novel-books Chapter 593 593: Furnace of Life
Chapter 593 593: Furnace of Life
Floating in mid-air, Kaito Shirogane's brows furrowed slightly. Artoria, standing in front of him, also keenly perceived a trace of abnormal aura.
"Very powerful vitality, extremely powerful."
Artoria's perception range wasn't as huge as Kaito Shirogane's, and at the same time, she lacked the convenient ability of Mantra. She merely felt that in the distant ocean.
There existed an incomparably powerful lifeform. Simply in terms of the presence it gave people, it was far stronger than the silver-white giant dragon that appeared during the day.
The silver surfboard quickly approached. The Professor utilized his sequence ability once again, his expression solemn as he spoke loudly:
"It's very dangerous ahead. Laurence's strength far exceeds our previous expectations, I'm afraid..."
The Professor's expression was incomparably solemn.
He had a despicable thought in his heart. If it were normal times, he would definitely eliminate that thought from his mind without hesitation.
But this mission was different. This mission concerned whether Azure Sky could obtain the bloodline of a Dragon, whether they could complete that mission and open the door to [Little Garden].
The reason he entered the Space was to find his sister. According to Sister Senxia, his sister had disappeared without a trace after entering the [Little Garden] world.
She never returned, but judging from the fact that he could still remember her existence, the other party shouldn't be dead.
The Professor was at war with himself, subconsciously looking at the red-haired young girl who was still ignorant of this, protected in front of Black Saber.
If Mercenary Tao's judgment was correct and Sephiroth truly existed within this young girl's body, then perhaps killing the other party right here would allow them to obtain that portion of [Sephiroth].
With the Infinite Dimensional Space's attitude towards this kind of high-level item, the Professor believed this kind of kill would almost... definitely drop!
Yes, the Professor had obtained a lot of understanding regarding the Space from higher-level Reincarnators within Azure Sky.
The Space was different from the "rigid program" many Reincarnators thought it to be. Not only was it not mechanically rigid, but it also had its own purposes!
Just as deploying Reincarnators is to obtain [Information] from various worlds, the Space, in order to obtain higher-level [Information], will definitely continuously draft Reincarnators with more potential.
At the same time, deploying these Reincarnators to more dangerous worlds is exactly the truth behind why Reincarnators' hidden ratings affect the difficulty of deployment missions.
The so-called trials for Reincarnators and balancing the mission difficulty among Reincarnators are all secondary.
The core reason is that the Space itself needs these elite Reincarnators to obtain higher-level [Information], and the higher the level of [Information], the more it exists in those dangerous worlds.
Similarly, the setting of [Drop Cards], in low-level worlds or when encountering some low-value enemies, can indeed be considered completely random, relying on the Reincarnator's luck.
But in high-level worlds, one will find that when fighting against powerful enemies and enemies possessing rare bloodlines, items, and abilities, as long as you kill the other party, you can basically definitely obtain a Drop Card.
Not because you have enough luck, but because the Space is unwilling to let these precious pieces of high-level information be lost.
This is exactly the truth High-tier Reincarnators face.
The closer one gets to the Primary World, the closer the identity between the Reincarnator and the Space is to "allies." In some Primary Worlds, those top-tier Reincarnators can even clearly feel the help given by the Space.
Various lenient judgments, various abnormal drops.
The Professor was certain that the Space couldn't possibly miss something of the level of [Sephiroth]. Therefore, as long as Mercenary Tao's judgment wasn't wrong, killing Seraphina would definitely allow them to obtain that portion of Sephiroth within her body.
This way, they wouldn't need to face that terrifying Laurence...
The Professor's breathing grew heavy. He even subconsciously avoided looking at Mercenary Tao's eyes, dropping his right hand and summoning the hand cannon.
He slowly raised it in the air, aiming at the young girl's head. The Professor's face was pale, his breathing heavy, his whole person trembling slightly.
To be able to enter Azure Sky, he was naturally also an idealist. He was even the one most moved previously by Seraphina's action of saving others.
But at this very moment, he had developed killing intent.
Amidst intense psychological activity, tears began to flow uncontrollably from the Professor's eyes.
I'm sorry, Miss Seraphina, I must...
Clack!
The metal armor swayed slightly. A black gauntlet suddenly reached out, grabbing that hand cannon. The faceplate receded, and Artoria's pale golden eyes condescendingly looked down at the panic in the Professor's eyes.
"Heh, Professor, what do you want to do?"
The Professor raised his head and saw Mercenary Tao also looking at him mockingly. This clearly most bloodthirsty Reincarnator, is actually mocking me for wanting to kill Seraphina...
Shame, anger, and various emotions blocked his chest. The Professor subconsciously shouted angrily:
"That Laurence is very strong, probably stronger than all of us!"
"Just follow your past style of doing things: take that thing and we leave. Isn't that good?!"
Subsequently, the Professor lowered his eyes again, tears and snot streaming down his face.
"Anyway, she's already prepared to die, isn't she?!"
He had seen long ago that Seraphina's idea of purifying the city of Latina carried the resolve to die. This Saint who went around saving others had actually given up her own life in her heart.
The pale-faced red-haired young girl heard the Professor's words and subconsciously shrank her body. Her height wasn't much shorter than Artoria's, but in terms of temperament, she appeared much more petite.
Cowering her body at this time, it really looked as if she was being sheltered by Artoria.
She didn't refute the Professor's words, just feeling somewhat embarrassed because her thoughts were seen through.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Mercenary Tao..."
The young girl apologized in a low voice, her tone very light. If Mercenary Tao wasn't powerful, the sound would highly likely have dissipated in the wind, unheard by anyone.
She felt embarrassed for opportunistically deceiving Mercenary Tao to gain the chance to cure so many people, but she didn't regret it.
Subsequently, she poked a head out from in front of Artoria and said solemnly to Kaito Shirogane:
"She's right. If I really have what you want on me, just take it now!"
"His Holiness Laurence is very formidable, and he's also very ambitious..."
"Could I ask you to turn back and rescue Aetoris and the others who infiltrated the Holy City? That is my last wish!"
Kaito Shirogane gazed into the distance, as if he didn't hear Seraphina and the Professor's words.
On the ocean a hundred miles away, there was an existence whose biological level was unimaginably high, constantly radiating its presence to the surroundings.
If the biological level of flies, insects, mice, and ants is 1, a human's biological level is 10, and a giant dragon's biological level is 100, then this thing's biological level is measured in thousands.
Every moment, it naturally radiated intense vitality, like a huge furnace.
Over there, Kaito Shirogane heard countless sounds, countless heartbeats, the sound of blood flowing like a rushing river.
When muscles moved, it even had crisp sounds like clever springs, exactly like the most precise mechanical structure.
"Shh~"
Kaito Shirogane reached out his hand and made a gesture for silence. He completely didn't bother to pay attention to this pitiful Saint Seraphina's spirit of self-sacrifice, nor did he care about the Professor's struggle of humanity.
"Be quiet."
"Listen. Over there, someone is saying hello to me~"
Seraphina and the Professor were stunned. Turning around, they only saw a spot of scarlet light constantly flashing on the pitch-black ocean.
An elusive sound really seemed to appear by their ears, but they couldn't hear it clearly.
The Professor subconsciously crushed a gemstone to listen.
"Ye Kai, come and merge with me. We will evolve to the pinnacle of life!"
Pfft!
The Professor's mouth, nose, eardrums, and both eyes instantly exploded. Amidst spurting fresh blood, his whole person fell straight down from the surfboard.
[You encountered the Crimson Pope · Laurence (Furnace of Life Form), undergoing mental check]
[Check Failed]
The Professor's consciousness went black, crashing directly down from the air.
(End of Chapter)
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