Apocalyptic Crossover: Starting with a Guide to Winning Over Asuna

Chapter 43 The Hunt Begins

Lu Xiao arrived at the CCG headquarters and met with Mado Kureo.

There were also a group of investigators in the office, all waiting for Lu Xiao, wanting to see what the person recommended by Senior Investigator Mado Goto looked like.

Looking at the slender young man dressed casually, a hint of disdain flashed in their eyes, and they whispered among themselves, full of doubt.

He's too young, only sixteen or seventeen. Let alone fighting a behemoth like Aogiri Tree, he probably couldn't even handle an ordinary ghoul.

Mado Kureo glanced at the expressions of his colleagues around him, but did not offer any further explanation. He simply raised his chin at Lu Xiao, his tone calm yet carrying a hint of approval.

"You've arrived, please have a seat."

Lu Xiao didn't stand on ceremony and went straight to the chair in front of his desk to sit down.

Mado Kureo pushed a thick stack of documents onto the table. The cover prominently displayed the three bold characters "Aogiri Tree," with the word "Top Secret" marked next to it.

"This contains all the information currently held by the CCG regarding the locations of Aogiri Tree outposts, the whereabouts of its executives, and intelligence files on its core members. Takatsuki Izumi's whereabouts are uncertain, and we only have scattered clues, but the activity areas of Tatara, the Hei brothers, Kirishima Ayato, Noro, Naki, and others are all clearly marked."

He paused, his eyes sharpening as he stared at Lu Xiao to confirm again.

"Let's make this clear beforehand: we'll only provide intelligence and handle the cleanup; we won't deploy a large number of people to assist you. Pang Fu of the Bronze Tree faction, if you want to back out now, it's not too late."

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Lu Xiao picked up the documents, his fingertips flipping through the densely packed information page by page, his eyes remaining calm and unwavering.

"There's no need to back out. Just wait for news."

Mado Kureo narrowed his eyes, a sinister smile curling at the corner of his mouth. He had a particular fondness for people who were courageous and ruthless.

"Alright. The CCG will keep its promise and stand by. I hope you won't let me down, and more importantly, don't die in vain."

Lu Xiao didn't say another word of nonsense. He picked up the top-secret information on the Bronze Tree, got up, and walked out.

He set his sights on Nagi, an S-class ghoul, as his first target.

Intelligence indicates that Naki greatly admires Gecko, referring to him as "God." He is somewhat arrogant and is a high-risk ghoul who escaped from prison.

The activity area is the third block.

So Lu Xiao drove to the third block and waited for night to fall.

At night, when many people were asleep, the ghouls began their feeding activities.

The zombies on the street are like ants that they can crush at will.

Ghouls often hide among people during the day, looking for suitable targets.

The targets they choose are generally not weak, but they are not stronger than themselves. Because of the characteristics of this world, ghouls can increase their strength after eating their targets.

Therefore, they would make their move at night after identifying their target.

Lu Xiao and his clone acted separately, observing from two locations in the third district.

He encountered many ghouls during this time, but he didn't attack any of them; he wanted to wait for Naki to appear.

A few hours later, just as Lu Xiao was about to fall asleep.

A blond man in a white suit appeared on the street in the distance.

He pinched his fingers together and walked toward a house with a grin on his face.

[Naki, member of the Aogiri Tree organization, S-rank Kokukaku Ghoul, high defense and attack, rapid regeneration, level 24.]

It is 20 times stronger than a gecko in combat, probably due to its recent human-eating ability.

If left unchecked, their strength will only grow stronger.

After Lu Xiao concealed himself, he began to rapidly approach Naki.

Naki was unaware that someone was following him, just as he was about to break into his target's house.

A long sword pierced through his back and into his heart.

Naki froze for a moment, and the next second, his armored dagger transformed into a giant sword from his right shoulder, which he swung backward.

Lu Xiao dodged the attack and distanced himself from Naki.

Lu Xiao knew that this attack wouldn't kill the ghoul, because the ghoul's vital point was its kagune, and that sword strike was only meant to confirm the location of its kagune.

Naki turned around and saw Lu Xiao, then took out a photo from his pocket and compared it: "No mistake, it's you, Lu Xiao. You killed my most respected Gecko Lord!"

Lu Xiao didn't say much and quickly approached Naki.

The two engaged in fierce close combat, with Lu Xiao's sword leaving countless afterimages and inflicting numerous wounds on Naki's body.

Naki was horrified. He had thought that his strength had increased by leaps and bounds after eating many powerful people, but he found himself clumsy in front of this man.

"I will kill you to avenge Lord Gecko!"

Naki roared and thrust his right arm, which was in the form of a giant sword, toward Lu Xiao.

A flash of cold light, and Naki's right arm was severed as easily as tofu.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Xiao's longsword pierced Naki's right shoulder bursa, and blood splattered.

"Uh~"

Naki lost all strength and knelt on the ground, his eyes growing increasingly dazed.

"Gecko...sir..."

Before he could finish speaking, he collapsed into a pool of blood.

Lu Xiao swung his sword to disperse the blood, then sheathed it.

Take out the top-secret document.

"Next up, Takizawa Seidou."

According to the information, Takizawa Seidou was a former CCG Second Class Investigator, codenamed "Owl." His body was modified into that of a ghoul, and he often wore an owl mask and frequently appeared in the Fifth District.

Lu Xiao got up and walked towards the fifth block.

After Lu Xiao left, a group of zombies came to Naki's corpse and began to devour it.

One of the zombies ate the kagune and its body evolved, growing a giant sword-shaped kagune on its right arm, just like Naki's.

The zombie roared, sending shivers down the spines of the nearby monsters.

However, the next second, a bullet whizzed through the air, and the clone hidden in the shadows pulled the trigger, hitting the zombie in a vital spot.

[Defeat the mutated zombie and gain 5000 experience points.]

Lu Xiao left a clone nearby mainly to prevent Naki from faking his death, but he saw something different: zombies could also evolve by consuming ghouls.

Who knows what the world will look like in the future?

Lu Xiao dialed the CCG's number.

"Hey, come to the third block and collect Naki's body."

"Okay, we're coming right away."

A few minutes later, the cCG vehicle stopped in front of Naki's body.

A group of investigators got out of the car and saw Naki's mangled body, which had been devoured by zombies, and a mutated zombie lying next to him.

Amon Kotaro went up to examine the body: "There was a wound near the heart, the arm was cut off, and the kagune was pierced by a sharp weapon."

The experienced Mado Kureo said, "Judging from the healing rate of the ghouls, this battle will last no more than a minute. Lu Xiao, hehehehe, we've really found a good fighter~"

The investigators who had previously underestimated Lu Xiao now looked somewhat horrified.

It's unbelievable that such a troublesome S-class ghoul was taken down so easily.

After a brief smile, Mado Kureo suddenly became serious: "If Lu Xiao continues like this, Aogiri Tree might be about to make a big move. Everyone, it's time to enter a state of high alert!"