Konoha's Mission Master

"I guess Masako Mori will be disappointed; she won't be able to explore for at least a few years."

Yakumo let out a soft sigh. Just as he was about to improve his swordsmanship, a thought suddenly occurred to him.

What's so special about that world of hell and death?

That was the beginning of everything, and also the end.

That is both the end and the beginning of everything.

That was hell, and it was heaven.

The immortal achieve immortality, the undying transform into the undying.

The game system's answers sent a chill down Yakumo's spine. Some of the answers were unfamiliar and confusing, but there were a few that Yakumo could understand.

That is, Hell and the Death world is the last brand new dungeon derived from the game's dungeons. Future dungeons derived from it are likely to be supplementary versions of the original worlds.

This also marks the end of Yakumo's adventure.

The end is really not a nice word.

But every journey eventually comes to an end.

He had actually experienced this feeling many times: every time he completed the game, every time he reached the top of the server, and every time the game shut down.

This time might be the same, reaching the end of the dungeon, but it will also be different. This time he will no longer be alone, but will have three reliable teammates who can share life and death with him.

"Thank you."

【You're welcome.】

Initially, he couldn't understand why the game system would arrange a team mode. After all, he was a god of one-on-one battles, a legend of clearing the game with one blood, and a cheat-level player who had reached the top of countless games. He was destined to face thousands of enemies alone.

Although he could share daily quests, Yakumo still felt uncomfortable, but as he fought side by side more often, he gradually understood the deeper meaning of the game system.

The game system understood his loneliness in his previous life, and in this life, it gradually soothed his inner loneliness by using a team mode.

He could command a thousand troops alone because no one could fight alongside Yakumo.

Yakumo brought up the game interface and opened his personal panel.

[Hatake Secret Book: Taoist level, one style, 70%] [Breakthrough]

Yakumo lightly tapped the breakthrough button, quickly browsed the required items, and then clicked the confirmation button a second time. If his swordsmanship improved by one level, he was absolutely confident that he could defeat the puppet on the tenth floor.

He then clicked the "OK" button.

25000 gold coins vanished instantly.

The Taoist scroll also disappeared at the same time.

With a loud bang, Yakumo fainted.

The soul separated from the body and roamed the universe. Perhaps because the soul had become stronger, his perception of the surroundings became clearer, and everything seemed as if he were seeing it with his own eyes.

Suddenly, a giant octopus burst into view, and black characters twisted and formed in front of me.

[Virtual Energy Infected Creature - Eighth Energy Level - Thousand-Eyed Octopus]

As if sensing Yakumo's observation, the octopus began to extend its countless tentacles toward the location of Yakumo's soul body, and a bloodshot eye opened in the center of the sucker on each tentacle.

The octopus roared and suddenly lunged forward, crushing and absorbing meteorites along its path like a giant planet. It moved rapidly toward Yakumo, each of its eyes spinning at high speed, carrying a bizarre madness that made people's sanity drop wildly.

So this is the true face of those cosmic overlords: ugly and ferocious like demons that devour the world, their bodies exuding terrifying pollution and corrosive effects.

Yakumo felt no fear. He subconsciously looked at the Prayer Mark on the back of his right hand. At this moment, the mark was releasing high temperature, turning into a barrier to resist the pollution of the Thousand-Eyed Octopus.

The next second, the universe was torn apart.

A massive, blood-red planet descended, and chaotic murmurs echoed in the void.

"Pray, pray, pray, pray..."

The crimson planet was nearly a hundred times the size of the thousand-eyed octopus. It controlled the octopus with just two enormous vines and kept pulling it toward the crimson planet.

The thousand-eyed octopus, filled with boundless terror, exhaled murky gas that covered its entire body, each of its tentacles tensing and struggling.

The next second, the two vines exerted their power, and the blood-red planet directly swallowed the thousand-eyed octopus, the terrifying creature completely disappearing from the universe.

The enormous vine returned to the interior of the crimson planet, floating in the void and beginning to move in a different direction; the whispers of the void became infinitely faint.

Yakumo suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the blood-red planet.

Even though he knew that the one was unobservable, he still wanted to see... what kind of existence that blood-red planet that had always protected him in the void of the universe was, and why he was so familiar with it.

[Void Energy Devourer, Breaker, Endless Evolutionary Lifeform.]

[The Eternal, the Supreme, the Ruler of the Lesser Realms.]

【pray.】

Yakumo glanced at the increasingly extravagant list of titles, then subconsciously looked away. Although he didn't know exactly what those words represented, he could intuitively understand...

This blood-red planet is very difficult to fight, and extremely powerful.

The soul continues to wander in the universe, and all the phantom-corrupted creatures it encounters along the way are devoured by the blood-red planet.

This is not just one or two... but all of them, and there is even one overlord who is also given the title of a secondary overlord.

Ultimately, they could not escape their fate of becoming food.

Along the way, Yakumo also felt the domineering nature of the Crimson Planet. There was a sleeping turtle that was simply blocking Yakumo's path and was directly taken away and digested by the Crimson Planet.

However, it possesses the ability to tear through space and move around. Occasionally, it will run in front of Yakumo to actively clear obstacles, and then return to the rear, quietly floating behind Yakumo to protect her.

Yakumo didn't know exactly how long he had been drifting. He only knew that today a creature polluted by ethereal energy glanced at him and was then dragged away and dealt with by the Crimson Planet.

Space shifts, and time flows at an accelerated pace.

At the edge of Yakumo's vision appeared an enormous planet, entirely pure green, and seemingly alive, absorbing energy from the universe to grow continuously.

This is his destination.

Black characters appeared before Yakumo's eyes, twisting and forming words.

[Sanctuary, Court of Hope, Land of the End of the Void.]

【Life Planet - Elanville.】

Yakumo looked back and saw that the blood-red planet was still and unmoving, as if it was on high alert towards the huge green planet. This invincible blood-red planet had finally lost its composure.

Whoosh, Yakumo crashed into that planet at the speed of light.

As he approached the planet, he truly felt its immense size, as if it were an invincible ancient god.

Extremely rich natural energy flowed through the space, even forming blue rivers that circulated around this massive planet.

Space suddenly distorted, teleporting Yakumo to an unknown place.

Sensing the disappearance of Yakumo's aura, the crimson planet in the void suddenly began to split and change. A huge crimson ancient tree split off from the planet, and crimson flowers at the top of the tree faintly bloomed.

The frantic, chaotic whispers locked onto the green planet.

"Don't worry, he's safe."

Suddenly, a figure dressed in a black short-sleeved shirt emerged from the void. Facing the enormous planet, the figure showed no fear and spoke softly to explain.

The crimson planet and the figure in black began their standoff.

A dozen seconds passed, the frantic murmurs gradually disappeared, the blood-red planet gradually returned to normal, and countless blood-red plants that had sprouted from it returned to their mother planet.

A great battle was thus extinguished.

Yakumo sensed the distortion of space. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a small courtyard. The only unusual thing was an enormous tree in the center of the courtyard.

This tree is 10,000 meters tall, yet it is quite ordinary.

Yakumo didn't sense any high-energy reaction from this tree; it seemed to be just an ordinary tree, except that its height and diameter were somewhat exaggerated.

Before the tree, a white-haired girl sat cross-legged, holding a long sword.

Yakumo focused his gaze on the surface of the large tree and actively activated the effect of the All-Knowing Eye, allowing his soul energy to spread freely.

The black text is distorted and reconstructed before my eyes.

[Ordinary trees that emerge after a special White Zetsu dies.]

[Housed by the soul of the Zerg Queen, unobservable.]

When Yakumo saw the last line of text, he instinctively sensed something was wrong and quickly looked away, but it seemed the words had already been spoken...

The white-haired girl who was sitting quietly in front of the tree suddenly stood up.

As the long sword between his legs was drawn, Yakumo immediately felt the overwhelming stench of blood and the heavy aura of death that sent chills down his spine.

This level of malevolent aura and deathly presence must be the terrifying power that comes from slaughtering countless living beings. In front of her, Yakumo felt a long-lost sense of insignificance. If his true form were here, he might be able to put up some resistance.

Name: Akai Mizuki

[Energy Level: Level 8, Zerg Queen]

[Sin Value: -127428273232...]

"Is this system broken? She seems like a good person despite her imposing manner?"

Yakumo inwardly grumbled, but then he saw a powerful figure named Akai Mizuki slowly walking towards him, carrying a weapon. Behind him, the blood-red aura condensed into a terrifying demon god that was almost tangible.

"Wait...you seem to be able to see me?" Yakumo said in surprise.

"Those who trespass on this forbidden area shall die!"

Akai Mizuki didn't answer Yakumo's question at all, and continued to slowly approach with her weapon in hand. Her steps were not extremely fast, but with each movement, an even more terrifying aura suddenly erupted.

This woman... is still trying to build up her aura.

"System, what should I do?"

"System, you'll guarantee my safety, right?"

"System, stop playing dead!!"

Yakumo's soul floated up, widening the distance between the two. Fortunately, the enemy didn't seem to be in a hurry to attack, and continued to move towards Yakumo's position at a steady pace. The terrifying baleful aura covered the surrounding space, leaving him with no way to avoid it.

[Note: To be honest, I am no match for her either. According to the cosmic combat ranking, her strength is second only to the Overlord, placing her at the absolute peak of level eight.]

"what about me?"

"What do we do now?!"