Chapter 208: Agreement Reached, Golden Soul Fragment (3k for subscription)

The Black Blade, Dragon-Slaying Sword, pierced directly through Enel's eroded body; the Dragon-Slaying Sword's broad blade nearly pulverized Enel's primary internal organs in one go.

This kind of injury could not be recovered from by stimulating cellular activity or shocking the heart; it was a completely fatal wound.

The scorching white smoke lingered, but Bai Cangshu gripped the Dragon-Slaying Sword and fell from the air into the sea.

Splash!

Not until Bai Cangshu dragged Enel to the seabed, with a large amount of blood and viscera beginning to flow out, did he finally see the system prompt appear.

【You have killed the Plot Character Enel, gaining 3500 Dimension Points.】

【You have obtained B-rank Singularity *1.】

【Side Mission: The World Government's Purge has been completed; all those on Skuld Island who knew of the Golden Town have been purged.】

【Your Reputation with the World Government and the Navy has increased significantly. Current: Respected (33/100).】

【Reputation Exchange is now open; you may obtain the exchange list from high-ranking figures in the World Government and the Navy.】

As a series of prompts appeared, Bai Cangshu straightened his body from the sea surface. Purple radiance condensed before him, and finally, a Drop Card faintly emitting lightning appeared. He reached out and grabbed it.

【You have obtained the item: Drop Card (Rare and Peerless) *1.】

Bang!

A violent impact sound rang out. Bai Cangshu saw Garp appear again on the distant island, having already beaten the giant werewolf—which was over a hundred meters long—into unconsciousness. In his other hand, he was dragging the monster that was the Avatar of the Moon Demon, clearly intending to capture these guys alive.

Bai Cangshu's mind stirred, and his body floated up from the sea, but at this moment, a massive sense of hollowness emerged.

The crimson flames began to extinguish bit by bit, and the effect of the all-attribute bonus was lost along with them.

【Solitary Jealous Fire】 and the special Talent Manifestation state began to vanish as the battle with Enel ended. A strong sense of emptiness appeared, and he instantly fell from that feeling of omnipotence.

Bai Cangshu's brain became quiet. He looked around, no longer able to acquire various information so directly, nor could he process so much information simultaneously.

At the same time, immense pain began to emerge. The backlash that occurred every time he activated his talent was exceptionally intense this time.

Although Bai Cangshu's body possessed High-speed Regeneration, the pain, which felt like a red-hot branding iron pressed directly onto his nerves, still made Bai Cangshu's face contort hideously.

Veins bulged on his face. The overly intense pain also caused the Killing Intent Wave to surge from his heart once more, breaking through the shackles of reason.

Bai Cangshu's breathing became heavy. In the distance, a Navy warship was approaching in this direction. Cindy stood by Garp's feet, jumping up and down. Vice Admiral Garp was Officer Kori's idol; she thought this must be the reinforcements Officer Kori had summoned.

"Hey, big guy, we're safe!"

"Hero Garp is here!"

Bai Cangshu took deep breaths, suppressing the bloodthirsty desire to kill within him. At this moment, the Conqueror's Haki in his left hand was on the verge of disappearing. With Solitary Jealous Fire and Talent Manifestation both deactivated, Bai Cangshu's Spirit attribute fell back to a low value. Although he still possessed the high conversion of 【Efficiency】, he could barely maintain self-control.

It was easy for him to be stimulated and once again merge into the Killing Intent Wave.

The Killing Intent Wave was inherently a double-edged sword. Its lethality was powerful, far exceeding the destructive power of ordinary Force. While possessing strong penetrative capabilities, it also had the nature of destruction and annihilation, along with the powerful conductivity and deterrent effect of 【Wave】.

But at the same time, even a martial arts master like 【Akuma】 would be driven by the Killing Intent Wave, eventually acting like a murderous beast for many years.

Bai Cangshu's expression shifted constantly. Garp, Chaton, and the others on the warship had powerful Observation Haki and simultaneously realized the abnormality in Bai Cangshu's state.

Chaton picked up Cindy by her collar and placed her at the back of the deck.

"Little one, some people are far from as kind as you think."

Chaton was acting out of good intentions, but this sentence made Cindy recall how she had feared the big guy earlier because he killed those mutated townspeople.

She glared at Chaton and climbed back onto the deck at the front of the ship, saying firmly,

"The big guy is a good person just like Officer Kori! He just saved me and Uncle Orgins!"

Orgins understood the power of a Headquarters Vice Admiral better than Cindy. At the same time, he could also feel the dangerous aura radiating from the man floating on the sea in the distance.

The other party was just like a bloodthirsty beast.

However...

His expression was complex. The other party had indeed saved him and the little girl; that fact was indisputable. At the same time, the other party seemed to have slain that terrifying evil god.

A guy like this, even if he was a beast, was a beast that had helped him.

Humans should not alienate their lifesavers out of fear.

He nodded and stood behind Cindy.

Garp did not speak, only looking down at Bai Cangshu from above. The other party's aura had dropped significantly, no longer giving him that powerful sense of oppression.

Even that illustrious Conqueror's Haki had now retracted into his body, leaving only that beast-like killing intent.

Soon, some Marines threw down a rope ladder, attempting to rescue Bai Cangshu, but Bai Cangshu simply stomped his legs violently in the water, and his whole body soared into the air, landing on the warship's deck.

He forcibly suppressed the desire to kill in his heart, but the little girl ignored that terrifying feeling, rushed over, and hugged Bai Cangshu's leg.

Bai Cangshu took a deep breath and activated the bloodline Tese 【Yin Spirit Possession】.

In the world of consciousness, a massive suction force appeared again. Gojo Satoru stood beneath the Heart Throne, and a strong repulsive force pushed away those Yin Spirits that were involuntarily drawn in by the suction.

With the death of Roland's Spirit Body, Bai Cangshu's spirit had stabilized once more, leaving almost no chance to seize control of the body. Gojo Satoru also had no interest in doing such thankless work at a time like this.

But this ordinary Marine named Kori truly made Gojo Satoru feel quite surprised.

That was a possibility he had not been able to see in ordinary people in his own original world.

He even wondered, if in the Huaiyu incident, among those mortals, a few heroes like Kori had appeared, would that young girl have been able to survive...

Gojo Satoru held his head high. In his pupils, as deep and blue as the sky, white clouds seemed to flow, but even he could not see the possibilities that had not yet occurred.

"Go on, it's not easy to make the owner of this body show kindness."

Gojo Satoru had existed in this consciousness world for a long time. He knew better than anyone that the owner of this body was a cruel, Outlier of a guy.

He had absolutely no self-awareness of being human and lacked empathy. Although he always maintained that charming smile, like himself, he was nothing more than a monster who disguised himself well as someone close to a human.

And just like himself, now, this monster born as an Outlier had also begun to go a step further, learning to touch the 【Human Heart】. He was curious: after that, would the other party lose the original characteristics of an Outlier and become an ordinary person, or... become a monster that understood the human heart...

Kori faintly heard the girl's voice. He had never thought that he, who had blindly rushed toward that evil god and died, would still get such an opportunity.

His Spirit Body floated up involuntarily and was then sucked into the 【Heart Throne】.

In an instant, Bai Cangshu felt the existence of Kori's Spirit Body; the other party's spirit always carried a warmth.

Bai Cangshu looked at Vice Admiral Chaton, who was guarding against him, knowing that these Headquarters Vice Admirals had actually sensed the abnormality in his current state, while in the corner of the warship, Bellamy, whose face had already grown multiple tumors, looked at him timidly.

Everyone who possesses a certain amount of power seems to view themselves as a beast.

The corners of Bai Cangshu's mouth curled up; the next moment, he voluntarily closed his eyes, and his consciousness fell into a brief Sleep.

Kori blinked his eyes, discovering that he had actually regained control of his body.

Garp and the others also turned their heads, expressions of shock on their faces; in just an instant, this guy's temperament had undergone a tremendous change.

Kori knew his own Weak state; he crouched down, performed a standard military salute to the young girl, and said,

"Temporary Task Force Member Cindy, your mission was completed very well!"

"Officer Kori also did not fail your expectations; the evil god Enel has already been... killed... by me."

He was not used to lying, but Enel had indeed been killed by the owner of the body he was currently in...

Cindy looked at the big guy whose expression had become strange, her eyes blinking, and suddenly, in a blur, she saw the shadow of Officer Kori on the other person's face.

Plop!

Pea-sized teardrops immediately appeared in the young girl's eye sockets, and then fell in large drops onto the deck.

"Waaah..."

Cindy wailed loudly for the first time; the strength she had feigned over these past two years and the fear she had hidden could no longer be contained in her small heart, and she cried as she hugged Bai Cangshu's body, even unconsciously wiping her snot on him.

"Officer... Kori..."

"So many people died, everyone died; they said Officer Kori died too, and Uncle Rushido even said Officer Kori was a fool..."

"I heard Big Brother Banabi also say that Officer Kori was actually dead... they were all wrong... only Cindy was right..."

The little girl rambled on; she actually knew many things.

Chaton watched this scene, pulled his hat down, turned his body, and looked toward the ruined Skuld Island.

He even felt that the Justice dacang behind him was too heavy for him to bear at this moment.

If not for Vice Admiral Garp, if not for that mysterious powerhouse, and if not for this miraculous Marine before him, could he have saved this tiny girl?

Kori kept comforting the girl until she slowly fell into a Sleep, then he held her, sat on the ship's rail, and finally, as the ship approached Mock Town, he saw the familiar warship of the G51 Branch.

Kori saw Colonel Brina from afar, that woman who used to be so aggressive, now leaning listlessly against the edge of the warship, smoke from her cigarette drifting about.

Heh...

Kori waved at the woman from afar, and under her astonished gaze, golden specks of light flew out from Bai Cangshu's body and disappeared bit by bit into the Empty air.

Brina's face turned pale; she was certain she hadn't seen wrong, that she had indeed seen Kori's Soul, seemingly ascending to Heaven with the sunlight.

Brina froze in place, and the next moment, she discovered that the young Marine's face was wearing his signature cruel smile.

【You have completed the mission: The Unattainable Promise】

【You have obtained B-rank Singularity *1】

【You have obtained a special material, Golden Soul Fragment (Rare and Peerless) *3】

(End of chapter)