Chapter 125: The Monster

Pfft!

The head shattered, and the foul-smelling brains burst apart directly.

Bai Cangshu's expression was grim; Death Intent Senra had indeed triggered, but it had struck a corpse.

The opponent had withdrawn their consciousness from the body a step ahead of time.

Mu stood in the hospital room at this moment, watching as Tao Baibai smashed that sinister guy's forehead in, blow by blow, until the brains burst; he felt a deep chill.

Although he had long understood that Reincarnators were just this kind of bunch, unconstrained by anything, this Tao Baibai was definitely the most terrifying and sinister one he had ever seen.

At this moment, he deeply understood that he could not compete with this kind of person.

If he made an enemy of this kind of person, he wouldn't have enough lives to play with.

That 【Card】, perhaps it was only meant for these Outliers to open; he should have listened to 【Heaven's Will】 and thrown the 【Card】 away sooner.

He recalled Tao Baibai's words from just a moment ago; perhaps trading with this guy was a good choice—no, that was perhaps his only choice.

Bai Cangshu turned his head, wiped his hands casually on the corpse, and said to Xuanse,

"You should have seen what he looks like; immediately arrange for Vought International's information department to search the entire city for this guy's existence."

He pondered for a moment; according to his own habits, even when lying, he would adopt a half-true, half-false form.

He did not believe that any Reincarnator could ignore the Space's summons and truly use only their consciousness to control someone else's body to carry out a mission; at the very least, among the Reincarnators he could currently reach, there should be no such existence.

Therefore, he believed that the claim Jiebo had deliberately brought up about using sexual abuse to erode the other party's spirit had a certain degree of credibility, and he supplemented the information.

"Arrange for police or heroes or the like to conduct a sweep of the residences of those women living alone, or women who have gone missing in the last few days."

Jiebo's ability was bizarre, but seeing the other party's reaction, Bai Cangshu had confirmed that 【Death Intent Senra】 could indeed kill him completely.

Because a prey had escaped, Bai Cangshu was not in a good mood; seeing Xuanse turn to make the arrangements, he walked in front of Mu, the Ripple on his hands clear and distinct.

"How about it, are you willing to hand that 【Card】 over to me now?"

This guy codenamed 【Mu】 did indeed have some small cleverness; he knew that 【Card】 was an item that was guaranteed to drop upon death, so he had not placed this precious item in his Backpack or Private Space.

He had hidden the 【Card】 directly in this mission world; in this way, the 【Card】 was temporarily detached from him, and even if Bai Cangshu and the others killed him at this moment, the 【Card】 would not be burst out.

It would only be precipitated after this mission world ended, appearing once again in other mission worlds or somewhere in the Space.

In the past, most of the loss and appearance of 【Cards】 were actually due to the holding Reincarnator discarding them or hiding them in some place, eventually losing the information upon the Reincarnator's death.

Bai Cangshu knew that, in fact, as long as one was willing to spend the time, it could still be found; there were many special Ability Users in this world, as long as one reasonably utilized Vought International's resources and the support of Homelander.

He could track down 【Mu】's trail, even if the other party was able to become transparent along with the 【Card】 because they possessed that special 【Transparency】 ability.

But as long as there was enough time and enough resources to help, it could naturally be found.

There was no warmth in Bai Cangshu's eyes; Mu was very certain that the other party was not intimidating him or negotiating terms with him.

This was an ultimatum.

As long as he gave a negative answer, he would be killed right now...

His heart beat uncontrollably fast, he gasped for air, and the clear killing intent stung his nerves; Bai Cangshu neither liked nor disliked killing people.

What he liked was the process of fighting others; killing people was just the final result. He pressed his index and middle fingers together like a sharp sword against the center of Mu's brow, the Force poised to strike; with just a light thrust, that Force could shatter the other party's brain.

People were simply too fragile.

"I... agree to hand the Card over to you..."

"Hoo~ hoo..."

Mu gasped for air; he had originally wanted to negotiate terms with Tao Baibai, but he was completely unable to resist the pressure applied by the other party and surrendered directly.

Bai Cangshu revealed a smile, moved his finger away from the other party's forehead, and patted the other party's shoulder; his Ripple Qigong even thoughtfully helped the other party stabilize their injuries.

This guy's lungs had been pierced and his right hand had been severed; although he wouldn't die, before returning to the Space, he would basically be in a posture where he couldn't move freely—simply the best possible target for a hunt.

"Mr. Mu, I think our transaction details can be changed slightly."

"You probably don't want to lose the 【Card】 for nothing and get nothing in return, right? If you had sold the 【Card】 in the Public Space previously, you should have been able to get a decent return."

Mu's eyes dodged a little, and he just gave a vague response.

Bai Cangshu clicked his tongue inwardly; he could see that perhaps there was still some character or story hidden among the remnants of that 【9527】 team, but he didn't care—those matters had little to do with him at this time.

"I want you to do one thing for me; as for the reward..."

Bai Cangshu paused for a moment before finally saying with a smile,

"The reward is that I will truly let you return to the Space alive, how about that?"

Mu's expression changed; he hadn't expected the other party to actually say such a thing. He had subconsciously assumed that a Reincarnator like this, who had a reputation in the Space, would definitely abide by the agreement, and he had even been thinking about how to phrase the Contract so that the other party wouldn't feel distrust.

But hearing what this Tao Baibai meant now, he actually really intended to find a way to kill him after obtaining the 【Card】...

His face turned pale as paper, a strong sense of despair emerged, and he suddenly felt like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered at this moment.

Slap!

Bai Cangshu slapped the other party's face, waking up this naive Reincarnator who had fallen into despair.

"Listen well, originally, whether you fell into my hands or theirs, the outcome would be the same; we would constantly force you to hand over all resources, including the 【Card】, and only at the end would we use some means to bypass the influence of the Space Contract and finish you off."

Mu's face turned even paler.

Bai Cangshu had indeed done such things; although things like Contracts had efficacy, it was always easy to find loopholes. An overly powerful Contract was unfair to the stronger party, but a fair Contract would have loopholes found by the stronger party.

He stuffed something into Mu's hand. 【xx53562211 (Tao Baibai) has initiated a trade with you】

【You have obtained Bloodline Item: Werewolf (Rare)】

It was a heart that was still beating, quite a bit larger than Mu's palm; he was confused—this kind of Bloodline Item was extremely precious and of very high value.

Although it couldn't compare to the 【Card】, Mu didn't believe that such a guy would really trade this kind of precious item with him.

He stared blankly at Bai Cangshu, not daring to put this item into his Backpack or use it.

Bai Cangshu revealed a smile; he appreciated the other party's small cleverness and sense of current affairs, but at the same time, he was very clear that a person with this kind of personality might be a good person in real life, but in the Reincarnation Space, they were destined to achieve nothing.

"This is of course not a trade for you; this is just a token of my word to ensure you can return to the Space alive."

【xx53562211 (Tao Baibai) wishes to enter into a Contract with you】

【Contract Content: xx53562211 deposits the Bloodline Item: Werewolf (Rare) with lk99547854 (Mu), and it is agreed that this item will be returned to xx53562211's Backpack at the end of this world. If lk99547854 is unable to return the item upon returning from this world, they must pay 2 B-rank Singularities, 15,000 Dimension Points, or items of equivalent value before the start of the next mission cycle; otherwise, lk99547854 will be erased.】

【Note: The content of this contract is extremely harsh; please sign with caution.】

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Bai Cangshu discovered that although the Space grants Reincarnators the Permission to establish contracts, the more complex the terms, the higher the price; the establishment of this contract cost Bai Cangshu 2,000 Dimension Points.

And if Mu does not agree to sign, the cost Bai Cangshu spent to formulate the contract will not be refunded.

Only now did Mu understand that the other party was simply handing this precious item to them so that they would believe the other party was truly willing to let them return to the Space.

After all, even if they were killed, a Scarlet Drop Card might not necessarily be able to accurately drop this precious Bloodline Item from the miscellaneous items in their Backpack.

Moreover, if they encountered danger, they could use this Bloodline Item to allow them to survive by utilizing the Werewolf's powerful vitality, though correspondingly, after returning to the Space, they would have to give up items equivalent to the price of two B-rank Singularities plus 15,000 Dimension Points as an exchange.

This was a disguised form of forced buying and selling.

No matter how precious a Bloodline Item is, for a Rare quality bloodline, this price was definitely an extreme markup.

He lowered his head, feeling the pulsation of the heart in his palm; that intense vitality and life force made him crave it.

Mu's Transparency ability was actually also very precious; it was one of the most valuable legacies of 【9527】.

【Paramecia Devil Fruit: Transparent Fruit】.

He did indeed still possess the ability to use other Bloodline Items; Devil Fruit abilities, in the Space's judgment, belonged to a type of special ability and would not affect a Reincarnator's Bloodline.

"Fine!"

"I agree to your terms."

Mu was mentally prepared by now; for this Tao Baibai to make such an arrangement and specifically spare their life, it was very clear that he had his eyes on something else.

The precious things in this world that would make him have to give up on them to scheme, without a doubt, were only the lives of 【Bad Kid】 and 【Calamity Wave】!

This guy is truly a beast.

Mu felt the impact of intense wildness, but he quickly corrected his own thought.

No, even a beast would actively avoid fighting other powerful beasts; beasts only hunt weak prey that has no ability to resist, like himself.

This Tao Baibai... is a Monster; he likes to hunt fierce beasts.

Hum!

The figure appearing at high speed brought with it intense air pressure, causing Mu to experience tinnitus; the next moment, Homelander had already appeared in the hospital room.

Homelander looked at the broken corpse embedded in the wall and said nothing, only looking at Bai Cangshu with a smile.

"Ha~ha, my friend, I heard you were attacked and rushed over immediately; it's good that you're okay."

He had already seen the data from Aishili in the Operations Department; after he delivered that speech which the company deemed an extremist statement, his approval rating had risen instead of fallen, and furthermore, many people on the internet had begun to support him and despise the corruption and incompetence of the government.

He acknowledged this Asian man's wisdom; of course, more importantly, this Asian man had a good eye.

Bai Cangshu also smiled and congratulated Homelander, then changed the subject.

"Homelander, I think it is time for us to start the plan and open a new era."

Homelander was also all smiles.

"Then what are we waiting for?"

"However, where should we start..."

He was not very willing to expose his own incompetence, but Homelander truly had no ideas, so Bai Cangshu took the initiative to speak.

"Naturally, we must first make the public realize that you are a hero of a completely different level than the so-called Seven."

"The Seven, it is time for them to be shattered; those guys who could only be illuminated by your greatness are now at the moment to exert their final value."

Homelander raised an eyebrow, understanding Bai Cangshu's words.

"For example?"

Bai Cangshu shrugged.

"Any member of the Seven other than you."

"You pick, and I will find a way to arrange everything."

(End of this chapter)