Chapter 86 About the Forest
The short-statured War God suddenly appeared, tilting his head slightly and looking at X, who was holding a small terrestrial anglerfish flower, with some confusion.
Although she didn't know why her supervisor did this, Bai Cai felt that her supervisor must have had a reason for doing so.
The fact that the terrestrial anglerfish remained within containment limits suggests that the supervisor was likely sending the lost anomaly home.
Unaware that he had been labeled a "helpful supervisor," X made the onlookers back.
He personally stuffed this bizarre creature with its mouth wide open, biting wildly, into the room next to the Black Swan Dream.
It turned out that the tall bird, which usually stayed obediently in the enclosure, was together with the small bird for some reason today.
Or rather, for some reason, they ended up crammed into the same containment room today.
The little bird simply used the tall bird's head as a branch, standing proudly between its two ear feathers.
However, so many strange things happen in this world that two birds sharing a room is not a big deal.
But... it's been so long, where did the big bird go?
It's been so long, why aren't Takabori and Kotori here yet?
A bird named Qiuqiu paced anxiously back and forth in the dark forest. The forest was silent, devoid of any life, and only the sound of its own footsteps could be heard.
As He entered the room, the lamp that X had taken away automatically appeared in His hand, but no matter how He shook His lantern.
There was no response; He remained alone.
Although He flew here, it has been so long, the little bird should have arrived by now!
But there was nothing there. The big bird felt abandoned. The sad big lump of coal squatted in place. What could it do? It could only continue to wait.
The other two birds that the big bird was eyeing were originally planning to go to the entrance of the Black Forest. They had both come out and were about to take the elevator up.
But at this moment, Bo Ming reappeared, with the distant Black Forest on one side and Bo Ming right in front of him on the other.
The little bird looked at the smartest bird in the Black Forest, wondering what choice it would make.
The tallbirds chose to reconnect to the signal in the twilight. Someone had already taken over the forest watch over the three birds that had become one, and they could go back.
Bai Cai looked at the two birds that had been hastily withdrawn from the Black Forest incident with some confusion.
He wasn't surprised by the Black Forest incident; after all, when he traveled through the world, Bo Ming was essentially nonexistent, so triggering the End Bird was perfectly normal.
What puzzled him was why the two birds showed absolutely no desire to attack him.
He also participated in suppressing the Doom Bird. When heading to the entrance of the Black Forest, apart from the large bird biting off the heads of his seriously injured employees who passed by, the other birds did not attack.
However, their fusion has now been cancelled, and they should both be in a state of breaking through containment.
Then why not attack him?
Instead, the two birds strolled away as if they were taking a leisurely walk in their own home.
A cabbage discovered a blind spot... Why is the neck of the judgment bird empty? Where did His forever tilted scales go?
Is the reason they aren't attacking because their weapons have been confiscated?
But would anomalies really rely on weapons that exist on the material plane?
Just as Cabbage was pondering philosophical questions as she watched the two birds, silky smooth, squeeze into the same shelter, X returned, dragging the terrestrial anglerfish along.
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The two Dazai Osamu-like figures stood still and unleashed their attacks, devoid of skill and emotion; all they needed to do was pull the trigger.
Like the other big birds in their sect, they all had only one thought—where did everyone go?
Not to mention the reinforcements that were sent over, even the other two birds that should have entered the gate were nowhere to be seen.
The sound of the gong breaking the silence of the night, the two Dazai Osamu, like twins, were acting as the demolition team for the gate of the Black Forest, a team of only two people.
Thank goodness EGO weapons don't need physical bullets, otherwise they would have been silenced long ago.
The bullets from butterflies and wasps took turns striking the archway formed by two withered trees intertwined, yet the fragile trees remained unscathed.
They made quite a commotion, but no one came out to even glance at them.
Ordinary citizens wouldn't dare, since the gunshots here are real. Although there are strange clanging sounds, Yokohama citizens are already used to those superpowered individuals with all sorts of tricks up their sleeves. Who knows if it's the sound effect of superpowered bullets?
Meanwhile, the organizations that suffered greatly from the Flame Sparrow's persecution stayed quietly in the base. After all, eyes can be healed, but a person who has been burned is dead. They were all severely weakened, while only the Port Mafia recovered quickly.
Only then could they dismantle the door undisturbed.
"I said, it's me."
Dazai Osamu, who was blindfolded, spoke up, asking a question to Dazai Osamu who was slightly shorter than him, while his hand continued to pull the trigger.
"What are you doing?"
While Dazai Osamu was intently frying butterflies, he asked this question to Dazai Osamu, who was a little older than him.
"What about the support you mentioned?"
"I don't know, maybe they got lost."
Saint Xuanzai answered with utmost confidence, but despite his words, things were indeed very strange today, as if they didn't know the door was open.
While everyone was waiting inside and outside the door, a supervisor arrived with his gloomy war god.
Incidentally, I also learned that there was another person, Dazai Osamu, who somehow managed to sneak into this world.
Furthermore, there is a high probability that the terrestrial anglerfish came with that child.
Just as X heard the unique tinkling sound of the sacred announcement, he discovered that fog had rolled in. Where did the fog come from?
It's unclear whether it was because X's bird caused too much of a commotion in Yokohama, or because the appearance of this door was too ominous.
The two teenagers, who had been trying to dismantle the door for a long time without any success, urged them to make a decision.
After much deliberation, the Special Abilities Division dispatched their most prized asset—Tatsuhiko Shibusawa.
After all, he is invincible wherever Long Yan's influence extends. It would be even better if this door could be eliminated.
The fog spread and quickly enveloped the area where the door was, also obscuring the two people standing in front of it...
And then nothing. There was nothing in the fog, not even the door. All that remained were two Dazai Osamu figures, each holding an EGO weapon, staring at each other.
Saint Xuanzai hardened his fist. This was clearly the work of some White Qilin—his fist was being punched! Why was he causing trouble?
Two people who are immune to attacks from their own superpowers began searching for the source of the fog without prior arrangement.
Meanwhile, X, who was not a superpowered individual, and his Dark War God, who were also within the white mist's range, should have disappeared along with the ordinary people nearby.
However, due to Long Yan's influence, the veil of mist on Bai Cai's body strangely resonated with the entrance to the Black Forest, which was only created by exploiting a bug.
Along with the leader of the anomalies beside her, the cabbage dressed in twilight appeared in a dim forest and stared at the large bird that was switching between anxiously pacing back and forth and listlessly waiting.
Good news: The big bird has finally been allowed to enter.
Bad news: Bo Ming and the supervisor are here.
If it weren't for the fact that its hands couldn't reach the top of its head, the big bird would really want to scratch its head.
Is this right?! Where are Takatori and Kotori?! How did Hakumei come in?!
The bird's eyes were all etched with huge question marks, but the two people opposite it were in the same state.
Unlike employees who only know their job duties, X, as the supervisor, is aware of the background of each anomaly, which reminds me of the door we just saw.
Without a doubt, this is the Black Forest.
The problem is that the gate is one-way; behind them is still a vast, dark forest. In other words, they are currently trapped, just like the big bird.
Big Bird still had a glimmer of hope for reunion, though that hope was shattered after Bo Ming came in.
"Let's see if there's an exit first."
The supervisor felt there was little hope, but what if there was?
After all, if a door can be bugged, it's not impossible that an exit might be blocked in the company or somewhere else.
So, the great bird, having no hope of merging, carried the lantern and walked at the front, after all, it was the "person" most familiar with this desolate forest.
In this forest, which is of unknown origin, everything seems to be still; there is no sound of wind, only the sounds of breathing and footsteps.
Even their physical state was still; they kept moving in one direction, but no one felt tired or hungry.
Finally, the big bird's lamp was no longer the only source of light; its light dimmed slightly as other lights diluted its brightness.
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Camus, having inexplicably arrived forty years in the future and learned that he had indeed disappeared without a trace forty years ago, had no choice but to accept this fact.
He quickly adapted to the ways of modern society, and this senior colleague, known for his stable temperament, was assigned a peculiar job—taking care of children.
It's not that they actually sent a time-manipulating transcendent to take care of a child. There's a troublesome "child" that needs someone to take over, and the original person in charge passed away a long time ago. People in his faction also don't get along with him.
Camus's appearance was a savior for the French official organization of supernatural abilities.
In addition, not all of his peers had died, and he had managed to maintain his humanoid abilities well, so bringing in another humanoid wouldn't be a problem at all.
This is also why Camus never had the time to visit Meursault, who had been adopted, in Japan.
He was very busy, extremely busy. This child's values were completely different from Meursault's, and he was incredibly strange. He didn't even think of himself as a human being!
If his former partner hadn't been officially registered as dead, he would have definitely gone to visit that colleague to see how he raised his child and managed to get the person into such a state.
The tall, sullen Nordic god glared at the brown-haired, curly-haired child who was nagging him. He impatiently pulled a pear out of his pocket and ate it while listening to his new guardian, who kept changing his mind.
Verlaine's expression changed as soon as he took a bite.
Camus noticed his change and asked, puzzled, "What's wrong? Doesn't this pear taste good?"
"Wait... something's not right inside the door..."
Something was huddled together with Vivier, whose core was now churning in protest.
For the first time, the door was opened from the inside without being forced to open it or by the person opening it themselves.
Black, unrecognizable runes suddenly appeared on Verlaine's fair and handsome face, and dark substances emanated from his body.
The door opened.
For the first time, Verlaine's "will" remained unaffected; he had never maintained such a clear mind while the door was open.
He thoughtfully shaped a gravity ball, which rapidly expanded, and two people plus a bird fell out of it, dizzy and disoriented.
Yes, Gentle Forest is still a forest.
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Author's Note: Is Wei Ge's superpower really the secret of the Gentle Forest? [Chin resting on hand] I feel like there are all sorts of opinions. If not, I'll just consider this my own interpretation. [Kiss][Kiss][Kiss]
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