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Chapter 637 637: The Sentry Serum and the Symbiote Dragon, Gungnir

"That red-eyed guy has already captured the key character. Well, do you need to go back, Miss Hakumen~"

Hakumen stood at the foot of the mountain, holding a blood-stained map. Listening to the frivolous, mocking voice near her ear, her dissatisfaction with Mercenary Tao grew deeper.

It was bad enough that she had been grouped to act with Satoru Gojo, with whom she had the worst dynamic; what made it harder to bear was that her actions right now were effectively "working" for Mercenary Tao.

She needed to utilize her intelligence and resourcefulness to excavate things of greater value in this world to give to Mercenary Tao. Only then would she receive a chance at resurrection through the All the World's Evil.

Damn it!

Gojo leaned down, using his height to look down and thoroughly mock this sinister young girl; he naturally disliked being paired with Hakumen just as much.

But Gojo's personality was equally malicious. Because Hakumen currently lacked any leverage, and in terms of pure power, he held an overwhelming advantage, between two incompatible people, the weaker party would always find it more agonizing.

Thus, on this level, Gojo felt quite refreshed. As if intentionally trying to disgust her, he informed her that Madara Uchiha was the first to successfully accomplish his objective.

Then, as if still unsatisfied, he added,

"I heard that the Millennium Bug and Black Face are also close to capturing their targets. That guy Millennium Bug should be somewhat similar to you, I guess he must also know something about Oscorp Industries' research projects..."

Gojo contorted his posture, his head coming right in front of Hakumen's face. Looking at the young girl who usually displayed a malicious smile with a small fang but currently looked utterly grim, his satisfaction only deepened.

"Ah, what a pity. If the conjunctivitis guy and the Millennium Bug snatch away the chance at resurrection, I'll have to stay in that Underworld space for who knows how much longer..."

Hakumen gnashed her teeth. This Satoru Gojo's tone didn't sound like he found it a pity at all. She was somewhat uncertain whether Gojo actually wanted to contest this chance at resurrection.

Even for her, when facing an individual devoid of desire, it was exceptionally difficult to manipulate them.

"Mr. Gojo, even if you pry the Green Goblin Serum and the glider tech from Oscorp's mouth, for Mercenary Tao, those can only be considered decent resources..."

Hakumen took two steps back, retreating from her confrontation with Gojo. Gojo, who showed signs of cursed spirit transformation, was terrifyingly formidable. Furthermore, as an existence of a yin spirit nature, Gojo's power could be considered the most completely preserved.

"But if we can find the thing I want to find, then no matter what the other teams manage to unearth, even if Black Face and the Millennium Bug truly locate the divine connection to the [Spider-Totem] inside Cletus Parker's body, they won't be able to beat us!"

Hakumen subtly replaced "I" with "we," temporarily drawing Gojo to her side.

Gojo's amusement was clear.

"Oh? What kind of thing could still hold such a powerful attraction for that guy?"

Hakumen raised her head, looking at the maps and documents in her hand. She was highly adept at uncovering hidden background elements and rewards within mission worlds.

Having spent roughly half a day, she realized that this world wasn't a universe that truly encompassed all Marvel elements; it was merely a secondary world observed based on the Marvel cinematic universe framework, housing settings from various derivative timelines.

Correspondingly, elements like the X-Men or mutant lineages could not be obtained in this world. Thus, she decisively discarded massive targets like the [Phoenix Force].

Following that, with plans like the Millennium Bug's proposal to seize the Green Goblin Serum and locate Cletus Parker to verify the existence of the Spider-Totem being locked down, she began her own operation.

She first considered starting with the [Extremis Virus] related to Tony Stark. But thinking that while such a thing wasn't difficult to acquire, if the Spider-Totem and that kind of hidden divinity were truly found, a mere Extremis Virus simply wouldn't be able to match it in terms of contribution.

Resurrection would then be out of reach.

Therefore, Hakumen ultimately set her sights on a much more covert and terrifying entity—the [Golden Sentry Project]!

A project capable of creating a true Superman.

Although she knew very well that the birth of the Sentry wasn't merely due to a single vial of the [Golden Sentry Serum], given the Infinite Dimension Space's emphasis on [Information] as a special resource,

Being able to locate that serum would inevitably yield powerful effects, or even a certain probability of duplicating the miracle of the Sentry's power.

Gojo rested both hands behind his head. He didn't understand how these people knew so much content, appearing to possess exhaustive knowledge of information across various worlds.

But having experienced long periods of interaction with the Millennium Bug, and being summoned into different worlds by Kaito Shirogane multiple times, Gojo had gradually come to terms with his past ending of being cursed to death by Hakumen.

It was equivalent to him being calculated to death from the very beginning by these individuals who knew all of his information while he possessed none.

Gojo hoisted Hakumen up by the scruff of her neck with one hand, ignoring her protests, and stomped his foot. The ground beneath erupted with a bang as intense repulsive force exploded, causing him to directly cross a distance of several thousand meters as if teleporting, materializing atop this mountain peak that looked entirely like a barren hill.

He removed his blindfold; under his Six Eyes, nothing could remain hidden. Then he extended his left hand, repulsive and attractive forces intertwining.

[Hollow Purple]

The Blue of the Lapse Technique and the Red of the Reversal Technique interacted with each other, generating an incredibly terrifying imaginary mass. Space was completely sliced apart under this power.

Gojo flicked his finger, aiming this destructive power at a specific spot on the mountaintop.

Hum~

A dark purple energy sphere resembling a pocket of alternate space launched violently with a bang, his cursed energy controlled so perfectly that not a single shred leaked out.

The mountain structure, reinforced concrete fortifications capable of withstanding heavy missile bombardment, and the steel and alloy frameworks of the laboratory even further below were all silently erased out of thin air.

Watching Gojo's move, Hakumen also had to admit that although the power system within the Jujutsu Kaisen framework wasn't particularly powerful and its upper limits were mediocre,

This guy Gojo's techniques, in a certain sense, still posed a massive threat to Reincarnators at their current stage.

The powerful mechanics of Domain Expansion: Unlimited Void, paired with the chantless, instantaneous, long-range, and devastatingly destructive [Hollow Purple],

This guy Gojo's lethality against most Reincarnators was astonishingly high.

However, immediately after, the corners of Hakumen's mouth curled up again. Entities that merely possessed raw power were a dime a dozen across the myriad realms; ultimately, one still needed a brain to...

Gojo suddenly turned his head. Black markings appeared on his face, indicating that his trend toward cursed spirit transformation was becoming increasingly pronounced. Combined with these black markings, Gojo's aura grew even more bizarre.

He looked at Hakumen, raising a single hand, and Hakumen was instantly seized by a vacuum suction force.

"You haven't forgotten that I possess a perfect field of vision, right, Miss Hakumen? Quick, go find that Sentry Serum you mentioned for our crazy host..."

"Even I am somewhat eager to see the surprised look on that guy's face."

Gojo flicked his finger to launch another [Purple]. Several soldiers who had just rushed out from inside the base had over half their bodies cleanly sliced away, and another corridor was blasted through the base.

Kaito Shirogane continuously descended within the freezing waters of the Antarctic glacial sea. The temperature here had already caused a reaction within his body.

His cellular activity plummeted significantly; however, due to the existence of [Limiter · First Threshold Liberation], a baseline of half his vitality and strength constantly remained active within his flesh, impossible to suppress.

This depth was completely devoid of light. On the surface, S.H.I.E.L.D. observers had already deployed, having detected the approach of a biological entity, yet they failed to locate any traces in the surrounding area.

Kaito continued to sink. Within the pitch-black seabed, that faint, imperceptible roaring sound was entering his ears at an abnormal frequency.

Along with that pervasive malice.

Symbiotes born from the Living Abyss inherently carried absolute malice.

Furthermore, for a symbiote dragon that had been sealed here for millions of years, the accumulated resentment could well be imagined.

"Hey, don't be impatient..."

Hearing the increasingly distinct sound, Kaito spoke thus. Suddenly, a freezing, viscous texture appeared out of thin air against Kaito's back.

Within his Mantra network, there was absolutely no existence of this object detected.

Pfft!

An unusual surge of biological vitality abruptly pierced into the [Three Parts Returning to Origin Force] coating Kaito's body surface, and seawater poured inside following the fracturing of the force field.

Kaito turned his body around. Within the pitch-black seabed, a tentacle seemed to have ripped open the Three Parts Returning to Origin Force from behind him.

[Warning, Special Reincarnator EX051, you have encountered parasitation by a symbiote]

[Executing immunity check]

[Checking...]

[Check failed]

The freezing sensation instantly reached every corner within Kaito's body. At the same time, a tyrannical consciousness began to manifest within Kaito's mind.

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