Crossover Anime: I Became Invincible Starting as an Ajin

Chapter 109 Countermeasures and Dismantling

Some people regard Wang Bai's team as saviors in the darkness and spontaneously form small mutual aid groups. Some even try to imitate the rune symbols left by Wang Bai in the video and regard them as talismans.

Another group of people, driven by fear, went to extremes. They organized themselves, patrolled the streets, and claimed to "eliminate all supernatural beings." They even formed a private organization to hunt down magical girls.

The cracks in social order are widening.

The incubator calmly and rationally recorded all of this.

Wang Bai's plan did cause some data fluctuations, but they were still within an acceptable range.

"The objective was to exploit internal contradictions within human society for resistance. The strategy had initial success, but it was inefficient and uncontrollable."

The strategy adjustment for "target Kaname Madoka": from "pressure-driven" to "value-driven". Continue to emphasize its value as a "key node".

QB began anonymously feeding more carefully selected "intelligence" to hardliners at the countermeasures headquarters.

This suggests that Madoka Kaname possesses a "special causal connection," which may be the key to resolving the entire incident, or even a potential key to "controlling" Wang Bai and others.

This is undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire.

As a result, Wang Bai's team felt increased pressure. The government's tracking became more professional, and the emergence of extremists in the community forced them to be more cautious in their operations.

"Tsk, this is never going to end!" Kyoko, still a little dusty from fending off a wave of extremists trying to storm their temporary hideout, exclaimed. "These guys are more annoying than familiars!"

Mami Tomoe expressed her concern: "My contact with several media professionals has been cut off, and they seem to be under pressure."

The moderate voices within the countermeasures headquarters were also suppressed.

Homura Akemi maintained a high level of vigilance throughout, frequently using her time manipulation abilities to ensure the team's safety, and her Soul Gem was being consumed at a significantly faster rate.

Wang Bai frowned.

QB's counterattack was more ferocious than he had anticipated.

It not only exploits human fear, but also cleverly guides that fear, turning it into a breeding ground for even more terrifying beings.

He could sense that an invisible toxin permeated the city air, eroding people's reason.

Just then, an unexpected visitor found them through a secret channel left by Mami Tomoe.

The visitor was a young woman with glasses and a capable demeanor. She introduced herself as Hiroko Asami from the Technical Analysis Department of the Countermeasures Headquarters, and belonged to the marginalized moderate faction.

To make a long story short,

Without any pleasantries, Hiroko Asami directly presented an encrypted portable hard drive. "I took a huge risk coming out here. This is raw, unedited data circulating within headquarters," she said, "including energy spectrum analysis and—some unexplained communication records—pointing to a signal source that is not on Earth."

She took a deep breath and looked at Wang Bai: "I believe some of what you're saying. This world is being manipulated by something. But I need more evidence, solid evidence that can convince my superiors and more people."

For example—direct evidence proving that QB "actually exists and was malicious."

This is an opportunity! An opportunity to infiltrate the enemy and shake them at their very core!

Wang Bai and Homura Akemi exchanged a glance. Homura Akemi nodded slightly, indicating that she was certain that Hiroko Asami was not being followed.

"We can provide the evidence," Wang Bai said in a deep voice, "but we need your cooperation, and—to bear enormous risks."

at the same time.

Madoka Kaname felt a strange palpitation at home.

The chaotic news on television and the polarized opinions online made her uneasy.

What frightens her even more is that she feels there are more unfamiliar vehicles and pedestrians appearing in front of her house recently, and—she always feels that there are a pair of red eyes watching her from the shadows.

It is said that Sayaka has also experienced the same situation, and someone has even attacked Sayaka while she was in the hospital, which has also affected Sayaka's friends.

However, after that, Madoka Kaname lost contact with Sayaka and had no idea what her current situation was.

Madoka Kaname couldn't understand why this was happening at this moment.

Are they being targeted by these adults simply because they saw something called a magical girl?

In Madoka's eyes, some adults are even more terrifying than witches.

The parents seemed quite distressed, and the police didn't seem to be doing much.

Just then, Madoka Kaname saw a figure appear outside her window.

The cat-like creature I had seen before was standing on the windowsill.

"Did you come here to see me?"

Madoka Kaname opened the window and let QB in from outside.

"I remember you were captured by a creature that looked like an eagle, so why are you here?"

QB looked at the sky, seemingly a little worried by Madoka Kaname's question.

But then it answered Madoka Kaname's question.

"Because I want to offer you some help, I see that you are in a very bad situation right now, and many people with ulterior motives have already set their sights on you."

A glimmer of hope appeared in Kaname Madoka's heart, and she asked, "Um, how can you help me?"

QB jumped onto Madoka Kaname, staring at her with its red eyes, and replied, "You shouldn't ask me that; you should ask yourself."

Shikamaoka looked confused: "?"

QB continued, "I can make contracts with girls, and the girls who make contracts with me can make a wish, which will be granted after you transform into a magical girl."

"The predicament you're facing now cannot be resolved by you alone or by your family alone. In fact, your family is also teetering on the brink of collapse under this pressure, isn't it?"

QB's words stirred something within Kaname Madoka.

The mere prospect of becoming a magical girl would solve her current predicament, which was nothing short of a lifeline for the girl who had spent several days in a state of anxiety and guilt.

Seeing Madoka Kaname's wavering expression, QB continued to press on, "Your friend, Sayaka, has become a magical girl. She made a wish, allowing her friend to successfully regain her arm and escape the effects of her current condition."

Madoka Kaname's last bit of hesitation had been dispelled. It turned out that Sayaka had already resolved her own issues. No wonder she hadn't heard from Sayaka recently.

"So, what do I need to do to become a magical girl?"

"You don't have to do anything, you just need to make a contract with me!"

Seeing that his sales pitch had been successful, QB couldn't wait any longer.

Due to Wang Bai's influence, the production of magical girls has been greatly affected, and this influence has gradually begun to damage the Incubator civilization.

If the girl in front of me could become a magical girl, she might gain a lot of power.

But at that moment, a dark figure appeared from behind Madoka Kaname.

"Honestly—I just arrived and I've already seen something annoying!"

QB looked at the dark ghost with a strange expression: "Who are you?"

But immediately, QB realized what was happening and left the spot, running towards the window.

A crimson beam of light flashed by, leaving only QB's charred corpse outside the window.

"?!?!"

Madoka Kaname watched in astonishment as what happened in just a few seconds.

It seems that some unseen entity destroyed QB.

Boom—

The black ghost delivered a swift chop to Madoka Kaname's head: "Warning."

"Don't believe in miracles, and don't sign any contracts with QB!"

Kaname Madoka immediately understood that there was an unseen entity in the room that was tapping on her. The feeling was very familiar, as if she had suffered the same treatment before.

For some reason, Madoka Kaname seemed somewhat relieved.

Hiroko Asami nervously clutched a specially treated USB drive containing the "ammunition" that Wang Bai had prepared for her.

Seeing Wang Bai's stunned expression, Asami Hiroko asked, "Is there anything I should be careful about?"

Wang Bai shook his head and explained simply, "It's nothing, there were just some problems elsewhere, but—"

It's insignificant.

Wang Bai looked at the USB drive in Asami Hiroko's hand and instructed, "This part of the data is a rune spectrum analysis about the essential difference between magic power and witch energy. It's absolutely true and can help you gain the support of the technical faction."

Wang Bai pointed to the USB drive and said, "The key is in another encrypted partition, which contains some unverified reports."

This suggests that QB may influence the judgment of certain decision-makers through low-frequency mental impulses, especially those who have significant influence over hardline leaders within your organization.

Mami Tomoe frowned slightly: "Is this... a lie?"

Not entirely.

Wang Bai shook his head.

"QB's messaging can be misleading in itself. We are simply planting this possibility in their minds as a seed of doubt."

It doesn't directly control anyone, but it will instinctively ask "why" the next time they hear information provided by QB.

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Homura Akemi coldly added, "Once suspicion arises, it will grow on its own." She understood that this was a counterattack exploiting human weaknesses.

Hiroko Asami took a deep breath and gripped the USB drive tightly in her hand: "I understand. I'll find a way to make these things 'naturally' reach the people who are meant to see them."

Over the next few days, the official surveillance network of Mitakihara City experienced an information storm.

Sometimes, external agents would report urgently that they had detected a "time distortion" signal, possibly belonging to Homura Akemi, in the Kaname Madoka residential area. The countermeasures headquarters would immediately go on high alert and shift their resources to that area.

However, once the encirclement was formed, the target seemed to evaporate.

Almost simultaneously, energy fluctuations emanated from the industrial zone on the other side of the city. Wang Bai and Sakura Kyoko made a high-profile appearance, purifying a newly formed, weak witch with lightning speed, and deliberately letting the distant surveillance cameras capture the warm and mysterious "Light of Redemption" in Wang Bai's hand.

Sometimes, they would remain silent for several days, as if they had completely disappeared.

However, as soon as the authorities relax their vigilance, traces of magical girl battles will reappear in a certain commercial district. But the battles start and end quickly, leaving no clues to follow.

The command center of the countermeasures headquarters was in complete chaos.

The analysts were driven crazy by the contradictory reports, and the action team was running around like crazy.

The behavior patterns of Wang Bai's team cannot be predicted by any existing model; they are like ghosts, like a gust of wind.

"They're making a fool of us!" the hardliner official slammed his fist on the table in anger.

"No—I feel like they're playing a game of chess."

A senior analyst, staring at the seemingly random red dots on the map, murmured, "They're telling us they know everything we do and—have the ability to appear anywhere. They're increasing our uncertainty costs."

Just as Wang Bai had predicted, faced with such an uncontrollable opponent, the massive bureaucratic system instinctively began to become conservative.

Proposals for large-scale, high-risk arrest operations were repeatedly shelved, replaced by more cautious surveillance and intelligence gathering.

Wang Bai successfully used the soft knife of "unpredictability" to blunt the sharpest claws of the authorities.

Regarding the issues concerning Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki, Wang Bai also outlined a plan.

Even with such a blockade, QB still managed to find an opportunity to contract Sayaka Miki and turn her into a magical girl.

When Wang Bai noticed Sayaka Miki, she was in high spirits, actively battling the witch.

In response, Wang Bai used familiars to monitor the situation, firstly to protect the other party, secondly to steal the Seed of Lamentation from the other party so as to restore them to human form, and thirdly to prevent the other party from going down the path of becoming a witch.

Sayaka Miki has become a magical girl, which has left Wang Bai unsure of how to handle the situation, so he can only let her do as she pleases for now.

At this moment, Wang Bai was observing Hiroko Asami giving a report at a meeting through the black ghost.

Kaoru Asano "unintentionally" mentioned: "Based on energy model analysis and some indirect behavioral observations, the emotional states of Madoka Kaname and Sayaka Miki seem to have a subtle negative correlation with the activity level of Wang Bai's team."

"When the two girls are in a relatively stable state, Wang Bai's team's actions are more constructive; however, when the pressure around them increases, Wang Bai's team exhibits greater aggression and unpredictability."

She didn't directly say that Xiaoyuan could control Wang Bai, but instead provided a "correlation" that left much to the imagination.

At the same time, she subtly referenced part of the theoretical framework about "soul traits" provided by Wang Bai, implying that Madoka might possess a rare "talent" that can stabilize the fluctuations of a magical girl's soul.

This report, like a pebble thrown into a lake, caused a subtle reaction among the top officials of the countermeasures headquarters.

Hardliners still suspect this is a smokescreen, but more people are beginning to reassess Madoka Kaname's value.

She is no longer just a risk point that needs to be controlled, but more likely a potential "stabilizer" or even a valuable "dialogue bridge" in possible future contacts.