Chapter 218: Super Gathering Blue Sky (3k)

"Boss, Roland's soul has vanished!"

A woman wearing a white Hokage Cloak, a rare look of panic on her fair face, was surrounded by many Soul-Eating Worms; these Soul-Eating Worms carried her as she flew directly over the manor, which was nestled among green trees and white jade, and entered the 【Garden】.

The man in floral trunks, lying under a parasol, heard this, put down the novel he was holding—a book that would be banned in most countries—and sat up.

Seeing that he had no reaction, the woman thought he hadn't heard clearly and emphasized it once more.

"Roland's soul has completely vanished. I just tried to call out to him, and this time the result wasn't that I couldn't reach him, but rather... I couldn't find him. His soul... it doesn't exist anymore, Boss!"

As the woman spoke, her eyes grew somewhat blurred.

The man's expression, however, was very calm; he simply let out an "Mm," and lay back down.

"That is his fixed fate."

"Roland was a fool. I told him long ago not to get tangled in the Causality of the 【God of the Abyss】, yet he insisted he had to help Guts strike a sword blow. Heh..."

The man recalled that simple young man and shook his head, appearing merely regretful.

The woman pursed her lips, looking at her boss with some disappointment, but since even he had no solution, she couldn't think of anyone else in the space who could save Roland.

If even 【Miracle】 denied the possibility, then Roland's ending was destined to be beyond salvation.

The woman transformed into a stream of white information and vanished into the 【Garden】 in an instant.

After the woman disappeared, the man, who had just been calm, suddenly grabbed the white jade teacup on the table and smashed it violently onto the ground.

Boom!

The massive manor, covering over ten hectares, sank with a crash, and the white jade ground shattered instantly.

Even the beach outside the manor was shaken until the yellow sand filled the sky, whipping up a sandstorm, while the ocean connected to the beach surged in a reverse tsunami.

"Fuck the 【God of the Abyss】, fuck 【Causality】, fuck 【Fatalism】!"

"Fuck, fuck, fuck... fuck!"

The man was hopping mad, bearing no resemblance to his earlier nonchalant self; his face was livid, and the sky changed color along with his will and mood.

This massive Assembly Space became like the arrival of the apocalypse, entirely due to his emotions.

"Hey, hey, hey, Boss, calm down!"

In the collapsing manor, a man with silver-white hair appeared immediately; he reached out his hand, and a powerful force field instantly stabilized the manor, preventing this Assembly Space, which cost over ten thousand Dimension Points to build, from suffering too much damage.

A knight, entirely encased in black armor with her face also covered by a black visor, appeared at the same time, her voice cold.

"Since you're so angry, why bother pretending to be so indifferent just now? 【Luo Man】 is probably going to hide away and cry for a long time."

The man in floral trunks, his skin tanned to a bronze color, panted heavily; he raised his hand, wanting to smash something else, but the woman in black armor raised her hand and grabbed his arm.

The man's face flushed red with rage.

"If I hadn't pretended to be like that, 【Luo Man】 probably would have developed other ideas because of it, and eventually ended up getting involved with the 【God of the Abyss】 too."

"I won't let my people fall into the schemes of those sons of bitches again, damn it!"

The man continued to curse, showing none of the cold detachment typical of a top-tier Reincarnator.

In the distance, on the beach, a long-haired woman wearing black-rimmed glasses looked toward the manor with lingering fear; since joining 【Blue Sky】, this was the first time she had seen this ruler of 【Blue Sky】 so angry.

As one of the top-tier Reincarnators in the space, and also the most mysterious one, the master of 【Blue Sky】 was widely speculated by the outside world to be a 【Supreme Being】, which was why he could mediate the conflict between the two Supreme Beings, 【Deadly Fate】 and 【End Sun】, alongside the one from the 【Throne of Reality and Illusion】 and the one from 【Destiny】.

This allowed the East District of the Infinite Dimensional Space, which had been in turmoil for two months, to return to peace.

【Professor】 turned her head to look at the Title-level Reincarnator 【Shen Meng Xiang Yi Dao Sen Xia】, who was unaffected by this "earthquake" because she was floating in the air.

The Title-level Reincarnator codenamed 【Sen Xia】 was wearing a bikini; her skin was snow-white, but her figure was flat as a board—it was unclear if this was an Avatar or her true form.

She lowered her head, saw the shock in 【Professor】's eyes, waved her hand, and explained.

"It's fine, the Boss just has this kind of personality. In his own words, he's very strong, so he doesn't need to internalize his stress; if he has emotions, he'll let them out. Even if he's acting crazy, others just have to deal with it."

Professor nodded as if she understood, shook her lounge chair a few times, and then lay back down.

The power of 【Blue Sky】 was beyond doubt; just looking at this vast space, which was so exaggerated that it didn't feel like it was inside the space at all, one knew that this group had enough resources to be this extravagant.

This was a special Gathering formed with "small but elite" as its hallmark; there were no subordinate teams under the Gathering, and the vast majority of all members were Reincarnators of Senior level or higher, with almost every member having crossed the 【First Tier】.

Except for newcomers like 【Professor】, the team members were generally very powerful.

Members of 【Blue Sky】 rarely teamed up to enter mission worlds, and most members had their own small squads, but those teams were not incorporated into the 【Blue Sky】 Gathering.

【Blue Sky】 was a special Gathering that only allowed new members to join once they had received the approval of all existing members.

Professor had just lain down when she thought of the news she had just received, but it seemed these seniors of 【Blue Sky】 didn't care much about it.

"Sister Sen Xia, it seems there was a major incident in a deployment that just ended."

"A large number of famous Reincarnators from the First Tier and Second Tier entered the Pirate Derivative World simultaneously and broke out into a brutal team battle; it seems less than one-fifth of them came back alive."

"【Flame Demon】 and 【Liulishi】, those two guys who were favored by many big shots to reach the 【Title-level】, have also fallen."

Sen Xia lay in the air, wearing exaggerated sunglasses; she wasn't very surprised to hear 【Professor】's words. She knew 【Professor】 was a Special Reincarnator and also a Chosen One, possessing an advantage in Intelligence gathering that surpassed everyone else.

"Oh, is that so? Since they're dead, it just means those so-called big shots had poor judgment."

Sen Xia didn't care about guys like Flame Demon and Liulishi, who had some fame in the Second Tier; after all, she herself was what others called a "big shot."

Professor realized the difference in perspective between herself and Sen Xia, so she changed her phrasing.

"That Tao Baibai... managed to survive. Sister Sen Xia, do you think he has that kind of potential?"

Professor had actually obtained more information: Tao Baibai hadn't just survived, he seemed to have gained a great deal.

The 【Critical Snipe】 team, which had also survived, was using secret channels to try and gather information on Tao Baibai. Through various signs, Professor could guess that Tao Baibai had likely successfully killed 【Rouge】 of the Critical Snipe team in that Pirate Derivative World.

She felt almost dazed; how long had it been since the 【Demon Slayer Derivative World】 ended? That Fierce Person who had tortured Muzan was already able to defeat a standout of the Second Tier head-on?!

Sen Xia had heard of Tao Baibai, but she didn't like that kind of bloodthirsty guy, so she said casually.

"That kind of madman, who knows."

Professor nodded, remained silent for a moment, and then probed again.

"It seems members of the 【Black King Society】 also entered that world... The 【Black King Society】 seems to be... with our 【Blue Sky】..."

Sen Xia suddenly extended a finger. Professor felt a jolt in her heart, and her breathing seemed to stop for an instant; it wasn't an attack, but a kind of killing intent condensed to the extreme that made her forget to breathe.

Sen Xia descended from the air, she held up a finger and said solemnly,

"Professor, some things, it is enough for you to know; do not speak of them, and do not tell me."

The Professor watched Sen Xia hurry away, knowing in her heart that the 【Black King Society】 and 【Blue Sky】 must have some kind of connection, and that, in all likelihood, something had happened to create a rift between them.

She lay on the beach, feeling as if the space would not return to tranquility just because the battle between the two 【Supreme Experts】 had ended.

Those veteran 【Title-level】 Reincarnators were already experiencing friction due to the previous infighting between the two 【Supreme Experts】, and now, the low-tier Reincarnators were also being reshuffled.

The Title-level Reincarnators who had placed their bets on Flame Demon and Liulishi now found their wagers empty and would inevitably seek to develop other follow-up forces, while fellows like Tao Baibai, who were rising rapidly, would also stir up more blood and chaos.

Moreover... the Professor did not believe at all that the 【Supreme Experts】 would completely retreat just because of mediation; would that 【End Sun】 really be willing to accept defeat?

The Professor frowned, her sense of urgency intensifying; after a moment of thought, she turned and also left the Assembly Space.

——

【Black Butler】 watched the group from 【Critical Point】 leave with an expressionless face; he pinched the bridge of his nose, fearing that the days ahead would again be spent in trepidation.

In this space, no one wanted to be targeted by a major killing star like 【Critical Point】; once he found your real-world identity, you would likely have to spend the rest of your days in fear.

But compared to Critical Point, Black Butler was inexplicably more afraid of that red-faced Tao Baibai.

That was a beast through and through; once it caught a scent of something wrong, it would devour you without regard for anything else.

Furthermore, judging from various Intelligence, a major event had occurred in the recently concluded Pirate Derivative World; the number of dead Reincarnators far exceeded expectations, and even 【Flame Demon】 and 【Liulishi】, those Second Tier experts with top-tier survival abilities, had died inside.

If he guessed correctly, Tao Baibai was the one who had entered that world.

While he was pondering, Black Butler's vision blurred, and the familiar ugly red face appeared in the distance; following behind the other party was a woman wearing a half-mask.

Black Butler quickly stepped forward.

"You offended 【Critical Sniper】?"

Black Butler was very shrewd; since he had offended Critical Point for the sake of Tao Baibai, he had to subtly inform Tao Baibai of this matter, otherwise, the risk he had taken would be for nothing.

Bai Cangshu was quick-witted and soon understood Black Butler's meaning; he nodded with a smile and said casually,

"That's right, I killed one of them, a woman who used a sword."

"Hmm... that one, she wasn't bad."

Bai Cangshu recalled the resolute sword strike of the female swordsman from the 【Critical Sniper】 team and her final, decisive self-detonation; the other party was a Reincarnator with an unblemished temperament.

"【Rouge】 was killed by you?"

Only then did Black Butler realize why the people from 【Critical Sniper】 were so angry, and besides... 【Rouge】 had also been a person of fierce reputation; for Tao Baibai to be able to kill Rouge within the 【Critical Sniper】 team, which was best at coordinated attacks, this strength...

Black Butler's heavy mood, caused by being targeted by Critical Point, suddenly improved quite a bit.

Bai Cangshu saw through Black Butler's thoughts and said,

"Since you are afraid, why not find out Critical Point's real-world information?"

"Rest assured, I won't charge you a fee for getting rid of him."

Black Butler looked at the cruel smile on that ugly red face and felt a rare sense of relief; he had to admit, when such a beast stood on your side, it really was... unexpectedly reassuring.

Only then did Black Butler have the mind to notice the woman behind Tao Baibai; he did not think a guy like Tao Baibai was the type to make friends casually.

"This is..."

"Oh, she is 【Eclipse】; she said she wanted to be my dog."

Li Qingzi's chest heaved, but she soon calmed down; beneath the mask, her eyelids drooped—it wasn't just Flame Demon; Moon Demon had indeed died as well.

"That's right, I am 【Eclipse】."

(End of this chapter)