Chapter 538: Su Qingqiu
The man codenamed [Enkidu] wore sunglasses and floral shorts with Southeast Asian characteristics, as if he had also just returned from a trip.
He didn't drive to follow that [Hound]. As a Reincarnator whose identity was public in the Space, Song Xian's information was very easy to obtain.
Song Xian, an official Dongxia Reincarnator. Predicted to possess strength between [Strong · Upper Tier] and [Fierce · Lower Tier]. Suspected Logia-type Devil Fruit ability user, Haki user. Excellent physical arts, a strength-specialized type Reincarnator. Guessed main attribute should be around 40 points.
Enkidu closed his eyes. He was a Reincarnator who strengthened the [Mutant] bloodline, a mental-control-type mutant whose intensity reached Level 3.
The superpower he possessed was quite special, [Transcendental Telepathy], a pure sensing-type superpower without offensive capabilities. Therefore, it was also very difficult for the other party to perceive.
With his current Spirit attribute, he could sense targets within a range of about two hundred kilometers. If this distance shrank to within one hundred kilometers, he could even precisely lock onto the target.
The closer the distance, the more things he perceived.
The [Saint Being] Enkidu belonged to accepted a super-high quoted price of 1 B-Class Singularity plus 20,000 Dimensional Points to execute the mission of locating Mercenary Tao.
Saint Being was only a team with upper-middle strength in the Second Ladder. Daring to accept this mission was exactly relying on Enkidu's superpower.
Enkidu wasn't sure how far Song Xian's Observation Haki could perceive, but guessed the other party absolutely couldn't reach the level of foreseeing the future.
Therefore, sitting on the bus, he locked onto Song Xian's group from afar, about forty to fifty kilometers ahead of him.
And continuously sent the updated location to that legendary [Kill Mercenary Alliance] via his phone.
Actually, Enkidu hadn't met the members of that [Kill Mercenary Alliance]. He only knew that everyone was basically of Title-level strength or above.
Most of this group had a grudge against Mercenary Tao.
Enkidu constantly tapped the armrest of the seat, feeling somewhat anxious in his heart.
As they moved away from the border and got closer and closer to Dongxia's major cities, he felt increasingly uneasy.
With the madman-like temperament of Mercenary Tao, and the madness of that group of people daring to hunt Mercenary Tao, once a battle erupted in a densely populated city,
It would highly likely cause an unprecedented disaster.
If a Reincarnator of Mercenary Tao's level were to make a desperate counterattack, how many human casualties could he cause before being obliterated...
Enkidu shuddered just thinking about it.
"You are a good person."
A light chuckle sounded from beside him. Enkidu, wearing sunglasses, was momentarily stunned and turned his head abruptly. Sure enough, he saw that the middle-aged woman sitting beside him had turned into a young man with a ponytail at some unknown point.
The other party wore a denim jacket, exposing a bronze chest inside, sideburns hanging down on both sides, his eyes full of an appreciative smile.
Enkidu's breathing became heavy.
A Reincarnator!
I actually didn't perceive when the other party appeared, nor how he replaced the middle-aged woman's position without anyone knowing and sat beside me.
Could it be because I was too focused on sensing Mercenary Tao's location?
The man reached out his hand, making a gesture to lightly pat Enkidu's shoulder. Enkidu subconsciously wanted to jump up. This kind of Reincarnator suddenly appearing beside him gave him a huge sense of insecurity.
But a white light lit up on the man's right hand. In the next moment, Enkidu felt his whole person become soft and limp. The fear and fatigue brought by constantly keeping an eye on Mercenary Tao over a long period were also swept away.
The man lightly patted Enkidu, smilingly comforting:
"Rest assured, you are a good person, I won't touch you."
"My target is only that Mercenary Tao."
Having said that, the ponytail man lay down again.
Whoosh~
The air was abruptly torn by an intense sonic boom. A missile flew violently past not far from the bus.
The terrifying sonic wave and shockwave crashed into the carriage through the windows opened by the passengers.
Terrified screams rose all around. The bus driver was also pale. Subconsciously turning the steering wheel, the bus immediately began to swing violently on the road.
Enkidu immediately half-rose from his seat, ready to jump out of the vehicle at any time. His nerves were tense. Obviously, the assassination plan of those people... had begun.
Boom!
A violent explosion rang out from extremely far away. After swinging a few times, the bus stopped by the side of the road.
Enkidu looked for that ponytail again, only to find the other party had already disappeared. Probably... he had already gone to besiege Mercenary Tao.
"Who exactly... is that guy..."
The other party's bizarre posture made Enkidu clearly realize that the other party was a High-tier Reincarnator. With this kind of guy participating, probably this besiegement indeed possessed some success rate.
Boom!
The shockwave from the missile explosion, accompanied by flames and high temperatures, violently swept over.
The black sedan, changing direction in advance, rushed diagonally into the woods beside the road. It was separated from the missile's explosion point by a distance of about four to five hundred meters, but that impact force and high temperature still made Luo Shui, who had never encountered this kind of incident at close range, pale.
Song Xian's brows furrowed tightly. His whole person had already tensed up. Looking around, he immediately sensed people rapidly approaching this place.
He thought for a moment and said:
"Luo Shui, you take Student Bai and hide in the car. Call headquarters for help, close the doors and windows, and don't look at anything, understand?!"
Luo Shui had received training and knew this probably meant her master was preparing to make a move.
She immediately pulled Kaito Shirogane to shrink back into the rear carriage, locked the car doors, and the privacy curtains immediately rose, completely blocking the outside view.
"Kaito Shirogane" vaguely saw thick white fog rise from the woods, submerging Song Xian in an instant.
He showed quite a high degree of compliance, hiding in the backseat of the car with Luo Shui, his expression as usual.
"Heh... Heh, Student Kaito Shirogane, rest assured, my master is very formidable..."
Thinking for a moment, also worried that Kaito Shirogane would develop resistance to the future job, she added:
"That kind of dangerous work is all done by my master. You should have heard of [Ability Users], right..."
"Ordinary people like us just need to do logistics well!"
Kaito Shirogane's expression remained as usual. Watching the woman from an affluent family reveal her innocent thoughts, the look she gave him held unconcealed affection.
He revealed a smile. This kind of affection was something that could easily generate benefits for him. He didn't mind increasing this kind of affection from the other party.
"Oh? Ability Users, I really don't know much about them. Could you tell me about it, Miss Luo Shui."
He calmly changed his address from Officer Luo to Miss Luo Shui.
The woman didn't notice at all. She merely took out a satellite phone, quickly dialed a certain number, while reaching out to signal Kaito Shirogane to temporarily stay quiet and calm.
But Kaito Shirogane suddenly patted Luo Shui's shoulder. He pointed to the front windshield, which wasn't covered by the privacy curtain. There, a man with a ponytail silently squatted on the car's hood.
"Ah!"
Seeing this scene, Luo Shui exclaimed in fright. Conversely, Kaito Shirogane merely looked at the other party with interest.
[Su Qingqiu] frowned and reached out his hand again.
[Detect Evil]!
After the ability was activated, no evil aura manifested on the two people inside the car.
On the contrary, the necklace around the woman's neck radiated a faint golden spiritual light.
Su Qingqiu felt something was wrong. Mercenary Tao possessing the ability [Satsui no Hadou] was an established fact, and it was also a fact that the other party slaughtered wantonly to increase his Satsui no Hadou.
But how could he not be detected by my Detect Evil ability...
There were only two explanations.
First, Mercenary Tao possessed a special ability to be immune to his detection;
Second, the person before him... was not Mercenary Tao at all.
"It seems we were played..."
Bang!
A gunshot rang out. The glass of the black sedan jolted with a bang. A bullet spun, leaving a clear mark on the bulletproof glass.
A man wearing a black trench coat appeared from the woods.
"Su Qingqiu, quickly make your move!"
"That group can't hold Song Xian for long. This is Dongxia, we don't have much time!"
Su Qingqiu couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the other party. He just minded his own business, took out his phone, and dialed a number.
"Hello, the operation on this side failed. You were right, Mercenary Tao didn't come back."
(End of Chapter)
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