Infinite Sun in the East China Sea

Chapter 406 The Sinful Crown
Xu Feng wasn't entirely sure whether the God had set traps during the East China Sea team's mission. In any case, during this mission, he did his best to ensure that he and his East China Sea team reincarnators avoided places where traps might exist.

There are always people who like to demonstrate their wisdom in the face of imminent danger and difficult choices.

Xu Feng didn't think he had that kind of wisdom. All he could do was prepare as much as possible so that he would have enough resources to deal with danger in an orderly manner when it came, and ideally, nip the danger in the bud.

During the time leading up to his return, Xiangzi spent half of his time diligently cultivating his internal strength and the other half practicing flying swordsmanship.

Yes.

After studying the Heavenly Thunder Twin Swords for a period of time, and when he was almost able to materialize the two flying swords using the Reality Materialization Imagination Technique, Xu Feng handed these two magical treasures over to Xiangzi.

During the time before returning to the cycle of reincarnation, Shoko developed several uses for the two swords.

Alone, using a sword by himself.

The external avatar creates two light-attribute clones that combine briefly.

The combined power of creating two avatars with opposite light and darkness, each wielding a sword, is quite terrifying.

After developing several new moves, Xiangzi's worries lessened considerably.

Five years after the East Sea Team arrived in the Starship Troopers universe, the last batch of Zerg marked on the map met with annihilation.

The last batch of Arachnids was located on Earth. The Human Federation captured Arachnid larvae to assist in soldier training. After all the Arachnid enemies on other planets in the galaxy disappeared, these insects lost their purpose. To avoid accidentally harming humans on Earth, all the insects on Earth died from the Elysium Virus, which was specifically designed to target the Arachnids.

Subsequently, Team East Sea completed their mission in the world of Starship Troopers.

The eighteen reincarnators returned to the Main God Space unharmed.

It must be said that in the five years since the mission of the main god was completed, a gap has once again emerged among the eighteen reincarnators of the East Sea team.

Xu Feng, Xiangzi, Mei, and Zhao Yingkong are not mentioned.

Of the remaining fourteen, some are active on the battlefield between humans and Zerg, honing their combat skills in the war.

Some people stay in human society to cultivate themselves, or learn various kinds of knowledge that are ahead of their time. Although they do not develop more abilities, they still manage to control most of the abilities that were originally in their bodies.

Meanwhile, some reincarnators live a very leisurely life.

They reside in the most prosperous region of the Earth Federation, enjoying all the wonderful aspects of life in the interstellar age. Their near-limitless funds allow them to leave their mark on various beautiful planets, and their exceptionally strong physical abilities enable them to avoid all dangers...

Some of these people even felt a bit abrupt when they returned to the Main God Space, almost forgetting that they were reincarnators.

Xu Feng didn't care what choices his teammates made, since everyone had their uses anyway.

Those teammates who enjoyed the wonderful life in Starship Troopers can also stay in that world in the future, reducing some of the burden on the East Sea team.

Regardless of how his teammates performed, under Xu Feng's leadership, the Donghai team won a resounding victory in this team battle.

Like the Celestial Team, the Demon Team became the source of strength for the East Sea Team.

Upon returning to the Main God Space, Xiangzi immediately asked:
"Captain, what is the next cycle of reincarnation?"

The normal cycle world of the East Sea Team is always more difficult than the team battle world. Back then, Gatanothor in the Ultraman Tiga world was already a planet-level monster. Although there are many insects in the Starship Troopers world, none of them can compare to Gatanothor.

If the next match is too difficult, she will have to consider retiring.

Xu Feng contacted the main god for a moment, his expression showing some surprise: "Guilty Crown".

"This is?"

Xiangzi was taken aback; she had never heard of such a name before.

Not only her, but the other reincarnators of the East Sea team were also completely bewildered, having no idea what kind of world the main god had arranged.

"The next cycle of reincarnation should be a world depicted in an anime."

Xu Feng said, "I exchanged information about this world with the main god, as well as related religious knowledge and similar literary works."

He wasn't surprised by his teammates' confusion.

At the time when Shoko and the others entered the God Space, the anime "Guilty Crown" did not exist in the 'real world'.

However, as long as there is a captain in the reincarnation team, there is no need to worry about the plot. Even if there are no literary works describing the reincarnation world in the real world, the name of the reincarnation world and the targeted search in the captain's authority can be used to find information about the reincarnation world from the main god.

Xu Feng snapped his fingers lightly, and the scenery in front of the East China Sea team changed instantly.

"This is a virtual world that I created based on information provided by the God and deductions from reality. You can watch the plot of the next cycle of reincarnation from God's perspective in the virtual world, or you can immerse yourself in the character."

Time moves faster in the virtual world than in reality. Ten minutes later, most of the members of the East Sea team had already memorized most of the information from that anime.

Once you remove the distractions of love, hate, and grudges, the plot of this anime isn't particularly complex.

Seventeen years before the story begins, the Apocalypse Virus fell on Japan with a meteorite. The protagonist, Shu Ouma's older sister, Mana Ouma, was the first person to come into contact with the virus and became the chosen carrier Eve. At the same time, Shu Ouma, who came into contact with the Apocalypse Virus in his mother's womb, was chosen as Adam.

Ten years before the story begins, Mana Ouma lost control, her physical body died, and the Void Virus went out of control, beginning to affect the entire country of Japan.

Various factions in the story are gradually established.

After the story begins, the male protagonist, Ouma Shu, meets Yuzuriha Inori, who was born to revive Ouma Mana. Through a series of events, he gradually grows and eventually defeats the revived Mana. In order to prevent the Apocalypse Virus from spreading further and affecting the whole world, Ouma Shu concentrates the virus on himself. However, Yuzuriha Inori uses her last strength to save Ouma Shu and disappears in his place.

There are many things to complain about, such as the lack of real orthopedics...

While watching the plot, Zhao Yingkong couldn't help but frown. She inexplicably saw a sense of déjà vu in this melodramatic storyline.

"Judging from the characters' actions... this reincarnation world seems quite simple?"

Xiangzi seemed to be deep in thought.

The story of Guilty Crown takes place in the near future, where the technology is slightly more advanced than in the real world, but nowhere near as advanced as Starship Troopers. While superpowers are diverse, their destructive power is extremely limited. A single creation by the Tokai Team could easily wipe out human civilization in that world, completely crushing the plot.

If the main god has not altered the plot of this reincarnation world, she doesn't need to worry too much about the dangers in this world.

"not necessarily!"

Zhao Yingkong, with a complicated expression, snapped out of her reverie in the virtual world: "The Void... although the special items extracted from everyone's hearts are weak, their characteristics are exactly the same as the Light of the Heart! Judging from this alone, the next round won't be easy!"

"The Light of the Soul..."

Xiangzi blinked: "From this perspective, it's actually an opportunity. We also have the chance to clarify our inner light in that world, which can make us become stronger more smoothly."

In Xiangzi's case, the benefits that can be discovered in the next cycle of reincarnation will likely far outweigh the risks.

Mei said quietly, "Compared to tangible humans, the most dangerous thing in that world is actually... the Apocalypse Virus, isn't it?"

Once infected with the Apocalypse Virus, a person's entire body will crystallize and shatter.

The Reincarnators are much stronger than the characters in the story, but whether they are immune to the Apocalypse Virus is completely unknown. The priestess has a guess about what level of strength is needed to become immune to the Apocalypse Virus.

Among the Donghai team, Xu Feng is probably completely unaffected by the Apocalypse virus.

Zhao Yingkong and Xiangzi may be in a bit of a mess when facing the Apocalypse Virus, but the probability of them dying is extremely low.

However, she herself is less immune to that virus.

“If it’s just a virus, there’s not much to worry about. Even the humans in that world were able to study the Apocalypse Virus and develop supernatural abilities. Captain will only use the virus to develop even better products,” Xiangzi said.

She saw those problems as well.

Even so, she still felt that it was not very difficult and not as dangerous as Starship Troopers.

"Actually, after skimming through the plot of this anime, I had a strong sense of déjà vu. At its core, Guilty Crown and Neon Genesis Evangelion tell the same story!"

"If we speculate from this perspective, the final monster we face in the Guilty Crown world should be no less than Lilith, who appeared at the end of the Human Instrumentality Project in Evangelion."

As a top-tier anime series with a continuous stream of theatrical releases, "Neon Genesis Evangelion" had a significant impact on the timeline before Shoko and the others entered the story, and all the Tokai Team Reincarnators were very familiar with its plot.

Upon hearing Xiangzi's analysis, the Japanese members of the Tokai team immediately understood the difficulty of the next reincarnation world.

"What a world where risks and opportunities coexist!" Yoichi Sato couldn't help but exclaim.

He felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

This reincarnator from the East Sea Team wasn't afraid that the reincarnation world was too dangerous. In any case, the main enemy would be dealt with by the captain. All they needed to do was survive the aftermath of the battle.

However, if danger and opportunity coexist, the situation becomes much more complicated.

The Light of the Soul, Human Instrumentality... If the plan is ingenious enough, the powerful members of the team may benefit greatly.

In this situation, it's understandable that the captain would let the team take some risks in order to seize opportunities in this world. However, the captain's ability to bear risks is not on the same level as that of these weaker individuals!
As for requesting the captain to take care of these weak people and not risk gaining those benefits?
Yoichi Sato is very self-aware.

It can't be done!
"If the plot of Guilty Crown is exactly the same as that of Evangelion, then there is actually no need to worry too much."

Xu Feng said with a hint of helplessness, "In the plot, the apocalypse virus originated from the world."

"Lilith and Adam from the world of Evangelion are indeed very strong, but they are at least tangible enemies, and there is always a chance to fight them. But how can the world consciousness fight?"

"All the abilities in the story originate from the Apocalypse Virus. If you rashly regard it as a benefit before you understand the truth about the Apocalypse Virus, the ending will probably be very tragic."

After wiping out the demons, the East Sea team received an extremely high rating.

In a world like Guilty Crown, where human power is limited, the Supreme God wouldn't allow the East Blue Team, whose rating is about to explode, to deal with a single human—even the entire human civilization couldn't withstand a single palm strike from the sky.

The East China Sea team will only face the Apocalypse Virus and the unknown existence beyond it, and may very well have to solve the human extinction crisis brought about by the Apocalypse Virus.

From the perspective of the impending danger, there is almost no point in analyzing the plot.

The true enemy of the East Sea Team is merely a background character in the story. What it can do, what form it takes, and how to defend against its attacks are all unknown!

Also... if the enemy is invisible, then obtaining reward points becomes very complicated, and the rewards in the next battle will probably be very few!

Xu Feng had no doubt about the malice of the main god.

In "Infinite Terror", after the Middle Continent team obtained a lot of side quests in the five-team battle in the Lord of the Rings world, they later encountered a modified version of Transformers. The Middle Continent team killed a lot of Transformers, but each of them only received the guaranteed 1000 points.

To put it bluntly, the better the reincarnators perform, the more demanding the main god of the ditch becomes.

"Since things have come to this, let's strengthen it first."

Xu Feng said with a smile, "All the problems stem from a lack of strength. Once we use up the side quests and reward points we've obtained, we'll become much stronger."

The East China Sea team received a huge number of reward points this time!
With the twelve points and the reward for completing the task, each person will receive at least 25,000 points.

From an individual's perspective, the effect of this number of reward points is actually quite limited. After the Demon Team defeated the Central Continent Team in "The Legend of Shushan", each member received no less than this number of reward points. When distributed among each person, the overall combat power of the Demon Team increased significantly, but the clones Zheng Zha and Chu Xuan became stronger only to a limited extent. In a sense, they only made up for their own shortcomings.

The calculation method for the Donghai team is different. With all eighteen players combined, their guaranteed income alone is 450,000!

So many reward points will be used on the same person!
Frankly speaking, if the clones of Zheng Zha or Chu Xuan had concentrated all the reward points of the entire Demon Team on one person after "The Legend of Shushan" and cultivated in Shushan for decades, the East Sea Team would probably have had a very difficult time in a team battle against the Demon Team at that time.

Unfortunately, the Demon Team, under the influence of the clone Zheng Zha, will never experience that situation!
"Hehe, with the two A-level side quests I didn't use before, I now have two S-level side quests all to myself!"

In the interlude of the previous battle, Xu Feng killed the Dark Planet Gransphia, which earned him two A-level side quests. However, these two A-level side quests were not enough to improve his character further, so he accumulated them.

(End of this chapter)