Chapter 370: He Is Not a Hero
Bang.
Bang.
Bang.
...
Pitch-black Yin Spirits, Cursed Spirits, and Vengeful Spirits exploded one after another. The [Cocoon of Greed] on Kaito Shirogane's body surface became increasingly thick. Pitch-black Reiatsu was already visible to the naked eye.
Just standing there made Fubuki and the others' hearts sink.
The pitch-black spirits around sensed the host awakening. That violent aura made these spirits, who were left with almost only instincts, recall once again the experience of being hammered to death by him repeatedly in that pure white consciousness space.
Moo!
Yin Spirits shrieked. But this time, they no longer had that uniform terrifying atmosphere, appearing panicked instead.
A large number of Yin Spirits began to flee in all directions, not biting the main body as [Sage] had imagined at all.
"The boring foreplay should be about over, Mr. Sage..."
Kaito's voice penetrated the Cocoon of Greed, seemingly carrying a scent of blood. [Lilith], who had just felt joy seeing Mercenary Tao break free, felt panic before the joy could rise.
A terrifying killing intent was boiling. That chilling, bone-piercing killing intent cut her skin constantly like knives.
Fubuki suddenly felt a pain on her cheek. She raised her hand to touch her temple; a smear of red was dazzling.
"This is..."
Before she understood what happened, Lilith had already closed her eyes in despair.
Yes, she almost forgot. Mercenary Tao, whom she secretly hoped could defeat Sage and avenge [Locker] and [Short Hair], wasn't a kind believer, nor a 'hero'...
Being a hero was just a role he played on a whim. The so-called 'interest-driven' was mostly just bad taste.
Mercenary Tao... was also a beast with blood on his hands.
"Miss Fubuki, forget about me. Please escape by yourself..."
Lilith's eyes were red, her body trembling slightly, but she still persuaded a plot character to flee for her life.
Even though many Reincarnators felt plot characters were just [NPCs], puppets generated by the Space using information.
But facing this beautiful woman who saved her repeatedly, Lilith followed her inner feelings, letting her escape alone.
Fubuki looked down, seeing fear in the eyes of this somewhat timid but kind ability user.
Before she could examine what happened, a terrifying killing intent mixed with ocean-like spirit exploded with a bang.
Fubuki raised her hands. Psychokinesis froze all air and gale in front of her, but that terrible aura still made her feel like swaying in the center of a storm. Her mind was almost snatched away. Wisps of materialized killing intent mixed with that purple-red unknown fluctuation impacted her body constantly.
Squelch!
Her expensive robe was cut, revealing fair skin, which was cut and began to bleed in the next second.
"Run quickly, Miss Fubuki! There are no heroes here anymore..."
"I... can no longer survive..."
Thinking that Locker and Short Hair, who always tolerated her, were dead, and such a weak and foolish self pinned hope on the notorious Mercenary Tao in the Space... Truly... stupid to the core.
Such a stupid, weak, cowardly self had no need to live on...
This woman, who always yearned for even a glimmer of hope for survival due to cowardice and would pray from the bottom of her heart for a hero's arrival in danger, finally accepted the fact that she couldn't survive in despair.
She struggled to stand up, spreading her arms, calmly facing the increasingly intense Satsui no Hado.
Before her eyes, that monster wrapped in a crimson phantom was baring his fans bit by bit. Purple-red Satsui no Hado burned and swayed on his body like flames, soon becoming like a huge torch, scorching everyone indiscriminately.
She could vaguely see Mercenary Tao take something off his ear, then being swallowed by a violent energy.
Powerful, cruel, a beast-like guy.
Lilith looked at him enviously, her body constantly eroded by Satsui no Hado, wounds appearing.
The wound on her neck, temporarily sealed by Fubuki with superpowers, ruptured again. Blood sprayed, and air began to rush into her lungs.
"Please kill Sage... after taking my life... Mr. Mercenary Tao..."
Lilith closed her eyes. Fubuki felt such terrifying energy fluctuations, her gaze wavering. Looking at Lilith determined to die in front of her, then at her subordinate still unconscious behind her, her mind was in chaos. She subconsciously looked towards where her sister was fighting, but that place was already blocked by a pitch-black void.
"Damn it. Is it like this again... When a hero is truly needed, no one appears..."
"Why is it only me here."
"I... am so weak..."
Fubuki clenched her pale fists, nails digging into her palms. As blood flowed, she had made up her mind.
She shouted angrily, her body floating up. Psychokinesis threw Lilith and [Lily of the Three Section Staff] backward. Blue light wrapped the two, distancing them further and further.
And she herself was instantly eroded by Satsui no Hado, a large number of wounds appearing.
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[Warning, EX051. You removed the Exclusive Item · Satsui Seal · Forbidden. You will suffer intense erosion.]
[Satsui no Hado upgraded. Current: Satsui no Hado Lv5.]
[Satsui no Hado negative effects increased. You are suffering Satsui Erosion (Intensity: High).]
"Ha, haha~"
As if magma was poured into blood vessels, or electric current rushed through nerves.
Kaito's body spasmed violently. Wounds appeared rapidly on his body surface; muscles tore, blood vessels burst, but all healed rapidly due to the high-speed regeneration characteristic.
That pain of the body being torn and regenerated, with excessive fluctuations circulating in the body, stimulated his nerves numb for a long time.
"This is the feeling... Ha... I feel it~"
Kaito's tone lost control, becoming erratic, as if constantly rising. The whole person began to lose self.
But correspondingly, there was that unprecedented power!
Removing [Satsui Seal · Forbidden] would not only increase the Satsui no Hado level and negative effects but also release the Satsui absorbed during the wearing period all at once.
At this moment, Kaito felt that powerful fluctuation almost overflowing from his body for the first time. This feeling was different from that abundant Reiatsu before.
That soul power was a passive he couldn't control at all.
But now, this Satsui no Hado rushed ceaselessly in his body. This fluctuation couldn't wait to be used by him for more slaughter.
Boom!
A violent explosion occurred out of nowhere.
Like a wildfire erupting, the ground exploded.
Hundreds of meters of space were swallowed by flames appearing out of thin air in an instant.
Sizzle~
In the next moment, a crimson figure wrapped in red-black lightning appeared behind Sage. Sage merely moved his eyes before his head was smashed by a punch.
[Red Dust]'s pupils trembled. Before Sage's splattering brain matter could fall, the air in front of him was completely evacuated. Bone-piercing killing intent drilled into his body from every pore.
Red Dust raised his hands, barely seeing Mercenary Tao's head held high. That cruel smile at the corner of his mouth was like a cat teasing a mouse.
Bang!
A punch struck. Ice-blue body-protecting Gang Qi lit up like a precious saber, but purple-red Satsui no Hado exploded like a meteor.
Boom!
Air exploded. Blazing white smoke clouds spread for several kilometers. As the ground shattered, Red Dust was sent flying by an unparalleled force.
That fluctuation continued to drill into his arms. The bones of both hands twisted, muscles shattering.
Bang bang bang~
Air exploded constantly behind his body. In just an instant, his figure flew out several kilometers.
Kaito retracted his hands to his waist. Intense fluctuations condensed in an instant. A purple-red wave ball condensed immediately with a violent whistle.
Kaito looked at the blown-away Red Dust, pushing both hands forward.
[Dark Hadoken]!
Buzz!
The intense wave ball frantically agitated the surrounding air just after leaving the body. Heaven and earth darkened, as if light was swept away by this wave ball.
Red Dust felt the sensation of being locked on from afar. With broken hands, he wanted to exert force with his legs, but his whole body muscles were shaken into constant spasms by that intense killing intent from a distance. Every cell in his body was wailing.
Boom!
Amidst the light of the wave explosion several kilometers away, the red-haired man fell straight down.
Without looking, Kaito spread his arms. Amidst the violently burning fluctuations, thunderclouds rolled in the sky immediately.
Electric ions in the atmosphere began to jump wildly. Lightning surged in the clouds. Dark clouds rolled and tilted towards the ground. In this instant, it seemed the entire sky was pressing down on the ground.
The terrifying oppression made one feel their heart was about to burst in the next second.
Kaito raised his right hand casually, pointing at the sky from a distance.
Sizzle!
Lightning illuminated the entire world. Kaito didn't look at who the resurrected Sage used as a scapegoat this time. He didn't care about that kind of thing anymore...
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