Chapter 579: Assassin Mercenary Tao
"Go, collect other items, abilities, and materials for me that can enhance the Energy attribute..."
"I want them all~"
Coming out of the [Tier Management Office], Kaito Shirogane spoke like this to Jin Yue'an and the Black Butler.
The Black Butler frowned.
"Was the effect of that material from A Sword of Floating Red not good?"
He placed great importance on that trade, not only because he thought highly of the Reincarnator A Sword of Floating Red himself, but more so because that material itself was very precious.
The Black Butler had now basically assumed the identity of [Mercenary Tao's Exclusive Broker]. This was his best opportunity to step onto the top power echelon of the Space.
An information broker can indeed live comfortably for a period of time.
By reselling information and resources through connections in the Space, one can obtain a handsome harvest and use it to strengthen one's own survivability.
And in mission worlds, one can also proactively give up some dangerous missions, utilizing items or hiring other powerful Reincarnators to evade danger.
But as one's own rating continuously rises, the danger in mission worlds will become greater and greater.
Moreover, if one cannot truly enter the circle of those top Title-level Reincarnators, one will ultimately just be a small figure, liable to be replaced by new information brokers at any time.
His luck was good enough. That day, just waiting in the Space, he unexpectedly encountered Mercenary Tao, who wanted to find an information broker to proactively spread news, and thus had an intersection with him.
Afterward, Mercenary Tao rose rapidly as if using a cheat code, quickly becoming a newly advanced top-tier Reincarnator at a speed no one could react to.
Even the [Supreme Beings] acknowledged his strength.
The name Mercenary Tao surpassed codenames like Tang Sanzang, the Sage, Mahakala, and so on in one fell swoop, becoming the synonym for the daydreaming of low-level Reincarnators towards top-tier Reincarnators in the Space today.
He must seize this opportunity!
The Black Butler almost immediately wanted to find information related to A Sword of Floating Red, ready at any time to abandon the other party and use the other party's information to make up for Mercenary Tao's loss.
But the red-haired woman standing beside him, Jin Yue'an, pushed her glasses and smiled.
"No, the effect of that material was very good, probably good beyond My Lord's expectations!"
She was increasingly able to grasp Lord Mercenary Tao's emotions.
Kaito Shirogane didn't speak, only his smile becoming more obvious.
"Black Butler, convey my meaning to those guys. As long as they can give me the things I need..."
"Names, coordinates... then their grudges can naturally be settled, ha~"
Kaito Shirogane laughed heartily and walked towards the [Training Ground], waving his hand. The Black Butler immediately understood the other party's meaning.
Mercenary Tao is going to expand the trade model he had with [A Sword of Floating Red]!
Anyone, as long as they can bring out the things Mercenary Tao wants, can have Mercenary Tao help them kill people!
Names, coordinates, and then leave everything to Mercenary Tao...
The Black Butler lowered his head and adjusted his top hat. That cruelty without a single shred of reverence for life made him shudder.
No, it wasn't just a lack of reverence for life. Mercenary Tao also didn't seem to have any intention of debating or refuting good, evil, or morality.
No restrictions whatsoever; you pay, I take the life.
"I... understand..."
The Black Butler turned and left. A moment later, this news directly caused a tremor among small-scale assemblies and teams.
Some people believed Mercenary Tao had already fallen into madness and completely lost control. Even a top-tier Reincarnator is not a Supreme Being who can arbitrarily take whatever they want!
No, even a Supreme Being doesn't mean they can casually kill anyone.
Battles between Reincarnators, besides the strength of abilities, are often battles of information.
Mercenary Tao's arrogant style almost placed him on the opposite side of everyone.
The Infinite Dimensional Space is not the Dragon Ball world, and Reincarnators are not those martial artists. No one will sit idly by and watch a top-tier Reincarnator, who might come to raid and kill you at any time just because someone who has a grudge against you offered a price, live in peace!
This kind of behavior will inevitably lead to more Reincarnators uniting, analyzing Mercenary Tao's intelligence, or even combining to form an [Anti-Mercenary Tao Alliance] far exceeding the past...
The Black Butler naturally could also see the information of these people, but he merely sat in his personal space, continuously drinking coffee.
He knew better than anyone Mercenary Tao's "smartness". This kind of thing, the other party had definitely anticipated long ago, but Mercenary Tao... doesn't care.
That guy's strength and arrogance had already far exceeded the imagination of these current Reincarnators.
Of course, quite a few Reincarnators thereby developed an even stronger worship towards Mercenary Tao.
That could even be called a special phenomenon.
Towards the powerful, cruel Mercenary Tao, a large number of weak Reincarnators, because they didn't feel from the bottom of their hearts that they possessed any possibility of challenging the other party.
Therefore, they began to develop a psychology of worship towards this unparalleled strength, fantasizing about being able to join under the other party's command.
This group of people had now begun to gather on a large scale towards [Paradise] in the real world.
...
Within a huge personal space, a bronze ancient castle sat on the edge of a cliff. Although the cliff and the ocean below were just an illusion, the ancient castle alone was probably over a thousand square meters.
This was enough to prove that this Reincarnator was also a powerhouse and a fierce person who had slaughtered a large number of other Reincarnators.
Inside the ancient castle, a thin man with a withered face sat on a pitch-black throne.
Below was a huge round table, bronze chairs arranged one by one.
At this time, seven people took their seats.
These seven people all kept their heads down, their expressions solemn.
The withered yellow hair of the man on the throne hung on both sides of his temples, looking as if it would drift away with the wind at any time.
"Fate, Mu, and that useless swordsman, were probably all killed by Mercenary Tao~"
The man's voice was very light, hoarse, and elusive. It sounded not only strenuous but also unpleasant.
He stood up, but his height exceeded 2.5 meters. His extremely tall stature, paired with this withered-looking body, made his [Avatar] look similarly very twisted.
The seven people at the round table were each Title-level Reincarnators, and were once higher-ups or pillars of a certain team.
But now, they all became the knights of this [Mad King].
Their former team partners and members were either abandoned or killed by the [Mad King].
"Yes, Your Majesty. We received news that A Sword of Floating Red, that swordsman from [Mottled Light Color] who refused our recruitment, has joined [Paradise]."
"It's highly likely he reached a trade with Mercenary Tao and killed the three."
Bang!
The Mad King smashed a fist fiercely onto the pitch-black throne. Amidst the loud sound, his flesh and blood sprayed out with a bang.
His thin, weak arm broke directly. Blood splashed onto the round table, and then the round table began to burn.
That green blood seemingly would spontaneously combust upon touching anything.
Because they had the protection of the Space, these seven people were not affected, but still showed discomfort on their faces.
"My King, do you need us to go execute A Sword of Floating Red?"
Although approaching Mercenary Tao's [Paradise] at a time like this was not a good idea, watching the [Mad King] go crazy was a similarly terrible choice.
The only acceptable thing was that Mercenary Tao, compared to this Mad King, was probably... much easier to communicate with.
The few exchanged glances, all having made a decision.
The man spent Dimensional Points to repair his arm, sitting on the throne again, panting.
"What's the use of executing that guy? If we want to kill, naturally it's Mercenary Tao... killing everyone in that Paradise, completely!"
The man became increasingly deranged.
Above the bronze castle, a huge Sword of Damocles appeared. Various lusters twined around this sword, and the blade was already rusted to the point of breaking.
The others looked at each other in dismay, not knowing how to speak.
The Mad King, however, merely waved his hand.
"You have no need to worry. Soon, the entire world will be completely in my hands. Mercenary Tao's insignificant little tricks, heh... I will naturally break them casually!"
The Mad King's voice became vigorous and normal, and his physical flesh and blood also plumped up bit by bit. Seeing this scene, the others all sighed in relief.
In a place like the Reincarnation Space, where one only needs to spend enough cost to clear almost all negative effects of abilities and bloodlines.
To actually have someone make themselves neither human nor ghost due to strengthening, truly a madman.
But perhaps precisely because of this madness, precisely because he proactively endured even any negative effects, it made this guy become so... terrifying.
[Red Dust], with his long hair scattered, sitting at a corner of the bronze round table, looked at that Mad King from the corner of his eye and thought this.
As for the other party going to touch Mercenary Tao, he secretly applauded in his heart.
Mercenary Tao is also a madman. When two such madmen clash, one will always fall.
However, in Red Dust's heart, he still hoped the Mad King would fall a bit more. After all, at this moment, he was entangled by that troublesome ability again...
Damn it! Where the hell did he get these disgusting Authorities from? Can't we just have a fair and square fight? Fuck...
(End of Chapter)
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