Infinite Horror: The Strongest Zhongzhou Team

And the other side.

Cole did indeed hit the target.

However, no blood appeared from the holes that pierced through the girl's body.

It's like a hologram, seemingly from a different world.

However, in Cole's visual system, it is a different scene.

That is, the girl started moving the moment he fired the gun.

He perfectly dodged every bullet fired thanks to his quick reflexes.

In slow motion, the girl's expression didn't even change.

He remained cold and indifferent from beginning to end.

Even right after she finished shooting, she returned to her original position.

Those piercings were merely afterimages of her movement.

It was as if nothing had ever moved from beginning to end.

Of course, they didn't even glance at her or the gun in her hand.

Her icy demeanor and aloof expression couldn't hide the little girl's voluptuous figure.

However, no one present dared to look at it more than once.

After seeing the result clearly, Reeves turned his head away immediately.

He already knew that Cole and Ripley were no match for him, and he only went to see them out of curiosity about how the man and woman would handle the situation.

Wells and the others, who had opened their eyes at some point, were now standing there dumbfounded.

Even seasoned veterans like them now felt a sense of helplessness and bewilderment.

Even a small child can struggle and cry when they see an adult.

When an infant sees a giant, no matter how loudly it cries, the sound will not reach the giant's ears.

The difference between the two is just like this, as unbelievable as what they saw.

Time stood still for a few seconds.

Li Xiao looked at the two stiff-bodied ladies and smiled as usual.

Spread your hands.

"So, do you two still want to try?"

"Let's sit down and talk."

In a world where victory is overwhelming, the satisfaction is indescribable to outsiders.

If Chen Zilong from the world of Death and Cheng Xiao from the world of Zombies knew what Li Xiao was thinking now.

He's probably already kneeling down and calling me "Dad."

After all, compared to the overwhelming start on this side, the other two sides have had a much tougher time.

The Betty, control room.

Wells, who was acting as the temporary team leader, came to his senses and began to persuade:

"Put down your weapons, Cole."

"I've figured it out, they're not human at all."

"Otherwise, how could it have appeared out of thin air on the Betty?"

After saying that, the interstellar mercenaries all raised their hands above their heads.

He had a look of complete resignation on his face.

To put it nicely, they are interstellar mercenaries.

But actually, they use another name more often.

Those are space pirates.

Holding two positions, they were well aware of what their fate would be.

They can definitely survive, after all, population is a valuable resource in the interstellar age.

For example, the sleep pods they transported a week ago.

Of course, human experimentation is the worst possible use.

Their strong physiques make them high-end in this industry.

Naturally, it can be sold for a high price.

That's why they all have long faces.

Li Xiao had no idea what was going through these space pirates' minds.

Whether it's really as they think or not, we'll find out soon enough.

Seeing that everyone had given up resistance.

At this moment, Li Xiao suddenly remembered something and looked at John.

"I remember Loli said that you used a very strange grenade launcher bullet before?"

"Was it when you were facing the alien underwater?"

"Can you tell me what that is?"

Hearing this, Wells and the others all breathed a sigh of relief.

John shrugged and said:
"Okay, for now, you guys really are teammates with a little girl."

"Equally mysterious and powerful, and lacking in common sense."

"Actually, it's nothing. It's just an electronic component that was salvaged from an old spaceship."

“Every spaceship has this; it’s a device that confines energy, usually a small thing designed on the spaceship’s engine.”

Li Xiao nodded in agreement and then looked down at his feet.

Before he could say anything, Reeves stood up.

"Wait, wait. Don't you dare try to take advantage of the Betty."

"There's only one of those things per spaceship. If we dismantle it, we're all doomed."

"And this thing isn't cheap to make."

Li Xiao nodded, both amused and exasperated.

ten minutes later.

After seeing the beer and plates of fragrant snacks that Li Xiao "took out",

Wells and John then confirmed it.

My worries were completely unfounded.

After all, no terrorist would feed prisoners this.

After taking a sip of ice-cold beer.

The two of them immediately embraced and started dancing.

He claimed he was performing for two friends he was meeting for the first time, but in reality, he turned into a sycophant.

In Kerr's words, they've completely lost all sense of shame.

As for Reeves, who had gone mad and kept muttering unfamiliar terms like space folding, black hole theory, and time stop, he was simply pushed into a corner.

They were afraid of blocking the two people's performance.

The dark beer, bursting with malty flavor and abundant foam, kept the remaining Ripley from lasting even a minute.

He then opened his heart to Li Xiao and Zhao Yingkong.

Even under the temptation of delicious food.

Wells, the captain, generously gave up his position.

Even Christie, the female mercenary, turned into a singer and dancer after drinking her third large cup.

He even has some talent.

"Master, the Betty spaceship has been taken over. Shall we begin changing targets?"

Despite having Reeves' authorized assistance, it still took more than three minutes.

But it doesn’t matter.

Anyway, the ultimate goal was achieved.

Li Xiao put down his wine glass and exchanged a glance with Zhao Yingkong.

"Change it!"

Then Moss's mechanical voice sounded:

"Destination changed to Earth. Navigation planning in progress. Planning complete. Expected arrival at destination in 271 hours."

Snapped!
Cole looked at the group of drunk men lying under the table and said expressionlessly:

"If you really want to go to Earth."

"Then let the four of them stay asleep, otherwise they definitely won't agree."

Li Xiao countered:

"how about you?"

Cole shook his head:

"I have never been to Earth since birth, and I have no desire to go."

"Earth, the birthplace of humankind, is said to be the ugliest cancer in the human federal government."

Li Xiao and Zhao Yingkong both looked at Ripley, perhaps because of the alien gene.

Compared to the four drunkards under the table, this one actually had the ability to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk.

Ripley and Li Xiao exchanged glances.

"Don't look at me. My memories of Earth are from my service two hundred years ago."

"Similarly, I don't know why they are so disgusted and rejecting."

Upon hearing this, Li Xiao looked out of the cockpit with a puzzled expression.

Through the glass of the awning, he could see a vibrant yet dark universe. This was before entering Alien 4.

Zheng Zha once talked to him about his speculations regarding the side storylines.

One of them is landing on Earth.

This mission itself may be a side quest.

Li Xiao had no idea at the time that their landing location was light-years away.

But just after using MOSS to locate them, the two realized that they were actually near the Milky Way.

It's incredibly close to Earth.

Just now at the dinner table, after being explained by several mercenaries, the two of them learned what had happened later.

After the demon (Zheng Zha) killed all the aliens, they followed instructions and came aboard the Betty from the military's warship fortress.

Then, after the military warship jumped out of the warp portal, it escaped from there.

Because the military warships' destination was Earth.

So after they escaped, they naturally stayed in the vicinity.

After witnessing the explosion of the warship fortress and the disappearance of Zheng Zha and the little girl.

The group boarded the Betty and began their flight outwards.

It wasn't until a week later.

That is, the two of them have arrived now.

This gave Li Xiao the opportunity.

The Betty is not very large overall.

However, this "not big" is only relative to the city-like warship fortress and the alien biological warships that Li Xiao had seen.

The entire Betty was just as Reeves described.

It is an old and inexpensive spaceship that is over a hundred years old and has exceeded its service life.

However, even this small spaceship is about the size of a football field.

The interior space was not as cramped as Li Xiao had initially imagined.

It can even be described as fully functional.

It also has showers, a training room, and even a small basketball court.

And that's how it is.

Li Xiao and Zhao Yingkong's first interstellar journey unexpectedly began.

The darkness outside the window is an age-old topic.

On the first day, the two still had the patience and curiosity to observe everything in the control room.

Even the cold girl in Cole and Ripley's eyes has become a curious little girl.

Of course, this baby belongs only to Li Xiao.

In the time that followed, the four mercenaries completely freed themselves and became drunkards.

Each person had a bottle of wine, and they drank until they lost all sense of the world around them.

Li Xiao and Zhao Yingkong were also delighted to see this scene.

Otherwise, even if they knew their destination was Earth, they would still have to go through a lot of trouble.

The other two, Ripley and Cole, had much stronger self-control.

The two of them also tacitly agreed to one thing.

That means the Betty is now owned by Moss.

However, after some unavoidable interactions...

Especially after Li Xiao entered a seven-day vacation.

Ripley's expression grew increasingly strange.

Because he finally discovered a common point between Zheng Zha and Li Xiao.

That is, everyone likes young children.

Warship activity room.

Basketball court.

"Why do you think men like young girls?"

Perhaps it was influenced by the saccharine scent of romance.

The female protagonist, Ripley, finally couldn't resist asking Cole for help after pondering the question for several days.

The cyborg sitting to the side stood up to answer.

"Men's preference for youth or 'childish' traits is essentially the result of a combination of biological instincts, psychological needs, and socio-cultural factors."

"In the federal survey, some men believed that young women had simpler emotional needs."

There is less pressure in the relationship, especially for men who avoid complex emotional games.

Visual stimuli with neoteny are more attractive.

Having a younger partner in a social group can be interpreted as proof of a man's ability, wealth, and charm.

It can satisfy vanity and the need for social recognition.

"For example, you who are raising this question now are part of the group that recognizes this need."

"They have already achieved their goal."

"And then there's the matter of human males regarding..."

"Stop, that's enough, Cole."

Ripley turned and threw the basketball.

He wiped the sweat from his cheeks before asking again:

"After saying so much, have you figured out who those two people really are?"

"Or are they even human?"

"In the past few days, it has been confirmed that there are no ships or warships near the Betty."

"And it would have been impossible for them to sneak into the Betty in the first place."

They should have even been on that unknown and terrible planet at that time.

"Secondly, I don't believe anyone can survive for more than two hundred years."

Or are Zheng Zha and Li Xiao, like me, just clones? And then their memories were accidentally revived?

At this point, Ripley shook his head with a wry smile.

Even if you tell me that, I won't believe it.

Kerr twirled the basketball in his hand:

"Based on the questions and expressions Li Xiao gave during our first meeting, he clearly has a lot of memories about you and the Nostromo warship."

"The fragmented memory retrieval features you described do not exist."

"As for whether they are human or not!"

"Do you still remember the blood-red flames you saw on the military fortress?"

"It is the flame that Zheng Zha controls and drives."

"I suspect that Li Xiao and Zhao Yingkong also belong to this category."

Ripley nodded and asked further:
"Then what is such an existence?"

In Cole's eyes, countless random characters began to appear.

He didn't continue speaking, but instead looked up at the camera in the corner.

Cole knew that behind the camera was the person Li Xiao called Moss.

Spaceship control room.

Wells opened his eyes the moment he sobered up.

However, as soon as this person opened their eyes, they changed their position and closed them again.

Because he felt like he was dreaming.

How could you possibly see Earth the moment you open your eyes?

This is a joke.

No, a joke can still make you laugh, but this is just a nightmare.

Humans are contradictory beings.

The person you can least deceive is yourself.

But the person you can most easily deceive is yourself.

After lying there for a few minutes...

Wellsten sat up abruptly.

His entire face was pressed against the metal glass of the warship.

A pair of eyes perfectly reflected a gray-white Earth.

Let's set aside what this person is thinking.

When he realized he wasn't dreaming, he felt like dying.

clap clap clap!
"Stop fucking sleeping, we're already in hell!"

Reeves and the others covered their faces before opening their eyes, revealing bewildered expressions.

Sitting in the driver's seat, Li Xiao was somewhat lost in thought as he watched the others' behavior.

It was at this point that he discovered a problem.

That is……

Where is the moon?

"Did I remember wrong, or...?" (End of Chapter)