Infinite Horror: The Strongest Zhongzhou Team

As soon as Chu Xuan finished speaking, the entire God Plaza fell into a brief silence.

"Brain tissue neurons...?"

Cheng Xiao stopped wriggling like a caterpillar, jumped onto the table, sat up straight, and asked with a furrowed brow:

"What specific area is affected? Memory? Emotions? Or logical reasoning ability?"

"Why didn't I feel anything at the time? I didn't even notice the slug?"

Chu Xuan said calmly:

"The brain is another forbidden zone in the human body besides genes."

The brain tissue area I explored was no more than 12 percent, so I can only speculate.

The brain neurons most likely to be damaged are those involved in information processing and creative thinking.

As Chu Xuan spoke, he pushed up his glasses, his gaze behind the lenses calm and unwavering, as if he were stating experimental data that had nothing to do with him.

He looked at the Central Continent team.

"The essence of overclocking is to force the brain to run at speeds far exceeding biological limits, especially the neural circuits related to deep cognition, complex pattern recognition, and nonlinear association."

You can understand it as a kind of normalized flash of inspiration.

However, flashes of inspiration only last for a second or even a fraction of a second, causing negligible damage, which the brain itself can even repair.

However, if this happens for a long period of time, at a high frequency, especially under extreme loads, such as when Li Xiao simultaneously activates overclocking mode while in a destructive state, the side effects will be even more severe.

"Prolonged brain overclocking can lead to irreversible fatigue-induced apoptosis of some neurons."

The consequences are... a lack of inspiration, decreased creativity, and a significant drop in awareness when faced with completely unfamiliar and complex questions that cannot be answered without a template.

Li Xiao's face paled slightly upon hearing this. He looked at Chu Xuan and said, "So, if I use overclocking, no matter how long I use it, the more I use it, the dumber I become?"

"Even when I activate the third stage of the gene lock simulation, it's not possible for you and Xiao Honglu?"

Chu Xuan affirmed, "No, this is permanent damage, and the only way to repair it is through the healing of the main god."

Of course, there's a high probability that some high-value recovery items will also have an effect.

After taking a deep breath, Li Xiao asked, "If I don't have the Philosopher's Stone and don't care about these side effects, how long can I use the overclocking mode?"

Chu Xuan replied calmly, "Without the timely repair by the Philosopher's Stone, you would have entered a state of unconsciousness due to damage to brain neurons within thirty seconds of entering overclocking, which is what you understand as a vegetative state."

"Moreover, even something like the Philosopher's Stone can completely repair certain areas of the human brain."

"This is also one of the reasons why you were repaired by the main god for another half hour after your return."

now.

In the previous horror movie, everyone who had been overclocking for three days was a bit confused.

Saito stood up in surprise and exclaimed, "Thirty seconds? Not three hours or three minutes?"

Seeing Chu Xuan's calm demeanor, the others finally believed the somewhat surreal timeline.

"So we've actually been harming ourselves all along???"

The program looked at Chen Zilong and wagged its finger: "No, to be precise, it should be robbing Peter to pay Paul."

Li Xiao's eyebrows twitched; he suddenly remembered something.

"Wait, I had already used up all the Philosopher's Stones in my body, and you still want me to enter Overclock and Destruction to deal with Rost?"

"Luckily, I finished it in a few seconds. What if it had been any later???"

Faced with Li Xiao's questioning, Chu Xuan nodded casually:

"If it weren't for this, the demon team wouldn't have left so easily at the end of the last horror movie."

"You wouldn't want to know what would happen if you didn't demonstrate enough overwhelming power at that time."

"Moreover, you also have a consciousness extractor on you, which is enough to allow you to return to the Main God Space alive."

Upon hearing this, some people remained silent, while others nodded quietly.

They all understood what Chu Xuan meant.

Li Xiao shook his head, took another deep breath, and said:
"I've gone off on a tangent again. Thirty seconds is thirty seconds. It may seem short to others, but it's enough for me."

If I use the overclocking mode with Destruction, which will break down first, my body or my mind?

"And what if I take thirty seconds, or even longer?"

Chu Xuan paused for a moment before speaking: "Brain!"

"Using both at the same time will cause greater damage to the brain, while the physical injuries can be healed and repaired by Cheng Xiao or by using pills."

"As I just said, overclocking causes permanent damage to the brain unless you use high-value healing items or have the main god heal you."

"If it's a high-value healing item, then it's not worth the risk, so the best course of action is to return to the Main God Space and spend reward points to heal."

"What about time?"

Li Xiao pressed for an answer.

Chu Xuan: "Twenty-five seconds. If you exceed that time, you may enter a state of cerebral coma. If you exceed thirty seconds, you will enter brain death."

"You can understand it as follows: over time, the damage in the brain increases exponentially, and brain cells, nerves, and so on will develop problems in large areas, even affecting the deeper levels of the soul and consciousness."

"After all, this is something that belongs to God's forbidden zone, and even I haven't fully figured it out."

Li Xiao nodded in agreement. "So, for each horror movie, I can only use the overclocking for about twenty seconds?"

"Unless I obtain an item like the Philosopher's Stone again, is that what you mean?"

Chu Xuan nodded, then shook his head again.

"Yes, but you must understand that this is a limited strategic approach, not a conventional skill."

Chu Xuan said:

"Until you have access to stable and effective methods for nerve repair or protection, you should strictly limit the frequency and duration of their use."

"Your state of destruction already places an enormous burden on your body. While the synergistic effect of superimposed overclocking can bring about a qualitative change in power, the impact on the nervous system also increases exponentially."

Li Xiao rubbed his temples: "Twenty seconds ago I was just acting stupid, that's okay, you're in the team anyway. Twenty seconds later..."

So in the end, the Philosopher's Stone is still needed?

Chu Xuan shook his head: "Because the Philosopher's Stone is not without its side effects, it would be best to use other methods if possible."

Upon hearing this, everyone present covered their faces with their hands.

Even the usually silent midnight is no exception.

Li Xiao's expression was indescribable, a look of helplessness on his face.

Seeing that Chu Xuan was about to continue speaking, Li Xiao quickly interrupted, "Alright, stop talking."

"I've learned enough news today; I need to process some of it."

Li Xiao urgently needed to calm down. He had previously thought he had found a path to the heavens and was incredibly powerful.

Looking back now, the road is full of potholes. I was only lucky to avoid falling into any before.

If I had to do it again, I might become an idiot.

Under the Supreme God, it's not just Li Xiao.

Chen Zilong, who was already getting a headache, nodded vigorously after Li Xiao finished speaking, as if afraid of not showing his agreement.

As for why he had a headache, it was simple: his brain was spinning too fast. Saito Hajime was also taking deep breaths, while Cheng Xiao kept muttering to himself that his brain seemed to want to be cut open to take a look.

Zhu Wen and Zhao Yingkong were also pondering what Chu Xuan had just said.

Finally, with everyone's unanimous agreement, the second day of the God's Space ended in such an extremely hasty manner.

After exchanging greetings, everyone went home, as each of them needed to calm down.
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Early the next morning.

However, after two days of rest, everyone returned to their lazy, laid-back state.

Even beach shorts and flip-flops have appeared on some people.

When Zhu Wen and Zhao Ying walked out of the room hand in hand, they saw several people lying in a row on beach chairs under the main god.

To their surprise, not only were Li Xiao and Saito Ichiro among them, but Zero Point was also in the group.

And it seemed they were still talking about something, which surprised the two of them.

Zhang Jie has now successfully joined Chen Zilong's circle, showing a tendency to become complicit in their corruption.

"I'm coming!"

Chen Zilong shouted and jumped up.

Seeing this, Li Xiao and the others got up one by one and came over to sit down at the table.

"You said you were going to count the spoils, we've been waiting for ages, what are you two doing?"

As soon as he said those words, Chen Zilong felt two sharp gazes piercing his eyes.

"Don't pry into women's affairs!"

Zhu Wen glared at her and said.

Saito and Li Xiao pretended not to see anything and moved their chairs around. Fortunately, Chu Xuan came out of the room at that moment.

Zhu Wen then pulled Zhao Yingkong to sit down, and then took out two silver-white crosses and an earth-yellow belt.

Zhu Wen: "The items we exchanged with the Demon Team are all with Chu Xuan; these belong to the Senzhou Team."

"I haven't had a chance to open the storage belt yet. I was thinking of checking it when it was full, but I was too busy yesterday and forgot."

But these two Resurrection Crosses alone are precious enough.

Zhu Wen handed two palm-sized crosses to Zhao Yingkong and Lingdian beside her.

Finally, everyone held it in their hands and played with it for a while before putting it back on the table.

Li Xiao looked at the cross in front of him and said with a smile:

"The Rebirth Cross, worth 7000 reward points, includes two B-level side quests. As long as you wear it, you can be resurrected on the spot five minutes after death, and your physical injuries will be restored to half of their best condition. Alternatively, you can choose to leave the horror movie and return to the Main God Space."

"But choosing the latter will not award any bonus points."

Chen Zilong picked up a [item] with a face full of excitement:
"Tsk tsk tsk, good stuff, really good stuff!"

As he spoke, he reluctantly placed it back in front of Zhu Wen.

"So, who should we give this to?"

After Li Xiao asked this question.

Almost everyone turned their attention to Chu Xuan, who was standing to one side.

Just when everyone thought Chu Xuan would once again quote a long string of reasons, he simply said two names.

"To Zhu Wen, at midnight!"

Some people wanted to ask for the reason, but after thinking about it, they gave up.

After all, Chu Xuan would definitely persuade them, and he would also persuade the two people whose names were called out.

Knowing that neither of them would take the initiative, Zhang Jie flicked his fingers.

The two crosses on the table flew to Zhu Wen and Lingdian's front.

Looking at the resurrection items placed in front of them, the two hesitated for a moment before putting them away.

Saito then turned his attention to the tan-colored belt on the table.

"Ready..."

"Give it to me, stop talking so much nonsense!"

Saito Hajime looked at the impatient Chen Zilong with a sense of helplessness.

Before the person had even received the item for a second, a large pile of things appeared on the table in the middle of the group and on the ground on one side.

It has to be said that among the spatial items in the main god, the members of the Central Continent Team have never seen anyone recognize a master for them; they can use them as soon as they are taken, no matter whose they are.

It's incredibly convenient.

However, this also makes it easier for teams to compete for loot during team battles.

All I can say is that God has put a lot of thought into this.

Closer to home.

The contents of this storage belt are numerous, varied, and chaotic; they are a motley collection.

However, most of them consisted of flashy but impractical clothes and various kinds of food piled together.

Li Xiaozhen really didn't know why a captain of the prestigious Senzhou team needed so many clothes.

However, with everyone working together, they quickly found something valuable under the clothes.

Of course, it only appears to be expensive.

After all, there are just too many things in the God's Space. Even Chu Xuan, who has a photographic memory, cannot say that he recognizes everything.

After the items were roughly categorized and placed, everyone was both pleasantly surprised and disgusted.

The most conspicuous items are two black leather combat suits, but the problem is that one of them is in good condition and the other is broken.

"There are two of these, and I have another one that I took off him. That means each of these two breeders has three combat suits?"

After saying that, Li Xiao shook his head, his expression barely concealed.

The people around them also had various expressions. To wear an item worth B-rank side quest items as clothing... well, that's really something...

I'm almost as good as them now, how can this be allowed?

"Even though these clothes are very effective, they wouldn't waste three pieces per person, would they?"

"Besides, this thing is worth way too much for a B-level side quest."

Li Xiao nodded beside him: "That's a lot. Even breeders wouldn't exchange for so many things whose effects don't accumulate. But what if these things weren't exchanged?"

Zhang Jie was taken aback: "Not exchangeable? You mean these are actually story items?"

Li Xiao picked up several guns of different designs, all pure black, from the other side, and then took out the X gun, a trophy from the previous horror movie.

"Do these look like they're from the same series?"

Chen Zilong held it in his hand and looked it over: "You know what, it really does look like it, especially when you put it next to the GANTZ enhanced suit."

Zero and Zhang Jie, who were sitting at the table, also curiously picked up the guns in front of them.

Li Xiao continued, "This must be what they got from horror movies." (End of Chapter)