Compared to its initial form, Susanoo's first stage was much larger, towering around ten meters.
The massive ribcage expanded into a skeletal upper torso, and even just this half-body reached an astonishing height. Susanoo's arms also grew significantly in size.
At this moment, Byakuya and Eto were fully enveloped within Susanoo's protective shell.
Due to the influence of RC cells, Susanoo had taken on a solid form. However, while Byakuya and Eto could see the outside from within, Kaiko and his men were completely unable to see through it.
"Is this… a kakuja transformation?"
Inside the giant's body, Eto was completely stunned.
She had never seen a kakuja of such an immense scale before.
Moreover, Byakuya was still standing in a normal position on the ground, and even though she was clinging to him, his transformation didn't affect her in the slightest.
In reality, the so-called solidification of Susanoo was merely a visual transformation. Fundamentally, it was the same as before.
Originally, Susanoo was a manifestation of chakra in physical form. The difference was that it usually appeared semi-transparent, yet this didn't hinder its incredible offensive and defensive capabilities.
As long as Byakuya willed it, Eto could move freely inside or exit at any time.
But for enemies? That was out of the question.
"Kakuja? That's impossible!"
Kaiko was in shock as he looked up at the massive, azure-blue giant. Even though it was only an upper body, its sheer size was unbelievable.
But what truly baffled him was why Byakuya could transform like this.
He had briefly noticed the boy's blood-red eyes earlier. Had he secretly implanted a kakuhou?
And he had done so completely under the Washuu clan's radar?
Not only that, but his kakuja form was far larger than even the One-Eyed Owl's!
The black-clad operatives around him were equally dumbfounded, struggling to process what they were witnessing.
Kaiko was the first to regain his composure and immediately fired a round from his quinque.
"Boom!"
The RC projectile exploded upon impact.
Seeing this, Kaiko smirked.
"Hmph. So that's it? It's big, but nothing special."
His voice dripped with disdain.
He had full confidence in his SSS rated koukaku quinque, believing that Byakuya wouldn't be able to withstand a direct hit.
If this so-called kakuja was that slow, wasn't it just a giant punching bag?
But the next scene completely shattered his confidence.
As the dust cleared—
Susanoo stood completely unscathed.
"What?!"
Kaiko's expression twisted in shock.
The other operatives were also left speechless.
An SSS quinque had done absolutely nothing to it.
Panic set in.
If not even a weapon of this caliber could pierce through that defense—
How were they supposed to fight it?
In a world like Tokyo Ghoul, Susanoo was nothing short of an unstoppable force.
A true divine power — the ultimate offense and defense combined!
"This is incredible! Just crush them all!" Eto couldn't hide her excitement.
She finally understood why Byakuya had been so confident.
"No rush. There's more."
Byakuya replied calmly.
Right now, his Susanoo lacked a weapon, making it difficult to wipe out all these enemies at once.
That would change with the second stage.
With a single thought, Susanoo evolved again.
Its size doubled, and its skeletal frame was now covered in flesh and armor.
More importantly, Susanoo's hand now gripped a weapon—
A sword.
This weapon was essentially a scaled-up version of "STK" which had taken on a full blade form.
Byakuya had deliberately chosen to combine STK and Owl into Susanoo's signature weapons.
However, using Owl would drain him too quickly, so he opted for STK instead.
Looking up at the towering transformation, Eto murmured in awe:
"I'm starting to wonder… what the hell is your body even made of?"
By all logic, Byakuya was a half-human — which meant he could eat normal food. His RC level should be low.
And he didn't even have a kakuhou.
How could he possibly have a kakuja this massive?
This was already close to twenty meters tall…
Was a mutated half-human really this overpowered?
Meanwhile—
Kaiko and the black-clad operatives were utterly petrified.
They stared at the monstrous kakuja, its form dwarfing everything around them.
And now—
It even had a quinque-like weapon.
Byakuya didn't plan on giving them a chance to recover.
In his other hand—
A Yasaka Magatama materialized.
This was a massive, blue-glowing projectile shaped like the Sharingan's tomoe pattern—an ability unique to Susanoo's second stage and beyond.
Its method of attack?
Simple.
Just throw it.
Kaiko and his men had no idea what it was, but they could feel the overwhelming danger.
Too late.
Byakuya launched the Yasaka Magatama.
It soared through the air with absurd speed—
Too fast for Kaiko or the others to even react.
"BOOM!!"
A devastating explosion engulfed them instantly.
Not a single one survived.
They were completely erased.
Not even ashes remained.
[Ding! You have defeated Kaiko. Reward: +300 Attribute Points!]
[Ding! You have defeated Special-Class Half-Human. Reward: +100 Attribute Points!]
[…]
In an instant, Byakuya had gained a massive amount of attribute points.
Just then—
Arima and Yoshimura finally arrived.
Looking at the battlefield, Arima muttered:
"Looks like it's already over…"
He gazed up at the colossal figure in the distance.
It was hard to believe, but—
This was Byakuya's kakuja form.
There was no other possibility.
Yoshimura, still in his kakuja form, was equally stunned.
For the first time—
He felt small.