Infinite Horror: The Strongest Zhongzhou Team

Then the five-colored array landed, and layers of light curtains pressed down.

The chaotic and perilous surroundings were once again brought under strong control.

However, Xiao Honglu did not say anything, but quickly scanned his surroundings.

Or rather, it was an item that broke out of Kanna Hashimoto's storage bag.

"No guns, no ammunition."

So that rocket launcher wasn't a regular firearm?

"What is it? Hashimoto? Answer me!"

Xiao Honglu's roar finally snapped Hashimoto out of his daze.

But when she came to her senses and looked around, she became even more confused than before, even though she knew what had happened.

Beneath the silver mask was an expression of disbelief.

She murmured:
"He disappeared? Impossible!"

"So this means it was a success?"

"wrong!"

"How can it be successful?"

"How could it disappear?"

"That shouldn't be the case!"

"What exactly is going on!"

He was saying these nonsensical and inexplicable things.

The person wearing the silver Saint Seiya armor suddenly remembered something and looked at the phone in their hand, which was no longer vibrating.

After reading it quickly, I finished reading it.

Kanna Hashimoto, the owner of the rocket, finally learned what had happened in those few short seconds.

Xiao Honglu saw the other person's face mask disappear, revealing a complex expression on his face.

The expression no longer held the confidence it once had; instead, it conveyed a sense of helplessness after being toyed with by fate.

Hashimoto Kanae looked at Xiao Honglu:
"Trillauni once told me that those who play with fate will eventually be played with by fate, and I originally thought I would be the exception."

"I never imagined that I was just one of them."

After saying those two sentences, Kanna Hashimoto gave a self-deprecating look.

He then took two deep breaths.

Wearing silver armor, she once again took out a four-dimensional space bag from her person.

With a wave of his hand, all the props around him, along with some of the clothes, disappeared once again.

All that remained were the notebook that the man had thrown out at the beginning and the rocket launcher that had already fired the rocket.

And that's what I've been thinking about for a while now.

In addition, there's what Hashimoto just said and the name Trelawney.

Xiao Honglu had already guessed what this "ordinary rocket launcher" was.

After all, among the divine artifacts he knew, there was only one with the same design and related to "fate".

Just as Xiao Honglu was about to speak.

Hashimoto, as if possessed by divine foresight, spoke first.

"A rocket launcher from ten years later, that's right, this is the prop."

"The original version has a B-level side quest. The explanation from the main god is that you can put a person into a rocket launcher and launch them. Then, this person will appear in the world ten years in the future, and the person will exist for twenty-four hours."

Similarly, this person will exist for 24 hours in the world ten years from now.

"However, when I inherited this item, I didn't know what had happened to it. Not only did I lose this ability, but I also gained a rocket."

"Then the rocket launcher's effect became that it could only affect individuals who already existed on the original timeline."

In other words, my understanding is that it can only be used on characters in the story, and it can only be used if the character is confirmed to still exist ten years later, that is, still alive.

It's fair to say it's become completely useless.

After saying that, Hashimoto revealed a complex expression that was bittersweet and mocking.

"But now I know that this was an imperfect and modified prop, and a failed one at that."

"But according to you, what about Cheng Xiao? Isn't he a character in the story?"

"It's even less likely that someone could have survived for ten years in this world's timeline, right?"

Hashimoto was not surprised to hear the voice behind him.

The future diary she just read has already told her what she will face next.

However, it's not surprising.

But she, dressed in her silver armor, turned around and looked at the three figures that had appeared silently behind her.

Hashimoto's whole body still trembled uncontrollably.

This is not fear, nor is it terror.

It was just a simple biological tremor.

It was like a buoyant bird looking up at the sky for the first time.

Moreover, the holy garments she wore also emitted a kind of mournful tremor.

If the series of unexpected events that just happened combined to create a danger is one...

The danger she feels now is four or five.

Both are certain death, but the latter is several times more likely to result in death than the former.

The two men, one on the left and one on the right, each extended a hand and covered their shoulder armor.

The smiling girl in the middle was the furthest away from her, but she was also the one who made her feel the most breathless.

Zheng Zha, Li Xiao, Zhao Yingkong, and Xiao Honglu on the other side.

this moment.

The four people formed a four-corner formation, surrounding Hashimoto in the center.

Even Zheng Zha and Li Xiao were now more than a safe distance from Hashimoto than a reincarnator could be.

The question that was just asked was posed by Zheng Zha.

Kanna Hashimoto pressed her right hand down on her left, and the giant crab-shaped light and shadow on her breastplate flashed by. Her whole-body trembling subsided a little.

She took a deep breath and explained:

"The one who redeemed the Rainbow Child enhancement is named Cheng Xiao, right?"

"It seems that it wasn't one of the four of you who made him exchange for this enhancement."

"Otherwise, you wouldn't have asked this question."

Hashimoto glanced at Xiao Honglu, who was fiddling with his hair:

"So you're not what's written in the future diary; you're not the wise man of the Central Continent Team."

Seeing Xiao Honglu raise his head with undisguised surprise.

Hashimoto gave a bitter laugh: "As expected, the Future Diary had already made a mistake long ago."

"The wise man is truly a being that one both loves and hates..."

Seeing the extremely complex expression on Hashimoto Kanna's face at that moment, Li Xiao, who was closest to her, finally confirmed one thing.

That is, the current situation seems to be closely related to the previous sage of the Japanese team.

Coincidentally, as a team that had encountered each other in a previous team battle, Zheng Zha actually had a deep impression of that wise man who had abandoned his human body.

Previously, Li Xiao only knew that the other party was not killed by Zheng Zha in the end, but successfully returned to the Main God Space.

But now it seems that one of them not only went back, but also did a lot of things.

This led to the complete annihilation of the already crippled Dongying team, who had been severely damaged by the Zhongzhou team.

However, through some method, a legacy that could be inherited was preserved, and among these legacies was the rocket launcher that had failed to be modified.

Compared to Li Xiao's way of thinking.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha clearly hadn't expected so much. The most obvious sign was the growing increasing confusion in his eyes.

All Zheng Zha knew was that he and Li Xiao rushed over immediately after receiving the slug's message.

When they arrived, they found nothing except Xiao Honglu, who had activated the Inverted Five Elements Formation.

Judging from what the Japanese team member just said, Zheng Zha only knew that their Zhongzhou team seemed to have lost a player.

Yes, using abbreviations is embarrassing.

"We'll talk about the future diary later. Are you suggesting that the rocket launcher will have a special connection with the Rainbow Children's enhancement ten years from now?"

The one who spoke up to ask the question was Li Xiao, whose expression was serious.

Hashimoto nodded, no longer looking around, but looking up at Buckbeak who had already eaten Momotaro dumplings in the air.

“That’s right, that’s it. I don’t know what the person who made Cheng Xiao exchange for this enhancement was thinking, but I think it must be related to this special nature. Otherwise, there are quite a few similar enhancements among the main gods.”

"There's absolutely no need to exchange for something with such obvious side effects."

Hashimoto said, taking another deep breath.

"You may not know, but you can look it up and find out."

Both Arcobaleno and this item originate from the same anime. While this anime doesn't have the same level of influence in Japan as series like Bleach, Naruto, or One Piece, it's arguably second only to those three.

"Moreover, its ability system is particularly unique."

"In that worldview, the basic energy is an ability called the Death Flame."

The Death Flame possesses different abilities depending on its attribute.

However, there are ways to advance any attribute.

This method offers three pathways to achieving peak power.

One is called the Vongola Ring, another is called the Mare Ring, and the last one is the Arcobaleno.

You can think of the essence of the first type of these three as a vertical timeline.

The second type is the horizontal timeline.

The third type is the Rainbow Children, somewhere in between.

"That's why this person named Cheng Xiao was able to be teleported away."

"No, it wasn't teleportation. If I'm not mistaken, it must have been some time after he entered this world."

Li Xiao couldn't help but interrupt in surprise:
"Wait, a certain time period?"

"Isn't it ten years from now?"

Zheng Zha, equally bewildered, pressed for an answer.

"Yeah, isn't this thing called the 'Ten Years Later Rocket Launcher'?"

Hashimoto shook his head:

"As I just mentioned, the fixed period of ten years refers to people who survived on the original timeline."

"It is a time-travel tool that not only allows people to travel to ten years in the future, but also allows people from ten years in the future to come to ten years in the past."

"If Cheng Xiao exchanged for the Vongola enhancement, then he might be able to travel to ten years in the future on his own thanks to its unique characteristics."

"However, he is a child of the rainbow, but he only possesses one aspect of the characteristic. Although he can successfully use this rocket launcher, the timing is not fixed, and it is even random."

"He may have been teleported to a few days in the future, or he may have been teleported to a real ten years in the future."

"Ten years into the Harry Potter world, I think Hermione and the others' kids should all be out by now, right?"

Upon hearing this, all four people present felt a headache coming on.

Because all of this is too absurd and bizarre.

Is it really possible for something like this to happen in a horror movie?
After plucking out a few strands of hair, Xiao Honglu said:
"You mean, Cheng Xiao should be watching other Harry Potter horror movies now?"

"It could be the second part, or it could be the seventh part, or it could even be ten years later, after everything is over?"

Hashimoto nodded:

"That's right, anything is possible."

As Zheng Zha sensed something was wrong, he muttered to himself:
"If only it were ten years from now, no, seven years would be fine too. By then the main storyline would be finished, and there shouldn't be any danger."

"but………"

Li Xiao gave a wry smile and continued:

"But I'm afraid the power of death was still at play at that time."

If Cheng Xiao really is unlucky and gets caught up in the main storyline's timeline...

For example, at certain plot points, the outcome might be...

Hashimoto interjected:

"Actually, you're not quite right. What he entered wasn't the main storyline of the original Harry Potter."

"But in the world after us."

"In other words, as long as our impact on the world at this moment is profound enough, it will be discovered."

"For example, the three of you are fully capable of killing Voldemort. If you do that, Cheng Xiao should be safe no matter which time period he enters."

Kanna Hashimoto's gaze swept over Zheng Zha and Li Xiao, finally settling on Zhao Yingkong, who had remained silent throughout, only wearing a smile.

…………

Three hours later.

When Xiao Honglu put the Death Coin away again.

Hashimoto, staggering, left the corner under the watchful eyes of the Nakazuchi team.

Li Xiao muttered:

"Actually, I was thinking, what if Cheng Xiao really traveled to this world a few years in the future?"

Does this mean our future is already set in stone?

"At the very moment Cheng Xiao transmigrated, he was frozen in a river of time for the next month?"

Xiao Honglu shook his head:
"No, even the Future Diary and the Death Coin can't glimpse enough of the future, so I don't think a single rocket launcher with a B-level side story has that kind of ability."

"But I don't know the answer to that question either."

After a moment of silence, the three of them fell silent.

Zheng Zha spoke:
"So, do you think Chu Xuan had this in mind when he had Cheng Xiao exchange for this enhancement?"

"Just like Hashimoto said?"

Li Xiao sighed and patted Zheng Zha on the shoulder.

"Captain, it's 100% guaranteed."

"On this point, I unconditionally trust Chu Xuan."

"However, time is such a wondrous thing that it is not something we can fathom."

"As for what Cheng Xiao will go through, all we can do now is pray."

"Hopefully he won't be so unlucky, and that he can survive until the countdown reaches zero and then return to the Main God Space."

On October 16, 1991, Cheng Xiao disappeared.
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In the tides of time, some stand atop the waves, attracting worldwide attention, while others lie hidden deep beneath the sea, poised to rise.

The waves crashed down, and no one was spared, including those who considered themselves bystanders.
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1994, April 9.

Ottery St. Catchpole, Devon, England.

Suburbs, humble dwelling.

Because of the Muggle banishment curse, and because it was late at night and early morning.

No one was around this crooked, magically constructed four-story illegal building.

Even birds are unusually few.

The surrounding area was covered with orange-red fallen leaves in late autumn.

Hedwig, a pure white owl, was looking around under the eaves.

The fourth floor, the attic.

Hermione, carrying candles, pushed open the door and quickly walked to a figure struggling in their sleep. (End of Chapter)