Infinite Reincarnation: I am the Monster.

Chapter 454 Night King (3.5K+ words)

Roar!
Strange roars echoed through the empty city, accompanied by cries that were no longer uttered by humans.

That was the most primal roar of living beings.

The soldiers guarding key transportation routes, completely sealing off almost the entire central Tokyo area, gripped their rifles tightly, their nerves on edge.

Although they were strictly required to keep information under wraps, once they arrived on the front lines, they learned more or less that the central wards of Tokyo, including Chiyoda Ward, Shibuya, Chuo Ward, and Minato Ward, had been completely taken over by monsters.

Countless civilians were killed or injured, and the economic losses were incalculable.

They even suffered a nuclear attack and were ravaged by unknown behemoths. It can be said that the place they are guarding now is the most dangerous place that human armies may have encountered so far.

Their self-defense forces are simply unable to withstand this level of combat.

Damn it, why aren't those American troops showing up at this time?!
This negative emotion was accumulating, and with sporadic attacks from ghouls in various places, the mental state of many soldiers was nearing its limit.

Bai Cangshu stood atop the collapsed Tokyo Tower, with four White Walkers and tens of thousands of wights standing in a grand procession behind him.

These White Walkers were clearly created by reincarnators using dragon glass and the magic of the Children of the Forest. They possess a certain amount of dark magic, capable of summoning the dead to become wights, and their bodies are also modified by dark magic. Only specific items and specific types of energy can kill them.

Ordinary gunfire cannot kill White Walkers.

Of course, Bai Cangshu estimated that the White Walkers' immortality was not very high; they could still be killed by humans if they encountered powerful explosives or extremely high temperatures.

The White Walkers and wights alone cannot destroy human civilization in the world of Gantz.

That ancient god, as the god of darkness, death, and cold in the "A Song of Ice and Fire" that is the dualistic opposite of the Old Gods, the Lord of Light, and the Red God R'hllor, also possesses powerful divine power.

The Others and wights that He left behind, even if created by the Reincarnators, will not serve only the Reincarnators. Once created, these creatures are tasked with bringing the world back to eternal cold.

[Winter is coming], this is the signal that the ancient alien gods are about to arrive.

Now, as a chosen one of the ancient alien gods, Bai Cangshu is able to communicate with this evil god to some extent through [divine thoughts]. Although he cannot borrow divine power at will like in the B711 secondary world, his ability to create Others and perform sacrifices is sufficient.

Indeed, one of the milestones Bai Cangshu has achieved is related to this.

[Outer God's Chosen One (Extremely Rare): Unlocks more than three Outer God factions (1/3)]

Moreover, the reputation shop of the hidden faction Outer God Abode has a lot of powerful items. At least, the items that come with the Outer God Crown all have powerful divine power.

Bai Cangshu naturally began to control the Otherworldly demons and ghouls of this world by using his identity as the "Outer God Ancestor".

The next moment, Bai Cangshu waved his hand.

The four White Walkers behind him simultaneously raised their ice swords, the blades pointing directly towards Shinjuku.

The corpse demons roared, and tens of thousands of bodies, devoid of pain and cold and lifeless, charged madly toward Shinjuku.

White Cangshu and the White Walkers brought up the rear, their massive procession resembling an icy blue horde of corpses, crossing directly through the heart of Tokyo.

The survivors, scattered in various places, were all covering their mouths and noses, not daring to even breathe. This horrifying scene was something that used to only appear in horror movies.

A helicopter hovered overhead, recording the scene and transmitting it to various locations behind.

In a high-rise building somewhere in Shinjuku, several men wearing Gantz enhanced suits sat in front of computers, looking at this scene with somewhat tense expressions.

They reported to the phone next to them.
"Yes, the zombie horde is heading towards Shinjuku. It seems the government and that monster have joined forces to steal your Gantz..."

A mocking laugh came from the phone.

While Gantz might seem incredibly novel and technically terrifying at first, once people have mastered it for a while, they realize it's not all that impressive.

Technology is ultimately just technology; only those who master it can truly stand out from the crowd.

Those aliens and the Black Ball Squad are just part of their game.

This is the truly interesting spice in the dull lives of chaebols.

"Heh, since that idiot Suga Hideto can't recognize his own limitations, let's play a big game..."

"Recall the Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto teams and release them all in Shinjuku. Let those people see that so-called monsters and zombie hordes are completely meaningless in the face of this technology that can continuously replicate warriors and weapons with just a little resource..."

"Ha, the situation in this world can change at any time if we want to."

The three members of the Black Ball team responsible for controlling Gantz looked at each other, their expressions filled with immense pain. However, each of them had a bomb implanted in their brains by Gantz, and they could be killed at any moment by the tycoon behind the scenes.

They had no choice but to keep changing the orders of the Black Ball Squad, leaving those as pitiful as them without control over their own lives and deaths.

They entered the command and quickly discovered that all members of the Osaka team had been extinguished.

"The Osaka team is completely wiped out. Should we recruit new members, or..."

"Of course, there's no time to train newcomers now. Just copy the previous batch. They're a bunch of useless trash..."

The next moment, as the three controlled Gantz via computer to issue new commands, the members of the Black Ball team found themselves being teleported to new locations again.

The repeated modification and redeployment of the mission had made Kei Kurono and the others feel extremely abnormal. Moreover, having learned the truth about Gantz, they also realized that Gantz's purpose had changed.

They are no longer fighting real aliens, but are being used to... protect those tycoons.

Kaze Daizaemon remained silent, sitting cross-legged. This kind of battle had robbed him of any reason to throw a punch. He was a fighter, a martial artist; he fought to pursue strength and to protect the weak.

But now, all those reasons are gone.

"I'm sorry everyone, my journey ends here."

He had already made up his mind that even if he were killed by Gantz, he would no longer fight for such a thing.

Kato Masaru and the others also looked bewildered. Meanwhile, Oka Hachiro and the others, who had been resurrected and teleported over, merely glanced at the Tokyo team members without paying them any attention.

The Osaka team was better equipped and stronger than the Tokyo team. They had also lost their memories of being killed and were just joking with each other. The Kyoto team's black ball squad was of similar strength to the Tokyo team. More than twenty members of the black ball squad gathered on the streets of Shinjuku, listening to the sound of footsteps, with long guns and short cannons all set up in front of them.

Kei Kurono clenched his fists. He didn't want to die, but he was also furious about everything. All these clear and intense conflicting emotions made his head throb with pain.

Suddenly, he saw a strange tree, with groups of people worshipping beneath it. A vast, ethereal figure descended from above the tree, and the cold, deathly stillness instantly overwhelmed his anger, hatred, and pain.

In this coldness, he felt an unprecedented sense of relaxation.

Tap tap tap... rustle rustle rustle...

Light footsteps appeared behind the Black Ball Squad. Hana Kyo quickly noticed them, turned around, and used the X-ray scan of the unicycle to see many figures approaching from behind the block.

However, after scanning them, they found that they were all ordinary people, so they didn't pay any attention to it.

"It's alright, we're all human."

Hanaki Kyo turned around and continued aiming at the area ahead. The horde of zombies had already appeared in his field of vision, but they were not yet within range of Gantz's weapons.

Click, click.

Shimohira Reika was uneasy. She leaned against Bonnie, who looked up at the sky as dusk approached, and the moon was about to rise.

"Be careful, Anne, Miss Linghua, those commotions behind us are unusual..."

Lotus has excellent mental fortitude. Although he was instantly killed by Lancer in the team battle, he was resurrected and quickly accepted the reality of his death. At this time, his thinking was clearer than others. In this abnormal environment, ordinary people who are still alive in Shinjuku should not be gathered together so calmly.

These terrified humans, even if unable to escape due to the military blockade, would likely gather in small groups, and out of fear, engage in meaningless conversations.

It won't be as quiet and lifeless as it is now.

Lotus looked back at the corner behind him, and sure enough, the next moment, a group of people walked out of the street, each with their head down and covered in blood.

What's bizarre is that each person has intestine-like tentacles on their back, connecting to unknown locations.

Lotus gently patted Bonnie's shoulder. Bonnie turned around, her pupils quickly turning into cat eyes; she was already in battle mode.

"The zombie horde is coming, time to start racking up points, baby!"

Shimaki shouted excitedly as the ghouls ahead charged wildly. Many of the ghouls had broken limbs, but that did not affect their frenzied charge.

hum~
A high-energy particle beam slammed into the foremost ghoul, and two or three seconds later, the ghoul exploded into pieces with a bang.

The next moment, countless high-energy particle beams were fired continuously, but the ghoul remained oblivious and continued to charge forward.

buzz~
bang bang bang...

Flesh and blood flew everywhere in an instant.

Kato Masaru clenched his fists, looking tense. He glanced at Kaze Daizaemon, who was sitting on the ground seemingly oblivious to everything around him, and then at Bonnie, who had entered a fighting stance.

Not knowing what to do, Kato Masaru unconsciously asked his hero.

"What do we do now, fight?!"

Kei Kurono, who was standing there stunned, suddenly turned around, and the icy blue in his eyes startled Masaru Kato.

The next moment, Kei Kurono's entire enhanced suit's meridians bulged, and he suddenly jumped seven or eight meters high, leaping onto the top of a small building. He then jumped several more times before disappearing from everyone's sight.

What puzzled the others was that Kei Kurono's head wasn't blown off even though he was out of the mission area.

In the air, Bai Cangshu looked down at everything. He turned his gaze away from the direction chosen by Xuan Ye Kei, where a peculiar Otherworldly being caught his eye.

It was a woman, her entire body frozen in ice in a room.

The entire apartment was enveloped in cold air, but a steady stream of living people continued to walk in, their intestines still attached to the rooms, as they walked towards the Black Ball team with their heads down.

He sensed powerful dark magic emanating from this Otherworldly being; the divine power of the ancient Otherworldly gods was clearly manifested within it.

Perhaps this can already be called... the Night King?
Bai Cangshu entered the room and saw the woman nailed to the wall by dragon crystal, and several Otherworldly beings completely frozen in ice beside her.

[You have triggered the faction event - Winter is Coming]

[Event Description: The ancient alien gods wish to take over this world, spread their faith, and guide them to descend, causing a harsh winter to sweep across more than 50% of the world's surface.]

[Reward: Significantly increases Outer Gods' Abode reputation, and randomly grants 1 Outer Gods' Abode reputation item]

To Bai Cangshu's surprise, the voice emanating from this White Walker, comparable to the Night King, was neither "Winter is Coming" nor some ancient divine oracle.

"My child...my child..."

This is a story about a mother who has captured many humans searching for their children...

hum!
The gravitational field descended, instantly crushing the controlled humans.

The woman seemed to feel the pain as well, and suddenly it roared to the sky.

The next moment, the White Walkers in the room broke free from their icy grip and rushed out of the room.

The battle between the Black Ball Squad and the White Walkers has officially begun.

At the same time, new White Walkers were born at almost every altar, each with even more peculiar abilities.

The ancient alien gods seem to be able to descend entirely on their own, without relying on the White Cang Technique.

Bai Cangshu also considered this aspect, and the smile on his lips slowly turned cold.

(End of this chapter)