Chapter 36: The Humble Ghoul

While rescuing the frightened hostages, some people from CCG wanted to ask what happened here, but the most important thing was to rescue the large number of hostages.

After they carefully investigated the scene themselves, the traces and evidence left there indicated that an unidentified masked man had killed so many ghouls in a crushing manner, and at the same time.

Even the rescued hostages described it this way.

"I only heard the explosion, then the ghoul's screams, and saw the black-clothed masked man confronting the giant spider."

"I didn't see clearly how the other party did it. As soon as his figure disappeared, many ghouls were killed."

"After he killed all the enemies and released us to wait for rescue, he suddenly disappeared."

"..."

This information obtained directly from the hostages at the scene also gave CCG's top brass a headache, as the other party was not human at all.

According to the information they got from the ghouls and corpses at the scene, most of the ghouls were killed in one blow, and they also found some pieces of meat from the ice debris at the scene from some ghouls that were close to the iron cages holding the hostages.

The traces at the scene and the descriptions of the victims are exactly the same.

The reason why the CCG personnel were so solemn was because they didn't know whether this mysterious man was a friend or an enemy. According to the victim's description, the other party had special abilities.

He rescued a dying little girl on the spot and restored her arm that was broken by a ghoul.

All signs indicate that the other party is definitely not an ordinary person. They want to conduct a deeper investigation, but the top leaders of CCG, contrary to their usual practice, stop this move.

Shinohara Yukinori frowned and sighed in the office of CCG Building. He asked Hoderi who was working meticulously in front of him:

"Is it really okay not to investigate this matter? And there is also news that our CCG broke into the other party's organization and rescued the hostages. I feel it is quite awkward..."

What he said is indeed true. Shinohara Yukinori is quite down-to-earth. As a special class of CCG, he is a capable and self-reliant person who has defeated countless vicious ghouls. Although he does not have the aura of genius like Arima , he is a down-to-earth man who has achieved results, and has the reputation of "the unyielding Shinohara".

He admitted to the things he did, but he was unwilling to impersonate others for things he did not do.

This time when they were sieging this ghoul organization, the CCG only sieged the ghouls on the periphery, and they only saw the mutilated corpses of the ghoul members in the center.

In this way, he picked up a ready-made result and took all the credit for the achievement. Although Yukinori Shinohara knew that doing so could enhance the prestige of CCG, he actually disagreed with this move in his heart.

He could tolerate this matter, but the senior management above ordered not to conduct any further investigation into the matter and the mysterious masked man, which made Shinohara Yukinori unable to bear it.

Some time ago, when we visited the little girl Kokoro Katsura who was saved by Johan, we were stopped by her mother for various reasons, and Kotonoha Katsura didn't reveal much useful information.

Iwao Kuroiwa is a strong man with a standard square and serious face. It's almost as if "tough" is written all over his face.

Hearing what his colleague said, his expression did not change. He stopped correcting the documents and looked at him, saying, "After working in CCG for so many years, you should know some secrets that ordinary people cannot know. I am a little dissatisfied that the senior management did not allow an investigation into this matter, but I will not object."

Hearing this, Shinohara Yukinori's expression suddenly became a little serious. He looked at Iwao Kuroiwa and whispered, "You mean, those ghouls have provoked other..."

Having worked in CCG for so many years, Yukinori Shinohara knows a lot of secrets that ordinary people cannot know. In addition to the sub-human monsters called ghouls, there are also some beings that are stronger than ghouls hiding in the dark.

Hodera Shojie nodded to Shinohara Yukinori in front of him and said slowly: "This matter is beneficial to our CCG. Although we don't know who the mysterious man is, the excessive actions of those ghouls during this period have obviously annoyed the existence that they should not have offended."

The CCG high-ranking officials who ordered not to conduct a thorough investigation into this matter were the Shuu clan. This time, the ghoul organization really went too far, wantonly kidnapping so many humans, including many descendants of large families and chaebols.

The ghouls' reckless behavior might have angered some people, and the Wasu clan, who were involved with some demons, knew it well.

This time, a ghoul organization covered by a lost demon was wiped out by unidentified people. In their opinion, some existence had taken action.

If they want to maintain the delicate balance of the ghouls, they must cut off the part of themselves that is targeted by the giant creatures.

If they conduct a thorough investigation into which force was responsible, wouldn't they be asking for trouble? Although the Washuu clan has some power, facing those supernatural forces that are more ancient than their race, the self-aware Washuu clan knows that they are no match for them.

Another point is that this ghoul organization is also connected with certain human forces. They absolutely will not allow further investigation and for those who are kept in the dark to learn things that they should not know.

If Johan himself knew about this, he would probably look a little gloomy. Ghouls have the confidence to look down on ordinary people, but when facing those huge forces, they are no different from small insects.

The dark forces in this world are like a pyramid. Ghouls, a cannibalistic race, have no status and are below humans.

It's not that there aren't strong people among humans. On the contrary, there are many of them. If they encounter ghouls, they will kill them easily.

The ghouls' sense of superiority over humans can only be found in ordinary humans, but for ghouls who know part of the truth about the world, they themselves are nothing more than blood-sucking worms that depend on humans.

If one day humans feel uncomfortable because they have gone too far, a slap will be enough to kill them. They are committed to maintaining balance because they are afraid that this day will suddenly come.

However, the day that the ghouls feared had already been put on the agenda in the mind of Johan, who was practicing by playing games.

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On the other hand, while Johan was concentrating on playing games to improve his skills, he did not forget the games he sold and the next games he would make.

The games Sekiro and Devil May Cry have gradually found their way into his system catalog, and soon he will be able to play both games to improve his abilities.

So the more popular the sales of the game are, the better.

Now Sekiro and Devil May Cry are very popular in game live broadcast rooms. With the traffic brought by these people, sales in the game market are also increasing rapidly.

During this period, as long as you open certain live broadcast platforms or some websites similar to Johan's previous life's B war, you can see related anchors broadcasting live, or someone is editing videos to earn traffic.

The clanging sounds of forging iron in Sekiro and the show-off of some gaming experts using Devil May Cry style techniques.

The official website of Johan Company has received rave reviews. In the two games, Sekiro presents a magical 16th century Neon Warring States to the world.

The elements of gods and demons in Devil May Cry also hit the sweet spot of some people. The game's action system makes them extremely satisfied, and the music in the game is also very exciting.

The game's plot, quality, and various settings are so good that players can't find any major faults.

A two-headed hamster named Koumaro, who has the appearance of a hamster, finally arrived at the reed field where the final decisive battle power came from after going through numerous hardships.

Now, the entire Ashina Kingdom is in turmoil. The sword saint Ashina Isshin has died of a serious illness. Upon learning the news of the sword saint's death, the inner court finally stopped its scruples and launched a general attack on Ashina Kingdom.

As the only heir to Ashina Province, Ashina Genichirō would never allow the country to be destroyed and his family to be ruined.

So later, after obtaining the Black Undying Slash, he forcibly seized the immortal power of the Son of God, Kuro, intending to change his fate and save Ashina.

clang!

Although Genichirō Ashina has become very strong, he is still a tough opponent for the advanced player Umaru-chan who has already adapted to the style of this game.

You are strong, but I am stronger than you!

It's not like Shinobu herself has died before, but her good mentality did not explode like others. Some time ago, the official said that this is a game for the strong players to prove themselves, and even those who are not high-level players can become stronger through it.

Shinobu's confidence in herself as a master game player makes her fearless of any challenge.

"Sina! Even if you get the Immortal Slash, what does it matter? I am a wolf and you are a dog!"

Shinobu pulled the knife out of Ashina Genichirō's body and said with disdain.

Shinobu was holding back a lot of resentment towards the guy who chopped her arm at the beginning. Although she had learned through other edited videos that his arm would be cut off regardless of whether he won or not, she was still angry!

Shinobu pouted and looked at Ashina Genichirō who was kneeling on one knee with great pride.

"Ashina Shitaichiro, you want to save Ashina with your limited ability? It's 20,000 years too early!"

The barrage of comments in the live broadcast room also started to appear immediately.

"The anchor is pretending to be cool again, but I like it!"

"Hahaha, you scumbag has finally come to this day. Cut off one of my hands, and I'll stab you a few times!"

"The host's skills are really strong. The fact that he was able to trigger the plot at the beginning is enough to show his strength."

"Indeed, I've seen other people playing Sekiro. They couldn't beat that scumbag Ichiro in the beginning, and their hands were still broken in the end. They were also mocked by the opponent at the end."

"It feels like the host is getting carried away again. Don't forget that this game is always scary. It's so difficult that I've already changed two keyboards."

"..."

Watching Genichirō Ashina fall, these fans followed Shinobu-chan all the way to overcome all obstacles, explore immortality, and then find ways to cut off immortality.

Now, the enemy that stood in their way has been defeated, and the story seems to be coming to an end.

But when Shinobu saw that Ashina Genichirō struggled to stand up in the plot, she felt that the matter was not over yet.

But she has already defeated all opponents in Ashina Country, so what other enemies could come out?

The exhausted Ashina Genichirō was seen trembling, using his last bit of strength to support his body.

Looking up at the full moon in the sky, he felt very unwilling to lose.

"...In the end...there's nothing I can do..."

As he spoke dejectedly, Genichirō slowly raised the black Undying Slash in his hand:

"However, since the power of Dragon's Blood can allow this country to continue to survive..."

"Then, the long night of Ashina Country is about to dawn..."

There was a determination in Ashina Genichirō's eyes. In front of the shocked looks of Shinobu-chan and the audience in the live broadcast room, he placed the Undead Sword, which exuded an ominous black aura, on his neck.

Immediately afterwards, Ashina Genichirō used the Undead Slash to cut the neck fiercely!

Red blood mist burst out instantly!

A skinny but strong hand suddenly stretched out from the wound on Genichirō's neck, and then slowly fell on the Undead Slash in Genichirō's hand.

A voice that sounded old but familiar to Shinobu sounded:

"This is the last wish of my poor grandson..."

A black and red figure slowly emerged from the wound on Genichirō's neck, and then landed steadily on the ground barefoot.

"I must pull Ashina Country out of the underworld and allow it to continue once again..."

"So, Wolf...I have to kill you!!"

A cold knife flashed.

The man who emerged from Ashina Genichirō's body slowly turned his head.

That man!

Sword Master!

Ashina Isshin, who can intimidate an entire country by one person, join in! !

"Ashi...Ashina Isshin!?"

Shinobu felt the same as the fans in the live broadcast room, and she got goosebumps all over her body.

At the last moment, Genichirō actually used the Undying Slash in his hand to summon the famous Ashina Isshin.

And it seems that he is not the old Isshin, but the Ashina Isshin who is in his prime.

Damn, you are so cruel. Ashina Genichirō's obsession with Ashina is speechless.

"I always feel like the next one is Pill. Is this the final boss?!"

Shinobu swallowed her saliva as she looked at the Ashina Isshin in front of her. Because of Johan's exquisite painting style and immersive pictures, the Ashina Isshin he portrayed was so powerful and sharp that anyone with a discerning eye could see that.

It's not like she had never fought with Isshin before, but that was only the old and frail Sword Master Isshin.

Even with Johan's fine-tuning and strengthening, Shinobu died several times before she finally defeated the Elder Swordsman Isshin.

The game has reached this point, which can be learned from the conversations between the NPCs in the game.

The reason why the Imperial Household did not dare to launch a large-scale attack on Ashina Province for so many years is because Ashina was determined to control this country!

Even though the enemy was already old and frail, the inner court did not dare to take the risk and waited patiently until the enemy was really dead before daring to launch a large-scale attack on Ashina Province!

Such a legendary figure with such a great reputation is a huge deterrent just by standing there.

Now, Yu-maru is about to face the swordsman Ashina Isshin at his peak, who was summoned by Genichirō at the cost of his own life. It is impossible to say that she doesn't feel oppressed.

Shinobu immediately perked up her nerves and began to face the enemy.