Unlimited Anime Works - Chapter 52

Chapter 52

The players hiding in the dark frowned very hard when they saw “Ouma Shu” slaughtering the mechas out there like a demon from the depths of hell . His skill and familiarity with the void sword, it’s like he’s completely different from the character in the original work . It’s like this guy is born to kill .

At this point, the players are fully unaware that Ouma Shu had already been disposed of . Feng Yu Chen who substituted Ouma Shu is unlike the original main character of this anime . He didn’t need some silly emotional motivation to send a mook to hell . He hacked and slashed his way through the mechas as if the mechas are just annoying weed blocking his way . He danced through the battlefield accompanied by carnage and the spilling of blood .

There are some smart players mixed in here . These people knew they would expose themselves to needless risk if they came out too soon . It turns out they were correct, judging by how many players got murdered before . It’s a simple thing to die but it’s would be a silly tragedy to find the end of the road in one’s life due to stupid mistakes .

These players who are canny in their own way are out to get Shu’s power of the king . Tsutsugami had mentioned in the anime that the power of the king would be separated when the user dies . They would be able to obtain Shu’s power if they somehow managed to kill Shu .

Some of the hidden players felt intimidated at the thought of going up against this “Ouma Shu” . They didn’t think they stood a chance against this killing machine . Their plans had to be scrapped and it’s back to the chalkboard for some of them .

Saeko who was waiting for Feng Yu Chen to give her some news observed Shu and she found that this guy had a highly similar, if not identical, fighting style and moves as Feng Yu Chen . She had a hunch that maybe…

“It’s Feng-niisan…”

Suzumiya Haruna said after looking at Ouma Shu who is still in the middle of the battlefield .

“You’re that sure?”

Saeko asked Haruna .

“Yeap, that should be him . I can sense that his aura bears a high resemblance to Feng Yu Chen, but, I can’t say in absolute confidence that it’s him, it’s more like an intuition that it’s him since he has got a similar aura to Feng-niisan . ”

Haruna said . Since she’s able to manipulate people’s psyche, it seems she’s also sensitive to aura and psyche .

“Looks like he had this planned . But, is he going to follow the story or make more deviations? The funeral parlor guys are strong here but we don’t know if the other players will do anything…”

Saeko said with a slightly surprised expression .

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Zi Yue Ling observed the battlefield through the scope on her sniper rifle . She found a vantage point in the GHQ research lab she’s in . She couldn’t hold herself back from looking at the power of the void firsthand . However, it wasn’t the power of the void that astonished her . It’s Ouma Shu, this guy deviated too much from his usual self in the original work . Moreover, Shu’s fighting style looked similar to a certain someone .

Feng Yu Chen appeared in her mind . She had a gut feeling that the surprise Feng Yu Chen was talking about is actually him taking on the role of Shu in this round of Infinite games . Could it be that being the number one ranker in High School of the Dead allows one to take over a character in the following games? That would be so over-powered…

She decided to not ponder about that for now . She had another objective . She had to kill 5 players from Funeral Parlor . If she completed the basic mission later in the game, she would have to deal with more skilled players in addition to a reduced pool of players . Suffice to say, that would be a huge pain in the ass to pull off . She didn’t want to be one of the players who can’t finish the basic mission .

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After battling to his heart’s content, Feng Yu Chen felt appeased . As expected, the massacre feels really good . Feng Yu Chen just can’t stop himself after the bullets start flying . His void seemed to be related to this bloodthirsty nature of his, this power that seeks to devour everything .

Pssh

After clearing out all the mechas around him, a small robot with an insectoid shape landed before Feng Yu Chen . A male voice came out of it .

“Ouma Shu, you have 15 seconds to take Inori from there!”

This insectoid robot is the robot that always hangs out with Inori, it’s name is Fyu-neru .

[Guilty Crown] is a relatively high tech world compared to Feng Yu Chen’s world . They had already applied advanced humanoid robots to battles . Animes likes [Gundam], [Neon Genesis Evangelion], and [Infinite Stratos] also had human-controlled robots flying around and shooting stuff up .   Compared to those animes, the robots in [Guilty Crown] are weak .

The robots in Gundam are for interstellar wars so it’s a given they had explosive power . Meanwhile, the robots in Neon Genesis Evangelion used demonic forces to design their robots . Those robots had terrifying power of destruction along with one of the biggest robots by size . Infinite Stratos also had really advanced robotic suits . Dynamic flight patterns, powerful payloads, forcefields and the like that allow them to engage in close quarter combat and long-ranged fights .

However, some robots in Guilty Crown are very strong because they can use Void powers as well . These kind of robots are powerful but carries a risk that unskilled users will overuse their void and fall into a state where they turn into apocalypse crystals . These robots are double-edged swords for their users .

Storing away his thoughts, he quickly came to Inori’s side and he returned her void before he carried her away from the battlefield . Obviously, Gai wanted him out of here to avoid further detection by GHQ members .

Looking at Inori in his arms, Feng Yu Chen felt like he’s dreaming . This girl probably had the hearts of many Otaku . Yet, here she is, in his arms, that realistic sense of touch made him feel that substitution cards are godsent . Feng Yu Chen didn’t know how to quickly get familiar with Inori other than using the card . Other than Shu, Inori probably didn’t have much feelings for anyone else . She’s Ouma Mana’s shadow . The face-heel turn she did in the anime could be largely blamed on Mana’s influence . Mana had a creepy romantic obsession with Shu so Inori’s infatuation with Shu is probably influenced by Mana as well .

After making a getaway, Feng Yu Chen met with Gai while holding onto Inori .

Inori woke up after getting her void back .

“Are you awake?”

Feng Yu Chen nervously asked . He can’t help being skittish around her mainly because of the fact that she’s the Yuzuriha Inori .

Inori looked at Shu, she couldn’t understand why he is so agitated . She turned towards Gai and she hesitated before asking .

“Gai, did I complete my mission?”

“Inori…”

Gai looked at Inori with a cold expression .

“No, I’m quite disappointed with you… Inori…”

Feng Yu Chen had to fake anger so as to not arouse suspicion .

“How can you say that?! You’re stepping over the line! She did her best, she got hurt as well…”

Feng Yu Chen snapped back at Gai to defend Inori .

Gai snorted .

“It was all going so smoothly until the end . Inori, why did you give the void genome to him and not me?”

Inori lowered her head in a crestfallen manner .

“Void genome? What’s that? Is that the thing in the ampoule?”

Feng Yu Chen asked in confusion .

“That ampoule was meant for me… That ampoule was one of three vials containing the void genome made by Sephirah Genomics . It confers the power of the kings to acceptable users subjected to it . ”

Gai explained .

Feng Yu Chen continued asking .

“The power of the kings??”

Gai continued explaining .

“It allows a person to decode the hidden power in our DNA, the result is the ability to bring out the Void resting within everyone . ”

“What’s a void?”

Feng Yu Chen asked like a dunce . He had to make it seem like he’s poorly informed . For now, he’s still Shu in Gai’s eyes .

“The Void is like the physical manifestation of a person’s psyche . The giant blade you wielded is Inori’s void . You can draw different voids from different people, it’s a godly ability and now it is in your hand . You can’t stay the same, languishing around while comrades fall around you . You will fight!”

Gai said .

“What… this is so sudden…”

He had to fake surprise and express his reluctance .

Gai walked in front of him and grabbed him by the collar .

“Remember my words… Ouma Shu! You have two choices: Rendered obsolete by the world or adapt to the environment by changing yourself!”