REINCARNATION PARADISE

Su Xiao had always been curious about one thing: how exactly do the Shadow of Extinction fight against mages?

It seems now that his "Anti-Magic Body" is the key to effectively countering mages.

From Su Xiao's perspective, the most difficult part of fighting a mage is getting close to them.

Mages usually fight at a distance, while he is a close-combat fighter. The "Anti-Magic Body" gives him the means to get close to them.

Once he's in close range, the fight is essentially over.

Su Xiao had noticed in the Reincarnation Paradise's trading market that most mages were thin and fragile. Once he gets close to them, he becomes the "boss!"

The Anti-Magic Body has two abilities.

The first one is a bit of a drawback—it prevents him from learning any magic-related skills. The second is that he's immune to 40% of magic damage.

Not being able to learn magic skills doesn't mean he can't learn other skills, as many abilities in Reincarnation Paradise are outside the realm of magic.

Most passive skills, for example, are not considered magic skills.

And Su Xiao believed that the real meaning behind "can't learn magic skills" is "can't learn mage skills."

After all, he's the Shadow of Extinction. If he were to throw fireballs in battle, it would be completely out of character.

When he inherited the "Shadow of Extinction," the attitudes of the six statues made it clear they held deep hatred for mages. That's why the Shadow of Extinction can't learn mage skills.

However, everything is a trade-off. Although he can't learn magic, he gains very high magic resistance in return.

The next day.

Su Xiao woke up early, took off his hospital gown, and changed into his usual clothes.

"Mr. White Night, why are you up? You should lie back down—your injuries are very serious," a young nurse in a white coat rushed over to block Su Xiao.

"I'm fine. I've already recovered."

The nurse looked stern.

"No way!"

She was very responsible. As a first-class investigator, Su Xiao had specialized personnel looking after him.

Su Xiao gently patted the nurse on the shoulder and sidestepped around her.

"Wait..."

Just as the nurse was about to speak, her colleague stopped her.

"Kyoko, let it go. Investigators have their own missions. Our job is just to treat their injuries. Here's Mr. White Night's report from today's checkup. He's already met the discharge criteria."

Kyoko, clearly skeptical, took the report and examined it carefully.

"How is this even possible? What kind of physical condition does he have?"

...

Su Xiao walked out of the hospital and immediately pulled out his phone to dial Shinohara Yukinori's number.

"Special Investigator Shinohara, I'm discharged. We can resume the plan to cleanse the 14th Ward."

Shinohara Yukinori was somewhat surprised to receive Su Xiao's call.

"Is your body alright?"

"No problem."

"Alright then, return to the branch. We'll still use the same team as before, but Juuzou's injuries haven't healed, so he won't be able to join in on the 14th Ward cleansing."

Su Xiao hailed a cab and headed to the branch.

Twenty minutes later, inside Shinohara Yukinori's office.

"The team is fully assembled. I don't care where you got the information about the ghoul gathering spot. I only need one result: make the 14th Ward as safe as the 20th Ward."

The 14th Ward was a large area. If they could cleanse it, it would accommodate a significant population and reduce the threat of ghouls to humans.

"Understood."

After responding, Su Xiao made a move to leave the office.

"White Night, have you heard? Headquarters is planning something big in the 11th Ward."

Su Xiao stopped in his tracks.

The "big move" in the 11th Ward that Shinohara mentioned was likely the same event from the original story, where Kaneki Ken was captured, and CCG clashed with Aogiri Tree.

"The 11th Ward has been getting increasingly chaotic lately. An organization called Aogiri Tree has even started openly attacking local ghoul investigators. In four days, I'll be heading to the 20th Ward. I don't know who will be transferred to the 14th Ward to oversee things, so we need to speed up the cleansing plan. I can support you, but that doesn't mean others will. I understand your hatred for ghouls. After all, your father and I once drove ghouls away together."

Shinohara Yukinori had obviously misunderstood something. Su Xiao's identity had been fabricated by Reincarnation Paradise.

But this misunderstanding worked in Su Xiao's favor, so he had no intention of correcting it.

"Four days? I'll do my best."

With that, Su Xiao left the office.

Time was indeed tight. If Shinohara Yukinori was transferred, something might change.

There was no guarantee that the next Special or Associate Special Investigator assigned to the 14th Ward would support Su Xiao's plan.

The team assembled for the 14th Ward cleansing was already waiting in the lobby. At the front stood Mado Akira.

Today, Mado Akira looked different. Her eyes were dull, and her usually neat blonde hair was tied up haphazardly.

"First-class Investigator White Night, the team is ready and can depart at any time," Mado Akira said, her eyes red and her attention unfocused.

"Let's go."

Su Xiao didn't question Mado Akira's unusual state. He wasn't one to be soft-hearted. Time was running out, and the main mission took priority.

According to the map provided by Itori, there was a half-finished building on the outskirts where a large number of ghouls often gathered. There were about 200 to 300 ghouls in total.

This was a loose ghoul organization with a few leaders.

This time, Su Xiao wasn't going in alone. There were too many ghouls, so he needed to proceed cautiously and rely on the CCG's power.

While Su Xiao was sitting in the passenger seat, thinking about strategies, he heard the sound of liquid dripping.

He turned his head to see that Mado Akira, who was driving, had tears streaming down her face.

Noticing Su Xiao's gaze, Mado Akira quickly turned her head to the side and wiped her nose.

"With your current mental state, your survival rate in this mission is less than 20%."

Su Xiao leaned back in the passenger seat.

"Wuu..."

Mado Akira couldn't hold back anymore and started crying out loud.

"First-class Investigator White Night, is death in battle really the fate of all investigators?"

Mado Akira spoke through sobs, her tears falling uncontrollably.

"Investigators drive away ghouls, and ghouls kill investigators. It's a fair exchange."

Su Xiao had a rough idea why Mado Akira was acting like this.

In the original story, Mado Akira's father, Mado Kureo, died in battle early on.

It seemed that Mado Kureo had already died.

His death signified that the plot had begun, and Kaneki Ken had already undergone surgery to have ghoul organs transplanted into him, turning him into a ghoul.

At this point in the timeline, Kaneki had just started working at the Anteiku café and hadn't been captured yet.

However, since Su Xiao had already killed Yamori, it was uncertain whether Kaneki would be captured or tortured.

Since the ghouls had contractors on their side, Kaneki might still undergo his transformation into a more powerful ghoul.

With Mado Akira's sobbing as background noise, the CCG convoy arrived at the edge of the 14th Ward, near the ghoul gathering spot.

(End of Chapter)

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Translator's Note :- I am Not that familiar with a lot of the fictional worlds mentioned in the story. So if I make a mistake naming something please correct me by writing a paragraph comment on the mistake. Thank you.