Ghoul Containment Facility, The Depths!
Boom!
Kami Shiro Sakurane leaped into the air, then plummeted down, stomping on the ground with a powerful kick. A deafening roar followed as the earth shattered under the impact.
Amidst the dust, Bai Ye quickly ascended into the sky. His massive wings unfurled, and a flurry of fire feathers rained down.
Kami Shiro Sakurane moved with blinding speed, weaving through the fire feathers, evading every attack.
Then...
A punch was thrown!
However, Bai Ye showed no intention of dodging this time.
Shhhh!
Kami Shiro Sakurane's fist struck Bai Ye's chest, and his body staggered, passing right through Bai Ye.
CQC?
This was actually what Bai Ye feared the least. Pure physical attacks were useless against the elementalization of the Goro Goro no Mi.
However, Bai Ye was quite interested in " 종합 격투기 (Japhap Gyeoktukki - comprehensive fighting techniques) that surpassed human limits," so he decided to try it out.
And the result...
Was indeed quite formidable!
But since he had tasted it, it was time to end it all.
Kami Shiro Sakurane's face still held a look of surprise, clearly not understanding what had happened. But Bai Ye didn't intend to give him much time to think.
Shhhh!
In an instant, a massive surge of electricity erupted from Bai Ye's body.
The current slid along the ground, arcs of electricity like a tidal wave surging rapidly towards Kami Shiro Sakurane.
Kami Shiro Sakurane retreated quickly but realized it wasn't just the ground.
Arcs of electricity also appeared in the surrounding air, converging on him.
Kami Shiro Sakurane's gaze sharpened, and then a large number of blood-red kagune bubbles appeared behind him, forming a whale-like tail.
Bang!
The tail struck the ground forcefully, and Kami Shiro Sakurane leaped into the air, grabbing onto the sky bridge above to avoid the lightning-covered area.
"Using a kagune, are we?"
Bai Ye looked up, but at that moment...
"Due to a participant discovering and entering the restricted zone Anteiku Coffee Shop, all participants currently within the supernatural ghoul area (within a three-kilometer radius of Anteiku Coffee Shop) will be transported to the streets surrounding Anteiku Coffee Shop in three minutes."
"Due to a participant discovering and entering the restricted zone Trade Company Sphinx, all participants currently within the supernatural ghoul area (within a three-kilometer radius of Trade Company Sphinx) will be transported to a random location within Trade Company Sphinx in three minutes."
"Due to a participant discovering and entering the restricted zone Kanou General Hospital, all participants currently within the supernatural ghoul area (within a three-kilometer radius of Kanou General Hospital) will be transported to a random location within Kanou General Hospital in three minutes."
"Due to a participant discovering and entering the restricted zone Qs, all participants currently within the supernatural ghoul area (within a three-kilometer radius of Qs) will be transported to a random location within Qs in three minutes."
"Due to a participant discovering and entering the restricted zone the legendary 24th Ward, all participants currently within the supernatural ghoul area (within a three-kilometer radius of the legendary 24th Ward) will be transported to a random location within the legendary 24th Ward in three minutes."
...
Suddenly, a light screen appeared before Bai Ye, displaying a flood of information about newly opened restricted zones.
What's going on?
Bai Ye was completely bewildered.
According to the information on the screen, a large number of restricted zones had opened in this area.
But...
Bai Ye was currently inside a restricted zone!
So, even if new restricted zones opened, it shouldn't have anything to do with Bai Ye, and he shouldn't have received any notifications.
Furthermore, even if notifications could be received inside a restricted zone.
But the restricted zones within the ghoul areas forcibly teleported selected participants within a three-kilometer radius. These newly opened restricted zones couldn't possibly all be near the ghoul containment facility, could they?
However, Bai Ye's confusion didn't last long before it was answered.
"Due to the opening of all restricted zones in the ghoul area, a large-scale restricted zone event - Ghoul Riot - has been triggered."
"All selected participants within the supernatural ghoul area will be located within the restricted zone."
"The restricted zone will remain open for six hours. After six hours, the supernatural ghoul area will be completely closed. Please leave within the designated time limit. Failure to leave the area within the time limit will be at your own risk."
"The number of selected participants who can leave the supernatural ghoul area is: 10% of the total number of participants currently in the area (once the limit is reached, participants cannot leave the supernatural ghoul area even if within the time limit)."
"First participant to leave the supernatural ghoul area: Reward: 1 random gold-quality item of a specified category."
"Top ten participants to leave the supernatural ghoul area: Reward: 1 random gold-quality item."
"Top fifty participants to leave the supernatural ghoul area: Reward: 1 random red-quality item."
"Participants who successfully leave the supernatural ghoul area: Reward: 1 random black-quality item."
"Defeat the Special Class Ghoul Investigator, the undefeated Ghoul Investigator - Kōtarō Amon: Reward: 1 random gold-quality item."
"Defeat the Director of the Ghoul Investigation Organization CCG - Kichimura Washū: Reward: 1 random gold-quality item."
"Defeat the SSS-rated Ghoul - The One-Eyed Owl: Reward: 1 random gold-quality item."
"Defeat the SSS-rated Ghoul - The Non-Killing Owl: Reward: 1 random gold-quality item."
"Defeat the SSS-rated Ghoul - Ken Kaneki (Dragon Form): Reward: 1 random gold-quality item of a specified category."
...
In an instant, the light screen before Bai Ye was completely filled, leaving him stunned.
A large-scale restricted zone has already opened?
No, why would a large-scale restricted zone open now?
Bai Ye was starting to panic; the progression was wrong!
The world battlefield had only been open for about a year and a half, transitioning from the early to the mid-stage.
To be more precise, the mid-stage of the world battlefield was the longest span of time, and this could be considered the early mid-stage.
The opening of a large-scale restricted zone could be seen as a transition, marking the shift from the mid-to-late stage to the late stage.
This was evident from the items dropped in the large-scale restricted zone, which directly included gold-quality items!
Even the "consolation prize" for successfully leaving the restricted zone was a black-quality item.
But was this a good thing?
It sounded like a good thing, even enough to make one ecstatic, as it could produce gold-quality items, and a large number of them at that.
And in reality...
It wasn't necessarily a good thing!
Because...
Many people would truly die!
Many, many people!
...