Grim Reaper in the Apocalypse: Reaping Immortals

"Are you sure about this Atlan? You've gone through something extreme, something that would have taken a lot of experienced Saviors out of the mission for at least a few weeks."

Ninth was worried that Atlan was only acting strong out of responsibility. After all, he was the only one capable of doing this mission. And if he backed out now, then it was possible that no one could solve this mission at all.

Atlan nodded. "I'm not being overconfident, I'm thinking about this logically. Even though I feel tired, it's not as if I couldn't continue the mission as is. I don't need to return to the real world. It would only delay our mission and possibly cause us to fail entirely."

If Atlan went back out into the real world, he didn't know if his agreement with the Queen would still be active. But if they continued their mission right now, it was basically guaranteed that they would reach the church.

"Carmine," Ninth addressed the video camera in Atlan's battle suit. "What is your professional opinion? After all, you're the one who saw the whole thing unfold with your own eyes. Do you think Star Porter can continue?"

The Specialist Operators back at the Emergency Meeting room deliberated on Ninth's question. As professionals, they think that it wasn't wise to put the inexperienced Student-level Porter back to encounter another Specialist-level Canzer so soon after just barely surviving one.

However, there was something in their gut that told them that the Star Porter was a lot more resilient than they were giving him credit for.

In the end, the decision came to the five Elder Heads. They consulted each other until they finally decided to continue the mission as Atlan advised.

"If the Star Porter wants to continue, then we continue."

Ninth nodded to herself.

"We'll camp here and take a full day of rest. After that, we'll continue on our way towards the Church. Take this time to prepare yourselves physically and mentally for this challenge."

With their leader's order, the group started to make preparations for the camp. As usual, they lay down in a circle, with the first one to stay awake being Ninth.

The group collectively decided to let Atlan take a full rest and not wake him for his shift. They wanted the Star Porter to revitalize himself after everything he'd been through.

After all, the rest of the group felt completely useless compared to the novice Porter. They barely helped Ninth fight against the puppets, and even when they did, they were relegated to the sidelines.

Meanwhile, Atlan fought against three different Specialist-level Canzers and somehow triumphed against all odds.

He deserved to rest.

The night fell and the day came again. Atlan opened his eyes after a good night's sleep, seeing the rest of the team sharpening their weapons and polishing their armor. They all had their game faces on as if they wanted to redeem their lackluster performance earlier.

Unbeknownst to Atlan, the team barely took a rest at all. They were far too motivated to simply sleep the night. Hearing about the Star Porter's brave actions led them to see how inadequate their services had been in this mission. Your journey continues on empire

So, they started to work on getting better. How could they call themselves seniors if they were getting outshined by their junior?

They spent the whole rest day working out and improving their teamwork.

Meanwhile, Atlan was by himself trying to experiment with his new powers.

First of all, he used his Allure mutation to persuade Ninth to let him wander out into the Remedium all by himself.

Normally, there was no way that Ninth would ever let Atlan go out alone by himself without his bodyguard.

But once Atlan used his Allure mutation…

"I would normally say no, but I feel as if you can take care of yourself."

Once Ninth looked at Atlan, it was as if there was something about his face that made him seem more…trustworthy. It was this intangible trait of his appearance that made her a lot more susceptible to accepting his words even though it was unreasonable.

The bodyguard immediately protested. But once Atlan used his Allure mutation on him, he seemed a lot more compliant as well.

"Well, as long as you return by sunset, it's okay I guess…"

Next, he addressed Carmine.

"Can I take off my battle suit temporarily?"

Atlan wanted to know if his Allure mutation worked even if the person was far away from him and couldn't see his face.

"What?! Are you kidding me? You want to go out alone without your battle suit? Do you have a death wish?"

The answer to his question was a resounding no. His Allure mutation didn't work if the target couldn't see his face.

So, Atlan simply bent down and showed his face to the camera in his chest.

"Can I? Now that the White Canzer is gone, there's no other Canzer near here, right?"

"...you're right. I guess you do need a break from carrying all that heavy weight on your shoulders."

Surprisingly, his Allure worked even through video. The only important part of it was that the target needed to see his face.

That was all the evidence he needed to know that his mutation was a lot more overpowered than he thought. If he could manipulate Specialist-level Saviors like Ninth and the others, then this mutation would be a tremendous help in navigating the apocalyptic society.

With everyone's permission, Atlan got out of the special battle suit and got out into the Remedium alone.

He went inside a large gymnasium hall near the camp. This was where he would experiment with his new LifeSkills.

And for better privacy, he activated his Fog of War LifeSkill.

Once he was completely alone, he first activated his Protection Lion LifeSkill.

Suddenly, a golden glow expanded outwards from his heart and created a protective bubble around his body. And with a sword he borrowed from Ninth, he stabbed himself with it.