Infinity, progressing from Arasaka

"Gentlemen, continue the suppression. We cannot allow two SS-rank ghouls to escape and endanger the lives of Tokyo citizens. Hold out until Associate Special Agent Russell arrives after eliminating external ghoul forces. Victory is ours!"

Mado Kureo was stunned by that figure.

"micro..."

For the first time, he completely forgot about the mother and daughter. "No, no..." He broke free from his colleague's support once again, tumbling and crawling in the sewage, shouting, "Wei..." Before his eyes, the swollen, secondary proliferating kagune rose higher and higher...

"micro!"

"Don't cause trouble, Mado is superior." A cool female voice said.

Mado Kureo was shocked to find his vision shifting upwards and backwards; he was flying?

No, it was him who was lifted up! A black-armored figure, covered in scarlet cracks and with blood flowing like molten iron beneath his concave skin, brushed past him.

Chi!

A piercing, screeching sound almost punctured Mado Kureo's eardrums, followed by a deafening roar as black light tore through the smoke and pierced the already crumbling exterior wall of the shop. Building debris flew high into the air, obscuring the view of everyone present.

"It's Commander Russell."

Caught by a colleague, and shaking her head as if bombarded by the noise of a loudspeaker at close range, Mado Kureo vaguely heard the words.

Is it Vera Adelheid...?

puff-

The sound of a sharp weapon piercing flesh rang out as Vera forcefully tore off a section of Jason's kagune from his lower back. With the momentum from the high-speed impact, she kicked Jason, who was about to stand up, back down, her feet piercing through his layers of kagune like javelins.

Grasping the "Black Abyss III" that pierced her right chest, Vera's V-shaped eyes, encased in the armor of the "New Proto" creature, emitted a terrifying red light.

With both hands exerting force, the blade thrust upwards and downwards, destroying and repairing the kagune layer. Then, the gun was rotated, and with a cracking and hissing sound, the skin, muscles, and even bones all emitted a tearing and shattering sound...

From the moment it pierced through flesh and blood, the tip of "Black Abyss III" separated and deformed into more than a dozen spiral thorns, piercing Jason's torso muscles from the inside. With barbs and spikes, the pain was unimaginable as Vera stirred it.

“Ahhhhh——!”

Even Jason couldn't help but let out inhuman howls and cries of pain.

"Ouch~ It hurts so much, it hurts so much~"

At this moment, Vera also found Nick, a transvestite who had also been pierced by "The Abyss III" and nailed to the floor tiles along with Jason.

Compared to Jason's burly frame, this woman, while not short, was incredibly slender and feminine, even more alluring than Akira Mado, completely overshadowed by Jason's stature. (PS: Nick is 175cm tall)

Nick was also caught in the spiral thorns that had separated and deformed from the connecting structure of the "Black Abyss III" gun blade. He cried out in pain, but his face was flushed, he was moaning and panting, and he was biting his lip seductively.

"Oh, how vulgar and barbaric, Investigator Russell. Playing with someone's body like this isn't enough for you; you keep having your subordinates force-feed them the new toys your CCG developed. How wicked! You're making them weak, even their kagune is limp..."

Vera: "..."

No wonder he's a pervert who shares the same stench as Jason the Gecko.

If she wasn't mistaken, Jason's ability to become a half-Kakuja, or even a full-fledged Kakuja, despite inhaling and being injected with such a large dose of Rc cell inhibitor, was precisely due to this transvestite's Kagune ability—an extremely rare healing ability.

Vera glanced at the flesh and kagune fused together between Jason and the transvestite Nick.

A filamentous herpesserium, intertwined and woven together, was inserted into Jason's body. This transvestite was transferring his Rc cells into Jason's body... Tsk, you two are really playing around.

Moreover, they even used their personal image as a weapon, and while they talked about it, they didn't stop working on repairing Jason's physical injuries.

“Nick, a member of the ‘Joker’ organization, an SS-class ghoul, a transvestite. Friendship? Since you didn’t run away immediately, then stay and keep Jason company. I will turn you into a Quinque in the same batch as Jason.”

"Your healing abilities are impressive, but can you repair the brains of anyone other than yourself?"

"you..."

Vera's words revealed the truth and limits of the kagune's power, and for the first time, the transvestite Nick showed signs of hesitation.

Not to mention the CCG, even among ghouls, very few people know the truth about his abilities.

Bang bang bang! Vera fired her gun repeatedly at Nick, interrupting and distracting his healing abilities. At the same time, she held the "Black Abyss III" gun in her other hand, slightly turned her body, and kicked the gun, causing the barrel to push upwards.

With a whoosh, the blade of "Black Abyss III" slashed diagonally upwards across Jason's chest, straight up to his throat, and burst out from the skull.

It caused large amounts of bone, blood, and rotten flesh to spill onto the ground.

"Help! There's no head. Try saving another one!"

Wielding a jet-black longsword, Vera swung it with a few beautiful flourishes, tearing flesh from the point where Nick and Jason's kagune were joined, their bodies riddled with bullets. Then, she swept it across, and *splat*!

The twisted head, split open, flew off.

With a powerful stomp, Vera slammed her leg into the ground like a thunderclap, sending shattered tiles and pipes flying everywhere. Her spear flashed, and Jason's body flew heavily out of the house.

You've got no head, and you've thrown the body far away. Now you're going to try and repair it for me!

Although Nick is rated SS-class in the CCG, his offensive power and destructive drive are not as strong as Jason's. His unparalleled self-healing ability and unpredictable auxiliary healing abilities are the real reasons for his SS-class rating.

As for self-healing.

I could swing you all day long.

Recalling the records left by the transgender people in the CCG files, Vera rushed forward without hesitation, gun in hand.

Boom, thud, bang...

Jason's headless body crashed through the shop door and fell in front of the investigators outside.

"Is that a gecko?"

The investigators from District 20 were dumbfounded.

At the same time, muffled thuds rang out as two figures collided violently, the way they were thrown back was so fierce and bizarre that it was unbelievable.

One-sidedly, the emaciated, twisted figure was repeatedly slammed into the wall by the dark, armored figure.

Not only the head, but the ghoul's torso and limbs also gushed blood, with pieces of flesh flying everywhere. The skin, flesh and bones were repeatedly gnawed and rotted until a pungent, nauseating stench filled the alley.

A mangled, humanoid mass of flesh was flung across the cratered ground. The flesh and hisch-like organs continued to writhe and slowly repair themselves.

"call..."

Vera relaxed her muscles and exhaled a breath of stale air.

"Xiao. Spray Rc cell inhibitor solution and take Jason and the transvestite to Dr. Earthwalker A and B."

With a soft cracking sound, she partially removed the "New Proto" helmet, letting her brilliant blonde hair cascade freely down her back.

As his adjutant, Akira Mado quickly came forward to greet him.

"Sir, how are you feeling? The backlash from 'New Proto'..."

"At least for me, it's something I can handle normally."

Vera gently rubbed her temples as she nodded to the three senior investigators who had arrived. Another officer was injured and was being carried back for emergency treatment.

Compared to ghouls, the human body is indeed much weaker, a typical case of high offense and low defense.

"Huh? There are two more ghouls."

Vera naturally noticed the ghoul mother and daughter, one big and one small, who were surrounded by seven or eight investigators and two of them were explaining something. Behind them, as she approached, they embraced each other, trembling and almost crying.

"...Is she still alive...?" she murmured.

Akira Mado asked, "Sir, what should we do?"

She told Vera about how Ryoko Fueguchi saved the investigator.

"Associate Special Officer Russell...this is my prey. I'm sorry to have let them live until this point; it was my dereliction of duty. I will take care of them now..."

Looking in the direction of the sound, Vera glanced at the white-haired old man with uneven eyes.

He staggered as he picked up the quinque, making a move as if to execute the ghoul mother and daughter.

"Fukiko, Fukiko...who is Fukiko Asagi to you?"

Like grasping at a straw, at least Vera didn't seem to have as much malice towards them as that strange old man. Fueguchi Ryoko said loudly, "Fueguchi Asaki is my husband. He used to... work for the investigators."

"Is it."

Vera stepped forward. "Have you ever killed anyone?"

The answer was "No!"

Ryoko Fueguchi shook her head repeatedly.

“My husband, Hinami, and I have never hurt anyone. We have never killed anyone. We just want to live a peaceful life. If picking up corpses or the limbs of suicide victims counts as murder... I, I... Hinami had no intention of doing this. I am willing to take responsibility for her.”

Tears streaming down her face, she looked into Vera's eyes with hopeful eyes, meeting her gaze without flinching.

"I see."

After seemingly pondering for a moment, Vera waved her hand and said, "Take her into custody for now."

"Wait... Associate Special Class Officer Russell... This is a ghoul. They're all liars. A ghoul is a ghoul, it eats people, it threatens humanity, it causes disaster!"

Mado Kureo immediately became anxious.

"I'll define who the predator is. I have eyes; I don't need you to tell me."

Vera slowly walked to Mado Kureo's side.

“I know better than you how to kill a guilty ghoul. I understand your past, Mado-san.”

"But what the higher-ups want is to maximize the use of ghouls' characteristics to help humanity achieve evolution. Indiscriminately killing and wiping them out is a waste. Just like quinque technology. Containment and control are the optimal solutions for sustainable development. That's all I have to say. Execute the orders."

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P.S.: Ghoul, the previous chapter is finished, the technology is acquired, and the supplies are purchased. The next chapter will probably be the end.

The comments section should be back up and running.

Chapter 083 Vera: Madam, go and kill the One-Eyed Owl.

Faced with orders from his superiors, and as a quasi-special officer under the USA in North America, Mado Kureo yielded.