Purge

"Move!"

The instant Mercenary Tao threw his punch, a sharp gleam flashed in Ling Xin’s eyes. This was the best opportunity!

Bang!

Amid the blazing explosion of the Mecha, Akira was instantly teleported away by her. Replacing him was the last person who had remained silent until now.

The man emerged from the flames and stepped down on empty air as though he had found footing, shooting forward in an instant.

Almost at the exact moment Mercenary Tao’s punch destroyed the Mecha, the man had already appeared before him.

He had short golden hair standing straight up. His face was stretched into an expression of utter exhilaration as he spread his arms and legs in midair, standing tall before Mercenary Tao.

"Ora ora ora ora!"

He suddenly roared, his arms dancing through the air. Yet before his arms even moved, an unseen force had already struck Bai Cangshu.

Bang bang bang bang…

Bai Cangshu felt fists carrying several tons of force raining down on him without pause.

A Stand User?!

He quickly grasped the nature of this Reincarnator’s ability. Looking at the Reincarnator in front of him, arms spread as though he wanted to attack alongside his Stand, Bai Cangshu raised his right hand, intending to kill him instantly.

But the next moment, Bai Cangshu froze.

His arm seemed to have lost control and failed to respond.

Bai Cangshu frowned. Pitch-black Armament Haki covered his entire body, and only then did his arm finally rise.

But the other party had already silently retreated several steps.

"Trying to attack me is useless!"

"Ora ora ora ora!"

He continued shouting meaningless battle cries. Bright yellow flames suddenly ignited in the air.

The Reincarnator immediately screamed, clutching his body as he fell from the sky.

Bai Cangshu had been driven back several steps by the barrage of Stand Attacks. He shook his head, then looked at the scales appearing across his skin. He did not feel much pain.

After Tyrant Sky Blood fused into his body, the hardness of his skin had increased tremendously. The dragon scales that appeared whenever he was attacked had also become far harder to break.

You have suffered an attack from a Reincarnator. Based on your Spirit attribute, you have obtained the following information:

You have suffered the ability: Stand Attack. Each time you are attacked, a mental check will be performed on you.

Exemption failed.

Exemption successful.

Exemption successful.

...

Bai Cangshu looked at the string of system prompts and knew that the opponent’s Stand likely possessed an additional ability. Every strike against him triggered a check, and because he had failed the first one, his body had gone out of control.

However, he had been exempted from that ability every time afterward.

One-Shot Soul rolled twice across the ground, and the phantom pain of being scorched by flames eased somewhat. Seeing his Stand burning, he realized this was probably Mercenary Tao’s special ability.

A disgusting ability that counterattacked whenever it was struck.

"Quick, teleport me back!"

One-Shot Soul shouted. Seeing that Mercenary Tao had not been controlled by his Stand ability, he knew this ambush had failed.

Buzz!

As space trembled, the blond Reincarnator vanished again. In his place appeared a new Mecha with a black paint job, though its design clearly indicated a much lower grade.

Bai Cangshu’s newly stirred interest swiftly faded. This group’s abilities were varied, but they truly were not as strong as the few people he had chosen first.

The order in which he hunted them had indeed gone from strongest to weakest.

"I’ve lost interest."

Hearing those words, Ling Xin’s pupils contracted. At that moment, her Observation Haki seemed to pierce straight through her spine, frantically sounding warnings of danger.

Yet Ling Xin could only stare blankly ahead as sweat trickled down from her temples.

Several kilometers away, the black Mecha was racing back toward her, while scorching breath brushed against the back of her ear.

Mercenary Tao… appeared behind me?!

How did he do that?!

How could he be so fast?!

Bai Cangshu stood still. Within Advanced Instant, he feared that a careless move might kill the woman before him, who was probably the most suitable for his target conditions.

Use Cleaner Authority. Designate the person before me as a purge target.

He activated Cleaner Authority.

Satsui no Hado coiled around Ling Xin’s body like black-red snakes, winding around her neck. Ling Xin’s right hand trembled nonstop as she tried to activate ROOM and teleport herself away.

But she had a premonition that the moment she activated her ability, Mercenary Tao would likely kill her instantly!

Warning. You have been designated as a purge target by a Scavenger. Your actions will now be assessed...

Assessing...

"What…"

Ling Xin had no idea what was happening, but the scarlet system prompt clearly foretold some kind of danger.

She gritted her teeth. Waiting to die was not in her nature.

The blue-white ROOM instantly expanded.

Pfft!

Bai Cangshu grabbed the woman’s arm and flung it to the side.

Terrifying brute force combined with the super speed granted by Advanced Instant. Before the woman could even react, one of her arms had already flown away.

Only then did One-Shot Soul, who had just been teleported back, realize what had happened.

In the time it took to blink, Mercenary Tao had suddenly appeared among them and torn off Ling Xin’s arm in a single move?!

"Damn it, what happened?!"

He spread his hands, and his Stand appeared again. It was an emerald-green Stand. He was not far from Mercenary Tao, well within range, and the Stand appeared directly behind Mercenary Tao as it launched another attack.

Whine!

An intense shriek tore through the air beside One-Shot Soul’s ear. Then a searing pain erupted from between his brows. The next moment, he felt the world darkening as his vision involuntarily tilted backward.

What… what happened… am I… dead?!

He had not even seen Mercenary Tao casually point out a Dodon Ray before his forehead was pierced through.

Through Akira’s optical instruments, Mercenary Tao seemed to split into two people at almost the same time. One tore off Ling Xin’s arm, while the other turned and pierced One-Shot Soul’s head with a single finger.

The movement was too fast, beyond the capture limit of the optical instruments.

Akira felt an overwhelming sense of death envelop him.

Live!

Scarlet light appeared in his eyes, but this time, the power of Geass did not make his body move. Instead, it made him stop.

If he charged over, he would certainly die.

But…

At that moment, Akira seemed to see a woman with her chest pierced through. Blood poured from her mouth and nose, and the light in her eyes was about to go out completely, yet they still glimmered red as she told him—

"Live!"

Akira suddenly bit down on his own arm.

Scarlet steam erupted from within his body. The next moment, a terrifying explosion blasted apart along with his vehicle.

Boom!

The horrific explosion swept through the entire city, engulfing the woman Bai Cangshu had flung away as well.

Bai Cangshu frowned. Moving like lightning, he did not transform into wind. Instead, he directly grabbed her and flew toward the sky.

A mushroom cloud rose, and terrifying heat scorched the scales covering Bai Cangshu’s body.

The next moment, Bai Cangshu saw a red giant appear within the city, but he merely glanced at it before looking away.

A Colossal Titan like that no longer posed any threat to him.

He had just sensed a trace of killing intent. It belonged to the Reincarnator hiding away.

Bai Cangshu turned around, holding the woman whose skin had been completely burned away, and slowly descended from the sky.

Assessment successful.

Reincarnator HC73013378 has been designated as a purge target. Please eliminate them as soon as possible.