoul Detention Center.

Seeing Yukinori Shinohara's drastically changed expression, Yoshitoki Washuu couldn't help but ask, "What happened? Your expression is so grim."

"Just now, the Ghoul Detention Center sent information saying that two ghouls have broken into the Ghoul Detention Center and are slaughtering ghouls inside. The investigators responsible for guarding there couldn't stop them at all. I've already sent Juuzou Suzuya and others over.

I can't talk anymore, the situation is urgent, I must rush to the scene as quickly as possible."

Swish! Yukinori Shinohara's avatar instantly turned black, and the tablet by Yoshitoki Washuu's hand also showed a disconnected prompt.

"Among the areas not managed by our CCG, only the 20th Ward was relatively calm. But with Rize Kamishiro appearing in the 20th Ward, this balance seems to have been broken and has become more chaotic than ever before."

Yoshitoki Washuu had a severe headache. He was now considering whether to designate the 20th Ward as a restricted area. Once the 20th Ward is designated a restricted area, it means the CCG will have to invest a large amount of financial and human resources to protect the 20th Ward residents during evacuation.

"Let me go there."

Kishou Arima said in a gentle tone.

Facing Kishou Arima's voluntary request, Yoshitoki Washuu became even more conflicted. In the past, he would have definitely agreed.

After all, Kishou Arima was the CCG's ace. But the appearance of the King of Dark Mist and the One-Eyed Owl meant that there were likely two SSS-rank Kakujas in the 20th Ward at this moment. Of course, the possibility of the One-Eyed Owl being killed couldn't be ruled out, but this possibility was very small. If the King of Dark Mist wanted to kill the One-Eyed Owl, there would have been no need to take it away.

On one side was the life safety of the 20th Ward residents, and on the other was Kishou Arima's life safety... For a moment, Yoshitoki Washuu was plunged into a painful choice!

(End of Chapter)