Infinite Horror: The Strongest Zhongzhou Team

Li Xiao sighed and shook his head, saying, "It's not imitation."

"They are being 'assimilated'. A massive Zerg army is being covered and rewritten by Sadako. Look over there."

Li Xiao pointed to the distance.

In an area completely covered by black hair, the Zerg's carapace began to change color.

The deep black color spread from the roots of the hair, like ink seeping into paper, gradually staining the entire insect's body.

Even more frightening, the insects began to change shape.

With elongated limbs, inverted joints, and contracted mouthparts, they twist and contort, vaguely revealing a humanoid silhouette.

Whether it's a puppet or a parasite, no matter the method, in the end they can't escape the brutal killing with real swords and spears.

And it was during this time that countless Sadako battled against billions of insectoids.

The members of the Central Continent Team, standing in the air, found themselves with nothing to do.

"So we're just going to watch? Do nothing?"

The unpleasant, hoarse voice shattered the silence in mid-air.

Looking at Chen Zilong who had spoken, Li Xiao thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "That's probably the case, because everything is about to end."

Cheng Xiao looked at the ground beneath him and laughed self-deprecatingly, "It's fortunate that these warrior insects, these cannon fodder, are not intelligent, otherwise we might have been wiped out long ago."

Li Xiao shook his head:

"The fact that the Zerg can produce intelligent Zerg like the Cerebrate and the Puppet Zerg shows that they have realized the importance of intelligence, but they still choose to maintain the status quo."

"Why wouldn't it be better to give all insect swarms intelligence?"

Zhao Yingkong, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up. Looking at the desolate scene on the ground in the distance—a scene that could hardly be called a war—she said calmly:
"Yes, it won't be any better."

"Chu Xuan said before that the Zerg would iterate and evolve based on their enemies. They must have discovered a problem in their battles with other life forms."

That is, while wisdom can improve efficiency, it can also breed fear and apprehension.

"If these cannon fodder units possessed intelligence, do you think they would still launch such an endless, relentless attack against Sadako?"

As she spoke, Zhao Yingkong sneered, "I can even be certain that the biological instincts of these insectoids have been suppressed."

"In your understanding, it's a form of spiritual castration, because even arthropods possess the most basic fears, but you can't see even a trace of them in them."

Zhao Yingkong's words silenced most people.

Zhu Wen came to her senses and looked over: "Actually, I have another question."

"Isn't there a seven-day time limit for the Sadako videotapes?"

Why not this time?

Chen Zilong also asked curiously, "And why do I remember watching a movie, but this time it's just the beginning?"

"Of course, this opening is quite suitable for this person as well."

As Chen Zilong spoke, he didn't forget to give a thumbs-up to Sadako in the distance.

Chu Xuan looked up at the sky, which had once again turned into a screen of static, and said calmly:

"In the world of Ju-on, the final step of completing this S-rank side quest relied on Sadako's help."

"The seven-day timeframe also originates from her, because she can only stop another version of herself for seven days."

"That's why this restriction exists."

"As for the movie we saw back then, it was a part of Sadako's memories before she died, and it was also the origin of the curse."

"And what just happened is the real content of the videotape."

"I just used a little trick to speed things up."

Zhu Wen nodded thoughtfully.

Chen Zilong kept clicking his tongue.

The black-haired creature in the swarm seemed tireless, and no matter what tactics the swarm used, it could never even make a contact with the enemy.

Not to mention retaliating.

After all, the two are not even in the same system.

So the current Zerg are no different from those waiting in line to be shot.

Death has become an inevitable end.

If time were to be extended, perhaps these Zerg would, as Chu Xuan predicted, face a powerful enemy while doing so.

They began to evolve, even mutate, but now...

Whatever the possibilities may be, they all require time.

But Sadako won't give them that time.

Li Xiao even wondered if the technology of projecting a sky screen covering the entire Earth didn't exist.

Simply projecting a large screen in front of the mechanical giant tortoise should achieve the same effect.

Of course, this could take a long time, and the longer the time, the more variables there will be.

Just when everyone had become numb to it.

A spherical projection appeared in front of Chu Xuan.

In the projection, the Earth is uniformly covered and enveloped by a layer of light spots at equal intervals.

"Is this what the Earth looks like now?"

Li Xiao walked closer to observe.

He frowned as he looked at the red-covered areas on the continental plate.

Finally, he remarked with emotion:
"We were trapped in Raccoon City for only three days, and in those three days we took over an Earth with science and technology that was similar to or even more advanced than the real world."

"These Zerg are terrifying."

Chen Zilong, standing to the side, curled his lip in disapproval:

"The Zerg took three days to conquer the Earth, while Sadako destroyed them in ten minutes."

"Tell me, which of the two is more terrifying?"

Zhu Wen, standing nearby, shook her head:

"Actually, you can't calculate it like that. You have to know that the channel connecting to the Zerg was forced to close, and even the Zerg mothership that was supposed to come along was destroyed by Arno's shot."

"Otherwise, the final result would really be different."

“Those with reserves are completely different from those who have lost the support of their main base.”

"Just like in real-world wars, what matters is not the soldiers on the front lines, but the logistics and support."

Just as everyone was talking...

The Earth projection in front of Chu Xuan showed that large swarms of insects were rapidly disappearing in large numbers because of Sadako.

After the target was killed and lost vital signs, the black-haired, face-covered Sadako figures stood there blankly for a while before disappearing.

It's as if their existence was solely for hunting down the Zerg, and once their mission was complete, they no longer needed to exist.

Li Xiao didn't know how Chu Xuan calculated the time to be ten minutes.

But undeniably, Chu Xuan was right once again.

The last Zerg in the sight of the Zhongzhou team fell.

The time had just reached the last second of the ten minutes.

The red areas on the Earth's projection have all disappeared.

However, compared to the Sadako scattered by the wind in other regions...

Outside Raccoon City, Sadako, whom they had seen born, walked barefoot to the spot beneath them.

The hair, which had originally grown to nearly a hundred meters long, gradually shortened as it got closer, eventually returning to its original shape.

They walked on air until they reached mid-air and finally stopped outside the green barrier of the Lotus Lantern.

Li Xiao and his friends were not surprised at all that Sadako possessed superpowers similar to telekinesis.

After all, he and Zheng Zha had experienced this firsthand.

At this moment, Chen Zilong covered his mouth and whispered:
"Why do I feel like this Sadako is a little different?"

Zhu Wen rolled her eyes: "Isn't that obvious?"

"They're already right in front of us, do you need to tell me?"

Zhu Wen didn't know why, but she always felt that Chen Zilong had become a little dumber.

Where has all the groundbreaking wisdom gone?
It's been so long since they last appeared?

Cheng Xiao spoke cautiously from Li Xiao's shoulder:

"We just saw that video, so is Sadako here to get back at us?"

Chen Zilong stroked his chin: "Oh, right, how come I didn't think of that?"

Hearing the two talking, Li Xiao's lips twitched, and she looked at them with annoyance.

"I suspect that you two have contracted the same disease as Zheng Zha."

Several people nearby couldn't help but look over when they heard this.

Li Xiao continued, "It's a disease where muscles have grown into the brain, to the point that even thinking requires physical exertion." Hearing this, the previously silent atmosphere inexplicably became a little more cheerful.

They all had an expression that said they wanted to laugh, but the occasion wasn't right.

In contrast to Li Xiao and the others, Chu Xuan pulled out the videotape from the machine in front of him, then stood up and walked over.

"Saito Hajime, Zhang Jie, stop."

As a psychic, Zhang Jie seemed to have figured something out, and with a strange expression, he removed the barrier.

Saito Hajime stopped reciting.

As the green light disappeared into the Lotus Lantern, Chu Xuan handed over the videotape wrapped in white bandages.

"Thank you!"

The gentle voice rang out very suddenly, before they could even react to who had spoken.

Sadako, holding the videotape, gradually began to dissipate, disappearing from the sight of the Central Continent Team.

Zhang Jie broke the silence by speaking first, as someone was looking at him with a strange expression:

"It seems that's true, although I don't know how you, Chu Xuan, managed to reach an agreement with her."

But perhaps they traded the videotape for his help?

"In my opinion, the Zerg of the Senzhou team is a bug in the God Space, and Sadako, who has some kind of photon imaging technology, is also a bug in your hands."

Chu Xuan turned around, adjusted his glasses, and did not answer the question.

Instead, they turned their attention to the church atop the giant mechanical tortoise, a hundred meters away.

That golden barrier disappeared along with the last Zergling when it vanished from Earth.

Perhaps it was a meeting of minds.

This is the moment when all eyes of the Zhongzhou team are focused.

The church doors creaked open again.

Xia Yan led Shirley out.

His calm, unwavering eyes revealed a kind of rigidity.

Chu Xuan put away the Green Demon skateboard, and the figures landed again.

Xia Yan stared at the Central Continent Team members and said, word by word:

"The assessment for the position of captain of the Central Continent Team has concluded, and there are four candidates."

Li Xiao, Chu Xuan, Ling Dian, Zhu Wen…

Before the monotonous voice could finish speaking, Li Xiao and Chu Xuan spoke up almost simultaneously.

"I voluntarily give up!"

"I don't want to be the captain!"

Zero was a step too slow, but then followed the plan and said, "I'm giving up too!"

Xia Yan nodded, her gaze falling on Zhu Wen, who was still stunned.

"The Zhongzhou team's assessment is complete, and candidate Zhu Wen has been confirmed!"

As soon as he finished saying that sentence...

Their watches vibrated, and they looked down.

Only then did they realize that all the tasks on the God Watch were disappearing one by one, until the watch was completely cleared.

At this point, there are no more main quests, no more side quests, and not even team battle points. Everything is gone.

The God's emotionless voice then entered the minds of everyone in the Central Continent Team.

[Test passed: The position of captain of the Zhongzhou team is now available.]

Gene lock strength review... Base strength is at stage one gene lock... Upgraded one level, currently at stage two gene lock, initiating fusion...

With this sentence appearing.

The whole world came to a standstill once again.

Before she could even react, Zhu Wen began to float uncontrollably into the air.

Xia Yan became blurry and finally turned into specks of light that flowed into Zhu Wen's body.

In a daze, the support staff of the Central Continent team smoothly entered the second stage of the gene lock.

With a blank look in her eyes, she quickly drifted into a half-dreaming, half-awake state.

Faintly, the voice of the supreme god rang out once again.

[Captain privileges have been integrated, and Zhu Wen, a member of the Zhongzhou Team, has been granted captain status.]

Unlocking the second stage of the gene lock is complete; the main quest for the Central Continent Team is now being assessed...

[Mission accomplished; surviving members of the Central Continent Team begin returning...]

Upon hearing this, everyone's consciousness suddenly began to sink into darkness.

Li Xiao had only one thought in the end.

(It's finally over...)
The church, nestled in the dawn, resembles a torch symbolizing hope.

The golden sunlight above burned away the last traces of zombies and insectoids in the air.

Push open the door.

Carlos Oliveira.

Alice.

Gilles Valentian.

They each carried a child as they walked out together.

The female reporter and the black police officer behind him stood guard on both sides.

Among them were a row of little ones holding hands.

"Is everything over?"

Sherry, who was being held by Jill, asked the question.

Alice and the other four adults looked around in confusion.

Finally, Jill spoke up: "Perhaps, but what about them?"

As the ground vibrated, a deep mechanical voice answered the question.

"They have left this world."

"They said, 'This world is in your hands, whether you make it better or worse...'"

Alice walked to the edge of the mechanical giant tortoise, and looking at the insectoid corpses covering the ground in the distance, she was momentarily at a loss for words.

No matter how the world changes, life goes on.

The first thing Alice and her friends did was to get to know each other, at least to find out each other's names.

Carlos looked at the twenty-odd children behind him and couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

Finally, he looked at the little girl in his arms.

"By the way, what's your name? Uncle seems to have forgotten again."

The dappled golden sunlight streamed down her forehead as the little girl clutched the hem of her dress and looked up.

She timidly pursed her pale lips, her voice soft and weak: "My name is Kayako."

The moment the words left his mouth.

A dark shadow flashed past Carlos's line of sight.

Startled, the man immediately drew his gun and turned around; even carrying a child did not diminish his professionalism.

Suddenly, the dark figure stopped.

Carlos then realized that it was a black wildcat.

The female reporter crouched down, and the black cat obediently walked over and jumped into her arms.

Seeing how obedient it was, the female reporter laughed and said, "It's probably a stray cat that's been hiding in the church all along. Thank goodness, I was really afraid that nothing in this world would be left."

The black cat meowed softly in the female reporter's arms, then looked up and saw the little girl in Carlos's arms.

For some reason, Kayako always felt like she knew this cat.

But after thinking about it, I couldn't remember.

Even if they are the only ones left in the world, the final outcome may not be better, but it certainly won't be worse.

It's much better than being ruled by Zerg and zombies, isn't it?

Sherry and her group, who walked out, became the last humans on this planet.

The battle between the Central Continent Team and the Demon Team has ended, but their own battle is yet to come.

And this is only the beginning...

——————(End of this chapter)