Chapter 568: The So-called [Kings]
The "resurrection" opportunity suddenly thrown out by Kaito Shirogane almost made the Dead Sea-like consciousness space begin to riot again.
Countless Yin Spirits thirsting for resurrection were going frantic.
Even Gojo Satoru, Uchiha Madara, and others cared quite a lot about the word resurrection.
And the two with the strongest desire were undoubtedly the Millennium Ring and White Mask, who were once Reincarnators.
Precisely because they were Reincarnators and had seen the miracles of various powers, they understood better the difficulty of resurrection. Even in the Infinite Dimensional Space, which possessed almost an infinite number of powers, a thing like a Reincarnator was still as fragile as a scrap of paper.
Moreover, compared to other ordinary story characters, or ordinary people in the real world, they Reincarnators were even more lowly and fragile.
The instant Reincarnators were informationized after entering the Space, they actually already degraded into the assets of the Space.
When a Reincarnator dies, the Space will recycle that [Information], or, in the form of a [Scarlet Drop Card], reward their information to other Reincarnators.
Thereby realizing the transfer of value between Reincarnators. The true power system in the Space—the [Stairway], is exactly forged with this kind of information transfer as the cornerstone.
Resurrection in the conventional sense cannot take effect on dead Reincarnators, because their souls will also become a kind of information and be taken back by the Space.
White Mask and the Millennium Ring, however, because they were killed by Mercenary Tao's special ability, had their souls extracted and retained instead.
At this time, facing the dripping black mud, the two felt an irrepressible wild joy.
Want to live, want to resurrect!
That impulse almost made a guy with an eccentric and arrogant personality like White Mask also want to lower her head and kiss Mercenary Tao's instep.
Gojo Satoru looked at the man in the black trench coat who always followed behind him and, apart from giving some information, had always been lukewarm. At this time, he also eagerly stepped forward.
"Mr. Mercenary Tao, please resurrect me. I will form a mercenary squad spanning the real world and the Reincarnation Space for you, to clear all obstacles for you."
"In addition, I myself grasp the network intelligence of multiple top-tier assemblies. As long as I am resurrected, those values will also all be..."
The Millennium Ring lost his composure a bit. Almost out of fear that Gojo Satoru and the others would preempt him, he spoke eagerly. But what he got in exchange was Kaito Shirogane's sneering expression.
He saw the man sitting on the Throne of the Heart in the air, grabbing the petite White Mask with one hand, resting the other hand on the throne. In the eyes overlooking him, there was only the indifference of a superior, without the slightest intention of being moved by him.
The Millennium Ring's heart went cold. White Mask, however, hooked up the corners of her mouth, revealing stark white teeth. She had a canine tooth on each side, and her face was born petite, so when she smiled, she had an exceptionally mocking and teasing appearance.
"Mercenary... Ha~ what an idiot."
White Mask almost instinctively mocked the Millennium Ring. This was her personality. She had been extremely smart since she was a child, precocious, a special human who considered herself to possess extraordinary talent.
Completely different from those mortals destined to live a mediocre life.
Even after entering the Infinite Dimensional Space, she remained calm. And after surviving the first trial mission somewhat in a panic, she quickly gathered intelligence, and began to massively analyze the original plots of various derivative worlds, looking for loopholes and special walkthrough methods.
The completion rate of her second mission rapidly increased.
After White Mask rapidly improved herself, she attracted the attention of the [Sage]. After being recruited, in just two or three missions, she once again caught the attention of Your Excellency [Shigure], who wasn't yet an Eminence at that time, and was granted a [Card].
White Mask was very accurate in judging people. She could tell at a glance that Mercenary Tao was also that kind of outstanding guy. For this kind of guy, using what mercenary team, network, or faction to negotiate terms was completely casting pearls before swine.
White Mask stubbornly turned her head. Her spirit body's lower jaw was almost crushed by Mercenary Tao's overly powerful hand.
"Don't you want to know the secrets of the [Cards] and the [Stairways]? I can tell you all of them. Even, there are more hidden rumors of the Space..."
"Do you know of existences above [Supreme Beings]?"
Kaito Shirogane let out a "ho." His gaze no longer paid attention to the insufficiently valuable Millennium Ring. He pulled White Mask's small face close to his own.
"Above Supreme Beings, are the so-called [Kings]?"
White Mask frowned, then immediately realized. Rumors said that in that One Piece world, members of the Black King Society entered, a large number of Reincarnators were tortured and killed, and Mercenary Tao successfully returned. She originally thought Mercenary Tao was lucky not to encounter members of the Black King Society.
Looking at it now, it was actually Mercenary Tao who witnessed the existence of members of the Black King Society, yet still returned alive.
"You saw the [Black King], and can actually still return alive?!"
White Mask's pupils turned, almost doubting if she had misjudged Mercenary Tao.
The [Black King Society] is an extremely special group. The conditions for its birth are unknown, and the initial reason for its birth is also unknown.
It is only known that when Your Excellency [Shigure] entered the Space, three members of the [Black King Society] already existed. Now there are even as many as seven people.
Most members of the [Black King Society] come from certain derivative worlds with an extreme multitude of worldlines. These worlds, under the influence of a large number of Reincarnators or other story factions, completely collapsed.
The massive collapse of worldlines and timelines caused the power of countless World Wills to lose their carriers, causing a massive amount of [Information] to begin to run on the bank and squeeze.
Ultimately combining in a form that is currently not yet clear, the [Black King] was born.
This is the speculation of His Eminence [Eternal Destiny].
Because of the attention of a large number of World Wills, and the collapse of a massive amount of information, the power of each individual [Black King] completely exceeds expectations.
Possessing overwhelming strength that completely transcends the magnitude of the world they originally existed in.
Current Reincarnators find it very difficult to confront that kind of existence.
Furthermore, the [Information] accumulated by this group of people is too high. Similarly, for unknown reasons, they were recognized by the Space and became existences similar to [Reincarnators].
Able to break away from their original worlds and enter various other worlds.
Every time a Black King appears, it is accompanied by the death of a large number of Reincarnators.
This group of Kings shows absolutely no mercy towards bloodthirsty Reincarnators. Apart from that increasingly small group of [Idealists] in the Space, very few Reincarnators can survive.
How could a guy like Mercenary Tao, who, whether seen with her own eyes or in Space rumors, was almost unanimously deemed a madman and a fierce person, escape from the hands of the [Black King]...
Tap, tap.
White Mask's thinking was interrupted. She saw Mercenary Tao teasingly and continuously patting her cheeks, as if playing with a novel toy.
"Don't think about those things that have nothing to do with you. Continue using your smart head to reveal all the information to me..."
Kaito Shirogane read White Mask's thoughts without any hindrance. White Mask was also stunned. Realizing this point, she subconsciously wanted to avoid this mind reading by controlling her thoughts to empty out, but immediately felt top-heavy, being lifted upside down and shaken a few times.
That humiliation of being completely treated and played with like a toy almost made White Mask's spirit body collapse.
In the next moment, a peculiar spirit directly exploded from within White Mask's spirit body. White Mask's spirit body fluctuated like dough.
"You..."
White Mask still wanted to maintain her anger, but in her eyes, Mercenary Tao's appearance became more and more perfect. Being held in the other party's hand, her consciousness of resistance grew weaker and weaker.
"Despicable~"
Clearly wanting to use an angry tone, it ultimately became bizarrely gentle.
Below, Gojo Satoru whistled, while Uchiha Madara snorted coldly and disdainfully looked away.
Even a grandmaster of illusion like him disdained using this kind of charming mental hypnosis.
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(End of Chapter)
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