Infinite Chimera Creation

However, Shion's gaze puzzled Rentaro. Shion was also a mechanized warrior, and should have known that none of the weapons carried by mechanized warriors were weak. But facing the cannon already ready to fire, the despair in Shion's eyes was gone. Although the hatred was even stronger, her eyes regained their clarity, filled with hope.

Feeling a growing unease, Rentaro didn't hesitate any longer and fired the bullet he had stored in his arm. But what sent chills down Rentaro's spine was that the instant the bullet was fired, Shion's eyes changed from hope to extreme fear. And through her gaze, Rentaro made a judgment that sent shivers down his spine—the being that Shion feared was right behind him.

Without the slightest hesitation, Rentaro dodged to the side at top speed. The thought that he was facing away from something that could terrify even a mechanized warrior who had undergone death modification made him feel completely unsafe.

To Rentaro's surprise, when he retreated to a safe distance and looked back at where he had started, he saw nothing. Rentaro didn't doubt that Shion's eyes were deceiving him, because such extreme fear couldn't be faked.

So, does that mean you've left?

As Rentaro was secretly speculating, he suddenly heard an unpleasant creaking sound. The sound was like brute forcefully piecing together all sorts of mismatched toys, making one's teeth ache.

A bad feeling rose in his heart, and Rentaro looked in the direction of the sound. There, he saw Shion's corpse, which consisted of only her lower body.

In Rentaro's horrified gaze, the half-corpse, its intestines dragging on the ground, emitted a piercing sound as dozens of tentacle-like intestines extended from its severed waist, wrapping around Shion's mechanical leg. Then, with a shrill metallic twisting sound, the mechanical leg, which had survived the fierce battle unscathed, was contorted into a grotesque shape—to put it bluntly, it resembled the hind legs of a feline.

"What, what is this thing?"

Even though Rentaro was usually very calm, he couldn't help but feel intense fear when faced with something supernatural, and he couldn't help but scream out.

Seemingly drawn by Rentaro's voice, the corpse, consisting only of the lower half, froze as if a pause button had been pressed. The body remained motionless, standing stiffly in place, seemingly transformed back into an ordinary corpse. However, Rentaro's sense of danger intensified, even giving him a feeling of being locked onto.

The next moment, the facts proved that Rentaro was not mistaken. The half-corpse rushed towards Rentaro like a mad dog that had seen blood. Even the intestines that were dragging on the ground broke off due to the excessive speed and were left far behind by the corpse.

Fear had already clouded Rentaro's judgment. If he were fighting alone, he would surely be upon by the corpse by now. Fortunately, his left eye possessed combat-aiding abilities; even though Rentaro couldn't make the correct judgment, it analyzed the correct evasive route. Panicked, Rentaro instinctively followed the instructions of his mechanical eye and successfully avoided the corpse's impact.

Having dodged the impact of the corpse, Rentaro hadn't even had time to breathe a sigh of relief before an even greater fear gripped his heart.

Right in front of him, the flesh at the severed waist of the corpse suddenly stretched out, and countless sharp white teeth emerged from the flesh and began to writhe wildly. Rentaro had no doubt that if he were bitten by this huge mouth that had turned from the waist, he would be instantly minced into a pulp.

"What the hell is this?!"

Rentaro screamed in panic, his eyes filled with fear.

[Command received. Analysis initiated. Based on visual image analysis, the hostile life form exhibits 67% similarity to Gastrea, 11% similarity to humans, and 23% unidentifiable. Preliminary identification: a new species of Gastrea.]

The mechanical eye, devoid of emotion, showed no surprise. Taking Rentaro's surprised outburst as a command, it began its analysis. The results astonished Rentaro, but he quickly regained his composure. As long as he was certain it wasn't some supernatural being like a ghost, no matter how eerie it might seem, Rentaro wouldn't panic.

After calming down, Rentaro quickly recalled a word he had heard earlier: "monster".

"Damn it, is this thing a demon? Or is it something a demon created?"

Gritting his teeth, Rentaro once again assumed a fighting stance, cautiously staring at the increasingly bizarre [corpse] before him.

"Faced with a terrifying scene he had never seen before, he managed to dodge in panic without suffering any harm, and he calmed down so quickly. Instead of blindly running away, he made the most correct preparations for battle. The more I watch, the more he seems like the protagonist."

As Bai Ye muttered to himself, he used the Gastrea soul residing in Shion's corpse to control the now completely monstrous body, and charged towards Rentaro once more.

"But it doesn't matter how much he resembles the protagonist. With Yuan Yuan, who's a walking bug, even the protagonist can't cause any trouble. I just need to make him despair of humanity."

With Bai Ye's chilling voice, the corpse monster's "mouth" grew larger again, and countless tentacles emerged from its mouth, waving wildly, making it appear even more eerie and dangerous.

Although the corpse has become more dangerous, there is no Gastrea in Ziyuan's body after all. The changes that have occurred are all due to Baiye controlling my Gastrea soul and forcibly twisting it. It has not been completely transformed into a Gastrea. Therefore, although it is visually striking, its danger is actually no higher than that of a Tier 3 Gastrea.

However, Byakuya's initial goal was not to kill Rentaro, so being weaker was just right.

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Chapter Forty-Six: Perseverance

"Ahem, finally, it's resolved."

After coughing violently twice and spitting out a mouthful of black blood, Rentaro leaned against the wall and slowly sat down. Looking at the pile of minced meat not far in front of him, his face was full of joy at surviving a disaster.

It's no wonder he reacted this way. Anyone would react the same way when facing an attack from a monster that is no less powerful than a Gastrea but is not countered by holmium.

Rentaro was overjoyed at having survived, while Byakuya, not far away, was also overjoyed at the success of his plan.

"The soul in the purple eye cannot invade the body of a person with a firm mind. It can only take advantage of them when their emotions fluctuate violently and their soul defenses are breached."

"Faced with the fear of the unknown, the anger of near-death experience, and the joy of victory, after experiencing so many emotional changes, Rentaro Satomi's mental defenses finally broke down. The strength of his mental defenses is truly admirable."

"But none of that matters now. The soul of the Gastrea has invaded your body, Satomi-kun. In the days to come, please savor the despair I have given you."

"Rejection, fear, hatred, and even extermination by your own kind. After experiencing all this, can you still have hope for humanity?"

Softly murmuring, Bai Ye slowly stood up and flew out of the city.

In the corner, Rentaro, supporting himself against the wall, stood up shakily, completely ignoring the warning in the mechanical eye: "[User's body is severely damaged. It is recommended to wait for rescue. Do not engage in any limb movement during this time, otherwise there is a great risk of death.]" He walked unsteadily back in the direction he came from.

"We must, we must tell Yuan Yuan about that thing, otherwise there will definitely be big problems."

Despite his weakened state, Rentaro's eyes remained resolute. He had no time to think during the battle, but after defeating his enemies, Rentaro quickly sensed something was amiss.

Although Rentaro initially identified the creature as a monster, recalling what Yuan Yuan had said—that even a squad composed of elite mechanized warriors and cursed children couldn't severely injure a monster—how could it be so easily killed by him, already wounded after his battle with Shion? Even if monsters vary in strength, it shouldn't be this obvious; otherwise, how could the government have gone so many years without acquiring a single monster?

Since it wasn't a monster, yet it shared some similarities with Gastrea and was strangely bizarre, the most likely explanation is that the thing from before was the result of a monster's supernatural abilities.

"We must tell Yuan Yuan that there are demons lurking in this city."

The further he walked, the weaker his body became, and the more he walked, the more confused his mind became. But as long as he thought about the danger that might be in this city, and the danger that Tendogi, who lived here, might be in, Rentaro couldn't stop walking.

In the past, when faced with problems he couldn't solve, Rentaro's first thought was always of the seemingly lazy and unmotivated professor, who would always get the problem solved if he asked her for help. But now, realizing that monsters might invade the city, the first person that came to Rentaro's mind was that young man with a perpetually cold face.

It wasn't because of her aversion to Sumire Muroto that she stopped thinking about her, but because that man's cold and indifferent face always gave people the feeling that even if the sky were to fall, he would have a way to put it back on track, making people subconsciously trust him even if they had only met him once.

Of course, there might be other reasons that Rentaro himself wasn't even aware of. For example, he didn't want Sumire Muroto to be in danger. After all, she was the person he valued and trusted most. Even if his kind nature made him somewhat repulsed by her, he couldn't truly be indifferent to her.

Rentaro's world revolves around only two people: Sumire Muroto and Kisara Tendo. For these two, Rentaro would give up anyone else. Both Sumire Muroto and Rentaro understand this.

Rentaro's questioning of Sumire Muroto stemmed from his kind nature; he was simply unable to accept what she had done to the cursed children. Given time to calm down and for Sumire to explain, Rentaro would return to her service. Both Rentaro and Sumire knew this.

However, because Yuan Yuan had clearly expressed his demand that Muroto Sumire abandon Rentaro, Muroto Sumire issued the order to pursue and kill him.

However, even when he was being hunted down, and even when he was filled with rage because of it, Rentaro couldn't bring himself to hate Sumire Muroto. Subconsciously, he still hoped that she wouldn't get hurt.

"Rentaro, what happened to you? How did you get so badly injured?"

Suddenly, a familiar voice rang in Rentaro's ears, bringing his somewhat muddled consciousness back to clarity. With great effort, Rentaro opened his eyes and finally saw the person in front of him.

[It's still that reassuring figure.]

Looking at the familiar girl in front of him, Rentaro felt a surge of emotion, as if he hadn't seen her for a long time, and couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia.

Kisara Tendo had no idea what Rentaro was feeling, but she knew she was about to cry. For many years, Kisara had never seen Rentaro so badly injured. In fact, in her memory, the last time Rentaro was this badly injured was before he underwent the modification surgery.

Seeing Rentaro's tattered and trembling body, Tendoki wanted to support him even more, but could only stand there anxiously, not knowing where to help him, because there was almost no part of Rentaro's body without wounds.

"Miss Kisara, could you help me up?"

Rentaro's weak voice brought Tendo Kisara, who was biting her lip and shedding tears, back to reality. She quickly picked a spot that didn't look too bad and helped Rentaro up.

"Rentaro, hang in there. I'll take you to the doctor right now. She has the best medical equipment. You'll be alright."

Rentaro weakly raised his hand, and seeing his movement, Tendo Kisara quickly shut his mouth.

"No... go there, Sumire Muroto. I'll give you, cough cough, directions. Just follow my directions."

After speaking haltingly, interspersed with violent coughing, Rentaro pointed in the direction of Yuan Yuan's residence.

"But Rentaro, your body..."

"It's okay, there are medical equipment there too."

I hope he will help me with my treatment.

After silently adding a sentence in his heart, Rentaro stopped and slowly took a step forward. Seeing his action, Tendoki, who was familiar with his personality, knew that he could no longer stop him. He could only hurry to follow and try to adjust his movements to reduce the pain of Rentaro walking.

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Chapter 47 Tendo Kisara's Anger

"Damn it, what are you doing? Hey, what's this? Excuse me, how is Rentaro doing right now?"

Seeing the cold-faced man casually spill a glass of water on Rentaro, Tendo Kisara was instantly enraged and wanted to question him. However, before he could finish speaking, he saw Rentaro's wounds healing rapidly. He quickly swallowed his words and then asked timidly in a low voice.

Although he didn't understand why Rentaro insisted on coming here at first, after seeing this amazing scene, Kisara Tendo immediately realized that the cold-faced man in front of him, whom he had never heard of before, must be of extremely high status.

Kisara Tendo considered herself well-informed and knew many things that ordinary people didn't, but she had never heard of this miraculous healing drug. Yet, this very drug, which she had never even heard of, was being poured on Rentaro like water, without any regard for the consequences, even spilling it on the ground without a trace of heartache. This alone was enough for Kisara Tendo to label this person as someone not to be trifled with.

Yuan Yuan glanced indifferently at Tendo Kisara, showing no desire to talk to him, and poured another cup of water on Rentaro.

This time, it was just ordinary cold water.

After two intense battles, Rentaro had exhausted a lot of energy. When he arrived at Yuan Yuan's house, he relaxed for a moment and completely fainted. Even though he was splashed with cold water, he showed no signs of waking up.

Tendo's brow twitched, and veins bulged at the corners of her eyes. You see, her grandfather was Tendo Kikunojo, the most powerful politician of all. Although she hated Kikunojo and longed to kill him, she had to admit that because of his status, no one in Tokyo with any standing, anyone who understood the significance of the Tendo surname, dared to disregard her like this.

As for Rentaro, Kisara Tendo could also tell that his injuries had mostly healed because of the cup of water earlier, so it wouldn't matter if he was splashed with water.

Of course, no matter how angry Tendo Kisara was, it had nothing to do with Yuan Yuan. He looked down on the other party's power, and as for appearance? Not to mention Yuan Yuan's scorpion maid, even that dog loli with a somewhat special body structure was more pleasing to the eye in Yuan Yuan's eyes.

It's not that Tendo Kisara isn't pretty; in fact, she's a rare beauty. However, Tendo is just an ordinary human. Although she has some strength, she's still too weak. In Yuan Yuan's eyes, she's like a beautiful but tattered toy—it falls apart with the slightest touch, utterly worthless.

In comparison, it can be kneaded and played with at will as long as the force is controlled slightly, and it looks much cuter. Although it is not beautiful in Yuan Yuan’s eyes, it is at least pleasing to the eye.

Rentaro is, after all, the protagonist of this world. With some serious research, he might even uncover some of the world's secrets. Yuan Yuan would naturally be willing to exchange a few words with him and offer him some treatment. But Tendo Kisara? Is she any different from the hundreds of millions of other people in this world? Therefore, Yuan Yuan naturally wouldn't pay her any attention.

Frowning slightly, Yuan Yuan's expression revealed a hint of displeasure. A trace of spiritual energy swirled around his foot as he kicked Rentaro. While physical pain might not be enough to rouse the mentally exhausted Rentaro, pain that directly affected his soul was a different matter. Instantly, Rentaro scrambled to his feet.

Ignoring Tendo Kisara's angry shout of "What are you doing?!", Yuan Yuan looked at Rentaro, who had just gotten up and was still somewhat confused about the situation, and raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Alright, tell me, what is the important thing you mentioned? If I don't think it's important enough, I'll consider turning you back to how you were when you first arrived."