Crossover Anime: I Became Invincible Starting as an Ajin

Chapter 108 The New Wave

The giant electronic screen is playing carefully edited and analyzed video footage.

An analyst in a suit, speaking calmly, is giving a report, but some of his data comes from highly suspicious sources: anonymous and untraceable encrypted channels providing "professional analysis reports."

"Based on the expert opinions we obtained," "6"

The analyst pointed to the image on the screen of the witch's barrier distorting reality, saying, "We'll call this supernatural phenomenon the Reality Erosion Zone for now," and its energy fluctuations are highly similar to those of individuals who call themselves "magical girls."

There is ample reason to suspect that these areas were caused by the magical girl's power spiraling out of control or was intentionally created.

The screen switches to scenes of magical girl battles, especially those with high destructive potential.

A girl named Sakura Kyoko used a spear to destroy the concrete on the ground and left bullet holes on a high-rise building when Tomoe Mami rushed to fight off the familiar.

"And the battles between magical girls, and their conflicts with witches"—this is a tentative term we've chosen based on popular belief—is the main direct cause of the recent urban destruction and public panic.

This information is a mix of truth and falsehood, cleverly reversing cause and effect.

If Wang Bai were here, he would discover that this information has a certain bias, using data feeding and the manipulation of officials who want to expand their own power to make this data more unfavorable to magical girls.

In the days following the end of Witch's Night.

Even the slow-witted Kyoko Sakura sensed that she was being watched.

Pedestrians constantly loitering on the streets, ordinary trucks parked near the residence, and neighbors frequently being asked about their situation —

"Tsk, those guys are never going to stop!"

Annoyed, Sakura Kyoko kicked an empty tin can away, the metal can hitting the wall with a jarring sound.

She had just shaken off two obviously inexperienced stalkers, but the feeling of being stalked by flies infuriated her.

"Should I go and eliminate all those surveillance cameras?"

A dangerous red glint flashed in her eyes.

"Calm down, Anzu." Mami Tomoe sat gracefully on a discarded wooden crate.

But the slight whitening of her knuckles as she gripped the teacup betrayed her inner turmoil.

"Violent resistance will only confirm their perception of us as 'dangerous elements.' And that plays right into QB's hands."

Homura Akemi didn't speak, but silently wiped her gun, skillfully disassembling and reassembling the cold metal parts in her hands.

But when she occasionally glanced up at the warehouse's only ventilation window, her sharp gaze showed that she was fully aware of the situation outside.

Her time-manipulation ability allowed her to easily see through those entire surveillance networks.

"Asami is right."

Wang Bai's voice came from the corner of the warehouse. On the ground in front of him, a simple rune array was drawn with chalk, and several ancient rune stones were glowing faintly, sensing the flow of energy and information fluctuations in the outside world.

"These surveillance measures are just the surface. The key is the message they convey—which is clearly biased."

He looked up, his gaze sweeping over his three companions: "QB is using the rules and fears of human society against us. They're cleverly transferring the destruction caused by the witches onto the traces of our battles. This information warfare is more troublesome than confronting the witches directly."

"It's not just us; a large number of magical girls are being monitored by government personnel, and some magical girls have been persecuted or directly threatened to some extent."

"They did not die in the battle against the witches, but were transformed into witches under immense pressure."

"This situation has only made the government more aggressive in its actions, trying to control all magical girls, but this has backfired."

"The number of witches will increase, their impact will grow, and our situation will become increasingly difficult, trapped in a vicious cycle."

After experiencing the Witch's Night, Wang Bai could feel that the power of the Imaginary Tree had further grown in this world and had successfully taken root in it.

If Wang Bai was previously like a player who only had one chance to experience this world, now he has become a player who can experience it countless times.

Furthermore, Wang Bai vaguely sensed that even if reincarnation restarted, that mysterious power would no longer shake his anchor point.

This means that the moment he changes the world will not be delayed or postponed by that force.

However, there are still issues to be aware of. Madoka Kaname has already had contact with magical girls and Kyubey, so she will naturally become a key target.

This persecution and pressure might be directed at Madoka Kaname, and Kyubey might guide her down the path of becoming a magical girl.

The most crucial evidence is that QB appears around Madoka Kaname much more frequently.

Wang Bai's words were like a block of ice, seeping into the hearts of everyone present.

Vicious cycle—this word aptly summarizes the predicament they face.

QB's move was extremely ruthless, exploiting human fear and bureaucratic systems to create a self-verifying death spiral.

"Are we just going to stand by and watch those idiotic newbies get forced into becoming witches, only to make those moron-like government officials even more convinced that they're right?"

Kyoko Sakura was furious, yet felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness. She could fight the witch;

Faced with foolish humans and the treacherous QB, she didn't know where to thrust her spear.

"No." Wang Bai's voice was resolute, his eyes flashing with determination: "We will break this cycle. Since QB wants to crush us with public opinion and the system, then we will turn the tables and use this stage."

He walked to the center of the warehouse, his gaze sweeping over Homura Akemi, Mami Tomoe, and Kyoko Sakura.

"The original 'Lighthouse Project' needs an upgrade. We need to not only draw fire, but also become a signal tower."

The original "Lighthouse Project" was merely a passive way to draw fire.

Now, we need to upgrade it. We need to take the initiative, not just become a target, but a signal tower that sends signals to the entire city and to those who are still conscious!

We must tell everyone what the truth is, who the real enemy is, and—where hope lies!

"First, precise intervention, rescue, and demonstration." He looked at Homura Akemi and Kyoko. "Homura, your time is our eyes and blade. I need you to join me in actively searching for magical girls on the verge of collapse due to societal pressures."

"Apricot, you are the sharpest spear, responsible for clearing away all physical obstacles in the intervention."

He looked at Mami one last time: "Mami, your elegance and composure are the best tranquilizers."

After a successful intervention, you will be responsible for initial communication with the rescued magical girls to stabilize their emotions.

"The key lies in the presentation."

Wang Bai emphasized: "We must demonstrate to as many witnesses as possible, especially under official surveillance, that despair can be reversed."

Not killing, but redemption. We want everyone to see that the tragedy of magical girls is not inevitable; coercion is the real culprit!

"Second, information warfare, vying for the right to speak."

Wang Bai's gaze fell on Mami Tomoe. "Mami, this task is perfect for you. You need to use your social skills and image to secretly contact those rational people in the countermeasures headquarters, as well as those media professionals with a conscience."

We don't expect them to believe immediately, we only hope to sow the seeds of doubt.

He handed over a few small stones engraved with runes: "Wear this; it can slightly influence the holder's thinking, making them more receptive to logic and truth."

Provide them with evidence: an analysis of the fundamental difference between witch barrier energy and magical girl magic, and the impact of QB's existence —

This suggests that a non-human civilization is manipulating everything behind the scenes.

The key message is: We are fighting an alien civilization that uses human girls as fuel; the government's persecution is aiding the real enemy.

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"Third, and most dangerous step—protective exposure," said Madoka Kaname. Wang Bai's voice became extremely serious. He looked at Homura Akemi, knowing that this would be the step she resisted the most but also had to accept.

"In order to completely dispel QB's attempt to use social pressure to force Xiaoyuan to make a wish, we must take a risky approach."

We need to arrange an "accident" so that Madoka and Sayaka will "accidentally" get involved in a low-intensity witch incident that is entirely under our control.

Then, we made a high-profile appearance to resolve the crisis and publicly declared that Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki were key ordinary people who were under our protection.

Homura Akemi suddenly raised her head, her eyes filled with resistance and fear.

Wang Bai raised his hand to stop her from speaking her objection: "I understand your concerns, Yan. But this can change the official positioning of Xiaoyuan."

She is no longer a potential magical girl candidate, but a key asset protected by a powerful, unknown force.

The authorities will be hesitant to take action against her, fearing the consequences.

At the same time, this protective umbrella will make it difficult for QB's seductive logic of "only by becoming a magical girl can she save herself" to work, because she is now in a state of "being protected", even though this protection is full of risks.

This is a page forcibly torn from QB's script!

To gain Homura's trust, Wang Bai summoned the Black Phantom, which can be observed by magical girls in this world.

"This is one of my powers, an avatar with the same power as me, or even stronger."

"I will send several clones to protect Xiaoyuan and ensure her safety."

"But as you know, our actions to protect Madoka are essentially aimed at preventing her from making a wish and thus becoming a magical girl. However, if society puts too much pressure on her, our actions may very well fail."

The warehouse was completely silent.

Mami Tomoe and Kyoko Sakura were curious about the identity of this girl named Madoka and why she was being treated with such importance.

Homura Akemi was seriously considering what Wang Bai had said.

After a long silence, he finally nodded very slightly.

The first intervention took place as night fell.

Another girl, who had recently become a magical girl, was being pursued by plainclothes police officers due to her family's fear and rejection. She was hiding in a corner of the sewers, and her Soul Gem was already murky and on the verge of collapse.

Wang Bai's team moved out like ghosts in the night.

Just as the girl was about to be swallowed by the shadows in despair, a gray time-stopping field enveloped everything.

Wang Bai walked up to the curled-up girl, ignoring her terrified eyes, and placed his hands lightly on her tainted soul gem.

【Divine Prayer, Light of Redemption】—Not a full-force act, but a gentle yet steadfast stream of light.

The light dispelled the darkness, and it also dispelled the suffocating despair.

The impurities in the girl's soul gem faded at a visible speed, restoring its clarity.

She looked up blankly at Wang Bai and the figure behind him, her eyes regaining their vitality.

All of this was deliberately captured by Homura Akemi, who adjusted the angle so that a surveillance camera on the roof of a distant building could clearly record it—the key moment being when despair was replaced by hope.

The operation ended swiftly, and Wang Bai's team vanished as quietly as they had appeared, leaving behind only the rescued girl and a video fragment that was about to cause a sensation online.

"The signal has been sent."

Back in the warehouse, Wang Bai looked out the window at the still quiet but turbulent city and said softly, "Now, let's see how this city responds."

The signal tower has lit its first beam of light, though faint, it is trying to pierce the heavy night woven from lies and fear.

Although the video of the "mysterious man purifying a desperate girl" was quickly suppressed by official technical means, its fragmented images and eyewitness accounts continued to spread like wildfire in the corners of the internet.

Hope and fear, trust and suspicion, collide fiercely in the skies above the city.

However, qb, high above, coldly watched the frenzy of videos on the internet.

"Is it really that easy? Or are you all going down the wrong path, sinking deeper and deeper into error?"

In the conference room of the Special Phenomena Countermeasures Headquarters, the noise of the argument was almost enough to lift the roof off.

"Did you see that?! They possess power we can't comprehend! That light—"

That's definitely not a magical girl's ability!

A younger official pointed to the frozen image of the purification process, his voice trembling with emotion, "We're being used as pawns! There must be something far more terrifying behind this!"

"absurd!"

The hardliners, a middle-aged man with a stern face, slammed his fist on the table. "This just proves their dangerousness and uncontrollability! Who can guarantee that such purification will be permanent?"

Who can guarantee this isn't a more sophisticated disguise? The immediate priority is to concentrate our forces and launch a swift and decisive strike before they can cause further damage!

A middle school teacher who suddenly appears? And Sakura Kyoko, who disappeared for several years and reappeared as a magical girl?

These people are clearly dangerous individuals and must be brought under control!

The moderates, however, advocated caution: "Acting rashly will only exacerbate the conflict and create more witches."

We should try to establish communication channels, at least to figure out their true intentions, and what this so-called "extraterrestrial civilization" is all about.

Ultimately, the hardliners temporarily gained the upper hand by arguing that "maintaining social stability is the priority."

The countermeasures headquarters issued new instructions: intensify the tracking and encirclement of Wang Bai's team, and look for opportunities to carry out isolated arrests;

Meanwhile, the level of surveillance on Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki has been raised, but no direct action will be taken for the time being, as they are regarded as potential "bargaining chips" or "intelligence sources".