Descend Upon a New World... Zhao Yingkong! (Seeking Follow-ups)

If one does not travel to other worlds and remains within the space, counting time according to the Main God calendar, then... the total of ten days of rest comes to an end very quickly—

Incidentally, Kaguya-hime has made rapid progress. Uchiha Xiu has been "freeloading" various inheritances from the Ninja World, and she has mastered everything from basic Ninjutsu to the Hyuga Clan's Gentle Fist, as well as the Uzumaki Clan's sealing techniques.

Her combat power ranks second in the East Sea Team.

"Enter the light pillar within thirty seconds."

The radiance descended.

"Gold holds the power of life, black holds the terror of death. The two great scriptures of ancient Egyptian mythology—let me see your limits." Uchiha Xiu whispered, holding Kaguya-hime close.

The two shared a single teleportation pillar.

In a state between dreaming and waking, the reincarnators heard the Main God's announcement.

"Transfer target locked. The Mummy 1 transmission beginning..."

A soft hum.

The first to break free from the half-asleep state of transmission, Uchiha Xiu habitually looked up.

Scorching, dry.

Sandstorms filled the sky!

The ten-minute countdown protective barrier temporarily isolated the external environment, and he and his companions were sitting in an open desert.

At this moment, Kobayashi, clutching his Kodachi, woke up. He leaned against a sand dune that was hot enough to burn his backside and muttered:

"Descendant of the Pharaoh's guards, a new identity for this world, it seems..."

As he spoke, he fished a piece of ancient stone with a special texture from his bosom.

Mysterious patterns were carved upon it; they were likely ancient human characters, similar to hieroglyphs.

"I am also a descendant of the Pharaoh's guards." This was Kitagawa Nacai. She stood up, leaning on her cross, and a stone pendant identical to Kobayashi's appeared quietly at her waist.

Although it is difficult to associate a Saint who uses holy light—clearly related to Christian mythology—with ancient Egyptian mythology and the Pharaohs, this is one of the charms of the Main God:

Endless mixing and matching.

"I am the leader." Uchiha Xiu spoke.

Beside him, the two male constructs with double the physique of a normal human remained silent. Each carried a nuclear backpack and a shotgun mounted on their chest, loaded with basic spiritual bullets.

Tucked into their belts were two small magic scrolls—

Thunderstorm Scroll, costing 30 reward points, magic legend class.

Frost Chain Scroll, costing 50 reward points, magic legend class.

The power is worth the price; it is slightly impressive.

They are fine for dealing with cannon fodder, but when facing elite monsters, they can serve as a placebo to attempt a very short delay.

If they encounter a BOSS, they can set off some fireworks to add to the festivities.

The principle of "you get what you pay for" applies to the vast majority of items exchanged in the space.

"Including us veterans, there are actually eleven, twelve, thirteen... hmm, it's a fifteen-person difficulty. It feels like twice as many people as when we experienced Xenomorph."

Kitagawa Nacai blinked her peach-blossom eyes, quickly scanning the new members of various styles sleeping in the sand dunes.

—Someone had landed behind a sand dune on the edge, revealing only a pair of calves and shoes.

The difficulty wasn't maxed out, but it wasn't easy either.

It seems the Main God conducts a comprehensive assessment based on the degree of Gene Lock unlocking and reinforcement levels, while also taking into account the characteristics and advantages of the reincarnators.

"The captain once said that the Main God plans the difficulty roughly according to the number of people deployed. The Mummy, a classic film from the last century, has a background clearly related to gods. Being able to save people from the underworld and resurrect them after two thousand years means the inherent difficulty is not low..."

Kobayashi echoed, his mind turning to the Ten Plagues of Egypt; these nation-destroying disasters were all manifested in the plot after Imhotep's resurrection.

Kaguya-hime curiously glanced at Uchiha Xiu's wrist.

On the Main God Watch:

[Main Mission: Eliminate the undead Imhotep! Reward: Two B-rank side quests for the whole team, 6000 reward points.]

We're going to be rich!

The two veterans of the East Sea Team felt a surge of joy.

If the sky falls, the captain will hold it up.

As long as they can digest this level of resource package—even if they only adapt to forty percent of it—it will be a massive transformation!

"Compared to the difficulty experienced by the Central Continent Team in the original story, this is much higher, but their focus was on the team battle against the India Team."

According to the general rules of the Main God, the next horror movie is determined the moment the previous one ends, so the new evaluation added during the team's return journey from the Xenomorph series should only be counted by the Main God after this world is completed.

The same applies to the trip to the Ninja World.

The advantage is still on our side!

"Don't worry." Uchiha Xiu's voice was filled with confidence. "I can hold the line; the sealing jutsu will have a miraculous effect."

As he spoke, he handed over two specially crafted Kunai.

Intricate runes were etched onto them—they were the Flying Thunder God markers.

The curse of Minato Namikaze's speed would never befall me!

"Wait... it's not a fifteen-person difficulty, it's sixteen."

[Ten men, six women]

[Most are Asian, including tattooed thugs and white-collar office workers...]

[There's a high probability of Xia Country people mixed in; the Neon region is one of the major gathering spots for overseas workers.]

"How is that possible? I counted them carefully."

Hearing the captain's words, Kitagawa Nacai took the Flying Thunder God Kunai, her eyes widening as she scanned the surroundings.

The terrain, covering about an acre and consisting of various sand dunes and small patches of weathered rock, was not complex; there was simply nowhere to hide a person.

It was at this moment that the first unmasked awakened individual appeared: a young man wearing overalls with a center-parted hairstyle. He said in a panicked tone:

"Where is this? Who are you people? Why am I here?"

The classic triple-threat of confusion.

"Not bad, you're the one with the best surface-level quality among those who arrived this time."

In this situation, Uchiha Xiu felt he should say something, so he snatched Brother Jie's line.

As the words fell, the newcomer didn't feel much, but the gazes of Kitagawa Nacai and Kobayashi Yoshito—the two pseudo-veterans—changed instantly, carrying a heavy sense of scrutiny.

This kid was actually praised by the captain; what was so special about him?

Kitagawa Nacai stared for a long time, only finding the other party to be utterly plain, with a thin build and a slightly feminine face. As a former model, she couldn't help but feel that this guy exuded a strong vibe of a South Korean male idol.

Surface-level? What about the hidden ones!

Kobayashi scanned the sand inside the protective barrier once more.

Nothing!

Glancing at the corner, at a low weathered rock about thirty-five centimeters high, Uchiha Xiu didn't immediately call out the woman skulking behind it.

Likes to hide?

Then let her hide.

Kaguya-hime had a faint smile on her lips. Under the vision of her Byakugan, that little girl with the illicitly perfect figure was actually quite cute, desperately curling her body up and pricking her ears to eavesdrop on the conversation.

"Introduce yourself. Once everyone wakes up, the captain will explain the situation." Kobayashi Yoshito helplessly withdrew his gaze, looking at the young man before him and putting on the air of an old hand.

"My name is Ai Kun, an idol trainee under Johnny & Associates. Since I haven't debuted yet, I have to take odd jobs to support myself in a foreign land... If you all are looking for money, you've clearly picked the wrong kidnapping targets."

As he spoke, the center-parted young man in overalls scanned the desert once again.

Looking at the vast yellow sand, he muttered to himself:

"A prank show?"

"It couldn't be a movie, could it? That must be it. Haha, I never expected that an idol trainee like me would be able to debut on the big screen."

And so, under the strange gazes of the group, this newcomer began an outrageous performance. He stood up and bowed earnestly toward a sand dune where there was absolutely no camera:

"Hello, producers."

"I am Ai Kun, an overseas trainee under Johnny & Associates with two and a half years of training."

Judging by his lip movements, he had switched his language from Chinese to Japanese.

Very fluent, and very polite.

Yet the scene was truly bizarre. There was a straight-line distance of three thousand miles between Neon and the nearest desert, deep in Horqin, Inner Mongolia; what kind of variety show would do something like this?

Kobayashi and Nacai looked at each other, and even Uchiha Xiu, who prided himself on being well-informed, didn't know what to say to stop this absurd and weird scene from unfolding.

In any case... it was still more normal than that group of oddballs from the Central Continent Team, those violent Northeastern brothers who could flatten a pancake with one punch, right?

"Debut."

"Heh, you could certainly understand it that way." Uchiha Xiu laughed. "The Main God Space specifically arranged a live-action performance. You've come to the Great Egyptian Desert to fight against monk spirits and ancient high priests—guaranteed to be absolutely real, with zero special effects."

Which celebrity on Earth could have such a grand stage?

Debut at the peak!

Meanwhile.

The other newcomers were awakened one after another by the commotion Ai Kun had caused, or perhaps they had been awake for a while and were just feigning sleep.

At this moment, they fell into three categories.

Some calmly observed the surrounding environment, some were lost and bewildered, and others were shouting and screaming, especially after seeing the unknown light membrane covering their heads.

"What kind of prank show is this? Restricting a citizen's personal freedom without the party's consent! And don't forget the violation of the right to know and portrait rights! How do you plan to compensate..."

"Hey, hey, hey, who are you people? Dressing up like this, what kind of crappy film are you shooting? Though, I have to say, tsk tsk tsk, the chick is really pretty, carrying a cross and all."

The speaker appeared to be a yakuza-style middle-aged man with a wine-red pompadour, wearing a flashy short-sleeved shirt that revealed various skull tattoos on his arms, along with loose muscle lines so flabby they could be mistaken for fat.

At this moment, the guy was staring straight at Kitagawa Nacai, his inner thoughts completely unmasked—

Because she had become a Female Priest, the young model, who already possessed alluring peach-blossom eyes and stunning beauty, now carried a hint of holiness that made one want to desecrate her.

Encouraged, two Neon-native delinquents with messy yellow hair whistled.

One of them even stared at Kaguya and laughed loudly:

"Beautiful cosplayer, are you filming some special adult movie? We can help for free."

Just as Kobayashi Yoshito was about to order Creation: Boss to shove a gun barrel into these people's mouths and ask if they wanted to know what death tasted like.

Blood flashed.

Severed limbs flew!

"Although killing teammates deducts a thousand points, breaking hands and feet is fine."

"I don't collect trash here." Uchiha Xiu sheathed the Thunder God Sword as if nothing had happened.

Skull tattoos?

One old thug and two punk-ass brats, playing at being Yakuza!

Now, the whole world was quiet.

The three of them screamed in pain until they fainted.

Synchronization.

Zhao Yingkong, who had been suppressing her heartbeat, activating her Gene Lock, and using the Assassin Clavicle Technique to eavesdrop on the East Sea Team's conversation, suddenly felt her body lighten.

She had been silently approached from behind and lifted up by one hand, just like a master handling a disobedient cat!

It was Uchiha Xiu, who had used Body Flicker to reach her.

?

After counting three times, confirming that including the old and new, there were only fifteen official reincarnators, Kitagawa Nacai froze.

Kobayashi was even worse, his pupils dilating in shock.

What was going on? To get the four nuclear backpacks, this tomboy-disguised, baby-faced female assassin had infiltrated the instance world!!

Could it be to assassinate me and Nacai? Her professionalism was absurd.

His Kodachi was instinctively aimed at the petite, crazed woman.

Even though she was currently held by the scruff of her neck by the captain, based on their few previous encounters, the female assassin was highly likely to activate her Spinosaurus Form in the next second and fight like a cornered beast.

It must be a hallucination, how could I be captured so easily— Zhao Yingkong instinctively moved to bite the tip of her tongue.

Soon.

The smell of blood filled her mouth.

In the midst of the pain, the baby-faced female assassin heard the voice that had been orchestrating everything from above once more:

"Confirmed, right? It's not a dream."

"Welcome to the East Sea Team."

Wood Release became the most solid of shackles; even though the girl's eyes were dazed and she pushed her first-stage Gene Lock to its limit, she could not make a single move.

"Calm down, we mean no harm."

Sheathing his blade, Uchiha Xiu displayed unprecedented patience.

Setting aside his status as the Fifth Hokage and captain of the East Sea Team, as a prophet, he naturally knew who this female assassin was—the one disguised as a scrawny tomboy with strips of cloth wrapped around her chest to suppress her physical talents.

Zhao Yingkong!

Deep within her soul, a primary personality approaching the mid-fourth stage lay dormant.

Although he didn't know what kind of idiotic bug the Main God had encountered to pull her into the East Sea Team, causing the Central Plains team to lose a great general, he would accept it with a smile since she was already here.

"The Main God has already uploaded the specific information into your brains. As long as you recall it carefully and call out this name, you will know why you came here."

Following Uchiha Xiu's key prompt, all the newcomers fell into a trance.

This included Zhao Yingkong, who was still being held firmly by the scruff of her neck, suspended in mid-air.

Soon.

The Zhao family girl's gaze swept over the black watch on her wrist, "The Main God has forcibly bound me to you. I cannot break free from the Main God's power, but why should I fight for you!"

Uchiha Xiu was not in a hurry; he couldn't be bothered with team philosophy or emphasizing that they shared the same fate. He simply stated calmly:

"Well, in the eastern part of America, a member of the Empty Project is also missing in reality, and that person is said to have a deep connection to the tragedy that befell the Zhao family years ago."

The girl's eyes widened.

Too bad she couldn't turn her head.

"If I remember correctly, his name is Zhao Zhui-Kong, and he is currently serving in the East America Team."

A name unexpected, yet hated to the depths of her soul, reached the ears of the assassin girl.

Uchiha Xiu did not let go, nor did he lift the Wood Release suppression, and this was undoubtedly the correct move.

Because the very next moment, the young girl's cold face twisted with hatred and fury, and a wave of killing intent rippled outward, causing Kobayashi Yoshito, who considered himself the third strongest fighter of the East Sea Team, to shiver on the spot.

We are clearly in a scorching desert.

Terrifying madwoman!!!

Fortunately... the captain's strength was unfathomable; her body struggled instinctively, her power climbing steadily, yet she remained suppressed throughout.

Finally, Hajikong took several deep breaths, only then managing to barely calm her state.

"The Main God Space has a team battle mechanism. We have already met all the conditions, and we might enter the matchmaking pool in the next round."

"What if we happen to run into East America..."

The girl squeezed a few words from her throat: "Neon, East Sea, America, East America... Fine, I understand. I will join you and fight for this team."

"Those who adapt to the times are wise; the East Sea Grand Stage welcomes you."

Uchiha Xiu released Hajikong's soft neck, dispelled the Wood Release bindings, and even extended his hand in a friendly gesture.

She landed nimbly.

Zhao Yingkong stared intently at Uchiha Xiu's delicate yet imposing face. "I am Zhao Yingkong, an assassin from an Eastern assassin clan... I am alone now, and I specialize in assassination."

"From now on, until I encounter Zhao Zhui-Kong, I will cooperate with the team's decisions and act accordingly."

"Captain, I acknowledge your strength."

Their hands clasped and parted in an instant.

"Will we win?" the calm Hajikong pressed, seemingly wanting to see how much capacity Uchiha Xiu had, and whether he dared to answer such an unknown question.

"Guaranteed win."