The nature of the world will determines the direction of the world's development, so there's no need to analyze to know how the world will develop in the future.
This world developed a virus that allows living beings to utilize 'energy,' so the world will instinctively wanted to develop a 'supernatural system' through it.
Therefore, it interfered with human scholars researching this, ultimately spreading the Kabane virus worldwide.
The civilization that had already entered the steam age rapidly declined in an extremely short time, with most humans turning into Kabane.
Human civilization in the steam age was completely at a disadvantage under the highly infectious Kabane tide. The remaining humans all built walled cities, hunkering down inside, and communication relied entirely on the massive steam trains they built, the Kōtetsujō.
Humans turning into Kabane indeed allowed them to utilize Kabane energy, but they also completely became living corpses.
Then, the world will continued to interfere with Kabane and humans, giving birth to Kabaneri, who are Between Kabane and Human.
This is the 'New Human' that the world will desired.
Rumbling, the sky began to change drastically. Dark clouds started to gather above Xia Wei's head, thunder boomed, and positive and negative ions in the atmosphere began to converge.
"Angry? Heh, want to use the weather to deal with me? Come on." Xia Wei's face was full of disdain.
The lowest-level world, meaning only its 'world' status is high.
The diamond-shaped pattern on his forehead appeared, emitting a colorful divine radiance.
A divine aura instantly erupted, soaring into the sky like a storm.
The spread was extremely fast, covering half the area of the island nation in just two or three breaths.
The atmosphere above the island nation was disturbed by his aura, and atmospheric convection currents were altered.
With the atmospheric convection currents altered, the gathering dark clouds naturally dissipated slowly.
Now he doesn't feel bad about the consumption of divine power; two worlds provide him with faith.
Moreover, the Apocalypse World also gained a large amount of World Power.
"You are destined to dissipate. I said it; no one can save you."
A crimson magic circle appeared behind Xia Wei, with godly holy text rotating around it.
The atmosphere within a hundred-kilometer radius instantly turned red.
Everything in the entire world was tinged with red light.
"First time using magic, surprisingly good."
"With full power, it can cover the entire island nation, and even a large area of the sea is included."
"Innocent Karma Fire." Xia Wei said indifferently.
The already red world grew deeper in color.
Sanemi Shinazugawa and Kyojuro Rengoku, who were fighting the endless Kabane, saw the world turn crimson and felt the joy emanating from the Blessing, realizing that their God had arrived.
Kyojuro Rengoku instantly cut down a dozen Kabane, clearing an open space, and looked up, panting.
He happened to see the glowing magic circle above his head.
"I just arrived in this world and haven't accomplished anything yet. I still need Lord Xia Wei to save me. I truly feel ashamed."
Sanemi Shinazugawa gritted his teeth, also angry at himself for not accomplishing anything.
A powerful oppressive force descended upon the already crimson world.
The oppressive force even changed gravity; the Kabane were directly pressed to the ground, and Sanemi Shinazugawa and Purgatory Anjuro gained a moment to breathe.
The people of Xianjin Station looked around in terror at the suddenly crimson world.
"The world has turned crimson! It's so scary!"
"How did it turn like this!"
"Mommy, I'm scared."
"Don't be afraid, Mommy's here."
"My body, it's getting heavy—"
"Look up there, in the sky, there's a glowing crimson circle."
"And there's a figure inside the circle!"
The moment the people of Xianjin Station looked up and saw Xia Wei's figure, the words 'God' automatically appeared in their minds.
"Ahhh! So heavy! I'm going to be crushed!"
Some samurai and nobles suddenly screamed and collapsed to the ground.
"Hey! What's wrong with you guys!"
"Fire! There's fire on their foreheads! Everyone has fire on their foreheads!"
"Innocent Karma Fire?" Kaneshiro Yokawa, the lord of the city, looked at the flames appearing on the foreheads of the Xianjin Station nobles who had suddenly screamed and fallen to the ground, and quickly touched his own forehead.
In an instant, he understood something.
This was the flame of judgment from God for sins; if one's karma reached a certain level, they would be burned to death directly. Those with no karma or shallow karma would be unharmed.
"The innocent are safe and sound; the guilty have nowhere to hide."
A divine voice appeared in everyone's mind.
"I was wrong, I was wrong! I shouldn't have deliberately shot and killed people by claiming they were bitten by Kabane just because I saw wounds on them. God! God! I don't want to die!"
"I shouldn't have used people from other cities for sword practice. Please spare me."
"I'm a noble, I don't want to die. What's wrong with nobles ruling over lowly commoners? I refuse!"
The moment the 'Karma Fire' appeared on their foreheads, everyone clearly knew what sins they had and how much karma they carried.
...
Kaneshiro Yokawa broke out in a cold sweat; his sins were not few, but thankfully not to the point of death.
However, the Innocent Karma Fire would always exist, and when his karma reached the death penalty, it would still burn him to death.
"God, is it God from heaven, here to save the world?" Ayame Yomogawa touched the flameless fire on her forehead; she had no sin, she was innocent. And she had a little bit of good karma.
God, who descended to judge good and evil, must be a merciful God. People in this era are very simple, especially in the apocalypse. Except for the sinful, everyone prostrated on the ground, praying to God.
People didn't ask for any wishes; they simply encountered a true God and offered the highest reverence.
Whoosh~
Crimson flames continuously burned from the Kabane and the sinful.
The Kabane were burned to ash in less than a breath.
The sound of burning entered people's ears like the most unadorned sound effect.
The sinful were not so lucky; the deeper their sin, the slower the burning, and they would endure pain equivalent to their karma. "Ahhhhhhhhhhh—"
Those arrogant samurai and fat nobles who exploited commoners were engulfed in flames, rolling on the ground in agony. "Being able to sacrifice himself to cover the retreat for the commoners, even if he has sins, his sins are reduced by one degree." Xia Wei glanced down at Kaneshiro Yokawa.
In the anime, although this city lord wasn't exceptionally good, he was willing to cover the retreat for most commoners boarding the Kōtetsujō, which left a good impression on him.
Though it was more for his noble honor as a member of the Yokawa family.
Waves of chaotic will fluctuations pressed towards Xia Wei, but they had no effect.
"Don't worry, it'll be quick, maybe just over ten days, and you'll be gone. This is my repayment for your malice."
The Pre-Civilization had abundant methods for dealing with world wills.
This lowest-level world consciousness was the easiest to deal with.
It only required unifying most of the world's faith, unifying most of humanity's collective consciousness, and then concentrating them to impact the 'world will' to disperse it.
Gathering these things in an apocalyptic world was simply too easy.
The crimson world slowly receded, gradually returning to its original colors.
The endless stream of Kabane had completely vanished.
Only the 'sinful' were still being burned by the karma fire.
Xia Wei slowly descended towards Xianjin Station.