Chapter 592
Mai Sato’s body fell from the sky, and the giant bone whale breached the water, catching the falling blond strongman and landing near Kazumi’s position.
Mai Sato was not surprised by the actions of [Coffin]. She adjusted her breathing, which was slightly disarrayed from exerting force, and turned her head to look at [White Bone].
The silent person in the black robe who fell out of the [White Bone] spoke.
“So, the transaction you mentioned earlier was serious?”
While Kazumi could still ask such a question at this moment, her white eyes beneath her cloak were almost rolling to the heavens, but she didn’t show it. She simply turned her head and stared coldly at the giant man, who was several heads taller than her. She replied in a hoarse, cold voice.
“If it were fake, I wouldn’t have helped to save you. Are you in or not? If not, I’m leaving. That guy has great ambitions, much greater than mine. If anyone is going to chase us later, it will be you.”
“However, on the other hand, [Takeru Kamikami]’s clumsy appearance is also very beneficial to Kazumi. In just a few words, Kazumi gained the initiative in the cooperation between the two. She shrugged, looking confident and ready to flee at any moment.”
“I still can’t believe you. You clearly came to rescue him, so why did you suddenly start fighting? You have to tell me the reason, otherwise, I’d rather not cooperate with you. His attack doesn’t pose a life-threatening danger to me, and I can completely hold out until our people arrive.”
Mai Sato, on the other hand, was naturally not going to be easily arranged by the enemy. The young man also had his own leverage. Although what he said was currently Mai Sato’s best option, he still brought up the support points he might reach, staring intently at [Coffin] and speaking seriously.
“Tch, as you wish. In any case, the consequences will be borne by your Heroes Association. The reason is very simple: he wants to kill me, and I naturally want to kill him. I think we have a chance to cooperate; if not, I’ll leave.”
“As for you not believing me, hmph, didn’t you not listen last time no matter how I explained it? What was the final outcome? If it wasn’t to save my life, I wouldn’t have been willing to release that thing and destroy all of Zero Rainbow, which wouldn’t have benefited me at all.”
“Hey, don’t say it, although this guy is a bit arrogant, his vigilance is quite good. But Kazumi’s current move is an outright open scheme. [Takeru Kamikami] and [White Bone] will worry about him sacrificing his abilities. With this intel gap, he currently sees you as someone who doesn’t care about the outcome.”
“Uh, Kazumi’s words actually made Mai Sato a bit embarrassed. He scratched his head, remembering the last time they met, he had insisted that the mission objective was on the other person and chased him all the way, forcing him to unleash a Hell Gate that could have affected and destroyed the entire Zero Rainbow. If Mai Shinomiyai and the other professionals hadn’t stepped in, there would have been major problems.”
Moreover, according to [Coffin]’s words, in terms of details, what was said at the moment seemed to have no problem at all.
Mai Sato was silent for a moment, his expression gradually shifting from vigilance to contemplation. He looked in the direction where [White Bone] had fallen in the distance, then looked at the mysterious person in the black robe before him, weighing the pros and cons.
“Alright,” he finally said, a hint of helplessness in his tone, “I’ll believe you for now, but if you dare to play any tricks, I will never let you go.”
In fact, in a sense, Mai Sato had a surprisingly good impression of this enemy from the underground organization codenamed [Coffin]. This was mainly because the enemies he had encountered in the past were either perverts or madmen, while the [Coffin] before him was a rare and truly communicative “normal person.” What he said was very normal; indeed, destroying the entire Zero Rainbow would benefit no one.
At the same time, a question slowly arose in Mai Sato’s mind: Since he is a normal person with such powerful abilities, why did he join that detestable underground organization? Wouldn’t it be better to join the Heroes Association and become a hero?
Kazumi’s mouth curved slightly beneath her cloak, but her voice remained ice-cold: “Don’t worry, I only want to deal with the big trouble maker now. As for other things, we’ll talk about it after this is over.”
“Then let’s exchange intel first. I need intel on [White Bone].”
Mai Sato nodded, then asked.
“I’ve already told you about him. He should now be the person himself, the [Elemental Envoy] who was recreated using the Takeru Kamikami’s abilities and his own. As for the abilities and weaknesses of Takeru Kamikami, you, as a hero, should know better than I do.”
“If I had to say, before you came, I dealt him a heavy blow. The bones in his body were severely injured. This is our only advantage.”
After listening to [Coffin]’s explanation, Mai Sato frowned slightly and fell into a brief silence. Indeed, as a student of Shikoku Gakuin, he understood the [Elemental Envoy] Takeru Kamikami very well. But what kind of obvious weaknesses could the former era’s number one hero have? Even though his close-combat ability was weak, it was only relative to his terrifying long-range bombing capabilities. In a real fight, with his elemental defenses, Mai Sato didn’t think he could gain much advantage.
“Then, we can only start with [White Bone]’s current body. Furthermore, he should not be able to exert 100% of Takeru Kamikami’s strength from before his death, right?”
After pondering for a few sentences, Mai Sato looked up at [Coffin], seeking confirmation.
“Yes, his signature skill, Elemental Explosion, can only incorporate six elements. Just this point alone means he’s likely not even half as strong as he was in life. However, [White Bone]’s control over this body is getting stronger and stronger. We must act quickly.”
Kazumi’s voice remained ice-cold, but there was a hint of tension in her tone. She looked into the distance, where the elemental energy was gathering. It seemed that [Takeru Kamikami] had not caused her too much damage earlier.
“Then what can you help me with? Your abilities should be at a disadvantage against him.”
Mai Sato nodded, accepting the other party’s suggestion, and spoke to [Coffin].
“From our previous exchanges, [Coffin]’s abilities are indeed a bit like [Poisonous Snake] Masashi Sakuraba’s. He doesn’t have strong destructive power, but he’s very difficult to deal with in other aspects. This type of ability is actually quite useless against Takeru Kamikami’s spellcaster-type abilities. This is probably why [Coffin] has always been running away.”
“Long-range support, and spatial portals for short-distance teleportation.”
“And this.”
As Kazumi introduced her last ability, several thin, transparent threads shot out from the black coffin beside the girl. Under Kazumi’s manipulation of her death energy, they were placed before [Takeru Kamikami].
“Good.”
Having learned about the other party’s abilities, Mai Sato understood what this meant. He nodded, and a surging fighting spirit erupted from within him after the cooperation was completely confirmed. He clenched his right fist and hit his left palm heavily. Mai Sato looked up into the distance. The figure wrapped in elemental energy of various colors, in a white robe, was rushing towards them.
“Then, please guide me!”
