Infinite Horror: The Strongest Zhongzhou Team

"Hey, you three are up pretty early today."

"You look radiant; you must have had a good rest."

As he spoke, Zhang Jie winked at Zhao Yingkong and Li Xiao, who were standing together.

He had an expression that said, "I understand you."

However, he was pushed away from behind as soon as he finished speaking.

A figure in a cheongsam came out carrying a steaming, fragrant breakfast.

"Li Xiao, you two haven't eaten yet, have you? This was made for you, come and have some."

After placing it on the table, he looked at the two still stunned people and called out again:

"Come on, while it's hot, otherwise it won't taste good when it gets cold."

The figure who had come in gracefully returned to the room after speaking and took out a considerable amount of food.

She rolled her eyes at Zhang Jie after setting the table with delicious food.

He muttered under his breath, "You old lecher!"

The person who was criticized awkwardly scratched his head and sat down as well.

Not long after, a figure rushed out from one of the doors.

She immediately hugged the woman next to Zhang Jie.

"Sister Na'er, I really miss you!"

Na'er looked at the little girl in her arms, who was in pain, and patted her tenderly.

Seeing this scene from behind, Li Xiao looked at Zhang Jie, about to ask him when Na'er was created or resurrected.

But after thinking about it, I held back.

"Haha, as the old saying goes, it's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early!"

Saito walked out, touching his bald head, and greeted Zhang Jie familiarly.

"Good morning, Brother Jie."

As soon as Saito finished speaking, he saw the little girl and Naru hugging each other.

However, this person was also very tactful and didn't ask any questions before sitting down at the table and starting to eat heartily.

Not long after, the Zhongzhou team members gathered again.

This is also an advantage of having fewer people.

There were only nine people in total, and it was easy to gather them all.

The group tacitly avoided mentioning the fact that they had wasted a whole day yesterday due to hypnosis.

After all, everyone has a sense of shame.

Li Xiao looked at Chu Xuan and said first, "Didn't you just say you had something to say after everyone gathered? Let's begin."

Chu Xuan tossed the last apple core into his mouth, finished eating, and then looked up at everyone, saying:

"The difficulty of the previous horror film with 20 people really exceeded everyone's initial expectations."

"If Xiao Honglu hadn't used the Heavenly Tribulation to destroy the Cube's fire source in advance, in my calculations, the probability of the Central State team being wiped out would have exceeded thirty percent."

"Actually, we should have thought of this after the Harry Potter team battle ended."

As the strongest team from that battle returned with all members and gained a huge advantage, the main god will definitely increase the difficulty of the next horror movie.

Chu Xuan paused for a moment at this point.

"Although our team lost a veteran this time, which may lower the God's rating of us, the problem is that the other two top combatants in our team are on strike at the same time, which can probably offset the advantage of this lower rating."

"The rest is one piece of good news and one piece of bad news."

Chu Xuan did not linger, giving the others a chance to ask questions.

"The good news is that, based on yesterday's experiment, Zhang Jie's strength is, in some ways, even greater than Zheng Zha's, and as a mental power user, he can fully make up for the team's current shortcomings."

"But without Xiao Honglu and Zheng Zha, emergency plans for many situations need to be rewritten."

After saying that, Chu Xuan looked at the person who was holding Na'er's hand.

"I tested Zhang Jie's abilities yesterday, and it can be said that he is a very standard player with a mental system that enhances his skills."

"In fact, because of its immense mental power, it can do far beyond the limits of what a mental power user can achieve."

"As for the bad news, it's what I said before: we've lost the ability to predict the next horror movie."

"Moreover, in my calculations, the horror films that Zhongzhou team will face next will still be very dangerous."

"Danger?"

Zhang Jie was surprised.

Didn't you just say it would decrease?

"And don't forget, haven't I recovered?"

"Actually, one of the reasons why the horror movies you experienced before were so difficult is because I am not dead yet."

"So it indirectly occupies an important portion of the score."

"Even if we don't know how difficult the next horror movie will be, it should be alright."

Chu Xuan answered calmly:

"This is a conclusion I reached after taking your recovery into account."

After the last team battle, the God's rating for the Zhongzhou team has probably reached a very high level, even after the Transformers nerf.

"The next phase will probably not be easy either; even if the level of danger decreases, it won't decrease by much."

"Second point..."

Chu Xuan was interrupted again before he could finish speaking.

"Why is there a second point if we're not waiting for Colonel Chu?"

Cheng Xiao stood up, holding the steamed bun in his hand, and said excitedly.

Well, even though this person stood up, he was actually the same height as the others.

Chu Xuan nodded at Cheng Xiao and continued:

"The second point is my speculation. Putting aside the difficulty for now, the horror movies that our Zhongzhou team will experience next will be reduced in the same amount of time."

"In other words, what we experience once might be two or even three times the horror movie experience for other teams that are weaker than us, or even for groups of farmers."

"It sounds good, but once we encounter team fights again, the opponents we face will be exceptionally strong."

"Leaving aside the Celestial Team and the Demon Team for the moment, even teams from other states will likely see significant improvement."

"Therefore, Transformers is just the beginning. The current Zhongzhou team is like a bomb on a volcano, at risk of being destroyed at any moment."

Chen Zilong then spoke up to question:
"That's not right!"

"We've already lost a veteran in Transformers, and with Brother Ja recovering, it doesn't seem like you're trying to lower the rating by much?"

Chu Xuan looked over and replied:
"As I just said, if it weren't for Xiao Honglu, the probability of our Zhongzhou team being wiped out would be thirty percent."

"According to the calculations, apart from Li Xiao, Zhao Yingkong, Zhu Wen, and Chen Zilong, the rest of us, including myself, will most likely die."

"If only the four of them are left to return to the Main God Space, the Main God's rating of the Central Continent Team will definitely return to normal."

"So now, the addition of me, the still-living Zheng Zha and Xiao Honglu, and most importantly, Zhang Jie, are all reasons why the team's scores remain high."

Li Xiao nodded and then asked with a serious expression:
"So what's next... By the way, Chu Xuan, what happened back then?"

"I haven't had a chance to ask you yet."

Does the λ-drive ability also reduce lifespan?

How come you look so old?

"And what kind of medicine did you use?"

Chu Xuan looked at Li Xiao and said, "Lifespan is just an external manifestation of energy. What I'm consuming is actually a kind of life force."

"As for the medicine you mentioned..."

As Chu Xuan spoke, a vial of medicine appeared in his hand.

"This is an experimental drug created using liquefied Lesser Creation Pills in conjunction with the G-virus." "It can nurture a body in peak condition within an extremely short time, restoring it to its former glory regardless of previous injuries."

"However, the drawback is that this body only has a lifespan of seven days, and that is without engaging in combat."

"Once the gene lock is unlocked, or in high-intensity combat, life will be consumed faster, and the final result will be what I look like when I return."

"Of course, the most important thing is that this medicine can only be used in conjunction with my transformation of non-action."

Those who were about to reach out withdrew their hands upon hearing this last sentence.

Li Xiao rubbed his head: "Sure enough, I knew this kind of thing was a big problem."

"So only you can use it."

"So, Chu Xuan, what do we do next..."

Before Li Xiao could finish speaking, Zhang Jie threw a bright red apple at him.

The man said with a smile:

"What else can we do but go all the way down this path!"

As he spoke, he took out an apple and took a big bite.

"Hmm, it's quite sweet. No wonder it was specially redeemed."

Zhang Jie looked around and said, "Why are you looking at me? If you don't believe me, ask Chu Xuan."

Chen Zilong and the others only believed that this was the only remaining solution after seeing the person nod.

Looking at their bitter and resentful expressions, Zhang Jie said:
"In fact, there is a limit to the level of difficulty created by the Supreme God."

"Take your last horror movie for example, it really sounds very difficult."

But if Li Xiao, you break through to the fifth stage of the gene lock, let alone the robots you talk about, even extinguishing a nuclear bomb with one hand would be a piece of cake.

"Therefore, we have no way to retreat but to keep becoming stronger, because only in this way can we continue to live."

After saying that, Zhang Jie took another bite and chewed it with a crunching sound.

Upon seeing Zhang Jie speak the truth, everyone on the Zhongzhou team fell silent.

Because it's easier said than done.

If they are newcomers, becoming stronger might be quite simple.

A bloodline or a skill can both benefit them greatly.

But now that they've reached their level, becoming stronger has become a false proposition.

Especially now, they have no side quests and no reward points.

"Actually, there are ways to lower the rating!"

Chu Xuan suddenly spoke.

Li Xiao looked over as if he had thought of something.

Sure enough, this person continued:

"If possible, we'll kill off all the newcomers in every horror movie we make from now on. That should slightly lower our ratings and make our future horror movies more difficult."

"At least it won't cause the rating to increase again."

"Secondly, reduce unnecessary side quest acquisition. Focus on completing story missions that offer rewards or gains, rather than prioritizing side quests and reward points."

Upon hearing these two suggestions, Chen Zilong's face twitched; he seemed to want to say something but didn't know how to begin.

Saito and Cheng Xiao understood even more clearly that what Chu Xuan was talking about was like drinking poison to quench thirst.

The group looked at Li Xiao, who sighed and said, "Let's not talk about that for now."

"Chu Xuan, I want to know if the Spark Sources we obtained from those robots this time are useful?"

"And was there really no fragment left behind by the final AllSpark Cube?"

"If we get that thing back, even just the fragments would probably be an A-rank side quest item."

Hearing this, Chen Zilong and the others looked regretful.

After all, this is something they destroyed with their own hands.

Chu Xuan got up and took out tens of thousands of various spark sources of different sizes that had been violently dismantled from his spatial bag.

It is the energy core of those Decepticon robots.

The most unique of them all is the giant Megatron crystal spark.

Secondly, there are the Sparks of those named Decepticons.

Chu Xuan looked at the person in front of him and said:
"Just as we thought at the beginning, these sparks can be completely transformed into energy stones by the Demon Refining Pot."

"It will just take some time."

"No matter what, after this, at least for a short period of time, the Zhongzhou team will no longer lack strategic reserves of energy stones."

"This can be considered one of the hidden gains from this horror movie."

"And this, you can try it."

As he spoke, Chu Xuan tossed over some irregularly shaped metal pieces to each of them.

Li Xiao caught one of them.

At the same time, the voice of the supreme deity appeared in my mind.

[The fragments of the spatial energy converter, once fully repaired, will once again provide a sustainable and unlimited supply of energy.]

At this moment, there are quite a few people who share the same expression as Li Xiao.

Because everyone who caught it heard this divine prompt.

"Energy converter?"

"Isn't this a fragment of the AllSpark Cube?"

"Um, but why did you change your name?"

Looking at the person who asked that question.

Chu Xuan's lips twitched, revealing a stiff smile:

"Haven't you ever been curious about those robots you've seen all this time?"

"You must understand that whether it's magic, cultivation, or rune technology, energy doesn't appear out of thin air, nor does it disappear out of thin air."

"They were only irradiated by the AllSpark Cube, not continuously drawing energy from it."

"If that's the case, then what do those robots rely on to live?"

"After all, whether human or vampire, mages need to consume and absorb."

"But these robots don't seem to use them."

"Actually, from the very beginning, after I determined that human civilization in the world was on the verge of destruction, I had a hypothesis."

That is, the main god enhanced the energy technology within the Transformers universe.

"It exaggerated the infinite energy within it, transforming it into a kind of realistic and feasible existence."

"Especially after obtaining the main quest, one can be even more certain."

"This involves knowledge of quantum theory and spacetime energy, to the extent that you can understand it..."

Chu Xuan then decided to change the subject.

However, they forgot that the most prominent human trait is curiosity.

Especially when someone says they can't do it.

For example, right now, Chen Zilong, Cheng Xiao and the others all have their eyes shining.

"Wait, Chu Xuan, tell me about it. I actually quite like listening to it."

"You have no idea, I've loved listening to esoteric stories since I was a child."

Not only Chen Zilong, but even Zhang Jie showed an interested look.

Seeing this, Chu Xuan remained noncommittal, simply nodding and saying:

"Remember the energy converter I mentioned after Harry Potter ended? You can think of the complete AllSpark Cube as a finished product." (End of Chapter)