Lancer had always been curious about this 'system' that appeared for an unknown reason. There was no beginner's gift pack, no beginner's mission, not even a user manual. In his opinion, the only purpose of this system was to help him digitize the skills and attributes he used so that he could understand his abilities more intuitively, but today he knew he was wrong.
"Beginner Mission · First Battle Activated"
"Mission requirement: Drive away or kill the attacker "
"Mission reward: Proficiency of any skill increases by 50% (repel reward), random skill X1 (kill reward)"
The voice that suddenly appeared in his mind stunned Lancer. He knew that whether he was checking his equipment or his attributes, he had to do it through his phone, but this sudden voice in his mind was the same as the voice he heard when he first came to this world. And besides the strange thought of 'so the system doesn't speak, it just didn't have a chance to,' his first reaction was ———————— danger.
Without hesitation, he pressed the fingerprint lock on the briefcase. With a 'click,' the bloody spear that had been put into the briefcase instantly returned to its original form in Lancer hand, and he thrust it behind him without hesitation.
"Scratch~!"
Accompanied by a strange friction sound, Lancer, who had already turned around, instantly confirmed the identity of the attacker.
Red kakugan, a bikaku like tentacles around its waist, there was no doubt that the other party was a ghoul.
[Rush]
Just like in his training in the training camp, he stomped his feet hard, leaned forward, and all the power of his body was focused on the tip of the spear.
"Pfft~!"
The ghoul, who didn't expect to be attacked first by Lancer despite being the one to ambush, had its bikaku instantly pierced by the 'quinque' Lancer was holding, and this was not the end.
"Hup!"
Accompanied by Lancer low shout, his arms seemed to swell, and the ghoul, which had been stabbed in the abdomen by the spear, was thrown into the air by him.
[Triple Stab]
There was no doubt that Lancer original plan was to end this battle with a 'Charged Strike' while the other party was in the air with no foothold, but the ghoul that was injured by Lancer made a move that a normal person could not. Two bikakus stabbed into the nearby wall. Although it didn't completely stop its fall, it did cause Lancer original attack, which was aimed at its heart, to miss its target.
The three wounds on his right shoulder, right lung, and upper arm were extremely hideous, but Lancer still didn't say a word and just held his spear in an attacking stance.
He probably didn't even realize that in the past, he wouldn't even dare to watch a chicken being killed, let alone see a creature covered in blood like the ghoul in front of him, but at this moment, he was staring directly into the other party's eyes as if he had lost all emotion...
No! It wasn't a loss of emotion, but a complete immersion of his mind in the battle. At this moment, there was nothing but battle in his eyes.
And Lancer cold gaze also made the ghoul shiver. It originally thought that a young dove (Lancer) entering its hunting ground was an inexperienced rookie, but it didn't expect to run into a tough opponent.
'Run!'
When this thought appeared in its mind, it couldn't be stopped.
The bikaku at its waist moved first, but it turned and ran.
But even as it ran, it didn't lose its mind. The bikaku, which didn't attack Lancer, was nailed to the wall, and it grabbed the wall and fled upwards.
"Trying to run?"
Indeed, he had no skills for aerial combat, but that didn't mean he had no way to deal with the other party.
He stepped forward with his right foot, bent his body slightly, and the spear in his hand flew into the air like a meteor.
"Pfft~"
Accompanied by a loud noise, the bloody spear was slammed into the wall, and the ghoul, which was originally attached to the wall by its bikaku, was completely pinned to the spear. The bikaku, which had an eerie glow, also hung down on both sides of its body.
There was no doubt that even ghouls with strong vitality could not survive after being pierced through the heart by a quinque.
But just as he was about to let out a sigh of relief, Lancer noticed something. The ghoul on the wall had completely become a corpse, so why hadn't the mission been completed?
Wait? The mission requirement wasn't to kill that ghoul... Could it be that there were other ghouls that hadn't appeared yet?
A hint of nervousness subconsciously appeared on his face, but he quickly hid it. No matter what, since the other party didn't take advantage of his battle with that ghoul to ambush him, it meant that he probably wasn't confident in killing him either. So what he needed to do now was to stay calm and absolutely not let the other party discover that something was wrong before he retrieved his weapon.
"Tap~ Tap~"
In the dim alley, Lancer footsteps were very steady, neither getting faster nor heavier. The ghoul hiding in the shadows was sweating in its palms.
This 'hunting ground' didn't belong to the ghoul that Lancer killed, and it naturally wasn't its either. It was jointly controlled by several ghouls. After all, powerful ghouls could own a hunting ground by themselves, but for weaker ghouls like them, the only option was to cooperate. But at this moment, it was very conflicted looking at the corpse of its 'partner'.
The two had known each other for almost a year and got along quite well, but that young man, whose depth it didn't know, had killed its partner, who was of similar strength, in just a few dozen seconds. Even though it no longer had a weapon, it still didn't dare to attack. After all, if the other party had another trick up its sleeve, it would probably follow the same path, right?
Should it take a gamble and kill that dove here, or should it obediently retreat?
Remembering the days when it was chased all over the place by the doves, it gritted its teeth. Forget it! If it didn't have this hunting ground, it would probably starve to death. Even if it went to attack a passerby, it would probably be wanted by the CCG, so it might as well kill the other party. If it could do it cleanly, it might even be able to stay.
Almost at the same time as it made up its mind, its eyes turned crimson and its bikaku wrapped around its right fist.
And almost at the same time, Lancer had a bad premonition.
"Bang!!"
Accompanied by the sound of shattered rocks, Lancer Rushd advanced. At this moment, he didn't even have time to look behind him. After getting up, he rushed towards the wall where the quinque was embedded.
And the ghoul, who saw Lancer action, showed an expression of ecstasy on its face, because it had gambled correctly!
At the same time, Koutarou Amon, who was standing on the rooftop, grabbed his briefcase. It was clear that in his opinion, Lancer, who had lost his weapon and was facing the strongest koukaku, had no chance. But Kureo Mado reached out and stopped him.
"Wait! Amon!"
"Mr. Mado!!"
Koutarou Amon, who was usually very compliant, raised his voice for once, but Kureo Mado still shook his head.
"Amon! As an investigator, don't be easily swayed by emotions. Look closely at Lancer movements. When he threw the quinque, he might not have expected there to be a second ghoul, but when he was just attacked, he dodged it in advance. There is no doubt that he was aware of the attacker's presence after throwing his weapon, and now, although he is running, it's not without a purpose..."
Following Kureo Mado gaze, Koutarou Amon found what Kureo Mado was talking about, but the worry on his face did not diminish at all.