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“My choice was made from the very beginning.”

Extending its hands towards the "beluga whale's mouth," which is at least twenty meters long and more than ten meters wide, a faint, transparent vortex forms in front of its open palms, which then expands and grows at a speed visible to the naked eye.

—Is this the right choice?

There is no need to doubt it, nor should we doubt it.

"Whatever I choose must be right!"

—Force field resonance.

Slight air vibrations cannot shake anything, but when these vibrations overlap in multiples, they create a shriek that even the White Mist Beast cannot ignore.

The white whale seemed enraged by the sound and responded with an even louder roar, but it soon had to abandon this pointless action: a sound-producing device constructed of physics is not on the same level as a sound-producing device produced purely by biology, in terms of both intensity and duration.

Despite being outvoted, the white mist beast did not give up. Instead, it attacked the tiny creature hovering above it with even greater ferocity. It had lost interest in playing, or rather, the ants below, displaying their glittering "toys" (magic cannons, weapons powered by mana), were more to its liking.

However, the beluga whale's idea of ​​swallowing the tiny creature whole was soon challenged. Its wide-open mouth did not easily tear it apart or swallow it, but instead got stuck in mid-air some distance away, as if it had bitten into an invisible, soft "shell".

The monster, possessing only simple intelligence, clearly lacked the ability to observe phenomena and summarize patterns. Undeterred by its first failure, it attempted to bite a second and a third time, only to find that the bite range expanded with each attempt, from less than ten meters from the target at the beginning to nearly fifty meters later.

"Roar----!!!"

Enraged, the monster abandoned its plan to devour the "invisible eggshell," instead spinning in mid-air and slamming its massive body into it.

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"Can we attack?"

"No, the beluga whale is at a height beyond the maximum firing range. Even if we hit it, we won't be able to damage it!"

Clenching her fist tightly, the head of the Karlsten family felt dissatisfied with her new knight's suggestion for the first time. After all, she had only agreed to bring along such a burden who disregarded knightly honor because of the "knight" who had similar abilities to herself. She never expected that he would not be of any help at all, and even put the battle in a state where failure was imminent.

"What on earth is that guy doing?"

The other two transmigrators in the team shared similar thoughts. While Jill Boning was only puzzled and shocked by Lin Yi's actions (fighting against a white whale at an altitude of 5800m was, in some ways, even stronger than the previous Sword Saint, and considering that Lin Yi had only "just acquired" his abilities, it was impossible not to be shocked), Mu Anchun felt only anger and panic.

The anger stemmed from the target's unpredictable actions. Imagine if anyone were a normal person, who would pull the final boss away and solo it before the battle even started? Even if they had that ability, shouldn't they wait until the boss was low on health before making their move to steal the kill?

The panic, however, stems from another aspect...

Are "Shinra Tensei" and "Bansho Ten'in" really that powerful?

Watching helplessly as the round, white "eggshell" in the sky not only failed to shrink during the beluga whale's frenzied attack, but even continued to expand, she couldn't help but feel a growing sense of satisfaction, regret, for having accepted the "veteran's" invitation to join this "game" targeting other transmigrators.

Meanwhile, the "veteran" lurking in the shadows also witnessed the change in the entire situation.

If the two surviving time travelers could only feel unable to accept it, then the "veteran" was only bewildered and astonished.

This did not stem from the abnormal expansion of "Shinra Tensei" and "Bansho Ten'in". After all, it was already anticipated that the abilities would expand in a short period of time when it was determined that this "new transmigrator" killed the Bowel Hunter by himself and then went to slaughter all the criminals in the prison in the royal capital as "villains who did not appear in the plot" during the Royal Selection plot.

What he truly couldn't have imagined was—

"The choice has changed... How is that possible!"

The more "plots" one experiences, the more one understands the nature of time travelers.

Often, beings like time travelers who suddenly gain immense fortune instinctively treat their new world as a safe haven, like a game, and act recklessly, only to crumble after a major setback. It is only through these necessary processes that every time traveler must go through that they gradually mature.

However, no matter how much a time traveler grows, they are still a time traveler, just like a human remains a human.

If they choose one of the answers when faced with a question where each answer has a 50% chance, then the probability of them choosing the same answer when faced with the same question again is not 50%, but 75% or even higher.

In a story world related to "time reversal," a powerful time traveler conducted an experiment.

He presents the time traveler with a problem to choose from, then rewinds time to a previous point and makes them choose again, repeating this process. The probability of the time traveler choosing one of the answers initially is 50%, then the probability of choosing it the second time is 75%, the third time is 82.5%, and so on. The root cause of this phenomenon is the "déjà vu" of the time traveler having already made the choice once. Although there is no clear memory, under the guidance of some kind of instinct, their choices are kept constant time and time again.

This time, in this "time dead end" he designed, which was mainly composed of "death rewind" and "white mist beast", the holder he regarded as the target had rewind time four times and made the same choice. This time would be the fifth time.

However, in his fifth regression, he completely contradicted the "déjà vu" that had accumulated from the previous four choices, a déjà vu that could almost blur reality. He forcibly abandoned the final answer despite having over 90% certainty, choosing instead a completely different option that hadn't even shown a hint of a trend.

"Damn it, does he possess some kind of 'plot correction power' that guides all options to the only possible outcome?!"

P.S.: Thanks to Misaka Kuroko in her ascending form for the razor blade~ Yeah, three chapters tomorrow.

Re:CREATORS: Chapter 548 Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- (21)

In a broad sense, the positive and negative characters in a "plot" should be judged according to normal ethical values ​​accepted by humans. For example, when you see a robber committing a crime, you will immediately think that the robber is a "negative character" and definitely not a positive character. At the same time, if you see someone trying to stop the robber's crime, you will subconsciously think that the person who steps forward is a positive character—the exact opposite of the robber who is committing the robbery.

Following this simple comparative thinking, after learning from the "veteran" that killing villains who no longer appear in the storyline could enhance one's abilities, Lin Yi immediately turned his attention to those readily available "resources".

Where there is light, there is shadow; where there are people, there are nations and societies, and naturally, there is a distinction between justice and evil.

The same was true of the Kingdom of Lugnica. Although there were many upright people in this largely feudal kingdom, there were also plenty of people who acted for their own selfish desires. Some escaped by chance, some were killed on the spot, and most were arrested and imprisoned by the powerful national armed forces to await trial.

However, the time traveler makes no mention of these "villains" who committed crimes, which clearly meets the condition of "not appearing in the plot".

As a result, the entire underground prison of the Kingdom of Lugnica has become the best "score-farming spot" for time travelers.

During the third phase of the story, after easily gaining access to the prison where these "villains" were being held under the guise of Roswaal and the King's Chosen Knight, Lin Yi began a series of investigations and experiments.

In terms of results, although killing these "villains" can also enhance abilities, neither the duration nor the magnitude of the enhancement is comparable to that of the previous "Gut Hunter". If a "Gut Hunter" can provide an ability enhancement of 10 levels of strength and an almost limitless duration, then an ordinary criminal imprisoned in the Kingdom of Lugnica can provide an ability enhancement of less than half a level and an enhancement duration of less than five minutes.

In other words, the ability enhancement gained from killing the "Gut Hunter" is "permanent," while the ability enhancement gained from killing these insignificant criminals is "short-term."

If you simply kill the criminals and then don't use these abilities, they will only remain in a slow, diminishing state. However, if you use these enhanced abilities at a high intensity at the same time, then the strength of the abilities will drop precipitously.

It was precisely for this reason that Lin Yi did not continue to target other "figures" in the capital after sweeping through the Lugnica Kingdom prison in the name of Count Roswald.

Without more information, Lin Yi could only conclude that the difference between the "Gut Hunter" and other characters after they were killed was due to their combat strength and "importance to the plot." However, since the premise of long-term use of enhanced abilities was no longer valid, Lin Yi found another way to enhance these abilities in the short term and use them to the maximum efficiency.

—Release of restraint

—Chain Resonance

From fingertips to shoulders, from brain to torso—one hundred and twenty-four miniature repulsive fields, evenly distributed within this information body, began to vibrate simultaneously.

A faint buzzing sound emanated, but it was quickly drowned out by the roar of the white whale in front of it, only slowly appearing as outward-repelling white ripples.

"Roar--"

After failing to devour it, the white whale chose to use a more direct and violent ramming method to break through this impenetrable "shell," but the result was no different from before.

The force of simply repelling the beast could neither harm it nor overcome the repulsive field. After several unsuccessful attacks, the beast, enraged by its wild instincts, finally used its true "power".

Squinting, Lin Yi observed the white mist that suddenly spread outside the repulsive field, which had expanded to a radius of 80 meters.

Frequency adjustment

The tone might be described as "water mist," but "mana" would be a more appropriate term.

A large amount of magic, transformed by the organs inside the white whale, spreads into the air in a form visible to the naked eye, constantly eroding the world as understood by science. Not only living things, but even inanimate objects are eroded and disappear after prolonged contact with this white mist.

Through this phenomenon, Lin Yi finally understood how the beluga whale had achieved "erasure".

The reason is nothing more than to intensify the contradiction between the two incompatible systems of science and magic to the extreme, thereby achieving the result that one side completely excludes the other.

Science cannot explain magic, and magic cannot explain science. If magic and science coexist in the same place, it creates a sense of contradiction and chaos. The white whale's "erasure" ability involves filling an area with a large amount of magical power it converts, eroding the "scientific" part of that area, and achieving a state of "complete magic" in a short time. The biggest difference between science, which follows materialism, and magic, which follows idealism, lies in...

"Changes in subjective thinking."

After covering the area with white mist, the beluga whale was able to manipulate the objective reality within its range in an almost entirely idealistic manner. Not to mention "erasing," even "reconstructing" was no problem. However, the intelligence of this magical beast was obviously not advanced enough to reach that level. If it were, it probably wouldn't be able to master this kind of idealistic ability of "complete magic." After all, the prerequisite for achieving "complete magic" is to be a complete idealist.

In other words, this is an ability that only an extremely simple-minded beast or an extremely chaotic madman could possess... and it is limited to this world.

Even so, it doesn't mean that this magical beast is invincible in this white mist. At least within Lin Yi's field of vision, there are still many "material loopholes" that have not been eroded in the area where the white mist spreads. As long as they can stay in those loopholes, even if this white whale changes its subjective thinking, it is destined not to be able to interfere with them.

"An incomplete realm of idealism... In a different setting, we would have plenty of topics to 'study,' but right now—"

—Maximize output.

When the radius is set to 100m, the force that was constantly repelling outwards suddenly comes to a standstill.

The internal repulsive force continues to expand at an exponential rate, while the external compression exhibits a completely opposite static posture, and even shows a reverse compression trend.

The beast, devoid of intelligence, moved its bloated, massive body upwards from the white mist below, directly confronting its gaping maw filled with ferocious teeth, and gently pushed out its right hand.

"Super Shinra Tensei."

Re:CREATORS: Chapter 549 Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- (22)

Because they had anticipated this situation, the knights and mercenaries did not panic when the white whale flooded the surrounding area with mist. Instead, they proceeded to evade according to the pre-arranged plan. However, the planned counterattack against the white whale came to a complete standstill.

Although the situation above was obscured by the white fog, it was easy to tell from the beluga whale's still powerful roar that it had not suffered any real harm.

In the worst-case scenario, they may have to maintain this one-sided beating situation until they are completely annihilated.

"That guy!"

As yet another knight was swallowed up and disappeared by the white mist because he couldn't dodge in time, Crusch Karsten had no choice but to start considering retreating, no matter how unwilling he was in his heart.

Admittedly, the failure of this large-scale campaign will greatly damage her reputation, and she may even lose her status as a candidate for the throne. However, compared to dying here and being forgotten by everyone, merely losing her status as a candidate for the throne is already a "good" ending.

After all, being killed by a white whale is not the same as being killed by other magical beasts. If killed by other magical beasts, one might still be praised by future generations after death, since it was to eliminate dangerous magical beasts. But if swallowed by a white whale, then there is really nothing left. The best evidence is that Crusch Karsten has already begun to forget the name and face of the knight who was swallowed by the white mist in front of him. I believe that in a few minutes, he will even forget the reality of being swallowed in front of him.

This is the terrifying power possessed by the white whale, the "Beast of White Mist".

"Phyllis, hold formation, we're preparing to retreat!"

"Meow?! But the beluga whales haven't arrived yet—"

"This is no longer the time to fight the white whale. If we continue like this, even if we are all wiped out, we may not be able to see that monster. Rather than sacrificing ourselves here in vain, we should leave first and then regroup!"

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Moreover, that half-elf knight might not be able to hold out for long. Once he's swallowed by the white whale, the monster will naturally descend, and then we can make our move."

Leaving aside her demi-human knight's reaction, the transmigrator who happened to hear Crusch Karsten's words quickly spoke up to stop her: "Lord Crusch, you cannot retreat now! If you leave like this, all your previous sacrifices will have been in vain."

As the time traveler shouted, two more knights were engulfed by the sweeping white mist.

The transmigrator who witnessed this scene was startled and hurriedly approached the sword demon, who was relatively stronger than the others present: "The 'Karakki' merchant guild's mercenary group has found a way to make the white whale land. We just need to hold on for a few more minutes!"

"them?"

Looking suspiciously at another legion struggling to move in the distance, Crusch Karsten was about to ask a question when he suddenly saw the shadow of a towering tree behind the white mist.

"Wait, could it be that they intend to—"

Kararaki Merchant Guild, Mercenary Legion Center.

"Listen to me, the only way we can kill the beluga whale is to cut down that tree and push it down from the sky. If we continue to be on the defensive like this, let alone defeating the beluga whale, we might not even be able to escape unscathed!"

The constant sacrifices of his fellow members around him caused the transmigrator to break out in a cold sweat, but constrained by his position as the mercenary leader—that is, the head of the merchant guild—he had no choice but to persuade these mercenaries: "Imagine everything you might gain after successfully defeating the White Whale. It's not just about money and fame; it's not impossible to escape the precarious life of a mercenary and become a noble!"

The awkward words, a jumble of various dialects, were accepted by the mercenaries under the "protection of trust." Just as the transmigrator was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly felt his body becoming somewhat unsteady—

Even though my feet were on the ground, it felt like I was being pulled into mid-air, unable to support myself, and my whole body felt like it was being "pushed" backward.

Fortunately, this illusion came and went quickly. After only a few swaying movements, the feeling of being firmly planted on the ground returned. Just when the transmigrator thought it was just a reaction to his own exhaustion, he was surprised to see a group of mercenaries lying dead in front of him.

The demi-humans scrambled to their feet, cursing in a vulgar language incomprehensible to the transmigrators. From their conversation, it was clear they were equally bewildered by the chaotic experience of the previous moment.

Just then, a joyful shout suddenly came from not far away—

"The fog has dissipated!"

The white fog did indeed dissipate, not through a slow settling or dilution, but through a forceful "translational" spread that pushed outwards from the center to the edges.

After the thick white fog that shrouded the sky was forcibly pushed away, what was exposed to everyone below was the enormous demonic beast that had descended from the sky.

"It's a beluga whale!"

"It's falling—"

"Avoid it!"

……

Everyone was prepared to fight this dangerous monster, but no one was prepared to face a monster falling like a mountain crushing an egg. When this unexpected scene occurred, both mercenaries and knights could only flee to the empty spaces around them according to their instinct to escape, leaving the monster that was letting out a mournful roar to be "slammed" to the ground.

As the beluga whale crashed to the ground, the transmigrator, who had been carried a distance by the mercenaries, could clearly feel the violent tremors from the ground. Along with the beluga whale's desperate howl of impending death, he heard it all. Just as the transmigrator was completely unable to accept this sudden development, he suddenly caught a glimpse of two other magical beasts above his head that were exactly the same as the one that had been "slammed" to the ground.

What puzzled him most was that these two "beluga whales" did not exhibit any of the ferocity often seen in the story, instead fleeing towards the opposite direction of the sky as if they were trying to escape something...

Soon, the time traveler found out why.

The first premonition came from the ground.

The violent tremors and booming sounds did not end with the fall of the beluga whale; instead, they intensified over time, and the smoke on the horizon spread far beyond the limits that a single beluga whale could have caused.

The second phenomenon comes from the air.

The atmosphere, carrying white mist, surged violently outwards from an altitude of over 5,000 meters. The massive expulsion of air from the upper atmosphere caused a reverse current to rise from the lower atmosphere. By the time the traveler noticed the sonic barrier in the sky, the 120-decibel roar of the atmosphere had already robbed him of his hearing.

The third phenomenon, and also the last scene that the time traveler could see.