CHAPTER 176: THE SHOCK OF TIME STOP [BONUS CHAPTER 4/5]

Chapter 176: The Shock of Time Stop! Two Demonic Cultivators!

"They... are my friends," Mumei nodded with a complex expression.

"The Armored Train is about to start!" someone over there exclaimed. Although Horobi was suspicious, this was clearly not the time for questions.

"Get out of the way," Horobi said coldly. She didn’t have time to waste; if she didn’t get onto the Armored Train, even if she and Mumei were Kabaneri, they would die.

Ren shook his head slightly, seeing that everyone was in a hurry. He thought to himself, "Time, stop!" The void unfolded, and in an instant, all sound in the world disappeared. The frantic roars of the Kabane, the steaming whistle of the Armored Train, the terrified shouts of the fleeing people—all vanished in an instant. Horobi and Mumei had a sensation of ringing in their ears.

After the ringing, there was a world so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. They looked around, their eyes widening in disbelief. Everything had come to a standstill! Even the blood scattered in mid-air was frozen. What was happening? They weren’t the only two who were shocked. Even Vivi and the others looked horrified.

Vivi: "Huh? Why isn’t anyone moving?"

Seitenshi was startled for a moment, then calmly said, "It should be Ren’s ability." In her eyes, Ren was simply omnipotent.

"Time Stop," Saiki Kusuo looked at Ren, still not speaking, but communicating through telepathy. "Are you also a Psychic?" Although he didn’t speak, everyone could hear his voice.

Ren nodded. "More or less."

The Chat Group, however, erupted into chaos because of these words and this scene.

Momonga: "Time Stop? I didn’t see wrong, did I?"

March-chan: "Ren admitted it, so it must be true."

Tushan Honghong: "Brother Ren is too amazing!"

White Blood Cell: "If all germs are still, they’re easy to kill."

Platelet: "Although I don’t quite understand, it... it sounds very powerful."

Momonga: "Big Boss is too awesome!"

Silver Wolf: "Ren, you can even do something like this now?"

Ren: "Yes, it’s an ability I gained from Mikoto Suoh’s side, and it’s quite good."

Mikoto Suoh: "..."

Kiana: "I thought the King authority of the Golden King that this young lady obtained, and the S-rank King of the Void’s ability to control the void, were already amazing enough, but I didn’t expect you to be able to control time!"

Nami: "You all became Kings?"

Rory Takakura: "Not me, I obtained an A-rank ability, Ice Control. I think it’s called an Out-of-Authority User."

Ren: "I have the King authority of the Colorless King, and the S-rank King of Chronos’s ability to manipulate time."

Aqua: "One King of Time, one King of Space, why don’t you two get together?"

Silver Wolf: "Time and space... can a King of Time and Space be born?"

Ren: "..."

Kiana: "..."

Kiana: "Hmph! This young lady doesn’t want to!"

Bronya: "Speaking of which, it’s so easy to obtain S-rank and A-rank abilities? This... is truly enviable."

Nami: "Indeed!"

Aqua: "What is it? Could it be a blessing from a god?"

Mikoto Suoh: "The Dresden Slate, the source of the Kings’ power."

Tendo Kisara: "I want to know if I would gain an ability if I went."

Mikoto Suoh: "I don’t know."

Ren: "Those with points can try." Although he thought the chances were slim. The power of the Dresden Slate was ultimately limited. It had already bestowed two lvSS-rank abilities and one A-rank ability, and it still needed to maintain the power of the Out-of-Authority Users and Kings. It’s hard to say if it could still bear the burden. It was just a slate with special energy. Before Ren left, he had sensed that the energy within it was not much left, and it was probably only enough to maintain the Kings and clans in Mikoto Suoh’s world.

Silver Wolf: "If that slate is the source of power, doesn’t that mean the power gained can only be used in that world?"

Mikoto Suoh: "Not at all. I found that the upgraded King power seems to have detached from the Dresden Slate and become my own power. Before, when I went to Reinhardt’s world, my abilities were not restricted in any way."

Reinhardt: "My Divine Protection is the same."

Ren: "Currently, it seems the Chat Group’s ability enhancement can change an ability into one’s own essence."

Silver Wolf: "Emmm, that’s really amazing. I think if more Doom Companions come, you’ll become an existence beyond the Aeons."

Silver Wolf: "How do you get selected every time?"

Ren: "I don’t know."

Emilia: "Perhaps because Ren-kun is the administrator."

Mumei: "..." Goodness, they chatted so much they almost forgot about Mumei and Horobi.

Ren closed the Chat Group. Mumei and Horobi were staring at him expectantly. "Time Stop..." This was the phrase they both heard. Combining it with the current situation, it meant this man had stopped time, and everything had frozen! But... could such a thing really be done by a human?

However, Horobi fell silent when she noticed Seitenshi’s glowing, angelic appearance. They might not be human. Horobi turned to look at Mumei. The man who stopped time had said they were Mumei’s friends. Facing Ren and the others, Horobi dared not speak much. She tried to get some information from Mumei. To her disappointment, Mumei also seemed to be in shock.

Saiki Kusuo: "How do we complete the mission?" Saiki Kusuo had already removed the ability inhibitors from his head. If he was facing an Apocalypse Battlefield full of monsters, he felt there was no need to suppress his power.

Ren saw his action and reminded him, "You have points to go to the Apocalypse Battlefield. There, you don’t have to worry about releasing your power and destroying the world. Master your power as soon as possible." Saiki Kusuo’s heart stirred. He checked the Chat Group’s functions and indeed found an existence called the Apocalypse Battlefield. A place where he didn’t have to worry about destroying the world. His eyes gleamed. His power was constantly increasing. He couldn’t train his power all the time. So he had to use inhibitors to suppress his psychic abilities. If there was such a place where he could unleash his psychic abilities to his heart’s content, he might be able to quickly master them.

"Thank you," Saiki Kusuo said softly.

Ren nodded and said, "Kabane exist all over the world. Let’s deal with the demonic cultivators first."

"Where are the demonic cultivators?" Mikasa tilted her head in confusion. Despite wearing a valiant combat suit and equipped with strange-looking omni-directional mobility gear, her pretty face, tilted head, and expressionless demeanor gave her a distinct impression of a ’three-no’ girl (emotionless, taciturn, unsociable).

"I’ve already found the demonic cultivators." Ren already knew the specific situation of this world. Everyone’s thoughts had been instantly dominated by him. Finding the hidden demonic cultivators was incredibly easy. Because the thoughts in the demonic cultivators’ minds were simply too obvious.

Snap! Ren snapped his fingers. Under the gaze of several people, two figures appeared before them. Two men and one woman. The woman was a young girl who looked like a young lady of noble birth. One of the men was a young man with black hair and blue attire, dressed like a samurai. The other man had long pink hair and was a rather refined-looking handsome man.

"Are they the demonic cultivators?" Vivi asked in surprise. The three stood still, unmoving. Their expressions and actions varied. The girl seemed to be anxiously giving orders. The samurai had a calm expression, with a faint smile playing on his lips. The handsome man’s smile was one of crazy laughter, with his arms spread wide.

"This person, Yomogawa Ayame, is not a demonic cultivator." Ren pointed to the young girl, whose name was Yomogawa Ayame, the eldest daughter of the Yomogawa family of Aragane Station. The samurai beside her was Kurusu Konochi, a young samurai serving the Yomogawa family and Yomogawa Ayame’s bodyguard.

However, the current Kurusu Konochi was actually a Transmigrator. Through the dominance of his memories, Ren had already understood the meaning of a Transmigrator. It was someone who reincarnated in another world after death, but only their soul transmigrated, not their karma. It was equivalent to Kurusu Konochi being possessed by the old man in the ring. The possessor was a practitioner of demonic magic, the ’demon’ from ’demonic devil’. The other pink-haired man was also a similar Transmigrator, and also a practitioner of demonic cultivation. Two Transmigrators in one world, how truly peculiar.

Seeing the pink-haired man, Mumei and Horobi cried out in alarm.

Mumei: "Brother!"

Horobi: "Young Master!"

"You know him?" the Seitenshi asked, looking at the two in confusion.

Mumei anxiously said, "He is my brother."

Horobi even stood in front of him, guarding against Ren and the others. "What do you want to do to the Young Master?"

Ren glanced at him. The pink-haired man was Biba Amatori. In the Armored Train, he conducted crazy experiments to take revenge on his father, and Ren was not fond of this person.

Ren said coldly, "Kill him."

"What?! I won’t allow it!" Horobi glared, drawing her sword. But before the sword was fully drawn, it seemed to decay, instantly turning into iron slag. Horobi herself was imprisoned by an invisible force, lifted into mid-air, unable to move. She could only stare, unable to even speak.

"Do I need your permission to kill someone?" Ren found it amusing. Just a pawn. Why be so loyal?

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