The shockwaves from the collision of flame and lightning had cleared away the surrounding trees entirely.
Brandon sat cross-legged nearby, watching the battle between man and beast with interest. Both possessed talents recognized as First Sequence. Though Skyler was stronger in terms of combat power, killing this mutant silver wolf in a short time was impossible.
Lightning and flame were both forces of ultimate destruction. Their battle could be considered the highest-level combat on Earth at present.
Even the mutant giant octopus from before was far inferior to these two now. Its talent had been powerful, but it had died too early. Had it survived until now, with its devouring ability and the Dark-Dark Fruit's power, it would have stood at the very pinnacle among all mutant beasts.
Though its death would give rise to an even more powerful mutant beast—adding another possibility to this world's future.
Ding. You have a new message.
The chat group's notification sounded in Brandon's ears. A look of surprise crossed his face as he opened the chat group.
Roxie Vale was currently @-ing everyone.
Ordinary Group Owner: "@Everyone, brothers, look what I found!"
Ordinary Group Owner: "The mission template actually has a freaking mission!"
Ordinary Group Owner: "It's been up for three days and I didn't even notice!"
Ordinary Group Owner: "@Fifth Division Captain, @Marquis Voban, one of you is a sneaky schemer, and the other talks about missions in the chat group all the time. How did neither of you notice?"
Fifth Division Captain: "..."
Sneaky schemer, huh? Saying it behind my back is one thing.
But you @ everyone and say it to my face—do I not have any dignity?
A helpless expression appeared on Aizen's face. Though the term wasn't particularly friendly, it wasn't inaccurate when applied to him.
In truth, he hadn't failed to notice. He was simply waiting for another group member to bring up the mission.
After all, everyone's impression of him was more or less those three words the Group Owner had used. If he were the one to announce it, others might pay him extra attention. For now, he still wanted to keep a low profile.
As for Marquis Voban—he simply hadn't noticed, nothing more.
The previous Transmigrator and Simulator chat groups hadn't issued any missions, so his impression of missions had remained stuck at the first one. He had assumed the chat group would notify them when a mission was issued. Turns out it didn't.
The Most Ancient Godslayer: "The chat group doesn't notify us when missions are issued?"
The Most Ancient Godslayer: "But the first time... never mind."
The Most Ancient Godslayer: "These things are meaningless. What matters is the mission!"
The Most Ancient Godslayer: "This time, I will secure a spot!"
Determination filled Marquis Voban's eyes!
But the very next second, Luo Hao stabbed him right in the heart.
Martial Arts King: "After all this time, you still haven't succeeded at enhancement. How pitiful, Voban."
Martial Arts King: "Why don't you just quit being a Godslayer? With luck this bad, I really wonder how you managed to slay a god in the first place."
Martial Arts King: "Or did you use up all your luck back then?"
Martial Arts King: "That would make sense. Living so long and slaying so many Heretic Gods, only to be defeated by a junior."
Martial Arts King: "Heh."
The Most Ancient Godslayer: "Hmph. You think you're any better than me?"
The Most Ancient Godslayer: "You're only a little younger than I am."
The Most Ancient Godslayer: "'The name of the wise and brave Holy Cult Leader shall live as long as heaven and earth, indestructible through all eternity; Your martial might is boundless, and your wisdom and benevolence illuminate the world'? I really don't know how you can stand listening to such shameless flattery."
The Most Ancient Godslayer: "Oh, I forgot. It's not that your disciples want to say it—they have no choice. Because you like hearing that kind of praise."
The Most Ancient Godslayer: "The slightest mistake and they face your oppression. Their fear of you has even given them an aversion to women. Being your disciple is truly pitiful."
CRACK!
As the teacup in her hand shattered, a dark expression appeared on Luo Hao's face.
Martial Arts King: "You really dare say anything, don't you, Voban."
Martial Arts King: "Why don't we go to the virtual battle arena for another exchange?"
The Most Ancient Godslayer: "Do you think I'm a fool?"
The Most Ancient Godslayer: "Once I complete this mission and successfully break through my limits, you'll know who the strongest Godslayer truly is."
In their respective Godslayer worlds across different timelines, both Luo Hao and Voban gave cold snorts and said:
"I'll kill you sooner or later!"
The Worst Spirit: "Looking at this mission... how should I put it? It seems we need to consider Minato Namikaze's opinion."
The Worst Spirit: "If he's unwilling, we really can't proceed."
The Worst Spirit: "Shrug.jpg"
Golden Flash: "???"
Minato Namikaze was completely bewildered. A transmigrator had appeared in his world?
Uchiha Dance King: "A Naruto world mission?"
Uchiha Madara furrowed his brow. So it wasn't his world. But that was fine—he could take the opportunity to retrieve the Rinnegan from Nagato in Minato's world.
But first, he needed to see what the mission actually was. For Kurumi Tokisaki to say that if Minato was unwilling, they couldn't do the mission...
It wasn't like they were destroying Konoha. What objection could he possibly have?
But when he saw the mission details, he froze for a moment.
By this time, Roxie had already posted the mission information.
Mission World: The Naruto world where group member Golden Flash resides
Mission Difficulty: Medium-Low
Mission Participants: 5 people (including group member Minato Namikaze)
Mission Description: The transmigrator Liu Yun descended into a parallel timeline's Naruto world and merged souls with a dying Naruto Uzumaki. He inherited Naruto Uzumaki's mantle and walked through the Naruto world as Naruto Uzumaki. Using the power of a rule-grade item, he absorbed Ashura's chakra. His personality remained unaffected by Ashura's chakra, and his dark side was amplified.
After destroying Konoha, he unified the Shinobi World and established an unprecedented nation. He revived the parallel timeline's Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki, handed the nation over to Minato, and then traversed worlds in pursuit of greater power. He has now arrived in the Naruto world where group member Golden Flash resides.
Mission Rewards: 50,000 points (automatically deducted from group member Minato Namikaze's account upon mission completion), +1 enhancement attempt (50% success rate; the higher the base of the enhancement target, the lower the success probability)
Note: Upon the target's death, rewards will be calculated based on the rule-grade item's tier and each participating member's contribution ratio during the mission.
All group members, including Brandon, fell silent looking at this mission.
None of them had expected that this mission's target would be Naruto Uzumaki from a parallel timeline.
More accurately, it wasn't really Naruto Uzumaki—it was an entirely new personality formed from the soul fusion between the transmigrator Liu Yun and a dying Naruto Uzumaki.
Even if he possessed all the memories of both transmigrator Liu Yun and Naruto Uzumaki, even if that world itself acknowledged him as Naruto Uzumaki, he was not Naruto Uzumaki.
— End of Chapter —