Chapter 322: Silent Fate
Crimson Magus · Luo Xi's conditions were generous. The [Three-Part Divine Finger] was inherently a powerful ability combining offense and defense, and it was one of the best cultivation methods for energy control.
This ability allowed Reincarnators to continuously circulate energy like Qi within their bodies, improving their control. It was considered a category of the Second Ladder power system highly suitable for breaking through to the Third Ladder.
Many Reincarnators at this stage would try to learn a bit of this type of cultivation method to increase their energy control.
Moreover, gaining one B-Grade Singularity for every veteran member of the target team killed was a reward comparable to large-scale mission rewards from the Nexus.
As for the [Death Note] fragment offered as the grand finale reward, Kaito didn't show much interest.
This disappointed Luo Xi, who had hoped to use it to attract Mercenary Tao into the core team under [Silent Fate].
Her own forces had suffered heavy losses, and she urgently needed to prove her value to [Silent Fate]. aside from killing Title Level Reincarnators from the opposing faction in combat, discovering a high-potential rookie was naturally the best way to elevate her status.
She knew that [The Final Day] had previously tried to recruit Mercenary Tao but hadn't put much effort into it—at least not personally appearing like when inviting the Four Demons.
With the news spreading of Mercenary Tao brazenly killing elite Reincarnators under [The Final Day] in this operation, likely not only His Crown [Silent Fate], but many big shots would be interested in this rapidly growing beast.
Kaito saw through Luo Xi's thoughts clearly. He was indeed curious about the power of so-called [Supreme Beings], but he had no intention of joining anyone's command.
From the vague information he knew now, every Supreme Being seemed to master some unimaginable power. The black sun-like ability displayed by Kalpa allowed him to curse Homelander to death with only the attributes of a [Mortal]-tier Reincarnator.
[Silent Fate] was practically confirmed to possess curse-killing items like the [Death Note].
Kaito's mouth curled up. This Space was getting more and more interesting.
He put away the [Frost-Part Fist] manual, waved his hand, and finally said:
"Then, Miss Luo Xi, I'll wait for your information..."
His figure turned into light and vanished, leaving the [Crimson Lotus] base.
Luo Xi simultaneously teleported to another Private Space.
After landing, Luo Xi floated up slowly. The surroundings were pitch black and dead silent. A blue planet could be seen in the distance.
This Private Space was decorated to look like the surface of an alien planet. The dark deep space had no visible boundaries, so the specific size of this Private Space was unknown.
On the desolate planet full of craters stood a small building—the private residence of His Crown [Silent Fate].
Luo Xi floated there. The door opened silently. After entering, the interior was contrasting decorated in a cozy manner.
The floor was bright yellow with white carpets, and the sofa was very soft. A petite girl curled up on the sofa showed no reaction upon seeing Luo Xi.
A TV was placed opposite the sofa, and she was intently playing some retro pixel game.
"Your Crown, I'm sorry. I failed."
Luo Xi apologized, but the girl known as [Silent Fate] still didn't react.
Luo Xi was used to this Supreme Being's behavior. To put it elegantly, she was somewhat aloof; to put it plainly, she felt this Supreme Being was probably somewhat 'autistic.'
She wasn't sure if this petite lolita avatar was some bad taste of hers, but based on her observations from following her for so long, [Silent Fate]'s real age shouldn't be young—at least older than herself.
Because often, when [Silent Fate] spoke to her or other followers, she used the tone of an elder to a junior.
However, compared to [The Final Day], [Silent Fate] was much easier to communicate with. At least, she rarely killed her own people...
"Your Crown, about that Mercenary Tao I mentioned to you before... He seems to have killed [The Final Day]'s subordinate Title Level Reincarnator [Kirinji], and [Black Knight], who was mentioned alongside [Show] as the Black and White Knights, was probably also slain by him..."
The girl let go of the controller and frowned.
"Not mentioned alongside."
It took Luo Xi about a second to realize that His Crown didn't acknowledge Black Knight as being on the same level as [Show]. Many Title Level Reincarnators in the Space held this view.
She actually knew Black Knight couldn't compare to the rapidly rising [Show], but she described it that way deliberately to elevate Mercenary Tao's status. She didn't expect the reclusive His Crown to know about such small figures.
Luo Xi laughed apologetically.
"I plan to deliberately leak Mercenary Tao's whereabouts to the [Chaos Sage] team and commission Mercenary Tao to kill the traitor [Fleur] and the others."
"Mn."
[Silent Fate] nodded, answering Luo Xi's dangerous proposal with just one sound. Luo Xi actually had many arguments prepared, but none were needed.
She opened her mouth, wanting to say something more, but the girl had already picked up the controller again.
[You opened a Crimson Drop Card]
[Opening drop...]
[Calculating target's Slaughter Points. Target Slaughter Points: 41. Reward increased.]
[Calculating your Slaughter Points...]
[Detected Ex051 holds Karma Points. You will receive 1 extra reward choice.]
[Calculation complete. For this opening, you may choose 2 items from the following rewards.]
[A: 90% of Dimensional Points]
[B: Draw 6 items from the backpack; you may choose 3 of them]
[C: Targeted extraction of 10% of a certain attribute from the target to add to your own]
[D: Randomly draw 3 Specialties; you may choose one and retain up to Lv4]
[E: Randomly draw 3 Abilities; you may choose one and retain up to Lv3]
[F: 7.5% probability of extracting Bloodline Item (Bloodline optimization not retained)]
Kaito once again performed a 'live unboxing' at his stall.
He crushed a Crimson Drop Card. The crimson light winding around him stung the nerves of many Reincarnators.
"This guy is truly a lunatic. Is he provoking His Crown [The Final Day]?!"
"The Final Empire has already listed him as a 3-Star wanted target. His good days are probably numbered..."
"Wanted? What's the use of a bounty? Do you think ordinary teams can handle this guy? There's news that Mercenary Tao killed [Seven-Colored Magus · Kirinji]!"
Whispers of criticism were endless. Kaito didn't stop them, nor did he deny them.
"Choose C and F."
The card he crushed belonged to that guy capable of body expansion.
[You chose C. Extracting attributes...]
[Strength +3. Current: 33]
[You chose F. Attempting bloodline extraction...]
[Extraction in progress...]
[Extraction successful]
[You obtained Bloodline Item · Berserker (Modified · Tier 2)]
Accompanied by the appearance of a rare and exquisite purple light, a vial of blood flashing with a special luster was placed on the stall by Kaito.
"It's a Bloodline Item!"
This item, which provided the most immediate enhancement to Reincarnators among all items, instantly eliminated all criticism. A large number of Reincarnators began scrambling to the stall.
Only a few people, seeing the description of that bloodline, realized that the rumors in the Space were true. Black Knight and Kirinji were likely indeed killed by this guy.
Furthermore, deducing further, the [Moon Fiend] wasn't dead either, but had become a collaborator or partner with [Mercenary Tao]?!
Two fierce figures had come together. Several information brokers looked at each other, then quickly disappeared. They were going to sell this intelligence for a good price.
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