Multi-Faced Star People, Scavengers Enter the Fray (4K)

The woman codenamed Bonnie was completely unaffected in the district overrun by Wights. These zombie-like creatures that relied solely on biting to attack could hardly pose much threat to a Reincarnator close to the limit of the First Tier.

Even the White Walkers hidden among the Wights were nothing to her.

Clearly, this was not a means the White Sanctuary team had used to attack her group. It was more like a retaliatory gesture.

Because in Osaka, where their team was located, her team had used an item to activate the "Night Parade of One Hundred Demons" early, even drawing out Nurarihyon, one of the rare "Hundred-Point Aliens" in the Gantz world, ahead of schedule.

The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons had nearly brought Osaka to its knees. The massive turmoil it caused made it impossible for White Sanctuary to remain hidden, exposing the team’s whereabouts.

Thus, the other team had returned the favor by bringing the dark creatures of the A Song of Ice and Fire world—the White Walkers—to Tokyo.

Using the White Walkers’ ability to create Wights, they caused enormous chaos in a short time, successfully forcing their hidden team into battle with another team that was probably called Explosive Drumbeat.

Bang!

Bonnie stepped in midair. A Blazing White shockwave sent her into a ninety-degree turn in the air, and she dropped from the sky. The instant she landed, her body crouched low like a spirit cat. Her powerful physique dispersed all the force, and a ring of translucent ripples spread outward.

The people standing atop the building were on guard. Four or five optical devices had already been aimed in every direction from the rooftop, conducting thermal scans. Living people, Wights, and White Walkers all stood out clearly through those instruments.

The living people fleeing in panic, the Wights pinning them down and gnawing at them, the corpses rapidly cooling as blood spilled across the ground… and those Reincarnators seated at a round table behind the Shibuya military forces!

"Bonnie, just as the rumors said, White Sanctuary is very strong. Even with the Reinforcement Suit included, we probably can’t match them."

The speaker had black short hair falling to his shoulders and delicate features. Without hearing his voice, it would have been difficult to tell his gender at first glance. He was Lotus, the strategist of the 74960 Team—or, in their own words, the Sage.

This team had kept its core members intact through more than five mission worlds and gradually stabilized itself through Lotus’s wisdom and Bonnie’s strength.

Bonnie’s pupils contracted sharply. Without needing binoculars, she saw the group five kilometers away.

There were seven of them in total. Four sat around the round table with relaxed expressions, while the other three stood behind them, constantly looking around. They were probably newly recruited members.

"Four Second Tier Reincarnators—twice as many as us. Their captain, Lancer, is said to be a rare Reincarnator whose physical and mental attributes both broke past their limits. He’s probably even stronger than you."

Lotus’s voice was clear. With his eyes closed, he was also using Mental Power to sense the situation on the other side.

And they knew that although those White Sanctuary members appeared to be sitting there without moving, they were actually using their abilities to probe their side’s strength.

"Once they confirm that we haven’t exchanged enough high-grade weapon items from the Black Ball, they’ll likely launch a direct assault. We can’t retrieve that Shikon Jewel fragment from Osaka anytime soon, so we won’t be able to quickly lure those demons over here."

As Lotus analyzed the situation, everyone else listened quietly without becoming impatient.

All along, 74960 Team had relied on this absolute trust in their teammates to overcome one trial after another.

They could be cruel to Plot Characters and cruel to enemies, but toward their teammates, they held nothing back in their trust.

Bonnie nodded. From the two people at the round table, she sensed a dangerous aura.

"Wait another two days. The full moon will be here in two days. By then, I should be able to instantly kill those two and suppress Lancer. You only need to work together to hold off the remaining one."

Bonnie’s voice was soft and nasal, nothing like that of an expert who had brutally slaughtered several Reincarnators moments ago.

She looked up at the sky. The moon obscured by dark clouds was already close to full.

In two more days, on the night of the full moon, she could unleash the power known as Moon Lion and alter the balance of power.

On the other side, the roads at Shibuya’s so-called "world’s busiest intersection" had already been piled high with barricades. Heavy machine guns had been set up, and even artillery had been deployed.

First, the terrifying Night Parade of One Hundred Demons had erupted in Osaka, subjecting more than two million people to a horrifying night. According to incomplete statistics, at least a hundred thousand people had died, hundreds of thousands more had gone missing, and the number left disabled or insane was impossible to estimate.

That disaster had shocked the entire world and put Japanese politicians on high alert. When the Wight plague broke out in Tokyo, they reacted swiftly, immediately sealing off the area and dispatching troops.

The White Sanctuary members had set up their round table behind the military forces. They possessed a special reputation item that could grant them extremely high standing with the Japanese Government. This Japanese Government was not limited to any particular administration. So long as it was recognized as the government currently ruling Japanese territory, the item would work.

"The three on the rooftop are probably the core members of that team. Mm, aside from that woman, the other two aren’t much of a threat."

The man with his back to the building wore a blue ponytail. His eyes were closed, and the corner of his mouth curled upward. He could clearly feel the opposing Reincarnation team’s mental scan.

"I remember that woman. She seems to be a Reincarnator named Bonnie. Her Avatar does look like this, and the martial arts she used to kill that magician from another team just now closely match the intelligence report."

"She has the bloodline of the Mink Tribe from the One Piece World, paired with the Six Powers. The strength of her Armament Haki is unknown. She’s a very standard Second Tier Reincarnator, and she’s quite capable."

At that point, the man revealed a mocking smile.

"They’re probably planning to stall for time and wait until the full moon the night after tomorrow before fighting us. They’ll use the powerful boost of the Lion of the Moon transformation to instantly kill all the veterans except the captain…"

"Unfortunately…"

The man spoke to himself. The man seated directly across from him, clad from head to toe in silver-white heavy armor, raised his head. His face was horrifyingly composed of rotten flesh.

"Unfortunately, they won’t live that long. Heh…"

Omega’s hands, hidden beneath the table, kept twitching, making the Wights seated atop the table perform all sorts of movements.

White Sanctuary was powerful, but they would never become so arrogant that they would sit at a round table drinking tea before a battlefield.

Everything had been done to quickly dismantle this somewhat overly "dangerous" 74960 Team.

Omega revered Information Theory. He believed that so-called strategy was merely rational planning built upon the information gap between two sides.

He knew more about both teams than Lotus from the opposing team did. That was why he could calculate against them.

Whoosh!

As if responding to his thoughts, the sound of some enormous creature beating its wings rang out above the clouds.

He slowly rose to his feet, then spoke to the official before him.

"Open fire. The culprits behind the Osaka massacre are on that building."

The official was about to question him, but his eyes suddenly became unfocused. He had already been mentally controlled by Omega and mechanically issued the order.

"Commence the attack!"

On the building, Bonnie suddenly shuddered. Every hair on her back stood on end as a premonition of danger arose. Then her Observation Haki sensed the source of the attack.

"Careful, there’s a dragon above the clouds!"

Roar!

A massive Dragon Roar sounded from above the clouds. A figure clad in blue-and-white armor sat atop the back of a black dragon over a hundred meters long, diving down through the clouds.

The cloud cover blocking the moon instantly churned. Those enormous pitch-black wings seemed to blot out all light.

The moment Bonnie spoke, everyone else reacted. The middle-aged man who had not spoken during the discussion silently grabbed Lotus, the team’s strategist, then leaped off the back of the building.

Bonnie stepped with Moonwalk again, turning into an afterimage. She bounced through the air several times and shot toward the Black Dragon like lightning.

Dragons possessed vision and intelligence beyond that of ordinary humans. The Black Dragon Balerion was exceptionally savage. It opened its maw directly at Bonnie as she flew toward it, instantly spewing a blast of dragonfire.

Boom!

Bonnie stepped dozens of times in an instant in midair. Combined with the Mink Tribe’s already absurd mobility, she made another ninety-degree turn in the air, folding her trajectory and passing directly beneath the Black Dragon’s body.

Concealed by the dragonfire, the Black Dragon could not see Bonnie at all.

With a nearly inaudible crack of torn air, Bonnie flew backward like a spirit cat and arrived behind Lancer. Lightning flickered around her claws as Armament Haki covered them, and she thrust a claw toward Lancer’s neck.

Even heavy armor would find it difficult to withstand her powerful Haki.

Lancer wore blue-and-white heavy armor. His eyes were calm as still water, as though he had not noticed Bonnie’s attack at all. He merely gripped the greatsword hanging before him on the dragon’s back with both hands.

The next moment, sword light burst forth from nowhere.

A Blazing White shockwave erupted. Bonnie’s pupils trembled as she watched the Armament Haki on her hand shatter. As her right hand fell from the sky, sword light also split open her chest.

So fast… How could he be this fast…

Bang!

Bonnie crashed down from nearly a thousand meters in the air like a meteor. The enormous shockwave completely blasted away the tide of Wights.

In the sky, Balerion continued spewing dragonfire. The fierce breath was not merely scorching—it also carried overwhelming impact force, utterly destroying the building with a thunderous blast.

The two who had jumped from the sky narrowly avoided the dragonfire breath. Lotus knew that if Ama had been one second slower, he would have been killed by that attack.

His face was pale. White Sanctuary’s ambush had been so decisive. They had not cared in the slightest whether his group possessed high-grade Gantz weapons.

His mind raced, and he quickly realized that a member of the Tokyo Black Ball Team had likely already fallen into the other side’s hands.

No, more precisely, because Black Ball Team members could not discuss matters related to the Black Ball with ordinary people, White Sanctuary must also have members who had joined the Osaka Black Ball Team!

He kept thinking, but Ama, who was holding him, suddenly shouted a warning.

"Careful, there’s another enemy below!"

Standing beneath the collapsing building, a man in a black jacket and white baseball cap pulled his hands from his pockets. He grasped at the dragonfire in the sky from afar with both hands, then violently pulled downward.

The dragonfire ignited anew and transformed into a gigantic Fire Dragon, dropping from the sky and striking the two before they could land.

They instantly became human torches.

"Easy, easy. Job done, job done."

The man spoke in rhyme as he watched his captain descend from the sky atop the Black Dragon.

Lancer jumped down from Balerion’s back. Seeing the man holding his companion still moving amid the flames, he drew his greatsword. Information from the team strategist Omega surfaced in his mind.

"That fellow codenamed Amaterasu should be a Defense-Specialized Reincarnator with some sort of talent for absorbing damage. He’s a promising prospect…"

Lancer understood the implication. He took one step forward, and his greatsword instantly traced a cross.

Ama felt agonizing pain throughout his body. One of his arms had already been severed, but what drove him into greater despair was that Lotus’s head also fell from his embrace. The handsome face was filled with unwillingness.

"I can give you an opportunity, so that you can…"

Warning! Reincarnator KT35277411, team member UH50522273 (Ghost Talent) is coming into contact with Special Creation: House of Truth. Immediately purge Reincarnator UH50522273 (Ghost Talent).

Warning! Your team has violated the Space Regulations. Complete the Purge Mission within 1 minute.

59…

58…

Lancer had only gotten halfway through his sentence when a scarlet notification appeared before him. His sword rested against the neck of the man whose arms had been severed.

On the other side, standing behind the military that had begun bombarding the target, Omega’s expression changed drastically as he looked at the notification before him.

Ghost Talent…

Hadn’t Ghost Talent taken people to Germany to find that wealthy man who could create Black Balls? How had he come into contact with Special Creation: House of Truth?!

House of Truth… Relevant information immediately surfaced in his mind.

That was… where the Multi-Faced Star People appeared!

"What do we do, Lancer? Ghost Talent may have encountered the Multi-Faced Star People…"

Lancer lowered his gaze in thought. The Multi-Faced Star People were probably the most terrifying aliens in this world. No, they could probably be called gods.

How could an existence like that have crossed paths with Ghost Talent?

But they were currently in Tokyo, Japan, while Ghost Talent was likely in Germany with several others. There was no way they could complete the purge.

He looked at the defeated 74960 Team at the scene, decisively beheaded the man before him, and immediately said,

"Retreat. Prepare to face the Purge Mission…"

"The Scavengers are coming."

The Black Dragon beat its wings. Lancer had only just lifted off from the ground when he saw several figures in black Reinforcement Suits appear not far away.

These were the Scavengers?!

The next moment, more men and women in black Reinforcement Suits began appearing across Tokyo.

The Space’s notification refreshed at the same time.

World Main Storyline Changed

World Main Storyline: Survive until the Purge Mission ends

"Over there, Reincarnation Star People!"

On the ground, someone among the Black Ball Teams from around the world, all clad in Reinforcement Suits, spotted the enormous Black Dragon and shouted loudly.

One special firearm after another from the Gantz Black Balls was aimed at the sky.

Amid the thick stench of blood, countless figures swayed. Shadowy silhouettes whispered prayers and chanted words with a hint of madness.

Bai Cangshu opened his eyes and found himself in an empty stadium. Around him, dozens of corpses had been arranged into a circle.

When the people around him saw Bai Cangshu appear, they wept tears of joy.

"Did you see that, everyone!"

"Our prayers have been heard by that benevolent lord! The demonic messenger who will lead the world’s chaos toward Finality has descended upon the mortal realm!"

A man dressed in red-and-black priestly robes stood with his back to Bai Cangshu, arms spread wide as he shouted at the humans kneeling in worship throughout the stadium.

Pfft!

With a casual wave of Bai Cangshu’s hand, the man’s head spun more than ten times atop his neck.