Crossover Anime: I Became Invincible Starting as an Ajin

Chapter 113 The Incubator Civilization Suffers Heavy Losses

Incubator Civilization Observation Network.

High-concentration, high-simulation target signal detected! Energy characteristics show 89.7% similarity to the source of abnormal Wang Bai's power!

The "Reality Reconstruction Protocol" directs energy towards the target area!

The target individual, "Wang Bai," has been confirmed to be located at the center of the signal and is resisting the reconstruction of the rules!

Log: The target individual exhibits extremely high rule tolerance and analytical ability — Warning! Risk of rule backlash detected!

At the moment when the fake World Tree constructed by Wang Bai was about to collapse.

Wang Bai leveraged the natural affinity of runes for information and rules, as well as the transcendent perception brought about by the artistic conception enhanced by the Imaginary Tree.

In a flash, I instinctively grasped the key logical nodes and causal anchors of the rule-based power of the reality reconstruction protocol.

These nodes, like gears in a precision instrument, maintain the stable operation of the entire protocol in local areas.

"Since you want to reconstruct," Wang Bai silently cried out in his heart, "then taste what it's like to be reconstructed by your own power!"

His remaining magic and will, like a scalpel, precisely pried open those key nodes and injected his own erroneous understanding and contradictory definitions of "rules"—these fragments of rules from another world were incompatible with the technological logic of the incubator civilization, like injecting an unanalyzable virus into sophisticated code.

In an instant, the flow of energy underwent an extremely subtle yet fatal deflection.

Warning: An abnormal resonance has been detected in the energy flow of the Reality Reconstruction Protocol – See Takihara Test Area!

Logical nodes #74—ξ, #189—K, and #532—δ have been contaminated by unknown rule information!

"Protocol stability has plummeted! Energy feedback loop overload!"

"Immediately sever direct power connection with the test area! Initiate protocol termination procedure!"

However, it was too late.

The portion of the rule energy that Wang Bai had cleverly "polluted" and "distorted" continued along the connection that had not yet been completely severed.

Like a venomous snake swimming against the current, it suddenly surged back to the regional control hub of the incubator civilization, which was responsible for outputting the energy of "reality reconstruction"!

This was not a devastating energy explosion, but a more bizarre "rule infection".

The backlash carried Wang Bai's altered "definition of reality," causing a small-scale but extremely troublesome logical collapse and reality disorder within the control hub.

A crystal array used to calculate multidimensional spatial parameters was suddenly "defined" as simultaneously existing and not existing, instantly losing all physical properties and turning into an unrecognizable and unusable chaotic light mist.

A data stream recording the history of energy collection from tens of thousands of galaxies has had its timestamps and causal chains forcibly disrupted and paradoxes injected, causing a large amount of valuable historical data to become self-contradictory, logically inconsistent, and almost rendered useless.

Most seriously, the core computing units responsible for processing the "emotional energy conversion model" experienced a brief "emotional fluctuation" in their computational logic after coming into contact with the rule fragments containing the power of "artistic conception." This caused a huge deviation in their prediction model of the energy conversion efficiency of "hope" and "despair," requiring a large amount of resources for calibration and repair.

The main body of the Incubator civilization urgently assessed the losses at this moment. This reversal of the rules had affected the Incubator civilization at every level.

7.3% of the facilities in regional control hubs require shutdown for maintenance or reset, including some high-precision rule-based control equipment.

This is equivalent to the civilization experiencing severe interference in a certain region of the Milky Way's spiral arm.

Approximately 0.05% of the historical observational data across galaxies needs to be sealed or discarded due to logical contamination. Although this percentage is extremely small, it includes some unique experimental data.

To clean up the "rule infection" and fix the logic crashes, resources equivalent to 1% of the civilization's total computing power over ten thousand years need to be allocated for system cleaning and reconstruction. This is a huge, unplanned expense for incubators who value efficiency.

The "Reality Reconstruction Protocol" has been shown to have unforeseen vulnerabilities, and the risks associated with "variables" carrying unknown rule systems need to be reassessed.

The protocol will be used cautiously in similar situations until a defense mechanism is found.

This backlash was like a highly sophisticated automated factory being jammed by a grain of sand that was just thrown into the core gear.

While it didn't paralyze the factory, it did cause some production lines to stop, a large number of products to be scrapped, and required huge sums of money and time to repair and upgrade the system.

For an intergalactic incubator civilization, this was indeed a devastating loss, consuming a considerable portion of their vast resource reserves and exposing a potential weakness in their system.

However, it was far from fatal, and its civilizational foundation and main strength remained unshaken.

The strange anomaly in Takihara City gradually returned to normal.

It was like a fleeting, fantastical dream, but only the people of Mitakihara City, who were subjected to that terrifying and unreasonable attack, could understand how desperate it was.

In a short period of time, it has already caused a huge loss of human and material resources.

The only saving grace was that this phenomenon only lasted for a few minutes before dissipating.

The hero who dispelled this phenomenon was now being carried on Homura Akemi's back.

Homura Akemi's figure appeared accompanied by an extremely unstable spacetime fluctuation, carrying the unconscious...

Wang Bai's breath was as faint as a thread.

"Teacher Wang Bai!" Sayaka exclaimed as she rushed forward.

Mami immediately stepped forward and found that the magic was sluggish in Wang Bai's body and his vital signs were negligible.

His physical injuries were not merely physical traumas, but also bore traces of "distortion" at the level of rules.

"How is he?" Xingzi gripped her spear tightly, looking at Wang Bai's miserable state, her voice low and somber.

"His vital signs were extremely weak, and—his very existence seemed to be fading away—"

Mami's voice trembled slightly; she had never seen such a bizarre injury before.

Homura Akemi silently laid Wang Baiping on the ground, her violet eyes swirling with complex emotions—fear, anger, but mostly a resolute determination born from being driven to the brink.

She clearly remembered how terrifying the power of the rules, which almost annihilated everything, was before the core that Wang Bai had faked collapsed.

Wang Bai's coma weighed heavily on everyone's hearts like a boulder.

Having lost their leader, what should they do if they encounter such a rule-based attack that defies comprehension?

A sense of powerlessness quietly spread through everyone's hearts.

Even the most optimistic Sayaka's eyes were clouded with gloom again as she looked at the unconscious Wang Bai and the bizarre scene outside the window.

"Are we just supposed to wait like this?" Sayaka's voice trembled with tears. "Waiting for this world to be wiped away little by little, or waiting for Teacher Wang Bai to—" She dared not finish her sentence.

Sakura Kyoko slammed her fist against the wall in frustration, but felt her force dissipate due to the distorted space; the wall only rippled slightly. "Damn it! How am I supposed to fight this invisible and intangible enemy?!"

Mami Tomoe tried hard to remain calm, but her knuckles were white from gripping her fists so tightly. "We have to stay calm. If even we give up, then Professor Wang Bai's sacrifice will be—"

She raised her head, her gaze sweeping over the crowd: "He created an opportunity for us, not left us here to wait in despair."

"The purification network he built is still there, though weak, but not completely severed. Each of us can still maintain our 'mindfulness of intention.' This may be our last, and only, weapon."

"Weapons? Just by sitting and meditating?" Kyoko scoffed, but her smile was full of bitterness.

"No."

Homura Akemi's eyes sharpened.

"As Teacher Wang Bai said before, the Imaginary Tree grows on soil of negative emotions such as despair, and the Imaginary Tree is a crucial weapon against the fate of magical girls."

"We now need to unite all the magical girls to collect a large number of Lament Seeds so that the Imaginary Tree can grow rapidly."

"As the owner of the Imaginary Tree, I believe that as long as the Imaginary Tree grows, Teacher Wang Bai will be able to awaken again."

Homura Akemi and the others were unaware of Wang Bai's unique nature, and there had never been an individual similar to a demi-human in this world.

If Wang Bai had made the decision himself, he would have committed suicide.

However, due to the reconstruction of reality, Wang Bai has fallen into a coma, but his physical condition has not reached the point of death, thus causing Wang Bai to remain in this state and unable to recover.

Looking at the unusually weak Wang Bai, Akemi Homura said firmly, "Currently, that strange phenomenon, which was the attack from the Incubator civilization, has temporarily stopped because of Teacher Wang Bai's counterattack."

"But the incubators won't give us a chance to breathe. The next attack will only be more ferocious. Only if the Imaginary Tree grows strong enough to fight back or even suppress them as quickly as possible will we have any chance of survival, and only then will Teacher Wang Bai have any hope of waking up!"

"From now on, we will use all means to collect the seeds of lamentation left behind by the witch."

In the following period, the witches who had gathered in Mitakihara were subjected to an unprecedented and systematic purge.

This is not only thanks to Homura Akemi and the others, but also to the magical girls who had previously received Wang Bai's kindness.

Everyone stepped forward, and because the witches were all drawn to Mitakihara City, magical girls from other cities also gathered there.

Thus, thanks to the magical girl's promotion, the entire witch-hunting process accelerated, and a large number of Lament Seeds were gathered and sent to Wang Bai's side.

The seed of the Imaginary Tree within Wang Bai's body was instinctively attracted, accompanied by strange phenomena.

Those black seeds that originally contained a strong energy of despair, upon coming into contact with the faint light emitted by the Imaginary Tree, had their energy of despair seemingly drawn out, strand by strand, and greedily absorbed by the Imaginary Tree's roots.

The Imaginary Tree, having absorbed a large amount of "nutrients," became more solid at a visible speed, its branches and leaves unfurled, and the warm light it emitted became stronger. It even began to actively dispel the abnormal rules on Wang Bai's body.

It was visibly clear that Wang Bai's condition was gradually improving.

"It works!" Sayaka exclaimed in surprise.

This scene greatly inspired everyone. They saw a clear hope and a direction to strive for.

More and more seeds of sorrow were continuously sent in.

The Imaginary Tree is like a bottomless pit, frantically devouring the energy of despair and transforming it into resources for its own growth and the power to purify the world.

Its roots extend at the conceptual level, beginning to anchor more deeply in the rules of this world:

The branches and leaves emitted light, not only purifying the magical girl's soul gem, but also beginning to subtly influence the reality outside the barrier, dispelling some of the aftereffects left by the "Reality Reconstruction".

This caused later magical girls to exclaim in amazement, and with their own security and hope for the future, they worked even harder.

Finally, in less than a week, Wang Bai's brow twitched slightly and his eyes opened.

When he woke up, he was surprised to find himself filled with holy light, as if a high-powered light bulb had been implanted inside his body.

He quickly realized the source of the light.

"When did the Imaginary Tree grow to this size?"

Wang Bai watched in astonishment as the seedling grew to twice its original height.

That's right, the Imaginary Tree is still in the seedling stage, at least in terms of the meaning conveyed from the other party's instincts.

However, the seedling's root system is extremely large and solid, having penetrated half of the underlying rules of the Puella Magi Madoka Magica world.

Magical girls who purify the Soul Gem through the Imaginary Tree have always gathered around Wang Bai.

The girls sensed the light dimming and immediately looked towards the location of the Imaginary Tree.

Then they discovered that the savior, whom Homura Akemi had mentioned as being unconscious due to injury, had now awakened and looked completely bewildered.

"Savior! You've awakened!!!"

An unfamiliar magical girl exclaimed in surprise, leaving Wang Bai speechless.

How long had he been asleep? Why did people address him so differently as soon as he woke up?

For a moment, Wang Bai thought he saw Karen in the other person's eyes again.

Could it be that he really slept for a long time, and that he was resurrected for some special reason instead of dying directly?

We need to pay attention to this issue next time and should implement a safety measure to allow for a prolonged period of inactivity followed by a resurrection process.

A slight fluctuation occurred in spacetime, and Homura Akemi, having heard the news, immediately used her time-stopping ability to appear beside Wang Bai.

"Teacher Wang Bai, you've finally woken up! Our operation was effective!"

Surrounded by magical girls, Wang Bai began to listen to Homura Akemi's report.

Knowing that he had only been unconscious for less than a week, which was not a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief.

That's true. If he had really been asleep for a long time, then the Incubator civilization would have already taken control of him.

This situation is already a pleasant surprise.

At the very least, thanks to the efforts of Homura Akemi and other magical girls, the Imaginary Tree has grown significantly.