Grim Reaper in the Apocalypse: Reaping Immortals

Chapter 341: Empty space



Ninth and the rest of the Specialist-level Saviors were dumbstruck as they looked at the empty space near Tulip.

The stabilizing presence of the Star Porter was gone. There wasn't any trace of him anymore, as if he wasn't even there to begin with.

"WHAT DID YOU DO?!" screamed Ninth as raised her sword and aimed it at Tulip.

All the sympathy and changing emotions she felt for the Canzer vanished the moment Atlan disappeared. In her mind, the reason Atlan disappeared was because Tulip betrayed him.

Tulip, faced with the full pressure of a Specialist Savior like Ninth, felt her legs turn to jelly. No matter how much she tried to resist and fight for herself, her body wasn't listening to her, and ended up falling to the floor.

She felt the cold steel of Ninth's sword on her chitinous neck. Even though Ninth hadn't put any pressure on it yet, violet blood spilled out of the small cut made by her one-handed sword.

But even with the threat of decapitation, Tulip wasn't looking at Ninth.

It was as if she didn't exist.

Instead, Tulip looked to her side. She looked to the empty space where Atlan was supposed to be. He was gone.

She didn't know what happened. When the yarns and strings overwhelmed her senses and her sight, she couldn't understand what was going on around her.

But then, she felt Atlan's warm touch. She turned around and saw that he held her tightly in his hands, making sure that she was okay.

However, that didn't last long. Suddenly, she heard the shimmer of water behind her.

She didn't know why, but she felt as if that 'thing' was supposed to come after her. It was supposed to have grasped her and whisked her away from this place.

But Atlan noticed it before her.

He sacrificed himself and let himself be taken by that 'thing'.

If Atlan hadn't done that, she would have been the one missing right now.

Tears fell on Tulip's chitinous cheeks.

She did it again. Because of her, someone who was special to her was forced into a situation of danger. First, it was her mothers, now it was Atlan.

She pushed her neck voluntarily towards Ninth's sword.

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Ninth couldn't understand her words, but her intention was clear. She wanted to be killed.

And to be truthful, Ninth was very tempted to do so. Even if she wasn't going to permanently kill the Canzer, she could still revel in the thought of decapitating her.

But the tears in Tulip's eyes made her hesitate.

When she looked down at the Canzer, it was as if she wasn't looking at a monster. It was as if she was looking at a grieving woman.

Her sword trembled. Her internal consciousness was fighting. Two sides of her fought: the first being the one that started to pity the Canzer, and the other being the rational hate she had for Canzers.

In the end, the Scout walked right next to her and lowered her sword.

"This is not the time for infighting. We have bigger problems to deal with."

Ninth lowered her sword and looked up at the giant Spinning Wheel monster still rolling its yarn, preparing another attack.

With Atlan gone, they no longer had a porter in their team, meaning they also lost contact with Carmine and his team of Specialist Operators.

They would have to fight this monster all by themselves, without any support.

She sneaked a look at Tulip.

She was also burdened with protecting Tulip, who she still wasn't sure that she wasn't the one who betrayed Atlan.

"Team, prepare to attack."

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Atlan slowly came to his senses. He opened his eyes and saw a mossy cobblestone flooring in front of him.

He looked around and saw nothing but darkness ahead. The only source of light that illuminated the dark hallway was a single torch at the end of the pathway.

He looked at himself. He wasn't injured anywhere, and he also hadn't lost any SoulTime.

With no clue as to where he was, Atlan looked down at the camera in his battle suit.

"Carmine, where am I?"

But there was no response.

"Can you hear me?"

Silence.

Even though the camera in his battle suit wasn't damaged, it seemed that something in this place was blocking the signal from reaching the outside.

Atlan would have to find his footing here by himself.

I don't know where I am, and I don't know what I'll do, but it's still a good outcome. I can't imagine what Tulip would do if she was the one in my position.

When the Spinning Wheel obscured their vision, he immediately positioned himself near Tulip, making sure that she was safe.

Thanks to his Thermal Vision LifeSkill, he was still somehow able to see through the large cloud of strings and yarns.

Since this attack couldn't hurt them, he immediately deciphered that this was only a diversion. Their true goal was Tulip.

And just as he guessed, a dark ethereal hand suddenly shot through the space and headed directly for Tulip.

Atlan wanted to attack this presence, but it was far too fast for him to activate his LifeSkill or create his humanoid puppets.

It was going for Tulip at supersonic speeds, so Atlan decided to put himself in the way, making the ethereal hand touch him instead.

And as it made contact with him, a violet portal suddenly appeared behind him and sucked him inside.

And when he came to, he was inside this place shrouded in darkness.

Atlan didn't regret sacrificing himself for Tulip. He can protect himself. She can't. And he needed her to defeat the monster in the castle.

So, he set forth and walked towards the light in the distance.

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Meanwhile, in the Emergency Meeting room, Carmine and the rest of the Specialist Operators were once again panicking.

"What the hell happened?"

"We lost signal!"

"Did anyone see it?"

One of the Specialist Operators nodded.

"Yes. He was kidnapped."

Carmine had a grave expression on his face.

But then, he remembered something. Tulip gave Atlan an amulet. Although it didn't seem like it was the object they were looking for, Carmine felt that it was something special.

Maybe…


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