this infinite world

"God! Revive Lu Zixue!"

When Zhang Heng learned from Chu Hao that the stone in Chu Hao's hand was the resurrection item they had been searching for, the young man's face immediately showed an expression that no one had ever seen before.

It was clear that although he often disliked the female assassin who had entered the God's Space with him, when he actually had the chance to meet her again, this usually serious and comical assassin was more anxious than anyone else... He hurriedly took the resurrection stone from Chu Hao's hand and then shouted at the "God".

The next moment, a beam of light descended, illuminating a scene. It was in the ruins of a collapsed building, a steel bar piercing the abdomens of Zhang Heng and Lu Zixue, connecting them together. Both were on the verge of death, but it was this steel bar that had created a small space for them, preventing them from being crushed by the concrete and steel, allowing them to remain in this tiny place…

Watching this scene unfold in the Terminator world, Zhang Heng instantly burst into tears. Fortunately, his emotional outburst didn't last long, because the next moment, Lu Zixue's slightly dazed figure emerged from the void. The young man immediately cheered, handing the resurrection stone to Tom, who was also filled with a mixture of eagerness and anxiety, before rushing to the pillar of light, anxiously awaiting Lu Zixue's resurrection…

Tom instinctively took the resurrection stone from Zhang Heng, clearly at a loss. He first instinctively looked for Chu Hao's gaze, but when he saw the other's calm yet encouraging eyes, Tom took a deep breath, gripped the resurrection stone, and shouted, "God... resurrect Mary!"

The scene flashed again, this time revealing an incredibly beautiful young woman. A halo of mist surrounded her as she lunged at a Predator. Upon contact with the mist, the Predator's armor was instantly corroded, and she collapsed to the ground, her life hanging in the balance. But that was all she could do, for in the next instant, she was riddled with bullets by more Predators…

"Maria..."

Muttering the same name as the Virgin Mary in mythology, Tom was already in tears. But at least Tom hadn't forgotten what he was supposed to do. He wiped his eyes, handed the Resurrection Stone to Chu Hao, and then, like Zhang Heng before him, guarded the gradually forming body of Mary, seemingly lost in thought.

Seeing that Zhang Heng and Tom had both resurrected the people they wanted to resurrect, Chu Hao, having received the resurrection stone, glanced around. Seeing that the others seemed to have no further action, he closed his eyes and connected his consciousness to the Supreme God—

"God! Resurrect Ares!"

"Corresponding side quest and reward points have been deducted. Resurrection activated..."

As the solemn voice of the "God" rang in Chu Hao's ears, scenes lit up in the void.

First was Ares. In the Terminator universe, facing the metal cannons raised by several giant robots, Ares reacted with incredible speed. The young man's arms bulged with veins, and the rock giant he summoned roared from the ground, its ten-meter-tall body casting a massive shadow in the moonlight. The giant's outstretched arms resembled those of a mythical Titan supporting the heavens…

Then came the deafening roar of artillery fire.

With a piercing whistle as the metal bullet tore through the air, the rock giant crumbled like a fragile sand sculpture. The flying debris, illuminated by the gunfire, resembled a sudden meteor shower, followed by the devastation of the explosion that engulfed everything, the shockwave sweeping across the remaining group…

Seeing this scene, almost etched deep in his heart and unforgettable, Chu Hao bit his lip, but as he gazed at the male body gradually taking shape and coalescing in the void, he still firmly uttered the next sentence... "Resurrection... J!"

This time, the scene unfolded in a dimly lit underground hall, filled with slime and the stench of blood. Within this relatively small space, the clicking and clattering sounds of alien carapaces rubbing together echoed from all directions, surrounding the Arctic team attempting to eliminate the Queen. Among these countless aliens were also a clearly much stronger elite guard of aliens…

"Let's go! Let's go!"

J's roar, accompanied by the near-overload of his exoskeleton armor, transformed this seemingly burly man into a berserk war machine. Facing the oncoming elite Xenomorphs, he neither dodged nor evaded, letting the bone tail pierce his body. With a savage grin, he grabbed the tail and swung the two-meter-tall monster like a human mace. Dragging his half-melted armor, he turned and charged headlong into the densest swarm of Xenomorphs at the rear of the column…

The last image of J in Chu Hao's memory was the man's back being swallowed by the black tide, like a star falling into an abyss.

"...Resurrect, Jenny!"

The curtain of memory was drawn back once more, revealing before them a city ruin ravaged by war. Amidst the leaning rubble of houses, Chu Hao and a blonde woman sat slumped on the ruins, both covered in blood and clearly in a sorry state.

Upon closer inspection, one could see a small humanoid dot in the sky suddenly throwing a punch, striking an alien spaceship. In an instant, the spaceship exploded into a dazzling display of fireworks, engulfing the area below. A section of the ceiling then crashed down, threatening to crush Chu Hao and the woman into a bloody pulp…

"Live..."

At the critical moment, the woman unleashed incredible strength, forcefully shoving Chu Hao towards safety. Just as half of Chu Hao's body was pushed out of the danger zone, he turned around and saw the woman's flowing golden hair, like a tattered flag, vanish instantly under the pressure, splattering a cloud of blood...

Rewatching the scene of his teammates' demise, even Chu Hao, with his steely will, couldn't help but feel a rare moistness welling up in his eyes. He took a deep breath, suppressing the surging emotions, and turned to look at his teammates who had been given a new lease on life—

Zhang Heng and Lu Zixue embraced tightly, the girl's tears soaking the man's shoulder; Tom, like a big child, held Maria and Ai Ke'er on either side, his bright smile silly yet sincere. This vivid scene overlapped with the tragic farewells in his memory, causing Chu Hao's Adam's apple to bob involuntarily.

At that moment, Chu Hao subtly raised his sleeve, using the gesture to wipe away the fleeting tears from the corner of his eye. As he gazed at his three teammates who had regained consciousness and were now back to life, and spoke again, the usually composed captain of the Arctic team revealed a barely audible sob in his voice…

"Welcome back……"

"My friends." (End of Chapter)