Infinite Chimera Creation

Nodding in agreement and bowing respectfully, Scorpion went to a table to the side, quickly counted the prizes, and stepped into the white gap.

Those who passed the test were not gathered together and remained scattered in various places. This meant that Scorpion had to travel to many places to distribute the prizes. Fortunately, with White Gap, the process did not take much time.

The first to receive the prize was naturally Gu Luo, who had been personally recruited by Yuan Yuan. Although his strength did not seem to be strong, Scorpion took into account his potential and still gave him a pass, ranking him first among all those who passed.

Since Yuan Yuan didn't explain, Xie naturally didn't know what these cubes were for, so she simply took out all the cubes and let Gu Luo choose one himself.

The cube that Guluo chose was an irregular, light blue one. When Guluo touched it, it melted like ice, turning into a liquid that then merged into his body.

After absorbing the cube and turning it into liquid, a twisted, snake-like symbol appeared on the back of Guluo's right hand. Then, he discovered that he had suddenly mastered a strange new ability that could only be used once: [Children of Heaven's Will]. Once activated, it could unconditionally and without loss give birth to a descendant who would inherit his bloodline.

The more powerful a creature is, the greater the energy it consumes when reproducing. Some special species even require rare minerals to safely give birth, and they also experience a long period of weakness after childbirth. However, if this ability is used, these conditions can be ignored, and an offspring can be produced without even mating, and there is no postpartum weakness.

If this ability fell into some high-magic world, it would definitely be fiercely sought after by dragons and Titans who have difficulty reproducing. However, in this world, no one understands its value. Even its owner, Guro, only thinks that he has obtained a nonsensical ability that can only be used for pranks.

Looking at the snake symbol on the back of Guro's hand, Bai Ye was filled with longing. He stared at the scorpion expectantly, hoping that the next prize would be his. But he was destined to be disappointed.

After Guluo finished distributing the prizes, Scorpion naturally had no reason to stay any longer. He took two steps back and was about to step into the White Gap to leave when Bai Ye couldn't sit still any longer. He called out anxiously,

"Wait a minute, what about me? Did I fail the test? Why didn't I get my prize?"

Hearing Bai Ye's shout, Scorpion stopped and turned to calmly gaze at Bai Ye. Although Scorpion's eyes were as calm as a spring, Bai Ye tensed up under that gaze, his heart pounding so hard it felt like it would shatter his chest.

“I remember you, Mr. Baiye. You passed the test, of course, but if we were to divide the results by score, you would only get 60 points, barely passing. That’s the lowest among all those who passed, so your prize will have to be chosen last.”

Scorpion's reply was anything but polite, practically tantamount to pointing fingers and saying Bai Ye was weak. Gu Luo, listening from the side, got angry. If Yuan Yuan hadn't been standing behind Scorpion, and if he hadn't known that Yuan Yuan's maids were unkillable, he, who considered Bai Ye family, would have almost taken action.

But upon hearing such a blunt reply, Bai Ye not only didn't get angry or furious, but instead laughed happily. This made Gu Luo and Xie wonder if he had been damaged in the brain by ants during the previous test and had become mentally unstable.

Bai Ye's happiness was understandable. Having read the comics in his previous life, he knew that the prizes, which seemed to be randomly generated abilities, were actually just extras. The real prize was the snake symbol, and soon everyone would realize how important it was.

This symbol appears on every prize.

In this way, Bai Ye naturally wouldn't care which order he was in choosing the prize; he only needed to know that he was among the winners, and that was enough for him.

Next, Scorpion distributed the prizes to the other people one by one. Among them, Momiji received the [Life Torrent], which made her life force incredibly surging. Driven by the enormous life force, her lightning was further strengthened.

The dolphin dog, which had grown to the size of a small island, gained the ability to split itself into three identical individuals. These three individuals could communicate with each other across distance using the same soul wavelength, and as long as one of them survived, they would not die.

A large dog lurking deep in the forest, capable of controlling fire and possessing boundless vitality, has obtained the [Companionship] ability. This ability allows the dog to simultaneously enhance itself to the level of its opponent when facing enemies stronger than itself. However, this ability has an upper limit; it can only enhance the dog to the level of Authority Life, and then it will not increase further.

In a human settlement in Germany, a boy with no special abilities, through his sincerity and talent, mobilized the entire city's residents to work together and successfully passed the test, thus gaining his first ability: [Faith Transfer]. He can directly exchange places with anyone who admires and trusts him, and he can also bring along some items or a person when exchanging places.

In the end, what Bai Ye obtained was an ability called the "True Love Curse". If this ability is used to curse someone, the cursed person will not be harmed, but the person they love most will die immediately.

P.S., Second update complete.

Chapter 109 The Great Movie of the Century

After Scorpion finished distributing all the prizes, Yuan Yuan had also finished watching the epic movie ["In another world, I was played with to the point of ecstasy, and finally fainted and was carried home in a princess carry by a cross-dresser. When I woke up, I was so excited that I bumped into the cross-dresser and lost my first kiss"]. He was now drinking tea with great satisfaction.

Upon seeing Scorpion return, Yuan Yuan naturally understood that the prizes had been distributed. However, he still had Scorpion give a concise report on the distribution, since some qualified individuals might have special physical characteristics that could lead to mutations in their acquired abilities.

However, after listening to Scorpion's report, Yuan Yuan realized that none of these people had the ability to mutate, so he lost interest in them and signaled Scorpion to stop talking.

Scorpion, of course, would not disobey Yuan Yuan's orders, so he immediately shut up and silently retreated to the side.

As was his habit, Yuan Yuan took out the magic rune and played with it in his hand. A smile appeared on his lips, and with a slight thought, a huge white gap silently appeared in a certain test field deep in hell.

This testing ground contains synthetic beasts that are not particularly powerful or valuable for research, but which reproduce rapidly. These synthetic beasts are generally used as food, while a few, whose bodies contain important components, are taken by researchers in various laboratories who have such needs.

In general, this place is like a pasture to hell.

At this moment, a white gap suddenly appeared, which is equivalent to a large hole suddenly appearing in the fence of the pasture.

These low-level synthetic beasts, devoid of reason and living solely on instinct, were no different from wild animals. Upon seeing the white gap, they naturally rushed out like domesticated animals seeing livestock in a broken fence.

The massive white gap began to split midway, creating multiple forks in the path. As if influenced by something, the chimeras chose their paths without a moment's hesitation upon seeing them.

Those whose body structures allowed them to survive in the sea took the path that led to the ocean; those whose bodies could reproduce in frigid regions took the path that led to the polar regions; and those whose bodies were suited to survive on land scattered throughout the world.

If you pay close attention, you can detect a high-frequency spiritual energy vibration at the exit of these white gaps, which can directly stimulate the soul. Under the influence of this vibration, the newly emerged synthetic beasts did not scatter, but gathered together and began to engage in the primitive life activity of reproduction, regardless of their species.

In this frenzied atmosphere of reproduction, a large number of females, as well as hermaphroditic synthetic beasts, quickly became pregnant. Then, as they passed through the white gaps, the white powder suspended in the air, clinging to their bodies, began to take effect.

The pregnant chimeras' bellies swelled rapidly, as if inflating, and within three minutes they gave birth to cubs or eggs. Without showing any signs of postpartum weakness, they resumed their intimate cooperation with the male chimeras and became pregnant again. The males, on the other hand, seemed to have forgotten their fatigue and frantically released their life essence.

These are just the scenes on land. Those chimeras that have entered the water, adapted to survive and reproduce in water, behave even more wildly. These chimeras don't need to exert themselves or waste time by moving their bodies. The females directly eject a large number of eggs from their bodies, while the males swim rapidly among these eggs, spraying various life essences as they swim, completing the fertilization process with unparalleled efficiency.

About half a day later, all the chimeras that had emerged from Hell and entered the world had died. The females had emptied all their eggs and produced more offspring than they would normally produce in dozens of generations. The males had exhausted all their energy and, upon death, resembled mummies that had been dormant for thousands of years, exuding an aura of decay and decay.

When these chimeras died, all that remained were their own corpses and an unimaginable number of offspring and eggs. But soon, they couldn't even leave behind their own corpses. The hungry offspring and the newly hatched chicks immediately set their sights on the withered corpses. Although they were only just born, they all had good teeth, and even though the corpses were shriveled and covered in hard skin and scales, they could still bite them apart and swallow them.

The countless young beasts and offspring were like ants covering the ground, a dark mass, yet they showed no signs of disorder, as if under the command of some unknown entity. Each one took only a small bite from the dried corpse before turning away.

At this point, the second effect of the white powder that clung to the corpses became apparent. The young animals that had bitten the mummified carcasses and ingested the white powder all grew at a speed that seemed to be 32 times faster than a movie. By the time they emerged from the herd of young animals, they had all grown into mature adults.

The soul-stirring tremor did not disappear, and the mature chimeras, under this tremor, began to repeat what their parents had done not long ago.

However, they are luckier than their parents because they don't have that terrifying white powder on their bodies. Pregnancy means the end, it means rest. Whenever a female successfully becomes pregnant, she and her partner male will instinctively let out various roars, some shrill and some muffled, and lead their offspring into the distance, carrying the bloodline of the chimeras to even more remote corners.

One after another, one after another, a large number of synthetic beasts began to spread across the world at a terrifying speed. These monsters, created by Yuan Yuan's researchers and which could only serve as livestock in Hell, began to show their claws in this world.

In Hell, these chimeras are the weakest, but that doesn't mean they're the weakest in this world. In this nascent world where mystery is at its inception and only a select few can wield supernatural powers, these chimeras, each possessing some degree of innate ability, are undeniably powerful. Coupled with their rapidly increasing numbers, it's foreseeable that it won't be long before they unleash a terrifying storm upon this world, ravaging all its inhabitants.

And this is also the gift that Yuan Yuan prepared for this world, a gift that makes the strong stronger and the weak die.

"Lord Yuan Yuan, the chimeras have been successfully distributed throughout the world. Is there anything else we should be aware of?"

"Pfft, hahaha! Fujisaki, you really are a genius! You actually saw all of me in this world without even realizing it. If you keep trying, you might just be able to sleep with him!!"

The person who brought about such a tremendous change to the world is now watching the second installment of the epic movie with great interest. [In this world, after my first kiss was stolen by a cross-dresser, I panicked and ran to take a shower, only to be seen naked by the cross-dresser who was eager to apologize.]

P.S., Third update, achieved!

Chapter 110 Obituary

"Important news! Important news! Last night, a large number of Gastrea suddenly appeared around the Minos settlement in the western part of our country. They broke through the defenses of the monoliths and penetrated into the city, causing devastating damage to Minos. Currently, a large number of monsters are still roaming in the city of Minos. Our rescue forces are unable to carry out search and rescue operations in a timely manner due to the threat of these monsters. The number of survivors in Minos is still unclear, but it is estimated to be no more than a thousand."

The reporter, his face etched with grief, delivered the obituary rapidly. The aerial footage behind him, showing Minos billowing black smoke and streets teeming with wild beasts, amplified the somber atmosphere.

"Why would Gastrea ignore the megaliths and break into the city? We need an expert to explain this to us."

With this sentence, the scene shifts to an elderly man with white hair and an expert-like demeanor.

"Before explaining the issue of the monolith, I must clarify one thing: the monsters that appeared near Minos yesterday were not Gastrea. They do not have the Gastrea's characteristic of having multiple pupil-less, blood-red eyes, nor do they possess the Gastrea's most important characteristics of rapid regeneration and viral infection. From the aerial video, we can see that the humans attacked by these monsters did not show any signs of infection."

The old man's face was serious, and he spoke with an air of solemnity, yet those listening to him still felt as if they were hearing a fantastical tale. Just a few days ago, a guy calling himself Yuan Yuan suddenly appeared, arranging some kind of test on his own, which resulted in the complete destruction of more than half of the human settlements. And then, a few days later, a bunch of monsters other than Gastrea appeared. Is this some kind of joke? Is the world about to be destroyed?

Although he couldn't see the people in front of the television, the old man could guess their expressions because he himself felt like he was dreaming when he deduced that the monster was not a Gastrea.

"The megaliths outside the settlements are primarily composed of the special metal holmium. Gastrea have an innate and intense aversion to holmium, so they avoid settlements surrounded by megaliths. While these newly emerged monsters, like the Gastrea, are countered by weapons made of holmium, they lack the Gastrea's intense aversion to the metal. As a result, the defensive effect of the holmium megaliths outside Minos became completely ineffective, allowing a large influx of monsters into Minos and leading to the tragedy."

Although he understood people's reluctance to believe the truth and knew they needed time to accept reality, the old man didn't give them that time. He continued speaking because he knew that if he didn't present the cruel truth to them now, the tragedy that befell Minos would soon befall them.

"I must tell you all that these newly emerged monsters differ from Gastrea not only in their reaction to holmium, but more importantly, in their ability to reproduce at an astonishing rate. As we all know, Gastrea are generally inactive; the existing Gastrea are mostly descended from humans during the Cataclysm ten years ago, and their numbers haven't increased much in the past decade. But these monsters are different. Their reproduction rate is even faster than that of rats. Before long, their numbers will double, double, and double again, like a snowball rolling downhill, becoming a terrifying number. At that time, not only Minos, but our settlement will inevitably be exposed to these monsters' sight."

If the previous news had only evoked a sense of sadness, a feeling of shared loss, then what the old man said this time truly terrified them. The thought of potentially being exposed to the clutches of those horrible monsters filled them with intense fear, causing them to scream or shout involuntarily, as if doing so could bring them a sense of security.

The old man, as if determined to shatter the last vestiges of their reason, continued...

"According to aerial footage, most of these monsters possess some kind of supernatural power. Preliminary estimates suggest that each of them has the destructive power of a Gastrea Tier 3."

Instantly, all the screams and shouts vanished. The entire settlement was eerily quiet, and no one could make a sound. It was as if death itself had gripped their necks, and that the slightest sound would take their lives.

Fear spread among people, contagious even faster than the most virulent virus. In just a moment, the city, which had been thriving after surviving Yuan Yuan's test, was completely shrouded in fear.

Suddenly, both television and radio switched channels, and a young man appeared before the crowd. Before he could speak, people's eyes lit up slightly at the sight of him, as if they had seen a glimmer of hope.

Just days ago, this same man had led the people of this settlement through that terrifying test with forceful methods, bringing them hope. Now, seeing him amidst fear and despair, people would naturally feel a surge of hope.

"Fools, I don't care if you trash are afraid or desperate. I'm telling you, I feel neither fear nor despair. So, don't overthink it. Just entrust your fate and your future to me and follow my orders. I will help you survive. Of course, there will be those who refuse to follow my orders. I will crush them all without mercy within three days. Under these circumstances, I will not allow any other voice in this city besides mine."

Hearing the man's words, most people chose to believe him because of his feat a few days earlier. Only a minority did not believe him, and some even looked down on him, taking his boast of "crushing you all within three days" as a joke. In their eyes, in such a large city with so many people, unless they actively stood up against the man, no matter how capable he was, he would never be able to find them.

Unfortunately, these people didn't know that not long ago, the man had acquired an ability called "Faith Transfer," which allowed him to swap locations with anyone who trusted him. In other words, anyone in this city whose coordinates he couldn't sense was definitely someone who didn't believe him. With the help of some filming equipment, three days would be enough for him to find all those who opposed him.

P.S., voting for the next world is starting now. Please vote in the pinned post in the book review section. Since you've all read this far, you probably know I don't really follow the original plot, so don't worry about whether you like the options I provide; they'll all fall apart in the end anyway. Whether you've seen these anime or not, just do some research on the world background and vote for your favorite.

Chapter 111 Exposure

In the forest, under an ancient tree, Guro gazed into the distance with a somber expression.

On the very first day those monsters, different from Gastrea, appeared, Gulu discovered them and realized their danger. Although it would take some time for those monsters to spread here given their speed of movement and reproduction, this not-so-good news did not put Gulu at ease at all.

The thought of those monsters who possessed supernatural powers, whose numbers were so vast that they would completely cover the earth like a tidal wave, made Guro tremble involuntarily.

Suddenly, Guro, who was pondering how to deal with these monsters, glanced at Baiye to the side. Although Baiye's expression was also heavy and his eyes were filled with worry, Guro still keenly detected the expectation and longing hidden deep in his eyes.

Immediately, Gu Luo's eyebrows furrowed.

"Who exactly are you?"

Staring at Bai Ye, Gu Luo suddenly asked this question out of the blue.

Upon hearing Gu Luo's question, Bai Ye froze for a moment, then replied nonchalantly,

"Didn't I already say that the hidden dangers of my abilities have been resolved? Guro, you don't need to worry about me being controlled by other souls."

However, Gu Luo's gaze remained fixed on Bai Ye, and he spoke with a serious and cold expression.

"I'm asking you this question not because I suspect you're being controlled by someone else, but because I want to ask you, Bai Ye, who exactly are you?"

As Gu Luo spoke, several thorns exuding a dangerous aura emerged from the air and slowly wrapped around Bai Ye's body. It seemed that as long as they tightened, they could completely bind Bai Ye.

Upon seeing these thorns appear, Bai Ye's expression changed. He looked at Gu Luo with a dangerous glint in his eyes and said in a chilling tone,

"What do you mean by this? Are you threatening me? Or do you think these little things can hurt me?"

“I know your devouring ability can handle my thorns, and I have no intention of threatening you. I just want you to understand my resolve. The situation is becoming increasingly dangerous, and I have no interest in playing these pointless word games with you any longer. Answer my question directly.”

Bai Ye's intimidating tone did nothing to frighten Gu Luo; he remained cold and serious, speaking slowly and solemnly.

"I've found it very strange these past few years. You rarely leave the forest and don't have any way to get information remotely, yet you always seem to know a lot of things that even I, with my extensive information network, don't know. You even know about things that haven't happened yet."

Bai Ye's face was grim. He had thought he had done a good job of keeping it a secret, but he hadn't expected to slip up. However, Bai Ye wasn't willing to confess everything so easily, and asked,

"Didn't you ever consider that my precognitive abilities might come from a branch of my soul?"

Do you even believe what you're saying?

The ability to foresee the future, which involves time, is something Bai Ye could not possibly possess at present. Even if Gu Luo is not familiar with soul abilities, he would never be fooled by such a simple lie.