Chapter 132: Half-Kakuja, Yakumo Oomori Goes Berserk!

Having opened the Gate of Opening, Sikong Xu felt his physical capabilities surge with explosive power. He withdrew the sword from his hand and faced the Ghouls ahead with bare fists. Only by using his fists could he fully vent the fury in his heart; only by using his fists could he fully unleash the martial arts of the Eight Inner Gates.

"Ah—!" Sikong Xu stomped one foot down, and the hard concrete floor instantly cracked like a spiderweb, a testament to the immense power behind that single step.

Bang!

The explosive sound of the ground shattering followed immediately. Sikong Xu’s figure vanished from the spot like a gust of wind, sprinting around the Ghouls. The airflow generated by his extreme speed formed a wall of wind around them.

"This is..."

The Ghouls stared blankly at the surrounding wind wall, at a loss. They knew this barrier had been created by the boy, but they could see only the swirling wind, not the boy himself.

"What do we do?"
"Where’s the boss?"
"He’s outside... should we try to break through?"

Just as the Ghouls were panicking, one stepped forward and shouted, "My Kagune is Koukaku; I’ll take the lead, follow me!"

A massive, turtle-shell-like Kagune emerged from the Ghoul’s shoulder blades, appearing incredibly sturdy.

But in the blink of an eye—

Crack—Bang!

The wind-like Sikong Xu flashed directly in front of him. Jumping into mid-air, Sikong Xu pivoted his body and delivered a sweeping kick against the Ghoul’s Koukaku.

Instantly, the Ghoul was sent flying as if struck by a multi-ton truck moving at high speed. Not only did his Kagune shatter upon impact, but his internal organs were ruptured by the sheer force of the blow. The Ghoul let out a muffled groan and flew over ten meters away, only coming to a halt after slamming into a shipping container and leaving a massive dent in the steel. His regenerative abilities were only average, so it was clear he wouldn't survive such a strike.

"Who’s next!"

Sikong Xu scanned the remaining Ghouls with bloodshot eyes. His overwhelming presence made them too terrified to take a single step forward.

"Sorry, it’s not your fault for eating people. The mistake you made was—messing with me!"

Whoosh—

In an instant, Sikong Xu vanished again. A series of screams followed; within a single second, he had sent several Ghouls flying. These weaker Ghouls were completely defenseless against Sikong Xu in his Gate-opened state. Regardless of who it was, one punch or kick was all it took to finish them. If one managed to survive due to stronger regeneration, Sikong Xu would simply follow up with another strike. Even the lightning-fast Ukaku Ghouls couldn't keep up with his speed; they were knocked to the ground with ruined organs before they could even track his movements.

"Who’s next!"

Twenty-some Ghouls were wiped out in less than a minute. Their cause of death was identical: internal organs and skulls shattered by immense force. With such severe trauma, even the Ghouls famous for their regenerative powers in the original story would have been unable to recover in time.

And that was doubly true for these low-level Ghouls.

The bloodshot veins in Sikong Xu’s eyes grew more prominent. Because he had forcibly opened the Gate without the necessary physical foundation, every second brought the agonizing pain of tearing muscles and fracturing bones. Although his body healed at a rapid pace after every injury, the agony was unavoidable.

"Right... there’s still you!"

Sikong Xu grinned, baring his teeth, his gaze burning as he looked at Yamori (Yakumo Oomori) before him.

"You... who are you..." Yamori’s eyes now held a flicker of fear. He knew that even he couldn't have disposed of twenty Ghouls in such a short time.

"I’m the one who’s going to kill you..." Sikong Xu panted heavily. The next moment—

Swish!

Yamori felt only a gust of wind sweep past him, followed by a devastatingly heavy blow to his body. Even for a Ghoul as strong as Yamori, such terrifying force was unbearable. He felt as if his organs were about to be expelled from his throat.

"Oh? You’re quite resilient, aren't you..."

Sikong Xu smiled. He leaped instantly, hovering above Yamori, and delivered a brutal, downward stomp.

Bang!

The immense downward force penetrated Yamori’s body. The kick, heavy as a mountain hammer, slammed him face-first into the concrete. His head sank into the ground, and blood sprayed everywhere.

"What is 1000 minus 7..."

Sikong Xu looked down at Yamori pinned beneath his foot, a sudden streak of dark humor surfacing in his mind. *You like torturing people, don't you? Then let me let you taste the method you are most familiar with and enjoy the most!*

"You... who exactly are you..." Yamori, his entire head buried in the concrete crater, stammered.

"What is 1000 minus 7!"

Bang!

Sikong Xu increased the pressure of his foot. Yamori’s face was already mangled, and under the new force, the bones of his skull began to creak and crack.

"Ah... ah... ah..." The intense pain drove Yamori into a state of pure madness. Sikong Xu’s treatment reminded him of the fear he had felt when he was tortured in the past.

"993..."

Suddenly, an inexplicable power erupted from within Yamori’s body. It was a strength so great that even Sikong Xu, while in the Gate-opened state, found it troublesome.

Instinctively, Sikong Xu leaped back to put some distance between them.

"I’ll kill you..." Slowly, Yamori crawled up from the ground. Half of his face—no, half of his entire body—was now encased in a scaly Kagune.

"This guy..." For a moment, Sikong Xu couldn't help but feel he had been courting disaster.

In the original story, the reason Yamori made a name for himself as an S-rated Ghoul was his strength, and much of that strength came from his status as a Half-Kakuja!

A Kakuja is a Ghoul who has consumed multiple Kakuhou and can cover their entire body in a Kakuja armor. A Half-Kakuja is an incomplete version of this; while a true Kakuja can fight with reason, a Half-Kakuja usually only covers half their body and often goes into a berserk state when using their power.

While there are differences between the two, they both refer to Ghouls possessing immense power. Even the weakest Kakuja or Half-Kakuja, when fully unleashed, possesses strength many times, even dozens of times, greater than an ordinary Ghoul.

And Yamori’s current state was exactly what a berserk Half-Kakuja looked like.