Infinite Sun in the East China Sea

Chapter 421 The Core

Every tissue formed by multiple organisms has its weaknesses.

Many powerful organizations fall apart immediately after the death of their key members.

The organization under Dart's leadership is tightly knit, complex, and parasitic throughout the world, allowing them to exert their full influence and even instigate a world war.

However, it also has its flaws.

These forces, under the command of the 'Will of Evolution,' are preparing to wage a war among ordinary people that will exacerbate humanity's sins.

It's not simple.

Most people won't risk their lives to fight others unless their survival is threatened.

Most so-called warlike nations are simply 'poor and arrogant'.

Yamanaka Kaneyuki, a newcomer to the Tokai team, is just an ordinary person who cannot influence human forces outside of Japan. However, during his time in Roppongi, he gained a deep understanding of the GHQ organization that is managing Japan.

According to intelligence, GHQ's actions are both good and bad, and indiscriminately resisting everyone will only make the situation worse.

During this period, he assassinated GHQ soldiers who were keen on executing innocent people.

However, the newcomer now vaguely realizes that what he is doing is also not very meaningful.

Behind those who carried out the indiscriminate massacre in Roppongi were comrades-in-arms and colleagues... They may have felt sympathy when they looked at the virus-infected people here, but when their relatives and friends died in this area, they had a legitimate reason to commit ruthless slaughter.

Killing cannot solve the problem at its root, unless...

Yamanaka Tsurugi put aside the things that had been bothering him for some time.

Enabling various factions in a troubled country to coexist peacefully is something a retired Self-Defense Force member should never be concerned with.

His current mission is to stop GHQ from attacking Tennozu First High School.

Under Dart's orders, GHQ's antibody organization no longer had any reservations and was completely unconcerned about the consequences of attacking a school.

The deaths of these people were part of the process to fully resurrect 'Eve'.

At the same time, these people knew that the woman who had obtained the 'Power of the King' and could instantly seize control of the Ultimate Roaring Mech was too busy to care about the war here, so the Antibody Organization confidently dispatched a large number of robot legions.

These people were determined to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Yamanaka knew that the task at hand was equally difficult. The enemy and our forces were not on the same level at all. If an ordinary person could influence the war, then we would need to find the core weakness of one side in the war.

With a little disguise, he blended into the GHQ antibody unit.

After fighting this organization for more than a month, they now have no shortage of antibody organization uniforms.

The funeral home's hacking team uncovered information about some members of the antibody organization. After careful disguise and information alteration, no problems will arise in the short term.

"Kikamichi Shuichiro, the director of the antibody organization, is also a key member of the weather virus research team. GHQ manages Japan, but the vast majority of people here are only here to prevent the apocalypse virus from affecting their own countries, except for the antibody team members..."

Yamanaka secretly grasped the Gauss pistol with unlimited ammunition that the veteran had given him.

This new reincarnator wasn't very clear about the plot.

However, based on his existing intelligence analysis, he concluded that once GHQ's foreign high-ranking officials disappeared, the head of the Antibody Bureau would become the highest-ranking person in Japan.

If this person is shot and killed.

The antibody tissue will inevitably be in disarray for a period of time.

Even if someone immediately takes over this person's position, the chaos caused by such a last-minute change of personnel will delay the war to attack the school for some time.

During that period, we just need to keep looking for new weaknesses.

"This gun is incredibly powerful; theoretically, it can kill targets over a kilometer away. However, its aiming radius is too short. With my marksmanship, I can only hit targets around two hundred meters away... To avoid attracting attention, the best ambush position is..."

The new reincarnator obsequiously obeyed the orders of his nominal superior, secretly moving towards the ambush point.

Subsequently.

Two not-so-loud whooshing sounds rang out.

One bullet struck Shuichiro Keido in the head, and another in his chest.

At the same time, Yamanaka detonated a small bomb that had been placed nearby beforehand, drawing the attention of the antibody organization with the sound of the explosion.

This gave him a very brief opportunity to evacuate.

The Antibody Bureau warriors led by Shuichiro Keido were by no means elite warriors. Their past achievements were limited to guarding research institutes and slaughtering ordinary people infected with the Void Virus—tasks that required no skill.

The meager combat experience I gained was from fighting the Funeral Parlor, a battle that wasn't particularly intense.

While retreating and fighting, Yamanaka Tsurugi found an opportunity and changed his appearance again. He took off his Antibody Bureau uniform, activated the invisibility cloak provided by the Funeral Parlor, and successfully evacuated from the chaotic area under the cover of Funeral Parlor members.

Apart from the pistol from the Main God Space, this newcomer to the East Sea team never used any weapon that exceeded the capabilities of this world.

"The antibodies will be in disarray for a while. The next phase of the task is to prevent this organization from restoring order in the short term..."

Yamanaka Tsunetsugu was exchanging ideas with Rokufengi, the strategist of the funeral parlor.

These two people, who are close in age, get along very well.

Inside the inherent barrier.

Zhao Yingkong listened to Yuzuriha Inori's singing.

After the song weakened the spacetime projection, Mana Ouma's attacks became much more cautious. Each attack was the result of accumulating power for a long time, and the spacetime projection was only allowed to appear for a moment, giving Zhao Yingkong no time to break through.

However, Zhao Yingkong's level of attention to detail is even higher than hers.

This makes her actions less meaningful.

From one stalemate to another.

To the average person, the stalemate between Zhao Yingkong and Yingman Mana looked like they were just staring at each other, and it was impossible to tell that they were fighting to the death.

"The Apocalypse Virus is not incurable..."

As they locked eyes, Zhao Yingkong analyzed the intelligence on the Apocalypse Virus, seeking an opportunity for victory.

“Ouma Mana…Eve…The will of the Apocalypse Virus—the three are highly connected, and the key may lie hidden within this connection.”

"From the plot perspective, the 'power of the king,' or rather Adam's identity, can be taken away. So, what about 'Eve's' power?"

An idea popped into Zhao Yingkong's mind.

Gai Tsutsugami once severed Shu Ouma's arm, using this method to obtain Shu Ouma's King Power.

Zhao Yingkong knew very well that seizing the power of the king was definitely not just about taking the arm. The knowledge and technology involved were not described in detail in the plot, but since similar abilities existed, it was no longer impossible to develop such abilities.

“I have obtained the power of 'Adam,' and Eve… is right in front of me! What I need to do now is… find a way to seize her power. Originally it was Mana Ouma, but now it is the vessel of the Apocalypse Virus consciousness!”

In the storyline, Mana Ouma and her mother were the first to come into contact with the Origin Stone. Mana Ouma became Eve, while Shu Ouma, who was still in his mother's womb, was destined to become Adam.

Their father, Kuroshu Ouma, is a biologist who, after analyzing that Mana Ouma was Eve, tried to help her get rid of her Eve identity.

The Void Genome was born under the theoretical guidance of this person.

Unfortunately, the scientist was killed by his jealous friend, Shuichiro Keido, before he could accomplish what he wanted to do.

Structurally, the current Ouma Mana is entirely a creation of the Apocalypse Virus.

Just like the Blacklight virus infected individuals, they are exactly the same as the original infected individuals in terms of appearance, cognition, and other aspects, but in essence, they have become viral polymers and are no longer the humans they once were.

“Ouma Mana’s will is still influencing the virus, which is one of the reasons why she chose Ouma Shu as Adam’s first candidate…” Zhao Yingkong had many ideas in her mind.

But she rejected those ideas one by one, as the success rate was too low.

Ultimately, a wild idea with a not-too-low success rate, but with extremely high risks if it failed, popped into her head.

"Another version of myself... I have a bold idea here, want to try it?"

"Information flow impact?" Li Yingkong and Zhao Yingkong, who was fighting, were two sides of the same coin, and in an instant, Li Yingkong understood the thoughts of her other self.

By using a sufficient flow of information, the underlying logic of the Apocalypse Virus is destroyed, replacing Mana Ouma's position within the Apocalypse Virus.

If 'Eve' is the real name of Ouma Sakura, the chances of success are not low.

The girl was only twelve years old before she died, and had very little access to information.

But now, Ouma's real name is...

"To now fight for Mana Ouma's body is almost equivalent to going against the will of the entire world."

"Are you scared?" Zhao Yingkong asked.

"It's nothing more than dying again. But you, you've finally broken through your inner demons. If you cultivate step by step, you can reach the realm of immortals. If you fail, the aftereffects will be very serious," Li Yingkong reminded her.

Her other personality has benefited too much from this world, and she hasn't fully digested those benefits yet, so she's taking another risk.

This could very well lead to losing what was originally won.

"Since you've agreed... then go... fight in Eve's will!"

Zhao Yingkong learned about the thoughts of her other self from the shared soul.

So he drew his longsword again.

This time, she launched the longsword as if it were a flying sword.

When Mana Ouma saw that this outsider had used a brand new move, she quickly used spacetime projection to simulate the move.

Zhao Yingkong also consumed the energy of her inherent barrier to create the same spacetime projection.

then.

More and more flying swords appeared in this world, filling the sky.

But right now.

The countless flying swords suddenly disappeared.

Whether it was the flying sword formed by Sakura Mana or the flying sword formed by Zhao Yingkong, they all turned into information flow and merged into the collective consciousness of the Apocalypse Virus.

"My other self... how was that assist?"

Zhao Yingkong smiled.

Every time Sakura Mana uses the spacetime projection, she is deepening the information imprint of another Zhao Sakura in the Apocalypse Virus.

All of this information is essentially about Rii Sakura.

In terms of the amount of information, these stories are no different from each other, but after being layered one after another, the depth of information is enhanced.

All spacetime projections vanished instantly.

The sheer volume of information even left Mana Ouma speechless.

"There's too much information in the Apocalypse Virus... I can barely hold on right now."

Riyo Sora conveyed her condition through the connection between their souls: "It's up to you now..."

“Absorb it… Just like Shu Ouma, who could absorb all the Apocalypse Viruses in the world, now that we've joined forces, we have the same opportunity!”

"We are special!"

Zhao Yingkong was stunned for a moment.

Then, he raised the king's hand high.

A long sword appeared where Ouma Mana was, and in the next instant it turned into particles of light, with only a phantom flying out with the particles of light.

Ultimately, these light particles and the phantom of the longsword all entered Zhao Yingkong's arm like double-helix ribbons, and then gradually entered Zhao Yingkong's ribs along that arm.

The ribs shone with an extremely intense light.

Moreover, the light was flowing all over Zhao Yingkong's body, and this special energy was reshaping Zhao Yingkong's body.

This made Zhao Yingkong's pectoral muscles, which were already somewhat developed, even more developed.

Even the four-dimensional Mount Sumeru shield couldn't quite stop it.

"rib cage?"

A peculiar thought popped into Zhao Yingkong's mind.

In mythology, God created Eve from Adam's rib.

Originally, Zhao Yingkong didn't care about so-called myths and legends, since gods had never appeared in the real world. However, after entering the Main God Space, she had to consider the possibility of myths and legends.

In the cycle of reincarnation, even encountering 'God' wouldn't be a rare occurrence.

As the Apocalypse Virus transformed into more and more light particles, Zhao Yingkong clearly sensed that her spiritual light was also increasing, and it was an increase without any side effects.

"This sense of belonging seems to make me feel more complete?"

The particles of light on Mana Ouma's body seemed endless.

Zhao Yingkong is improving rapidly.

world outside.

Xu Feng admired the scene inside the world with a smile on his face.

Just as he envisioned in the future, Zhao Yingkong found the solution to the Void Virus.

Compared to the somewhat excited Xu Feng, the other side of the battle was rather exasperated.

Its attack methods are no longer limited to Zhao Yingkong's spacetime projection; the three previous apocalypses have also been transformed into attacks.

Meteorites falling from the sky.

A devastating flood that ravaged the land.

A cold front swept across the atmosphere.

This is not a simple physical attack, but rather possesses certain special properties.

The cause and effect of that apocalyptic destruction of civilization made seemingly ordinary meteorites extremely lethal. Once ordinary extraordinary powerhouses entered the realm of natural disasters, their extraordinary abilities were suppressed, and they could only struggle like ordinary people.

But Hsu Feng's influence is significant enough.

A colossal Mount Sumeru flew out of his body, freezing the surrounding space and time.

Whether it's a meteorite or a flood or a cold current, they can only cause minor ripples in the realm of Mount Sumeru.

"I've already secured all the benefits... Earth is now my territory!"

(End of this chapter)