Infinite Terror: This Middle Continent is Rebellious

Chapter 268: Noose: I’m sorry for not being able to satisfy Master Wen Lie

The dark light turned into crystal clear crystal, covering the bodies of Wen Lie and the Great Curse Spirit like a huge piece of amber.

Inside the crystal, the great cursed spirit lifted his feet off the ground and fell backwards. The huge amount of cursed power flowed under his fur, resisting the erosion of the crystal.

Wen Lie took a big step forward, and three pairs of wings closed towards his body, wrapping his legs, head, and abdomen respectively. The pure white light was looming, isolating death from his flesh.

The majestic power of death has solidified, imprisoning Wen Lie and the Great Curse Spirit within the black crystal.

For a moment, the two of them resisted the erosion of death, and neither of them could move.

In the distance, the blood color in Zheng Zha's eyes gradually faded. The overdraft of blood energy and mental strength made his body shaky.

Looking around, in the city where the wind of death had blown through, one could only see thousands of corpses. There was no sign of life, only silent silence.

"Is this the fourth stage gene lock?"

Zheng Zha was mixed with sadness and joy, and sat down on the ground with a face that looked like crying and laughing, which looked very strange.

Because of the defeat of Zhan Lan, Ba Wang, and Qi Tengyi, Zheng Zha's mind was filled with murderous intent. The murderous intent and anger made him lose consciousness in an instant. The gene lock that had been deposited in the third level for three horror movies also broke through to the fourth level in one go.

The fourth-level gene lock awakened the ancient traces dormant in the genes, and also awakened the brutality and bloodthirstiness of those simple life forms who only wanted to survive. There was no reason to talk, and Zheng Zha just wanted to kill everyone.

Driven by murderous intent, Zheng Zha pushed his meticulousness to the limit and also brought his killing skills to the extreme.

First, the Wind of Death spread to the entire Shizuoka Prefecture, reaping millions of lives and engulfing millions of souls, sweeping them into Shizuoka City. Then, the spell was temporarily changed, transforming the Wind of Death into Tua'at's Black Evil Sun, gathering those millions of souls and accumulated negative energy towards the Black Evil Sun. Utilizing the special environment, the souls were used as materials to enhance the power of Tua'at's Black Evil Sun.

Although there are only a few steps, the difficulty is ridiculously high. If Zheng Zha had not been in the rampage state of the fourth level, there would be no way he could succeed.

However, the results are also very gratifying.

The top-level spell, cast at the cost of the soul and vitality of an entire county, was so powerful that it was enough to collide head-on with a fourth-order intermediate powerhouse. Even Wen Lie and the Great Curse Spirit could not escape easily after being hit by this attack.

Of course, the gratifying results are just Chu Xuan’s opinion.

Five thousand meters above the ground, a UFO was floating in the atmosphere. Inside the narrow space, Chu Xuan, Xiao Honglu, Cheng Xiao and others gathered together, marveling at the scene displayed on the screen.

Behind them lay three ice sculptures: Zhan Lan, Qi Tengyi, and Ba Wang, all three seriously injured soldiers.

More than ten minutes ago, when Zheng Zha madly used the Wind of Death, according to Chu Xuan's instructions, the scattered members of the Zhongzhou team quickly gathered around him and Xiao Honglu. Zhao Yingkong used the Shadow Walker to run to the place where Zhan Lan and others fell, fed them Ice Condensation Pills, and then took the frozen and healed bodies back.

As if he had foreseen this scene, when Zhao Yingkong brought the three wounded back, Chu Xuan had already prepared a medium-sized UFO. Everyone boarded the UFO and flew into the atmosphere before the power of the Wind of Death reached its maximum.

Cheng Xiao smacked his lips, "How cruel! The Overlord only killed a few hundred thousand people, but he killed millions in one go."

Zhang Jie glanced at the surveillance cameras, turned to look at Chu Xuan, and asked calmly, "Did Zheng Zha break through? Break through to the fourth level?"

Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses and said calmly, "Probably. Without a breakthrough, he wouldn't be able to create this kind of environment."

Zhang Jie hesitated to speak, but couldn't help saying, "...Zhan Lan, Qi Tengyi, and Ba Wang's injuries are very strange. Although they are serious, none of them are fatal."

Chu Xuan glanced at Zhang Jie and said calmly, "You mean, Wen Lie and I worked together to use our teammates as bait to force Zheng Zha to activate the fourth-level gene lock. Is that right?"

Before he finished speaking, everyone inside the UFO looked at each other in surprise. They looked at Zhang Jie and Chu Xuan in astonishment.

Zhang Jie scratched the back of his head and said with a wry smile, "I don't want to think that way, but this is all just too coincidental, as if it were carefully planned. Zhan Lan, Overlord, and Qi Tengyi are seriously injured but hanging on to their lives. Zheng Zha activated the fourth-level gene lock, and the casting time was so long, yet he wasn't interrupted by the Great Curse Spirit... It's hard for me not to doubt you."

Zhang Jie's wry smile gradually disappeared. He looked at Chu Xuan with a serious look, emitting an invisible sense of oppression.

"Zheng Zha has already given up the lives of others. For his teammates on the Zhongzhou team, he is willing to kill innocent people. His final bottom line is that he cannot let his teammates on the Zhongzhou team become bait..."

Chu Xuan interrupted Zhang Jie coldly.

"Have I done anything from Tokyo to Shizuoka City?"

This rhetorical question stumped Zhang Jie.

Yeah, how did Chu Xuan do it? He didn't do anything.
A feeling of confusion emerged in my mind.

Wait! It's because of inaction that things have become like this!

Zhang Jie reacted quickly.

"You didn't do anything. As a military advisor and a wise man, you handed all the work of designing tactics to Zheng Zha."

"Because my chances of winning really aren't more than 50%," Chu Xuan nodded calmly, "I've simulated 35 possibilities in my mind and failed 34 times. In my opinion, the only future in which the Zhongzhou team can achieve a resounding victory is to take a gamble and bet on Zheng Zha's possibility."

Zhang Jie asked in confusion, "What's the possibility of Zheng Zha?"

Chu Xuan said, "Zheng Zha is very talented. In Alien 1, he unlocked the first-level gene lock in one battle. In The Grudge, he unlocked the second-level gene lock on the way to rescue Zhan Lan. In Final Destination 2, he unlocked the third-level gene lock in the battle with Wen Lie. It only took him four horror movies to go from the first to the third level. Although Wen Lie seems to have reached the fourth level faster than Zheng Zha, he actually experienced more battles than Zheng Zha. He also had to go through the captain's benefits, God's test, and the Holy Grail. His talent is actually not as high as Zheng Zha's."

Miao Ruoling asked cautiously, "But the captain reached the fourth-order gene lock realm faster than Zheng Zha."

Chu Xuan replied, "Because Zheng Zha has been in his comfort zone for too long. After Wen Lie joined the Zhongzhou team, the Zhongzhou team gained a research team consisting of me, Xiao Honglu, and Qi Tengyi, as well as the Golden Mask, the Holy Grail, and Rune Technology. This has greatly increased the Zhongzhou team's strength. No matter what horror movie they face, they can always find a chance to win, so Zheng Zha has become complacent. You know, Zheng Zha from the Demon Team had already reached the limit of the fourth level before two horror movies."

Wang Xia frowned and asked, "So, Chu Xuan, you set up a plan to use the safety of your teammates to unleash Zheng Zha's potential?"

Chu Xuan shook his head. "Of course not. I simply speculated that Zheng Zha would likely unlock the fourth-order gene lock in desperate circumstances, so I gave up the low-probability opportunity and placed all my hopes of victory on Zheng Zha... There was no plotting, only a desperate miracle. When I gave up on plotting and scheming, and everyone fought with all their might, success naturally came naturally."

Zhang Jie looked at Chu Xuan suspiciously. He couldn't tell whether Chu Xuan was lying or not, but Chu Xuan's behavior was no different from what he had described.

Could it be that Chu Xuan had truly changed? No longer calculating his teammates, becoming more impulsive?

Xiao Honglu suddenly said, "Here comes the noose!"

Everyone's attention shifted away from Chu Xuan and they all looked at the surveillance screen.

The noose stood on the back of a giant bird, flew in from the outskirts of Shizuoka City, and fell towards the center of the city.

Chu Xuan said lightly: "Maybe he wants to use the Great Curse Spirit to use the Extreme Whirlpool and leave the body intact." The light words seemed as if Noose's life could be taken away at will.

In fact, that's exactly what happened.

Although they were unable to intervene in the battle between Wen Lie and the Great Curse Spirit, and could not defeat the strengthened Ryomen Sukuna of the Tokai team and Gojo Satoru who possessed unlimited techniques, it would be no problem for them to kill Nozomi if they used all their strength.

The prerequisite for Nosuo to defeat the Zhongzhou team is that he successfully recovers the Great Curse Spirit, but how could the Zhongzhou team let him succeed?
No longer pursuing whether Chu Xuan had plotted against his teammates, everyone attacked together to prevent the noose from approaching the big curse spirit.

Nosuo has thousands of cursed spirits at his disposal, and his strength is second only to Wen Lie, Ryomen Sukuna, and Gojo Satoru. When he fights with Cheng Xiao, Ming Yanwei and others, he is a perfect match.

The melee fighters include Cheng Xiao, Wang Xia, Zhao Yingkong, and Zhang Jie, while the long-range fighters include Zhang Heng, Lingdian, Chu Xuan, Ming Yanwei, and Xiao Honglu. The Zhongzhou team cooperates with each other and suppresses the noose in just a moment.

Noose and the Zhongzhou team were fighting fiercely, while Wen Lie and the Great Curse Spirit were also fighting silently.

Inside the crystal, Wen Lie and the Great Curse Spirit were using their energy to counteract the power of death, causing damage to the crystal that imprisoned them.

"Snapped!"

With a crisp sound, a crack exploded from the surface of the crystal.

Then, countless cracks spread out in all directions, just like a wall covered with ivy due to long-term neglect. Large cracks and bumpy fragments gradually destroyed the crystal that could be called a work of art.

The big curse spirit stared at Wen Lie, his eyes gradually filled with fear.

Wen Lie's six wings melted, lost their shape, and turned into pure light.

The holy light accumulated from the battle was released from behind Wen Lie. The power of mutual generation and mutual restraint caused the holy light to be quickly consumed and the crystal to melt quickly, creating a hole for Wen Lie to move his body.

The big curse spirit also hurriedly increased its strength, bursting out a huge amount of curse power, which offset the power of death that enveloped its body.

However, the compatibility between cursed power and the power of death was too poor, and the efficiency of canceling each other out was less than one-tenth of the efficiency of the holy light ripples and the power of death. When the crystal behind Wen Lie completely melted, the big cursed spirit was still inside the crystal and unable to move.

Wen Lie kicked his legs and bounced out of the crystal, landing smoothly on the ground.

He raised his hand and the Spear of Destiny flew from the ground not far away and fell into his hands.

Although the power of the Holy Bottle has been exhausted, the Spear of Destiny still shines.

Suddenly, the big curse spirit struggled even harder, and cracks spread from its body to all directions.

But, it's too late!
"It's time to end, One-Eyed Cat. You have completed your mission. Die in peace."

A smile appeared on Wen Lie's lips, and the Spear of Destiny in his hand spun at high speed. Golden ripples overflowed, and as the Spear of Destiny spun, a lightning-like vortex formed, whipping the surrounding matter into ashes.

In an instant, the Spear of Destiny flew out of his hand.

A dazzling flash of light engulfed the black crystal, and the Holy Spear of Judgment rammed into the body of the Great Curse Spirit with all its might.

The holy light ripples surged violently, dispersing the enormous curse power. Wherever the holy spear pierced, the body of the great curse spirit quickly melted away, and after only a few seconds, it completely disappeared from this world.

“…We lost.”

Witnessing the Great Curse Spirit's tragic defeat, Luosuo sighed softly.

His hands were like a puppeteer's, controlling more than a dozen special-grade cursed spirits to constantly change positions and cooperate with each other to block the offensive of the Zhongzhou team from the outside.

However, he knew in his heart that even if he stopped these people, there would be no future.

The Great Curse Spirit was defeated and Wen Lie won, which meant that his journey had come to an end.

If he wants to win back a game, it's simple, just self-destruct. Wen Lie wants his body, just like he took away Geto Suguru's body. As long as his body is gone, Wen Lie's victory will not be perfect.

"Hahahahahaha! After you get my body, what will you turn this world into? I really want to see it with my own eyes."

Xusuo smiled, his face full of anticipation.

If these people from the Zhongzhou team could get his body, it would definitely make the world more interesting, right?
Instead of attempting to self-destruct, Noose opened his arms and gave up resistance.

The next moment, the spiral bullet pierced his head.

"Noose, you're the best at saving your life, but is this the end of it?"

In the simple Japanese-style room, a two-faced, four-armed ghost sits lazily on the tatami.

Nosoko smiled as he sat across from Ryoumen Sukuna and said frankly, "Hehehe, even I don't think I can live forever, but since I can fulfill my long-cherished wish, dying won't be a loss."

Ryoumen Sukuna held his chin in his hand and asked with interest, "So, the Great Curse Spirit was successfully born. How is it, Captain of the Nakasu team?"

Nose said: "Very strong, and Wen Lie hasn't used his full strength yet."

Ryoumen Sukuna asked in surprise, "Even you say that?"

"I even feel a little sorry. I thought that the Great Curse Spirit, nurtured through thousands of years of hard work, would be a satisfying opponent for any powerful person. However, Wen Lie didn't use his trump card until the Great Curse Spirit was defeated."

Noose said with a sigh.

None of the six light-ball instruments were used in the battle with the Great Curse Spirit, nor was the technique to transform the Curse Spirit into a Shikigami used. Instead, he tied himself and the Great Curse Spirit together, which was equivalent to dancing with handcuffs and shackles on.

"I feel really sorry for not being able to let Wen Lie enjoy the battle to his full potential."

"It's frustrating that the great curse spirit prepared for me couldn't satisfy Wen Lie, but since you're already satisfied, this is not bad either."

Ryomen Sukuna tilted his head and smiled faintly.

Regardless of plans and gains and losses, burn everything just to satisfy yourself. That's enough, and there's no need to worry about anything else.

(End of this chapter)