Chapter 804: Besiegement and Hunting
[You have opened Drop Card: Thunder God Ebito]
[You have obtained B-Rank Singularity Point * 1, Dimensional Points * 8,000]
[You have obtained Special Creation: Divine Light (Thunder)]
[You have obtained Authority Fragment: God of Thunder]
[Detected Special Hidden Title: Takemikazuchi (Tier 7). Do you wish to fuse the Authority Fragment: God of Thunder into Takemikazuchi? This action may elevate the tier of Takemikazuchi, and detailed inquiries can also be made at the Space Goddess's Residence.]
Amidst the terrifying light and heat, Kaito Shirogane crushed the rapidly condensing drop card. He almost felt the Space's joy from the shifting data streams.
Perhaps, for the current Infinite Dimensional Space, slaying Authority-level units from hostile Spaces also yielded sufficiently efficient and useful information.
Moreover, Kaito Shirogane could discern the Observer's special arrangement from the deployment process.
The Space deployed him together with the Queen of the West District, yet he coincidentally landed near this Thunder God Ebito.
Even without his Little Garden enhancements, this Ebito would be hard-pressed to match him. Furthermore, from the Space's perspective, he possessed the title [Takemikazuchi].
By merely equipping the Takemikazuchi title, the Tier 7 Takemikazuchi could similarly grant immunity to lightning-attribute damage, and his inherent physical and martial arts capabilities were overwhelmingly powerful.
Therefore, this was an opponent handpicked for him by the Space; there was no possibility of him failing.
In Kaito Shirogane's eyes, this action practically declared the weakness of the Infinite Dimensional Space. Right now, he and Yoko were likely the true trump cards in the Space's hand.
Therefore, the Space didn't even conduct the deployment as casually as usual; instead, it made specific arrangements.
Although he didn't know where Yoko had been deployed, he guessed it was definitely an opponent highly compatible for her as well.
"Truly doing unnecessary things~"
Light flashed in Kaito Shirogane's hand, and the crackling thunder seemed to become even more frenzied.
He looked at the faint Divine Light in his hand. It wasn't as dazzling as it had been behind Ebito; it was now only the size of a palm, and its luster was more mellow.
[Divine Light (Thunder)]
[Type: Special Creation]
[Tier: Tier 7]
[Description: Special luminous flame condensed upon reaching Tier 7 Authority and perfecting divine power. Possesses significant amplification effects for corresponding Authorities.]
[Usage Requirements: Possess Thunder-type Authority, level no lower than Tier 4.]
[Effect 1: Grants 1 additional Authority level.]
[Effect 2: All Thunder Authority effects receive an additional 50% amplification.]
[Effect 3: Thunder God Domain. Upon activating the Divine Body, depending on the magnitude of divine power, Authorities and abilities other than Thunder-type cannot be used within a certain radius.]
[Effect 4: This creation can be smelted at the Goddess's Residence and transformed into Authority: God of Thunder (Tier 1).]
Kaito Shirogane glanced at this Divine Light but didn't use it immediately. Instead, he placed it directly into his inventory.
In truth, Ebito's current strength wasn't enough to make him interested in equipping the Takemikazuchi title to deal with him.
He was actually more eager to witness the true power represented by the phantoms behind these Void Paradise members.
According to the intelligence obtained so far, the Void Paradise was likely a Space derived from an Age of Gods world where deities still walked the earth.
The Space was filled with various mythological pantheons, and powers like divine power and Authorities were much more convenient to use than in other Spaces.
Therefore, it could be said that Elite-level Contractors were everywhere. Many of them possessed divine bloodlines, equivalent to entering the Space with inherent rare bloodline enhancements.
This advantage made the Void Paradise quite dominant in primary worlds, similar to the Primordial Dragon Court. The two sides were both enemies and friends, fighting each other but often uniting against other Spaces.
Most of these Contractors' enhancement systems were called [Divine Favor], a special enhancement similar to magic networks and belief systems.
Deities bestowed power, and Contractors spread the faith.
Kaito Shirogane wasn't unfamiliar with this format. After all, he could be considered a follower of an Outer God and had spread the Outer God's faith across multiple worlds.
He had also experienced the special sensation of being enveloped by divine power in the B711 world.
But times had changed. Kaito Shirogane's power was rapidly approaching that of the so-called gods; it could even be said that weaker gods were no longer a match for him.
In many worldviews, so-called gods were inherently a special race, aliens, or similar constructs. To Kaito Shirogane, they held absolutely no mystery.
Just as Ebito had addressed him, in many worldviews, he was already qualified to be crowned with the title of a god.
Whoosh!
Kaito Shirogane waved his hand, dispersing the intense light and heat. The entire island was instantly enveloped in mist and strong winds, which soon dissipated as well.
Fenrir and Ritsu, who had recovered from their injuries and resurrected at sea, now saw the current state of that island.
No, it could no longer be called an island; it was merely a massive sandbar slightly higher than the sea level.
The mountain forests and reefs that once stood there had vanished entirely, thoroughly erased by Kaito Shirogane's strike. The sky above the sea was now completely cloudless, the thunderclouds that had filled it having completely disappeared.
Following Kaito Shirogane's explosive shout, everything vanished into thin air.
Fenrir even had the illusion that the crises he and the other Reincarnators had faced earlier were as unreal as a hallucination.
"Hey, are you... Lord Mercenary Tao?!"
Ignoring the attempts to stop her from the gray wolf that was gradually turning into a human behind her, the platinum-blonde-haired young girl strode towards Kaito Shirogane, stepping on the waves.
Unconcealed worship filled her eyes.
Though phrased as a question, she was already certain in her heart.
In the entire Infinite Dimensional Space, besides Yoko, there could never be another Reincarnator this powerful.
Furthermore... in her eyes, the power Mercenary Tao displayed was much more in line with her understanding of strength.
Arrogant and completely dismissive of everything.
She saw very clearly: when facing that Thunder God, whom she felt completely unmatched against, almost like facing a Sovereign Monarch, Mercenary Tao was even observing his surroundings, observing her!
This kind of power was the reason to become a King!
Although Yoko was undoubtedly powerful and had conquered almost every Reincarnator she had opposed, Ritsu felt that Yoko was always suppressing herself.
That lack of purity gave Yoko a persistent flaw.
But this King of Monsters from the East District truly let her witness what kind of power a Reincarnator who surpassed Sovereign Monarchs possessed.
Just how... unbridled... the so-called [Disaster] tier was!
It was a power that looked down on everything, a terror that made all enemies tremble while standing atop the world.
It was... so intoxicating!
"Lord Mercenary Tao, she is Empress Yoko's..."
Fenrir transformed into his human form. His body was emaciated at the moment. With the death of Thunder God Ebito, the suppressive force acting on him that prevented the use of his Hyper Regeneration trait began to disappear.
Fenrir's flesh and blood began to regenerate, and his strength rapidly recovered.
But facing Mercenary Tao, even though Mercenary Tao wasn't exuding any aura right now, his [Survival of the Fittest] talent still acted like a blaring alarm, sending waves of stinging pain through his nerve endings.
This was a monster that made him feel death approaching with just a slight proximity.
But Fenrir was very loyal to Yoko. He feared that [Ritsu], spoiled by the people of Avalon and [Song], might speak carelessly and offend Mercenary Tao.
He knew that during the operation to eliminate the Golden Order, Ritsu had clashed with Seigai over matters concerning Mercenary Tao.
"Stop nagging, Fenrir!"
"Before, I just hadn't witnessed His Lordship's power. Now, I would never disrespect His Lordship!"
Ritsu knew very well that due to Yoko's relationship, almost everyone took extra care of her. She didn't think that was bad; on the contrary, she enjoyed the convenience.
But beyond that, she wasn't the brainless idiot those people thought she was.
She merely vented her emotions when she had backing. That, too, was a kind of power. Yes, her relationship with Yoko was also a kind of power!
Zzt~
The slight tingling of electric currents passing through her hair and scalp startled Ritsu, followed by a slight stinging sensation on her scalp.
Kaito Shirogane instantly read their thoughts. He had absolutely no interest in the melodramatic play between Yoko and the young girl, and he had little interest in Yoko herself either.
To Kaito Shirogane, Yoko's uniqueness lay in that power.
The power that An Zhiyuan, after divining, believed could result in mutually assured destruction!
And the special manifestation he had witnessed himself, seemingly suppressing an active volcano within her body.
These two, clearly, knew nothing of Yoko's true power.
Kaito Shirogane lost interest in the two. He didn't even have the desire to answer the woman's question and turned to leave.
"Your Lordship! Your Lordship!"
The young girl's voice was somewhat shrill. Seeing Mercenary Tao turn his head back, Ritsu's face flushed red, a result of blood flowing at high speed.
"I have a proposal!"
"I know Yoko has also entered this world. Based on her behavior patterns, she will definitely unite all currently surviving Reincarnators and then squarely tackle the world's plot and fight the enemies head-on..."
Looking at the young girl, Kaito Shirogane quickly read her true intentions.
"You want to use Yoko and those Reincarnators as bait, and then go hunt those guys from the rear with me?"
The young girl understood Yoko's behavior patterns very well. In fact, with Kaito Shirogane's current perception and the coverage of his Mantra Network, he had indeed detected various special communication signals in the air.
Those were probably various Reincarnators contacting each other through different means, and the electrons in the air were all flowing in the same direction.
Yoko had probably cleared the enemies in that sea area. Judging from the score, she had likely killed multiple Elite-level targets and rescued surviving Reincarnators.
And a massive gathering of Reincarnators was, in the eyes of the Machina Court and Void Paradise, the best target for a besiegement.
Both of these Spaces were stronger than the current Infinite Dimensional Space and would not sit by and watch Reincarnators contact plot characters, especially an over-spec plot character like Son Goku.
Therefore, as long as the possibility existed, these two Spaces would definitely unite to strangle the weakest Reincarnator faction first.
"The idea is not bad, but how could someone as weak as you be qualified to hunt?"
Kaito Shirogane finally spoke. He lifted the young girl from a distance. Kinetic force, in the hands of the current Martial God Kaito Shirogane, was completely indistinguishable from energy.
He could use kinetic force to do all sorts of things from a distance.
Ritsu struggled for a moment before completely giving up resistance. Instead, she spread her arms, accepting the reality of being controlled by Mercenary Tao.
Her brows were raised; she wasn't afraid. Instead, she became increasingly intoxicated by this direct display of power.
"Your Lordship, isn't a weakling like me perfect for bait?!"
"Besides, I can kill enemies too!"
Kaito Shirogane once again sensed the morbid obsession in the young girl. This woman probably always harbored some desire to compare herself with Yoko.
Even though the other party took such good care of her, she still wanted to extend her own branches and leaves from under the other party's shade, twisted yet resilient.
Sensing something was wrong, Fenrir reached out to stop them, but only heard a bang.
The air exploded like a blazing white airburst, leaving a massive crater over a hundred meters wide on the beach, and Mercenary Tao and Ritsu had vanished.
Only a long, narrow contrail remained in the sky.
Fenrir was incredibly anxious but helpless. The next moment, he sensed a special sound wave in the sea. Plunging a hand into the seawater, his eyes lit up.
Avalon's Yoko had defeated Authority-level psionic combat armors of the Machina Court, destroyed an aerospace battleship, and rescued multiple top-tier and high-tier Reincarnators, including Energy Tyrant and [Snow].
Now that Reincarnators had begun to gather, Yoko ordered Reincarnators everywhere to search for clues related to plot characters, including personnel related to the Straw Hat Pirates and Toriko.
Furthermore, she requested all individuals with high perception to start perceiving the coordinates of the energy known as [Ki] with all their might.
Once it appeared, it must be reported immediately.
Fenrir shook his arms, turning them into massive wings, and flew toward the target sea area. His abilities were very suited for the current situation, but he first had to tell Yoko the news of Ritsu leaving with Mercenary Tao.
"Infinite Dimensional Space has added one Special-grade combatant, codenamed [Heaven's Pilgrimage], suspected to be former Authority-level unit [Blossoming Tea Rose]—correction, confirmed."
"Currently conducting data replay—"
"Replaying... Replay finished. Result: Friendly Authority-level unit [Mercury] killed in action. Time taken: 1.7 seconds."
"Second replay—"
"Third replay—"
Inside an aerospace battleship hidden in a trench, there were no human voices, only echoing electronic sounds. Electronic signals transmitted everywhere, intertwining various computing powers.
On a screen, the results of Yoko's battles with different Authority-level combat armors played continuously.
But regardless of the psionic faction or technological enhancement, any Authority-level unit facing Yoko met the end of being slain with a single sword strike.
Finally, the tall robot sitting on the bridge of the aerospace battleship halted this meaningless deduction.
"She hid her power. This is not Authority-level... Reclassify Heaven's Pilgrimage as Sovereign-level."
"Initiate reinforcement request to the Space. Request second deployment to coordinate V31 world. Required sequence: Sovereign-level."
"Received communication from Faction: Void Paradise. Connect?"
The robot chose to connect, subsequently seeing a woman clad in golden armor with long crimson hair. She raised a finger and spoke, "Cybertronian, I have intelligence. Intelligence regarding the true trump card of the Infinite Dimensional Space."
"I imagine the Divine Court would be very interested in joining the Paradise to strangle that Space's emerging trump card right here."
The robot addressed as Cybertronian showed no change in tone, simply stating briefly, "The drafting of Sovereign-level units belonging to the Divine Court has already begun. At what time will the True Gods belonging to the Paradise descend?"
The woman clearly didn't expect the Machina Court to act so swiftly, but she still smiled radiantly.
"Very soon. Sooner than you think!"
RUMBLE!
At this moment, an explosion occurred somewhere on the aerospace battleship, as if something had crashed inside, but the detectors showed no reaction.
The woman's expression changed. She wanted to speak, but the Cybertronian had already stood up.
"There's a situation on my end. I'm going to check it out. Rest assured, it won't take long."
Hum~ BOOM!
The woman looked at the shattered communicator, her expression turning grave.
Those Reincarnators are proactively hunting the Machina Court?!
She subsequently realized that it wasn't just hunting the Machina Court. That God of Martial Arts observed by the Thunder God before Ebito died would probably hunt the Sons of God from the Paradise as well...