Chapter 381: Fate Eternal
Whiz~ Bang!
A crimson figure fell almost vertically from hundreds of meters in the air, then smashed a huge pit in the desert.
[Sage] was killed once again.
The reappearing Sage didn't run away, just standing in place, being grabbed by Kaito Shirogane again.
The smile at the corner of Kaito's mouth faded a bit.
To be honest, the cat-and-mouse game was interesting because the mouse could always show different struggling postures.
But if the mouse couldn't even be bothered to run away, most of the fun of this game was lost.
"Sage, don't you know that when I lose all interest, I will only concentrate on killing you over and over again?"
He threatened Sage expressionlessly.
Unexpectedly, Sage just moved the corner of his mouth and didn't refute.
Kaito sensed the anomaly, but the closer he got to this place, the denser the obscure information in the air became.
He stomped hard under his feet.
Bang!
As the ground exploded, the desert began to collapse constantly as if quicksand appeared.
Kaito didn't dodge, just grabbing Sage and sinking with the quicksand.
Whoosh!
There was very little air in the sand, and the pressure was great, temperature quite high. Ordinary people entering it would be no different from being swept into quicksand, eventually suffocating inside.
But Kaito and Sage's physiques, in non-combat and non-injured states, were enough to hold breath for hours. The so-called pressure and temperature couldn't affect the two.
About a few minutes later, the sand under their feet emptied, and the two fell from the quicksand.
The completely dark space was like an underground passage. Falling sand followed the terrain, constantly falling towards the fault ahead. Kaito lifted Sage, moving towards the place emitting a powerful aura in his perception.
And that Cursed Seal on his hand flashed repeatedly, as if reminding him that he was approaching the mission location.
"Mercenary Tao, it's not too late for you to turn back now."
Sage suddenly spoke. He didn't struggle to escape, instead speaking calmly, his tone returning to that gentle appearance when he first appeared.
Kaito lifted Sage's head to look him in the eye. The two were quite close. In the next moment, Sage suddenly grunted.
He saw the Space panel notifying him that he was attacked by [Gaze of Pride]. After the Strength Check, the damage caused to him wasn't high.
But that attack appeared again and again without interval.
Finally, Sage couldn't bear this pain of a dull knife cutting flesh. Opening his mouth, he was about to spew dragon breath.
Kaito pinched his chin with his left hand instantly, twisting violently.
Crack!
Amidst the terrible sound of bone shattering, Sage's head was twisted one hundred and eighty degrees directly to the back.
That blast of Mental Dragon Breath was also spewed straight into the darkness. Mental impact and piercing spread forward.
There was no reaction in the darkness.
Sage's expression changed greatly.
"You guy, do you know what... existence is ahead?!"
"Isn't it just a Supreme Powerhouse..."
Kaito spoke. At the same time, he noticed that Sage, whose spine was broken, although not showing a series of physiological reactions like incontinence, also lost mobility.
Enhancement of the Lord of Mysteries world, that special supernatural power had magical effects, but for the physical body itself, it didn't have as direct an effect as other worlds.
At least, in other worlds, with abilities enhanced to such a High Sequence, the physical body would basically already possess immortality or strong regeneration characteristics.
"You knew?!"
Sage actually sensed the familiar aura since entering this desert, but to avoid scaring Mercenary Tao away, he didn't show it directly.
But as he got closer to the ruins in this desert, he sensed something wrong.
With His Majesty [Fate Eternal]'s ability, theoretically, even he shouldn't be able to detect His Majesty's existence at all.
The opponent was truly transcendent, controlling world-class powerhouses with details unimaginable to ordinary people.
Even though monsters like Saitama, whose danger was hard to assess, existed in this world, His Majesty still dominated this world leisurely.
And using the bestowal named [Satisfaction], he created an invisible cage to seal Saitama.
This was the fundamental reason they dared to recklessly pursue the power of the [Limiter].
Saitama broke away from the plot and progress of this world, so Reincarnators had the possibility to change the direction of this world on a large scale.
Then using the blackened Mob to pin down the equally terrifying Tornado.
Using the cognitive intervention of Professional Heroes, making those powerful S-Class guys lose social presence one by one and start to retire.
Step-by-step plans were completely within His Majesty's design.
But why would His Majesty...
Associating with the geographical location here, he also quickly realized that His Majesty was pursuing the power of [God].
His Majesty wants to become a god?!
Sage couldn't speculate more, but he changed his communication strategy, starting to want to dissuade Mercenary Tao.
Kaito grinned, like a devil gaining insight into human hearts.
"Supreme Powerhouse... is in bad condition, right..."
He laughed, voice rising.
Kaito tapped lightly on Sage's head, the only part with feeling left, and deliberately moved his hand away upon sensing the appearance of Shinra Death Intent.
He wasn't in a hurry to kill Sage yet.
"I know far more than you imagine, Mr. Sage..."
Carrying Sage, he walked inward step by step, simultaneously describing his guess.
"I guess you guys used some method to restrict guys with overly strong combat power like Saitama and Tornado."
"And probably used some means to stimulate Mob, making him blacken."
"Then seized a huge harvest."
"Then, you deliberately released news, making others realize a new [Secondary World] appeared, thinking this world is ownerless land and wanting to compete for resources."
"And you already knew this world was twisted by you, so you could hunt Reincarnators while throwing out a batch of capable Reincarnators to become enemies of plot characters."
"While you guys scheme for stronger power."
At this moment, light finally appeared ahead.
A huge altar appeared in the darkness as if out of thin air, illuminating the surroundings somewhat.
On that huge altar, a person sat cross-legged at this time. The person wore a white robe, black long hair scattered from behind the head, and a hazy light emanated around the body, making the specific appearance unclear.
"You think you are smart, Mercenary Tao..."
A voice indistinguishable as male or female rang out of thin air by Kaito's ear.
"So after realizing this, you deliberately spared that woman's life and left her with Fubuki, just wanting to see if the weak her could stimulate the fighting desire of those heroes."
"You probably wanted to use her death to stimulate Fubuki, thereby making Fubuki fight my people irrationally. Then Fubuki dies, Tornado attacks in anger..."
"Rough arrangement, but had unexpected results."
Kaito's hair turned white inch by inch from behind. At this moment, almost half of his hair turned white instantly.
He looked at that guy with black hair and white robe, wanting to see through his appearance.
In the next moment, a cold touch appeared. A finger was already tapping on his forehead.
Kaito was stunned, not noticing how the opponent appeared at all.
He blinked, confirming the figure on the altar didn't disappear.
But in front of him, an illusory figure indeed appeared.
"Your Majesty, I..."
Sage wanted to explain his predicament but soon fell silent.
That illusory figure looked at Kaito and spoke:
"Saitama took action. How do you feel?"
"Are you also hoping that Saitama will attack me, eventually causing a Supreme Powerhouse to fall here, forging your fame..."
"But you can't see through the arrangement of fate at all. Self-righteous choices will only let me get everything I want faster~"
This [Fate Eternal]'s voice was illusory, tone hazy, making it hard to distinguish between mockery and praise.
The Cursed Seal in Kaito's palm was scorching hot, seemingly urging him to complete the mission.
Kaito shook his head, suddenly laughing loudly.
"Ha~ Hahaha..."
"How could I think that?"
"I know Your Majesty's purpose very well. After all... I have also seen a Black King..."
"So, I am helping you. I also want to see the scene of a new Black King being born."
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