Ghoul Detention Center, the bottom layer!
Boom!
Kousuke Jin, with a leap, then plummeted from the air, his foot stomping the ground fiercely. Immediately, a deafening roar sounded, and the ground was smashed to pieces by a single kick.
Amidst the dust, Bai Ye quickly leaped into the air, his massive wings unfurling behind him, and then a large number of fire feathers rained down.
Kousuke Jin's figure was incredibly fast. He swiftly shifted his body, weaving through the fire feathers, evading all the attacks.
Then…
A punch was thrown!
However, this time Bai Ye had no intention of dodging.
Screech!
Kousuke Jin's fist struck Bai Ye's chest. His body staggered, and he passed right through Bai Ye.
Combat skills?
This was actually what Bai Ye feared the least. Purely physical attacks were useless against the elementalization of the Goro Goro no Mi.
However, Bai Ye was quite interested in "comprehensive combat techniques that surpass humanity," so he decided to try it out.
The results proved…
It was indeed quite powerful!
But since he had tasted the flavor, it was time to end it all.
At this moment, surprise was still etched on Kousuke Jin's face, as he clearly hadn't understood what had happened. But Bai Ye had no intention of giving him much time to think.
Screech!
In an instant, a large amount of electricity surged from Bai Ye's body.
The current slid along the ground forward, the jumping arcs like a tidal wave, rapidly surging towards Kousuke Jin.
Kousuke Jin retreated quickly, only to find it wasn't just the ground.
Abundant arcs of electricity were now dancing in the air, converging on him.
Kousuke Jin's gaze sharpened. Then, a large number of blood-colored bubbles suddenly appeared behind him, forming a Kagune like a whale's tail.
Bang!
The tail flapped forcefully against the ground, and Kousuke Jin leaped into the air, grabbing the sky bridge above to avoid the lightning-covered area.
"Using Kagune?"
Bai Ye looked up. Just then…
"As participants have discovered and entered the restricted zone of Anteiku Coffee Shop, all participants currently within the spectral ghoul area (within a three-kilometer radius of Anteiku Coffee Shop) will be transported to the streets surrounding Anteiku Coffee Shop in three minutes."
"As participants have discovered and entered the restricted zone of the Trade Company Sphinx, all participants currently within the spectral ghoul area (within a three-kilometer radius of the Trade Company Sphinx) will be transported to a random location within the Trade Company Sphinx in three minutes."
"As participants have discovered and entered the restricted zone of Kanou General Hospital, all participants currently within the spectral 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."
"As participants have discovered and entered the restricted zone of Quiquleya, all participants currently within the spectral ghoul area (within a three-kilometer radius of Quiquleya) will be transported to a random location within Quiquleya in three minutes."
"As participants have discovered and entered the restricted zone of the legendary 24th Ward, all participants currently within the spectral 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's eyes, and a large amount of information about newly opened restricted zones flashed across the screen.
What's going on?
Bai Ye was utterly bewildered.
According to the information on the light screen, a large number of restricted zones had been 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 him, and he shouldn't have received a notification.
Even if, for the sake of argument, notifications could be received inside restricted zones.
However, the restricted zones within ghoul areas forcibly teleported selected individuals within a three-kilometer radius. These newly opened restricted zones absolutely couldn't all be near the Ghoul Detention Center, right?
However, Bai Ye's confusion didn't last long before it was resolved.
"As all restricted zones in the ghoul area have been activated, a large-scale restricted zone event – Ghoul Riot – has been triggered."
"All selected individuals within the spectral ghoul area will be located within the restricted zone."
"The duration of the restricted zone is six hours. After six hours, the spectral ghoul area will be completely closed. Please leave within the designated time limit. Failure to leave the area within the designated time limit will be at your own risk."
"The number of selected individuals who can leave the spectral ghoul area is: 10% of the total number of selected individuals currently in the area (if the number reaches the upper limit, you will not be able to leave the spectral ghoul area even if you are within the time limit)."
"First selected individual to leave the spectral ghoul area: Reward: 1 random Gold-quality item of designated category."
"Top ten selected individuals to leave the spectral ghoul area: Reward: 1 random Gold-quality item."
"Top fifty selected individuals to leave the spectral ghoul area: Reward: 1 random Red-quality item."
"Selected individuals who successfully leave the spectral ghoul area: Reward: 1 random Black-quality item."
"Defeat the Special Class Ghoul Investigator, the undefeated Ghoul Investigator – Kishou Arima: Reward: 1 random Gold-quality item."
"Defeat the Director of the Ghoul Investigation Organization CCG – Furuta Nimura: 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 Unkilling Owl: Reward: 1 random Gold-quality item."
"Defeat the SSS-rated Ghoul – Ken Kaneki (Dragon Form): Reward: 1 random Gold-quality item of designated category."
…
In an instant, the light screen before Bai Ye was completely filled, leaving him stunned.
A large-scale restricted zone was starting just like that?
No, how could a large-scale restricted zone be activated right now?
Bai Ye was going a little crazy. The progress was wrong!
The world battlefield had only been open for about a year and a half at most, transitioning from the early to the mid-stage.
If we were to be more precise, the mid-stage of the world battlefield was the longest period, and this could be considered the early mid-stage.
The opening of large-scale restricted zones could, in a way, be seen as a transition between periods, specifically the shift from the mid-to-late stage to the late stage of the world battlefield.
One could tell this from the items produced in large-scale restricted zones – they directly yielded 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 certainly sounded like a good thing, even enough to make one ecstatic, after all, it produced Gold-quality items, and a large number of them at that.
But in reality…
It might not be a good thing!
Because…
Many, many people would truly die!
Many, many people!
…