Suddenly, a signature materialized on the screen. It simply read: "Luo."
'Are there any top-tier Reincarnators with the surname Luo in this world?'
Shin pondered this, though he knew the answer wouldn't easily present itself. Still, he chose to temporarily place his trust in this mysterious Reincarnator.
However, a healthy dose of suspicion regarding his own System began to take root in his mind.
In many situations, these things weren't inherently good or evil; it all boiled down to a matter of perspective and alignment.
He knew that this person named Luo had to be a top-tier powerhouse. Why else would they be able to grant him such tangible and substantial rewards?
But without a doubt, the Main God was terrifyingly powerful as well. Otherwise, Luo wouldn't have died at its hands.
Yet, without knowing the full story or the specifics of what truly transpired, it was incredibly difficult to draw a definitive conclusion. After all, the one who died wasn't necessarily the "good guy."
But considering Shin's own nature, he found himself leaning slightly more toward trusting Luo.
Fundamentally, the Main God was simply a stronger entity.
Such a powerhouse had absolutely no obligation to offer protection to Reincarnators like Shin or Sakamoto Kenji. Their existence was likely tied to serving the Main God's own purposes.
It was almost certain that the Main God exploited others. This Luo might have been a rebel, but whether he aimed to become a new oppressor, a higher-level liberator, or just a senseless destroyer remained unknown.
Shin simply didn't know.
Right now, his primary focus in this forest was preparing for the upcoming battle.
However, Shin also intended to review his combat capabilities and take a closer look at the System's rewards.
The rewards listed on the System seemed to have manifested some strange new items. The interface read:
"Complete your first Reincarnation Mission."
"Reward: Obtain the Kamehameha!"
This System was actually using exclamation marks now? Was this a joke?
At that moment, a new, incredibly bizarre thought popped into Shin's mind:
What if this System was actually Luo, searching for a host vessel?
What if it intended to use his body to reincarnate and be reborn?
If that were the case, it would be absolutely terrifying.
What was his situation, then? Was he just trying to survive while caught between two top-tier powerhouses?
Did he have to maneuver between the two of them, desperately trying to secure enough benefits for himself?
This was just too difficult.
But Shin knew he currently had no way to deal with either of them. After all, his power was pitifully weak compared to theirs; he couldn't even be mentioned in the same breath as those two super-powerhouses.
While Shin was lost in thought, Sakamoto Kenji had already conducted a brief survey of the surrounding terrain.
He returned and informed the group, "The terrain we're currently holding is essentially high ground. Having the high ground is definitely advantageous. But it seems this is the only tall hill in the vicinity. The enemy might also come up here to scout."
Domon Kyouji looked like he had no intention of leaving. He said, "Since the terrain is in our favor, maybe we should just stay right here. We could hit them with a surprise attack, ambush them. What do you think?"
Kisaragi Rei and Yoshida Haru nodded, agreeing with his perspective.
Next, Kenji turned to Ishigami Mamoru. Mamoru shook his head and said, "If the enemy has powerful reconnaissance methods, they will definitely find us. If that happens, we'll probably end up in a passive position. For example, if they set the mountain on fire, we'd definitely be under threat."
Kenji nodded, acknowledging that Mamoru's point also made sense. Then, all five of them looked toward Shin.
After all, Shin was the core combat strength of this squad, so they naturally wanted his input.
However, Shin lacked experience in these matters. But their arguments, their reasoning—it all made a lot of sense. The truth was, Shin had absolutely no idea how this battle should be fought.
He simply didn't know how to approach team combat.
Shin had never been a combat commander; in the past, he had always left battle command to his subordinates or friends.
He had always focused entirely on his own strength, intending to be the muscle, the heavy hitter.
Shin thought for a moment and said, "Let's stay here. Even if they set a fire, I can carry you all out. I'm capable of that much. What do you guys think?"
Seeing Shin's perspective and his commitment, the other five nodded. After all, to them, the sheer number of Ninjutsu Shin possessed was staggering. If you listed them out one by one, they would be worth at least tens of thousands of points. He was frighteningly wealthy in terms of abilities.
Even if a similar Reincarnator had walked a similar path, even if they had survived thirty worlds, they might still not match him.
After all, he also had the accumulated strength from the One Piece and Bleach worlds.
Add Super Saiyan and other transformations on top of that, and his combat history was truly outrageously strong.
It was a good thing he hadn't yet entered the competition for the leaderboards.
Otherwise, he would quickly shoot to the top.
While cracking the top one hundred might pose a slight challenge, if he seriously committed to it and picked the right moments, it wouldn't be difficult.
The group of six began to set up camp on the mountain. They each dug small holes for themselves, similar to individual foxholes, hid inside, and covered themselves with weeds.
This way, they could evade low-intensity reconnaissance. But in many cases, for numerous squads, reconnaissance wasn't just visual.
Often, they employed infrared scanning, coupled with energy detection.
Because this allowed them to gather a wealth of information invisible to the naked eye.
This was highly useful for some squads, but acquiring such equipment was very difficult.
Because these items were quite expensive, only squads with formidable combat power could afford to field and possess them.
Squads with weaker combat power simply couldn't afford to help their support members buy this kind of gear.
Because support members? The amount of money they earned per mission was very small.
And they also had to purchase many consumables. So, for many support players in these squads, the Reward Points they earned after a mission might not even amount to half of what their main attackers earned.
This was very normal.
Therefore, finding a good support, especially a good support willing to sacrifice for the team, was rare.
After all, no support player would lightly sacrifice their own combat capabilities. Otherwise, one moment of carelessness could lead to their death, turning them into just another martyr in the squad's records.
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