Chapter 801: Special Mission - Descent
Inside the massive hall of the Throne of Illusion and Reality, the color palette was almost entirely grayish-white. The light streaming through the windows was indistinguishable as either sunlight or moonlight; it lacked warmth and was not glaring, presenting a chilling white hue.
Sosuke Aizen sat upon the massive "Throne in the Sky." Before him was a sphere composed of continuously rolling and shifting white, fluid soul matter, changing constantly according to his will.
Through this object, he could sense the delicate soul fluctuations of every single creation he had made.
Fear, joy, excitement, being moved, sorrow...
Aizen's eyes were calm, a faint smile constantly playing on his lips.
In the shadows below, a man with long blonde hair stood wearing a white combat uniform, bearing a golden sword on his back.
Although he looked up, his eyes were calm, completely lacking the reverence and fear other Numbered showed when facing Aizen.
"That guy has already noticed your handiwork. Shall I eliminate Lute?"
Aizen didn't speak. He simply gently nudged the sphere. Finally, from within the sphere, a wavelength both familiar and unfamiliar to him emanated.
The fluid sphere of souls began to change completely beyond his control. Sometimes it sprouted countless spikes, other times it became perfectly round. At one moment, it burst directly into a puddle of liquid, only to reform the next.
Even he could not predict the changes in the other party's soul wavelength.
Aizen revealed a genuine smile, a rare sight.
He didn't answer his capable subordinate within the Golden Cluster below. No matter how capable, it was ultimately nothing more than a failed experiment.
Sousuke's intuition was not wrong. From beginning to end, Aizen had never considered the so-called King of Miracles or King of Destiny to be on the same level as himself.
Whether they had survived through multiple infinite eras and caused the destruction of multiple infinite spaces, or possessed miraculous powers theoretically uncontrollable by humans, in the end, they were still just two boring individuals.
Just like the arrogance of that King of Destiny, Destiny, who was confident enough to keep Lute by her side even after seeing his handiwork—Aizen had seen through it long ago.
He deliberately disturbed Lute's soul at a certain moment, causing her to reveal a flaw.
Often, plans that are too perfect fail to be executed smoothly. A work with flaws is much easier to gain people's trust.
Aizen could figure out the thoughts of that insidious guy, who constantly hid in the crevices of time and destiny, almost without needing to meet her.
"The King of Rats, truly a fitting title."
Aizen became even more satisfied with the perfect masterpiece in his heart. Even the title the other party gave that so-called King of Destiny won his deep approval.
Aizen was very disappointed in the King of Rats, who was still stubbornly searching for a so-called Child of Destiny. Knowing full well that those timelines had been destroyed one after another, what use was there in finding those people?
Ultimately, it was merely because she couldn't obtain a better masterpiece or a more powerful piece, that she foolishly hoped to compete with him in that manner.
What a pity, he had long since... stopped needing to play this game of chess.
Aizen propped his head on his hand, his smile calm and collected. Below, [Infinity] saw his King's expression and immediately withdrew his proposal. He bowed and retreated, knowing in his heart that his King had probably completed all his plans long before the so-called three-King gamble even began.
The so-called King of Destiny and King of Miracles were fundamentally not chess players on the same level compared to this one.
[Time remaining until the third batch of Reincarnators enter: 1 hour, 34 minutes, 22 seconds]
[Fenrir] looked at the crimson prompt, his heart filled with anxiety. Clutching his severed arm, he landed on a deserted island.
Golden lightning continuously flickered on the wound. This divine power severely reduced his healing speed. Until he had a sufficiently powerful Authority to expel it...
His Hyper Regeneration trait was difficult to utilize.
"Damn it, it's not just the Machina Court; the Void Paradise has come too...?"
Hum~
High in the sky above, a massive airship streaked past the atmosphere. Against the azure sky, it possessed a faint, transparent visual effect.
Fenrir instantly changed his form, transforming into a giant gray wolf. The massive wolf, over five meters long, began to run rapidly across the deserted island.
If he used this form in any other world, he would inevitably be caught by the airship's radar in an instant.
But in this world, there were countless fierce beasts larger and stranger than him; the airship couldn't possibly identify his uniqueness.
If there was one major support the Infinite Dimensional Space provided to this vanguard force in this world, it was probably this powerful disguise.
Not only plot characters but also Contractors, Reincarnators, and Divine Pact-holders from other Spaces—without special abilities or methods, they couldn't identify him either.
Fenrir had relied on this method to turn danger into safety multiple times.
BOOM!
The next moment, in a certain part of the sky, terrifying crimson lotus fire bloomed. A horrifying crimson lotus flower, thousands of meters across, violently exploded on the airship.
Fenrir's pupils shrank, realizing that it was [Aka], the Fifth Seat of [Destiny] known as the [Energy Tyrant], who had made a move.
An intense energy shield instantly lit up around the exterior of the airship, but it was subsequently breached under the erosion of the crimson lotus fire. Absorbing the foreign energy, the crimson lotus fire burned even more ferociously.
In almost an instant, it ignited the massive warship, which was over ten thousand meters long, and secondary explosions began to occur.
Fenrir's heart, however, sank. If it were only those silicon-based lifeforms from the Machina Court, this kind of attack would naturally be effective, and he should cooperate with other top-tier Reincarnators to launch a counterattack here.
But...
Sure enough, the next moment, golden lightning exploded across the ocean. The familiar phantom of a deity appeared, and the ocean was instantly enveloped in thunder.
[Reincarnator killed in action. Score -1. Current: -9]
[Reincarnator killed in action. Score -1. Current: -10]
[Reincarnator killed in action. Score -2. Current: -12]
[Machina Court Airship Xuandu destroyed. Score +3. Current: -9]
A series of score prompts appeared on the interface. Fenrir looked at the -2 score prompt. According to current intelligence, a high-tier Reincarnator being killed by the enemy resulted in a deduction of 1 point. Therefore, a death that directly deducted 2 points was highly likely a top-tier Reincarnator...
Fenrir sprinted a few steps across the deserted island and leaped fiercely into the ocean. The moment he entered the water, the giant wolf Fenrir had transformed into immediately grew webbed feet and gill-like organs, and his swimming speed in the ocean remained extremely fast.
Fenrir knew in his heart that this secondary world would probably soon be elevated into a much more twisted and massive world due to the influx of more Observers.
He had to gather the surviving Reincarnators as much as possible before the third batch arrived, and find a way to contact powerful plot characters.
Otherwise, even if the third batch consisted of Sovereign Monarchs, they would be at an overwhelmingly disadvantageous position due to losing the opportunity to contact the plot factions.
This world... contained plot factions from Dragon Ball and Toriko!
At the same time, Fenrir hoped that his King would be among the third batch of Reincarnators to be deployed.
While swimming madly through the ocean, a sonar organ had already developed within his body, beginning to broadcast communications over a wide area within the ocean.
"I am Fenrir, a high-tier combatant of Avalon! Surviving Reincarnators, please gather as much as possible and wait for the third batch of reinforcements to arrive!"
"Fifth Seat of Destiny [Aka] is heavily injured! Fifth Seat Candidate [Kurenai] is dead! Requesting backup!"
Responses from other Reincarnators were also quickly received within the ocean.
Although this special communication method couldn't compare to magic communication, imitating fish or birds to communicate using exotic languages outside the scope of universal translation was a very effective method when at a power disadvantage.
Who could have thought that a secondary world, initially meant for internal strife among Reincarnators to compete for resources, would turn into a top-tier battlefield for a chaotic war between multiple Spaces so quickly?
The danger level rivaled that of the most dangerous primary worlds.
High-tier Reincarnators were dying in large numbers, and even top-tier Reincarnators were struggling to protect themselves. Now, they could only hope that there would be multiple Sovereign Monarchs among the third batch of deployed Reincarnators.
Otherwise, this secondary world would probably witness a tragedy surpassing the B711 world.
Fenrir swam through the ocean, but the next moment, he suddenly felt a chill run through his entire body. An eye opened from the seabed. Just the eyeball alone was over a hundred meters wide, emitting a faint light in the pitch-black depths.
Bang!
Fenrir kicked with his legs, and the ocean surface exploded directly. He shot thousands of meters into the air out of nowhere, but several wills instantly locked onto him in the sky.
BOOM! BOOM!
BANG!
[You have killed Reincarnator XR53007749]
[Comparing strength. The strength ratio between both sides is 1:0.0024]
[Anomaly...]
[Because you used the Item: Spear of Death of the Saint of Killers, this kill cannot generate any gains.]
[Anomaly...]
[Detected the effect of Crimson Great Sin: Omen of the Evil God (Tier 3) - Cocoon of Greed, which will forcibly generate a Crimson Drop Card. Ability conflict. Initiating priority check.]
[Check failed. This kill cannot generate a drop.]
Kaito Shirogane watched the curling white smoke on the Spear of Death of the Saint of Killers disappear. The generation of the Crimson Drop Card also ended in failure, but the Space's prompt was clear: it wasn't that the Cocoon of Greed had failed, but merely that its priority was insufficient.
In other words, as long as he enhanced the effect of the Cocoon of Greed, it was highly likely he could obtain Crimson Drop Cards from ultra-long-range kills using the Spear of Death in the future.
Kaito Shirogane put away this firearm, which could genuinely be considered a "Divine Artifact" in a sense, and simultaneously set down the tablet provided by Tenkyou, which recorded various pieces of information about the Reincarnator [Mozart].
Tenkyou's information-gathering abilities, combined with this gun, allowed Kaito Shirogane to kill this high-tier Reincarnator simply by firing a shot into the ground, without even needing to find the target's location.
"Tell whoever it was that the trade is complete."
Kaito Shirogane waved his hand and turned back to the Black Tower. Tenkyou looked at the bullet hole on the ground, instantly mobilizing various detection equipment. He was very curious whether this gun had actually shot through the Earth to launch the attack.
Or if it was merely a conceptual special attack.
Only then did Tenkyou realize that in that instant just now, a high-tier Reincarnator much stronger than himself—a Title-class Reincarnator quite famous in a certain region—was shot dead by Mercenary Tao from a distance of one or two countries.
His emotions, which were becoming increasingly scarce due to the influence of various electronic components, briefly surged, and a sense of fortune actually arose within him.
Fortunately, this dangerous weapon was in the hands of Lord Mercenary Tao. If it were in the hands of a weaker guy, perhaps Reincarnators would be living in fear of being shot every day.
And Lord Mercenary Tao...
Tenkyou looked at Mercenary Tao, who had returned to the tower and closed his eyes as if continuing his cultivation, guessing that he had probably outgrown that phase.
Although saying it this way was somewhat disrespectful, Tenkyou did indeed feel that Mercenary Tao had clearly lost the urge to hunt down weak Reincarnators.
This was a good thing for most people.
Thinking of this, Tenkyou immediately pulled up all information related to the [World's Number One Gourmet Tournament] from the database, compiled it, and had Yutsuki hand it over to His Lordship.
Black Butler, meanwhile, synchronously gathered intelligence from other assemblies.
Most secondary worlds wouldn't involve single deployments or small-scale deployments; the number of Reincarnators who could enter was considerable.
And those who entered using items were the minority.
In other words, in the Space's arrangements, it was highly unlikely that they factored in Lord Mercenary Tao, who entered that world using an invitation.
Therefore, His Lordship would become a variable in that world.
Although Black Butler knew very well that Mercenary Tao didn't need this kind of thing, currently, as the King of the East District, Lord Mercenary Tao truly couldn't afford any more accidents.
Even situations like His Lordship losing consciousness and ending up in the Philippines previously could not happen.
The East District, heavily suppressed by Mercenary Tao, was like a powder keg. If Mercenary Tao were to die or disappear, an unprecedented riot would likely erupt.
Suddenly, Black Butler, who rarely did so, appeared directly within the Black Tower, his expression stern.
"Your Lordship, a mutation has highly likely occurred in that secondary world. Over twenty high-tier Reincarnators have already been declared dead by their respective assemblies. Several Third Step teams, including [Number 6643] and [The Moon is Beautiful], have been annihilated. It is presumed they were all deployed to the same world."
Black Butler couldn't say for certain that the world where many high-tier Reincarnators died was the one His Lordship obtained the item for.
Furthermore, obtaining the item only meant possessing the qualification to enter that world; when it was used was uncertain.
But multiple prophecy-type Reincarnators told him that the world simultaneously contained information about Devil Fruits and Gourmet Cells.
[Archetype of Terminus and Genesis EX051, you have received Special Mission: Descent]
[Special Mission: Descent]
[Type: Special, Unique]
[Mission Description: Please activate the Item: Invitation to the World's Number One Gourmet Tournament within 1 hour to initiate a designated deployment.]
[Mission Reward: Tier 4 Privilege * 1]
[Mission Penalty: None]
Kaito Shirogane opened his eyes and saw the prompt on the Space's interface. Combined with Black Butler's intelligence, he understood the Space's intention in an instant.
This meant that world was facing an unimaginable crisis, requiring a Reincarnator of his rating to intervene prematurely.
And since he coincidentally wasn't in a deployment interval, the Space issued a special mission to have him join as quickly as possible.
Kaito Shirogane's brain operated extremely fast due to the stimulation of Magnetic Field Rotation. In an instant, he thought: If I hadn't obtained this invitation, who would be the Reincarnator normally in this deployment interval who, in the Space's judgment, could resolve a crisis of this level?!
The corners of Kaito Shirogane's mouth curled up into a grin. It's her!
At the same time, in a certain personal space in the West District, the woman with emerald eyes looked on calmly.
[Deployment commencing now]
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[Deployment successful. Mission begins.]