Chapter 459: Predestined Death, the Top Three cards (3.5K+)
"Uh, thank you so much, sir. Your act of killing this brutal villain will surely be commended. We have already reported it to the National Police Agency…"
A few cautious police officers, after confirming that the brutal villain was indeed dead, repeatedly expressed their gratitude to Bai Cangshu with lingering fear, as if Bai Cangshu were a great philanthropist.
"You have killed DD30677540. The purge mission progress has been updated."
"The purge mission has been completed."
"Special Reincarnator EX051, you may choose to return in a non-combat state, or return after a maximum of 25 days."
Bai Cangshu waved his hand, put away the scarlet drop card shimmering with golden light, and walked at what seemed like a slow pace, but in the blink of an eye, he had covered several hundred meters. The police officer who was calling headquarters looked back and could only see Bai Cangshu's figure disappearing around the corner.
Bai Cangshu recalled the thought information he had read from the Reincarnator's mind just now.
The other party was not bluffing or cursing before death; they had truly seen their death date from the Multi-faceted Star People.
And Bai Cangshu also knew that the Multi-faceted Star People's ability was not prophecy, but a kind of effect similar to seeing through the time dimension.
In some scientific concepts, time is not a river in the usual sense; time is not linear, but a counter-intuitive construct.
The so-called past, present, and future are merely human illusions.
Therefore, "seeing through" time and "seeing through" the future, in this dimension, are not abilities of the mystic or prophetic side, but a science; it is a systematic understanding gained by the Multi-faceted Star People standing at the pinnacle of the scientific dimension.
Sixty days later, it would be his Predestined Death?
"Interesting…"
By now, Bai Cangshu was also very clear about some of his abnormalities compared to other Reincarnators, or rather, other humans.
He had no so-called reverence for life.
Neither for others nor for himself.
Some Reincarnators would wantonly slaughter plot characters because they believed themselves to be true humans with noble and free souls, while plot characters were merely NPCs, pieces of data. Therefore, they felt no empathy for plot characters and could kill them at will;
Some Reincarnators would wantonly slaughter other people in the real world, or even other Reincarnators. These Reincarnators were called 'Fierce Ones' because humanity inherently harbored violent genes. These Fierce Ones merely fully unleashed their innate brutality and disregarded all laws and morals;
But Bai Cangshu, he did not kill for pleasure, nor did he feel that he was nobler than others; he simply... needed to kill.
Killing was the simplest and most efficient way for him to gain power and complete missions.
Killing was an indispensable punctuation mark for him to engage in and end battles.
Plot characters, ordinary people, Reincarnators—there was no difference to Bai Cangshu. He fought everyone equally and killed everyone equally.
Similarly, Bai Cangshu was completely indifferent to his own life.
It was as if hundreds of thousands of souls, constantly trying to seize his consciousness, were hidden within his body, yet he felt no problem with it. Occasionally, when his body experienced issues, he would even enjoy it, fighting and competing with those hundreds of thousands of souls for ownership of the Heart Throne.
Bai Cangshu was obsessed with combat, obsessed with power, but not obsessed with his own life.
Knowing now that the Multi-faceted Star People had seen his death in sixty days, he felt no fear or confusion.
Bai Cangshu was merely curious about what realm he would reach in 60 days, given his current growth rate.
What kind of power would be able to kill him at that time?
"Ha~ truly… I look forward to it…"
Beep, beep.
As Bai Cangshu walked, the satellite phone Hidehito Suga had specially arranged for him before his departure rang.
Ostensibly, this phone was for Bai Cangshu to contact them directly when needed, but in reality, it was Hidehito Suga's backup plan for when special events beyond the Black Ball Squad's power range required Bai Cangshu's assistance.
After Bai Cangshu answered, Hidehito Suga's fearful voice came through.
"Mr. Tao Bai Bai… we have some... situation here…"
Through the phone, Bai Cangshu could hear screams. It seemed something had already broken into the official residence. Given that the Japanese government could now control multiple Gantz squads, this meant the intruders possessed power superior to Gantz technology.
Bai Cangshu looked up and saw a full moon.
"You guys don't deserve to control Gantz's power…"
Bai Cangshu heard Xuan Yeji's voice, filled with anger, followed by another round of screams.
Sizzle~
Static came through, and the next moment, the satellite phone changed hands. A woman's voice came through the phone into Bai Cangshu's ear.
"Tao Bai Bai, I will get my revenge on you, absolutely…"
Click.
The call was then cut off.
Bai Cangshu chuckled and shook his head. The next moment, his figure shot into the sky. With the aid of Air Dance, Bai Cangshu directly broke the sound barrier, pierced through the sea of clouds, and then a blue and white single-person craft appeared beneath his feet.
Accompanied by the screech of lightning, Bai Cangshu, with his hands clasped behind his back and his pink robe flapping in the wind, rode the single-person craft at extreme speed above the sea of clouds, heading towards Japan.
Indeed, Fate Theory, predestined death, all of it was too boring. It was the immediate, close-quarters combat that truly captivated him.
This was why he loved the Reincarnator identity most: endless conflict, endless hatred… endless slaughter.
—
In the temporary Prime Minister's Official Residence, Hidehito Suga, his face pale, clutched his broken left wrist and cowered beside the desk. He looked at the crackling woman, who exuded an aura completely different from other Gantz warriors.
It was she who, in an instant, broke into the official residence, killing a dozen warriors in reinforced suits, allowing this group to easily infiltrate the building.
"Are you sure it's okay to say such things, Tao Bai Bai might rush back from Germany immediately…"
Although Lotus was questioning, his eyes were gentle. He clearly understood Bonnie's pain.
Squad 74960, to put it nicely, was a team where resources and combat power were concentrated on a few individuals, but to put it bluntly, it was merely a second-rate team that had only managed to survive by relying on Bonnie's strength.
And in such a team, the kind Bonnie bore great pressure. This time, with all of them dying in battle, Bonnie would inevitably feel immense self-blame.
He did not utter empty words like 'you don't need to avenge me'; such things would not comfort Bonnie at all.
Bonnie's eyes were sharp. Ever since her last encounter with Tao Bai Bai, when she desperately escaped and the Gantz-revived Ama was once again killed by Tao Bai Bai, her demeanor had become increasingly cold.
Bonnie had realized her previous weakness. She would no longer leave herself a retreat. She was determined to become Tao Bai Bai's enemy. Only this kind of pressure could prevent her, a lone individual, from being lost until death.
Xuan Yeji's complexion was pale, and his entire figure had become much more upright. Even his demeanor had changed considerably.
This made Shitahira Reika, who had once been very infatuated with him, feel estranged.
Even though the current Xuan Yeji looked more handsome and cold, she inexplicably felt that this Xuan Yeji had a lot more sinister qualities about him.
Kato Masaru was the same; he looked at the corpses strewn across the floor and had no idea what the purpose of this operation was.
"Didn't the Prime Minister already say that the chaebols, fearing that Tao Bai Bai, voluntarily surrendered all ownership of Gantz, and that there would be no more Gantz hunter entertainment activities within Japan from now on…"
Kato Masaru was a little agitated, but Xuan Yeji was already too lazy to look at his close friend.
He just pushed open the window and waved to the outside. The next moment, a pale-skinned boy, as if his entire body was frozen by ice, leading another girl who was also frozen by ice, walked in through the window.
The boy's eyes were pure ice-blue. He walked in front of Hidehito Suga, and then, along with his sister, began to write on the ground.
The eerie blue text was unreadable, but a chill began to spread.
Kato Masaru felt even more uneasy.
"Kei! What exactly are you doing?!"
Xuan Yeji turned his head at this moment, looking at Kato Masaru and the others. He suddenly raised a finger, making a quiet gesture.
"Don't make a sound, someone is watching us… Those guys have always been watching us…"
"Just like… watching lab rats."
Xuan Yeji's eyes flickered with an uncontrollable frenzy, his sharp teeth unconsciously extended, and a craving for blood emerged in his heart.
Under the guidance of that Ancient Otherworld God, he saw the true secret behind Gantz, and also understood the root cause of this world's suffering.
As long as things like Gantz continue to exist, so-called Reincarnation Aliens will continuously enter this world, and then turn everything unrecognizable…
This world, only by becoming a dead silence, can those observers who consider themselves superior lose interest in this world…
Shitahira Reika took two steps back, and Kato Masaru immediately shielded her. In that instant, they were sure they hadn't misread it: Xuan Yeji had developed a vampiric urge towards Shitahira Reika.
Xuan Yeji looked at his friends, who couldn't understand him, and offered no explanation. He simply turned his head and looked at the contract being inscribed on the ground.
It didn't matter. As long as this Prime Minister signed the contract, allowing the teachings of that great deity to become the state religion of this country, everything would eventually turn into a chilling silence.
"Winter is coming…"
—
In the Infinite Dimensional Space, in a dark private space, there was no gravity and no ground.
Reincarnators could only float freely here, and there were no visible boundaries.
Shi Yu had been floating here for quite some time. He disliked this kind of malicious amusement, just like his previous crown of Destiny Eternal. This type of power always made him feel troublesome.
Finally, he saw a beam of light in the dark space, and his body drifted towards it.
Shi Yu landed in the light, his body stabilized, and a voice then sounded.
"It seems you are fated with me today."
Shi Yu pouted, thinking that the rules in a private space were still designed by the Reincarnators themselves.
He didn't want to get into philosophical discussions with this divine being and spoke directly,
"Last time, I scouted the truth about that woman, Flower Blooms in Despair, for you, and you promised me a condition. Now I've come to claim it."
"I want to know the answer to one question."
"Is Tao Bai Bai one of the so-called three most mysterious cards that you guys hid back then?"
Shi Yu returned defeated from the B711 Sub-World. He wasn't angry about the rumors circulating in the space that he had died and suffered a great loss at Tao Bai Bai's hands.
In fact, he became quite curious about that particular Reincarnator because of it.
The so-called Fate Theory should be one of the top-tier concepts, similar to causality and paradox. Why couldn't such a top-tier concept encompass Tao Bai Bai's Destiny?
When he used his rudimentary authority to observe, he actually found that Tao Bai Bai had the possibility of transcending Fate Theory.
As one of the top Reincarnators, Shi Yu knew many hidden pieces of information.
Just like the true leader of the Destiny organization before him, he was certain that the other party was a product of the previous Reincarnation era.
"Yes, and no."
Shi Yu received the answer, and the next moment his eyes lit up, and he was teleported out of the other party's private space. He frowned, pondering the answer, and soon, a guess appeared in his mind.
He felt he had to confirm it with Azure Sky, after all, only about three people in the space knew the card faces of those three cards and their final whereabouts.