"Due to participants discovering and entering the restricted zone, the Ghoul Containment Facility, all participants currently within the Ghoul Zone (within a three-kilometer radius of the Ghoul Containment Facility) will be transported to different locations within the Ghoul Containment Facility in three minutes."
"This restricted zone will randomly divide factions. The chosen ones will be randomly assigned to either the White Dove or Aogiri Tree."
"Restricted Zone Mission 1: Eliminate ten enemy faction targets. Mission reward: RC Cell Modification Fluid x1."
"Restricted Zone Mission 2: Plunder Kagune or Quinque, with the quantity reaching twenty or more. Mission reward: All plundered Kagune or Quinque will belong to the plunderer."
"Restricted Zone Mission 3: Rescue Kaneki Ken (eyepatch) from Kōdai Sōri. Mission reward: Comprehensive Combat Technique that Surpasses Human Limits x1, Shard of God Stone x10."
"Gentlemen, please devour each other."
...
As Bai Ye entered the building of the Ghoul Containment Facility...
The restricted zone was activated!
For three minutes, Bai Ye was temporarily blocked in the entrance hall. Ghouls in front were engaging with Ghoul Investigators.
Bai Ye could participate, but it was meaningless. For Bai Ye at this moment, it was a "plot kill" situation. Before the three minutes were up, Bai Ye definitely couldn't defeat everyone in the hall.
Since he had nothing else to do, Bai Ye checked the restricted zone missions.
Eliminate ten targets...
Restricted Zone Mission 1 was quite easy, just killing ten people. Whether they were Ghoul Investigators or chosen ones from the enemy faction, it didn't matter.
Restricted Zone Mission 2 overlapped with Restricted Zone Mission 1. If the Ghoul faction snatched Quinque, the Ghoul Investigator faction would snatch Kagune. This could be completed concurrently with Restricted Zone Mission 1.
Because, to plunder, one must kill...
Well, it was also possible that the opponent got scared and willingly surrendered their items.
But most of the time, it still involved killing. As for the quantity of plunder not matching the kill count for Restricted Zone Target 1, it was also normal. Bai Ye was plundering, and others were also plundering. The opponent might not have only one Quinque or Kagune.
What confused Bai Ye was Restricted Zone Mission 3!
Kaneki Ken?
Who is this?
Bai Ye showed a hint of confusion.
However, seeing the target's codename as "eyepatch," Bai Ye recalled something. Among Aogiri Tree's executives, there was a little white-haired kid. His mask covered the lower half of his face and also had an eyepatch, covering one eye.
Then came the second question...
Rescue Kaneki Ken from Kōdai Sōri...
So, who is Kōdai Sōri?
A Ghoul Investigator?
Bai Ye couldn't help but scratch his head.
Regarding such matters, Bai Ye found his memories from his previous life to be quite useful.
The reason Bai Ye was confused at this moment was that he had never been to the Ghoul Zone in the Spiritual Zone in his previous life.
Therefore, Bai Ye knew nothing about the restricted zone here.
Thus, he couldn't directly decide his course of action based on his past life's memories.
Instead, he had to complete the mission through his own judgment.
However, Bai Ye felt it wasn't a big problem. Could this stump him?
As he was thinking, Bai Ye had already come up with an answer. Since he didn't know who Kōdai Sōri was, but there was still the target "eyepatch."
Since he had to save someone, that person had to be in trouble first. He just needed to keep an eye on "eyepatch."
As for whether he could rescue "eyepatch" from Kōdai Sōri, Bai Ye didn't even consider it.
In Bai Ye's eyes, the skill level in this zone was a bit low.
At least, the Ghoul Investigators and Ghouls Bai Ye had seen so far were not very impressive.
Not to mention the Ghoul Investigators, among the Ghouls, the strongest Bai Ye had encountered was Yoshimura Kōtarō. Roughly estimating his combat power...
Bai Ye thought he could take down Yoshimura Kōtarō in five minutes.
Of course, it was also possible that Bai Ye hadn't encountered the top-tier combatants in this zone yet.
Secondly, similar to the Jura Tempest Federation, looking back at Rimuru's strength now, Bai Ye also felt it wasn't that great. However, the Jura Tempest Federation was clearly a high-level zone, and Rimuru's strength was constantly evolving according to the progress of the world battlefield.
Bai Ye wasn't sure if there were such existences in the Ghoul Zone, but if there were, the Ghoul Zone might evolve from a low-level zone to a high-level zone.
As Bai Ye was thinking, the three minutes had already passed.
The guards of the Ghoul Containment Facility in front could not resist the ghouls and were broken through, creating a path. As the ghouls surged forward, it signified the official opening of the restricted zone.
Bai Ye followed the ghouls inside and soon discovered that the ghouls had scattered.
Bai Ye rubbed his chin. Although his prediction about the faction division was correct, the restricted zone was likely not based on factional activities; it was still individual action.
This meant...
Even if Bai Ye had entered the Ghoul Containment Facility with Yoshimura Kōtarō from the beginning, he wouldn't have been required to act together.
The bad news was...
Kaneki Ken had disappeared.
"So troublesome!"
Bai Ye complained helplessly.
As things stood, he could only proceed towards the depths of the Ghoul Containment Facility.
As Bai Ye thought, he glanced at the light screen.
This restricted zone was quite thoughtful, even providing a map of the Ghoul Containment Facility.
The Ghoul Containment Facility was a massive cylindrical building. After passing through the surface structures, the entrance led underground.
The underground was where the ghouls were imprisoned, a huge cylinder. Each floor was a cell, and the deeper one went, the higher the danger level of the imprisoned ghouls, including SS-rated ghouls.
As Bai Ye advanced, suddenly...
A strong wind attacked from the side!
From the corridor on the side, a Ghoul Investigator waited silently with his back against the wall. The moment Bai Ye passed, he suddenly flashed out, raising his Quinque katana and sweeping it horizontally towards Bai Ye.
Then...
Bai Ye suddenly reached out and grabbed the katana, even forming a "flower finger" and deliberately raising three fingers.
The Ghoul Investigator's face showed horror. He tried hard to swing the katana forward, but it was useless. He then switched to forcefully pulling the katana, but it remained motionless.
Then...
*Zzzzz!*
Current surged from Bai Ye's fingertips, quickly wrapping around the katana.
In the next instant, with a *crack*, the katana shattered into pieces.
Bai Ye, holding the broken katana, then swept it across the opponent's throat...
*Pfft!*
With the sound of flesh tearing, a blood line appeared on the Ghoul Investigator's throat, and his body slowly knelt down.
"You have eliminated an enemy faction target: 1/10"
Bai Ye picked up the broken katana, stepped over the corpse, and continued forward.
In Bai Ye's opinion, Restricted Zone Mission 1 was not something to worry about. His goal was the deepest part of the Ghoul Containment Facility. If, after entering and still not killing ten Ghoul Investigators, then the defensive force was too pathetic.
What was truly troublesome...
Were the chosen ones!
Bai Ye's gaze suddenly sharpened, and he condensed the Thunder Fang Savage Beast, flinging it towards the rear.
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