Chapter 575: The Mad King; Repaying a Debt of Gratitude
Everything happened in a flash of lightning and a spark of flint. From the figure falling from the sky to the other party walking out of the smoke, Mu's loud warning had not yet been fully conveyed.
Mercenary Tao had already heavily injured A'Dao.
And... it was actually Mercenary Tao, damn it!
Mu's scalp stung. That sense of crisis and tension was about to pierce through her scalp.
Seeing Mercenary Tao's iconic [Dodon Ray] begin to condense, she could only focus her mental power and stab it directly at Mercenary Tao.
At the same time, she fiercely slammed both hands downwards.
Boom!
The air violently fluctuated once like a sea wave. The air folded and churned in the sky, then erupted with a bang, rushing out like an air cannon and smashing onto Kaito Shirogane's body.
But a transparent circular force field appeared on Mercenary Tao's body surface at this time. When the air cannon touched his body, it directly burst open, turning into white cloud debris flying in all directions.
Hum~ Pfft!
The golden Dodon Ray flew out in an instant. The swordsman instantly blocked with his sword, but accompanied by a pfft sound, the sword blade and his body were pierced through simultaneously.
Pfft pfft pfft.
Three sounds in a row. Before A'Dao could land on the ground, three more holes were added to his glabella, heart, and throat.
The flexibility and intense penetrating power of the Dodon Ray were demonstrated vividly at this moment.
[You killed Reincarnator UF20034159]
[Strength comparison between the two sides, 1:0.17. The reward for this is downgraded, Scarlet Drop Card will not be generated... Anomaly]
[Based on the effect of Cocoon of Greed (Third Tier), Scarlet Drop Card has been generated]
Kaito Shirogane pinched the Scarlet Drop Card that rapidly condensed in front of him and grinned at the other two.
"Sure enough, he was the weakest among the three of you."
Mu was stunned for a moment, not expecting her friend to be killed in just such an instant.
In the next moment, her hair began to turn white inch by inch, her eyes also completely turning white, and her whole person floated up unconsciously.
Intense storms accompanied by thunder were generated from the atmosphere.
That was the bloodline ability of the powerful mutant Storm from the [X-Men] world. Although the purity wasn't high enough yet, when fully erupting, she still looked like a deity controlling the atmosphere.
Mu spread her arms, her gaze already completely locked onto Mercenary Tao. The other party's appearance had long been spread out. Their team was not far from [Paradise], so they were naturally on guard.
She just didn't expect the other party to appear so suddenly and directly start a slaughter.
Mu pointed her right hand directly at Kaito Shirogane. Intense wind pressure appeared, and the whirlwind directly wrapped Kaito Shirogane's body and began flying high into the sky.
Kaito Shirogane didn't resist either. Spreading his arms and looking at the storm and thunder in the sky, he revealed a look of great interest.
"Haha, controlling storms and thunder? Interesting..."
Sizzle!
Electric light surged from his body. Amidst the rolling thunderclouds, the atmosphere became even more oppressive.
And below, Artoria, grabbed by the Force, tightly gripped the pitch-black Holy Sword. In the next moment, magical energy mixed with pitch-black and scarlet erupted directly from the sword blade.
Boom!
Light soared into the sky. Fate danced wildly with his lightsaber, the Force enveloping the surroundings indiscriminately. He had already guessed something.
Mercenary Tao had no grudge against him, but recently, many people had tried to trade with Mercenary Tao...
The image of a thin man appeared in his mind. The look in the other party's eyes looking at him had transformed scene by scene from respect and worship to indifference and hatred.
"Wait, Saber, Mercenary Tao... We can also trade with you..."
Hum!
Sword light erupted, and Fate was slashed flying again. Amidst intense pain, dripping with fresh blood, he was already beginning to be unable to withstand that terrifying slash.
Sizzle!
The sky abruptly lit up. A bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket fell from the thunderclouds, accurately striking the body of the white-haired woman in the air.
Subsequently, Fate, tumbling in the air, watched helplessly as Mercenary Tao threw a punch. The twisted force, carrying the thunderclouds, violently blasted Mu into a sky full of blood and water.
Heart piercing pain, hatred, and fear struck simultaneously.
Fate utilized the Force to stabilize his figure in the air. Everything seemed to be paused. His head felt like it was about to explode. Controlling the consumption of both Mercenary Tao and Artoria at the same time caused his brain to rapidly necrotize, but he still insisted on speaking.
"Don't kill me... Mercenary Tao, I am..."
Roar!
A terrifying roar sounded like an explosion. The thunderclouds lit up completely at the same time, as if all the thunder exploded together.
Fate completely didn't have time to continue speaking before his body swelled and exploded to pieces.
Kaito Shirogane put away the two Scarlet Drop Cards, lifted the not-too-satisfied Artoria, and soared into the sky.
A Sword of Floating Red was a man with a thin figure but extremely tall posture. Kaito Shirogane estimated the other party's height exceeded two meters. Wearing a black, thin, and light tracksuit, he crossed the minor trouble currently outside [Paradise].
Calling it a minor trouble, actually, the meme released by Kaito Shirogane had already caused a huge impact near [Paradise]. The Myanmar authorities had announced that this area was set as a restricted zone, prohibiting anyone from entering, and did not rule out the possibility of an armed assault on this place.
Of course, this kind of government without the support of any Reincarnator organization or powerful national strength, Kaito Shirogane was too lazy to bother with now. He merely asked Jin Yue'an to arrange for people to "persuade" them later.
Kaito Shirogane touched the ground with his toes, his whole person seemingly floating lightly in the air. With his hands behind his back, he sized up the newcomer from top to bottom.
"Your strength is so-so. Why did you think of using a trade format for revenge?"
A Sword of Floating Red was similarly sizing up this legendary [Mercenary Tao] at this time. The other party's light posture and seemingly arrogant gaze all gave him a very familiar feeling.
Powerful, arrogant, seemingly putting no one in his eyes. This was the momentum only a Reincarnator who had never encountered defeat along the way would have.
A Sword of Floating Red pursed his lips. With a flash of light in his hand, a sheathless iron sword was held in his hand. He gently stroked the iron sword, and a sense of sharpness appeared.
That was roughly a Lv7 to Lv8 Swordsmanship Specialization, which, for most Reincarnators, was already an extremely high level.
"Of course I also wanted to rely on my own strengthening to reach that step. But unfortunately, in the world of Reincarnators, there is no such thing as a gentleman's revenge not being too late even after ten years..."
A Sword of Floating Red spoke, his voice somewhat hoarse. Kaito Shirogane noticed there was a shallow scar on his throat.
A Sword of Floating Red was just about to speak, but Kaito Shirogane had already read the general gist of all his thoughts through Mantra, instantly losing interest in listening.
He waved his hand.
"Forget it. Keep those filthy matters to yourself. Now, I have completed your commission. You should also hand that thing over to me."
A Sword of Floating Red was stunned for a moment. He flipped his right hand, a flash of light, and a bundle of something like fluorescent white water pipes appeared.
[You obtained Material · Hair of God (Wonder of the World)]
Kaito Shirogane weighed it. This small bundle of so-called [Hair of God] weighed over two kilograms, possessing a mass far exceeding visual expectation.
Perhaps, this thing could make up for the last bit of shortcoming in his Energy.
Having obtained the item, Kaito Shirogane had lost interest in this person, A Sword of Floating Red, waving his hand to signal the other party to leave. But A Sword of Floating Red hesitated for a moment, still proactively speaking up:
"Actually, the reason I didn't want to do it myself was also because of a person..."
"Your Excellency Mercenary Tao, have you heard of the [Mad King]?"
Kaito Shirogane turned his head. He indeed had no impression of this name. However, those three people before they died seemed to indeed want to announce some name.
But he and Artoria were both the type who had no interest in listening to the other party deliver their last words, so they directly killed them. Thinking about it now, perhaps it was exactly this so-called [Mad King]?
A Sword of Floating Red saw that Mercenary Tao had no reaction. He knew Mercenary Tao was an arrogant person, and completely without a doubt an incomparably powerful guy.
But...
"Your Excellency Mercenary Tao, please be careful. The [Mad King] is a madman. He will probably... stir this world into a mess even earlier than you!"
Subsequently, A Sword of Floating Red suddenly knelt on one knee. He planted that iron sword into the ground.
"Your Excellency, although it was a trade, because of this trade, I caused you to attract new trouble. I hope to use this sword of mine as compensation..."
Kaito Shirogane understood his meaning. It wasn't really about using that useless iron sword; he wanted to throw himself under Mercenary Tao's command.
Kaito Shirogane lowered his eyelids, looking at this guy. The other party wasn't the kind of person feigning gratitude but actually wanting to opportunistically enter Mercenary Tao's faction.
This was a guy... who truly wanted to repay a debt of gratitude.
Ha, repaying a debt of gratitude, to me?!
Kaito Shirogane had experienced many people wanting to seek revenge on him, but the so-called repaying a debt of gratitude was still very rare.
(End of Chapter)
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