"Participants who have discovered and entered the restricted zone, the Ghoul Containment Facility, will be teleported to different locations within the facility in three minutes. All participants currently within the Ghoul zone (within a three-kilometer radius of the facility) are subject to this relocation.
This restricted zone will feature random faction assignments. Chosen ones will be randomly affiliated with either Dove or Aogiri.
Restricted Zone Mission 1: Eliminate ten enemy faction targets. Mission Reward: RC Cell Modification Fluid x1.
Restricted Zone Mission 2: Plunder Kakuja or Quinque, reaching a total of twenty or more. Mission Reward: All plundered Kakuja or Quinque will belong to the plunderer.
Restricted Zone Mission 3: Rescue Kaneki Ken (Eyepatch) from Kichiro Shidai. Mission Reward: Comprehensive Close-Quarters Combat Technique that Surpasses Human Limits x1, Shard of God Stone x10.
Gentlemen, please devour each other."
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As Bai Ye entered the building of the Ghoul Containment Facility...
The restricted zone had begun!
For three minutes, Bai Ye was temporarily blocked in the entrance hall. Ghouls were engaging Ghoul Investigators ahead.
Bai Ye could participate, but it would be meaningless. For Bai Ye at this moment, it was a "plot kill" situation. In less than three minutes, Bai Ye would certainly not be able to clear 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. It was just killing ten people, whether they were Ghoul Investigators or chosen ones from the enemy faction.
Restricted Zone Mission 2 overlapped with Mission 1. If the Ghoul faction plundered Quinque, the Ghoul Investigator faction would plunder Kakuja. This could be completed simultaneously with Mission 1.
After all, plundering required killing.
Well, perhaps the other side would be cowardly and willingly surrender their possessions.
But most of the time, it still required killing. As for the discrepancy between the number of plunders and the number of targets in Mission 1, it was normal. While Bai Ye was plundering, others were also plundering. The other party might not only have one Quinque or Kakuja.
What puzzled Bai Ye was Restricted Zone Mission 3!
Kaneki Ken?
Who was this?
Bai Ye showed a hint of confusion.
However, upon seeing the target's codename as "Eyepatch," Bai Ye had some recollection. Among Aogiri's executives, there was a little white-haired kid. His mask covered the lower half of his face and he wore an eyepatch, covering one eye.
Then came the second question...
Rescue Kaneki Ken from Kichiro Shidai...
So, who was Kichiro Shidai?
A Ghoul Investigator?
Bai Ye couldn't help but scratch his head.
He felt that his memories from his previous life were quite useful in such situations.
The reason Bai Ye was currently at a loss was that he had never been to the Ghoul zone in his previous life.
Therefore, Bai Ye was completely unaware of the restricted zone here.
Thus, he couldn't directly use his previous life's memories to determine his course of action.
Instead, he had to rely on his own judgment to complete the mission. 138 Reading Network
However, Bai Ye felt that it wasn't a big problem. Could this stump him?
As his thoughts raced, Bai Ye had almost reached an answer. Since he didn't know who Kichiro Shidai was, wasn't there still the target "Eyepatch"?
Since he had to rescue 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 Kichiro Shidai, Bai Ye didn't even consider it.
In Bai Ye's eyes, the power level in this zone was somewhat low.
At least, the Ghoul Investigators and Ghouls Bai Ye had encountered so far were not very impressive.
Let's not even mention the Ghoul Investigators. Among the Ghouls, the strongest Bai Ye had seen so far was Kiri Shioto. Roughly estimating his combat power...
Bai Ye thought he could defeat Kiri Shioto in about five minutes.
Of course, it was possible that Bai Ye had not yet witnessed the top-tier combatants in this zone.
Secondly, similar to the Jura Tempest Forest, looking back at Rimuru's strength now, Bai Ye also felt he wasn't that strong. However, the Jura Tempest Forest was clearly a high-level zone, and Rimuru's strength was constantly evolving based on the progress of the world battlefield.
Bai Ye couldn't say for sure if such a thing existed in the Ghoul zone. But if it did, the Ghoul zone might transform from a low-level zone into a high-level one.
As Bai Ye was contemplating, the three minutes had already passed.
The guards of the Ghoul Containment Facility ahead could not resist the Ghouls and were breached, creating a path. With the Ghouls surging forward, it signified the formal opening of the restricted zone.
Bai Ye followed the Ghouls inside and soon discovered that they had dispersed.
Bai Ye rubbed his chin. Although he had correctly guessed the faction assignment, the restricted zone was likely not about factional activities; it was still individual action.
This meant...
Even if he had entered the Ghoul Containment Facility with Kiri Shioto from the beginning, he wouldn't have been required to act together.
The bad news was...
Kaneki Ken had disappeared.
"What a bother!"
Bai Ye complained helplessly.
As things stood, he could only advance towards the depths of the Ghoul Containment Facility.
As Bai Ye pondered, he glanced at the display screen.
This restricted zone was quite thoughtful, even providing a map of the Ghoul Containment Facility.
The Ghoul Containment Facility was a giant cylindrical building. After passing through the above-ground structures, the entrance led underground.
Underground was where the Ghouls were confined, a massive cylinder with cells on each floor. The deeper one went, the higher the danger level of the confined Ghouls, including SS-rated Ghouls.
As Bai Ye advanced, suddenly...
A fierce wind attacked from the side!
In the side corridor, a Ghoul Investigator waited silently against the wall. The moment Bai Ye passed, he suddenly lunged out, raising his Quinque katana and sweeping it horizontally towards Bai Ye.
Then...
Bai Ye suddenly reached out and grabbed the katana. He even curled his fingers into a "lady's hand," deliberately raising three fingers.
The Ghoul Investigator's face showed terror. He tried to forcefully swing the katana forward, but it was useless. He then resorted to forcefully dragging the katana, but it remained motionless.
Then...
*Zzzzzap!*
Electricity surged from Bai Ye's fingertips, quickly coiling around the katana.
The next moment, with a *crack*, the katana shattered into pieces.
Bai Ye, holding the broken katana, then smeared it across the opponent's throat...
*Gurgle!*
With the sound of tearing flesh and blood, a bloodline 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 walking forward.
In Bai Ye's opinion, Mission 1 of the restricted zone was not something to worry about. His goal was the deepest part of the Ghoul Containment Facility. If he still hadn't killed ten Ghoul Investigators by the time he reached the end, then the defensive force was too pathetic.
What was truly troublesome...
Were the chosen ones!
Bai Ye's eyes suddenly sharpened, and he condensed a Thunder Fang Beast, flinging it backward.
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