The End of the Story

The End of the Story

Hunting Party Annihilation Mission Complete

Final Battle with Biba Mission Complete

Young General's Death Mission Complete

Shogunate Faction Mission Complete

Mastermind Mission Complete

Revenge Mission Complete

As Biba fell, a string of notifications appeared in Xu Yue's mind. As the most troublesome final boss in the entire Mission Space, the rewards were indeed unimaginably generous—enough to count as "clearing the stage."

Xu Yue had claimed all the rewards for himself. Even for a low-level space, that was astonishing enough.

After arranging Biba's and Kaku's bodies to make it look as though they had killed each other, Xu Yue vanished into the dense fog once more.

The Samurai nervously defending the walls gradually noticed that the sudden fog outside was rapidly dissipating.

At the same time, the sounds of slaughter from the battlefield grew fainter and fainter.

Once the fog had completely dispersed, the battlefield before them was a complete mess. Kabane corpses were mixed with those of the Hunting Party, making for a truly miserable sight.

Very few had survived the battlefield.

"What happened? How did it come to this?"

Mumei stared blankly at the battlefield, unable to understand how a simple Kabane extermination mission had become so disastrous. When she seemed to realize something and hurried toward her older brother, she saw Biba's body on the ground and completely broke down.

"Brother!"

"Lord Biba!"

Mei, the other Kabaneri, also discovered what had happened. But by the time she touched the body, it was already too late.

She naturally recognized Kaku beside him, but she had never expected Lord Biba to be successfully ambushed by such an insignificant figure.

She was also filled with guilt for failing to protect Lord Biba.

Although the Kabane had been cleared out, only a dozen or so members of the Hunting Party remained. Every one of them seemed to have suffered immense psychological trauma. They slowly gathered together and headed back toward Awen Station...

While Biba was still alive, Xu Yue's effort to win Mumei over had not been apparent. But once Biba died, the seeds he had planted fully took effect.

Why had Biba died?

Because he had been too weak. He had not been fit to survive in this world!

Xu Yue merely guided Mumei along the worldview she already possessed, and she regained her resolve and recovered her spirit remarkably quickly.

After all their conversations along the way, coupled with Xu Yue's strength far surpassing Mumei's, he easily replaced Biba's position in her heart.

Furthermore, Xu Yue had repeatedly hinted before that he would never abandon Mumei no matter what. He had also given her a sense of security that Biba had never been able to provide.

The plan to win her over was a great success.

As for the remaining Hunting Party members and the researchers originally working for the Hunting Party, Xu Yue took them all with him as well.

They were all battle-hardened warriors, along with outstanding researchers. After the devastating blow to their faith, it was the perfect time to draw them in.

Especially since Xu Yue had previously made a backroom deal with Biba, he already had a foundation among these people and had specifically tried to win them over.

Gathering these warriors, whose beliefs had been shattered, whose comrades had departed one after another, and whose own comrades had even died by their hands, became much easier.

Having once been single-mindedly obsessed with revenge, they had completely let go after such a massive upheaval and could now be put to use without concern.

The objectives of this special trip had, for all practical purposes, been completely accomplished. All that remained were a few matters of negotiation.

With the Yomogawa Family's connections in Kongokaku, along with that group of fools who had wanted to assassinate Biba, Xu Yue naturally gained the Shogunate's attention. The subsequent details of their plans and deals were all settled as well.

Knowing that the Shogunate would fear his military strength, Xu Yue even promised that as long as Kōkan Station remained safe, he would never leave it again. This reassured the other side while subtly displaying the confidence that came from his overwhelming strength.

The Shogunate, which even Biba's Hunting Party had feared, naturally agreed to Xu Yue's conditions for prioritized supplies to Kōkan Station and its autonomy.

As for whether the Shogunate might try to sow discord between them and the Hunting Party, Xu Yue had even less reason to worry. In truth, the Shogunate's hatred for them ran even deeper. Baseless "slanders" would only make people resentful.

Having reached such a position, they naturally would not be foolish enough to do something like that.

During those negotiations, Xu Yue completed several more incidental Space missions. In the end, he returned to Kōkan Station with a trainload of spoils...

White Blood Plasma: Effectively controls the side effects of being a Kabaneri while also neutralizing the effects of Black Blood Plasma.

Black Blood Plasma: When used by a female Kabaneri, she becomes the core of a Kabane fusion entity. When used by a male Kabaneri, it grants a massive temporary increase in power and the temporary ability Telekinesis LV3. The user dies when the effect ends, but using White Blood Plasma before it ends can remove the death effect.

Inside the armored Hayajiro, Xu Yue felt quite satisfied as he looked at the finished research products provided by the Hunting Party researchers.

These things had little use for him personally. Among the items of the Reincarnation Space, they could only be considered mediocre.

But they could be mass-produced!

Their current output was still low, but it would surely increase over time.

As long as the Kabaneri population in the Reincarnation Space could be expanded, these two items could serve as the Kabaneri's final trump cards.

It would not be an exaggeration to call this one of the greatest gains from this mission. Mission rewards were one-time gains, while these could provide lasting benefits.

Besides that, among the many dead Reincarnators, Xu Yue found one item that had not been turned into a "blank" on the bodies of several Hunting Party Reincarnators.

Spider Serum: A serum that greatly enhances perception, physical strength, agility, and climbing ability. No side effects. (Note: The serum itself has no side effects, but it may conflict with other serums or bloodlines. Those who do not possess it as their initial bloodline should use it with caution.)

Xu Yue did not know how to describe the Reincarnation Space's mechanism. Including the rookie Reincarnators and the six Hunting Party members, only this one item had dropped without being turned into a "blank." Every other item had lost its special effects and become worthless junk.

Although firearms and the like could still be sold for scrap, Xu Yue did not want to waste Sealing Scrolls storing so many things. He had more important items to take out.

However, judging by the Space's rules, Xu Yue guessed it was related to this Space's peaceful mode. Perhaps modes that encouraged combat had a higher drop rate for killing Reincarnators.

Once all the major objectives had been completed, Xu Yue spent the remaining time continuously instilling his own ideals into Mumei and the others, preparing to gradually steer them away from their previous twisted path. Other than that, he constantly refined Chakra and practiced the skills he had mastered.

After returning to Kōkan Station, he used the remaining time without pause to reinforce its defenses.

He had to ensure that they could deal with every problem even without his intervention.

Kōkan Station had originally served as a Hayajiro maintenance and manufacturing base and possessed a foundation in heavy industry. They began installing artillery emplacements directly on the walls.

Moreover, with Hunting Party researchers and the original story's protagonists present, they used some of the firearms left behind by the Reincarnators as prototypes and references while developing new automatic weapons.

In fact, according to the original story, the Hunting Party had already developed automatic weapons similar to Gatling guns, though they were still unable to mass-produce them.

Amid such fulfilling days, Xu Yue peacefully passed the three months required for the Main Mission before completing his return...

The Koutetsujou story had come to an end—returning to the Reincarnation Space...