I Created a Containment Object at the Start, and Became a God

However, none of this was what he needed to concern himself with now.

The opening gongs had sounded, and the show was about to begin, but he, the screenwriter and audience, had already finished the prologue and didn’t need to stay in front of the stage.

”I’ve seen enough of the play.”

Lin Zhi stretched languidly, as if shaking off a trace of weariness after watching the performance.

”It’s time to wander elsewhere. To see if there are other... places worth sowing in Tokyo.”

With that, his figure began to blur and become transparent, like a reflection merging into water, and imperceptible ripples spread through the surrounding space... As night deepened, the smoke of war in Tokyo’s Adachi Ward finally began to dissipate under the strong intervention of the Self-Defense Forces and special units.

Gunfire and monster roars were gradually replaced by a more suffocating silence, with only scattered burning flames and the sirens of rescue vehicles narrating the hell that had just ended.

However, what terrified the Japanese authorities more than the ruins and casualties was a fact they desperately tried to conceal, which was now completely unleashed like Pandora’s Box.

Monsters truly existed and had caused a horrifying massacre in the heart of a major city.

Although the government reacted quickly, emergency cutting off network access in some areas to attempt information control, it was too late.

Countless shaky but incredibly clear videos, shot with mobile phones, had already spread like a virus across the internet.

The videos showed a massive Jirō wearing a demon mask tearing apart living people, and grotesque hell creatures chasing and devouring innocent citizens in streets and alleys.

It showed once prosperous districts turned into bloody slaughterhouses within a few hours.

These images shattered the official’s long-standing pale excuses of ”gas explosions” or ”major accidents”; the word ”monster” instantly ignited social media and the news industry across Japan.

The news reached deep into the Imperial Palace, and His Majesty the Emperor, who had always lived in seclusion, expressed extreme shock, deep concern, and anger.

At the Prime Minister’s Official Residence in Nagatacho, the Prime Minister and the Chief Cabinet Secretary turned ashen and were on tenterhooks after receiving the preliminary report on the final casualties and the nature of the incident.

They could not imagine such an uncontrolled, irrational, and catastrophic event occurring in Tokyo, the empire’s core and most prosperous city.

This was not only a collapse of security defenses but also the heaviest blow to national prestige.

After communications were partially restored, the Prime Minister was forced to bite the bullet and convene an emergency press conference.

In front of the cameras, his face was heavy, his tone sorrowful, as he expressed ”deepest condolences” to the victims.

He bowed deeply in apology for the ”great unease” caused to the nation.

He promised that the government would fully investigate the truth of the incident, handle the aftermath, and strengthen security to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

However, this time, the public’s anger was not easily quelled by this ritualized ”bowing performance.”

”Liars!”

”We want the truth!”

”What is the government hiding?!”

”No more innocent people dying in vain!”

Waves of anger spread from the internet to the streets.

The grief and indignation of the victims’ families, the fear of those who witnessed it, the insecurity of ordinary citizens, and long-standing dissatisfaction with the government’s lack of transparency converged into a massive torrent.

Soon, spontaneous, large-scale protest marches erupted in major cities like Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya.

In Tokyo, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets, holding photos of the victims and placards filled with questions, demanding that the government release the full truth of the ”Adachi Ward Tragedy” and that relevant officials resign in disgrace.

The march eventually escalated into riots, with protesters clashing fiercely with riot police, bricks and tear gas flying.

The bustling streets once again plunged into chaos, only this time, the opponents were no longer inhuman monsters, but people who had completely lost trust in the government...