Within the half-collapsed ruins, Tatara was dazed. Hadn't he just stolen the Sacred Gear? So how could he have ended up like this?
His strength was now far beyond what it had been. Even the Fallen Angels were no match for him, and the devils who resided here were the same. As for humans, they were nothing but food!
Driven by his conviction, Tatara crawled out of the ruins. The kagune and wounds on his body quickly regenerated, forming a hard armor to protect him. His healing ability was as powerful as the deceased Noro's; even if his head were to fall off, it would only be a minor injury.
Tatara's tail kagune stretched out like wings, and his surged power instantly elongated it to over four or five meters. Now, even a young Yoshimura from the Anteiku cafe would be no match for him. He had the power to fight on par with a middle-class Fallen Angel or devil.
At this moment, the other ghouls quietly stood still. They were powerless to intervene in a battle of this level. But every one of them was filled with intense confidence. They believed that their leader, Tatara, who had obtained the Sacred Gear, could slaughter everyone here!
"Lord Tatara! Quickly finish off that guy!"
"The good days of us being able to drink blood and eat meat are coming!"
"Besides humans, we're going to eat Fallen Angels too!"
The ghouls cheered. Having lived their lives with their heads down, they finally had a chance to show what they could do. They had heard that in Europe, there was a kingdom established by vampires, and they would also establish a ghoul kingdom!
Meanwhile, with their retreat blocked, the three Fallen Angels huddled together, their expressions fierce but panicked as they looked at everyone.
"Who is that guy?"
"I don't know, but... he seems to be human?"
"A human... he's as good as dead! Find another way to escape, those damned microbes dare to betray us!"
The two Fallen Angels were furious, their full chests heaving.
But Raynare seemed to get a clear look at the man's face.
"Lu... Luo Guang?"
"Raynare, you know him?" her two companions asked in unison.
"I don't know him, but I've heard his name when I was infiltrating Kuoh Academy. He's good at everything, and he's very good-looking. Even Lord Azazel would be overshadowed by him." Raynare said.
"No way? Is that guy really that handsome?!" The two Fallen Angels were shocked. Azazel was the governor of all Fallen Angels, and his charisma and looks were extremely charming. The opposite sex could barely resist his charm.
Then, when the candlelight from the basement shone on the man's face, the two were momentarily stunned. He did seem to be quite good-looking. But they quickly came to their senses. This wasn't a beauty pageant; those ghouls wouldn't spare him just because he was handsome.
On the other side, Tatara launched his attack on Luo Guang. With his power doubled, his body was completely covered in a tough kagune, like a heavily armored warrior with a single wing. He charged headfirst toward Luo Guang.
However, Luo Guang neither dodged nor retreated. Facing Tatara's charge, he slightly drew back his right fist and, with a subtle shift in his body, launched a direct punch. He wanted to test the limits of his physical body.
Whoosh!
The punch tore through the air, creating a sharp whistling sound. The heavy blow collided with Tatara's body. With a loud boom, Tatara, who was amplified by the Sacred Gear, was sent flying backward like a cannonball. As he flew, his kagune armor shattered like powder. The punch, which was held back with little force to spare, directly pierced through Tatara's body, crushing all of his kakuhou and most of his internal organs.
The surrounding cheers and curses instantly stopped. The scene fell silent. Everyone stared at Luo Guang in disbelief. Even the three Fallen Angels who were still trying to escape froze in place. They subconsciously swallowed.
Whose human is this? How can he be so powerful?!
Is he even a human?
Is this the kind of power a human can possess?
And from the moment he appeared until the end, he had only attacked twice. The first time he sent Tatara flying, but when the latter came back, his second attack was a killing blow. Tatara was clearly not going to survive.
What shocked them even more was that from beginning to end, Luo Guang hadn't used any special skills. It was pure physical strength. It was more absurd than a boosted SS+ ghoul with a Sacred Gear. It was known that although ghouls couldn't use magic, their physical abilities were extraordinary. An S-class ghoul could fight a low-class Fallen Angel or devil in close combat. At the SS and SSS levels, they could easily suppress low-class Fallen Angels and have an advantage over middle-class ones in close combat. If they had a Sacred Gear and could use special abilities, they could even take on high-class Fallen Angels and devils.
And yet, with just one punch, he had finished off the traitor?! If they hadn't been sure that Luo Guang was human, they might have even thought he was a high-class devil in human skin, specifically one who specialized in refining his physical body.
Regardless of what others were thinking, Luo Guang took deliberate steps and walked up to Tatara. He didn't even spare a glance for the dying leader of Aogiri Tree, whose life force was about to be extinguished. He bent down and picked up the red gauntlet on the ground.
"You... why?"
"We just wanted a world where ghouls could live as equals. Why did you stop us?"
Luo Guang tilted his head and spoke with a cold expression, "What you're saying is as ridiculous as a Kabutack in its Super Mode talking nonsense. Saying things like that is completely out of place."
A world where ghouls can live as equals? If you guys acted like the good boys at the cafe, why would anyone bother you?
After hearing that, Tatara immediately died.
After putting away the gauntlet, Luo Guang turned to look at the other ghouls. Even though Luo Guang was tall and handsome, at this moment, he seemed like a demon god to the ghouls, terrifying them. When his gaze swept over them, everyone couldn't help but flinch.
"Brothers, let's fight him!" the ghouls shouted.
They all began to move. But a few seconds later, dozens of ghouls had been killed by Luo Guang. He left no one alive. The three Fallen Angels were curled up in a sea of blood, shivering.
However, Luo Guang only glanced at them and then looked away. He could sense that Rias and her group were about to arrive. Besides, he had something else to do.