Chapter 347: Domain Expansion · Netherworld of Sonic Killing
[Red Dust] only smiled upon hearing Mercenary Tao's words. He wasn't showing off or issuing a victory declaration. He simply found fighting Mercenary Tao quite enjoyable.
Due to the scarcity of resources in the early stages and the uncertainty of ability acquisition in the Space, Reincarnators without team resource support found it very difficult to obtain specific types of abilities.
Therefore, the abilities of the vast majority of Reincarnators were diverse, to put it nicely, or miscellaneous and unrefined, to put it bluntly.
Additionally, due to their combat style, the mortality rate of melee and Taijutsu-side Reincarnators was higher than that of Shooting-type and Spellcasting-side Reincarnators.
Encountering a master completely dedicated to Taijutsu was a rare occurrence.
Red Dust swung his [Snow Drinking Saber] (Xue Yin Dao) twice. The surroundings were already enveloped in icy mist. His transcendent trait [Howling Wind Cold] allowed him to lower the surrounding temperature when moving quickly in any form and additionally enhance the effect of wind and cold power.
He looked at Mercenary Tao, whose muscles swelled again, height exceeding 2.5 meters, and body enveloped in crimson flames. Undoubtedly, Mercenary Tao was a powerhouse of the Second Ladder.
Such exaggerated physical attributes already possessed the strength to crush some fraudulent Title Level Reincarnators. It was no accident that he could kill [Seven-Colored Magus · Kirinji] in a one-on-one fight.
But...
"Allow me to introduce myself. I am [Red Dust], belonging to the second retainer squad of the supreme powerhouse [Fate Eternal]—[Chaos Sage]."
"Although you have some conflict with that girl [White Mask], I'll still ask anyway: Are you willing to become a follower of Lord [Fate Eternal]?"
Seeing talented Reincarnators, Red Dust habitually tried to recruit them. This was his philosophy: strong people didn't all need to be killed. Only with more strong people on his side could victory be achieved more easily.
"Shut up!"
A sudden roar rang out. Red Dust instantly felt a strong, twisted negative energy robbing him of his ability to speak.
Pitch-black Cursed Energy dripped from his body like blood. [Millennium Bug] walked over from the distance. Head lowered, his figure resembled a twisted monster, swaying constantly under the wrapping of Cursed Energy.
The effect of this Cursed Speech was extremely strong. [Fleur], who was eavesdropping through the cactus, was also robbed of her ability to speak.
Kaito turned his head, looking at the man in black who hadn't lost his memory despite regenerating a head. He knew the opponent likely used some method to solve this hidden danger of Ajins.
In this way, the opponent was indeed quite difficult to deal with. Of course... that was for others.
Kaito opened his mouth. He found that as long as he didn't want to speak, this Cursed Speech wouldn't prevent him from opening his mouth. He gained a deeper understanding and conjecture about this [Cursed Speech] ability.
Hah~
Kaito greedily breathed in the cold air to alleviate the waves of killing intent surging increasingly frantically due to the strength displayed by these two Reincarnators.
Satsui no Hado was already burning in his chest and brain. His fingers twitched strangely a few times, suppressing the impulse to remove that restriction right now.
I really want to fully release Satsui no Hado and kill these two guys right now~
Especially...
Kaito moved his gaze away from the man in the black trench coat whose Cursed Energy had finally become intense and twisted. What he had wanted to see all along was the opponent's current appearance.
That appearance of using rationality to suppress his increasingly crazy spirit couldn't arouse his interest at all.
But now that the opponent finally revealed his true form, Kaito found a guy who could make him even more 'excited.'
This red-haired swordsman was undoubtedly also a Reincarnator specialized in Taijutsu. His enhanced abilities were likely [Martial Arts] types. Combined with Luo Xi's intelligence, Fleur betrayed them to join [Chaos Sage] and severely injured [Red Lotus] in a frontal conflict, snatching resources from the Wind and Cloud (Fung Wan) world.
Thump, thump, thump...
Kaito's heartbeat grew faster and faster. Accompanied by the terrifying sound of muscles expanding and tearing, Kaito's size instantly exceeded three meters.
That oppression generated from physical quality struck directly.
Looking at Red Dust, he tapped the ground with his toes. Force gathered from every muscle and then exploded at a single point.
Crack.
Spiderweb-like cracks instantly appeared on the frozen asphalt road, radiating hundreds of meters.
Seeing this scene, Red Dust also inhaled a breath of cold air. Gripping his saber with both hands, his body shaped like a bow.
Bang!
The cracked ice layer and the asphalt road beneath turned to dust together. Amidst the intense eruption of force, Red Dust's vision went empty.
The speed the opponent exploded with in this instant already surpassed his.
Without looking, his body flowed naturally like water. The air in front of him was evacuated instantly, but Red Dust also turned with that impact force.
Kaito's [Senpo · Great Demon Spear] missed completely for the first time. The air emitted a pfft sound. A column of blazing white smoke pierced out beside Red Dust, instantly punching a hole several meters long in the ice layer.
With a sweep of his peripheral vision, Red Dust knew Mercenary Tao's Martial Arts Specialization probably exceeded Lv7. Internal force left the body without dispersing. He was even happier. Stepping out with [Water Shifting Steps] again, following the turbulence of the air when the Great Demon Spear pierced out, his figure inverted and floated up. Holding the saber with both hands, he slashed horizontally with full force.
[Fifth Form: Treading Snow Seeking Plum]!
Huge ice-blue saber Qi flashed again.
This slash seemed to carry all the air agitated by Kaito, rolling back in an instant. Kaito didn't retreat a step. Stepping forward, amidst the roar of the exploding ground, he clenched his left hand hard.
Sizzle!
Blue-white lightning lit up from his fist out of nowhere. The surrounding electric ions were instantly activated.
[Dark Lightning Puncn] (Anhei Raikoken)!
Boom!
Kaito's punch was incredibly domineering. As his left fist struck out, thunder within tens of meters in front of him exploded simultaneously, turning into a huge lightning ball over ten meters in diameter. Fist force, Satsui no Hado, and lightning power erupted violently inside.
Before the blue-white saber Qi completely reached his body, it crashed轰然 into the Dark Lightning Punch. Two energies clashed, then exploded with a bang.
Pfft pfft pfft...
Shattered saber Qi shot out from the explosion. Kaito was pierced by several saber Qi beams in an instant. Before blood could flow out, it was frozen. The residual icy internal force in the saber Qi continued to flow in his body, hindering the healing speed of his flesh.
Red Dust was also blown away by the thunder and Satsui no Hado. His red hair stood on end, and charred black marks appeared on his body surface. He coughed, some dark blood flowing from his mouth and nose, also injured by that lightning and Satsui no Hado.
But he just circulated his Qi. Powerful internal force flowed through his meridians, and the injuries eased immediately. [Martial Arts Internal Energy] was far superior to energies like Douqi in fields like internal vision, breath regulation, and healing.
Red Dust raised the Snow Drinking Saber high and slashed down fiercely.
[Glance of Cold Fear] (Jing Han Yi Pie)!
Kaito raised his left hand. The saber Qi slashed onto the King's Left Arm with a boom. While the saber Qi shattered, Kaito was injured by the fine, shattered saber Qi again.
Red Dust's force and energy seemed inexhaustible. He leaped high and slashed down again.
One slash, two slashes, three slashes!
Huge saber Qi beams slashed down continuously. The earth was completely frozen. Kaito, bruised all over, had half his body slashed into the ground, covered in blue-purple wounds.
Overwhelmingly powerful internal Qi made Red Dust's output capability almost approach those Spellcasters.
Zzz~
Electricity flowed in Kaito's body. That ice-coldness began to melt.
Thump thump thump...
Like dense drumbeats, Kaito's heart rate was constantly approaching a certain limit. His face, somewhat stiff from the icy internal force, cracked into a grin. He had a premonition that he was gradually approaching that realm...
That realm of understanding everything!
Red Dust fell from the sky, holding the saber with both hands, preparing to decapitate Mercenary Tao with one strike.
"Domain Expansion, Netherworld of Sonic Killing."
A cold, deep voice rang out. Red Dust and Kaito, immersed in their battle, were stunned simultaneously. Pitch-black Cursed Energy submerged everything. The surroundings fell completely into darkness. Then, rows of bronze chime bells appeared from the darkness.
These chime bells seemed to extend infinitely. Their bottoms emitted azure nether light, embellishing this pitch-black domain with eeriness and terror.
Millennium Bug stood in the Domain, releasing his hand seals. His eyelids lowered, his expression painful and mocking.
These two seemed to have ignored his existence, but clearly... he was the strongest one here~
However high the grade of an Ajin's immortality, the pain brought by this ability was just as profound. Without any bloodline ability to reduce the pain of death, every death meant experiencing the suffocation and physiological struggle brought by death in full.
And every resurrection caused a disconnect from everything before. That form of resurrection completely detached from the physical body made Millennium Bug question more than once whether he was still himself.
Compared to living people, as an Ajin, he was more like a replicant. Perhaps the real him died long ago, and what survived was just a clone with his memories and personality.
The despair born from immense mental pressure caused his Cursed Energy to break through the limit long ago, reaching the rule-breaking level of the Second Ladder.
It was just that he was in too much pain. Therefore, he spent a fortune to permanently install a [Flash Cast Calculation] magic (from The Irregular at Magic High School) in his body. Once memories were lost, he would passively recall all memories rapidly in the form of re-experiencing them within an extremely short time.
This method was extremely painful, but it would also drastically strengthen his Cursed Energy.
Every time someone targeted him by taking his head like this, he would passively relive all painful memories and fall into this special state similar to 'Awakening.'
Millennium Bug clutched his head, tearing the scalp open. The overly intense Cursed Energy made it impossible for him to use Reverse Cursed Technique.
But none of that mattered anymore...
Seeing the two people in the Domain react instantly—one closing his ear apertures with internal force, the other repeating his old trick of destroying his own hearing.
Dong~
Rows of chime bells began to ring. Red Dust's expression changed. Even with sealed ear apertures, he could still 'hear' the sound.
"In my Domain, hearing has no meaning."
Millennium Bug explained. Looking at the two, he raised his hands, and all chime bells began to vibrate.
Completely meaningless sounds, freed from the restriction that [Cursed Speech] required people to understand the meaning of language to take effect, began to make the two feel confused directly.
"Red Dust, die."
Millennium Bug spoke calmly.
In the next moment, Red Dust, holding his precious saber with internal Qi protecting his body surface like a three-foot barrier, instantly lost the light in his pupils. His body fell to the ground with a crash. The Snow Drinking Saber stuck in the ground, humming slightly.
Seeing this scene, Kaito's heartbeat climbed rapidly to the limit.
[Reincarnator EX051, Talent anchoring activated again, entering Manifestation State...]
Millennium Bug looked at Mercenary Tao indifferently, the corner of his mouth curling up in a mocking expression.
He knew the weaknesses of so-called immortality best.
"Mercenary Tao, sleep eternally."
Kaito's expression froze. His violently beating heart also calmed abruptly. In the next moment, his huge body of over three meters also crashed to the ground.
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