Chapter 100: These Top Officials Are Beyond Saving

Li Gui believed herself cautious, found no flaws, and evaded the Transcendents, unaware that she had been exposed from the start.

The six-eyed demon, also known as Sankai, caused chaos in Higashiozu; the system provided a script, and Kamikawa Mitsu learned from the villainous information about Sankai that Sankai did not come to Japan alone but arrived with companions.

The system did not provide information on Li Gui, but that did not prevent Kamikawa Mitsu from investigating.

He spent script points to obtain Li Gui's information and monitored her every move in real time.

"You're still useful—temporarily, I won't kill you."

Kamikawa Mitsu glanced at the calendar on the desk by the window and murmured softly.

"Winter break is coming soon; I've saved up a good amount from the convenience store owner's wages. Maybe I should take Chie on a trip during the break? I remember she really wanted to go somewhere…"

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Tokyo, Japan, Transcendent Response Division.

"What are your thoughts?" Director Takahashi surveyed everyone in the room.

The screen had just finished playing the latest video of "The Late King"—"Archive—Higashiozu." Like previous videos, this one's filming angle was unique: during the six-eyed demon incident, it was shot up close; during the Buddha Palm's Annihilation, the footage cut cleanly to the Void Demon Realm.

You should know that Director Takahashi and the others couldn't go to the Void Demon Realm; during the realm's destruction they could only watch from outside the shattered space. Now, watching the video, they saw the scenes of devastation across the Void Demon Realm, and saw the Demon God Temple's Temple Master and other titans radiating terrifying might reveal looks of terror.

From the perspective of the Void Demon Realm, it captured the myriad faces of its inhabitants during annihilation; from the viewpoint of its mighty figures, it showed just how terrifying annihilation was—even the strongest trembled.

Director Takahashi and the others were stunned, truly understanding, feeling firsthand, how terrifying annihilation was—the heavens overturned, the world's end.

"Regarding the investigation of The Late King, I recommend a gentle approach to avoid provoking his resentment."

Minister Saito spoke.

Through this video, he was utterly certain: The Late King was definitely a Transcendent, and his power was certainly not low—he could annihilate a world and still have the leisure to film, could film calmly without being disturbed by Master Konghai and others, his strength was extraordinary.

"I second that."

"I second that."

The senior officers of the Transcendent Response Division agreed.

The Late King could even know about the National Diet and annihilate worlds while filming; all signs indicated how terrifying his abilities were—they feared that any aggressive investigation might provoke him, and if he grew resentful, killing them would be as easy as flipping a hand—and silent.

Suzuki Kūsō glanced at the empty corner behind him, pitch-black, his spine prickling with dread, constantly feeling a hand might suddenly reach out from the space behind him and tear out his heart.

At that moment, a senior officer asked.

"By the way, I recall we held a meeting about The Late King and mentioned monitoring Wang Zun regarding the NH137 incident, suspecting he might be connected to The Late King?"

Everyone froze, turning to look.

The senior officer continued: "How do you plan to monitor him? I suggest using only surveillance cameras, no personnel, and keep the monitoring period short—just a week's footage should reveal something. If it does, that's enough proof; no need for long-term surveillance.

You know Transcendents aren't ordinary people; their psychology can't be judged by normal standards. The Late King… watching his videos, I noticed he films very casually, very spontaneously.

For example, the second video covered the National Diet, but the third didn't. Regarding this Higashiozu incident, the Prime Minister and others just held a meeting, yet the third video didn't include any edited footage of it—his mindset is impossible to fathom.

I say all this because what if—what if The Late King is capricious and discovers we're monitoring Wang Zun, and Wang Zun is indeed connected to him? Would he not fly into a rage and punish us?"

"Also, even if Wang Zun has no connection to The Late King, could The Late King still blame us? Might he think that because of himself, we're dragging ordinary people into this, believing we care nothing for ordinary lives and only pursue interests—would he then become furious?"

Everyone fell silent.

At that moment, the senior officer spoke again.

"Moreover, I feel The Late King's status among Transcendents is not simple."

He looked around like a thief, then lowered his voice drastically.

Everyone instinctively leaned forward, ears straining to listen.

"Have you noticed? Since The Late King released his first video, the Unryū incident erupted; soon after, the Higashiozu incident broke out—and Transcendents appeared."

Pupils shrank sharply.

Director Takahashi and the others pondered carefully—it was indeed true.

The senior officer continued:

"If we trace all cases and figures related to Transcendents and demons, the earliest appearance of a Transcendent wasn't during the Unryū incident—it was The Late King, because the one who filmed the NH137 video was a Transcendent. Once you think of it this way, you should realize: from the NH137 incident onward, Transcendents and demons began surfacing."

By now, even the most Bai Chi among them understood.

The Late King was the origin point of Transcendents—the first case!

"Could the NH137 incident not have been an accident? Could it have been a Transcendent event? But wasn't it a plane crash…? Ssshh!! Crows!! It was crows!"

Professor Zhongtian, the consultant, turned pale and exclaimed.

The next moment.

Before Director Takahashi and the others could ask, Professor Zhongtian spoke first.

"Crows—someone used Transcendents to command crows to crash the plane. Don't you remember? In the 'Archive—Kumagawa Unryū' video, what ate Sakada Wenzhijie? A group of crow-headed, human-bodied demons—these are Ashinagatengu, a type of Tengu demon.

They possess the ability to command crows!

Also, everyone here knows about the Unryū incident: the earthquake may not have been real—it could have been caused by demons. And… Director Takahashi, isn't this year's earthquake frequency the highest ever recorded?"

Director Takahashi froze, with no time to consider anything else, replied bluntly: "Yes, this year has seen the most earthquakes ever. Wait—you're suggesting!"

Professor Zhongtian nodded.

"Exactly—I'm suggesting the possibility that Ashinagatengu, flying in the sky of the Supernatural world, accidentally caused crows in our world's sky to fly erratically, leading to the plane crash."

At this moment.

Everyone's spirits trembled—they felt they had made a monumental discovery!

"The Late King's three videos—the latter two both involve Transcendents, clearly targeting Transcendents and demons. But the first video had nothing to do with Transcendents. If he only films bizarre events, why didn't he film other bizarre incidents? I recall that although rare, bizarre events weren't nonexistent in past years—yet he only began filming this year, and specifically chose NH137.

Most importantly, this year is abnormal: aside from the earthquakes, after NH137, Transcendents began appearing—consecutively."

As soon as this senior officer finished, Morita Takeshi spoke up sharply.

"I get it—it's because of the earthquakes! No, because of this year's unusually frequent earthquakes. If I recall correctly, NH137 was this year's first bizarre incident. The Late King never made videos in past years—he only started this year. Could it be connected to this year's frequent earthquakes? After all, earthquakes aren't necessarily earthquakes—they might be linked to demons from the Supernatural world…"

With Morita Takeshi's words, everyone's scalp prickled, and a single image flashed in every mind.

In the image, the sky at dusk, the afterglow fading.

This is the Supernatural world!

Immediately after, the Supernatural world in the footage — the monsters that had always been lying dormant, acting out of character, began to run about, began to move, because of certain matters, triggering earthquakes in the real world and causing frequent seismic activity.

Director Takahashi leapt to his feet, exclaiming:

"The monsters acting out of character and causing our Japan's frequent earthquakes — the Transcendents must be making some big move!"

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