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"When...didn't it already exist from the very beginning?"
"If there were monsters from the beginning, it would have been impossible for humanity to have survived until this era, right?"
“That’s right. Even if there were still humans who survived, they wouldn’t have formed cities like they do now. Instead, they would have been scattered in small numbers in hidden areas to avoid attacks from the monsters.”
If these three armed detectives were sent to the worlds of Attack on Titan or Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, they would probably have a more direct understanding of the world in which humans are besieged and hunted by groups of other beings.
The girls, who were talking, stopped in their tracks after turning into an alley on the side of the street, and their smiles quickly faded.
"Did you notice?"
"Two people on the west side."
"They're fighting, but it seems they're using an ability similar to dispelling ordinary people."
"Avoid."
Just as the armed detectives were about to leave after taking a few seconds to reach a conclusion, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them and blocked their way.
"Sorry, this is the territory of the 'Cult of the Restoration'. Unless there are special circumstances, please proceed immediately—wait, you're not time travelers?"
The transmigrator, who was speaking halfway through, sounded surprised. But after noticing the three girls' unusual behavior, his cold expression changed—turning into one of twisted malice: "This is really great. Not only were we dumped in this godforsaken place half a month ago, but those guys are even worried that the bald guy will interfere and prevent us from harming the natives here... If the natives won't work, how about mercenaries from another world?"
"We accept the employment of another time traveler."
Reiji, still expressionless, stepped forward: "I will not interfere in your fight. Leave now."
"No emotion? I like it. I hope you can maintain this expression even when you die—A.vadaKeda.vra!"
A beam of fluorescent green light shot from the wand held aloft by the transmigrator toward the girl, only to be struck mid-flight by the twin swords swung by Aria.
"Useless natives! This is a force you cannot possibly contend with!"
The fluorescent green light, which had no physical form, ignored the twin swords and passed right through them.
"boom--"
Facing the incoming bullets with a disdainful expression, the transmigrator casually waved his staff to cast a defensive spell before refocusing his attention on the Killing Curse. The next moment—
"What--?!"
Just as it had ignored the killing curse of the twin swords a moment before, the bullet fired from the flintlock pistol also ignored the existence of the defensive spell, piercing into the transmigrator's body in his astonished gaze.
Origin: Reversal
P.S.: There were eight sensitive words in total. I thought I was writing a smutty novel.
Information Integration Thought System: Chapter 601 Apocalypse: Famine
Unlike Kiritsugu Emiya, who used ribs as material, regardless of whether there are individuals in this world who need Lin Yi to use a part of his own body tissue to reverse, the mere fact that his own existence is exposed probably means that Lin Yi will not adopt the same production method.
The main material of the Origin Bomb is still metal, but 0.1 mg of diluted blood is added to the metal.
What is needed is not the blood of the information body, but the "reversal" concept carried in the blood.
Due to limitations in the carrier and quantity, the Origin Bullet that Lin Yi gave to Feng Lizi could not demonstrate a very advanced concept of reversal, but rather a reversal that was easier for people to understand—the reversal of abilities.
The transmigrator wasn't particularly flustered when hit by the bullet. Rather than being surprised that he had been hit, he was more surprised that the bullet could ignore the defensive spell.
As for his own body... although it couldn't compare to those mechanized transmigrators who transformed their entire skin into Adamantium, its strength was definitely comparable to that of the force side. With the kinetic energy carried by this bullet, it would at most penetrate three centimeters of flesh and tissue before getting stuck.
Indeed, the bullets that easily pierced the defensive spells failed to penetrate the enemy's body. For an opponent who naturally assumed the other was a high-attack, low-skill mage, there was probably no more despairing scene than this. However, this time was clearly different. At least before seeing despair in the eyes of the otherworldly mercenaries, the transmigrator himself had already felt this emotion.
Within his body, the magic power that had been exchanged from the "God Space" at the cost of a large number of reward points was restless. The magic power that was originally as docile as a sheep began to surge violently, not only frantically squeezing the energy circuits formed by magic, but also causing the magic power to flow in reverse near the parts hit by the bullet.
The Avada Kedavra curse collapsed immediately, and the fluorescent green light dissipated in mid-air. If it were just a normal magical backflow, the transmigrator's physical abilities would only end there at most. From then on, with his equally enhanced physical strength, whether to continue attacking or retreating would be a minor matter.
However, the concept of reversal derived from Lin Yi's diluted blood has never been limited by any single-attribute concept.
After his magic circuits collapsed due to the reverse flow of magic, the second "reversal" occurred in his body.
In the transmigrator's senses, the density of his flesh, which had increased dramatically due to the enhanced level of enhancement, began to degrade. In less than five seconds, his body went from being a superhuman to an ordinary person—until it reached the limit of an ordinary person's near-death state before stabilizing again. However, the transmigrator had long since lost the ability to stand.
Its cloudy eyes stared in horror as the bullet fell from its withered flesh. It opened its mouth as if to say something, but its teeth fell out one after another from its withered gums, choking in its throat and mouth. Its slow and labored heartbeat placed an unbearable burden on its decaying body, and after only three beats, it fell completely silent.
The time it would take hundreds of years for someone beyond mortals to traverse from prosperity to decline, the time traveler accomplished in eight seconds.
After witnessing such a horrific scene, not only the transmigrator who experienced it firsthand, but even the girl who caused it was terrified. Looking at the transmigrator's limp, shrunken body lying on the ground, she subconsciously took two steps back.
"...What...is this...?"
The intense sense of crisis she had felt not long ago vanished. Reggie loosened her grip on the sniper rifle, took out her gloves, cut off a small piece of flesh from the transmigrator, and picked up the bullet that was somewhat deformed from the strong impact: "Leave. They will soon discover that something is wrong here."
The armed detective girls hurriedly left, and a few minutes later, a figure descended from the sky, staring at the transmigrator's shrunken corpse in silence.
"It seems that the long period of peace has made them forget the terror of the 'Resurrected Gods'."
[Don't act impulsively. It's not yet certain whether it was the person who crossed over from Yi②k另u删鸸溜弃 (四)ba who made the move.]
"Who else could it be? The people from the 'Equality Organization' are all under my surveillance, and all the famous heroes have been reassigned to other places, and they died such tragic deaths... Besides those transmigrators who are experts in torture, who else in this world could do this?"
Although I really wanted to say that the "Cult of Apocalypse" had done similar things many times before, it would only provoke them. The voice on the other end could only try its best to persuade them: "Calm down. Our Hero Association will give you an explanation for this. You don't want to incur the wrath of 'Vacuum Shatter' while fighting against 'Terminator,' do you?"
"...I want to see results within three days."
【Can】
Central District, Hero Association.
After calming down the angry interstellar traveler on the other side, the association president, who knew too much, sighed deeply, rubbed his temples, and muttered to himself.
"A troubled autumn..."
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"what is this?"
The next day, the armed detective girl, returning to the Central District with her wounds, handed over not only the monster's flesh and blood, but also a small piece of shrunken tissue, and honestly answered Lin Yi's questions.
"The transmigrator hit by the Origin Bullet".
Lin Yi suddenly realized, and looked at Feng Lizi beside him with a smile: "It seems that it really gave you a big surprise."
Are you sure it wasn't just a fright?
"In the end, you survived because of it, didn't you?"
He casually tossed two sets of experimental materials into a petri dish: "Did you encounter a time traveler?"
"The two camps are very likely to be the 'Cult of the Apocalypse' and the 'Organization of Equality.' Our attack on one side without your permission may attract their attention. If necessary, they can kill us to appease them."
Lin Yi shook his head at the expressionless girl who suggested killing him: "I know you don't want to be handed over to the transmigrators alive, but believe me, a corpse can't hide much information. In this world, even 'death' may not be irreversible."
He paused for a moment, then added, "Besides, this matter might not be that troublesome."
He placed the three tubes of medicine, which had already been prepared, in front of him.
"This is?"
"The finished product created using the freakish organization you brought back earlier is called Controllable Cancer Mutant Cell Mutant - Human Applicable Version. A simpler name is 'Hunger,' and there are also advanced versions such as Gluttony, Greed, and Devouring."
At this point, a smile appeared in Lin Yi's eyes: "It's a kind of enhancement system specially created for groups like you who can't fight against transmigrators, Apocalypse: Famine."
Information Integration Thought Entity: Chapter 602 The House of Evolution
The "Apocalypse Knight" project, which had almost stalled after being half-completed in the "Heroic Era" world, is progressing again with the acquisition of new samples and materials. However, Lin Yi's current environment clearly does not allow him to directly consume massive amounts of resources to build a complete entity as he did in the "Heroic Era" world. Instead, he needs to start from the smallest individual and guide "Famine" to gradually devour and strengthen it...
Undoubtedly, the birth of any apocalypse requires massive resources and energy. When resources are scarce, the demand for energy expands to a terrifying level. Relying solely on Lin Yi's supply would probably require draining the entire information system to make it possible. However, this contradicts the original intention: Lin Yi needs a usable "weapon," not one that requires sacrificing himself to obtain it.
Since we cannot supply energy ourselves, we must naturally turn to external sources.
Fortunately, this world, or rather this entire "closed system," has an abundant group of energy—transmigrators.
Unlike outside the closed system, where one might only occasionally find one or two powerful individuals by spending a lot of time, energy, and luck, the birth of powerful transmigrators within the closed system is almost unrestricted. As long as the reward points are sufficient, even a pig can be strengthened into a mythical Marshal Tianpeng. This can be seen from the "Zi. Tan Quan" and "Fu He Quan" systems that Lin Yi had previously encountered.
These highly enhanced transmigrators all carried a large amount of energy, making them an ideal energy source for "Famine." Therefore, in Lin Yi's design, it naturally became a mutated gene that only had the ability to devour alien energy. Not only would it no longer oppress the holder, but it would even enhance the holder in various ways to make it more effective in seizing alien energy from the outside world.
After Lin Yi's explanation, the three female detectives finally accepted this "enhancement." After all, it took considerable courage for them, who still harbored fantasies about the future, to be injected with mutated substances extracted from the deformed body of the "Gluttonous Monster": they were worried that they would end up with the same appearance as the "Gluttonous Monster."
"Regardless of whether it will turn into that kind of thing, don't you think that the 'Gluttonous Monster' form is more conducive to survival?"
Aria froze upon hearing Lin Yi's unintentional remark.
"Thick layers of fat can block most kinetic energy. Even sharp weapons can be significantly reduced by the thickness of fat, not to mention the crushing effect brought by the huge size and mass. If it weren't for the fact that it would make the body and mind sluggish, an enhanced form like the 'Gluttonous Monster' would be more suitable for you who lack means of survival."
Please don't do that!
This time, not only Aria, but even Reki, who always judges things with a calm mind, silently stood beside her.
"...Fine, whatever you want."
Shrugging, Lin Yi didn't delve deeper into the topic: "Your mission is suspended tomorrow. Stay here and get used to your 'hunger' abilities."
"We have no objections, but what about you?"
Lin Yi glanced out the window in the direction of the Hero Association and said in a normal tone, "It seems the Transcendent Alliance wants to see us."
The next day, Lin Yicai arrived at the association's headquarters and discovered that the Hero Association was not only looking for transmigrators from the Central District, but also summoning all members below S-rank registered with the Hero Association from other cities. And the reason for the summons was perfectly reasonable.
"Two days ago, we discovered traces of the monster organization, the House of Evolution, in H City. To prevent them from causing further destruction and greater damage to people's lives and property, the Hero Association has decided to gather everyone to take action before they officially launch their operation and eliminate this evil organization!"
"Of course, it's not that we're unwilling to activate stronger S-class heroes, but they have more important missions to complete, so this time we can only rely on everyone's strength..."
That's what they say, but the president of the Hero Association knows all too well why the S-class heroes can't be deployed. With the conflict between the "Cult of Restoration" and the "Organization of Equality" becoming increasingly serious, the transmigrators among the S-class heroes are either choosing sides or leaving. They don't have time to waste on these side quests that are not only time-consuming but also yield little reward.
Not to mention, according to the "Law of Heaven and Earth" theory, the transmigrator who killed the "Wizard" should be a hero with A-level or lower abilities, otherwise it would be impossible to leave such obvious traces after killing the "Wizard".
"...This is all the information we have about the 'House of Evolution.' If there are no problems, please set off immediately!"
With the association president's order, the heroes, who had been eager to get started, set off in groups of three or five toward their target. Each hero is a strong individual with their own personality, and this is especially true for the stronger the hero. In contrast, heroes who operate as a team, like the Armed Detective Girls, are so few that they can be ignored. So it is not surprising that this situation has occurred.
Rather than seeing it as a manifestation of 'self-centeredness and individuality,' it might be more appropriate to view it as a 'hero complex' that has been strengthened to a certain extent.
Thinking it over, Lin Yi took the tram from the Central District like an ordinary person, and spent more than three hours to reach his destination, H City. Just before he was about to enter the area where the House of Evolution was located, he encountered an unexpected person.
"It's dangerous here, please leave immediately."
Blonde hair, golden eyes, and a semi-mechanical suit—her signature appearance.
It was none other than Genos, an important supporting character whose appearance frequency in the "plot" of the transmigrators' intelligence was second only to the protagonist.
If there are two characters in this story world who cannot be easily influenced even by galactic powers—the "Cult of the Apocalypse" and the "Organization of Equality"—then these characters appearing around the protagonist are probably among them. Regardless of the protagonist's feelings, they must consider whether attacking Genos will lead to a confrontation with the bald man. And if they do confront the bald man, how confident are they that they won't lose their temper and cause the story to go haywire? And if the story goes haywire, how likely are they to gain an advantage under the "Vacuum Shatterer" who is in charge of managing this world?
This resulted in the fact that while most S-class heroes were caught up in the conflict between the two organizations, only a few characters around the protagonist in the story remained oblivious and continued to act on their own.
Clearly, the actions of this cyborg were completely unexpected.
P.S.: Fourth update. Thank you everyone for the criticism; there might be a fifth update depending on the situation.
Information Integration Thought Entity: Chapter 603 Nuclear Fist
"The Hero Association's mission."
A brief and clear explanation, but in the three hours before Lin Yi, many people had probably already given this explanation, and Genos skillfully presented his proof of heroism.
S-Class 107
The pale gold S-rank symbol would put every native hero who comes here to shame.
"My name is Genos. I'm currently dealing with the events at the House of Evolution. The situation here is beyond your capabilities, so please leave as soon as possible!"
Without waiting for Lin Yi's response, he disappeared into the distance, propelled by the jet propulsion device on his back.
"The House of Evolution?"
If it was uncertain before, it now seems clear enough.
After the time traveler intervened, this "House of Evolution" is definitely not as simple as described in the story. The fact that the Hero Association summoned a large number of heroes to attack it already reveals its strangeness. Now there is also an S-class hero who is a native hero. It is unknown whether the C-class hero ranked 388 is here. If he is here, Lin Yi can probably save a lot of trouble.
"Not bad either."
He muttered to himself as he continued forward.
It took half an hour to reach the destination—the entrance to the underground base built by the House of Evolution. Along the way, we saw the corpses of heroes who had been brutally murdered more than once. While there were monsters and mutants created by the House of Evolution, their numbers were clearly far fewer than the number of heroes. It's no wonder that the righteous characters in the story chose to stop the Hero Association's heroes from entering from the sidelines. After all, these heroes, who were not capable enough, were just there to be killed: they couldn't even beat the minions along the way, yet they wanted to team up to fight the BOSS?
Lin Yi cut a small piece of tissue from the corpse of a mutated mosquito hanging on a tree trunk and threw it into the collection device. Looking down at the ground, he asked, "Isn't it boring for one to stay underground?"
"Hehehe, it seems you're different from those idiots; you actually managed to discover the existence of the Earth-Drilling Grandpa! As a reward, I'll save one for you—"
The fist that came crashing down on him cut off the burrowing monster's last words. With a sharp whistling sound as the air was torn apart, a raging gust of wind swept up clumps of branches and debris. The "burrowing monster" at the very center was completely obliterated, except for its two small feet that were still buried underground. Its entire upper body vanished without a trace, leaving only a trail of blood that stretched more than a hundred meters behind it as proof of its existence.
He pulled his fist back: "Bomb punch, so-so effect."
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