Infinite Chimera Creation

Several groups of people surrounded the battlefield where Hongye and her companion fought, remaining motionless. The two ignored them, continuing their battle without paying any attention, creating a seemingly harmonious scene. However, in reality, Hongye was already somewhat frantic.

When the first group of people appeared, Rentaro already intended to attack them, but he was stopped by Momiji. Before Momiji could even breathe a sigh of relief after successfully stopping Rentaro, several more groups of people appeared one after another. At first glance, it seemed that these people surrounded the two who were fighting, but in fact, it provided Rentaro with an excellent environment to easily kill people no matter which direction he broke through Momiji's blockade.

When there's only a small group of people, blocking off one direction is manageable for Hongye. However, when there are people all around and the entire area needs to be blocked off, Hongye becomes somewhat overwhelmed. Looking at those people standing there like idiots, Hongye's anger burns fiercely. She wants to yell at them to get lost, but because of her first Gastrea transformation, her control isn't precise enough. Part of her vocal cords have also transformed into substances that increase electrical resistance, making it impossible for her to produce a clear human voice. She can only let out a roar like a wild beast.

If she didn't need to protect those people, Momiji could easily crush Rentaro while using magic to restore her vocal cords. However, now, in order to protect those mentally challenged people, Momiji has to expend a lot of energy maintaining the integrity of the spiritual runes at her soul's tip to protect her own soul, while desperately stopping Rentaro from attacking those people. She simply doesn't have the energy to adjust her vocal cords.

Rentaro didn't need to worry about anything. He could just find a direction and pose as if he wanted to break through Momiji's defense and kill ordinary people. Momiji would have to stop attacking and stop Rentaro. Once or twice, the impact of this was not obvious, but after many times, Rentaro actually leveled the gap between himself and Momiji and was no longer suppressed.

Upon noticing this change, Kureha was startled and considered abandoning the ordinary people. However, she reconsidered; there were over a thousand ordinary people present. If Rentaro were to kill some of them, the human elites, who were already looking for an excuse to deal with the Cursed Child, would surely use this as a pretext to create a lot of trouble. Kureha sighed helplessly, forcing herself to stay focused, dealing with Rentaro while simultaneously trying to find a way out of the predicament.

Suddenly, in a flash, Hongye spotted a familiar, small figure in the crowd, and her spirits lifted immediately.

Although she didn't know why Enju was there, Momiji didn't bother thinking about it anymore. Seizing the opportunity, she punched Rentaro away, and then, while chasing him, Momiji glanced at Enju and gave her a wink. Although she couldn't speak, Momiji was confident that Enju would understand her meaning, so she continued fighting Rentaro with peace of mind.

Yeonju understood Hongye's meaning. She realized that Hongye wanted her to disperse the crowd and knew that Hongye must have encountered some problem and was unable to speak, which was why she asked her for help. Without hesitation, Yeonju decided to ask the people to leave.

But someone reacted even faster than Yeonju. Before she could even open her mouth and utter a sound, someone shrieked, "That electric monster is staring at me! She wants to kill me!!!"

Yeon-joo stared blankly at the woman in the red dress beside her who had screamed in terror, her eyes filled with disbelief.

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Chapter 73 Gastrula Biochemistry

Yeonju stared blankly at the woman in the red dress who screamed in fright. It wasn't until the crowd around her started to panic that she realized what had happened and hurriedly began to loudly defend Hongye.

However, Enju was only a nine-year-old girl. If it came to fists, all the people here combined wouldn't be enough to beat her. But when it came to shouting, even if she was a cursed child, she couldn't beat these adults who were yelling at the top of their lungs. Not to mention that there were several people among them who seemed to be strange creatures with unusually loud voices. Therefore, Enju's explanation didn't even cause a ripple before being drowned out by the sea of ​​noise.

"That woman is definitely a monster!!"

"That monster definitely wants to kill us all!!"

"Damn it, why would such a monster appear in our city?!"

"Get out of our city! We don't welcome monsters like you!!"

Led by several loud-voiced individuals, a group of people, blinded by the atmosphere and acting like idiots, quickly identified Hongye as a monster. They shouted loudly, uttering words as sharp as blades, without considering whether Hongye, if she were truly a monster, would become enraged and kill them all.

Perhaps, in their minds, which were almost burned out by their passion, they thought that with so many of them, they had nothing to fear from Hongye.

Watching these people, their faces radiating an air of superiority as righteous individuals confronting evildoers, waving their fists and shouting wildly, Yeon-joo was filled with disbelief.

Why?! Sister Hongye was clearly protecting you! How could you say such things? How dare you say such things? You're still standing because of Sister Hongye!!

Anguish raged within her heart. Enju tried to explain and stop them, wanting them to stop saying such hurtful things. But the already frenzied crowd clearly couldn't hear different languages. No one paid any attention to her and they all roared madly at Momiji and Rentaro.

Despair gradually filled her eyes. With a last glimmer of hope in her heart, Yeon-joo stiffly turned her head to look at the gentle older sister who had moved her.

What met Yeon-joo's eyes was still the beautiful red dress, the flowing long hair, the violently swung fist, the distorted face, and the look of disgust. The gentle smile that was once as warm as the winter sun was gone, replaced by a torrent of vicious words.

Yeonju didn't even dare to look back at Hongye. She couldn't imagine how heartbroken Hongye would be to be slandered like this by the person she was protecting.

In truth, however, listening to those words that seemed to be soaked in deadly poison, Hongye didn't feel much sadness. She only secretly sighed at how foolish and untrustworthy humans truly were. If Hongye had heard these words a month ago, even if her strong personality prevented her from showing it on her face, she would definitely have been very upset inside. But after receiving a month of education from Yuan Yuan, she was no longer swayed by such trivial matters.

Although I don't care what they say, it's still quite a hassle. They're all huddled together, making a racket, like a swarm of flies—not harmful, but disgusting.

Knowing it was impossible to get these people to leave voluntarily, Kureha sighed helplessly and deliberately created an opening, allowing Rentaro to punch her in the chest. Instantly, Kureha's chest, which had been transformed from a small steamed bun into a large meat bun due to the two large power-generating organs, was dented by Rentaro's heavy punch. The broken ribs first pierced through the power-generating organs in her chest, and then pierced into Kureha's lungs.

Sensing that its host was severely injured and even in mortal danger, the Gastrea virus became active again, releasing a large amount of magical energy. While repairing Kureha's body, it also attempted to modify it once more. This time, Kureha did not interfere much, allowing the virus to modify her body, only retaining a portion of her magical energy.

Because of Momiji's lack of resistance, in just two and a half seconds, she withstood Rentaro's attack and transformed into a monster covered in hard scales, with six legs and seven sharp, blood-red horns on its head. Although her body underwent a drastic change, the defenses at the bottom of Momiji's soul remained perfect, and her soul remained unchanged, still a complete human soul. After exhausting the magic power in her body, she could transform back into human form.

In Yuan Yuan's tutorial, the process of transforming into a Gastrea should involve controlling spiritual energy to stimulate specific parts of the body, causing the Gastrea virus to mistakenly believe that the host is severely injured, thus activating it. However, Hongye had not yet mastered this method of controlling spiritual energy, so she had to rely on the principle of actual severe injury to activate the virus.

After the transformation was completed, Kureha released the retained magical power and integrated it into her own electrical current, further enhancing the mystique within the current. Because of this mystique, the monster Kureha had transformed into was no longer an ordinary Gastrea, but a monster referred to as a demon by the higher-ups.

Momiji, now a demon, is dozens of times stronger than she was in her previous half-demon, half-human state. Not only has her magical power increased, but her electrical power has also greatly increased, her physical strength has been greatly enhanced, and her instincts have also been strengthened. She has become much more adept at controlling electricity and magic.

"It's turned into a monster!! It's really turned into a monster!!"

"A monster! It really is a monster!!"

"Oh my god, she's a Gastrea! A Gastrea has entered the city!!"

Seeing Kureha transform into a monster, the already chaotic crowd became even more disorderly. Those who still retained a sliver of reason tried to flee upon seeing the Gastrea, while those who had gone completely mad continued to shout and even attempted to throw stones at Kureha. The loudmouths controlled by Byakuya continued to diligently create chaos.

Hearing the shouts around her, Enju, who had been facing away from the battlefield and dared not look at Kureha, suddenly felt a sense of foreboding. Trembling, she turned to look at the battlefield where Kureha and Rentaro were fighting. Then, in that devastated battlefield, Enju saw the crazed Rentaro, the limbs and severed bodies scattered all over the ground, and the terrifying monsters, but she did not see the familiar figure who had vowed to lead the children of the curse against humanity.

"It has become, Gastrea, a creature..."

Because Yuan Yuan only taught Hongye, and Hongye dared not tell anyone else what Yuan Yuan had taught her without his permission, Yanzhu was unaware that Hongye's Gastrea transformation was reversible. In Yanzhu's eyes, the person who gave her hope and whom she relentlessly pursued had become a monster, never to return, and all of this was due to those hateful humans.

Looking at those humans who continued to shout and yell, Yeonju's once clear eyes became cloudy with hatred.

"Damn humans!"

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Chapter Seventy-Four Seeds

Rentaro's physical strength was still at the level of an ordinary human. Relying on the powerful regenerative ability he gained by constantly consuming his soul, he could only barely protect himself against the half-demonized Momiji. If it weren't for the humans who later intruded under Byakuya's control, he would have been worn down to death by Momiji long ago. Therefore, after Momiji became a demonized being, Rentaro was quickly suppressed again, and completely suppressed.

Although Bai Ye can be considered a genius, having explored and developed many soul-related abilities on his own in less than ten years without any guidance, his energy is ultimately limited. In the past few years, he has devoted most of his attention to the "body-soul transformation" aspect, so his use of other abilities is naturally quite crude.

For example, the ability to control Rentaro's body through the souls of Gastrea, and the ability to use Rentaro's body as a container to store large quantities of human souls as consumables, are all very crude abilities.

When facing an opponent without mystery, no matter how crude the ability, the soul aspect is extremely advanced, and there is almost no solution. However, when facing an opponent with sufficient mystery, such as the demonized Momiji, the drawbacks of this crude ability become apparent.

Without even using its claws, Kureha simply stood there and shook its head. The seven short horns on its head emitted several electric currents filled with mysterious properties such as [Exorcism] and [Demonstration], which struck Rentaro. The human souls filled with resentment and violence within him were all reduced to ashes. The Gastrea's soul was forced to sever its connection with Rentaro, detached from Rentaro's body, and was completely annihilated by thirteen consecutive black electric currents.

Without the support of those souls, Rentaro was just an ordinary person, and he fainted before he could even regain consciousness. Although he lost control of Rentaro, Byakuya was not angry, because he had already achieved half of his goal.

Through the few humans he controlled, Byakuya could clearly see how intense the hatred for humanity was in the eyes of the girl named Aihara Enju. How could someone with such hatred possibly still have any hope for humanity?

[Aihara Enju has already given up hope, and soon, Satomi Rentaro will also feel that same despair.]

Knowing that her current appearance was not suitable for public appearance, Hongye did not hesitate. She yelled at the idiots who annoyed her, scared them a little, and then turned around and disappeared from everyone's sight with a few leaps.

Hongye's loud shout before leaving did frighten many people, but those controlled by Baiye did not feel fear. After pretending to scream a few times, they quickly "calmed down" and went to the messy battlefield to tie themselves up with ropes they had obtained from somewhere.

Throughout this process, Yeonju watched these people indifferently, her eyes empty and devoid of any emotion, as if what lay before her were not human beings capable of various reactions, but rather piles of flesh that could move on their own.

Leaving aside the fact that the more composed humans gathered together to discuss who should get credit for catching serial killer Rentaro Satomi, Momiji had already returned to Yuan Yuan's residence and, amidst a slightly grotesque sound of muscles and bones rubbing together, transformed back into an adorable little girl.

"That's great! It really turned back!! Now we don't have to worry about turning into Gastrea anymore!! The curse of the Cursed Child has been broken!! Thank you, thank you so much, Lord Yuan Yuan!!!" Hongye jumped around excitedly in front of Yuan Yuan, laughing and crying at the same time.

Yuan Yuan, however, remained unaffected by Hongye's emotions. His gaze remained unchanged as he calmly watched Hongye, waiting for her to calm down.

Yuan Yuan remained calm, but Siji was far from calm. When Hongye returned to find Rentaro in the morning, she had seen Hongye and clearly saw that the magic patterns on Hongye's body were only half-formed. However, only a few hours had passed, and the magic patterns on Hongye's body were almost complete. It could be said that as long as one more stroke was added, it would be completely formed.

Shiki had witnessed Yuan Yuan's recent activities, which consisted of nothing more than teaching Hongye some political knowledge, instructing her on the use of spiritual power, and having her hunt down Rentaro, who possessed the "Protagonist" rune—a few simple tasks. Shiki couldn't understand how such trivial matters could lead to the change of the "Protagonist" rune's owner, and she found Yuan Yuan increasingly unbelievable.

Just as Hongye finally calmed down and was about to apologize for her rudeness, Yuan Yuan spoke up.

"You did successfully transform into a Gastrea this time, and you did successfully transform back, but you must understand that this does not mean that all the children of the curse can be saved. Spiritual power may seem simple, but it is one of the most basic energies in the world. The reason you were able to increase and master spiritual power so quickly is partly because you have a natural talent for spiritual power, and partly because of the efforts of Szayelaporro and the Gods. If ordinary children of the curse were to learn spiritual power, just sensing it would be enough to stump most of them."

Hongye froze instantly, staring blankly at Yuan Yuan, hoping he would say he was joking.

However, Yuan Yuan simply stared calmly at Hongye, his expression indifferent. He was not lying, of course. Spiritual power was indeed a very difficult ability to master. Back in the world of Bleach, where the concentration of spiritual power was exceptionally high, those who successfully sensed and mastered spiritual power to become Bleach were one in a hundred, one in a thousand, or even one in ten thousand. Not to mention this world where spiritual power was not particularly prominent.

After a moment, Yuan Yuan finally broke his silence and spoke slowly.

"The method I've taught you is just a seed; it can only save a small portion of the cursed children, allowing those with great talent who can become your allies to find redemption. But if you want to become a qualified leader who can save all of your kind and ensure their survival, you must use the seed I've given you to cultivate your own fruit. So, strive, rely on your own efforts, and find a path to save your fellow human beings. Only then can you become a normal protagonist."

After saying that, Yuan Yuan gently waved his hand, and Hongye was moved to her own room. Back in this familiar and safe environment, Hongye finally stopped resisting, softly collapsed onto the bed, and began to cry silently.

Downstairs, Siji looked at Yuan Yuan with a puzzled expression, hesitating to speak. The method of controlling spiritual power that Yuan Yuan taught Hongye seemed simple, but it was a simplification that Yuan Yuan himself had derived. It seemed impossible for Hongye, an ordinary person who had only been exposed to spiritual power for a little over a month, to improve this method.

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Chapter Seventy-Five: A Meaningless Trial

Although Siji didn't voice her question, Yuan Yuan could still tell what she was thinking. He glanced at her, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said...

"Ordinary people certainly can't do this, but the protagonist might be different. Don't protagonists often create miracles?"

"You mean the protagonist's runes? Although the runes on Hongye's body are almost complete, they are still in an incomplete state and will not have any blessing effect on her."

Siji paused for a moment before realizing the meaning behind Yuan Yuan's words, and asked hesitantly.

Yuan Yuan's smile widened further, his eyes clearly revealing a pleased expression, and he said softly,

"It doesn't have any blessing effect now, but it will soon."

After saying that, Yuan Yuan returned to Hell with a smile, leaving Siji standing there alone, having just understood Yuan Yuan's meaning.

Seeing that Yuan Yuan left without even saying goodbye, Siji shook her head, sat down in the spot where Yuan Yuan usually sat, poured herself a cup of tea, took a sip, and let out a soft moan of enjoyment.

"I feel like I'm growing to like this kind of life more and more lately. Although Yuan Jun is a bit scary and always does things that make people afraid, compared to endless sleep or hiding in the depths of the world to monitor its development, this kind of life that's a little scary from time to time makes me want to keep going."

As she spoke, Shiki's face lit up with the thought of something good, and her cheeks flushed slightly.

"Speaking of which, the feeling of our consciousness colliding when I talk to Yuan Jun always gives me a strong sense of pleasure. In addition, sometimes Yuan Jun does things that are frightening. The combination of pleasure and fear creates a feeling that I have never experienced before, which is really irresistible."

As if remembering something, Shiki's eyes suddenly welled up with tears, and her gaze became somewhat unfocused.

"Judging from what Yuan Jun said just now, the [Protagonist] rune will soon change hands completely. Although I've already anticipated this, I'm sure I'll still feel terrified when it actually happens. If I could have a few words with Yuan Jun at that time, I'd definitely be able to experience that wonderful feeling again. It's really something to look forward to."

Rentaro had no idea that a certain world consciousness in human skin was currently drinking tea and anticipating his loss of something that was most important to him. All he knew was that he suddenly lost consciousness and when he woke up, he was already locked up in a cell, bound hand and foot. Moreover, the thing used to bind him was not a rope or anything like that, but an iron chain that looked extremely sturdy.

"You guys really didn't intend to catch some monster and ended up catching the wrong target?!" When Rentaro struggled to ask this question, he realized that something was wrong. His right arm and right leg had changed from mechanical prosthetics to real flesh, but the eyeball in his left eye socket was still a mechanical device.

"What...what's going on?"

Even though Rentaro is a warrior who can calmly face life and death, he couldn't stay calm at all after his body underwent such an unexpected change.

The sudden return of his long-lost arms and legs was no less shocking to Rentaro than when he fainted years ago. When he woke up, he found himself naked, lying on Dr. Sumire Muroto's experimental table like a little lamb, being asked if he was willing to undergo modification surgery.

Just as Rentaro had finally accepted the situation and was about to sort out his memories, he was dragged out of his cell by a large group of fully armed and extremely tense police officers and brought to the courtroom.

The platform that should have been the seat for the interrogated person, where the person being interrogated could stand with their upper body exposed, has been removed and replaced by a narrow iron cage that is just big enough for one person to stand in, not even allowing them to turn around.

But it seemed that this wasn't safe enough, so the police formed a circle and pressed their guns firmly against Rentaro's head. Several policemen even stood in front of Rentaro, completely blocking his view so that he couldn't even see the judge's face.

Feeling the pressure from the gun barrels pressed against his head, as if they were about to crush his skull, Rentaro realized he couldn't even manage a bitter smile.

Just as Rentaro was inwardly wailing, "What on earth is going on?!", the judge, whose face was completely hidden, spoke in a dignified voice.

"Court is in session!!"

The trial of serial killer Rentaro Satomi has begun.