"Oi! Get out quickly, I'm getting bored!"

Hearing Katsuragi call, The Veil's subordinates started to come out of their hiding places. They clearly looked annoyed with Katsuragi.

"Be careful, based on data from Lady Yara, this man has the ability to turn shadows into weapons. And be careful with his scythe. Our mission is to-"

THUD!

Before either of them could finish speaking, Katsuragi hit him in the face with his knee.

"Hm, there's a lot of chatter, when are you going to fight him? Are you serious, are you like The Veil's subordinates? I think gangsters are better than this."

He then took out the Soulsreaper Scythe and challenged them.

"Then, all of you. Fight me. All of you at once."

Meanwhile, in the northern part of Shanzhou City, Xiang Hua and Shenghua Yuan entered an abandoned warehouse.

Xiang Hua opened the lamp in her left gauntlet and flashed it in the warehouse.

"If what Katsuragi said is true, the fragment should be here."

Shenghua then said, "The fragment to open the Abyss portal? People say it's just a fictional thing and the Abyss used the power of their king to come to our realm."

"But, if there is... I will ask our scientists to conduct a study on the fragments."

Back to Katsuragi. He dodged various attacks from The Veil's subordinates while using Divine Eyes to probe their information one by one.

Name: Eron Valteer

Age: 34

Height/Weight: 189 cm / 94 kg

Skills: Bone-Crusher Fist (close-range combat), Pain Endurance (can fight through injuries).

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Name: Selra Myrine

Age: 28

Height/Weight: 168 cm / 56 kg

Skills: Corrosive Brew Creation, Smoke Screen Generation, Quick Reagents Mixing.

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Name: Dravik Kurn

Age: 22

Height/Weight: 175 cm / 70 kg

Skills: Enhanced Agility, Long-Range Marksmanship, Shadow Meld (short duration).

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Katsuragi just grinned before starting to run in the opposite direction.

"Oi, don't run! Chase him!"

They began to chase Katsuragi into a deserted alleyway, realizing that he had already trapped them They began to chase Katsuragi into a deserted alleyway, realizing that he was already trapped they began to approach.

But Katsuragi just whistled and looked calm as he leaning against the wall. He took out his gun and aimed it upwards.

"Jackpot."

BANG!

The bullet hit a rope above, knocking down a large cage, trapping The Veil's subordinates inside.

"Huh!? What's happened?! Hey get us out of here now!"

Katsuragi walked away whistling, clearly ignore them because he knew that the cage was specially made to withstand the power of the Awakeners. But as soon as he came out of the alley, a knife was thrown at him. Luckily, he managed to dodge.

"Nice throw. For End Bringer like you."

Katsuragi turned to face Tetsuya Ren in front of him. He then stepped forward a little, giving Tetsuya a sarcastic look.

"So you're trying to challenge The Veil alone? You're crazy, but I admit you can hold your wits about you to lead those fools into a trap."

He then took out his communication device and showed it to Katsuragi.

"Why don't you just give up, Katsuragi. With just one command, I can open five gates that will cause the Abyss Outbreak."

He said that with full confidence, Katsuragi just chuckled at that.

"Then, do it."

Tetsuya sighes.

"You're not serious at all. Launch Abyss Outbreak now."

...

Katsuragi just yawned, while Tetsuya was confused because nothing happened.

"I said.. LAUNCH ABYSS OUTBREAK NOW!"

He then heard a rather rough male voice through his communication device.

"Sorry bro, but all your subordinates have fallen and we have collected all the fragments of Abyss."

Hearing this, Tetsuya looked annoyed and then looked at Katsuragi again. Look at the smile on his face.

"Oh, sorry, but I think I told Pathkeeper of Creation and her friends about your plan. And well, it seems your 'epic' plan has failed."

Katsuragi immediately took out Soulsreaper Scythe to filter out Tetsuya's attack, who was rushing in with his sword.

"You're getting on my nerves now.. I'm gonna kill you.."

Katsuragi smirked.

"Feel free to try."

He then pushed Tetsuya away from him. His eyes began to glow as soon as he activated his 'Divine Eyes'.He then pushed Tetsuya away from him. His eyes began to glow as he activated his 'Divine Eyes' to see Tetsuya's abilities.

Instead of finding out Tetsuya Ren's information, Katsuragi saw something written that said,

[You are allowed to use the opponent's ability for 30 minutes. Defeat him to get that ability.]

"Wow, writing appeared in my head. It's like in a video game, whatever."

Tetsuya used his ability called 'Hardened Obsidian' to turn his sword into sharp obsidian.

SWING!

He attacked Katsuragi with his obsidian sword, but he easily dodged. Until Tetsuya saw a gap behind his defense.

"I got you now!"

CLANG!

Tetsuya was surprised, seeing that Katsuragi managed to catch his sword using the gauntlets. But his shadow gauntlets began to harden like obsidian.

"You don't mind if I borrow your strength for a moment, right?"

Katsuragi asked with a sly smile. He then punched Tetsuya in the stomach until he hit the wall.

POW!

THUMP!

"Argh!"

Tetsuya crashed into the wall behind him. He immediately got up and looked at Katsuragi angrily.

"What, You want to fight with just your fists? Fine, I respect you."

Katsuragi returns Soulsreaper Scythe to particle form and prepares his stance.

He lowered his center of gravity, one leg sliding back into a diagonal stance. His hands hovered in front of him, one guarding his chest, the other extended slightly forward, fingers loose, baiting for an opening. The posture wasn’t rigid; it flowed like water, coiled like a snake, ready to spring.

Tetsuya also laughed a little when he saw the posture Katsuragi was taking.

"Where did you pick up this fighting style?"

"What? Never heard of martial arts? This is Silat."

Tetsuya just shook his head and started to attack Katsuragi. But what he didn't expect was that Katsuragi moved nimbly and parried every attack he threw.

WHSSHH!

With his chest exposed, Katsuragi used his palm to attack.

PAK!

A sudden palm strike drives shock into the sternum, making it hard for Tetsuya to breathe.

"W-What kind of attack was that? He only used his palm, it shouldn't be this bad!"

Katsuragi just smirked and attacked Tetsuya again. The movements and attacks given were very fast, causing Tetsuya a bit of trouble.

"Hurry up, an End Bringer like you won't be so weak. Oh, I forgot, you're actually on the lowest rank of the 7 End Bringers. Is that right?"

"SHUT UP!"

Tetsuya's eyes began to shine a golden color, he began to move faster causing Katsuragi to take a defensive position.

"Good.. this is what I've been waiting for."

THUMP!

BAM!

Tetsuya continued to attack until he began to tire. And that's what Katsuragi wanted. He smiled widely, his body began to emit a blue and red aura. His left eye glowed bright blue.

"Let me borrow a little of your strength, Lucia.."

He attacked Tetsuya's chest with his palm, this time faster and with more impact.

"Jackpot."

Thwack—ZZRAKK!

Tetsuya was thrown far and hit the wall again, and this time harder. Causing him to be unable to stand and fall.

"Urgh..."

Xiang Hua then walked with Kai towards Katsuragi. Then saw what happened.

"It looks like you really managed to do this on your own." Kai said.

"Heh of course." Katsuragi replied.

"KATSURAGI!"

A woman's voice was heard shouting at him. Katsuragi turned around and saw Carmira running towards him in a state of anxiety.

"What's wrong?"

"M-Madam Lucia.. was attacked."

Hearing that, Katsuragi was surprised and asked.

"Where is she?"

"In Nexus Haven. Someone wearing a mask attacked him while we were trying to retrieve the Abyss portal fragment."

This time, Katsuragi looked serious. He then walked towards Kai.

"Take care of Tetsuya Ren. I have to go.."

However, Xiang Hua restrained Katsuragi by holding his shoulder.

"Wait Katsuragi, let me go. Lucia is also my teacher."

...

"Okay, but don't be the reason I'm late."

Katsuragi released Xiang Hua's hand from his shoulder and looked into her eyes with a little anger.

"... Fine."

Meanwhile, Lucia held the part of her abdomen that was pierced. She look at the person who pierced her standing in front of her, holding a crystal.

"Don't take that thing.."

The man looked at Lucia, his mask was made of iron that resembled a skeleton, his body was also covered with damaged clothes and part of his head was covered with a hood, he also holds a large sword.

"You don't know what this Soul Crystal can do. Lucia. Let me keep it than let it be stored in a Shanzhou box and cause it to gather dust."

Soul Crystal. The object mentioned by the man was a crystal, quite small and resembling a drop of water with the symbol of Creation.

SWING!

The man dodged an attack thrown at him. The attack comes from the Soulsreaper Scythe.

"You finally appeared, Shin Katsuragi..."

He moved nimbly and distanced himself from Katsuragi who was in front of him. Staring at him angrily. Katsuragi asked,

"Who are you?"

"Soul Reaver. But unfortunately, now is not the right time for us to fight. Shin Katsuragi."

Soul Reaver then instantly disappeared using a portal he opened with just his hands. When he disappeared, Katsuragi turned to Lucia.

"Lucia. You okay? Xiang Hua, call the medic. Now."

Xiang Hua, who had just arrived, immediately called the medic to take Lucia to the treatment room immediately. She then asked Katsuragi.

"Who is that man?"

Katsuragi replied,

"He called himself Soul Reaver."

Hearing the name, Xiang Hua was confused.

"Soul Reaver? Never heard that name, but I'll hunt him down."

Katsuragi then walked away without paying attention to what Xiang Hua said to him.

"I can't read his information..."

Katsuragi remembered that some time ago he tried to use Divine Eyes on Soul Reaver, but he did not find any information at all.

"Whatever, I better act fast."

He then took out the key to the Vampire Realm. The key emitted a faint light as if it was reacting to him.

At the same time, Katsuragi felt that he was being watched by someone behind the scenes.

"Just come out, I've seen you."

Hearing Katsuragi's voice calling. The person stepped out of the shadows, a woman dressed tactically in black jeans and a black jacket with a purple lightning bolt pattern, Her hair was also tied in a loose ponytail at the back, and her hair in front almost covered her left eye. She also carried a katana with her.

"It seems you do have sharp eyes, Katsuragi."

Katsuragi observed the woman in front of him, this time not using Divine Eyes because he could feel that the woman did not have a threatening aura.

"I am the Pathkeeper of Shadow. Reika Kurogane. Shin Katsuragi, I received a commission to bring you back to Inzumo, from your father. Jigoku Katsuragi."