rey infinito - Final Arc
rey infinito - Final Arc (無限の王 完結編, Mugen no Ō Kanketsu-hen, lit. Infinity King - Final Arc) is the third and final arc of rey infinito, a light novel written by Junjo Shindo. It was published in the Winter 2023 issue of JOJO magazine on December 19, 2023 with 9 chapters.[1]
It continues from the Peru arc, with the first chapter of the final arc being the twelfth chapter overall. It takes place 12 years after the events of Peru in 1986. Lisa Lisa, Sasha Loggins, and J.D. Hernández invade the Amazon rainforest where the Selva Cartel operates to confront the cartel's boss, due to the temporal anomaly caused by El Aleph where the night never dawns.
Summary
Chapter 12
In 1986, Brazil, a commander and his soldiers from the Guardia Civil in Peru are dispatched for an unofficial paramilitary operation to infiltrate the Amazon rainforest where the Selva Cartel is operating. It is a settlement about 1500 kilometers east of the border between Peru and Brazil, with large farms, mines, water towers, and power generation facilities set up. The Guardia Civil soldiers travel all the way there by patrol boat at around 4 AM one night. They are armed with rifles, automatic guns, hand grenades, tear gas, and special flash bombs. They also have monocular and binocular night vision devices hanging from their military helmets. They are all motivated to fight thinking they'll get a large bonus, medals, and promotions if they can stop the cartel's activities.
As they approach the commune, the soldiers don't see anyone. However, they already had fallen into the cartel's trap. The cartel relies on the natural alarms of the jungle; if there's an unwelcome presence, animals will react and leaves will rustle. The cartel's members become aware of the troops and send out commands. Their members include Indios, mestizos, members of the Amazonian tribes such as the Jivaro and Huambisa, and people who seem to appear Native American. One man from the cartel warns the soldiers asking if they hadn't heard the rumors of the area being a "No Settlement Zone", and that they'll never see their families again. The vanguard reaches the center of the commune, where there are huge greenhouses lined up in rows emitting ultraviolet lights. This is a cocaine farm with a vast production of coca leaves at the highest quality which has been changing the international drug market. As the cartel members protect the greenhouses, the battle between the two groups begin.
None of the soldiers comprehend what happened to them, as they are attacked by invisible beings they can't see. The members die in a variety of gruesome ways. For example, some are blown away, some fall foaming at the mouth, and some burst into flames as if spontaneous combustion occurred. Meanwhile, the cartel members emit unintelligible cries, dance, and look like they're drunk on masato. The troops are unable to advance or retreat, could not capture a single person, and could not execute their Plan B to set fire to the entire settlement. Some soldiers are possessed and shoot at their allies while shouting "Hyahaha-hai!" at the same time.
One soldier attempts to escape, with his face smeared with dark blue mud. A dark-like mist emerges and he is suddenly attacked by an extremely heavy lobster-like creature which jumps onto his back. Seeing the otherworldly creature's horrifying face causes him agony. A bandanaed cartel member mocks them for dying without knowing what happened to them, and while he would like to reveal their tricks, those who can't see these invisible beings wouldn't understand them anyways. He also points out how no one is escaping this time, although their boss likes dramatic scenes that movies have where groups intentionally let an intruder escape to warn others not to go back. As the soldier dies, he wonders why the sun isn't rising yet, wishing he could see it before he dies rather than the creature's face being the last thing he sees. The bandanaed member tells him that the sun will never appear here.
For years around the commune, the average temperature in the jungle never exceeded 25 degrees Celsius, and the vegetation drastically changed, with only shade-tolerant trees lasting. As if a nuclear winter had arrived, this is a jungle where night never dawns.[2]
Chapter 13
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Chapter 14
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Chapter 15
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Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
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Epilogo
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Appearances
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Gallery
Ultra Jump December 2023 Advertisement
Lisa Lisa on the cover of the final arc
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vish (October 18, 2023), "JOJO magazine 2023 WINTER Releases in December With New Novels and Manga", JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia.
- ↑ rey infinito Chapter 12
