reincarnation npc, but tomorrow's ark

Hai Si's "gaze" was focused on Bai Ye. Although it had no visual organs, Bai Ye could feel that it was "looking" at it.

Although, that gaze was devoid of any emotion.

It is called the First Speaker, an individual that evolved within a large group and is capable of communicating with humans.

[For us, language is meaningless; we communicate much more efficiently. Language is bloated, filled with meaninglessness and ambiguity. But in order to communicate with you, we have also learned your language.]

Isamara's voice echoed in White Night's heart.

She was able to obtain one-way information that Bai Ye was willing to reveal to her.

“Unfortunately, he has no emotions.” Bai Ye shook his head.

As a human, Bai Ye couldn't understand the species Hai Si, whose existence was simply for the continuation of the species, while the existence of the large group was simply existence itself.

Large groups lack emotions, but if you require them, we can slowly evolve them. There will be a kind of intense, dense, and powerful signal transmission that blood relatives will learn… it's quite wondrous. Would you be willing to teach me?

Bai Ye smiled to himself.

Perhaps appearance really can change one's perception. If Isamara were a colossal creature with eyes as big as three White Nights and a body covered in tentacles, White Nights wouldn't be so amiable.

Well, this thing might actually be popular on Earth, since Bai Ye thinks there are some rather strange individuals among his own kind, which would be quite embarrassing.

But he's definitely not that kind of person.

And now, Isamara always appears before White Night in the form of Skadi.

Bai Ye never intended to kill anyone from the very beginning.

……

No longer communicating with Isamara, Bai Ye looked up at Hai Si, whom the newborn called the "First Speaker".

If we don't count Isamara, who has no physical form, this should be considered... a third kind of contact?

“For the continuation of the colony, Isamara chose me, so you are right, I can be Isamara,” Bai Ye said softly.

Skadi's expression remained unchanged.

Goredia frowned, and slowly reached her hand behind her back.

However, as she reached for her spear and prepared to grasp it, she stopped.

Goredia was unusually caught in a state of emotional turmoil.

She was shaken.

No, absolutely not! Why?!

Goredia questioned herself in her heart.

This shouldn't be. What she needs to do now is kill this guy who's colluding with the monster. "And inside him, there's a newborn."

Those colossal creatures must be utterly destroyed. Now, this man is unsuspecting of the hunter, so a mere slash of the spear will cut through his body, pierce his heart, and kill him…

It should be like this.

Deep-sea hunters are born to hunt monsters, but the creature standing before them is arguably the largest prey.

Skadi killed Him once, and now she can kill Him a second time.

……

But... I can't do it.

Goredia's hands trembled slightly. The image of Bai Ye shielding her just moments before flashed before her eyes. As a hunter, she had never needed protection, but this was the first time she had been protected by someone.

It wasn't just mutual assistance and cover among comrades; it was utter protection. Even her own mother had never made such a move. This was something she couldn't experience in the deep sea.

Only now did Gretia understand why her hunter had become a stranger after she set foot on land.

Land dwellers possess a kind of magic.

I myself have been changed...

Gritting her teeth, Goredia reached out and pulled out the long spear from her back.

However, the weapon's edge was not pointed at Bai Ye. Goredia stood behind him, pointing her weapon at the First Speaker, on guard.

……

“Ishar-mla…”

"Call me Bai Ye. I can be Isamara, but Isamara is not me." Bai Ye shook his head.

“Bai-ye…? Bai Ye.” The first speaker chewed on the even more convoluted language. It was new and unfamiliar. The land dwellers had given meaning to their voices and used them to communicate. And his purpose was to be the mouthpiece of the large group, communicating with the scaleless.

"White Night... come back to the Great Group with us, the Great Group needs Isamara."

“No, not for now.” Bai Ye stretched out his hand. “The group can connect to me, but I can’t contact the group on my own.”

"I cannot lead you; we will remain enemies."

The will of a newborn is the will of the entire group, but Bai Ye is a half-baked newborn; he cannot command the entire Sealing race through the large group.

The answer he lacked could only be found in the deepest part of the ocean, where the marine civilization was born.

However, Bai Ye cannot control the Terrorfish swarm by controlling the Sea Sprites, because... even though the Sea Sprites are much more special and powerful than the Terrorfish, and even possess intelligence and can communicate with humans, they are essentially no different.

This sea creature, at most, can command some of the lower-level dinosaurs of its own kind, provided it does not conflict with the will of the larger group.

Individuals are meaningless within a large group. Even powerful sea creatures are merely part of the group, fulfilling different functions and responsibilities than the dinosaurs. If a sea creature were to defy the will of the group, it would be instantly swallowed up and become nourishment.

"..."

The first speaker clearly knew this, which is why it remained silent.

“I will go to the deep sea. Isamara chose me, and I will always be with her,” Bai Ye said. “I will find a way to get to the deep sea.”

"and……"

Bai Ye turned his head and looked at the silent and stern-faced Gladys, Skadi who was staring at Bishop Quintus who had been offline for a long time, and Specter who had been pretending to be asleep for several chapters and was still sleeping.

He smiled. "I've said it before, I will change the fate of the deep-sea hunters. If their fate is imprisoned in the deepest trenches of the ocean, I will go there and take it back!"

……

The speaker couldn't comprehend Bai Ye's emotions, but he was indeed struck by incredibly strong emotional signals. Perhaps, in another timeline, in a future unknown to Bai Ye, when Isamara returned to her rightful place and, driven by her lingering inner impulses, led the herd to migrate towards the land, the herd was also subjected to such intense signals.

However, the first speaker got the answer it wanted.

This is not what the Deep Sea Church expected or wanted to see.

Bishop Quintus listened to the conversation between the messenger and White Night, then angrily pounded the ground, saying with heartache, "Messenger, these filthy land people and the vile creatures who have stolen your power, go forth and do not be deceived or misled by them!"

"Shut up," the first speaker said calmly. If it had emotions, it would probably be shouting angrily right now.

Then it turned its head: "Bai Ye, do you need me to kill him for you?"

“Wh...what?” Quintus was dumbfounded.

"Thank you, I can do it myself." Bai Ye clenched his fist; there were some things he needed to understand.

Chapter Thirty-Two: Ghost Shark, Wake Up!

"Why!" Bishop Quintus's veins bulged all over his body. He was no longer as composed or at ease as before. He angrily questioned the first speaker of the Sea.

"Didn't you understand?"

Bai Ye stepped forward and stood before Quintus: "Because I am their god."

"Hey! Bishop, you're from the Deep Sea Church, aren't you? Shouldn't you be overjoyed to see your God with your own eyes? Shouldn't you be writing down what you heard me say in your notebook?"

"You are listening to God's revelation, isn't this what you've been dreaming of?"

"Shut up!"

"Since you have seen the gods, why don't you worship them?"

"Kill them...kill them! Messenger! Do it! They have committed a terrible crime! They have desecrated you, they have desecrated the sea!"

Bishop Quintus could not believe what he was seeing. He was like a madman who had lost his mind, repeating incomprehensible words over and over.

“Bai Ye, if it weren’t for your insistence, I would have killed him first. Protecting Isamara takes precedence over individual survival,” the first speaker said from the side.

Bai Ye shook his head: "I told you, this is my prey."

"as you wish."

Bai Ye continued, "You can leave now. From now on, the Deep Sea Church will no longer be your compatriots, nor your blood relatives. They are your enemies."

“I remember… but the masses can’t remember.” The first speaker nodded, mimicking how humans use their limbs.

Yes, individuals cannot represent the whole group; therefore, only those who have listened to the initial hearing will carry out the White Night's demands. The other Sea Heirs have no authority over them.

“Tell me the location of the Deep Sea Church’s lair. Then you can leave, and I will completely eradicate the evil here.”

"clear."

A message was sent to Bai Ye's mind, and also to Skadi and Grace's. This was the way the Sea Heirs communicated, and the Deepsea Hunters were, in fact, another kind of Sea Heir. Similarly, after Bai Ye's arm became active, he was also able to receive this message.

The person who spoke first left.

Goredia looked at him coldly, but made no move.

Bai Ye pulled a wind chime from her inventory and looked coldly at Bishop Quintus.

Finally, he no longer needed to hide the murderous intent in his eyes: "It's time to finish you off. Your messenger has abandoned you, the sea doesn't welcome you, and I will kill you here."

"No, for you, this is a trial."

The wind chimes gleamed with a cold light and emitted a melodious chime, as if responding to Bai Ye's words.

"You're not the only one who wants to kill him."

"Anyone who lays a hand on my team members or is involved in this matter should not expect to live."

Just then, Goredia walked up to Bai Ye, holding a long spear in her hand, its sharp edge pointing at the bishop.

Skadi didn't say anything; she simply kicked the instrument case open, sending a greatsword flying high into her hand.

"Just the three of you—"

……

"boom--"

The water jar behind the bishop was struck.

This interrupted the bishop, who turned his head 180 degrees to look behind him in an unconventional way.

Then he saw the ghost shark stroking the glass tank wall, looking at the bishop with a curious yet gentle gaze.

"No...impossible, how could this be? Such a high concentration of Originium liquid—"

Bishop Quintus was not afraid of having another enemy; he was not afraid of these bastards and scum.

He was afraid that his research would go wrong.

As a researcher, this was unacceptable to him, because it represented all his hard work and dedication.

The ghost shark mouthed several words, seemingly some very ferocious ones.

The girl then ignored the trash and looked past the bishop at Bai Ye, her eyes lighting up.

Bai Ye saw joy and longing in her eyes.

“After leaving White Night for a while, her condition began to deteriorate. This is the first time I’ve seen Shark so dazed and confused… It’s unforgivable for my team member to become like this.” A cold glint flashed in Goredia’s eyes.

She had only heard Bai Ye and Skadi describe it verbally in the past, and didn't have a direct concept of it. This time, she saw it with her own eyes.

Therefore, her murderous intent intensified.

……

Bai Ye opened his inventory; he had found Ghost Shark's weapon while scavenging the laboratory.

Weapons are the hunters' claws and teeth, an extension of their bodies.

Bai Ye took the weapon out of his inventory and installed the circular saw blade he had forged years onto the chainsaw.

Pressing the throttle, the chainsaw's engine started spinning, emitting a piercing roar. Perhaps it was the first time the two were working together, sparks flew everywhere.

Bai Ye grabbed the long handle of the circular saw with his right hand, then exerted force and swung it forcefully toward Laurentina's position.

The circular saw, roaring through the air and accompanied by a fierce wind, spun and crashed into the water tank.