Chapter 466: Azure Sky, Appears
"Tsk, that guy is back again. I heard the Crowned One in the West District had someone complete a transaction with him, giving an ability of S-class or above!"
"Keep your voice down..."
"What are you afraid of? Would a Reincarnator of his level waste resources to hunt down small fry like us?!"
In the shantytown, there were always some newcomer Reincarnators who were so "brave," daring to face Mercenary Tao directly and discussing him in neither loud nor soft voices.
[Black Butler] pressed down his black top hat, his eyebrows twitching twice. He really wanted to go over and tell those two that a guy like Mercenary Tao might actually do just that.
But because of the previous few transactions, and as one of the extremely few brokers who could connect with Mercenary Tao, Black Butler's status had also risen, and he began to have a certain "idol burden."
Coughing twice, Black Butler blocked the two's line of sight, also preventing them from seeing Mercenary Tao's teasing and cruel smile.
"What's wrong? Do you have something to trade again?"
Although Black Butler used a questioning tone, his eyes looked at the stall. He was very sure that Mercenary Tao was not the type to make trouble out of nothing. Since he actively sought him out, there must be a new purpose.
And combining the intelligence in the Space recently, he asked in a low voice:
"In this Purge Mission, were you selected as a Cleaner?!"
Kaito Shirogane smiled and nodded. He appreciated Black Butler's capability and alertness. If this kind of person didn't have to be deployed to mission worlds, they would probably live quite well.
A red luster flashed in Kaito's hand. The Scarlet Drop Card wrapped in a faint golden luster was extremely conspicuous. A Drop Card with such characteristics had probably never been seen by a considerable portion of Reincarnators in the Space.
That was a reward belonging only to the strong, a proof belonging only to hunters.
Most of the stall owners in the shantytown were veterans with good strength. Although some of these people hadn't seen a Drop Card of this color, they had heard of it.
At this time, they all stood up abruptly, and intelligence began to be passed around continuously among Reincarnators once again.
Almost every Purge Mission represented the death of quite a few Reincarnators. In the deployment that just ended, there were indeed several teams that didn't return.
The most noticeable among them was the team named [White Temple]. That team's strategist and captain, Lancer, were highly regarded by many gatherings.
Lights kept flashing in the shantytown as many Reincarnators teleported over upon receiving the news.
Among them, several wore thick cloaks. The edges of the cloaks were inlaid with various gems and precious metals.
Coming to the stall, the few people lifted their cloaks. The person in front had black chopped hair, with bangs slanting to cover his left eye. He was a little over 1.8 meters tall and well-proportioned. There were no traces of any items on his body, only a golden sword medal hanging on his chest.
"Mercenary Tao, can you tell us if Duke was killed by you?"
Black Butler frowned and told Kaito through Space communication that this group of people belonged to a high-level gathering named [Knight & Rider]. The gathering didn't have many members, but their strength was all very good.
Most of them strengthened abilities of the [Kamen Rider] or [Paladin] type. They were a group of idealists.
"Idealists, huh..."
Kaito looked at the few people and nodded.
He took out a few items and placed them on the stall one by one.
[Modified Bloodline: Bloodline of the White God Promis]
[Unidentified Belt]
...
These items were undoubtedly the clear proof that Duke was killed.
The few people standing behind the man with chopped hair simultaneously lifted their cloaks, their expressions angry. Two of them even had weirdly shaped belts appear on their waists, holding cards, looking like they wanted to transform directly.
Kaito tilted his head, his pupils focusing on the unadulterated angry expressions of the few people.
What nice expressions. Such intense emotions can probably raise their combat state quite a bit too, right?
Jia Qi reached out and blocked in front of the others. Although he didn't need to do so, as battles wouldn't occur in the Space, he knew very well that Mercenary Tao was a weird freak, temperamental.
It was hard to guarantee that if these juniors offended Mercenary Tao at this time, they wouldn't hold a grudge.
"Calm down. Duke entered that world with the identity of a Cleaner. In a normal state, his Drop Card absolutely couldn't drop so many things..."
"There's only one answer. Duke... because of some situation, was judged as a purge target, right?"
Black Butler was startled. He didn't realize this level. He originally thought that [Lightning Rider · Duke] was just unlucky to be a Cleaner in the same world as Mercenary Tao and was killed by Mercenary Tao in passing.
Kaito withdrew his gaze and looked at the other party seriously once again.
Jia Qi took a deep breath, suppressing the pain of his friend's death, and said calmly:
"No matter what, please let us take back these things of Duke's."
"Of course... in the form of a transaction."
Black Butler simultaneously reminded that this Reincarnator codenamed Jia Qi was a Reincarnator possessing the special title of [Reiwa Rider]. He was very strong and controlled multiple belts simultaneously.
Kaito's smile remained unchanged.
"Of course, of course. When I make a deal, I never care about the other party's identity. As long as your quoted price is good enough, these things will naturally be returned to you."
Jia Qi could hear that Mercenary Tao's meaning wasn't just saying he wouldn't obstruct the transaction, but also saying he only accepted open quotes for these items.
The gathering [Knight & Rider] had very good strength and reputation. Many times, other Reincarnators would be willing to do them a favor.
But Mercenary Tao was obviously not in this category.
He just nodded. Jia Qi had already accepted the Space's judgment of Mercenary Tao's strength. Being able to kill Duke in a Purge Mission proved that Mercenary Tao's strength was absolutely not comparable to those "mass-produced Title Level" Reincarnators of the Third Ladder.
The people teleporting over were still increasing, and the news that [Lightning Rider · Duke] was purged by Mercenary Tao spread like wildfire.
Brokers quickly deduced the fact that Mercenary Tao had used the Purge Mission to slaughter wantonly.
This made the fierce reputation of [Mercenary Tao] even more prosperous.
Tap, slide, slide...
The sound of flip-flops dragging on the ground was very obvious. Although the avatars of Reincarnators in the Space were varied, there were indeed not many who chose flip-flops for their attire.
But this dragging sound on the ground strangely overpowered the voices of all Reincarnators, clearly heard by all Reincarnators present.
Kaito, Black Butler, Jia Qi, and the others all simultaneously looked towards the direction of the sound.
The public space of the Infinite Dimensional Space theoretically could isolate the influence of almost all abilities on other Reincarnators.
But the previous scene of the Doomsday Sun changing the weather of the public space, with a pitch-black sun hanging in the sky, also made people realize that some top-tier Reincarnators still possessed the ability to display special power here.
And right now, this flip-flop wearer showed an abnormal presence.
"Yo, yo, isn't this the guy who took away our Roland's Virtue..."
"You, aren't dead yet."
Wearing a floral shirt, floral shorts, with a bronze chest exposed, the lineup following behind the man opened the eyes of the Reincarnators in the East District shantytown even more.
Title Level, a uniform lineup of Title Level Reincarnators.
"It's Azure Sky! That group of people appeared in the East District shantytown!"
"Suspected to be the boss of Azure Sky appearing!"
Various news began to spread at an explosive speed.
Black Butler also turned his back and began constantly sending messages.
The cradle of idealists, Azure Sky, was about to contact the representative of madmen and fiends, Mercenary Tao. This news began to spread wildly.
(End of Chapter)
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