Chapter 449: Cruelty and Laughter (4K+ Big Chapter, Please Subscribe)
Horror!
Fear!
Omega found himself frozen in place, unable to react immediately and keep up with the Mental Storm, letting Lancer face Tao Bai Bai alone.
The other person standing behind Omega was a dark-skinned man wearing a baseball cap. When fighting the 74960 squad earlier, he was responsible for observing and sniping from a distance.
His Gauss Sniper Rifle was clearly in his hands, but he found his hands convulsing, unable to lift it.
The man code-named 'Chief' felt his heart pounding. He felt all the muscles in his body contracting, his skin and meridians even shriveling to the point of pain.
Fear. If he lifted that gun, he would die!
This thought clearly appeared in his mind. At the same time, he began to feel ashamed of his cowardly thought. He had clearly fantasized about doing the same when Fire Man sacrificed himself by jumping out the window.
If not for Lancer and the others supporting each other, most people in this team would have already died in cruel missions.
He had thought he had the resolve to sacrifice his life for these people.
But when he was truly within three to five meters of a monster like Tao Bai Bai, he discovered his cowardice.
He wanted to live, he really wanted to live!
He also wanted to return to the real world and see that person...
Chief's right fingers twitched convulsively, but he ultimately did not raise the Gauss Sniper Rifle to provide support.
Omega was now too preoccupied to care about Chief's state. He knew he had to act, otherwise, if Lancer was killed, no one else would be able to contend with Tao Bai Bai.
This was not just about friendship, but a rational choice.
Omega's eyes narrowed, and a strong Mental force suddenly surged towards Tao Bai Bai.
But when he looked up, he found that Tao Bai Bai had turned his head at some point, his eyes calmly looking at him.
The moment their eyes met, a strong impact directly struck his Mental and chest.
Pfft!
Omega's vision went black, blood spurted from his mouth and nose, and his body seemed to be hit by an invisible psychokinesis, crashing heavily into an internal pillar of the building.
A scarlet phantom appeared from Tao Bai Bai's body, like a terrifying demonic shadow, emerging from within him.
What kind of ability was that...
What level and type of Reincarnator was Tao Bai Bai...
Omega's eyes turned red, and blood also appeared from his eye sockets.
[Based on your Mental power, you have obtained the following information]
[You have been affected by Active Spirit and are undergoing a Mental check...]
[Check failed, you will be corroded]
[You have been attacked by Evil God's Omen · Arrogant Vision]
...
Omega looked at the prompt in the panel, still unable to believe that he had failed the Mental power check and was corroded by Tao Bai Bai's ability. Could it be that the martial artist Tao Bai Bai was actually a Reincarnator specialized in Mental power?!
The next moment, Omega began to feel the world before him become colorful and distorted in his vision. He started to lose sight of his teammates' positions.
Damn it, a strong sense of crisis surged into his heart. This ominous, desperate feeling was unprecedented, as if in the next second, everything he cherished would disappear.
Omega suddenly shouted loudly.
"You all, hurry and leave!"
Then, he emitted high-frequency sound waves from his mouth. The sound instantly exceeded the human audible range and began to chant in a strange tone.
The air began to contract, and some dangerous power gathered in Omega's mouth.
Lancer, who was being burned by Blazing Flame, was very calm. His Nen burst forth at this moment, a golden circle like a barrier, directly enclosing Tao Bai Bai within it.
At the same time, various prayer spells continuously buffed him.
[Cat's Agility]
[Bear's Strength]
[Enduring Vigor]
The next moment, feeling his strength had reached its peak, the swords in his hands seemed to disappear, and hundreds of sword lights suddenly appeared simultaneously.
Each sword light struck Bai Cangshu from a different angle within the 'En', moving so fast that it seemed like they were all swung at the same time.
Lancer's enhanced abilities were very diverse. He was not the type who achieved high praise or a powerful ability in a certain world and then rose smoothly.
Lancer barely survived by fighting to the last moment against enemies in almost every mission, and then used his resources to survive with all his might.
Therefore, he would learn whatever ability he could get. Entering the Hunter world, he sought to awaken Nen abilities; entering a magic world, he sought spellcasting abilities; entering a world with deities, he sought the power of prayer.
Because survival was so difficult, he cherished the lives of others even more. He protected every companion within his power and would not waste their sacrifices.
Lancer's Nen ability was called 'Imperfect En', and its effect was very simple: after he shrunk his 'En' small enough, Nen completely filled the range of the En, and any target entering this range would be instantly struck by his sword.
It was a Nen ability with the properties of 'certain hit' and Godspeed.
Similarly, he did not obtain this ability due to his talent or aptitude.
Instead, it was a Nen ability he forcibly created by learning the domain and swordsmanship of a swordsman he admired in a cruel world.
Lancer suddenly awoke. Even though his thoughts were moving quite fast, he shouldn't be in this state during a battle.
And why hadn't Omega's 'Banshee's Wail' been unleashed yet?
As Lancer's sword light danced, his peripheral vision caught sight of the other side, where a scarlet great serpent had already pierced Omega's throat.
This astute and intelligent man, who was very good at uncovering hidden rewards in the story world, had been nailed to the pillar, twitching constantly, blood overflowing from his mouth and nose, clearly beyond saving.
And 'Chief', the robust sniper, simply stood in place, his eyes vacant, his hands trembling constantly, making no movement.
Damn it!
In his shock and anger, Lancer suddenly saw Tao Bai Bai still tilting his head to look at him, his figure like a phantom, continuously flickering within his 'En'.
Not a single one of those hundreds of sword lights had hit?!
"How is that possible..."
No matter how fast, it was impossible to dodge so many slashes within his 'En'. These were slashes with Godspeed and 'certain hit' properties!
Bai Cangshu clearly realized at this moment that his combat power had far surpassed these Reincarnators who should theoretically be on the same tier as him.
Whether it was the Nen Ability User in front of him or the Mental power manipulator, both should have crossed the attribute extreme of the first tier, but neither the level of a single attribute nor the quantity and quality of their abilities could compare to his own.
"There is always an empty spot in your Nen ability's 'En', isn't there?"
Bai Cangshu, like a patient teacher, explained to Lancer how he managed to stand within this 'En' without being struck.
If it were before, Bai Cangshu facing this ability would probably have crudely used his immortality to revive and then instantly kill the opponent.
But after Transcendent Helix entered the second stage, he became incredibly sensitive to energy, even able to directly observe the essence of energy with his naked eyes.
In his eyes, this Reincarnator's 'En' always had a void, and that void constantly changed positions, but its speed, to him, was not particularly Godspeed.
Therefore, Bai Cangshu merely used his speed and Wind God Kick to keep himself consistently in that empty spot, and these slashes simply landed in empty space, that was all.
Clang!
Amidst the clang of metal, Bai Cangshu's left hand suddenly gripped the heavy sword in front of him.
Lancer's sword momentum was instantly cleared.
Lancer felt the insurmountable gap between himself and Tao Bai Bai at this moment. It wasn't just attributes and abilities; purely in terms of combat and mentality, he was completely incomparable to this monster who showed no emotion even when killing.
"Answer me, how did you get this heart..."
Bai Cangshu extended his right hand towards Lancer, holding a heart that was slowly ceasing to beat. The next moment, the heart slowly transformed into scarlet radiance and disappeared.
Lancer knew that everything belonging to Fire Man had been taken away.
He tried to pull out the heavy sword, but Tao Bai Bai's strength was overwhelmingly powerful. He lowered his head, silent for a moment, knowing that this day would likely be the demise of White Sanctuary.
Then, Lancer suddenly looked up at Bai Cangshu, his expression mocking.
"You haven't gotten that kind of thing yet, Tao Bai Bai..."
"The resolve to let others live, even if you die."
"The resolve for others to be happy, even if you die."
"Even if you die... that feeling when your heart and blood start to burn, completely unable to feel fear... a monster like you, you can't feel it, can you? Ha~"
Lancer's voice grew increasingly high-pitched, becoming sharp towards the end.
The next moment, Lancer's long hair rose, revealing a strange silver-white mechanical component on his neck. Lancer pressed the switch at the top of the triangular mechanical component with his backhand.
This is...
Bai Cangshu was still pondering the meaning of the other party's words. The reason he hadn't instantly killed this group of people was indeed because he was genuinely trying to learn how such strong emotions were born among them.
Before Fire Man's death, he rarely felt the fervor that Keli and Kageyama had before their deaths, from him.
But at this moment, Lancer displayed another characteristic.
Intense 'magic' emanated from him. This magic was different from any magic Bai Cangshu had felt before; it was more like a strange biological power.
Moreover... this Lancer was a bit unexpected to him. His avatar was in the form of a man, and his words and actions showed no flaws, but the true nature of his ability came from the witch enhancement in 'Brynhildr in the Darkness'.
This contrast gave her the opportunity to unleash her ability.
She floated up from the air, pointing one hand at Omega, who was nailed to the pillar, and said,
"You shall be born because another's life was taken."
Then, she pointed her other finger at Bai Cangshu, saying,
"And you shall die because you took too many lives."
Lancer at this moment was like a witch uttering a decree. After she spoke, her magic caused a spatial tremor, and some mysterious power began to take effect.
The next moment, Omega, who should have died, began to twitch again.
At the same time, Lancer's face also turned much paler. She looked at Tao Bai Bai. If she could kill Tao Bai Bai before she died, then everything would be worth it.
Unfortunately, Tao Bai Bai had no reaction.
Above Bai Cangshu's head, a broken crown shone brightly. 'Authority Fragment: Fate Theory'. Bai Cangshu could now greatly weaken and exempt fate-based abilities.
Seeing her ability fail, Lancer's magic suddenly began to collapse. That worm-like magic began to dissolve her body.
Bai Cangshu pointed a finger, and a golden light instantly pierced her glabella.
[You have killed Reincarnator BU72280356, Great Sin points +1]
"No, no no no... no!"
Omega, who had just revived, saw Lancer fall lifelessly from the air, his heart filled with despair, and he opened his mouth to use Banshee's Wail again.
Bang!
Suddenly, a gunshot rang out. Omega clutched his neck in a daze, where a neat hole had appeared.
'Chief', holding the Gauss Sniper Rifle, slowly lowered his gun and knelt before Tao Bai Bai.
Omega saw this scene, blood gushing from his mouth and nose, unable to say anything more, and also fell down.
Bai Cangshu's eyelids drooped, and the curiosity that had just arisen in his heart due to the beating 'hearts' of these people slowly dissipated.
Ultimately, humans are just such creatures.
"Lord Tao Bai Bai, I can give you all my belongings, and I can guide you to the locations of others. Whatever you need, I can do for you..."
Bang!
Bai Cangshu turned indifferently, and the scarlet tentacles brewed by 'Great Sin: Guo Liang Nu Sha' directly shattered the dark-skinned man's head.
[You have killed Reincarnator JV10447933, Great Sin points +1]
"Tsk, what a bold fellow, trying to snatch my kill..."
Bai Cangshu said words that were hard to discern as true or false. He came to the wall, in front of the Reincarnator who was about to die from a shattered throat.
He placed a finger on the center of the other person's forehead.
"Are you happy to die the same way as her?"
Bai Cangshu asked.
Omega closed his eyes, the corners of his mouth curved.
That was... a smile.
Pfft!
[You have killed Reincarnator IJ40331765, Great Sin points +1]
Three scarlet drop cards, gleaming with golden light, slowly materialized in front of Bai Cangshu. Bai Cangshu collected them one by one.
He looked at the spot where the man he had killed, who had smiled, had been pinned, and reached out to touch it. There seemed to be a little warmth still there.
So-called 'Heart', is it this kind of thing?
Roar!
Amidst the roar of the giant beast, its dorsal fin once again glowed with terrifying light.
Boom!
A huge breath swept across Tokyo. The next moment, a white shockwave tore through the air and directly struck the giant beast's head.
"Ha!"
A terrifying roar erupted immediately.
Like thunder exploding, and like a giant cannon firing.
A terrifying explosion directly erupted beside the giant beast's head, completely bringing down this hundred-meter giant beast.
Bai Cangshu stood beside its head, his peripheral vision already seeing many Black Ball Squad members appearing. These people were holding various super-tech weapons, aimed at the giant beast, or at him.
Bai Cangshu raised his head. Humans are truly too complex creatures. Multi-faceted Star People's understanding is ultimately too simple.
The next moment, boundless killing intent erupted, completely enveloping the giant beast and the closest Black Ball Squad members.
Bai Cangshu removed the restraint, and violent killing intent began to spread.
Instant Prison Kill!