Chapter 202: World Mutation, The Black King Descends (5k-word Chapter)

【Team member ki41400655 (Yanzhi) has died】

【Team Battle Point -1, current: -1】

The cold system prompt made Michelin and Linjiedian both realize that the woman who had been suppressing her true nature to try and fit into the team was truly dead.

"You... Tao Baibai... I'm going to kill you!"

Michelin had been saved by Yanzhi multiple times during missions; at this moment, she was overcome with rage, and she floated upward from the sea.

Linjiedian knew this was bad and said curtly,

"Stop it now!"

Bai Cangshu shifted his gaze away from the completely vanished corpse, flipped his wrist, and the Scarlet Drop Card was already placed into his Backpack.

He raised his head, looking at the woman who seemed to be tearing through the hurricane on the sea; his nerves, stimulated by blood and slaughter, were pulsing incessantly, and his Killing Intent Wave was surging and unbearable.

He began to understand the psychology of that woman who, even knowing the explosive device could not kill him, still insisted on activating it; that was likely the other party's 【Heart】, as she wanted to trade her own death for the Survival of these teammates.

It was just a pity that the rage of this wavy-haired woman caused that desperate 【Heart】 to be tarnished.

Bai Cangshu retracted his right palm to his waist; the next moment, he stepped repeatedly, the sea surface caved in once more, and Michelin in the air felt as if her heart were being squeezed by a giant hand—she knew that was her instinct, feeling fear...

Hum!

The air spiraled violently, white air waves like a Tatsumaki erupted in an instant.

"Stone!"

Linjiedian shouted loudly, a ray of light suddenly lit up on Michelin, and Bai Cangshu, ignoring it, struck out with a palm.

Rakshasa Palm!

At this moment, Bai Cangshu's Rakshasa Palm was almost like a hurricane; as he struck, the white airflow in front of him erupted with a boom, and within the space of several dozen meters before him, the air roared like a muffled air cannon.

Boom!

The woman in the air vanished instantly, and a man covered in black appeared in the woman's position.

Facing this terrifying impact, the man crossed his arms in front of his chest, still clutching a blue card in his hand.

Bang!

The Force penetrated his body, but the man only let out a muffled groan; his defensive capability far exceeded that of ordinary Reincarnators, and the next moment, the light in his hand lit up again.

【Continuous Magic: Position Swap】!

Intense Magic power began to shroud this sea area; this was one of the trump card methods of the 【Critical Snipe】 team, and while the Magic was active, they could change the positions of team members at will.

If Bai Cangshu's surprise attack hadn't been so violent, and if he hadn't sent the strongest defender, Obsidian, flying hundreds of meters away with the very first strike while instantly killing Yanzhi,

their team would not have suffered casualties so easily.

At this moment, Obsidian finally filled the gap in time, swapping his position with Michelin's to block this strike.

Veins bulged on Bai Cangshu's forehead, and on his sturdy muscles, the meridians were also completely protruding; the longer the battle continued, the more obvious that Killing Intent Wave became, and he was finding it hard to hold on, the corners of his mouth beginning to open involuntarily as that craving for slaughter began to erode Bai Cangshu's Spirit bit by bit.

Bai Cangshu used 【Moon Walk】 to step repeatedly, shifting over a large area in the air; a type like Obsidian with such high defense would not make Bai Cangshu wary, but rather, it was more likely to provoke Bai Cangshu's desire to hunt.

His current ability composition was a natural nemesis for such Reincarnators with Defense Specialization.

Amidst Bai Cangshu's whistling, white shockwaves constantly spread through the air; Obsidian fell from the air into the sea, his mobility not high enough, and he had no good way to deal with Tao Baibai, who was maneuvering rapidly in the air.

But on the other side, taking advantage of the gap while Tao Baibai was distracted by Obsidian, Linjiedian quickly dropped into the seawater and moved toward the rear.

Chila!

Pitch-black lightning dissipated in an instant; Linjiedian's heart tightened. Although he was quite famous and had high lethality, he actually hated fighting against Fierce Persons of Tao Baibai's type.

They were hard to kill and would make you experience the threat of death at every moment.

As his heart contracted violently, his eyes remained clear; when the air behind him became scorching, the next moment, a terrifying punch was thrown at Linjiedian from a distance.

Linjiedian's heart stirred; at this perfectly timed moment, he once again activated the effect of 【Continuous Magic: Position Swap】. This special spell from the Dark Game world required great judgment of timing from the user; after all, this was a life-and-death battle in reality, not entertainment between card players, and there was no such mechanism as "timing."

But although Linjiedian hated being injured and feared death, he possessed a very calm mind. Obsidian believed Linjiedian was a natural "big heart," and this time was no different; the moment that violent punch arrived and the Lotus Fire erupted, he swapped his position with his Tishin, 【Untouchable】.

The attack aimed straight at this Tishin had its direction refracted... returning along the original path!

Boom!

Bai Cangshu threw a punch, suddenly feeling a terrifying giant force and fire being bounced back together; he was instantly engulfed by the Lotus Fire and sent flying away.

Linjiedian appeared in the air in the distance; his face was pale, he spat out a large mouthful of blood, and his expression was somewhat horrified.

【Untouchable】 had its defense broken by that punch?!

Because his Tishin was injured, he suffered damage as well.

What on earth is going on with this Tao Baibai? That left hand is very problematic...

Linjiedian keenly realized that every attack Tao Baibai threw with his left hand was exceptionally terrifying.

Before he could continue thinking about the Intelligence on Tao Baibai, Tao Baibai on the other side fell into the sea from the explosion of the Lotus Fire.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

At this time, a large number of cannonballs were fired from the direction of the large fleet; the previous battle had happened too fast, and the Golden Emperor's large fleet had not realized it at first, but following these two explosions, they had already noticed the intense battle on the sea.

Not knowing whose order it was, the large fleet actually began to bombard the few of them.

Linjiedian's heart stirred, and he quickly swapped his position with his Tishin again. He looked back and said sternly to Michelin, who was still trying to fly over from the rear to attack Tao Baibai,

"Retreat, don't let Yanzhi's death be meaningless!"

They were a team built with long-range attacks as their core ability; close-quarters combat against a powerful Martial Artist like Tao Baibai was too disadvantageous, and Tao Baibai at this moment was clearly powerful to a bizarre degree—even the Flame Demon had been killed head-on.

Their team's strongest close-quarters fighter, the "Hundred-Man Slayer" 【Yanzhi】, had also been instantly killed in close combat.

The next moment, the three of them, with Michelin as the rear core, constantly swapped positions, and the group moved rapidly toward the rear sea area.

In the large fleet, several people stood in the shadows; seeing this scene, they were also somewhat hesitant.

"What should we do? Critical Snipe wants to retreat. Should we give up the pursuit of the event at 【Golden Town】, or intercept and kill that Tao Baibai here?"

"Or, should we go and finish off the few from 【Critical Snipe】? That dangerous woman seems to have been finished off by Tao Baibai."

The leader had a shaved head and was also bare-chested; his muscles were not prominent, but his whole body faintly radiated a luster. Just as he was about to speak, his pupils suddenly shrank.

"Look out!"

Boom!

A human figure flew out from the sea, crashing into the Pirate ship where the others were like a torpedo.

It was Tao Baibai!

At this moment in their eyes, Tao Baibai's muscles were even more swollen, the purple Wave on the surface of his body had completely merged into his flesh, and his facial expression was extremely ferocious.

A strange aura continuously emanated from Tao Baibai's body; that mist, in the short time it entered the cabin, caused the original inhabitants on the ship to begin changing.

The bald Reincarnator pressed his palms together, intense Nen Qi erupted from his body, an apparition appeared behind him, and he struck with a palm, causing golden light to explode.

Boom!

The cabin exploded immediately, and the few people also jumped out of the cabin instantly.

At this time, the space panel had already begun to show prompts.

【Warning, you are suffering from the erosion of God's Hand Roland】

【Exemption check in progress...】

【You have exempted this erosion】

The man felt slightly relieved in his heart, but a new round of testing started again; his scalp went numb, and while striking another palm at the cabin in mid-air, he turned and jumped toward the Golden Emperor's large ship.

God's Hand Roland... is the target of that special cooperation mission, he isn't dead yet?!

This kind of bizarre erosion actually causes continuous exemption checks; this is clearly the most dangerous kind of regional mutation.

Conventional erosion is usually one-time; if you pass the check, it means the opponent's ability will not affect you.

But continuous checks indicate that in the space's judgment, the erosion intensity of this God's Hand Roland is constantly changing and increasing; passing the check last time does not mean you can pass this time.

He didn't even warn his teammates, directly diverting the disaster, and then jumped by stepping on the decks of various ships himself.

Bai Cangshu looked calm at this moment, falling from the Heart Throne; he looked at Roland above, who was pitch black and had only half a Spirit Body left, as the opponent's appearance had also completely changed.

At this very moment, that elegant Reincarnator dressed in a clean suit with loose blonde hair had disappeared; the current Roland was draped in a black cloth covering his body from his head, his eyes were dead, and there was a clear human face on each of his hands, looking very similar to the face on the Egg of the Conqueror, with mouths open and expressions twisted.

Kori's Spirit Body was nearly transparent; he gripped the edge of the Heart Throne with one hand and pulled Bai Cangshu with the other, preventing Bai Cangshu from falling.

"What are you doing?!"

"Hurry and stop him!"

Kori was inexplicably anxious; he could feel that he was about to disappear completely.

But he was not anxious because he was about to disappear completely, but because Bai Cangshu was not cherishing his own power at this moment to take back his body.

He worried that after he disappeared, Bai Cangshu would also completely lose control of his body, thereby letting this demon eventually dominate everything and cause an irreparable disaster.

Kori felt it very clearly; this guy called Roland was now a hundred times more terrifying than that evil god, his whole body revealing an aura of despair and dead silence.

Moreover, he looked down and saw in the Consciousness Space that the other half of Roland's Spirit Body was about to dissipate in the Yellow Springs; he could feel that the original Roland probably still had some reason and bottom line, but this Spirit Body draped in black cloth now felt completely unlike a human to him.

It was different from all the Spirit Bodies in this Consciousness Space.

"Hey, Navy boy over there, you'd better come down first."

Gojo Satoru stood on the ground, deliberately placing his hands in front of his mouth like a megaphone, his tone also very frivolous.

He was as relaxed as if the person who had just been fighting for control of consciousness was not him.

Bai Cangshu shook with force, and Kori could no longer hold on, falling to the ground together with Bai Cangshu.

Bai Cangshu looked at Gojo Satoru and said,

"It seems you didn't resist just now and voluntarily let that thing throw you down?"

He had been forcibly detached from the Yin Spirit Possession state during the battle, ending Gojo Satoru's possession, and thus lost the support of the Limitless, which was also an important reason why he failed to kill the Moon Demon and the Critical Point instantly.

If he had the Limitless to cooperate, even if he could only use basic applications like Blue and Red, he would have had a chance to kill more people.

Gojo Satoru shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands.

"You noticed it too, right? That guy now... can't be called a complete Spirit at all; it will annihilate itself after a while."

"Besides... facing it in this state, even if I went all out, I probably wouldn't win..."

Bai Cangshu did not answer; he walked to the side of Roland's Spirit Body remnant that was about to dissipate in the Yellow Springs. This Spirit Body about to dissipate had no consciousness, but Bai Cangshu could still feel a strong lingering obsession when he approached.

【Sorry... Guts... I was too weak】

The Spirit Body completely dissipated in the Yellow Springs and never condensed again. Bai Cangshu looked back at his Heart Throne; he didn't need to think to know that the guy who eroded Roland's soul, abandoning this God's Hand Spirit Body just to seize control for a moment, was definitely not for a "small matter" like occupying his own flesh.

——

Bai Cangshu's body stood in the cabin, not pursuing the few fleeing Reincarnators; he opened his eyes, and his pupils had already turned a pitch-black color.

This "Bai Cangshu" continuously emitted black mist; that abnormal aura instantly eroded all living things on the ship, and those Pirates and crew members began to have various faces appear all over their bodies.

"Bai Cangshu" came before a person.

Pfft!

He reached out and pierced into the opponent's chest; that Pirate, who had grown several new faces on his face, did not resist at all, but instead opened and closed his mouth, with several faces simultaneously revealing a devout expression.

"Bai Cangshu" withdrew his hand, and on his palm was a beating heart; a new face appeared on that heart, and then the heart continuously contracted, and a new Egg of the Conqueror appeared in his hand.

"Bai Cangshu" held this Egg of the Conqueror, and his Spirit Body burned rapidly.

"Open, Youjie."

"Come out, God Hands... cast the Causality into this world!"

Hum!

The pitch-black space unfolded in an instant; unlike the previous black mist wrapping Skuld Island, that was not the true opening of the Youjie, but God's Hand Roland using his own ability to forcibly transform Skuld Island into a state similar to the Youjie.

The true Youjie is an independent world, completely unrelated to the terrain of the real world.

The dim world unfolded in an instant, and the distant Skuld Island was also wrapped within it. Garp, who had grabbed the Moon Demon, looked up, his pupils shrinking, and Doberman and the other Headquarters Vice Admirals on the naval warships also felt an aura of palpitations at the same time.

A huge hole appeared in the sky in an instant, a giant head fell from it, and countless figures began to appear...

A large number of Beiheilate began to appear from the sky, and then, as if they had their own will, they were projected in all directions.

Linjiedian and the others were lucky enough to have escaped far enough away; watching that pitch-black world like a layer of curtain covering that sea area, they all felt incomparably horrified.

What horrified them even more was the prompt from the Space.

【Warning: A medium-intensity distortion has occurred in Pirate Derivative World a9981.】

【Pirate Derivative World a9981 is distorting; the danger level and challenge rating of this world have changed.】

【Based on this distortion, rewards for this world have increased by 20%, penalties for mission failure have been cancelled, and Reincarnators may depart this world while in a non-combat state.】

The members of the Linjie Sniping Team saw this kind of prompt from the Space for the first time and all realized the terror of the current situation.

This was the world itself suffering erosion; this world... was being distorted by another kind of power, another World Will and power system were forcibly implanting themselves into this world.

【The third batch of Reincarnators is beginning deployment...】

The Space prompts appeared one after another, and Linjiedian's heart tightened; at such a critical moment of crisis, the Space even allowed them, the first and second batches of Reincarnators, to evacuate directly, so why would it actually deploy a third batch of Reincarnators?

Could it be that this third batch of Reincarnators were beings that the Space deemed capable of resolving a crisis of this magnitude?

【Deployment anomaly...】

Crackle!

Pitch-black lightning exploded from the air, the sky changed color abruptly, and in Linjiedian's astonished gaze, various colors began to appear in the sky simultaneously; stars appeared in the blue sky, and the sun and moon appeared at the same time.

The ocean waves vanished completely in an instant.

Only pitch-black lightning remained, appearing continuously from nowhere and spanning the entire sky in an instant.

【Warning: Special Unit · Black King Society has entered this world.】

【All Reincarnators are requested to evacuate immediately.】

Crackle!

A bolt of lightning pierced through the bodies of Linjiedian and his group; he was stiff all over, his cells trembling incessantly, and his thoughts almost came to a standstill; that intense Haki far exceeded the level of the attacks from Garp and Tao Baibai previously.

A massive amount of chaotic information flooded into his brain in an instant; he seemed to see countless Pirate Worlds falling into a sea of flames simultaneously, with countless familiar Plot Characters being slaughtered, captured, dismembered, and even cooked and eaten...

This is...

Step, step, step.

A sound of Footwork appeared, and a one-armed man covered in pitch-black walked over from the air step by step; with every step taken, the pitch-black lightning spanned the distance of the entire world, piercing through the chest of a Reincarnator.

Regardless of whether it was the Linjie Sniping Team or the teams that had just jumped over the Golden Emperor's Great Fleet, they were all left in this world as if frozen.

"Reincarnators, you have once again made my world filthy."

The one-armed man's voice was somewhat hoarse and not loud, but even those in the Youjie clearly heard the tone that sounded like a murmur.

He lifted his single arm gently and tapped the air.

The space appeared to shatter, revealing huge cracks, and the next moment, a terrifying Empty vibration erupted.

The incandescent white Empty vibration, stretching for hundreds of kilometers, swept over the top of the Great Fleet in an instant, shaking those fleeing Reincarnators to death on the spot and turning them into clusters of blood mist.

Heiyaoshi stood at the very back; he saw it clearly and spoke at this moment, his voice trembling due to terror.

"Tremor... Fruit?"

(End of this chapter)