this infinite world

"Um……?"

When Nian Xikong heard Yang Yun's voice coming from her side, she couldn't help but blink her beautiful eyes, looking confused.

Of course, Nian Xikong wasn't puzzled by Yang Yun's ability to enter the Main God Space. After all, with the strength of this great god, traversing planes was a piece of cake, so arriving in the Main God Space wasn't surprising. What truly concerned her was the "timing" of Yang Yun's arrival in the Main God Space.

Memories flooded back like a mirror. The instant Nian Xikong awoke with a start from Zhang Heng's screams, Yang Yun's figure was already standing silently beneath the main god's sphere of light. Even more strangely, as she recalled her memories, she discovered that he seemed to have been waiting there for a long time, long before everyone else returned…

The feeling was like opening a book that had already been written, only to find that the ink on the title page was still wet. Yang Yun, who should have been the later arrival, had instead become the first "master" to arrive.

Is it just my imagination? Or is there another reason?
This thought flashed through Nian Xikong's mind like a shooting star. After all, in her view, Yang Yun, who was capable of killing a saint, had already surpassed the limits of common sense, and even her first master, Bai Mei, was far inferior... Since he had already become so strong, what was so surprising about something as trivial as returning to the Main God Space ahead of schedule?
The strong act without regard to the constraints of conventional wisdom. Nian Xikong even secretly speculated that Yang Yun might have already existed simultaneously in both the Main God Space and the Mission World while they were still locked in battle with the Celestial Team…

"Okay."

While Nian Xikong was pondering, Yang Yun's treatment was already complete. Looking at the fully recovered members of the Beibingzhou team, he smiled like a qualified doctor and said, "It's always good to save a little bit. After all, you can never have too many reward points... Moreover, if we were to roughly quantify the injuries you suffered this time, it would probably take three or four thousand reward points to fully repair them."

The cost of three to four thousand points for full-body repair is a significant sum for the Beibingzhou team, whose only members, Zhang Heng, Chu Hao, and Nian Xikong, were actually injured, while the others only suffered minor injuries. This is an injury that has brought them back from the brink of death several times.

It's important to remember that Zheng Zha fought a bloody battle in the Alien World, not only being sliced ​​in half at the waist by the Alien Queen's tail, but also suffering severe bone fragments and teetering on the brink of genetic collapse due to unlocking his genetic lock for the first time. Even with such severe injuries, the God of War only spent a little over two thousand points to repair them… Yet, the total cost of the injuries suffered by the three members of the Arctic team far exceeds that, demonstrating the incredibly brutal battles they endured in the mission world.

"Three or four thousand points? I think that's alright?"

But Zhang Heng, who had already scrambled to his feet, looked puzzled by the "veteran's" words of praise and said, "And if the problem can be solved with just a few reward points, it's a huge win for us..."

Upon hearing this, Tom nodded vigorously, as if he had recalled some painful and unbearable memory.

"...It seems you're really having a tough time."

Seeing this, Yang Yun patted Zhang Heng's shoulder heavily and said, "As expected, under the oppression of the 'God,' all the members of the Reincarnation Squad are living pretty much the same miserable lives..."

"Forget about these things. Go check on Chu Hao. He's already woken up."

—But the problem is, we're not suffering at all, are we?
Seeing Yang Yun's sympathetic expression, Zhang Heng, who had never lacked reward points and side quests since entering the Main God Space, scratched his head in confusion. In his understanding, spending four or five thousand reward points was nothing at all; perhaps only when the number reached five figures would he feel a little pain.

Of course, Zhang Heng can't be blamed for being a spendthrift. After all, anyone who witnessed Chu Hao's earth-shattering restoration would be deeply moved by such a figure—that was a restoration of the main god that lasted a full seventy-two hours! Not only did it cost at least 30,000 reward points, turning Chu Hao's reward points into a negative number, but at the last moment, he, Tom, and Ares also emptied their coffers, spending an S-level side quest and 50,000 reward points to exchange for the Four Symbols, Five Elements, and Eight Trigrams Sealing Array, which pulled Chu Hao back from the brink of death... Compared to that experience, the restoration cost of four or five thousand reward points was truly a drop in the ocean.

Zhang Heng didn't bother to bring up the past, as one of his greatest strengths was his ability to let go easily. Upon hearing Yang Yun's words, everyone in the team immediately gathered around Chu Hao, who had been lying on the ground... Just as Yang Yun had said, the well-deserved captain of the North Ice Continent team had now woken up and was rubbing his temples to try and clear his head.

"...We're back in the God Space now." Seeing the familiar scenery, Chu Hao realized that this God mission was over. He glanced at the people around him, and was slightly taken aback when he spotted Yang Yun.

However, the two had already made an agreement, and now was not the time for idle chatter. Chu Hao continued to look over, and only when he found that none of the veteran team members were dead, but the few newcomers who had just joined the Arctic Continent team in this mission world were missing, did he breathe a slight sigh of relief.

"...How long was I unconscious?"

"Less than an hour."

With an icy expression, Nian Xikong stepped forward and extended her right hand to Chu Hao. Chu Hao was slightly taken aback, then pulled Nian Xikong's right hand to stand up. He smiled, patted off non-existent dust from his body, and looked around, saying, "It seems that everyone has grown a lot after this team battle... Fortunately, everyone managed to return to the Main God Space alive."

"Isn't that all thanks to me, the pillar of strength?"

Seeing that Chu Hao had fully recovered, Zhang Heng, who was on the outermost edge, excitedly rushed over and clung to Chu Hao, saying, "If it weren't for my heroic act, then..."

"Okay, okay, thanks to you."

The best way to deal with a goofball is to completely ignore him. Chu Hao's expression instantly changed; he pushed Zhang Heng away expressionlessly and turned to ask Nian Xikong, "By the way, Ling Xin, he..."

“I didn’t kill them.” Nian Xikong spoke in advance, as if she knew what question Chu Hao was going to ask. “I also didn’t kill that vampire hunter from the Celestial Team. I put them all back into the Main God Space.”

"……Thanks."

Hearing Nian Xikong's words, Chu Hao finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although he was not an indecisive person, Ling Xin's identity was different after all, and the two would inevitably have to deal with each other in the future, whether in the real world or the God Space... If Nian Xikong really went crazy and caused the two teams to become enemies, then he was really worried that his relationship with Ling Xin would be extremely awkward in the future.

"No need to thank me." Nian Xikong shook her head: "Normally, I would definitely not let go of the side quests and reward points at hand, but this time the harvest is really amazing, so I don't need this reward... If you want to thank someone, thank Yang Yun."

"……what?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Hao was taken aback. He knew Nian Xikong's personality well; she would never exaggerate, and she had described it as a "huge" reward...

Thinking of this, Chu Hao quickly looked at his God Watch, and the next moment—

Two dazzling S-rank side quests and an astonishing six-figure sum filled his vision. (End of Chapter)