The afterlife blew up Gensokyo

After casually picking up a stool and weighing it in his hand, Shi Bai tossed it aside with slight dissatisfaction and replaced it with a brick.

"This is an ancient god in its infancy, possessing the appearance of an ancient god. This world, including the several nested worlds we've experienced before, is all a dream this being had. It came to this world, fell into a deep sleep, and incidentally had a dream that transformed the entire world into what it is now, using the world itself to nurture itself..."

As he spoke, Shi Bai walked toward the infant in front of him, whose eyes were not open and who seemed to still be asleep.

"Transforming the world is one of their strengths. Once a world is completely invaded and polluted, it will wake up from its slumber and set off to find the next world. By then, the world will no longer exist, existing only in its dreams. This is equivalent to it assimilating the world and making it a part of its own body. From infancy to adulthood, they will assimilate about 50 to 100 such worlds... How about that? I've explained it in simple terms, haven't I? This is the secret of their ancient god race."

"Well………"

As Shi Bai slammed a brick down on the bizarre entity that was constantly changing its shape in the air, Yakumo Yukari's lips twitched slightly.

For some reason, she suddenly felt a little sorry for the other person.

"Fear comes from the bizarre, and dread comes from the unknown. Once you uncover the truth hidden beneath the fog of the unknown, things like this are actually quite easy to deal with."

Shi Bai, of course, had no idea what Yakumo Yukari was thinking. He continued to beat up the kid while talking.

"A billion is one, one is a billion, everyone for me, I for everyone, the future is one, the past is one, the present is one. This is the philosophy upheld by their ancient god race. It is because of this philosophy that, although they also belong to the evil god race, their reputation among the evil god race is quite bad. After all, the evil gods only pollute the world and change its form, while they truly devour the world and assimilate it into themselves... Hmm? Finally awakened?"

Looking down at the ancient god embryonic larva that had finally opened its eyes and was trying to escape in a panic, Shi Bai raised an eyebrow, raised his hand, and the brick in his hand instantly expanded hundreds of times before smashing down on its head.

"You think you can run away? Did I give you permission to run?!"

...So, which of you two is the real Ancient God?!

With his head down, still not daring to look up at the other side, Lin Mu mentally ranted as he listened to the voices coming from there.

Perhaps because he had stared directly at the ancient god embryo, his originally agile and quick-witted mind became very sluggish and slow, and his hands and feet seemed to have disappeared, unable to receive any tactile sensation.

He had no doubt that if his father hadn't woken him up in time, he would probably have been assimilated into one of the ancient gods.

But at this moment, he suddenly sensed something was wrong. He shook his head, raised his arm and looked down, only to find that his body was disappearing little by little. In the distant world around him, he seemed to faintly hear the sound of an alarm clock.

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

Looking down at his slowly disappearing hands, Lin Mu was completely stunned.

"I already said you were in His dream. Now that He has woken up, it's time for you to wake up and return to reality. Oh, and make the most of your opportunity. If you ever run into Nyaruko-chan, remember to say hello to her for me~"

A lazy voice drifted over from afar.

In an instant, everything in Lin Mu's vision went black, and accompanied by the piercing sound of an alarm clock, he suddenly sat up in bed.

"Is this... the rented room where I first transmigrated?"

Turning his head to look at the familiar yet distant scenery around him, Lin Mu's eyes widened in surprise.

"Was everything before... just a dream? It seems like I had a dream that was both very strange and very distant..."

[The random skill system is now bound.]

Suddenly, a cold voice rang in his mind.

...Wait, if that previous dream wasn't just a dream, then the random skill that appears on the first day should be...

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained today's random skill. Please check it. To purchase permanent access, please pay 20 system points.]

[Turning into poop: You can turn food into poop]

forest:"………"

"Alright, alright, it seems those weren't dreams after all. So, right from the moment I transmigrated to this world, everyone in the world, including me, was already trapped in that ancient god's dream?"

Feeling quite troubled, Lin Mu patted his forehead and sighed in frustration.

"As expected, time travel is risky. There are so many time travelers every year, but how many of them can actually make a name for themselves? If I hadn't run into Father Shi and Mother Zi this time, I probably would have been assimilated without even realizing it... I guess I'd say I'm incredibly lucky?"

After sitting on the bed for a full hour, Lin Mu finally got out of bed to go to the bathroom to wash up. But as soon as he stood up, he involuntarily leaned back and fell back onto the bed.

"Brothers, charge!! For freedom!!"

Watching his legs stride confidently toward the gate, chanting slogans, Lin Mu remained expressionless.

Hmm... I almost forgot about that...

P.S.: Good morning!

Chapter Thirteen: The Most Wanted Order

"finished?"

Looking at the small pendant that Shi Bai was carrying, Yakumo Yukari asked him curiously.

She first witnessed the trees turn to ashes and disappear, then she saw the whole world gradually become blank. When she turned back to look at Shi Bai, she found that the enormous thing that had been constantly changing its shape in the air had somehow turned into a small pendant that Shi Bai was holding in his hand.

"The end? More or less, it's definitely time to wrap things up."

Shi Bai shook the pendant in his hand and squinted at the front.

"Judging by the time, He should be arriving soon."

"Who?"

Ignoring the various things around her that were constantly weathering away and disappearing, Yukari Yakumo was slightly stunned.

"This guy's elder."

Shrugging, Shi Bai tossed an earphone behind him without turning his head.

"Wear this, and do not listen to His voice."

"sound……!?"

Stunned, she took the earphone. Before Yukari could even react, a huge, blurry outline silently appeared at the edge of the sky in her vision.

—It was an incredibly ethereal yet incredibly solid gray, slender figure.

He was shrouded in the shadow of the lingering clouds overhead, while the shadow cast by his massive body silently enveloped the entire world. He hovered high above the world, his slender, long body with human-like but twisted gray arms that stretched out to his sides, as if reaching out from beyond the world to embrace it.

On His slender neck was a long, thin head without any hair. However, unlike the previous ancient god embryo, His head had no facial features. Instead, it was a strange structure with a regular tetrahedral shape. Each facet was extremely smooth, as smooth as a mirror that could reflect all things. The contents displayed in the mirror perfectly reflected the projection of all things in this world.

Looking down, His body gradually twists and turns, radiating outwards from the middle section with countless tentacles. These tentacles intertwine with each other, forming bizarre and inexplicable pictures that make people feel dizzy just by looking at them.

Because of the sunglasses she was wearing, Yukari Yakumo couldn't see any more details, but even so, the moment she witnessed that being, she felt an indescribable and terrifying aura crash into her heart.

"What...is this?"

"Ancient God - Zavarudo, this guy used to try to steal Nyarlathotep from me, and then I gave him a good beating."

Shi Bai had a smug look on his face.

"Of course, I won in the end."

Yukari Yakumo: "?????????"

"You are finally back."

After a long silence, the enormous figure in the air spoke in a deep voice with a strange tone.

"After you entered the [door], we all thought you were completely dead."

"Alright, stop trying to get close. I don't have the habit of catching up with guys like you. You're here to get Him back, aren't you?"

With a slight pout, Shi Bai swung the small pendant in his hand through the air.

"You can take it back, but you have to pay a price in exchange for it."

"How much do you want?"

Seemingly understanding the nature of the person in front of him, [Ancient God - World] answered very decisively.

What about the ownership of 100 worlds?

"Come on, don't think I don't know what you're up to. What would I want with those worlds that you've already completely assimilated?"

Shi Bai wore a cold smile.

"I want you to trade one of your abilities for me."

"One is a billion, and a billion is one. I can assimilate the world, and I can also reverse it. There is not much difference between the two."

The other person's tone was indifferent.

What abilities do you need?

"Don't worry, I'm a very fair person. I need the ability to be an uninvited guest."

Shi Bai snapped his fingers.

"Don't try to fool me with inferior products, or you know what will happen. I want the original, first and foremost version."

"【Uninvited Guest】? This ability is rare, but not uncommon, and its uses are quite limited. What do you need this ability for?"

"What's it to you? You're always so indecisive. Do you know why you lost to me in the past? It was because of this kind of indecisiveness. Just tell me whether you're going to switch or not."

Rolling his eyes, Shi Bai seemed quite impatient.

"........."

After a moment of silence, a card with a pale gold color appeared out of thin air in front of Shi Bai.

After picking up the card in front of him and glancing at it, Shi Bai nodded in satisfaction. Then he flung the small pendant in his hand away, letting it disappear into a distorted void.

"Very good, transaction completed."

"I will tell them about your return."

After uttering those words, the enormous phantom outside the world slowly turned around and walked away from the gradually collapsing dream world.

"In addition, the most wanted order will be in effect again. Be prepared to face those greedy gold hunters once more."

Shi Bai responded by giving the other party a raised middle finger.

"it's over?"

Taking off her headphones, Yakumo Yukari looked at Shi Bai, who had turned around in front of her.

"That's right, this time it's really over."

With a serious expression, Shi Bai put the pale gold card in his hand into his storage ring, and then casually tore open a spatial rift in front of him.

"But right now, we have something even more important to do."

"More important things? What are they?"

With a twitching smile, Yakumo Yukari stared at the spatial rift that had been torn open and asked Shi Bai a question. Even though this wasn't the first time she had witnessed such a scene, she still felt utterly speechless every time she saw it.

She also possesses spatial abilities, such as her gaps, but if the principle behind her ability is to use a key to open a steel door, then the opponent's approach is to simply smash the door open with their fists... extremely simple and brutal.

"That means... run the fuck away!!"

With a loud laugh, Shi Bai grabbed Yakumo Yukari's hand and rushed into the spatial rift he had torn open.

And exactly the next second after their figures disappeared into that spatial rift, a pure white beam of light suddenly descended upon their original location. Inside that beam of light, five fully armed elite squads were nervously observing their surroundings, looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

[Mandatory Quest Issued: Explore the current world, find the whereabouts of the "Demon" and related clues. You may return to the Main God Space after seven days. Each surviving member of the team will receive 2,000 reward points. Finding the "Demon's" whereabouts and related clues will earn you 30,000 reward points and one SSS-rank side quest.]

As the beam of light gradually dissipated, a cold voice resounded directly in the minds of the five elite reincarnators.

"Captain, what is the meaning of this mandatory mission issued by the Main God?"

After the beam of light disappeared, a thin man carrying a metal longbow in the squad couldn't help but ask the burly man standing at the front of them a question.

"This mission was completely out of the blue. They suddenly gathered our team and then abruptly issued this mission... What is this 'demon' mentioned in the mission?"

"I don't know, let's just play it by ear. This world is not simple. Everyone, take out your weapons. We may be facing a fierce battle."

Taking a deep breath, looking at the world gradually turning to ashes and the various organs crawling and wandering around, the captain pulled out a ferocious sword more than a meter long from somewhere and held it in his hand.

"The greater the danger, the greater the reward. You can tell just by looking at the mission rewards. Our main objective this time is survival... Damn it, this is the first time I've ever seen a mission with an SSS-level side quest reward!! The main god is definitely messing with us!!!"

After saying that for a while, the captain finally couldn't hold back and started cursing.

"The last time I heard about a top-tier team from the Main God Space going to the world of the Evil God to fight against the Evil God, their reward was only 10,000 reward points and an S-rank side quest. Meanwhile, we only need to find the demon's whereabouts and clues to get an SSS-rank side quest... This damn Main God has no intention of letting us go back!!!"

"There is still a chance of survival; the Supreme God will not give you a mission that is certain to end in death."

As he took a bite of a piece of chocolate, a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses spoke coldly beside him.

"Assuming the 'demon' mentioned in the mission possesses the same invisible and unknowable characteristics as the evil god, if we haven't exchanged for the corresponding items, and we find the 'demon's' whereabouts and clues, the best outcome will be death. The worst outcome will be being captured, our souls unable to live or die, and we might even be transformed into the 'demon's' kin. Judging from the current situation of those indescribable creatures roaming this world, the hints are already quite clear. Therefore, for this mission, our main focus should be on survival, trying not to provoke those… Zhang Sheng, let's test the strength of the monsters in this world."

As he spoke, the man wearing gold-rimmed glasses pointed to the enormous, eerie group of hundreds of eyes that was surging toward them.

Upon hearing this, the man carrying a metal longbow did not hesitate to take it off his back, nock an arrow, and fire at the swarm of creatures that looked incredibly bizarre and disgusting.