Grim Reaper in the Apocalypse: Reaping Immortals

With a flick of its chitinous fingers, a large hole in the violet grass fields opened up and created a powerful suction force that swallowed the unconscious 6th-stage Saviors.

Tarish heaved a sigh of relief as she saw her teammates get sent back to where they came from. She didn't think the Sapient Canzer would let them go so easily, but surprisingly, it did.

She didn't want to know why it was suddenly merciful, she just wanted to escape.

Atlan, her friends, and herself can leave with their SoulTime intact.

She didn't resist the suction force from the dark chasm in the ground and let herself fall into it.

It could have been a trap, but she knew that the Sapient Canzer had no need for such things. It could have destroyed them right then and there if it wanted.

She fell through the hole and a deep darkness encompassed her whole body. She couldn't see anything. It was the same as the hole they fell from.

Her speed accelerated, with an unknown force pushing her further and further into the hole until she saw a bright light in the distance.

SPATUNNGG

She burst forth from the dark chasm opening and saw herself falling towards the fallen rubble and chaos of the remaining Masamune district. There was no more thick orange liquid flooding the streets and gutting the skyscrapers—only crumbled walls and overturned buildings.

She used her shield and braced herself for impact as she crashed onto the roof of a building.

CRASH

She looked up and saw her teammates shoot out from the dark chasm the same way as her.

Ignoring her injuries, she got up and caught each of her unconscious teammates. She laid them down gently onto the roof, with her face full of worry once she saw the horrible state of their bodies.

The call of unconsciousness got stronger and stronger, but she still performed emergency medical attention to her team. She wasn't going to leave them falling without protection.

Once they were all safe and sound, she lay on the floor right next to their unconscious bodies. She was exhausted.

She was about to close her eyes when she suddenly realized something.

Someone was missing.

She got up and frantically looked everywhere but couldn't find that black battle-suited youth anywhere. She scoured the littered remains of the once beautiful Masamune district but found no trace of the Star Porter.

Panic began to set in. What if…

What if he's still there?

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"$(@*%)#($&^)$#%*)@($@(*&@)"

'Such pathetic creatures. Seeing their horrified faces gives me such joy, but it only lasts for a second. I need more.'

The Sapient Canzer found no satisfaction in killing the humans. The horrified look frozen on their dead faces wasn't delicious to look at. It was much better to see them contort into horror live.

That's why they spared the humans. By doing so, more humans would come and entertain the bored Infection Sapient Canzers.

They knew that if they killed the humans, it would take a long time before the other humans found out about it. But if they survived to tell the tale, humans would come in a matter of minutes.

But just as the Sapient Canzer turned around, he felt a small wind breeze past its neck.

It looked behind and was surprised to see one human still alive. It didn't leave.

"$@($*%)!($(#$*)(*^)(*#)$*()(*#@"

'Look at this stupid human. I spared you so that you can carry your friends out of here. Yet you stayed…how idiotic.'

The rest of the clones behind it laughed and jeered at Atlan. They were merciful enough to let the humans live, but they didn't think someone was stupid enough not to take it.

The lead Sapient Canzer walked over to Atlan and put its hands on his shoulders.

"$(@*$)(*#%@#*"

'You still think Angels will save you? Why don't I teach you what it means to die?'

"You'll find out," answered Atlan.

The Sapient Canzer couldn't understand Atlan's words, but they knew that tone in his voice. It was impertinence.

Just as the Canzer was about to say something, a black flame suddenly erupted all over Atlan's skin. It covered him with a tyrannical aura that burned the Sapient Canzer's arm.

The Canzer pulled his arm away subconsciously.

It looked at its burnt chitinous armor, and back at Atlan with its pure white eyes full of disbelief.

"%(@*%&@)$(*%(#*@)(*#"

'I didn't think this was possible. There was a monster hidden among the humans.'

"A monster? You haven't seen it yet," Atlan said coldly.

His 6-star Pseudo Canzer Whisperer

mutation only allowed him to speak with Pseudo Canzers, which was why the Sapient Canzer couldn't understand him, no matter how much Atlan wanted it to.

Atlan used all the strength he had to punch the Sapient Canzer's chitinous chest.

Even with its protective spikes strewn around its armor, it was no use against Atlan's SSS class Physique LifeSkill. His power cracked and shattered the monster's chest, showing its violet blood and flesh inside.

The rest of the clones stopped laughing and looked at Atlan with a serious eye.

The lead Canzer held its broken chest and glared at Atlan.

"%)(*@)(*$)(%&#$)(%()$#)(*"

'You'll regret that, stupid boy. I'll kill you before the other humans come and save you.'

The numerous clones behind it unfolded their wings at the same time and rose in the air.

DUM…DUM DUM…DUM

The violet grass fields trembled as thousands of dangerous Sapient Infection Canzers fluttered their wings in a rhythmic pattern.

The lead Sapient Canzer with a cracked chest smiled as its clones surrounded the lone human.

"$(*@)(*$)(*"

'Attack him.'

Even though it was impressive that a human youth like Atlan could crack a Sapient Canzer's chitinous armor, it was still inconsequential in front of thousands of clones.

If the human couldn't even kill a single clone using his full strength, then he had no hope of ever surviving against them.

The Sapient Canzer laughed. The human severely overestimated his strength.

It turned around and left everything to the clones. It didn't need to watch to know the result of such carnage.

The thousands of Sapient Canzer clones converged on Atlan, but then…

BOOUUGGGSHHHH

A large fire-less explosion reverberated through the violet grassfields.

The Sapient Canzer's eyes went wide with disbelief as it felt hundreds of its clones die in the explosion.

The Sapient Canzer turned and looked back at the human. Slowly, its chitinous armor rattled with increasing intensity. The pressure and aura emanating from the human was enough to send fear and dread running down its back.