Atop a television tower in the distance of the city.
*Zzzt!*
A sharp crackle of electricity suddenly appeared, condensing atop the television tower, and then Bai Ye's figure materialized.
Bai Ye chose to avoid combat directly, as there was no point.
The opponent wasn't among the chosen ones, 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 utilitarian. He didn't mind killing people, but without any benefit, he was too lazy to act.
Standing atop the television tower, Bai Ye scanned the surroundings, continuing his search for targets.
But at this moment...
*Rumble!*
In a region ahead, a deafening roar suddenly erupted.
As the thunderous roar occurred, large clouds of dust billowed upwards.
Then, almost visibly, an area with a radius of at least one kilometer in that region collapsed downwards.
All the buildings crumbled, fell, and turned into rubble, sinking into the earth, then piling on top of each other.
And at the end of the ruins, a terrifying monster suddenly burst from underground.
The monster resembled a gigantic centipede, soaring into the sky, with blood-red carapace and strands of red smoke coiling around its body.
The monster found a multi-story building, dozens of floors high, and repeatedly circled it, climbing to the top.
Even so, a section of the monster's body remained buried underground.
*Crack, crack!*
The building was collapsing!
As the monster continued to tighten its grip, large cracks appeared on the building's outer wall, spreading densely until the entire building was thoroughly fractured.
"This is..." Bai Ye took a deep breath and said, "Dragon form?"
Bai Ye realized he had underestimated this area too much. With such monsters, it was definitely a high-level region.
However, Bai Ye soon felt he was thinking about it after the fact. The Great Forbidden Zone had already opened; how could it be a low-level region?
"It seems our cute Kaneki has grown, becoming such a colossal creature."
Bai Ye smacked his lips, pondering whether to go and face this so-called "Dragon."
In terms of rewards, defeating a Dragon form offered a designated category and then a random item of gold quality, undoubtedly the best reward. But from another perspective, it also meant it was the hardest to defeat.
*Rumble!*
As Bai Ye was thinking, another explosive roar sounded ahead.
A massive lightning pillar erupted from the sky, piercing heaven and earth.
And where the lightning pillar pierced, a dark void rift appeared, as if a space was about to shatter.
"Hmm?" Bai Ye narrowed his eyes. "Is this a Domain ability? Who's so capable?"
Domain ability, an ability from the Supernatural Cursed Zone.
Bai Ye had been there before, witnessed the power of curses, and knew even better the strength of Domain abilities.
The quality of Domain abilities started at red, with many being gold quality, and among them, quite a few were powerful Domain abilities possessing a "growth" attribute.
Anyone who could obtain a Domain ability at this stage was certainly no ordinary individual.
"So, could this guy be the one who caused this area to become like this?"
Bai Ye muttered to himself.
Simultaneously...
*Rumble!*
Within the torn Domain space, a large number of lightning orbs emerged and arranged themselves in a line in mid-air.
*Rumble, rumble, rumble...*
These lightning orbs exploded one after another, continuously emitting deafening roars.
In the blink of an eye, the sky was completely engulfed by azure lightning. The exploding lightning orbs lined up, spreading across the sky.
At the same time, with the explosion of the lightning orbs, the Domain space could no longer hold on and began to collapse continuously.
It shouldn't be gold quality, or not yet gold quality...
Bai Ye made a judgment. If it were a gold quality Domain ability, the space created shouldn't be shattered so easily.
And as Bai Ye was thinking, a white figure leaped out from the air first.
Then...
A brilliant sword light pierced through the air, hovering.
"What the hell?" Bai Ye's eyes widened in disbelief for a moment, then he cursed, "Why this bastard again?"
The one who followed closely was Li Jiayi!
Bai Ye was dumbfounded. How could he encounter this guy everywhere?
And, as always, whenever he met this guy, nothing good ever happened.
Meanwhile...
Li Jiayi's fight with Arima Kōsei was also nearing its end, but...
It was only "their" fight!
The commotion caused by the two drew the "Dragon's" attention. The Dragon coiled around the building suddenly twisted its body and charged towards them.
Sensing the whistling gust of wind as they were about to clash, the two immediately dodged the impact and then ran rapidly across the Dragon's back.
"Hidden Blade Four Shadow Sword!"
Li Jiayi let out a low cry and then swept his immortal sword forward.
Instantly, four sword lights appeared simultaneously, slashing forward.
Arima Kōsei raised his black umbrella, turning it into a shield to block in front of him, and then...
*Bang, bang, bang, bang...*
Four sword lights continuously hit the shield, forcing Arima Kōsei back, but the attacks were completely blocked.
Li Jiayi took a deep breath and moved forward with his sword to continue the attack, but at this moment...
*Zzzt!*
A sharp crackle of electricity suddenly surged.
Li Jiayi froze for a moment, quickly looked around, and found himself surrounded by dense, interwoven currents, the surrounding space completely enclosed.
Li Jiayi's heart sank, sensing something was wrong. That annoying guy seemed about to appear.
As expected, while Li Jiayi was thinking, a thunderbolt struck from the sky.
"Here I come!"
The thunderbolt struck directly in Li Jiayi's direction. Li Jiayi quickly leaped backward.
*Rumble!*
The lightning struck the Dragon's body, making the colossal form sway. Countless electric arcs instantly enveloped the Dragon's body.
Amidst the lightning, Bai Ye strode out, looking at Li Jiayi and 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 son of a bitch suddenly appearing, how would things have turned out 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 Kōsei was at his limit. With Bai Ye suddenly appearing and interfering, Arima Kōsei might not belong to the Li family anymore and could end up belonging to the Bai family!
Therefore, how could Li Jiayi not be anxious?
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