Chapter 452: Cruelty and Laughter (4k Chapter, Please Subscribe)

Horror!

Fear!

Omega realized at this moment that he was actually frozen in place, failing to react in time to follow up with the Mental Storm, and instead left Lancer to face Tao Baibai alone.

Standing behind Omega was another person, a dark-skinned man wearing a baseball cap who had been responsible for observing and sniping from a distance during the previous battle with the Squad.

Although the Gauss Sniper Rifle was clearly in his hands at this moment, he found his hands spasming as if paralyzed, unable to lift it.

The man with the codename 【Chief】 felt his heart pounding; he felt the muscles all over his body contracting, his skin and meridians even shriveling to the point of causing him pain.

Fear—if he lifted this gun, he would die!

This thought appeared clearly in his mind, and at the same time, he began to feel ashamed of such cowardly thoughts, even though he had fantasized about being able to do the same when Fire Man sacrificed himself by jumping out the window earlier.

If not for Lancer and the others supporting one another, most of the people in this team would have already died in their cruel missions.

He had once thought he possessed the resolve to sacrifice his life for these people.

But when he was truly only three to five meters away from a Monster like Tao Baibai, he finally realized his own cowardice.

He wanted to live; he really, really wanted to live!

He still wanted to return to the real world to see that person...

Chief's right-hand fingers twitched convulsively, but in the end, he did not lift the Gauss Sniper Rifle to provide support.

Omega had no time to concern himself with Chief's state; he knew he had to act, otherwise, once Lancer was killed, the others would absolutely be unable to contend with Tao Baibai.

This was not just about camaraderie, but a rational choice.

Omega's eyes narrowed, and a powerful Spirit force surged toward Tao Baibai.

But as he looked up, he discovered that Tao Baibai had turned his head at some point and was looking at him with calm eyes.

The moment he met that gaze, a powerful impact crashed directly into his Spirit and chest.

Pfft!

Omega's vision went black, blood sprayed wildly from his mouth and nose, and his body seemed to be struck by invisible Psychokinesis, slamming into a Pillar inside the building with a bang.

A scarlet phantom appeared on Tao Baibai's body surface, like a terrifying Demon shadow emerging from within the opponent.

What kind of ability was that...

What level and what type of Reincarnator was Tao Baibai, exactly...

Omega's eyes turned red, and blood also began to seep from his eye sockets.

【Based on your Spirit, you have obtained the following information】

【You have been affected by Active Spirit; performing Spirit check...】

【Check failed; you will suffer erosion】

【You have been attacked by Evil God's Omen: Arrogant Gaze】

Looking at the prompts on the panel, Omega still could not believe that he had actually failed the Spirit check and been eroded by Tao Baibai's ability. Could the Martial Artist Tao Baibai actually be a Reincarnator specialized in Spirit?

The next moment, Omega began to feel the world before him becoming colorful and mottled; his field of vision twisted, and he began to lose sight of his teammates' positions.

Damn it, a strong sense of crisis surged in his heart; this ominous, desperate feeling was unprecedented, as if in the next second, everything he cherished would disappear.

Omega suddenly shouted aloud.

"You all, run!"

Then, a high-frequency sound wave emitted from his mouth; the sound instantly exceeded the frequency range acceptable to humans, and he began to chant in some bizarre tone.

The air began to contract, and a certain dangerous power gathered in Omega's mouth.

Lancer, who was being scorched by the blazing flames, remained very calm; his Nen Qi erupted at this moment, and his golden circle acted like a Barrier, directly boxing Tao Baibai within it.

At the same time, various prayer Magic began to be continuously added to himself.

【Cat's Grace】

【Bear's Strength】

【Enduring Stamina】

The next moment, feeling that his power had reached its peak, the swords in his hands seemed to vanish, and hundreds of sword lights flashed simultaneously.

Every sword light slashed toward Bai Cangshu from different angles within the 【Circle】, and the speed was so fast it was as if they had all been slashed at the same time.

The types of abilities Lancer had strengthened were very miscellaneous; he was not the type who obtained a high evaluation or a powerful ability in a certain world and then rose to power smoothly.

Lancer was the type who struggled to survive until the very last moment in almost every mission, fighting to the death with enemies, and then used whatever resources he had to survive with all his might.

Therefore, he would learn whatever ability he could get his hands on; upon entering the Hunter World, he sought to awaken Nen Ability; upon entering a Magic world, he sought to obtain spellcasting abilities; upon entering a world where gods existed, he sought the power of prayer.

Precisely because surviving was so difficult, he cherished the lives of others even more; he protected every companion to the best of his ability and would not waste his companions' sacrifices.

Lancer's Nen Ability was named 【Impossible Circle】; its effect was very simple: after he shrank his 【Circle】 to be small enough, his Nen Qi would completely fill the range of the circle, and any target that entered this range would be slashed by his sword in an instant.

It was a Nen Ability with the characteristics of "must-hit" and God Speed.

Likewise, being able to obtain this ability was not because of his talent or aptitude.

Rather, it was a Nen Ability he had forcibly shaped by learning the domain and Sword Skill of a swordsman he liked very much from a cruel world.

Lancer suddenly snapped to his senses; even though his thinking speed was quite fast, he should not have fallen into such a state during battle.

Furthermore, why hadn't Omega's 【Banshee's Wail】 been unleashed yet?

Amidst the dancing sword lights, Lancer looked toward the other side out of the corner of his eye, only to see a large scarlet snake had already pierced through Omega's throat.

This sharp and intelligent man, who was very skilled at digging out hidden rewards in plot worlds, had already been pinned to a Pillar, twitching continuously, blood overflowing from his mouth and nose; it was clear he would not survive.

And 【Chief】, this sturdy sniper, was just standing in place, his eyes vacant, his hands trembling continuously, without making any move.

Damn it!

In his shock and anger, Lancer suddenly saw Tao Baibai still tilting his head and looking at him, his figure like a phantom, continuously Flash-ing within his circle.

Those hundreds of sword lights—not a single one had actually hit?!

"How is this possible..."

No matter how swift the speed, within one's own Empty, it is impossible to dodge so many slashes; these are slashes that possess God Speed and the Tese of guaranteed hits!

Bai Cangshu clearly perceived at this moment that his combat power had already far surpassed these Reincarnators who, theoretically, should be on the same Ladder as him.

Whether it was the Nen Ability user before his eyes or that Spirit manipulator, both should have crossed the Extreme Value of attributes for the First Tier, but whether it was the level of a single attribute or the quantity and quality of their abilities, they were completely incomparable to him.

"Within the Empty constructed by your Nen Ability, there always exists a vacant spot, doesn't there?"

Bai Cangshu, like a patient teacher, explained to Lancer how he managed to stand within this Empty without being slashed.

If it were in the past, facing this ability, Bai Cangshu would likely have crudely utilized his Immortality to resurrect and then instantly kill the opponent.

But after the Super Limit Spiral entered the Second Order, he became incomparably sensitive to energy, even able to directly observe the essence of energy with the naked eye.

In his eyes, this Reincarnator's Empty always contained a void; that void constantly shifted its position, but the speed, to him, could not be considered God Speed at all.

Therefore, Bai Cangshu merely utilized his own speed and Wind God Leg to ensure he remained standing within that vacant spot, and these slashes simply landed in the empty space, that was all.

Clang!

Amidst the sound of metal clashing, Bai Cangshu's left hand suddenly pinched that heavy sword before him.

Lancer's sword momentum was instantly emptied.

At this moment, Lancer felt the insurmountable gap between himself and Tao Baibai; not just in attributes and abilities, but purely in combat and mindset, he was completely unable to compare himself to this Monster who didn't even produce a shred of emotion when killing.

"Answer me, how did you obtain this heart..."

Bai Cangshu reached his right hand out in front of Lancer, holding a heart that was slowly ceasing to beat; the next moment, that heart slowly transformed into scarlet radiance and vanished.

Lancer knew that everything belonging to the Fire Man had already been taken away.

He tried to pull back the heavy sword, but Tao Baibai's strength was overwhelmingly powerful; he lowered his head, silent for a moment, knowing in his heart that today was likely the time for the White Temple to be annihilated.

Subsequently, Lancer suddenly raised his head, looking at Bai Cangshu with a mocking expression.

"You haven't obtained that kind of thing yet, have you, Tao Baibai..."

"That resolve to let others live even if one dies oneself."

"The resolve to let others be happy even if one dies oneself."

"Even if one dies oneself... that feeling of the heart and blood beginning to burn, feeling absolutely no fear... a Monster like you couldn't feel it, right~ Ha~"

Lancer's voice grew increasingly high-pitched, and by the end, it had become shrill.

The next moment, Lancer's long hair rose upward, revealing a strange silver-white mechanical component on the neck; Lancer pressed the switch at the very top of the triangular mechanical component with a backhand motion.

This is...

Bai Cangshu was still thinking about the meaning of the other party's words; the reason he hadn't instantly killed this group was indeed because he was truly trying to learn how such intense emotions were born among these people.

Before that Fire Man died, he had rarely felt from him the same fervor as Kori and Yingshan before their deaths.

But at this moment, Lancer displayed a different kind of Tese.

Intense "Magic Power" steamed from her body; this Magic Power was different from any Magic Power Bai Cangshu had felt before, more like a strange biological force.

And... this Lancer was a bit beyond his expectations; the Avatar of the other party was in the appearance of a man, and there were no flaws in her speech or behavior, but the original appearance of the ability was from the witch enhancement in 【Brynhildr in the Darkness】.

This contrast allowed her to gain the opportunity to unleash her ability.

She floated up from the air, one hand pointing at Omega, who was nailed to the Pillar, and said,

"You shall live because the lives of others are taken."

Subsequently, she pointed her other hand at Bai Cangshu and said,

"And you, shall die because you have taken the lives of too many."

At this moment, Lancer was like a witch uttering an edict; after she spoke, the Magic Power triggered a massive tremor in space, and some mysterious power began to take effect.

The next moment, Omega, who should have been dead, began to tremble once again.

At the same time, Lancer's complexion also turned much paler; she looked at Tao Baibai, thinking that as long as she could kill Tao Baibai before she herself died, then everything would be worth it.

It was a pity that Tao Baibai had no reaction whatsoever.

Above Bai Cangshu's head, a broken crown shone brilliantly; with the Fatalism Fragment, Bai Cangshu could already significantly weaken and negate fate-based abilities.

Seeing her ability fail, Lancer's Magic Power suddenly began to collapse; that worm-like Magic Power began to dissolve her body.

Bai Cangshu reached out and tapped, and golden light instantly pierced through her brow.

【You have killed Reincarnator bu72280356, Sin Point +1】

"No, no no no... no!"

The newly resurrected Omega saw Lancer fall lifelessly from the air, his heart filled with despair, and he opened his mouth, intending to use Banshee's Wail again.

Bang!

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out; Omega stared blankly, clutching his own neck, where a clean, circular hole had appeared.

The 【Chieftain】, holding the Gauss Sniper Rifle, slowly lowered the gun and knelt before Tao Baibai.

Seeing this scene, Omega spat out a large amount of blood from his mouth and nose, no longer having the strength to say anything, and likewise collapsed.

Bai Cangshu lowered his eyelids, and the curiosity that had just risen in his heart because of the beating 【Heart】 of these people slowly dissipated.

In the end, humans are just this kind of creature.

"Lord Tao Baibai, I can hand over all my things, and I can point out the locations of the others; as long as you need, I can do anything for you..."

Bang!

Bai Cangshu turned around indifferently, and the tentacles brewed by the scarlet Great Sin: Excessive Slaughter directly shattered the head of this dark-skinned man.

【You have killed Reincarnator jv10447933, Sin Point +1】

"Tsk, what a bold guy, actually wanting to steal my kill..."

Bai Cangshu spoke words whose truth was hard to distinguish; he arrived before the Reincarnator who was about to die because his throat had been blasted away against the wall.

He tapped one hand on the other's brow.

"Are you happy to die in the same way as her?"

Bai Cangshu asked.

Omega closed his eyes, the corners of his mouth curving upward.

That was... a smile.

Pfft!

【You have killed Reincarnator ij40331765, Sin Point +1】

Three Scarlet Drop Cards shimmering with golden light spots slowly condensed in front of Bai Cangshu, and Bai Cangshu collected them one by one.

He looked at the place where the man he had killed—who had smiled before dying—had been pinned, and reached out to touch it; there seemed to be a hint of warmth remaining there.

Is this what is called a 【Heart】?

Roar!

Amidst the giant beast's roar, its dorsal fins lit up with a terrifying glow once again.

Boom!

A massive breath attack swept across Tokyo, and the next moment, a white shockwave tore through the air, striking directly onto the top of the giant beast's head.

"Ha!"

A terrifying shout erupted immediately after.

It was like a thunderclap, and also like a heavy cannon blast.

A terrifying explosion detonated right beside the giant beast's head; this blow completely brought the hundred-meter giant beast down.

Bai Cangshu stood beside its head, his peripheral vision already catching the appearance of quite a few members of the Black Ball Squad; these people were all holding various super-tech weapons, aiming at the giant beast, or at him.

Bai Cangshu raised his head; the creature known as human is truly too complex, and what the Multi-faceted Alien sees is, in the end, too simple.

The next moment, boundless killing intent erupted, completely enveloping the giant beast and the few Black Ball Squad members closest to it.

Bai Cangshu removed the restriction, and tyrannical killing intent began to permeate the area.

【Instant Prison Kill】!

(End of this chapter)