Chapter 392: Lost Lambs
"Sir, would you like to join the [(LOL) Cult]?"
A "few people" with bulging muscles and mature faces but wearing student sportswear came to Kaito Shirogane, handing another flyer.
Seeing Kaito hesitate, they turned around, pointing at a huge broccoli-like plant in the distance, whose shadow elongated under the sun covered almost half of the city, and said:
"If you don't believe, just go over there. It will soon become the Founder's [Divine Kingdom]!"
[You made contact with Hidden Faction · Spirit World Revelation]
The Space's notification came belatedly. Kaito smiled and nodded, accepting the flyer. Then he watched these people continuing to recruit people on the street in high spirits.
At this moment, [Sage], whom he was carrying, had breathing and pulse so weak that they were almost imperceptible.
Kaito frowned. He tapped a finger on the opponent's forehead. Golden Qi flashed and passed through his skull.
[You killed Reincarnator GF55531477]
[You killed a Reincarnator in a Team Survival Mode world. This kill cannot generate a Crimson Drop Card]
*[Based on the effect of Omen of the Evil God · Cocoon of Greed, this kill grants Sin Points 1, forcibly generates a Crimson Drop Card, and rewards are increased by 50%]
This Title Level Reincarnator, who had been lingering on and relying on the contract ability of [Cognitive Devil] to achieve immortality through substitution, actually died just like that...
Kaito saw the opponent's peaceful face. The pain of being constantly tortured by him before seemed to have disappeared. Even when Kaito killed him this time, he didn't feel traces of that [Spirit] appearing.
[Detected that you caused over 99% damage to Reincarnator GF55531477. Determined this kill as an Independent Kill]
[Advance Mission · Flesh and Blood of the Enemy, My Nourishment II progress update]
[Do you want to use Reincarnator GF55531477's head as material to complete this Advance Mission?]
Kaito saw Sage's corpse didn't turn into a Crimson Drop Card directly like previous kills. Instead, the head glowed slightly. Clearly, the Space's determination for the Advance Mission took priority over the [Information] seizure of the Crimson Drop Card.
Kaito actually killed quite a few enemies in this world, but this was the first time he met the determination requirements of this mission.
Presumably, those previous Reincarnators either had insufficient ratings or the influence of other Reincarnators or plot characters was too high when they were killed.
Looking at Sage's face showing a weirdly peaceful expression, Kaito snorted coldly. Stomping on his head to shatter it, he turned and walked deep into this [New Seasoning City].
Because Sage was sacrificed by him on the Altar of God, he lost the Mystery enhanced by the Lord of Mysteries world, equivalent to losing half of his power.
Kaito couldn't accept a 'defective product' as material to forge his [Divine Stairs Body]. He wanted to find a stronger guy, a more suitable guy!
While walking, Sage's shattered corpse quickly turned into crimson glow, condensing bit by bit in front of Kaito.
Kaito reached out and grabbed; the Drop Card fell into his hand.
*[You obtained Crimson Drop Card 1]
Inside this Crimson Drop Card was that twisted cognitive devil power. In this world, Kaito had truly witnessed the weirdness and power of this peculiar ability.
It could even be said that the strength of the Title Level Reincarnator [Sage] was basically built on that devil power capable of twisting causality and death.
Kaito originally didn't think much of the power possessed by devils in the work Chainsaw Man, but as his own contact power level increased, he realized more and more.
In this Space, a 'stat monster' like him wasn't that unsolvable.
At least, before his 'stats' could crush everyone else by a large margin, guys with peculiar rule-based abilities were quite weird and restrained him.
Whether [Millennium Bug]'s Cursed Speech Cursed Technique Domain Expansion or Sage's Devil Contract power caused him considerable trouble.
"Tsk~ truly an unpleasant ability."
Of course, Kaito himself knew very well that this world was equivalent to the previous [One Piece World] for him. It was a 'Punishment World' in a sense.
The Space's rating for him soared again because of his performance in the [Naruto World]. And through the comparison of his frontal kill of the Title Level Reincarnator [Seven-Colored Magus] Kirinji, the hidden evaluation system probably raised his combat power rating to a level close to Title Level Reincarnators.
That was why he was thrown into such a dangerous world together with veteran [Strong] tier upper-rank Reincarnators like Lee Chae-rin.
Trying to achieve stat crushing in a world with a level obviously higher than his own was quite difficult.
But Kaito's thirst for power wouldn't consider any Punishment World or Reincarnator level.
He wanted true unfettered power, just like... that guy!
The figure of that bald man appeared in Kaito's mind.
Exhale~
He took a deep breath. Turbid air in his chest permeated like white mist, covering him.
"Calm down... think again. What exactly is that thing called [Limiter]..."
Kaito was immersed in thought, but his figure had completely submerged under the shadow of that huge broccoli-like plant.
Here, he felt a peculiar power. He could hear many looming voices echoing by his ears like the wind.
"So comfortable~ Mom."
"I don't hurt anymore..."
"Thank you, Founder. I'm not afraid anymore..."
"In this case, even if I can't pass on, it doesn't matter, right..."
It seemed he joined a 'chat group.' A large number of [Spirits] were talking here.
Kaito looked up at that huge plant. He thought for a moment, stomped his foot, and his figure shot up into the sky.
A moment later, Kaito landed on the top of a high building in the city. Looking at that still distant plant, he realized that wasn't a place he could reach in this form.
Thinking of what those spirit bodies, obviously members of the [Body Improvement Club] in the original work, said to him.
Founder?
Divine Kingdom?!
Could it be that Mob didn't completely blacken and was preparing to build his [Divine Kingdom] here?
In this instant, many thoughts flashed through Kaito's mind. He probably indeed underestimated the ambition of the Supreme Powerhouse [Fate Eternal].
The opponent's goal... wasn't Mob!
Kaito turned his head, looking at those looming spirits behind him. Sage was already killed by him, but these spirits didn't disappear.
He suddenly thought of a way.
Kaito clasped his hands, suddenly activating his [Yin Spirit Entry] in the Spirit World!
Whoosh~
A burst of black-and-white cloud trails appeared around Kaito like wind. Then, the wind became more and more violent.
As if he had done something terrible, he heard countless howls appearing in the Spirit World.
Kaito closed his eyes, unmoved. Those tens of thousands of Yin Spirits in his body had escaped from his Sea of Consciousness because his Astral Body was broken.
At this moment, he wanted to call all those Yin Spirits back!
Creating a Divine Kingdom of spirit bodies in the Spirit World—how could Kaito miss such an interesting thing.
As he felt the powerful strength of this physique more and more clearly, his fanaticism for [Spirit Bodies] was simply like craving food.
Come back, my Yin Spirits~
Come back, those lost lambs.
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