Infinite Horror: The Strongest Zhongzhou Team

However, the two disappeared without a trace as soon as they entered Asia, just like the bearded leader of the Guardian Clan.

Sensing something was wrong, and on a whim...

Jonathan immediately called Brooke to come with him.

The two weren't stupid; they didn't charge in alone.

Instead, they found another version of themselves.

In other words, a certain artist borrowed a team of people, and with Little Brook acting as a logistics provider, they were equipped with weapons.

Jonathan then began to explore Asia.

Even a week later, Jonathan disappeared after entering Asia.

Only a Green Goblin skateboard that flew out alone and a letter were left, which were then delivered here by Little Brook, who was guarding outside of Asia.

Having said all that...

Looking at the envelope handed to them, Chen Zilong and his companions felt a sense of unreality, as if in a dream.

Isn't this process a little too familiar?
The golden mask from last time.

And the Death Bracelet from before that seems to follow the same pattern.

The story begins with a letter, and then the Central Plains team fights tooth and nail to save the world.

Saito stared at the yellow envelope handed to him, patted his bald head, and looked at Chen Zilong.

Chen Zilong shook his head, not intending to answer.

Even Li Xiao looked up at the sky, while Zhao Yingkong on the side revealed an interesting smile.

Finally, everyone looked at each other.

Chu Xuan took it and opened the envelope.

Only then did the Zhongzhou team members start watching.
"...Zheng Zha? Or Li Xiao?"

Never mind, you're all definitely together. When you see this letter, don't wait any longer, come and save me!

“No, I meant to save us, O’Connor, Evelyn, Eric, and the bearded man… I swear I didn’t do this, I just went to save people…”

"I really did send Eric here to study back then, who knew that I would encounter this kind of thing again by accident."

In short, you must come and save me, you must come and save me...

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"...Alright everyone, just pretend you didn't see that, because Jonathan was just talking nonsense!"

"I am Imhotep, and now for the important business."

Yes, that bastard Jonathan had already guessed that this would happen.

Not only did they borrow troops and weapons, they also tricked me into coming here.

"He swore to me that there was something here that could make Ansu-na live forever, which he called an elixir."

It is said that even an ordinary person can take it.

That's why I posted this... never mind, it's not important.

"Back then, Jonathan used the token to enter the Qin Kingdom, but he wasn't doing legitimate business at all. Instead, he found a warlord who had already submitted to the Qin Kingdom and carried out large-scale excavations in the area."

"As it turned out, they actually found a tomb that was even older than the Qin Dynasty."

“That’s right, this kid went to rob tombs, and Eric has indeed been here to study these past few years, but he’s been studying how to excavate tombs and translate the ancient text in this large tomb.”

“I swear, Evelyn definitely wants to kill him… grind him to dust… back to the point.”

"According to Jonathan, the tomb is a floating tomb discovered in a huge underground cavern, and the entire tomb is constructed of a type of stone that can levitate."

"Of course, that's not the point. The point is that after years of digging, not long ago Eric accidentally awakened a sleeping creature within it."

"According to the last information passed on by O'Connor and Evelyn, this creature was a being personally cultivated by an ancient Eastern immortal."

"They call them gods!"

"Most importantly, this god is probably the same kind of being as the vampire monster we encountered in America, or even more powerful."

"Because, thanks to O'Connor and Evelyn's deciphering, they actually found a special building, and inside this building are the Dragon Emperor and Guo Lin, who have been missing for several years!"

"That's the scene we witnessed back then."

"But unfortunately, as this creature revived, a special light blocked their path."

"That's why Eric disappeared after he first sent out the message."

"And the above content was the last message Evelyn and the others sent."

"All I can confirm right now is that Adebe, Evelyn, O'Connor, Ziyuan, and Guo Ming have all entered this suspended cemetery."

I suspect that something has changed in this ancient tomb; it's now only accessible but not exitable, or perhaps they've fallen into some kind of danger.

"That's why there's no more information."

"But before Jonathan and I could even enter the tomb..."

The god Evelyn spoke of has somehow used methods to hunt us down, and all the humans who have entered this cemetery.

"Of course, most of the people who have entered the tomb are inside now. There is only one outside, and that is Jonathan, who is next to me."

"Oh right, there's also a Buddha head, no, it should be a Buddha statue that seems to have some important connection with this ancient tomb."

“I pressed him for answers several times, and he said he knew nothing.”

“But if I’m not mistaken, the Buddha is on him, or at least he knows where he is.”

"Damn it, that money-grubbing bastard is definitely hiding some secret."

"Because the two of us hadn't even had a chance to step into the ancient tomb, or even had just entered Asia, we were inexplicably hunted down..."

"So we are really in great danger."

"I had to use the Gates of the Underworld to relocate this letter several times before finally sending it out using Jonathan's aircraft."

"By the way, I don't know why, but the Dragon Kingdom sent a large number of troops to seal off the border several years ago."

"That's why no message has been sent out, but I'm sure you'll find a way in."

"In short, once you see this letter, come to Shanghai, China as soon as possible."

"We'll wait for you here. We're confident you'll find us quickly with your abilities..."

"ASAP!!!"

When I finished reading the last line.

The members of the Zhongzhou team looked at each other.

Finally, Li Xiao sighed and said with emotion:
"Jonathan, it's still the same Jonathan!"

"Ziyuan and the others searched for the Dragon Emperor for so many years without success, but in the end, it was Jonathan who dug him up!"

Saito Hajime covered his forehead: "Tsk tsk tsk!"

"He is truly no ordinary person!"

Chen Zilong, hands on his hips, said, "Wait, I just want to know what that means?"

"A creature created by an Eastern immortal himself???"

"An Eastern Immortal?"

"And this creature's name is God."

"So it's the god I'm thinking of?"

Li Xiao murmured, "It's a pity that Xiao Honglu is already dead, otherwise he would definitely know more." At this moment, Zhang Jie, Zhao Yingkong, Li Xiao and the others all had solemn expressions on their faces.

After all, this letter reveals a lot.

It's fair to say that the entire story is filled with side quests.

A floating ancient tomb, sealing away "gods," immortals, and even the Dragon Emperor.

Each of these represents a significant amount of reward points and side quests.

This was their main purpose in entering the mummy's lair.

Before they even had a chance to look for it, it just came to them on its own.

Unlike the others, Chu Xuan stood frozen in place as he looked at the letter.

He didn't come to his senses until everyone started preparing to leave.

He looked at Li Xiao and asked inexplicably, "What do you think is the relationship between the Eastern Divine Man and the Eastern Sage?"

"Is it a difference in level? Or a relationship of creator and created?"

Li Xiao thought for a moment and said, "Could it be the difference between the fourth and fifth stage gene locks?"

Chu Xuan didn't continue but spoke again: "Then what is the strength of this sealed god?"

Everyone was taken aback. Li Xiao asked curiously:

"What's the difference between these two?"

Chu Xuan nodded: "According to the records in the Golden Mask Ruins, 'Immortals' refers to people who live on mountains, and in ancient Eastern cultures, it refers to a group of people who cultivate immortal techniques."

"If it is a god, then according to the previous description in the ruins, it refers to the combat creatures created by the saints in the later stages."

"Based on the information we have so far..."

"Ancient sages were divided into at least three factions: Eastern, Western, and American, representing white, yellow, and black skin tones respectively."

"Although there are certainly more subdivisions within it, it can be basically considered to have these three major parts."

"The white-skinned saints of the West created two kinds of biological weapons: angels and demons."

“The dark-skinned saints of the Americas created bio-weapon masks, which in turn gave rise to vampire monsters.”

"And certain beings in the East created this god."

"Whether it is an Eastern sage or an Eastern immortal has not been explicitly stated."

Chu Xuan paused for a moment and continued, "We can learn from the information translated from the town's ruins during this period."

“In ancient times, a group of humans created a cultivation system whose ultimate power was no less than that of the fifth stage of the gene lock.”

"That is, the cultivation system mentioned above. These beings are also called immortals, who are the strongest in this system."

"If that's the case, these immortals might be at the same level as the saints. Then, due to an unknown great battle, the immortals and saints died and disappeared one after another, and then the gods appeared."

"In real-world mythological records, the appearance of gods occurred after the Investiture of the Gods, which was the era when immortals were wiped out."

"Wait, what exactly is this god?"

Is it the one I'm thinking of?

Chen Zilong asked with a puzzled look.

What he was thinking about were incense gods, local gods, mountain gods, and river gods!

Chu Xuan shook his head.

"In my view, God is a kind of biological weapon created by those immortals."

"Wait, Colonel Chu, if that's the case, and Zheng Zha is currently unconscious, if we really encounter the god mentioned in the letter, can we defeat him?"

"Didn't Imhotep say that the being in the tomb was even more terrifying than the last vampire monster?"

While pondering, Cheng Xiao asked this extremely important question.

Li Xiao glanced at Zhang Jie, then looked at Chu Xuan and suddenly said:
"Whether we can win or not depends on Chu Xuan. If I'm not mistaken, you should have already unlocked the fourth stage of your gene lock, right?"

"In the last horror movie, after you came into contact with the complete AllSpark Cube, although I don't know what happened, I think you were inspired or influenced by something and unlocked the fourth stage of the gene lock."

"That's why you suddenly fainted back then."

"After all, if it really is a side effect of λ-drive or something else, you can definitely find a way to avoid it, at least you won't faint at such a critical moment."

"And this is the only unexpected thing I can think of."

"So I'm right, Chu Xuan!"

The Zhongzhou team consisted of nine people.

All eight people turned to look at this person with expressions of shock.

Chu Xuan raised his hand and pushed up the frame of his glasses, his gaze calmly meeting Li Xiao's.

"Yes, and no!"

"I didn't directly unlock the fourth stage of the gene lock like Zheng Zha; I can only say I came very close."

"Therefore, my strength cannot compare to Zheng Zha's, and in terms of pure attack power, it is not even as good as your destruction mode."

"The fully formed Spark Source Cube does have some influence on unlocking the gene lock, which is why I handed it over to Zhao Yingkong immediately after obtaining it and didn't let any of you take over."

"This was also the option that minimized the possibility of unforeseen events under the circumstances at the time."

After Chu Xuan finished speaking, he put the envelope away.

"As for Cheng Xiao's problem, in my opinion there is absolutely no need to worry."

"And I think this god might be very interesting."

Hearing Chu Xuan's affirmative answer, everyone stopped wasting time.

After all, judging from Imhotep's words, their current situation is not optimistic.

After confirming that there were no other issues with the ruins of this small town.

The Zhongzhou team boarded the shuttle again.

As the energy flames erupted, only a series of colorful Mach rings remained in place.

A deep blue mechanical voice echoed from the unibody cast metal cabin:
"Destination: Shanghai, Qin State, estimated arrival time in 36 minutes."

Li Xiao nodded to indicate that she understood.

Li Xiao didn't say that just now.

That is, he doesn't believe Chu Xuan's words, especially his just-answered one with such certainty.

Before even getting into the side quests, people knew very little about this "god" with such low intelligence.

That's how you make that judgment.

Li Xiao couldn't think of any other reason besides lying.

Looking at the blurry scene outside the window.

Just as Chen Zilong was about to ask something, he turned his head and saw Zhu Wen staring wide-eyed at something.

Chen Zilong looked over and discovered that Zhang Jie had picked up a stone from the small town sometime earlier.

This stone, which looks like a pebble, is suspended in the air, and it feels like there's an invisible sheet of sandpaper constantly rubbing against it.

The stone quickly became smooth and rounded at a speed visible to the naked eye.

But as the polishing continued, the stone eventually turned into dust, and Chen Zilong thought it was over.

However, when a force gathered this fluffy mass of stone powder together, a stone exactly the same as before actually solidified and took shape again.

Then the polishing process began again, and this cycle repeated itself endlessly. (End of Chapter)