From the distant top of a television tower in the city.
Zzzzt!
A piercing sound of electricity suddenly appeared, condensing at the top of the television tower, and then Bai Ye's figure materialized.
Bai Ye chose to avoid the fight directly, as there was no point.
The other party wasn't a chosen one, so what would killing them achieve? The forbidden zone had ended, killing Ghoul Investigators wouldn't yield Quinque, and killing those clowns wouldn't yield Kagune.
Bai Ye was a proponent of self-interest. It was fine for him to kill, but if there were no benefits, Bai Ye wouldn't bother.
Standing at the top of the television tower, gazing ahead, Bai Ye continued to search for his target.
But at this moment...
Rumble!
A tremendous roar suddenly erupted from a nearby area.
As the deafening roar sounded, vast clouds of dust billowed upwards.
Then, almost visibly, an area with a radius of at least a kilometer collapsed downwards.
All buildings crumbled, fell, and turned into ruins, sinking into the earth and piling up.
And at the edge of the debris, a terrifying monster shot out from underground.
The monster resembled a giant centipede, soaring into the sky, with blood-red carapace and wisps of red smoke coiling around its body.
The monster latched onto a skyscraper dozens of stories high, coiling around it and climbing to the top.
Even so, a section of its body remained submerged underground.
Crunch, crunch!
The skyscraper was collapsing!
As the monster tightened its grip, large cracks spread across the building's exterior, multiplying until the entire structure was riddled with fissures.
"This is..." Bai Ye took a deep breath and said, "Dragon form?"
Bai Ye realized he had underestimated this area. Such a monster existed here, classifying it as a high-level zone.
However, Bai Ye soon found himself thinking retrospectively; the Great Forbidden Zone had already opened, so how could it be a low-level area?
"It seems our dear Kaneki has grown, turning into such a behemoth."
Bai Ye smacked his lips, contemplating whether to go and confront this so-called "Dragon."
In terms of rewards, defeating a Dragon form allowed for a designated category and a random gold-quality item, undoubtedly the best reward. However, from another perspective, it also meant it was the most difficult to defeat.
Rumble!
As Bai Ye was pondering, another explosive roar echoed from the front.
A colossal pillar of lightning ripped through the sky, connecting heaven and earth.
And where the lightning pillar pierced through, a dark, void-like rift appeared, as if a piece of space was about to shatter.
"Hm?" Bai Ye narrowed his eyes and said, "This is a Domain ability, isn't it? Who's capable of that?"
Domain ability, an ability originating from the Paranormal Sorcery Zone.
Bai Ye had been there before, witnessed the power of sorcery, and knew the might of Domain abilities.
The quality of Domain abilities started from red quality, with many being gold quality, and among them were powerful Domain abilities possessing a "growth" attribute.
Anyone who could obtain a Domain ability at this stage was no ordinary individual.
"So, could this guy be responsible for this area becoming like this?"
Bai Ye murmured to himself.
At the same time...
Rumble!
Within the rifted Domain space, numerous thunderballs appeared and lined up in the air.
Rumble, rumble, rumble...
The thunderballs exploded one after another, emitting continuous roars.
In the blink of an eye, the sky was completely engulfed by azure lightning, with the detonating thunderballs forming a continuous line across the heavens.
Simultaneously, with the explosion of the thunderballs, the Domain space could no longer sustain itself and began to collapse.
It shouldn't be gold quality, or it hasn't reached gold quality yet...
Bai Ye concluded mentally. If it were a gold-quality Domain ability, the space created wouldn't be shattered so easily.
And just as Bai Ye was thinking, a white figure leaped out from the air first.
Then...
A dazzling sword gleam cut through the air, lingering in the sky.
"What the heck?" Bai Ye's eyes widened in shock for a moment, then he cursed, "Why is it this bastard again?"
The one who followed closely behind was none other than Li Jiayi!
Bai Ye was dumbfounded. How could he encounter this guy everywhere?
And, as always, whenever he met this guy, nothing good happened.
At the same time...
The battle between Li Jiayi and Arima Kōshirō was nearing its end, but...
It was just *their* battle!
The commotion caused by their appearance attracted the attention of the "Dragon." The Dragon coiled around the skyscraper suddenly twisted its body and lunged towards them.
The two, about to engage, felt the whistling gale and immediately dodged the impact, then stepped onto the Dragon's back and ran swiftly.
"Cang Feng Si Ying Jian!"
Li Jiayi shouted lowly, then swept his immortal sword forward.
Instantly, four sword lights appeared simultaneously, slashing forward.
Arima Kōshirō raised his black umbrella, transforming it into a shield to block in front of him, and then...
Bang, bang, bang, bang...
The four sword lights continuously struck the shield, forcing Arima Kōshirō back, but the attacks were completely parried.
Li Jiayi took a deep breath and stepped forward with his sword, intending to continue his attack, but at this moment...
Zzzzt!
A violent electrical sound surged.
Li Jiayi paused, quickly scanned his surroundings, and then found himself surrounded by dense, interweaving currents, the space completely enclosed.
Li Jiayi's heart sank, sensing something was wrong. That annoying guy was probably coming.
Indeed, as Li Jiayi was thinking, a bolt of lightning struck from the sky.
"I'm here!"
The lightning bolt directly struck the direction Li Jiayi was in. Li Jiayi quickly leaped backward.
Rumble!
The lightning struck the Dragon's body, causing its massive form to sway, and countless electric arcs instantly enveloped the Dragon's entire body.
Amidst the lightning, Bai Ye strode out and looked at Li Jiayi, saying, "You're really persistent, I see you everywhere I go."
Li Jiayi almost lost his composure. Those were the words he wanted to say! If it weren't for this darn brat suddenly appearing, how could things have escalated like this?
Li Jiayi took a deep breath and then shouted, "Get out of the way, I don't have time to play with you!"
Arima Kōshirō was already at his limit. With Bai Ye suddenly appearing and interfering, Arima Kōshirō might not follow him anymore, but instead be claimed by Bai Ye!
Therefore, how could Li Jiayi not be anxious?
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