Chapter 324: Bounty Order and Death Note (35k)

Bai Cangshu's injuries could not be considered heavy; by utilizing the characteristics of 【Wind Demon】, he basically avoided the most powerful stage of that terrifying magic, and could only be considered to have been caught in the blast.

Li Qingzi, however, had nowhere to hide; after slashing out that sword, she used God Speed to run nearly a thousand meters away, yet was still hit while her full-body Armament Haki Hardening was active.

Although she survived, over 70% of her entire body's flesh was carbonized; in the real world, this would be an injury that was basically beyond saving.

But this level of injury, in the Space, only required spending less than three thousand Dimension Points to be completely healed.

Her robe had also been completely incinerated in that high temperature; now that she had been restored, her body was completely exposed. Li Qingzi subconsciously covered her vital parts, but the next moment, she was roughly pulled away by Bai Cangshu.

Li Qingzi's figure could be considered tall among ordinary people, but Bai Cangshu still grabbed her as if she were a ragdoll.

"You finally have a bit of a Reincarnator's bearing, woman."

Bai Cangshu's hand wandered over her neck; Li Qingzi trembled all over, but within that feeling of humiliation, there was inexplicably mixed a trace of joy.

She immediately stopped the thought, forcibly enduring the burning pain in her nerves to curse Bai Cangshu in her heart, only then letting that strange emotion dissipate without a trace.

Li Qingzi knew very well that this was likely a manifestation similar to Stockholm syndrome produced in a high-pressure environment and through a series of tortures; the recovery of her strength and the resulting recognition from Bai Cangshu made her spirits soar while she was in a continuous low.

This was a very dangerous sign.

Bai Cangshu watched the woman's expression, the corners of his mouth curling into a smile. He did not continue to interfere; a green fruit always needs the tempering of wind, rain, and sunlight before it gradually matures.

Bai Cangshu's fingers brushed over the woman's delicate skin, and only after the synchronization rate of 【Lust Sin】 rose by another two points did he turn the doorknob of the Private Space, preparing to leave.

"You performed well this time. Take that Scarlet Drop Card as your reward and go exchange it for a sword that is hard enough."

Li Qingzi had just taken out personal clothing from her Backpack to put on when she saw a Scarlet Drop Card appear before her.

She could not help but secretly hate; as a slave, she didn't even have the qualifications to obtain spoils of war. When the two acted together, she had killed two people, but the distribution rights for the Scarlet Drop Cards still belonged to Bai Cangshu.

Seeing the other party leave the space, Li Qingzi's nerves relaxed a little, and she directly crushed the Scarlet Drop Card in her hand. If she guessed correctly, this should belong to that weakest black-clad Reincarnator; the other party's ability should have come from an ability called Martial Soul, originating from some web novel in Dongxia.

But regardless, since the other party promised to treat this Drop Card as her reward, it meant that she could freely dispose of this portion of resources!

Li Qingzi had opened quite a few Scarlet Drop Cards before and had possessed a large amount of resources, but this Scarlet Drop Card made her particularly happy, because this was the first time since becoming a slave that she had rare, disposable resources again.

She had had enough of her sword blades being snapped by brute force; even if she could not possess Silver Plot Equipment like 【Black Blade Night】 again, she had to obtain a weapon that was hard enough.

……

Bai Cangshu turned the door open, but did not enter the Public Space; instead, with a flash of light, he arrived at a town similar to the Middle Ages. This was the Assembly Space of the gathering 【Lotus】 he currently belonged to.

There were quite a few team facilities in the gathering, which could actually be considered a place very suitable for Reincarnators to train and rest.

It was just that compared to the bustling scene when he came here last time, this town appeared somewhat empty at this moment.

A woman in a red dress leaned against the stone tablet in the center of the earthy-yellow plaza, firelight flickering on her skirt hem.

"Miss Luo Xi, I wonder if you contacted me urgently because there is news about the other volumes of the 【Three-Point Divine Finger】?"

Bai Cangshu wore a smile, as if he could not see the other party's embarrassment.

Previously, when trading with 【Crazy Potter】, the Reincarnator of the 【Black Beast】 had hinted to Crazy Potter and Bai Cangshu that Red Lotus Mage Luo Xi's situation was not good. Looking at it now, this was far more than just "not good"—it was practically a miserable state of someone about to reach their end.

Luo Xi turned her head and saw Tao Baibai, who was wearing an ugly Avatar, appear as promised; she felt a slight sense of relief in her heart.

A gathering was actually just a fairly loose alliance. Because when Rose Tiger had let Tao Baibai join the gathering previously, Tao Baibai was only a somewhat famous 【Fierce Person】, and Luo Xi, having sensed that the 【Dead Silence Fate】 His Excellency she belonged to held the advantage, had not imposed any harsh Contract on Tao Baibai.

However, the situation for Reincarnators was ever-changing; the 【End Sun】, having been forced to withdraw from the competition for resources in the 【Native World】, established the 【End Empire】 in the real world.

This move stirred up a very terrifying momentum, and a large number of Reincarnators recognized the philosophy of the End Sun and stood on the side of the End Sun.

This caused the forces under the command of 【Dead Silence Fate】 His Excellency, who had originally held all the advantages, to be suppressed instead.

Including the 【Lotus】 she was in, many groups were attacked.

In her last mission world, her own team was attacked by the joint forces of more than 3 Title-level Reincarnator teams and suffered heavy losses; she had also almost died in the mission world.

By the time she returned to the gathering, the news of the 【Red Lotus Mage】's defeat had already spread, and that batch of Reincarnators who had followed her to join this gathering had either run away or scattered, which gave her a rather disillusioned feeling.

"Heh, Tao Baibai, you guy, you really don't know how to read the room~"

There was not much of a Title-level Reincarnator's spirit in the woman's voice, nor was there the unbridled nature of Hongye in her eyes.

Bai Cangshu just smiled; although this woman codenamed Luo Xi belonged to the Title-level Reincarnators, her personality was quite non-aggressive.

Perhaps this was why she had high popularity among low-to-mid-tier Reincarnators, and why many people hoped to follow her?

But at the same time, this "weak" personality could not control a large force at all; the miserable state of this gathering at this moment also explained the problem.

Luo Xi did not know that the person before her was currently slandering her in his heart; a flash of light appeared in her hand, and a book volume appeared once again.

Bai Cangshu guessed that perhaps Luo Xi, or rather Lotus, possessed the ability to stably anchor the Wind and Cloud World or similar Derivative Worlds.

"Sorry, Tao Baibai, that volume of 【Cloud-Plam Technique】 was snatched away by others, and furthermore, I might not have much of a chance to help you find it back later."

Luo Xi's words had a hidden meaning, but Bai Cangshu did not take the bait. He didn't mind helping people do some killing and looting, but the premise was that he could profit from that kind of transaction.

Although he had now also obtained a synchronization rate in Lust Sin, he was absolutely not the type to fawn over someone just because Luo Xi had a nice figure and appearance.

In the end, he was very selfish and always thought about problems from his own perspective.

Seeing that Tao Baibai did not respond, Luo Xi sighed, knowing that this guy was indeed completely different from those idiots like Tiger and Rose.

Although she had suffered heavy losses this time, her connections were still there.

With a thought, a beam of light immediately lit up above the stone tablet behind her, projecting into the air out of thin air.

It was a huge Bounty Order, with a photo of Tao Baibai's Avatar printed on it; even the essence of the cruel smile at the corners of his mouth was captured very accurately.

This did not look like a photo taken secretly in the Space, but rather the effect of some ability reproducing it, because Bai Cangshu believed that no one could take such a close-up photo in front of him without him noticing—even the concealment ability of an Inner Demon would only hide behind him to erase his tracks.

【End Bounty Order · Tao Baibai (Three-Star) — Life or death does not matter; Bounty: A-rank Singularity *1 or item of equivalent value】

"There are not a few Reincarnators who have moved against the End Empire this time, but there are not many who can be remembered by the 【End Sun】 and hung on a Bounty Order. What did you do?"

Luo Xi took out a cigarette and did not continue talking about the losses she suffered or the 【Heaven Frost Fist】 secret manual; she didn't even directly hand the 【Heaven Frost Fist】 to Bai Cangshu.

Instead, she turned to talk about things outside the Space.

Bai Cangshu shook his head and smiled indifferently.

"Tsk, the Capacity of His Excellency the Supreme is not enough. I only killed a few of his incompetent subordinates, and he actually hung me in a place like this; that is really unkind."

Lotus Fire ignited on Luo Xi's fingers, lighting the cigarette. She took a puff; she knew that if it were just ordinary Reincarnators being killed, the End Sun would not care.

To be hung on a bounty and spread to various gatherings in the Space meant that Tao Baibai must have killed Reincarnators under the End Sun who held a certain amount of weight.

Luo Xi realized that compared to Rose Tiger, no, compared to herself, this Tao Baibai was likely even more valuable; the other party's style was exactly the same as those truly powerful individuals in her memory.

"Tao Baibai, do you want to make a deal with me?"

Bai Cangshu nodded, though his mouth spoke words of insincere evasion.

"Heh, Miss Luo Xi is the leader of our Gathering; if you have any instructions, feel free to say them."

Luo Xi also became increasingly clear about Tao Baibai's personality; she knew that if she really let the other party do dangerous work without offering a reward, the other party would likely hold a grudge against her the moment they turned around, and it was not impossible that they might even secretly want to eliminate her.

Luo Xi did not fear the current Tao Baibai, but she respected the future Tao Baibai.

"I want you to kill someone, or rather, a team, in the next mission world."

"I will give you their Intelligence, and I will also ensure they track you into the mission world; naturally, everything you obtain from killing them will belong to you."

"Besides that, I will obtain protection for you from His Excellency 【Deathly Silence】, so that you will not be hunted by numerous teams because of this bounty; how about it?"

Bai Cangshu shook his head; although the condition of letting him hunt others seemed good, since Luo Xi said she had a way to make the other party track him into the mission world, rather than letting him track the other party into the mission world.

Then it meant that the team perhaps already had some connection with him, and there existed the possibility of hunting that team without relying on her Intelligence.

"I don't care about being hunted; give me some more tangible benefits, Miss Luo Xi."

Luo Xi threw the secret manual in her hand over with annoyance; this was actually a condition for the deal she had prepared early on, but as a negotiation tactic, she first gave an offer that Tao Baibai could not possibly accept, and then threw out the normal offer.

【You have obtained the item, Secret Manual: Heaven Frost Fist (Rare)】

"This secret manual will serve as a deposit; after you kill them, I will find a way to hand over 【Cloud-Dispelling Palm】 and the 【Three-Point Divine Finger】 which combines the Three Ultimates to you."

Bai Cangshu accepted the secret manual, then asked.

"Is it convenient to tell me the other party's identity? It actually made Miss Luo Xi so angry."

The woman's eyelids drooped, and flames burned fiercely on her skirt.

"You have seen her before, a woman, 【Flower Fairy】."

Bai Cangshu nodded; that woman had bid against his Captain, Rose Tiger, because she wanted to obtain a large amount of Compound V, which ultimately allowed him to obtain 【Shun Goku Satsu】 and 【Killing Intent Wave】.

"She killed Rose Tiger and joined the team 【Chaos】 under the command of End Sun; I hope you can kill her, and try your best to reduce the headcount of that team."

"For every veteran member killed, I will give you an additional 1 B-rank Singularity; if you can make their leader die in that world, I will beg for a Special Item from His Excellency 【Deathly Silence】 for you, a fragment of the 【Death Note】!"

(End of this chapter)