Grim Reaper in the Apocalypse: Reaping Immortals

"Me?" Atlan pointed at himself once he realized they were talking about him.

"…yes. This is something that only the Porter can do."

"Oy, oy, oy!" Ninth tapped the camera with the tip of her sword. "Do you seriously know what you're talking about? Are you saying that we should send a Student realm novice to go by himself and find this 'White Chitin' through the dangerous Remedium? You must have lost your damn mind!

It's already risky for him to be on this mission in the first place. We only agreed because we can protect him ourselves if anything happens to him. But now you're saying he should go out there without my protection?!"

Atlan's bodyguard spoke up as well. "It'll be hard if I have to protect him on my own. It's doable, but I prefer to be cautious and let the others protect the porter as well."

"No. I'm sorry, but he can't be accompanied by the bodyguard as well."

"Are you fuc—"

"Yes, yes, I am serious. I know what I'm asking, but this is the only way."

"I don't think you do. How can a Student-realm Porter survive this Specialist-realm Remedium by himself? Not to mention the possibility of a rogue Canzer or a damned animated dead tree appearing, our Porter is as good as dead."

Ninth released the anger and frustration she had from Carmine to the Canzers. She swung her sword wide, creating a huge gust of wind that repelled the black smoke and the flowing lava from coming towards them. All this time, she didn't stop the Canzer's furious onslaught.

But, she wouldn't be able to keep them on hold for long. The dangerous manifestations of the Canzers' powers were slowly encircling the group and destroying everything in its path. Which was why she was so irritated by Carmine. She wanted to deal with it fast, but he was dilly-dallying and wasting time.

"I will guide him to where the White Chitin is hiding. I suspect we won't be encountering any enemies on the way if he's alone. But if either of you insists on going with Atlan, then there will surely be something that pops up and ruins the plan.

You're both Specialist Saviors. Your aura is too bright for these Canzers not to notice. Ninth, if you go join the Porter, you'll be taking the seven puppets with you. And once they notice you're going to hunt their princess, they'll unleash their fury, not just on you, but the Porter as well.

The bodyguard is also a no-go. The seven puppets will sense something amiss and immediately know that there's something wrong. Ninth, no matter how much you stop them, they will stop at nothing to hunt down Atlan and the bodyguard.

Our best course of action is to have Atlan go by himself. First of all, he has the battle suit with the Operator construct, so he'd have to go anyway. But the fact that he's a Student-realm Savior gives us a tremendous advantage. They won't see us coming. We can approach the White Chitin undetected and assassinate it before the seven puppets know what's happening."

Ninth gritted her teeth. It pained her to know that she'd be sending Atlan to a very dangerous mission all by himself. But Carmine's words made sense. No matter how annoying it was to listen to his words, he was logical. This was the best course of action.

"Ninth and the bodyguard will stay here and keep the seven puppets at bay while Atlan sneaks out and finds the White Chitin. That is our plan, got it? What do you think, Star Porter? Do you think you can do it?"

Atlan contemplated for a moment before nodding his head. Having no protection from the bodyguard or the rest of the team would lower his chances of survival, but he knew that he could overcome this mission.

"I'll do it."

The bodyguard nodded his head and patted Atlan's shoulder. "Good luck out there, kid."

"I'll kill these Canzers before you can even find that White Chitin," Ninth said and proudly brandished her sword.

Atlan turned back and walked away from them one step at a time. Just then, somebody grabbed his foot. He looked down and saw the Scout looking up at him with guilty eyes.

"…tha…thanks….porter." The man had trouble even raising his head, but he forced himself to speak and give thanks to Atlan.

They were the ones supposed to help him, but they were the ones getting saved instead. It shattered the pride of Specialist Saviors like him.

"Don't worry," he gently patted his hand and walked forward.

Ninth slashed down with her sword and created a momentary pathway for him to advance. She buried this move with multiple others to make sure the other Canzers didn't notice the difference. Atlan took this chance to advance outwards, away from the eyes of the puppets

Just before the fog closed back up behind him, Atlan heard Ninth scream at the top of her lungs.

"Soul Domain! Code of Swords!"

He felt a strange, powerful force emanating behind him. He looked back but saw nothing but the fog. He couldn't even see past it with his Thermal Vision as if the whole region was locked in space.

"That's a Savior's Domain. It's a special move that creates a space where a Savior is in complete control. This time, it's the Canzers who'll have to play by her rules. You shouldn't experience it till you're at the Specialist realm,"

Just from the sharp, almost tangible, power leaking out of the 'domain', Atlan knew that this power was unlike anything he had ever seen or felt before. It was very reminiscent of when he was back in the Draft, where he met the God of Death. It was weak, but there was a definite similarity between the two powers.

RUMBLE RUMBLE

CRASH!

BOOM!
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The Remedium shook as the battle got more intense in Ninth's domain. Even after he walked a couple of steps away from it, he could still feel the after-effects of their battle.