Grim Reaper in the Apocalypse: Reaping Immortals

A resplendent white beam of light shone down on the eight people below. They looked up with shocked faces at this unexpected turn of events.

As 6th stage Saviors, they understood what this meant.

The ray of light from the heavens was something that all Saviors cherished. It was the cool ice water after working on a hot summer's day. It was a comfortable bed after an exhausting day at work.

This was a Savior's reward after risking their lives fighting Canzers in the Remedium.

The Genesis God extended his hand to them and rewarded them for their service to the City.

No one wanted this to happen more than Tarish. However, she couldn't help but be perplexed as to why they were getting rewarded in the Remedium.

This type of thing only happened if a team of Saviors finished their mission and killed off all the Canzers terrorizing the God's body.

Even though they defeated the Ifrit, they were far from completely eradicating the Canzers inside the Remedium.

Anomaly or not, the fact that Sapient Canzers appeared in the Remedium meant that they were now a part of the mission.

They shouldn't have been rewarded for this mission because they were forced to retreat to the real world and ask for reinforcements from HeadQuarters to deal with the Sapient Infection Canzer.

Was this a mistake or an illusion, Traish pondered. But the facts were right in front of her face. The beam of light had the Genesis God's signature warmth that they were all familiar with.

The only way this is possible is if…the Sapient Canzers are dead?!

She fervently shook her head. No matter how much she tried to think about it, there was no way for Sapient Canzers to die without any reason other than being killed by Saviors.

Her mind went through all kinds of scenarios until an idea popped up in her head.

She slowly looked over to the black battle-suited youth right next to her.

Even though his youth and his gentle features painted a kind and novice Savior who needed coddling, she quickly learned that there was a vicious tiger hidden within him.

Unbelievable as it may have sounded, there was enough evidence to believe that his Physique LifeSkill was rated greater than S class. He couldn't have killed hundreds of Ifrits if it wasn't.

She estimated that his strength was equivalent to around the 4th or 5th stage Student realm just because of his physical strength alone.

There were rumors about him defeating 5th-stage Students, which wasn't that hard to believe once Tarish learned of his true strength.

Atlan was also considered a genius who was able to advance from the 1st stage to the 2nd stage in just one week after his draft.

All the feats and rumors surrounding Atlan painted him as a transcendent genius who could punch two or three stages above his level.

But…can he defeat a Sapient Infection Canzer by himself?

The only conclusion she could come to was an impossible thought. Atlan killed the Sapient Canzers and finished the mission all by himself.

It was much easier to believe that the Sapient Canzers killed themselves rather than believe that a Porter solo-ed a mission meant for a team of veteran Saviors.

She observed Atlan's face a little closer. There was a sense of confidence and assurance in his eyes—the kind that only the truly strong and proven heroes wore on their faces. Meanwhile, her and her team's eyes were still full of precaution because of the looming threat of the Sapient Canzers. They didn't know if the Canzers would change their mind and finish the job.

What if he's not afraid because there's no more Canzers to be afraid of?

The more she thought about it, the more it made sense.

Does that mean he's even more powerful than we thought? Is he hiding a bigger secret other than his LifeSkill being greater than S class?

She could no longer look at Atlan as a novice beginner who'd only been in two missions. She looked at him as a wild card who could pull miracles out of the back of his hand.

The 'conspiracy' in her mind consumed her thoughts until she finally shook herself out of it.

He might be powerful enough to survive against the Sapient Infection Canzers, but he couldn't have possibly killed them. He'd need a specialized Operator construct.

She calmed down once she reached that train of thought.

But I still don't know why we're rewarded with the completion of a mission…

Everyone looked up and saw grains of glistening sand drop down on them like rainfall. It was accompanied by blue wisps that floated like feathers.

"We're blessed…those are SoulTime and experience points!"

"The Genesis God saw our suffering and decided to reward us…"

They spread their arms and welcomed the rewards floating inside the beam of white light.

Atlan watched as blue wisps and grains of sparkling sand seeped into his skin and went directly onto his Soul System.

The grains of sand flowed over to the giant hourglass floating in the darkness of his Soul System just beside his LifeSkill solar system.

[SoulTime]

—55 yrs : 150 d : 04 hrs : 59 min : 51 s

Atlan gained 5 years and a couple of days as his reward from the Genesis God. For him, this wasn't that big of a deal. He could gain double this amount by using his Photosynthesis mutation for a couple of seconds under the intense heat of the sun.

But for others, it was a literal godsend.

"Yes! An extra 5 years!"

The injuries in their bodies slowly closed up as the sands of SoulTime entered their body. They felt rejuvenated as if they were reborn anew.

From what Atlan learned, the Genesis God gave back the SoulTime that a Savior lost in the Remedium, plus a little extra for their efforts.

If their original SoulTime was about 25 years and they lost 24 years during a mission, then the Genesis God would give a total of 30 years of SoulTime to them, which consisted of the lost 24 years and an extra 5 years.

"Finally! It's been a while since I've seen the glory of those blue wisps!"

The 6th stage Saviors rejoiced as a thousand blue wisps entered their Soul System and filled up their LifeSkill planets.

Since they were in the 6th stage, they needed thousands more experience points to level up to the next stage, but they were satisfied with this result.

But then, their joy was quickly replaced with shock as they saw a bright light in the corner of their eyes.

They looked at the Star Porter and saw him glowing a bright white light by the edges of his skin!

He was advancing to the next stage!