It's time to improve the strength of the infinite world

Chapter 480 Meryl: Give me some face!
"Do not believe."

"Don't believe it? +1"

"I don't believe it either..."

Everyone shook their heads.

After all, who else but Yagokoro Eirin would do something like this?
"..."

"..."

The corner of the Moon Sage's mouth twitched slightly involuntarily.

You guys are really in sync. But speaking of which, is your reputation in this area... really that bad?
It was quite unusual, and Yagokoro Eirin felt that she should reflect on her actions.

And at this time.

Deep within the secluded and tranquil bamboo forest, the sound of footsteps echoed from all directions, like the resounding beat of war drums, striking everyone's eardrums again and again.

Their steps were perfectly synchronized, like those of a well-trained army.

The sound of leather boots pounding the withered bamboo leaves with a certain rhythm seemed to cause the ground to begin to sink in rhythmically.

Five hundred people?
Eight hundred people?
The queue seemed endless, like a winding dragon, with one moon rabbit girl after another appearing from all directions.

Their expressions were indifferent, like cold statues, surrounding the entire Eientei Pavilion, their encirclement like an invisible net.

They all had the same figure and the same face.

Moreover, they all seem to have been carved from the same template as Reisen.

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"..."

In an instant, the air became completely still.

Reisen stared blankly at the scene before her, as if she had been greatly shocked, her eyes wide with disbelief.

"Ah, no...you...you..."

She stammered as she asked:
"Just how many copies of me did you make?"

“Reisen’s body is fake, her heart is borrowed. Reisen’s price is only 100,000 yen, and there are 100,000 in stock.” —Reisen000001 replied.

The Moon Rabbit clone answered in a cold, mechanical voice, as if reciting a cold product description.

"Why is it so cheap?! And isn't this quantity far too much?!" The person involved couldn't help but cry out in despair.

"Lowering costs is necessary—"

The clone of the moon rabbit that appeared at the beginning answered coldly, raising its sniper weapon as it spoke: "Now, let me reiterate the requirements: everyone must..."

"Wait! There's another question. Were you sent by Tsukiyomi?"

Eirin Yagokoro spoke first, interrupting the clone of Tsukuyomi.

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"..."

Staring at the Moon Sage for a second, Reisen 000001 seemed to be assessing something, but still answered:

“No, we are offline entities controlled by the will of the Gray Gu swarm's sub-sub-organizations; no one else has the right to order us around…”

"Not her?"

Eirin Yagokoro's expression changed slightly.

If it were a moonlit night, she wouldn't be too surprised.

But this answer is truly unexpected.

If it wasn't Yueyejian, then who was manipulating all of this behind the scenes? And what exactly is the mysterious will of this Gray Gu cluster?

Moreover, upon careful consideration of what Reisen just said, it's not hard to deduce that the princess must have received an ultimatum from the moon.

An ominous thought quietly surfaced in Eirin Yagokoro's mind: Could it be that something happened in the Lunar Capital?

"Alright, alright, why don't you take my advice, put down your weapon, and give me some face—"

A slender figure, holding an exquisite staff, strode confidently out of the crowd and began to speak.

Miss Mary, who had been observing from the sidelines for quite some time, finally spoke up at this moment.

As soon as she stepped out, she naturally became the center of attention.

After all, he is a newcomer with his own built-in topics, which inevitably arouses curiosity. At this moment, his appearance of taking responsibility naturally attracts a lot of attention.

"You—you...sizzle..."

The first-ranked Moon Rabbit clone slowly turned its slightly mechanical gaze toward Miss Meryl, its lips twitching slightly, but it suddenly stopped mid-sentence after uttering just a few words.

There seemed to be a red light flashing in her pupils, first shining, then flashing a few times, and then quickly going out.

—An unknown electrical noise also appeared in the sound.

—It seems to have been severely disrupted.

Everyone was taken aback; what was going on?

"This looks... like it's malfunctioning?" The girl with long green hair, dressed in a blue and white shrine maiden outfit, couldn't help but mutter.

She looked around and whispered, "Could it really be a robot?"

"What is a robot? Is it like the machines that kappa make?" the Red and White Shrine Maiden asked with a puzzled look.

Unlike the high school JK Sanae Higashiya who moved in from outside, the native Hakurei City Management Officer had never heard of this high-end concept before.

"It's...that's..."

For a moment, Sanae Kochiya didn't know how to explain. While organizing her thoughts, she subconsciously kept an eye on the situation on the other side.

And this time——

The Moon Rabbit clone 000001 seems to be struggling against something, clearly showing signs of distress.

Her head drooped little by little, but in the process, she suddenly raised her head again, and the red light in her pupils shone brightly!

In an instant——

As if receiving some kind of command, the surrounding Moon Rabbit clones all raised their weapons in unison, seemingly about to launch an attack.

But this impending storm came to an abrupt halt.

At the very instant the weapon was raised, the red light in the eyes of the Moon Rabbit clone 000001 went out again.

His head suddenly drooped down and wouldn't lift again.

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"..."

After a brief pause, the surrounding Moon Rabbit clones did the same thing, as if they had all gone offline, lowering their heads and putting down their weapons.

At first glance, they look like batches of robots being reset to factory settings—

They stood in neat rows, but none of them were activated.

They all perform the same standby action. "..."

"..."

A brief silence and resignation.

"Did you do something?"

Reimu Hakurei looked at Miss Meryl without any hesitation. She couldn't quite understand the situation, but no matter how she looked at it, it was all thanks to this witch.

"I guess so, but it's only temporary. I can't let my guard down, or I'll lose control right away..."

Miss Meryl's smile also seemed somewhat forced.

She seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief, then looked up at the full moon in the sky.

“Right now, the moon has to stay in the sky; it can’t return to its true phase.” Miss Merry turned to Eirin Yagokoro, who was not far away, and said in a firm tone that left no room for doubt.

The Moon Sage's eyes flickered slightly, as if he was pondering the deeper meaning behind Miss Meryl's words.

The vampire young lady, not far away, couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up—

Why can't it be restored?

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"..."

The beautiful girl with white hair and red eyes extended her slender index finger, as delicate as a bamboo shoot, and gently rubbed her temples before speaking:
"The moon is no longer the same moon; it has become the nest of something..."

It has a kind of "I'll say something shocking" feel to it; a simple sentence reveals a certain indescribable meaning.

The information revealed in it is even more frightening.

—Capable of turning the entire moon into a nest…

—And what exactly is this "something"?
"The current moon phase is illusory; the earth has become a sealed chamber, which actually weakens the signals they can receive from the moon's surface to the greatest extent..."

Miss Meryl pointed to the Moon Rabbit clone in front of her.

"Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to easily seize control of them, but even so, there's still a possibility of losing control..."

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"..."

“So, the false full moon has actually become our advantage now…” Yagokoro Eirin said softly, her eyes slightly narrowed.

"That's it—"

A voice drifted over.

A dark rift opened at the center of the crime scene, and against the backdrop of many dark red eyes, the sage monster emerged gracefully, holding a parasol.

After she came out, another figure followed her out.

That was a fox spirit girl with nine long, fluffy tails behind her, exuding an aura of a formidable demon.

Even after the fox spirit girl stepped out of the rift, the dark rift did not close.

One after another, one after another—

The same clones of the Moon Rabbit emerged from among them, walking with mechanical steps.

"One hundred thousand..."

Yukari Yakumo sighed, "Indeed, a full 100,000."

"To be honest, when I saw so many Reisen pills at first glance, I thought something had gone wrong with Eirin's new drug..."

"They just appear anywhere in Gensokyo, trying to occupy major transportation routes and build helipads or other structures on the spot..."

That scene was truly explosive.

Everyone subconsciously thought about it for a moment, and their expressions all became strange.

"Woo..."

Reisen, in her true form, covered her face with her hands, looking utterly devastated.

She strongly suspected that after today, many strange rumors about her would circulate in Gensokyo.

"There really are so many..."

The red and white shrine maiden looked utterly shocked.

Reimu could hardly imagine that scene; just thinking about it made her feel like the sky was about to fall. Normally, even the biggest anomalies wouldn't involve more than two hundred people in a group fight.

Even so, she already felt very troubled.

Ten thousand people rioting together... Haha, Reimu thought she should just wash up and go to sleep. She'd rather give up than deal with this mess.

The only saving grace is that the situation is now under control.

At least she doesn't have to worry about it anymore.

"But there's a problem... how did so many Reisens get in all at once?"

Feeling extremely insecure, Reimu quickly asked what was wrong.

She stared wide-eyed at the lazy monster with a suspicious look, "Zi, did you oversleep during hibernation and not check the great barrier at all?"

"No matter how little inspection was done, it's impossible for a loophole to allow 100,000 people to rush in directly..."

The golden-haired demon sighed, a hint of apprehension flashing in her beautiful eyes: "This situation seems more like a confusion of the concept of existence—"

"Reisen is in Gensokyo..."

"And these clones are also Reisen..."

"Then they should also appear in Gensokyo..."

At this point, she gently raised her folding fan to cover half of her face: "I don't know who could possess such an ability, it shouldn't be possible for Tsukiyo-mi, right?"

This statement was directed at Yagokoro Eirin, or rather, it was an attempt to confirm something with her.

"no--"

The Sage of the Moon decisively shook his head.

And at the same time——

"Um, I might know who it is!"

The Flower Magician raised his hand high and spoke with a smile.

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"..."

Miss Zi sized up the other person and suddenly felt like she was about to get on their pirate ship.

Some plans...

It can't keep up with the changes.

(End of this chapter)