Chapter 793: Excuse Me
Hum~ Bang! Bang! Bang!
In the sky, a blazing white vapor trail formed consecutively; something was flying at terrifying speeds high above.
Below, Eastland's air raid sirens and radars blared continuously.
Inside Yanjing's underground military base, Song Xian pressed down on a communication device. He addressed several commanders who had been temporarily reassigned here, "Do not react to his movements. Just pretend... nothing has happened."
Him?
The commanders were all taken aback before realizing that the unit crossing their airspace at supersonic speeds was actually an Ability User.
Can current Ability Users achieve solo supersonic flight...? Or is he using some special aircraft?
Although intelligence regarding Reincarnators was highly classified, the higher-ups in the military and political circles had actually obtained a certain amount of information.
Namely, secret scientific and technological knowledge circulated within the group of Ability Users. Therefore, many scientists believed that the emergence of Ability Users might be related to extraterrestrial technology.
Strictly speaking, this guess couldn't be considered wrong.
But Song Xian still smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Because of his continuous dedication, he was considered the most trustworthy Ability User in the eyes of Elder Zhong.
Song Xian and Chu Qi had long since hinted to Elder Zhong through various means that the current Kaito Shirogane was effectively a terrifying natural-disaster-class Ability User capable of wiping out a nation single-handedly.
For a guy like this, the best way to handle him was to pretend he didn't exist. As long as his target wasn't them, let him do as he pleased.
Zhong Tianming was someone extremely adept at grasping human nature. He was skilled at utilizing people of various personalities, but this time, he agreed with Song Xian and Chu Qi's advice.
In his eyes, Kaito Shirogane was a bizarre element with personality flaws, and extremely dangerous. Mishandling him could easily lead to a terrifying catastrophe.
He thought for a moment and had his secretary arrange a meal with the elder of the Luo family. In these times, even if there was only a tiny chance to draw that guy to Eastland's side, they had to try.
Leaning against the wall, Chu Qi saw through Zhong Tianming's actions and intentions completely.
But he shook his head; he didn't believe for a second that Kaito Shirogane could be swayed by a woman.
However, thinking of the situation between himself and Kaito Shirogane's guidance counselor, Chu Qi felt that perhaps it wasn't completely impossible to build a connection with someone like him.
It was just that compared to others, this process would be much longer and more fragile.
"Report! The target landed on a certain island in the southern sea area!"
The radar clearly displayed the coordinates of Kaito Shirogane's landing. Zhong Tianming immediately ordered nearby satellites to monitor the relevant area. In case a high-intensity battle broke out, they had to be prepared for a natural-disaster-class early warning.
He knew very well that the disastrous battle that destroyed Nippon was the result of Kaito Shirogane fighting another Ability User.
BOOM!
Waves churned and swept outwards. The sandy beach abruptly shattered open, and the seabed emitted a mournful groan.
—
Kaito Shirogane walked out of the massive crater, hands behind his back. The seawater around the crater only began to flow back after a moment. The intense heat inside met the seawater, producing thick white steam.
In front of An Zhiyuan, an invisible barrier blocked all the flying sand and gravel. Frowning, he got up from his lounge chair.
In fact, An Zhiyuan had only just returned from Yingtian. Having tried to find more variables on the destiny side, he had returned disappointed.
Little did he expect that the most dangerous and troublesome guy in the world right now would come directly to him.
"Mercenary Tao, are you looking for me?"
Kaito Shirogane shook his head, somewhat disappointed that the person appearing before him was the stubble-faced An Zhiyuan.
He was currently using his magnetic field and Ki as a baseline to search over an ultra-wide range for units with high intensity.
And the presence on this island in the southern part of the East District was the strongest. Thus, he landed, not expecting it to be An Zhiyuan, a Reincarnator of the destiny faction.
Although the other party was a Sovereign Monarch, his combat style was very mysterious, and he didn't excel in combat ability.
"An Zhiyuan, is it? I heard you are the Guild Master of [Salted Fish]. As the leader of such a super-large assembly, isn't it time to do some screening of those useless guys?"
Kaito Shirogane restrained his fighting intent. With just one glance, he judged that An Zhiyuan had no intention of fighting him.
This was a guy who would try his utmost to avoid fighting him through various means, probably wanting to preserve his strength for the so-called grand scheme.
Kaito Shirogane didn't think the other party posed any threat to him either. He now possessed extremely strong immunity mechanisms against destiny-type abilities.
An Zhiyuan frowned. He wasn't sure if Mercenary Tao's words were an order, a proposal, or... a threat?
But before he could speak, An Zhiyuan heard the King of Monsters make a new demand.
"Come with me, An Zhiyuan. Use your divination abilities, the best in the East District, to find some interesting guys for me."
"You can do that much, right~"
An Zhiyuan's fingers constantly changed positions. Facing Mercenary Tao, he continuously performed divinations, but the results were all unknown. He was certain Mercenary Tao had obtained some ability or item in the Little Garden world capable of granting immunity to his divinations.
Therefore, he changed direction and began to divine himself, finding that although dangerous, it wasn't fatal.
"Who are you looking for?"
An Zhiyuan recalled the first time he saw Mercenary Tao in the Space. The other party had come to his stall, wanting to pay a certain price to have him divine the location of a Reincarnator in the real world.
At that time, he had scoffed at a guy like Mercenary Tao.
Who could have thought that in such a short time, he would no longer have the qualification to refuse the other party.
An Zhiyuan wasn't afraid of death, but he didn't want to die a worthless death in this manner.
He still had important responsibilities in the future. For humanity, for this world, he couldn't die yet...
Then, he saw the King of Monsters' smile become even more pronounced.
"Naturally, some truly powerful guys hidden in this Space!"
"Warning! Warning! Unidentified unit entering airspace, speed exceeding Mach 10!"
Inside the air force base, alarms flashed frantically.
But the commanders merely pursed their lips, remaining indifferent. They had already received orders prohibiting any reaction to this target.
They only hoped the other party was merely passing through, but unexpectedly, the land of France was struck with a resounding boom.
That ultra-high-speed flying unit crashed somewhere almost like a missile.
The terrifying shockwave, accompanied by intense tremors, clearly reached this air force base.
"Request backup from [Avalon]!"
Unlike Kaito Shirogane, the [Avalon] that Yoko belonged to had practically replaced the official Reincarnator organizations of various countries, becoming an existence akin to international police.
Avalon wasn't just rapidly expanding its influence in the West District; it was also swiftly gaining influence in the real world.
That was why the countries of the West District immediately received data on the monster Ability User entering their airspace and chose a strategy of non-resistance.
"Wait, detecting new natural-disaster-class Ability User fluctuations!"
"The number is... two!"
"The targets have engaged the super-natural-disaster-class unit codenamed [Mercenary Tao]!"
In the northern region of France, an incredibly massive and intricate magic array covered the sky above a small town. The forest surrounding the town collapsed with a boom. The terrifying shockwave and kinetic force, met by the resistance of the magic array, actually produced an effect of dissipating the force.
Kaito Shirogane stood in the air out of nowhere, looking at the complex magic array below and the aloof man wearing a white robe, revealing a smile that said 'I knew it.'
The top-tier Reincarnators in this Space weren't just the ones who participated in the Sovereign Monarch contention tournament. There were also some people who, for various special reasons, hadn't participated in the struggle for the Sovereign Crown.
For example, the members of [Azure Sky], the Numbered of the Throne of Illusion and Reality, and... the Seat Officers of [Destiny] standing before him.
The identities of these people were mysterious, and they rarely appeared on normal days; even their fame was much smaller than others.
But Kaito Shirogane knew very well that as super-assemblies, how could the Throne of Illusion and Reality and Destiny not have top-tier Reincarnators?
This group of people hid in the dark, harboring unknown plans.
It just so happened that he was currently in a special state of power growth and transition. The synchronization between the Third Star Particle and his body hadn't completely finished.
He could feel that the continuously expanding power of the Third Star Particle was still placing an increasingly heavier burden on his Physique of the Primordial Man.
Probably upon reaching a certain limit, it could still shatter his body, allowing the Physique of the Primordial Man to continue ascending.
In this state, his desire to battle was unprecedentedly strong. He was extremely eager to vent that continuously swelling sense of power through combat.
Furthermore, just like certain fierce beasts in nature, upon arriving in a new place, they would establish their position in the food chain through combat and hunting.
Kaito Shirogane right now wanted to weigh the positions of the Reincarnators in the entire world.
He really wanted to know, aside from those two mysterious Kings, just how many Reincarnators could actually put up a fight against him.
[Blue] frowned, his gaze bypassing Kaito Shirogane, who was naturally floating in the air, and locking onto the Reincarnator wearing the half-black, half-white crown.
"An Zhiyuan, are you going to make an enemy of us?"
The Seat Officers of [Destiny] basically all possessed special protection and concealment bestowed by the King of Destiny. Normally, even if they used their abilities in the real world, other Reincarnators wouldn't be able to detect them.
They were as mysterious as if they had been erased from the world.
But now, they had been directly found.
The radiance of the [Rho Aias] lay across Kaito Shirogane's path, not dissipating for a long time. This had already deviated from the original nature of this ability.
"Is this the special trait of the Chosen Ones? Not only possessing special privileges, but even the abilities themselves can undergo certain distortions and changes."
Kaito Shirogane slowly descended from the air. The next moment, he saw another white-robed figure slowly retracting their hand from the ground.
The Rho Aias in the sky subsequently vanished. Meanwhile, [Blue], who was glaring angrily at An Zhiyuan, sensed Kaito Shirogane's approach, and the overwhelmingly dense Battle Aura within his body soared into the sky.
That kind of aura far surpassed Kai of the Fifth Element. Both were likely enhanced along the lines of a fighter, but this Seat Officer of Destiny had walked much further down that path.
"Does the bottom rank of the Upper Seven Seats possess this level of strength? Destiny and the Throne of Illusion and Reality are indeed piquing my interest more and more."
Judging purely by aura and presence, the Seventh Seat [Blue] and the Seventh Seat Candidate [Yellow] currently before him possessed strength approaching that of Ichinen Seishi.
An Zhiyuan completely treated [Blue]'s threat as empty air. This group of guys from Destiny had long since become overly arrogant due to the indulgence of that [King of Destiny].
Each of them treated their identity as a [Chosen One] as something incredibly amazing. Too many of them had lost the drive to forge ahead, muddling along in the Space relying on their ability to create special items.
Although these words weren't appropriate coming from An Zhiyuan, who wholeheartedly wanted to be a salted fish, he did indeed hope that a guy like Kaito Shirogane would thoroughly baptize this group of Chosen Ones.
"Mercenary Tao, are you going to initiate a war first?"
[Yellow] was a woman, her figure uncommonly bloated for a Reincarnator, likely done intentionally.
A miniature magic array appeared in each of her hands. Her body arched slightly, like a wall. Her expression was stern, but she appeared somewhat fierce on the outside but cowardly on the inside.
These words made both Kaito Shirogane and [Blue] frown.
The next moment, Kaito Shirogane stopped talking and strode towards the two.
[Blue] exhaled a breath of stale air, knowing a fierce battle was unavoidable. The Ki within his body rapidly expanded, forming a glass-like shell on the surface of his body.
[Blue] spread his arms, a certain rhythm appearing behind him as a phantom condensed. But [Blue] suddenly froze, his entire body almost completely stopping its movements.
In just an instant, he couldn't feel Mercenary Tao's presence!
Those poised abilities, stances, and Authorities all seemed to land on empty air. This feeling made him unconsciously stop his movements.
But after blinking a few times, he found that Mercenary Tao was still in front of him, walking closer step by step.
This is...
A shuddering sensation like lightning rose from his tailbone, flowing through his entire body in an instant.
The next moment, just as that electric current swept across his brain, [Blue] suddenly felt a blue-white electric light explode before his eyes.
Zzzt!
A wisp of electric light directly pierced through [Blue]'s forehead, his brain falling into a standstill for an instant.
But the body's instincts were still operating, and intense Ki erupted from within.
Countless flames of light erupted from behind him. [Blue] moved almost like teleportation, carrying all the air with him as he blasted forward with a thunderous roar.
[Mu Shiki]!
BOOM BOOM BOOM!
[Blue]'s intense punch force detonated the air, producing azure-blue flames. The first ring was only hundreds of meters high, but overlapping three times, the final wave was already a terrifying explosion spanning thousands of meters.
The damp forest, previously destroyed by Kaito Shirogane's shockwave, instantly turned into charcoal.
Having unleashed this strike, [Blue] felt an emptiness in his heart, lacking any of the immense heroic passion he usually felt when executing it.
I'm finished!
Pfft! Pfft!
Two wounds sprayed blood from [Blue]'s chest and neck respectively.
Kaito Shirogane casually walked past [Blue].
[Yellow] seemed to only just react at this moment. Raising both hands, a massive magic array expanded vertically.
But a voice had already sounded behind her.
"Excuse me."
Pfft!
A massive wound also appeared on [Yellow]'s neck. Amidst the splashing flesh and blood, [Yellow]'s pupils still trembled.
She couldn't see Mercenary Tao's movements at all.
Kaito Shirogane passed the two of them in succession. His figure seemed to take a single step, and he arrived outside the massive white church within the small town that had previously been protected by the magic array.
"Come out. Small fry like that can't stop me."