I am a female swordsman.

"I'll contact Huang Quan immediately."

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"What? Back to the branch now? Okay...okay, I understand. Just leave the bait there. Mr. Amon, if I may ask, have you found [Ooku]? I have a big gift for her."

The figure answering the phone gradually became clearer in the rain.

On the straight blade, which was not yet sheathed, rainwater and blood mingled, creating numerous indescribable patterns that eventually dripped onto the fine stream of water on the ground.

"A grand gift? That doesn't sound like something you would say."

"That's really rude of you, Amon-kun."

With a strange, wide grin that mirrored someone else's, Huang Quan looked up at the torrential rain falling from the dark sky. Her eyes were so red that it looked as if blood was about to drip from her pupils.

This is abnormal...!

Even when Huang Quan's pupils were normally crimson, they had never been this exaggeratedly bright red; they looked like the eyes of a monster formed entirely of blood. Amen on the other end of the phone paused for a moment. He sensed that something seemed off about Huang Quan; her personality seemed to have acquired an inexplicable quality.

"Huang Quan, are you alright?"

"It's okay, I was just... a little excited."

excited??

The thought that Huang Quan, usually so calm and aloof, was actually excited sent a chill down Yamen's spine. If it weren't for the fact that the voice on the other end of the phone was indeed Huang Quan's cool and detached tone, Yamen would have suspected that Huang Quan had been replaced.

"Alright, I'll get back as soon as possible, Amen."

Ignoring Amon Kotaro's exaggerated reaction on the other end of the phone, Yomi hung up the phone swiftly with her arm hanging down. She turned slightly to look back, revealing a large, shocking area of ​​injuries on her back.

Two large, irregular gashes, as if ripped open by long, sharp objects, stretched from the shoulder blades to almost the buttocks, revealing tattered, rolled-up flesh through the blood-stained coat. Most horrifyingly, on the left lower back, a penetrating wound oozed blood that mingled with rainwater.

Two B-rank feathered kagune ghouls, two B-rank tailed kagune ghouls, and one A-rank kagune ghoul!

The system gave Huang Quan a big surprise!

During the time that Yomi was ambushing and hunting several ghouls near Dr. Fueguchi, just as the mission was about to be completed, suddenly five ghouls appeared out of nowhere and surrounded Yomi.

The A-rank Kagune ghouls used their powerful defenses to restrain her from the front, while two B-rank Feathered Kagune ghouls restricted her movement in the complex terrain, and the Ookagune ghouls searched for an opening to inflict a fatal wound on Yomi. Faced with this targeted encirclement, Yomi displayed a terrifyingly strong will.

The arena for their deadly battle was dragged into a narrow and complex area of ​​abandoned residential buildings, where the ghouls witnessed for the first time the terrifying swordsmanship that the sword demon Yomi could unleash in an instant!

Facing the dangerous situation of being targeted.

At the start of the battle, despite the injury from being torn apart from behind by a Koukaku ghoul, Huang Quan unleashed her full speed and ruthlessly cleaved a Ukaku ghoul in two, along with its kagune. She also used her [Spinning Counterattack] to injure the strongest Koukaku ghoul among the attackers.

The remaining ghoul, out of fear, failed to utilize its speed advantage and was swiftly and cleanly executed by Yomi in close combat during an ambush in the narrow corridor. The final battle was fought by the wounded Yomi in the courtyard against three ghouls at near-full strength!

However, the ghouls underestimated Yomi's exaggerated burst speed.

The heavy kagune of the Koukaku ghoul was ripped off along her entire arm as easily as prying open a crab shell, while the two Ookaku ghouls rushed up while the Yomi Sword was stuck in the Koukaku and successfully pierced her with their Ookaku to lift her up.

Logically speaking, her body should have been torn to shreds by the two ghouls in the next second...

However, despite being in dire straits, Yomi plummeted down the tail that pierced her! As the ghouls watched in horror, she allowed the wound to widen, the shimmering white light of the sword becoming the last sight the two ghouls witnessed in their short lives! It was precisely this terrifying fighting spirit that allowed Yomi to survive!

'It's good to be alive.'

Experiencing the eerie tranquility following the carnage, Huang Quan sighed in the rain.

Chapter Twenty-Two: Touching the Heart

CCG20 Branch Hospital

"This is outrageous! Huang Quan, you should have called for backup then and there!"

Looking at Huang Quan, whose upper body was wrapped up like a mummy, with a calm and indifferent expression, Yamen and the others had an unimaginable headache.

During their two months as partners, he discovered something incomprehensible about Huang Quan: regardless of the situation, she seemed to only notice what was in front of her, selectively forgetting what she didn't know. For example, when faced with danger, instead of thinking about calling for backup or retreating, she would fight with all her might!

This is just too absurd...

Sitting on the hospital bed, Huang Quan tilted his head to the left, then to the right, blinking his sharp eyes as if to say: Oh (indifferently).

"Were you even listening to me?!"

"Shut up, Amon-kun, are you a groundhog?"

"Huh?! Mr. Mado, what about Yomi? She'll die one day if she keeps going like this...!" Amon Kotaro was enraged by Yomi's nonchalant attitude. Yomi was also an orphan because of ghouls, which undoubtedly touched a soft spot in Amon's heart.

Mado Kureo stood beside the hospital bed, silently watching Huang Quan.

Faced with Mado Kureo's unusual silence, Yomi couldn't be as casual as she was with Amon. She could only lower her head as if she knew she had done something wrong, too embarrassed to make excuses.

Huang Quan greatly respects Makoto.

Therefore, she couldn't handle him with a frivolous attitude. However, Huang Quan, who believed she hadn't done anything wrong in terms of rationality, also had no intention of obediently admitting her mistakes and apologizing. Whatever the fault, either the world was wrong, or the system was wrong; she was definitely not wrong!

"Intern Investigator of the Underworld"

Mado Kureo's tone was slow and soft; it was impossible to tell if he was angry or anything. But this was the first time Mado Kureo had used her full name since Yomi became an investigator.

"As your superior, I deeply admire your heroic actions, fighting to the death against so many powerful ghouls. You not only protected the safety of this city, but also upheld the dignity of the investigators. However, as your partner and an older superior, I hope you can consider the feelings of the entire team."

"I'm sorry to have worried you."

“You and Amon are both my prized disciples. You have a bright future ahead of you, instead of dying in this kind of battle so early. So if there is a next time, and those bastards dare to target and besiege you again…” Mado, who had been keeping a straight face, finally showed a slight smile of approval. He reached out and patted Yomi on the head.

"...Just call on me and Amen. As teachers, we must support our disciples."

It was like a kind elder comforting a frustrated younger generation.

Seeing Mado Kureo's kind smile, a mixture of helplessness and understanding, made Yomi, who had been trying to escape, tremble. She hadn't expected that this old man, shrouded in hatred, would have such a tender side, and her hands, hidden under the covers, involuntarily gripped the sheets tightly.

"I'm sorry to have troubled you... teacher."

"Rest well and I look forward to your return to the team."

Amon had never seen his mentor so tender before, and he followed Mado Kureo out of the ward in a daze.

The moment the two stepped out of the ward, Amon Kotaro sensed an intense, malevolent aura emanating from Mado Kureo. The accumulated killing intent from the countless ghouls he had slaughtered over the past ten years instantly plunged the entire corridor into a chilling, eerie atmosphere!

Mado Kureo was completely enraged!

He felt a sense of gratitude towards Huang Quan, both as a disciple and a daughter. When he learned that Huang Quan had been targeted and killed by ghouls, the image that flashed through his mind was the scene ten years ago when he saw his wife, Mado Kaname, with her face disfigured. If Huang Quan hadn't met with this tragedy, he wouldn't have realized that the initial, heartfelt belief behind his relentless killing of ghouls over the past ten years was actually to protect those around him and prevent anyone else from dying at the hands of ghouls.

It's not too late to understand now!

"Yamon-kun, come with me to avenge Huang Quan! Let those bastards know what kind of wrath they will face for harming those important to us! I can't wait to hear their screams of agony!"

"Understood, Mr. Mado!"

Both Mado Kureo and Amon Kotaro were burning with hatred and rage, the sparks of that karmic fire flying everywhere, almost bursting from their eyes.

This burning karmic fire within will surely ignite the passions of others who also yearn for a righteous world, which is why monsters can never defeat humanity. Even if one falls, upholding this belief is like receiving a torch from those who came before, rekindling that inextinguishable karmic fire!

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"What's wrong with me? I actually developed real feelings for him. I'm such a terrible person."

Lying on the hospital bed, recalling the warmth of Mado Kureo's palm just now, Yomi couldn't help but clench her teeth.

She kept reminding herself that she was just a passerby and that she could never get emotionally involved in this world, otherwise she might do something uncontrollable because of her feelings.

Huang Quan had a premonition that the system couldn't let her live in this world forever. As her acquired power increased, she might be thrown into other worlds after a certain stage. Huang Quan also understood the wicked nature of this system; it wouldn't stop tormenting her.

She reached out and slapped her face hard, which aggravated her wounds, causing her fair face to become distorted and pale.

'Never mind, I just want a clear conscience!'

Temporarily putting aside the unsolvable problem of her feelings, Huang Quan summoned her attribute panel and skillfully entered the mission template. She had been in a daze since entering the hospital and had been scolded by Mado Wuxu and Amon. Only now did she have time to sort out her mission gains.

task:

Steel stained with blood

Mission Requirements: To stain steel with blood is the swordsman's glory! Hunt down ten B-rank ghouls of each of the four different types of kagune, or cause the death of one S-rank ghoul in any way!

Task progress: Completed!

Task Evaluation: Those who can't give up anything can't change anything. What have you sacrificed to become stronger? Have you ever asked yourself that question? You who have stained steel with blood, I look forward to your next brilliant performance…

Mission Rewards: All class change quests, universal class weapon carriers, and unlocking of all class skill trees.

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The evaluation of this mission completion seems to have a hidden meaning.

Huang Quan raised her beautiful willow-leaf eyebrows with a strange expression. After glancing at the mission evaluation for a while, she finally clicked on the mission rewards.

She had gone through countless hardships and even risked her life to complete the task, and she had been dreaming of the incredibly generous reward for it.

The first thing to look at, of course, is the four job advancement quests for the female Ghost Knight!

Chapter Twenty-Three: Job Change Quest

Before transmigrating, Huang Quan had intermittently quit and returned to the classic game "Dungeon Fighter Online".

The female ghost swordsman, with her silver hair and red eyes and incredibly charming aura, caused a sensation when she was first released. Huang Quan herself also learned about the female ghost swordsman's backstory because of her admiration.

He liked her, but then he discovered that one day he had become an incomparably beautiful female ghost swordsman. Huang Quan didn't know how to describe the complicated feelings he had.

Job Change Quest:

[Output as if hanging]

Mission Requirements: Skillfully control the transfer energy within your body, and use the Ghost Hand to imbue your weapon with powerful magical abilities, thereby altering the sword's form and unleashing formidable swordsmanship!

Quest Reward: Swordmaster Class Change

Accept Quest: Yes/No (Note: This is a special job change quest; if the host abandons it, it will not reappear!)

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[Controlled to the extreme]

Mission Requirements: Resonate with the power of Hades Ushir, absorb the souls of your enemies or move freely through shadows, and instill fear in your foes with your sinister and ruthless fighting style!

Quest Reward: Dark Templar Class Change

Accept Quest: Yes/No (Note: This is a special job change quest; if the host abandons it, it will not reappear!)

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