Chapter 359: Fullbring, Heart-Severing Sword
Kaito Shirogane looked at the upper body of the woman in his hand, lifting her head to meet his gaze.
He didn't see a kill notification.
This woman clearly also possessed some kind of regeneration ability. But unfortunately...
Kaito tapped the woman's forehead lightly. Shinra Death Intent surged within his body.
[Hirano] fell from the air, staggering two steps, fear already visible on his face.
The rumors were right. Mercenary Tao was indeed a monster with rule-breaking combat power. He and [Melisandre] were no match at all...
If [Xelo] hadn't intervened, he probably would have been heavily injured instantly as well.
And Xelo...
Hirano felt a chill in his heart at this moment.
"Tsk, truly heartless. Are you the type who deliberately puts on airs and then sends teammates to probe enemy combat intelligence?"
Squelch!
Just as red light ignited on [Melisandre]'s body, Shinra Death Intent erupted from Kaito's hand. With a knock, the crisp sound of a skull strike rang out.
The red light dissipated instantly.
[You killed Reincarnator BV67432988]
[You killed a Reincarnator in a Team Survival Mode world. No Crimson Drop Card generated for this kill.]
[Based on the effect of Omen of the Evil God · Cocoon of Greed, obtained Karma Point x1 for this kill. Forced generation of Crimson Drop Card. Reward increased by 50%.]
Xelo exhaled a breath of turbid air. Watching the blessing of the [Lord of Light · R'hllor] extinguish on Melisandre, the Space notification also appeared at this time.
His teammate was taken away once again.
He looked up and sighed, his voice sounding partly painful, partly joyous.
"Mercenary Tao, you mastered an [Instant Death] type ability. No wonder you could kill a guy like [Millennium Bug]..."
He opened his eyes again. Intense Reishi gathered in his eyes, making them appear silvery-white.
"But you are wrong about one thing. I'm not a heartless guy. On the contrary, I cherish my teammates very much. No, I love them..."
The man's tone was erratic. The Reiatsu fluctuation on his body became stronger and stronger. Even though [Locker] and the others had retreated hundreds of meters, they still felt uncomfortable. That heavy feeling was as if a giant rock pressed on their hearts, making it hard to breathe.
"I don't just treat them as teammates, but as friends, as family, as lovers..."
Kaito looked at the white-suited man whose mental state clearly fell into abnormality. The corners of his mouth curled up. In this Space, overly proper ordinary people were mostly mediocre. It was often these mentally abnormal lunatics who could forge special paths.
[Xelo] spoke with cadence, recounting his 'love' for his teammates as if reciting something. This made Hirano, who had retreated to yield the main battlefield, suddenly feel a surge of nausea.
His intuition was sharp. Although Xelo usually treated him decently, saved him during missions, and was even bed partners with the red-robed Melisandre...
But...
Whenever encountering strong enemies, he always had a peculiar feeling that Xelo remained detached from the battlefield.
Although he would strike first every time and use [Kido] abilities to save people at critical moments, Hirano dared not place his hope on Xelo.
This [Squad 5569], despite having a Title Level Reincarnator, didn't fix the team name to something with special meaning but kept this number because personnel turnover was very unstable.
Hirano joined the team five missions ago. Melisandre might have been one or two mission worlds earlier.
But now, Melisandre was killed right in front of Xelo.
Xelo slowly drew the black katana from his waist. Reishi constantly manifested from the blade.
Xelo held the blade vertically between his eyebrows.
"Because of love, there is pain."
"Because of possession, there is loss."
"Therefore, draw the sword..."
Intense Reiatsu lit up from the blade of the black katana. In just an instant, the blade in Xelo's hand seemed to turn into a blue-white katana of light.
"Tsk, not a Zanpakuto? I was even prepared to witness a Zanpakuto release..."
The corners of Kaito's mouth curved downward, his expression of keen interest turning into indifference.
[Red Dust] was bound in the air by Tornado's superpower. After the vehicle was brutally stopped by Kaito, he spun a few times before being thrown aside along with the vehicle.
He could only try his best to observe the battlefield out of the corner of his eye without triggering Tornado's restriction.
The main battlefield was undoubtedly the duel between Mercenary Tao and that [Soul Sorcerer · Xelo]. Xelo most likely mastered some kind of [Fullbring] (Complete Presentation Art). From [Chaos Sage]'s intelligence, it was probably some troublesome rule-based ability.
Red Dust disliked fighting such opponents very much. Either the opponent couldn't cast abilities in time and was instant-killed by him, or the opponent's disgusting abilities made it difficult for him to act freely.
The other battlefield was quiet at this moment. [Sylar], whose figure became transparent, constantly released psychokinetic impacts, summoned whirlwinds, muscle enhancements, and other superpowers.
But no matter how one looked at it, he was bombarding the air.
[Heart Demon] had weird abilities. Red Dust didn't know the specifics either, only knowing that most perception-specialized Reincarnators found it hard to capture [Heart Demon]'s traces unless she showed herself actively.
Based on [Heart Demon]'s past moves, she likely also mastered some rule-based ability related to various curses.
Red Dust watched [Sylar] constantly bombard the air but move further and further away from the battlefield. He knew this 'mass-produced' Title Level Reincarnator was scared and preparing to flee.
But in this kind of battle, once you generated fear, the battle was basically over.
Sure enough, in the next moment, Sylar slowly deactivated his invisibility ability, standing on the asphalt road with a pale face.
He seemed to see some terrifying image. His eyes began to bulge outward, more and more obviously, until finally, both eyes fell directly out of their sockets.
The whole person began to wail.
That scene was quite comical.
"Hahaha..."
Red Dust laughed loudly. He couldn't escape at this moment, but precisely because of Tornado's restriction, he wasn't afraid of anyone attacking him.
Whether he died or not was secondary. Attacking him now would inevitably alert Tornado.
Once that monster Tornado was dragged into the battle between these Reincarnators again, no one could bear it.
Clap clap clap.
Crisp applause rang out. Red Dust subconsciously wanted to clap his hands but found himself unable to move at all.
His body stiffened. Ignoring that the restriction would tighten with his movements, he turned to look behind him.
There, a man wearing an expensive coat leaned leisurely against the overturned black sedan. Seeing Red Dust turn back, the man revealed a chilling smile.
"Red Dust, I heard you betrayed me and led them to find me..."
The man reached out and tapped Red Dust's forehead. Red Dust felt the tapped spot seemingly split open, stinging with pain.
That wasn't any ability, but his own fear...
He started fearing just because he was touched by the opponent.
The carefree smile on Red Dust's face slowly disappeared. His expression changed a few times. He turned his head forcefully to look around. The surrounding psychokinesis tightened further, and his blood circulation began to be impeded.
But Red Dust still looked around, searching for others hiding.
"Red Dust, you are still like this, always hiding your little schemes with a carefree appearance."
"Pretending to join [Chaos Sage] while actually wanting to kill me to avenge your friends."
"Secretly eating [Reverse Universe] but daring not to challenge strong enemies actively to expose it, deliberately mentioning Mercenary Tao following [Fleur]'s words so I could logically arrange for you to go."
"Now, pretending to observe the enemy situation, actually wanting to use this restriction to kill yourself, betting your hope on the Third Turn of [Reverse Universe], and probably also hoping Tornado senses the change in restriction and rushes back to kill me?"
The man shook his head. Red Dust's face was already livid. All his little schemes couldn't escape [Sage]'s calculation.
Sage spread his hand, swiping casually behind him as if tearing a painting. The surroundings weren't any wilderness road; a huge city was less than ten kilometers from this battlefield.
In that sky, a huge black humanoid creature was confronting the green-glowing Tornado from a distance. Both sides seemed to control all space. The city was completely twisted, splitting from the middle, with large blocks rising into the air as if losing gravity.
Sage watched this scene, placing his hand on Red Dust's head.
"See, even Tornado isn't invincible. Plot characters are just plot characters. Reincarnators are the [Players]..."
Sage began to exert force with his hand. He spoke, his voice seemingly echoing in the air.
"I say, after you die this time, [Reverse Universe] will no longer have any effect."
Red Dust shook, instantly feeling some panic. Was the effect of [Reverse Universe] stripped?
Or was [Sage] just threatening him?
Facing Sage who could modify [Cognition], Red Dust couldn't capture real information at all.
The smile in Sage's eyes grew more mischievous. He patted Red Dust's head gently, saying with pity:
"Truly a pity. I originally planned to play the game of enduring humiliation for revenge with you for a while longer~"
Hum!
Blue-white giant saber light lit up.
Sage also sensed the power of this sword and turned around.
"Xelo's Fullbring can convert his pain into power. He didn't lie; he indeed loves his teammates morbidly. But precisely because of love, he wants to feel the pain when his loved ones die more deeply..."
"This is a sword capable of severing all love, joy, and bonds in a human heart. Even a beast like Mercenary Tao must have things he cannot let go of, right? Red Dust, before you die, you probably also want to see a beast howling, right..."
Squelch!
Kaito turned into wind and leaped two kilometers instantly, but Xelo turned a blind eye, slashing straight down.
"Useless, Mercenary Tao. You killed Melisandre. You have karma with this sword... You can't dodge."
Squelch!
Blood sprayed instantly from Kaito's chest, followed by intense pain.
But in the next moment, Kaito's muscles tensed, stopping the bleeding instantly. Granulation twitched, and the wound healed in an instant.
Kaito frowned, looking down at his body, then at the Space panel.
He seemed... indeed unaffected.
"This sword of yours... what effect did it have again?"
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