Chapter 663: King Meets King

Chapter 663: King Meets King

The moment Takizawa Takashi and Wagatsuma Nanako died, Nishijumu Satoru, who was in charge of communications, immediately sensed it.

He raised his head in shock, his eyes turbulent with disbelief.

Seeing his expression, Phoenixin Ren asked, “Nishijumu, what’s wrong?”

Nishijumu Satoru looked up at Phoenixin Ren and murmured, “Ryuzawa and Wagatsuma... were killed in action.”

Phoenixin Ren’s pupils shrank sharply.

Even Takeuchi Mayumi, who had been kneeling on the ground doing divinations for the group, suddenly let out a shrill scream.

“No way! That’s absolutely impossible!”

She collapsed onto the ground, gripping her Takeuchi Scroll tightly with both hands. The materialized scroll from her ability was even starting to twist out of shape under her grip.

Her eyes were vacant, her face full of panic as she stammered, “There’s no way my divination was wrong! Today, both of them had ‘Excellent Fortune’... How could this happen?!”

Nishijumu Satoru said, “Maybe... it has to do with the Enhancer that appeared on Nobunaga’s side.”

That statement instantly reminded both Phoenixin Ren and Takeuchi Mayumi of something.

Not long ago, there had been an incident with a newly appearing Enhancer on that side, which had caused a disruption in Mayumi’s reading.

Phoenixin Ren said coldly, “Are you saying... someone can block Mayumi’s divination?”

Nishijumu Satoru calmed down and analyzed, “Both Takizawa and Wagatsuma died in the same place. In other words, could that person’s presence be enough to distort Miss Takeuchi’s divination?”

“Wouldn’t that basically mean... distorting causality itself?”

Takeuchi Mayumi’s ability, Takeuchi Scroll, allowed her to divine people’s fates and determine whether fortune or disaster lay ahead.

Since Moon of Corrosion was founded, her predictions had never been wrong.

An ability that could foresee the future like that was often referred to as a Causality-type Weapon.

You could even say her power was Moon of Corrosion’s ultimate trump card.

But now, the prediction from the Takeuchi Scroll had gone off-track!

Phoenixin Ren and Nishijumu Satoru both understood—it wasn’t that Mayumi had failed in her divination.

It was that someone had warped the result of her prediction!

Takeuchi Mayumi clutched her head in pain. “There’s someone... outside the bounds of fate! I can’t see his future. I can’t predict anything about him!”

Phoenixin Ren walked over and gently embraced her, smiling as he softly comforted her:

“It’s okay, Mayumi. You’ve already done an incredible job.”

“As for someone like that, all we have to do is kill him. And I promise you—I will be the one to do it.”

Takeuchi Mayumi slowly looked up at him, her gaze soft and filled with worry.

“But if we do that... more of our comrades could die.”

“Because I can’t read their fortunes anymore... I can’t see what’s ahead.”

Phoenixin Ren smiled.

“This is war. No matter what unexpected things happen, it’s a path we chose ourselves.”

“And up until now, things are still going according to plan.”

He gently stroked her head.

“Sometimes, you don’t need to shoulder everything alone. I’m here too.”

In the past, they had relied far too much on Takeuchi Mayumi’s abilities.

But before she joined them, they were still incredibly strong Enhancers.

“If we can’t read fate... we’ll just cut through it!”

A sharp battle aura flared in Phoenixin Ren’s eyes.

Maybe everything had gone too smoothly for too long, and it had dulled his edge.

But this time, things were finally getting interesting.

“This is exciting, isn’t it?”

Takeuchi Mayumi suddenly remembered something. She hurriedly said to Nishijumu Satoru, “Quick, call Hanachiyo back!”

Because according to today’s Scroll of Divination, Naruse Hanachiyo had “Bad Fortune.”

So Phoenixin Ren hadn’t sent her on any missions—instead, she was stationed nearby for perimeter security.

Normally, if an enemy hadn’t broken through the outer defenses, there was no way they’d reach this close to the command zone.

Nishijumu Satoru closed his eyes and prepared to contact Naruse Hanachiyo.

But just then, a cold and lazy voice came from not far away.

“Are you looking for her?”

The sudden voice startled all three Moon of Corrosion members.

How had someone gotten so close without them noticing?

And where was Naruse Hanachiyo, who was supposed to be on guard duty? Why hadn’t she given a warning?

Out of the mist walked a tall man.

His long silver hair flowed like silk, and his features were as beautiful as a woman’s.

But in his right hand, he was holding a half-dead woman—that sight had an eerie kind of tragic beauty.

“Hanachiyo!”

Seeing the woman in his hand, Takeuchi Mayumi cried out.

That woman... wasn’t she their team’s ninja, Naruse Hanachiyo?

Phoenixin Ren’s eyes narrowed.

Though Naruse Hanachiyo wasn’t among the top fighters in Moon of Corrosion, as a ninja, her scouting and escape skills were top-tier.

Yet she hadn’t even had time to send an alert before being taken down by the man before them.

That alone proved how terrifying his strength was!

“Captain of the Celestial Squad—Deng Shentong, is it?”

The man who had arrived was none other than Deng Shentong.

When he heard someone call his name, a smile played at the corners of his mouth.

“Oh? Even you ronin from Nihon have heard of me?”

“Looks like you’re not as backward as I thought. Better than those clowns from that coastal city.”

Back in the Operations Command Center, all attention was now locked on this scene.

Zhu Zheng commanded seriously, “Zoom in on Deng Shentong’s feed! Put it on the main screen!”

Everyone knew—this fight between Captain and Commander was the climax of the operation!

If they could kill the enemy commander, the battle would be over.

If Deng Shentong lost, Blizzard City’s campaign would end in failure.

If Phoenixin Ren lost, Moon of Corrosion would collapse into chaos—a scattered, broken force.

And this clash’s outcome would directly impact all the other fights on the battlefield.

The death of a top general would instantly affect morale across the entire Enhancer force.

Deng Shentong casually dropped Naruse Hanachiyo’s body to the ground, still smiling.

“Looks like my luck’s pretty good! There’s three Moon of Corrosion members here. If I kill all of you, this little farce should finally be over, right?”

“But... which one of you is the top dog?”

His gaze swept over the three of them, and then he waved his hand nonchalantly.

“Ah, whatever. You’re all gonna die anyway. Might as well kill all of you.”

Phoenixin Ren lowered his head—and his body suddenly began to tremble.

Deng Shentong looked at him curiously. “That scared, huh?”

Phoenixin Ren’s trembling intensified... until he suddenly raised his head and burst into loud, wild laughter.

His eyes gleamed with manic excitement.

“You’re the Celestial Squad Captain... the strongest fighter in all of Jiangnan District, aren’t you?”

“Well, if I kill you here, then those Jiangnan idiots won’t dare bother me anymore!”

Phoenixin Ren locked his eyes onto Deng Shentong. “Today, you’ll die here!”

Nishijumu Satoru deactivated his Heartseer Demon ability.

He didn’t need Phoenixin Ren to say anything—he was already rushing over to support Takeuchi Mayumi.

They were not combat-type Enhancers.

In a battle between a Captain-level and a Commander-level, they had no business being involved.

Even the slightest shockwave from such a clash could easily obliterate them in an instant.

Author's Note