Infinite Horror: The Strongest Zhongzhou Team

A girl holding a short-bladed dagger amidst a pillar of light.

The golden disc that was the main defense seemed to sense that its master was being attacked. It vibrated and spun, accelerating as it flew toward Zhang Jie's location.

However, it hasn't been fully returned to its original position yet.

A golden hand of the same color appeared from behind and grabbed it.

No matter how brightly it shines, it cannot escape the confinement of this one hand.

Upon witnessing this illogical scene, Zhang Jie only had time to widen his eyes and utter a single word:

"Grass!"

Immediately afterwards, it was suppressed by the golden pillar of light containing surging spiritual pressure.

Zhang Jie instinctively raised his hand, wanting to use his telekinesis to block Zhao Yingkong from getting close.

After all, in a sense, he could be considered a mage.

Close combat is indeed an unavoidable weakness.

But Zhang Jie forgot.

Besides Zhao Yingkong, he also possessed other things at this moment.

The five metal rings formed from the Willful Iron Rod Soldiers were now firmly encircled on Zhang Jie's hands.

Before Zhang Jie could react, he landed on the ground and was crushed on the ground of the God Realm.

The girl in the golden pillar of light did not stop at all.

Even as they drew closer, the spiritual pressure behind them erupted once more.

Opens instantly!

The dagger pierced Zhang Jie's chest in his astonished gaze, and then, due to the immense force, Zhang Jie's upper body exploded.

From the moment Zhang Jie started speaking until now, only a little over a second has passed.

When all the visions under the Lord God disappear.

Neither Li Xiao, Zhao Yingkong, nor Chen Zilong showed any sign of relaxation.

No one even went to look at the "corpse" that was only half left on the ground.

It was as if they were still on guard against something.

"Oh, you all seem to know that this isn't me?"

Watching Zhang Jie's figure reappear a hundred meters away.

Li Xiao spoke calmly:
"Brother Jie, don't forget, Zhan Lan was also a mental power user before."

"Although we're not as skilled as you, we all understand one thing: when fighting against you, don't trust your eyes..."

Before he could finish the last word, Li Xiao's figure instantly retreated.

Zhao Yingkong and Chen Zilong also jumped to the sides in time.

As Li Xiao's figure disappeared.

A silver light landed with a crisp hissing sound.

The dust settled.

A huge gap has appeared on the ground of the God Realm.

And right next to this silver crescent-shaped scimitar was another Zhang Jie.

Zhang Jie looked at Li Xiao:

"Amazing intuition."

"That makes sense, otherwise you wouldn't have gotten this far if you couldn't even sense the killing intent."

Two Zhang Jies, one near and one far, spoke at the same time.

It's like looking in a mirror.

However, Li Xiao and the other two did not look at any of them.

They knew in their hearts that what could be seen with their eyes was not real.

This is what makes someone with strong mental power terrifying.

Moreover, this is without Zhang Jie using his hypnotic abilities.

Otherwise, the three of them wouldn't be so relaxed right now.

Seeing that the three remained unmoved, the two Zhang Jie figures began to disappear again with smiles on their faces.

It seems that there are only three of them under the supreme god.

An eerie silence fell over the scene.

A slight breeze stirred.

With his mind's eye activated, Chen Zilong swung his staff with one hand, sweeping a large area in front of him.

But before it could fully charge up, the Ironclad Soldier was suddenly frozen in place as if it had been grabbed by something.

The dark gold staff changes shape at will.

But just then, a flash of white light exploded in front of Chen Zilong's eyes.

The ripples caused by the psychological bomb have resurfaced.

The long staff, which had been moving rapidly, stopped for a moment.

That is, in that brief moment.

A silvery radiance rolled in.

At the same time, a long sword slashed down vertically.

The two equally matched weapons clashed and produced a crisp clang.

This sound, coupled with the mental bomb detonated at close range.

Despite the soreness and swelling between his eyebrows, Chen Zilong still forced himself to take a step.

The figure vanished the next moment.

Milliseconds later, the ground where Chen Zilong had just been standing caved in with a loud bang.

"Binding Technique One: This Rope!"

The girl finished speaking in a cool, clear voice.

The white rope formed from spiritual pressure flew out instantly.

A figure was forced to appear beneath the Supreme God.

The location has finally been confirmed.

Without hesitation, Li Xiao bypassed the explosion and went straight into destruction.

The golden figure vanished in an instant.

Seeing this, Chen Zilong gritted his teeth and took another step forward.

Perhaps they knew what they were about to face.

In addition to the lesson we just learned.

After easily freeing himself from the ropes, he grabbed the golden wheel that was right below him with one hand.

With the infusion of telekinesis.

A solidified golden light surged forth instantly.

But at this moment, Li Xiao and Chen Zilong had already arrived in front of them, squeezing the surrounding air as they drew closer and closer.

Compared to Chen Zilong, who watched everything stretch out in time amidst the destruction.

Li Xiao pointed a finger at Zhang Jie's wrist...

One minute later.

Looking at Li Xiao and the other two in the pillar of light.

Upon waking, Saito pounded his head and asked blankly:
"So, who won?"

Cheng Xiao jumped up and slapped the man on the shoulder.

"Are you blind? Brother Jie is standing still while Li Xiao and the others are treating him. Isn't that obvious?"

Saito Hajime then snapped out of his daze and said "Oh".

The look in their eyes as they gazed at Zhang Jie was one of even greater amazement.

Because he still remembered that in the horror movie before last, even Zheng Zha might not have been able to win against the three of them working together.

But now Zhang Jie can actually do it.

Of course, Saito's impression of Zheng Zha was only when he had just come into contact with the fourth-order gene lock.

If it's a state of complete freedom, then perhaps it's only possible if Li Xiao and the others also unlock the fourth level.

Chu Xuan, who hadn't said a word, pushed up his glasses and turned to leave.

But they haven't gone inside yet.

Zhao Yingkong, standing within the pillar of light, landed and said:

"Wait, Chu Xuan, Moss should be ready soon!"

After saying this, Chu Xuan stopped. Li Xiao, who had just landed, beamed with joy and even excitedly grabbed Zhao Yingkong's hand.

"It's only been three days and it's almost healed?"

Chen Zilong, standing beside him, also expressed his surprise and said:
"I thought Moss would be temporarily offline like the captain and the others, but it happened pretty quickly."

Looking at Zhang Jie's bewildered expression.

Li Xiao quickly explained.

The Moss they were referring to was their previous android, which was also an artificial intelligence robot that had been continuously enhanced.

It's fair to say that Li Xiao spent a considerable amount of reward points and side quests on Moss.

Zhang Jie nodded to indicate that he understood, and then rubbed his chin with one hand:

"Hiss, so why is your Moss in Zhao Yingkong's room?"

Hearing this abrupt question.

Li Xiao's expression froze instantly, but Saito and the others exchanged glances and chuckled softly.

Zhao Ying's empty room.

Although it had been tidied up, the group of people instinctively shuddered after Chen Zilong looked around when he entered for the first time.

Compared to their large villas, these are small wooden cabins.

The training ground is right inside the girl's room.

On the vast open field, about the size of a football, stood rows of thick stone pillars rising from the ground.

Of course, that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that most of these stone pillars are covered with all kinds of bloodstains.

The colors range from black to brown to vibrant red; every color imaginable is available.

It gives people an uncomfortable feeling just by looking at it.

Besides the intact stone pillars, there are some that appear to have been directly smashed.

The gravel and blood were mixed together in equal parts.

Before the others could ask, Li Xiao patted them on the shoulder.

"Stop looking, half of the blood on this is mine."

After saying that, Li Xiao walked to the front.

In the center of this training space.

A metal sphere suspended in mid-air, neither too high nor too low, came into view of the Zhongzhou team members.

The fact that it can levitate without any external force is somewhat similar to the AllSpark Cube they saw in the previous horror movie.

However, compared to the ever-changing energy flowing within the Rubik's Cube, this metal sphere seems rather ordinary.

They might have thought that this was Moss beforehand, and that it was just an ordinary metal ball.

Looking ahead, Li Xiao couldn't help but say:
"In the story, the Transformers that were irradiated by the AllSpark Cube were given ample time."

Moss was clearly not fully transformed when the AllSpark Cube was removed. Could it be... um... that he died prematurely? Or that his development was incomplete?

Upon hearing the adjective "Li Xiao," the group of onlookers were speechless.

Only Chu Xuan has been staring at the metal ball without blinking since he came in.

He said calmly, "No, I asked Optimus Prime before, and the life that the AllSpark gives to other machines has nothing to do with time."

"In the face of infinite energy, time is always a false proposition."

"The reason I had Zhao Yingkong keep Moss close to the AllSpark Cube for as long as possible is because the longer the contact time, the greater the enhancement."

"Just like that sunken plaza in the metal fortress, the reason why those robots are crowded in that plaza like sardines is because of this characteristic."

Li Xiao then suddenly realized what was going on.

Actually, he was just confused because he was worried; otherwise, he would have figured it out much earlier.

Moss seemed to have sensed something as well, and didn't keep everyone waiting for long.

Less than five minutes later, a special sound of energy flowing emanated from within the metal sphere.

The surface of the sphere began to crack little by little, revealing a spiderweb-like silver pattern.

As time went on, the lines began to widen.

What was visible through the crack was not some sophisticated mechanical structure, but some kind of flowing substance that existed between light and solidity.

As the cracks multiplied, a low-frequency vibration caused sharp geometric patterns to appear on the surface of the sphere.

But before Li Xiao could clearly see these abrupt changes, he quickly calmed down.

It's as if this scattered metal sphere is searching for a posture that suits it.

Then came rhombuses, triangles, cubes, circles, pentahedrons...

These shapes start with the simplest ones and gradually become more and more complex.

After evolving through countless forms, what finally appeared before everyone's eyes was something with a silver-white metallic body.

This silvery-white body, just like the metal sphere from before, remained suspended motionless in the center.

It's obvious that even after being modified by the AllSpark Cube, Moss didn't become the exaggeratedly large robot from Transformers.

At least it looks the same as before, still about 1.8 meters tall, only it's a bit more silvery.

If there's anything different, it's that this person has an extra gem-like object between their eyebrows compared to the previous one.

It's like a third eye embedded in it.

At that moment, Moss suddenly opened his eyes.

Then it landed on the ground.

"Moss?"

Li Xiao watched the figure land.

"It's me, Master!"

Moss answered.

Li Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, then stepped forward and pressed her face against his body, examining him closely.

Finally, looking at the gem between his brows with surprise and doubt, he said, "So this is your AllSpark core?"

Moss nodded: "That's right, Master."

"My body no longer has an energy core, and after testing, it is more convenient to place my spark source core here than in the chest."

Chu Xuan sensed the problem and stepped forward to ask, "Is it because you have acquired new attack capabilities?"

Moss looked at Chu Xuan and nodded:

"Yes, I call it thermal light, you can think of it as a laser or laser beam."

Just as Li Xiao was about to ask a question...

Chu Xuan said directly, "Moss, list out all your current abilities and demonstrate them one by one, then compare them with your previous abilities."

"I want to know what changes you've undergone."

Moss looked at Li Xiao and, seeing no objection, said, "Alright, next I will demonstrate the new ability I have after evolution: thermal beam."

After saying that, Moss turned and looked to the side.

Without any time to charge up, a fiery red beam of light shot out from between Moss's eyebrows in an instant.

The stone pillars in the square were instantly pierced and even began to melt. Every single pillar along the way was pierced, and the process only stopped when they reached the edge of this space.

Moss explained, "The power of the thermal beam can reach the megawatt and kilojoule levels, and can be adjusted as needed."

"For example, like this."

After Moss finished speaking, the laser reappeared, but it was much smaller and less powerful.

This time, only a hole the size of a thumb remained on the stone pillar.

Moss didn't give Li Xiao and the others a chance to react after his demonstration last night.

He then spoke again:
"The second ability is that I can freely control the density of my body."

This body, in a sense, has transcended the realm of metal and matter.

"And since this ability can be extended into two forms of manifestation."

"The first method is to reduce the density to a minimum, like this..."

After speaking, the silver aura around Moss began to recede, and in the end, he became ethereal.

After completing the transformation, Moss then walked forward.

Immediately afterwards, the Zhongzhou team witnessed an unbelievable scene.

Moss walked up to a stone pillar and didn't stop, but just walked right through it.

Chen Zilong rubbed his eyes, and then Moss passed through the second and third.

Only then did everyone understand what had happened.

"So is this nothingness? Or an illusion? A blurring of the lines?"

"If it's as I think, doesn't that mean Moss can ignore any physical attack?" (End of Chapter)