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At the horizon, one end of the translucent sphere "supports" the land—the bottom of which is where the beluga whale, now completely unrecognizable, once stood, while the other end "supports" the vast blue sky, gradually repelling and pushing away all the "matter" it comes into contact with...
Re:CREATORS: Chapter 550 Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- (The End)
Luck is a very subtle thing. Sometimes it has no effect, but sometimes it is a matter of life and death, even if it only gives you a little more "distance" than other unlucky people.
Mu Anchun was luckier than the other transmigrator in her group. When she saw the semi-transparent sphere appear on the horizon, she was stunned, just like Jill Boning. However, the sword demon beside her pulled her back just as she was about to be swept back by the air purged from the higher environment. Ignoring the desperate cries and pleas for help behind her, he ran as fast as he could under the sky, which had become crystal clear after the white fog had dissipated.
Not only were the people on the ground fleeing, but the magical beasts in the sky were also fleeing. However, the speed at which this "sphere" spread in mid-air was far beyond what it could do on the ground. As the first "white whale" was crushed into the ground without any resistance, the second white whale was quickly caught up by the spreading sphere. Its bloated body made it impossible for it to avoid this all-encompassing attack. Amidst the roar that echoed across most of the wasteland, it was also pushed to the ground, dragging a "path" made of flesh and bones as it disappeared before everyone's eyes.
If the first scene was merely shocking, then the death of the second beluga whale was nothing short of horrifying.
From the perspective of "magic," this "magic" is so simple that it is almost monotonous. There is no change in temperature or change in the form of matter. It only has a simple "repulsion" - the ability to repel all matter it comes into contact with.
However, once this repulsion exceeds your fastest movement speed, the outcome you are about to face is completely predictable.
As the bloody traces of the second beluga whale's death were crushed into dust by the ever-expanding translucent sphere, the third beluga whale also met its end.
Having witnessed the death of its "kind," the monster had almost lost all judgment. With its massive body no longer a reliable means of resistance, it instinctively moved toward the other largest object in its field of vision—the giant tree that seemed to be the fulcrum of the world.
The translucent sphere, after making contact with the tree trunk as intended, snapped with a piercing crack in less than 0.3 seconds.
On the ground, looking up at the enormous shadow that seemed to stretch to the other side of the world and keep falling, Mu Anchun felt an indescribable terror welling up in her heart.
"Shinra Tensei... no, not Shinra Tensei... a transmigrator... no... where am I, what am I doing..."
"calm down!"
The sharp pain in his cheek brought the transmigrator back to his senses. When he subconsciously looked up, he saw a face that should not have been there.
"It's you... wait, tell me why? Didn't you say you were going to help me take his power? That's why I tried everything to bring him along with those burdens, but what's with his power?!"
Pointing to the enormous "sphere" on the horizon that stretched across the earth like a mountain range, Mu Anchun's voice was almost in despair: "Is this—really 'Shinra Tensei'?!"
"calm down."
The "veteran" gave the time traveler a cold glance and said indifferently, "It's not time to give up yet. His ability to expand to the point of completely ignoring a dead end has indeed exceeded my expectations, but it hasn't been without its price."
"cost?"
"Didn't you notice? Apart from you, who I pulled out, all the characters involved in this storyline have been wiped out."
With the reminder from the "veteran," Mu Anchun noticed that not only Crusch Karsten and Phyllis, but also the Sword Demon who had helped him escape earlier was nowhere to be found, not to mention the mercenaries and knights whose strength was not even as great as that Sword Demon.
If the "veteran" in front of me is telling the truth, then everyone else who participated in this White Whale extermination operation, except for her, has been wiped out—not by the White Whale, but in the ruins beneath that "sphere".
"Killing villains can enhance one's abilities, but killing heroes will only weaken them. No matter how much one's abilities have been enhanced before, killing so many heroes, including important supporting characters, at once will leave one severely injured, if not dead."
"It seems you already knew."
The sudden voice made Mu Anchun, who was about to speak, freeze. Suppressing her panic, she was about to turn around when she heard those words again—
"If I'm not mistaken, you contacted both of them before I set foot in the capital, right? But one accepted and the other refused."
Seeing that the transmigrator Lin Yi, who was standing stiffly with his back to him, showed no intention of making a move, or rather, that he didn't have the ability to do so even if he wanted to, he was now.
After squandering all the power enhancements from the royal prison, Lin Yi went on to kill hundreds of positive characters, including two important figures of the same caliber as the candidates for the throne. Now, the strength of Lin Yi's abilities is even weaker than when he first entered this world.
but……
"Aren't you going to do it?"
He looked past the traveler's back and stared with interest at the "veteran" whose face was full of apprehension, even a hint of retreat and fear: "Just like you said, I've shed more than one layer of skin now. If you want to make a move, now is the best time."
"..."
"..."
The silence of less than five seconds seemed longer than any wait. When the "veteran" took a step forward, all the designs and conspiracies came to an end.
Feeling the warmth draining from her chest, Mu Anchun's face retained a hint of relief and relaxation, ironically becoming the final period of this world's last scene.
"you win."
Wiping the blood off his hands and keeping a distance, the "veteran" conveyed an unmistakable signal of peace: "I'll tell you everything you want to know. In exchange, we'll be even after we leave this story world."
"Yeah, that sounds good."
Shifting his gaze from the corpse of the transmigrator before him, and turning his back to the semi-circular "basin" with a radius of over 5000 meters behind him, Lin Yi asked directly, "Where is the male protagonist?"
"Dead. The 'plot' of this world is incomplete; it only ends after the fourth part, which is after the battle with the White Whale. Even without your intervention, this story world would have completely disappeared after this part of the plot ended."
"So that's why you call these worlds 'story worlds'?"
"Heh, otherwise do you think we... with my meager abilities, would dare to cause trouble around the people the Witch of Jealousy is watching? Because it's an incomplete storyline, you can probably assume that the other characters in the setting don't exist, except for those characters appearing in the storyline. Of course, it's different in a complete world. In those complete storyline worlds, a seemingly insignificant character might turn out to be a big boss. If you're not careful, not only newcomers but even veterans might not survive."
Lin Yi nodded as if he understood: "So, your coming to this world wasn't a mission for the 'Transmigrators' Alliance' to protect newcomers, as you said?"
"I applied for this myself. There are indeed tasks for you newbies, but they're not mandatory at all. You can just take a look at them casually. Hehe, I can get over 1000 points for killing any villain here, but protecting newbies only gives me 100 points. Do you think transmigrators who are capable of entering these worlds would waste their time for such a small amount of points?"
A few simple answers directly destroyed the "Transmigrator Alliance" that had previously been presented to the newcomers as a glorious and righteous entity, replacing it with another world filled with indifference.
But only in this way can people feel the reality.
Lin Yi does not deny that there are environments full of hope and love in the world, but it is abnormal if the entire organization has the same style - love can certainly fill people with hope, but can love alone generate electricity?
When resources are scarce, they must be acquired from the outside world; when trade fails, plunder must be used to complete the transaction. This is an absolute truth of human development.
As an organization that replaced the Main God Space, if the Transmigrator Alliance were really that simple, it would have been replaced long ago.
Therefore, this "alliance of time travelers," which contains both light and darkness, feels more real.
"The second question is, what are your goals in this story world?"
The "veteran" frowned, and only after confirming that Lin Yi did not intend to make a sudden move did he reply: "It is impossible to take anything out of an incomplete story world like this, so there is no point in exploring it in depth. It will all disappear soon when the story ends."
Although the "veteran" didn't finish speaking, Lin Yi roughly understood what he meant: "So, as transmigrators who don't belong to this world, can the things that come from 'us' be preserved?"
“That’s right, to be precise, it’s your abilities. The unique ‘blessing’ of this world is a pretty good ability. A single one isn’t much, but dozens or hundreds of them piled up can make even a pig become a god. Many transmigrators in the alliance are secretly acquiring these blessings. Originally, I planned to find a few people with blessings, strip them of their abilities, and leave, but your ability is too rare, so I’ve set my sights on you.”
"In order to get you into this final dead end, we had to eliminate all the coordinates that would allow you to confirm whether you were in the game, which meant eliminating the other newcomers. I didn't expect that you would still get out in the end."
After directly acknowledging all the objectives of the operation, the "veteran" said in his usual tone: "Don't blame me. If it were anyone else, they would definitely take action if they saw your abilities."
Lin Yi remained noncommittal to the sophistry of the "veterans," only raising a final question... or rather, an order.
"You should know the coordinates of the other story worlds, right?"
"of course."
"That--"
The dark pupils were gradually replaced by the spinning vortex. In the moment before his consciousness was swallowed up, the "veteran" vaguely saw another pair of eyes watching him.
"farewell."
Compared to the unsecured exchanges between intelligent life forms, the true God Realm is more inclined towards one-sided plunder.
P.S.: A belated 3,000 words
Information Integration Thought Entity: Chapter 551 Academy City
Academy City.
Located in western Tokyo, it is an informal organization created by Aleister Crowley, the chairman of the board, over a period of 50 years, and is fully managed by the “Board of Directors”.
Academy City is a vast collection of educational institutions comprised of twenty-three school districts, offering special education programs designed to discover superpowers, primarily recruiting students from outside the city. According to incomplete statistics, the city's permanent population has reached a staggering 230 million…
Of course, this is all historical data.
When Lin Yi followed the fragmented information left behind by the "veteran" and set foot in the location of this organization, which was "famous" even within the Transmigrator Alliance, the population had already swelled to 250 million.
Of the additional 200,000 people, 90% are characters from other worlds, and 10% are true "time travelers".
In other words, there are more than 2 transmigrators in this academy city alone.
The reason why so many transmigrators gather in one environment is not just because "Academy City" is a relatively well-known place among transmigrators. If it were just because of the name "Academy City", it would probably only attract a few dozen or a hundred transmigrators who are interested in the ability system or plot characters here. The real reason why a large number of transmigrators choose to stay here is simply something else.
Following the information left behind by the "veteran," Lin Yi silently recited two words in his heart after stepping into the Academy City.
【attribute】
After a brief pause, numerous 0 and 1 values flashed alternately on the retina. To passersby who continued to act as usual, it appeared to be the same as what the "veteran" remembered. Only the person involved could see these things.
Soon, after the data of Lin Yi, the "new transmigrator," was read and entered, the familiar attribute page appeared.
No.: 274125
Power: 14
Constitution: 15
Agility: 15
Mental state: ??? (Unpredictable due to special circumstances)
Ability: Shinra Tensei
Ability Assessment: S
Current strength LV1 (Low ability, able to barely bend a spoon, offering virtually no help in daily life.)
All things Tianyin
Ability Assessment: S
Current strength LV1 (Low ability, able to barely bend a spoon, offering virtually no help in daily life.)
Overall rating: E (As a newcomer, you have great potential, but in any world, there are always many geniuses who die young.)
Score: 17442
"...Is that really how it is?"
Lin Yi didn't pay much attention to the data on his retina. Rather than ability evaluations, he was more concerned about the "attribute list" that existed in this Academy City and had a very high degree of similarity to the God Space.
According to the memories of the "veterans," after the last batch of reincarnators, who were also the first batch of transmigrators, destroyed the main god space, they selectively preserved some usable systems, including this system that could clearly present each transmigrator's own abilities and attributes.
However, due to their incompleteness, these systems can no longer provide query services to reincarnators through a single terminal (the God Watch) as they did when the God Space existed. Instead, they can only function randomly within a limited range of a fixed world, such as the current Academy City. Only those within this space can access queries; once they leave this range, they can do nothing.
Of course, this alone wouldn't be enough to draw over 2 transmigrators to this place. While methods for assessing one's power aren't exactly commonplace, some worlds with special abilities have similar methods. The real reason transmigrators prefer to stay in Academy City is—
【exchange】
Current Reincarnation Level: LV3
Currently, powerful abilities below LV3 can be exchanged in the world.
Telekinesis (LV3)
Metal Manipulation (LV3)
Liquid Mastery (LV3)
Low-temperature domain (LV3)
…2 (This appears to be a fragment of a larger text, possibly a corrupted or incomplete sentence. A direct translation isn't
In addition to these abilities, the domain also found items such as "computational networks," "ability stimulant drugs," and "ability development equations" that are designed for ability development and enhancement.
Just as the "veteran" remembered, every world with a remnant system of the God Space retains the original God Space's exchange mechanism to some extent. However, the exchange options have changed from almost unlimited options in the complete God Space to options that can only be exchanged in this world. Moreover, the most powerful ones cannot be exchanged. For example, in this Academy City world, the strongest ability that can be directly exchanged is only the LV4 instant teleportation ability, and its price is 24 times more expensive than the LV3 ability, reaching as many as 240000 exchange points.
It's important to understand that even if Lin Yi wiped out the entire expeditionary force along with the white whale in a near-massacre, he would only get a little over 14000 points in the end, which is enough to exchange for a level 3 superpower at most. If he really had the ability to collect 240000 points, he probably wouldn't even bother with a mere level 4 teleportation.
The root cause of this situation is likely that the exchange mechanism of the God Space has become chaotic due to damage. At least, there is no way that such a chaotic price system could appear in the exchange system set up by Lin Yi himself.
Even so, with the help of various damaged systems, this academy city quickly became a "transfer point" where a large number of transmigrators gathered. Whether it was exchanging small items from the exchange system or trading with other transmigrators stranded here, it was a very convenient place. Even the "veteran" who had sacrificed himself was a LV3 reincarnator who settled here (an evaluation system left over from the God Space, which can be improved by completing tasks, which can increase the privilege of exchange options; Lin Yi's current LV3 evaluation was plundered from the "veteran") was one of them, but he could never come back.
Not only Academy City, but there are several similar worlds in the memories of the "veterans". However, given Lin Yi's current needs and conditions, Academy City is the best option. Naturally, there is no need to go to those worlds with insufficient information.
After confirming that the remnant system of the Main God Space did indeed exist, Lin Yi no longer hesitated. He directly dialed a simple phone number on a public phone by the roadside, hung up, and began to wait.
Compared to the parallel worlds I've encountered before, Academy City is far ahead in terms of not only superpowers, but also in terms of technological development (it's a different story compared to the interstellar era). Not only are there patrol robots everywhere on the roads, but even the airship-like instruments that occasionally fly overhead are constantly monitoring the area with 360-degree surveillance cameras.
Soon, Lin Yi, the intruder who was not registered in any records, was identified and discovered by the monitoring system.
Information Integration Thought Entity: Chapter 552 The Future Absolute Ability User
The first person to arrive was not a time traveler who came to greet them, but a student with an armband tied to his shoulder—probably a "disciplinary committee member" who was somewhat different from the general concept in the "veteran's" memory.
Although they are all students, Academy City has the concept of superpowers, so students here cannot be regarded as ordinary students in other worlds... In the end, in the "plot world" that transmigrators know, more than 90% of the protagonists are students. Normally, no world can ignore students, especially high school students.
In Academy City, the Disciplinary Committee is not just a simple inspection agency. Because they may be attacked by violently resisting members at any time, almost every member of the Disciplinary Committee has their own abilities, so they cannot be regarded as ordinary people.
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