Chapter 356: The Supreme Expert Appears? (3K+)
Loka, Short Hair, Lilith, and even Sera, who stood further away, all simultaneously saw the new mission prompt that appeared in the space.
Almost every world has various factions. After reaching a certain reputation level, you can unlock a faction store and use reputation to purchase specific items, plot equipment, and even powerful Abilities from that faction.
However, not every world's power system is universally applicable. For example, in the Naruto World, which almost exclusively features the Chakra power system, many Reincarnators with non-Chakra systems wouldn't bother with these.
But the current world is different.
This super-world, which integrates the worldviews of works like one-punch man, Mob Psycho 100, and Dandadan, has a diverse power system. Superpowers, martial arts, even bloodline mutations represented by monsters, and bestowal systems represented by gods, are all highly adaptable Ability categories.
Reincarnators of any system would not refuse to gain a powerful superpower or bloodline.
All of them felt their hearts race. They only needed to complete one mission to open the reputation store… and it seemed the mission would also receive assistance from world-ceiling-level plot characters like Tatsumaki and Saitama.
This was simply…
"Is there really such a good thing…?"
Loka muttered to himself, instinctively about to accept the mission, but Short Hair stopped him. He signaled to wait and observe after Tao Bai Bai and the others made their decision.
"Given the Space's usual behavior, how could this mission be so easy? There must be corresponding consequences…"
Sera bit his nails, gently tearing at his hair, strand by strand falling out. This was a superpower called "Super-Speed Calculation," which allowed him to think and calculate at dozens of times the normal speed after activation, at the cost of accelerated metabolism and affecting the lifespan of his cerebral cortex.
He quickly pondered the Logic behind this mission. Tao Bai Bai, that lunatic, had secretly teamed up with another lunatic, the Heart Devil, without others knowing. They ignored the iron law and dragged Tatsumaki, who was at least of the 'Mad' tier, and Saitama, who was very likely of the 'God' or even 'Exceptional' tier, into the mission.
Moreover, the enemy of this mission was not any existing plot character from this world. Although he did not belong to the Far East Magic Society, but was a member of the Mu Shuren team, he also knew some secrets within the high-tier Reincarnator circle through the Mu Shuren.
Most Sub-Worlds, due to accommodating a large number of Reincarnators at once, are more easily anchored. Once they appear, they become resource hunting grounds for those third Ladder teams.
Whether it was the drops produced by plot characters in such large worlds, the singularity points that could be produced, or the reputation stores that could appear in each faction, all were extremely precious strategic materials.
These Sub-Worlds would be fiercely contested by every high-tier team. Those Title-level Reincarnators would try every means to gain great reputation in that world and, through some method he currently did not know, generate a 'key' to be able to enter that world multiple times.
The biggest upheaval in the East District before this mission was the defeat of Red Lotus Magus · Luo Xi, under the Silent Death, in a team battle mission, which was believed to likely result in the loss of ownership of a certain 'Fengyun' related Sub-World.
From this perspective, what the Heart Devil said could indeed be true. Tang Sanzang, a follower of the Terminus Great Sun, was a terrifying fellow. If he teamed up with the Sage, the most skilled in calculation and 'Cognition Modification' under Destiny Eternal.
It was indeed possible to subtly influence these powerful plot characters from the good and orderly factions.
His eyes struggled. Although the Mu Shuren and several other Title-level Reincarnators who entered this world had agreements and a certain degree of cooperation, he really didn't want to miss such a good mission opportunity right now.
"Speaking of which, you fellow, you should be that disgusting guy under the Mu Shuren, that Sera who likes to cut open Ability Users' heads to observe their brains?"
A mocking voice sounded, and Sera's face turned pale. He was not afraid of the Heart Devil. Although he knew the other party's Abilities were bizarre, he was equally well-rounded.
But at this moment, seeing Tatsumaki and Fubuki looking at him, he quickly explained,
"I swear, I've never done anything like that in this world!"
"This world?"
Fubuki felt that what the other party said was very strange. She also remembered that the tall, white-haired spirit had told her sister to interrogate these people who could travel between various worlds for information while their host was still unconscious…
But at that time, before the other party could elaborate, she was rudely interrupted by her sister. Fubuki vaguely realized something and was about to ask.
Bai Cangshu, however, bypassed him and walked directly towards the pale-faced Flower Fairy.
He pinched the woman's wet neck, lifted her, and took a few steps to Hongchen, who seemed to be frozen after being hit by Limitless Void.
"You should know this guy, right…?"
The Flower Fairy looked at the Mu Shuren, who was getting further and further away from her. She wanted to summon the cultivated humans buried underground, but now, cultivated humans of that combat power, even if a few had mutated under the effect of special potions, probably couldn't achieve anything on today's battlefield.
She could only take a few deep breaths and quickly adjust her mindset, showing Bai Cangshu a forced smile.
"Yes, this guy is the Chaos Sage's second-in-command, the Sage's most capable deputy."
She emphasized the word "capable" heavily. As the Superpower Sisters behind her questioned Sera due to the Heart Devil's provocation, she once again displayed her strength in deciphering people's thoughts.
It seemed Hongchen had been defeated, but a guy like Tao Bai Bai hadn't directly killed Hongchen, which meant only two possibilities.
First, he couldn't kill Hongchen. Combining with the previous prompt she saw about Hongchen being killed, it was very likely that Hongchen had some kind of undead Ability?
Second, he wanted to extract more profit from Hongchen and the entire team, and Tao Bai Bai already felt he had victory in his grasp…
Combining with the current situation where Tatsumaki and Saitama had appeared, the Flower Fairy guessed the second possibility was higher.
Just like when she used Bai Cangshu's Five Compound public auction opportunity to force a bid, causing the Roseate Tiger to have no choice but to throw out the Instant Prison Kill and Killing Intent Ripple combination. Although that transaction ultimately saw the Roseate Tiger rely on quick wit to get Tao Bai Bai to join Luo Xi's subordinates, it wasn't too much of a loss.
But in the end, he lost two rare items and Abilities.
It also laid the groundwork for his eventual betrayal and defeat by the Flower Fairy.
At this moment, the Flower Fairy once again accurately grasped the opportunity. As long as she could survive, she didn't care about the Chaos Sage's interests at all.
Bai Cangshu heard the hidden meaning in the woman's words. He looked at this cunning woman with a playful gaze and cooperated,
"Perhaps the Sage misjudged. This Hongchen, right after being revived, immediately planned to take me under his wing and start his own faction. Now that I've cleared out such a traitor for the Sage, I imagine…"
The Flower Fairy nodded quickly. She pressed her head, beginning to communicate through the Sage's Ability.
"Hongchen isn't dead. He betrayed the team, but he's been defeated by Tao Bai Bai. Tao Bai Bai, he…"
The Flower Fairy merely opened her mouth, but before she could say two sentences, her mouth opened and closed, unable to make a sound. The corners of her mouth began to twitch, forming a distorted smile.
Fear still lingered on her beautiful face, but her expression had uncontrollably twisted into a look that was half-crying, half-smiling.
"Hello, Tao Bai Bai, I am the Sage."
A deep voice, utterly unlike what a woman could produce, came from the Flower Fairy's mouth. Bai Cangshu noticed that her throat began to bleed. This was likely some Ability that forcefully controlled the other party's body and altered its structure.
The bizarre Ability made Lilith and the others even more silent.
Bai Cangshu, however, once again pinched the Flower Fairy's neck, lifted her to his eye level, and met her gaze, seemingly wanting to peer into the Sage hidden within.
The Sage was clearly also interrupted by Bai Cangshu's morbid and outrageous behavior and failed to maintain the aura of the bizarre Ability descending upon the scene.
The Flower Fairy's eyes darted, seeing Hongchen lying on the ground, holding his treasured blade.
"Heh, it really is Inverse Universe. What a simple fellow."
"Tao Bai Bai, give this guy back to me."
His voice echoed in the air. Bai Cangshu was inexplicably driven to grab Hongchen, but the next moment, a cold snort sounded amidst the booming explosion of air.
Blood spurted from the Flower Fairy's nose and mouth, and her eyes were completely stained red with blood.
The Sage's Ability was interrupted by Tatsumaki. He seemed to only now realize that a figure like Tatsumaki was present. This revelation led Bai Cangshu to a new speculation about his Ability.
Perhaps it wasn't some kind of possession Ability; the other party merely Mental controlled this woman and perceived her surroundings through Mental power, pretending to be able to see everything.
The Flower Fairy's facial muscles had already begun to necrotize. It was difficult for her to make vivid expressions, but she continued to speak.
"You dragged Tatsumaki into this, Tao Bai Bai. You broke the iron law… That Lord will not forgive you."
The next moment, the Flower Fairy's body began to tremble violently. Bai Cangshu sensed something was wrong, and suddenly raised his hand. A giant fox appeared out of thin air, directly devouring the woman.
"You killed Reincarnator MM60355053."
"That Lord… Heh, the Sage is as disgusting as ever!"
Night Midnight heard interesting information. Someone who could be called "Lord" by a powerful Title-level Reincarnator like the Sage, there were probably only the Supreme Expert and a few other top Reincarnators in the entire Space.
Could such a guy have also entered this world?!
Or was the Sage, realizing Tao Bai Bai had dragged Tatsumaki into this, deliberately hinting at the Supreme Expert's existence to force them to back down?
The Sage was a master of manipulating minds, a powerful Reincarnator who had mastered Abilities similar to speaking things into existence. His words were a mix of truth and falsehood, very difficult to distinguish.
"Tao Bai Bai, what do you think?"
The Heart Devil asked Bai Cangshu, but saw Bai Cangshu looking down at the magatama-like mark in his hand.
Secret Rite: Inari God's Strike. It didn't seem like he had actively launched that attack just now. According to Bai Cangshu's habits, if he wanted to make a move, he would choose the Dong Dong Wave, which had greater lethality now.
Moreover, each use of this curse mark was equivalent to consuming 1 d-class special point. Bai Cangshu hadn't actively used it for a long time.
But in that instant, it was instinctively activated.
Recalling the bizarre circumstances when he first obtained this item, Bai Cangshu looked at this world, which had been infected by the spirit world, and suddenly thought of the answer.
The Infinite Dimensional Space was probably indeed raising Gu, but the Gu worms were not just Reincarnators. Many other existences who noticed the anomaly also actively participated…
From this perspective, the appearance of something like the Black King Society was no longer strange.
Bai Cangshu turned to Saitama, his eyes radiating a peculiar fervor.
After the previous Gojo Satoru fiasco, Saitama no longer trusted these people's "eyesight" too much.
"Hey, Genos, that guy must be looking at me, right…?"
"Yes, Teacher, that nameless hero called Tao Bai Bai is looking at you with eyes mixed with greed, fanaticism, and madness. According to the database's judgment, the other party's sexual orientation might be…"
"Cough, Genos, don't say it."
"Understood, Teacher."