Staring at Fushimi Kyo with eyes full of hatred, Rize Kamishiro finally abandoned all traces of contempt.
She no longer stood still as before.
At this moment, she began to fully utilize her speed advantage, determined to finish off this troublesome "food" as quickly as possible.
Just as Kyo charged straight toward her
Rize brought all four Kagune together, merging them into something like a massive door panel, and slammed them forward with brutal force.
Even before the attack landed, the terrifying wind pressure blasted Kyo's hair backward.
Kyo didn't dare take it head-on.
He stomped hard against the ground, launching himself into the air.
In the same motion, he drew his blade.
"Ryūmeisen!"
An invisible shockwave erupted from the scabbard, surging downward toward Rize.
"Ahhh !"
Rize let out a shrill scream, clutching her head with both hands as her consciousness wavered.
Her four Kagune instantly lost control and drooped lifelessly to the ground.
Seeing his opening, Kyo's lips curled into a faint smile.
The moment his feet touched the ground, he slashed toward Rize's back.
Shk !
The blade tore through flesh.
A chunk of blood-soaked meat was sliced free, and Kyo snatched it midair with his hand.
"AHH! It hurts die! Die! DIE !"
The intense pain forced Rize back to her senses.
Her four Kagune lashed backward violently.
But halfway through the attack, two Kagune suddenly disintegrated into blood mist, leaving only two that screamed through the air toward Kyo.
Kyo didn't try to block.
His body flashed and he reappeared more than ten meters away.
At this moment, he completely ignored Rize's murderous glare.
His burning eyes were locked onto the bloody chunk of flesh in his hand.
An overwhelmingly rich fragrance poured out from it.
Only then did he realize
In that single strike, he had actually sliced off half of Rize's Kakuhou.
An S-rank ghoul's Kakuhou.
The temptation it held for Kyo was unimaginable.
Gulp.
He swallowed hard.
Ignoring Rize completely, Kyo raised the flesh to his mouth and bit down savagely.
"Mmm so delicious!"
He devoured it like a beast.
"Ding. Consumed S-rank Ghoul Kakuhou. Evolution Points +5."
"Ding. Consumed S-rank Ghoul Kakuhou. Evolution Points +7."
"Ding. Consumed S-rank…"
In just moments, the entire chunk was gone.
And merely half a Kakuhou had granted him 50 Evolution Points.
Kyo licked his fingers with lingering satisfaction, then suddenly lifted his head to stare at Rize.
"Miss Rize…"
"Hand over your entire Kakuhou."
"Let me eat it."
"Eat it all."
Rize was completely stunned.
So stunned that she forgot to attack.
What had she just witnessed?
A human devouring her Kakuhou in a few bites
And still looking unsatisfied.
At this moment, she couldn't help but wonder
Between the two of them… who was the real ghoul?
Why did the one standing opposite her look even more vicious than she was?
Then she noticed something else.
The wounds Kyo had sustained earlier those torn open by her Kagune
Had already healed.
Not even a scar remained.
"You… what exactly are you?" Rize asked, her voice trembling.
She was scared.
If prey suddenly transformed into a far more terrifying monster, any woman would be afraid.
"I'm human," Kyo replied with a radiant smile.
But the blood staining the corner of his lips, combined with the murderous gleam in his eyes, made him look like a demon crawling out of hell.
Rize staggered back several steps, terror written across her face.
"No… you're not human."
"You're a monster!"
"Miss Rize," Kyo sneered,
"a Binge Eater calling me a monster, don't you think that's hilarious?"
Step by step, he closed in on her.
"Stay."
"Hand over the rest of your Kagune."
"Let me eat them."
"Eat everything."
Whoosh !
His body turned into an afterimage.
The blade Bloodsong flashed with freezing light as he slashed down viciously.
Rize's Kakuhou had been severely damaged, and her condition was far from ideal.
She knew she was no longer Kyo's match.
Slamming her remaining Kagune into the ground, she used the recoil to flip backward, retreating dozens of meters in an instant.
Then one Kagune lashed upward, smashing violently into the concrete bridge overhead.
BOOM !
A thunderous explosion echoed.
Countless chunks of rubble crashed down.
Kyo, who had been about to pursue, was forced to halt by the falling debris.
Using that brief opening, Rize cast Kyo one last, deeply hateful glance
Then vanished in a few rapid flashes.
"Damn it… she got away."
"I thought after two system enhancements I could completely suppress her."
"Looks like I was still too naïve."
Staring at the shattered bridge, Kyo rubbed his nose.
"This is probably going to make the news tomorrow too, huh?"
With that, he quickly left the area.
Under the cover of night, Rize fled desperately.
Suddenly
Thud!
She collapsed to the ground, then struggled to her feet again.
"Damn it… that bastard injured me this badly."
Her Kakuhou was damaged.
She had lost too much blood.
Her body felt deathly cold.
"I have to get to Anteiku…"
"Otherwise… I might really die this time."
Forcing herself onward, she continued to flee.
After more than ten minutes, she staggered into a café.
The moment she crossed the threshold, her vision spun violently.
Her body collapsed forward, smashing cups off a table and shattering them across the floor.
"Miss Rize?!"
A beautiful woman in professional attire rushed over and lifted her from the ground.
It was Irimi Kaya.
"Sister Irimi what happened?"
Touka Kirishima asked anxiously as she emerged from a nearby room.
"How did she get hurt this badly?"