Chapter 329: Sequence Sublimation, Manifestation of the Omen of the Evil God
Looking at the name of the Sublimation Sequence [Omen of the Evil God], marked in that special red color by the Space—a color far rarer than the purple representing 'Rare and Peerless,' a luster rarely seen by ordinary Reincarnators.
For comparison, the previous [Crimson Skull] was marked as purple.
Kaito Shirogane didn't wait to trigger more Great Sins and accumulate their completion rates. He had wasted almost two or three mission cycles on the Sin of Lust alone.
This kind of Great Sin, unsuited to his nature, was extremely difficult to satisfy.
If he hadn't accidentally discovered Moon Fiend's true identity, he probably wouldn't have pursued the Sin of Lust at all and would have advanced to Sequence 2 via [Crimson Skull].
Right now, this Sublimation Sequence, reaching Red quality, had reached the limit of his patience at this point in time.
The high difficulty of the next mission world, and the fact that he would face Seo Ji-woo, a fellow Great Sin Reincarnator, caused the greed in Kaito's heart to manifest. After sending Du Enqin and Hayashi away...
Without much hesitation, he formed his fingers into a blade. Simultaneously, the muscles and bones in his chest had already been completely shifted by him.
Squelch!
He cut open his own heart. A heart flashing with blue-white luster crackled in the air. A large number of ions began to dissipate into the surroundings upon contact with the air.
This commotion alerted Lee Chae-rin, who, still wrapped in a bathrobe and looking somewhat pale, came to the door warily. In her hand, she held a hilt over thirty centimeters long. Above the crossguard was a ring of blue-white luster, full of technological feel.
At this moment, as she gripped it firmly, a narrow blade nearly two meters long instantly appeared from within the crossguard. This was a super-tech combat sword capable of changing blade length simply by altering the arrangement of nanoparticles.
The [Gantz Sword] from the Gantz world.
She watched Kaito cutting open his own chest, unsure what this madman was doing.
In the next moment, she saw him take out his electrically flashing heart. She was certain that it was either a transcendent trait obtained when he broke through the First Ladder limit, or some extremely rare characteristic enhanced at the Rank Management Office.
Squelch!
After the heart was pulled out, blood sprayed. The heart continued to pump blood ceaselessly. Kaito's face turned slightly pale.
"Watch closely, my little slave. This is the power of the special Reincarnator you're most curious about~"
Holding his own heart, Kaito wore an expression of morbid pleasure. This wasn't just the joy of soon obtaining new power, but also witnessing his own might in this form.
Kaito raised his heart with his right hand. Crimson light began to emerge from the back of his hand.
[Detected that Great Sin Reincarnator has met the conditions for Sequence Sublimation. Do you wish to sacrifice Heart of Sin x1 and Karma Points x10 to unlock the unique hidden sublimation sequence · Omen of the Evil God?]
[Note: This choice is irreversible.]
"Confirm."
The moment Kaito confirmed in his heart, a powerful force suddenly surged from his right hand. The character [Sin] on his palm reappeared and grew larger and larger, as if turning into a crimson magic circle enveloping Kaito.
The heart in Kaito's hand beat two last times, then began to melt into foul-smelling bloody water.
The lightning accumulated in the heart turned into electric currents and thunderbolts, flashing and echoing within the room.
"Tsk. Really picky. Aside from those sins, this heart of mine is Rare and Peerless too~"
The Crimson Great Sin showed no interest in the other rare materials within this heart. More and more bloody water flowed down from Kaito's raised palm, dripping onto the character [Sin] that had now appeared on the floor.
As more crimson blood accumulated, blood-colored mist rose from it.
In just moments, the room was submerged. Lee Chae-rin frowned; her Observation Haki couldn't perceive the situation inside the room at this moment.
It was as if Kaito had been swallowed by these crimson powers.
"Is this... the advancement of a special Reincarnator of the Great Sin series?!"
She vaguely realized that this was likely not the phenomenon for ordinary Great Sin Reincarnator advancement. Several special Reincarnators had appeared and died in the Space, but according to the data she collected, there was nothing special when those people upgraded their sequences.
Thump, thump.
The sound of a heartbeat rang out again, as if an embryo was forming within the blood mist. In the next moment... Boom!
Violent wind pressure erupted from the room, clearing the blood mist instantly. Lee Chae-rin, fully hardened with Armament Haki, wasn't injured, though her body was stained with quite a bit of blood.
Looking into the room again, her pupils contracted.
A tall figure stood in the room, its head almost touching the 3.5-meter-high ceiling of this luxurious lounge.
The whole body appeared blood-red. The air around the body distorted, making it impossible to see the figure clearly. But behind that wavering air, it looked nothing like a human.
That body swayed continuously. Lee Chae-rin took two steps closer before seeing clearly that it wasn't a real flesh and blood body, but some kind of 'phantom' condensed from crimson luster!
However, whether in terms of solidity or the terrifying aura it emitted, that phantom was like an Evil God from mythology manifesting its husk in the mortal world.
[You have completed the Great Sin Sequence Sublimation.]
[You have advanced to: Great Sin Sequence II · Omen of the Evil God]
[Great Sin Sequence II · Omen of the Evil God: You whisper in the sea of chaos and desire; you are the omen of the Evil God's descent.]
[Sequence Effect 1: Evil God Manifestation. Can be actively activated. Consumes 1 Karma Point per activation. Cannot be activated if Karma Points are below 1. Upon activation, gain active effects of Omen of the Evil God.]
[Sequence Effect 2: Omen of the Evil God · Gaze of Pride; Passive Effect: You gain special vision capable of marking all targets within your visual range deemed weaker than you. This effect has Medium Priority; marks cannot be dispelled by invisibility, illusions, clones, etc. Active Effect: Under Omen of the Evil God, Gaze of Pride will deal massive damage to marked targets. Damage is positively correlated with the strength gap between both parties and your Heart of Pride.]
[Sequence Effect 3: Omen of the Evil God · Cocoon of Greed; Passive Effect: You gain wicked greed. Reincarnators killed by you are guaranteed to drop Crimson Drop Cards (ignoring mission world type) and automatically receive one extra tier of rewards. Crimson Drop reward quality increased by 50%. Active Effect: Under Omen of the Evil God, you will continuously absorb all existing life energy around you and energy generated by attacks, forming an invisible shield on the surface of the Omen of the Evil God. Absorption range and rate are related to your Constitution attribute and Heart of Greed. The stronger the target's desire, the faster the absorption.]
[Sequence Effect 4: Omen of the Evil God · Blade of Wrath (暴虐 - Tyranny/Cruelty); Passive Effect: Targets attacked by you will receive a persistent Brand of Agony. Wounds cannot heal, and the spirit is tortured. Active Effect: Under Omen of the Evil God, you can actively detonate the Brand of Agony, dealing limb-severing level damage to the target. Duration and pain intensity are positively correlated with the Agility gap between both parties and your Heart of Wrath.]
[Sequence Effect 5: Omen of the Evil God · Heart of Slaanesh (Lust); Passive Effect: You gain extra attraction towards non-Order side plot characters (ignoring gender). Reputation growth speed in corresponding factions is increased. Active Effect: Under Omen of the Evil God, you can dominate the desires of all targets looking directly at the Omen of the Evil God, performing mental hypnosis and inciting lustful sins. This effect is positively correlated with the Spirit attribute gap between both parties and your Heart of Lust.]
The unprecedentedly complex sequence abilities made Kaito stand still for a long time. Feeling this inexplicable power, he raised his hand, looking at the blood-red energy wrapping his body surface. For the first time, he realized that the Crimson Power of the Crimson Great Sin could directly participate in combat.
"Ha~"
His smile began to distort. Great Sin, Great Sin... naturally, it couldn't just be about getting kill drops. Now, that part of the ability had also been enhanced within the Cocoon of Greed.
Not only that, he had essentially gained a very powerful transformation ability.
Before Lee Chae-rin realized anything, a fire suddenly seemed to burn in the bottom of her heart.
"You..."
In the next moment, her mind began to blur. The last thing she saw was her panel notification stating that she had looked directly at the descending [Omen of the Evil God], was affected by the [Heart of Slaanesh], and was undergoing a Mental Immunity Check.
When Lee Chae-rin opened her eyes again, she was lying on the bed. The room was filled with the smell of post-coital activity.
She looked at the man, restored to his original appearance and standing naked by the window, feeling that he was thoroughly a demon wearing human skin.
"You're awake?"
"We should go to Korea. I also want to see how long that Seo Ji-woo intends to hold onto my treasure map..."
Lee Chae-rin saw a terrifying look of greed flash across Kaito's face. Just as she was about to reply, she saw a Space notification.
[Based on 3-Star Reincarnator permissions, you are hereby notified that your next deployment will begin in two days.]
"The mission is about to start."
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