Chapter 586: The Three Poles of the D45 World
[Crimson Choirs]
[Mission Description: Walking upon the earth in the name of benevolence, the Crimson Saint Seraphina roams the wilderness outside the Holy City of Latina, treating humans lost to beastification. This action has aroused the dissatisfaction of His Holiness the Crimson Pope Laurence. The Choir has initiated a pursuit, and Aetoris pleads for your aid in the name of a Paladin]
[Mission Requirement: Ensure the survival of the Crimson Saint Seraphina within seven days]
[Mission Reward: Blood Potion (High Purity) * 1; Crimson Blood * 1]
Although utilizing a Hearthstone to forcefully deploy into this world will not generate a main mission, the triggered special events can still gain the Space's recognition.
The Professor looked at the special mission appearing before him and subconsciously wanted to accept it, but quickly reacted and looked at Mercenary Tao.
Mercenary Tao was an abnormal person who couldn't be judged by common sense, so he didn't dare to make a decision rashly. But soon, the Space prompt made him sigh in relief.
[Temporary Squad 98715 accepted Special Mission · Crimson Choirs]
[Crimson Saint Seraphina Survival: 1/7]
"This mission probably hints that the Crimson Pope Laurence will start some special plan in 7 days, which is why he has begun high-intensity pursuit within these few days."
The Professor was very clear about the implied information behind various missions in the Space. He himself was exactly the type adept at unearthing hidden missions and factions.
Seeing Mercenary Tao accept the mission at this time, he proactively spoke up.
Kaito Shirogane didn't respond, merely looking at the first Paladin to accept his bestowed power, and laughed gladly:
"Remember, Aetoris. As long as your heart can still burn, she will not die."
Aetoris stood up. Due to beastification, his figure was now close to 2.5 meters. His back was slightly hunched, covered with a layer of white bone spikes like armor, and a white tailbone over a meter long hung behind him.
Listening to this mysterious and powerful man speaking calmly, seemingly giving him some incredible promise, he didn't know how to react for a moment. Instead, the Professor proactively took a step forward, coughed, and explained:
"Your Excellency Mercenary Tao values promises very much. Since he agreed to you, then we naturally will not let that Seraphina die."
At least, within these seven days... The Professor added like this in his heart. He looked at that beast Duncan whose four limbs were shaved off by Black Saber, unsure how Mercenary Tao would ultimately treat that Saint.
In just a brief period of teaming up, he had already perceived that Mercenary Tao lacked the concept of good and evil of most Reincarnators. He neither showed great mercy to save that group of routed soldiers, nor was he evil enough to kill for pleasure.
If analyzing using traditional concepts of good and evil, he felt Mercenary Tao probably belonged to an "evil" faction. Not considered a villain, and of course far from being a righteous person either. Mercenary Tao is an evil faction individual who acts solely for his own special purposes.
Hearing this, Aetoris felt slightly relieved in his heart. As a former Paladin and a Hybrid with keen senses, he had a sharp sense of smell for the aura of good and evil in others. Among the three people before him, this black-haired woman was the most upright and kind.
And that terrifying Knight Miss with dark armor and black sword, although radiating a tyrannical aura all over, was not evil, just purely brutal.
Only this man with scattered black hair radiated an evil aura that made one uncomfortable all over. That was a special temperament gathered from bloodthirsty killing intent and cold arrogance that put no living being in his eyes.
Aetoris nodded, then rummaged out a map from his backpack, muttering:
"Her Excellency Seraphina should currently be purifying townsfolk affected by the curse of the blood origin in Ash Valley Town, about three hundred kilometers away from the Holy City of Latina. We now..."
"If the Saint Seraphina you speak of is that beautiful young girl wearing a white robe with red long hair, she is probably on the grassland seven hundred kilometers away in this direction right now."
"At this moment, she is being intercepted in the wasteland area by hundreds of Choir members. The townsfolk you speak of needing purification have all been killed."
The Professor held the gemstone, but looked at Mercenary Tao when speaking.
Aetoris's expression changed drastically. The Choir is the most elite combat force within the Healing Church. Each one has undergone deep "Blood Ministration," obtaining powerful combat power surpassing ordinary Hybrids.
The Choir is a powerful combat force capable of forming groups to hunt down "Secondary Generation" Hybrids, and has historically been the signature faction of the Healing Church in promoting the protection of humanity and the extermination of dragons.
He didn't expect they had already been directly dispatched to capture Her Excellency Seraphina at this time.
This action almost meant that the Pope had completely torn off his mask and no longer disguised himself. His terrifying plan had reached its final juncture!
The corners of Kaito Shirogane's mouth parted. Aetoris's hot heart's blood and that urgent emotion gave him a warm sense of pleasure. He also read more interesting intelligence from Aetoris's brain.
The Crimson Pope Laurence, the knowledge of the starry sky, the bloodline of the Old Gods, the stairway of flesh and blood evolution... and, a holy soul!
He rarely revealed a smile of "kind eyebrows and benevolent eyes," patting the Professor's shoulder as if praising him.
"Very good. To reward you for reminding me to enter this world at the right time, I can now let you play the hero once."
The Professor looked at Mercenary Tao revealing this kind of smile for the first time. A chill swept down his back, his hairs standing on end one by one again. An intense sense of discomfort made his expression almost completely freeze, unable to give a response.
Fortunately, Mercenary Tao didn't seem to care either, merely floating up naturally from the ground. Artoria had naturally arrived by Mercenary Tao's side, lifted off the ground by the other party grabbing the armor at the back of her neck.
This tyrannical black King acting together with the similarly tyrannical and weird Mercenary Tao at this time actually had a bizarre sense of coordination.
The Professor coughed, not daring to let his imagination run wild anymore. A flash of light in his hand, and a silver surfboard landed under his feet.
Seeing Kaito Shirogane's gaze cast over, he immediately explained:
"This isn't the [Silver Surfer]'s board, just a technological creation..."
After Kaito Shirogane moved his gaze away, the Professor let Aetoris also step onto that skateboard. Subsequently, intense vortices appeared from behind the skateboard, and the two soared into the sky.
Artoria, being carried by her neck armor, also raised her head, her amber-like pale golden eyes gazing at Kaito Shirogane.
Kaito Shirogane looked at her. Even being steeped in the black mud, it seemed some traits in her true nature still existed. With a thought, he tossed the other party up, and the blue-white solo skiff appeared.
Sizzle!
Lightning flashed. [Ace's Solo Skiff · Modified] roared, piercing the air, carrying the two and rapidly leaving from the air.
Leaving only the beast Duncan, whose four limbs were severed, continuously struggling and roaring on the wasteland. But whether it was Kaito Shirogane or Artoria, or the Professor and Aetoris, no one cared about this overly weak beast.
Whoosh~
On the grassland, wildfire appeared out of nowhere again, as if reflecting the increasingly obvious distortion in the sky. Bronze-colored turbulent currents could already be faintly seen in the sky.
Flames swept across the wasteland, corpses completely swallowed, finally converging around the beast Duncan. The painful screeching spread extremely far.
Flames entangled the body, skin and flesh rolling back. The burnt smell of flesh and blood seemed to let Duncan recover a bit of human reason.
It hurts too much. His Holiness Laurence, I was so pious, why would I end up in such a state...
That Knight Miss, why did she want to kill me...
Those nobles, why did they have to force me to the battlefield to die...
Duncan had no grand ambitions, nor did he have any insight into the world. He simply couldn't understand: he just wanted to live a good life in the village, why did everyone have to tear his world apart!
Resentment, distortion, unwillingness.
An indistinct pitch-black aura landed in the flames. The flames rapidly turned pitch-black. The limbless beast abruptly let out a human roar.
"You all... must die!"
"You are smiling?"
Artoria stood at the back of the solo skiff. It seemed the specialty of [Riding] also had an effect on this kind of vehicle. She had no discomfort, merely asking calmly.
Kaito Shirogane nodded, an undisguised smile held in his eyes.
"Yeah. Casually dropping a bait, and a big fish takes the hook. Things are going so smoothly I want to smile."
The Crimson Pope Laurence, the King of Bronze and Fire, and the power hiding behind guiding the world's distortion...
"Interesting."
(End of Chapter)
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