Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 126 Worst Possibility

Zhan Lan thought for a moment, then said, "So what should we do? Should we drive there together and follow the map? But..."

Mu Xiang chewed on a lemon candy, smiled and waved his hand: "I understand what you mean... Perhaps not everyone can get in, right? Trent was deliberately led there, which is why he had to be killed... So from Sat Kane's perspective, being urged by the Old Ones, he had no choice but to choose a new person to bring back the manuscript."

"Have you noticed? The main god almost never lets us stray from the main plot. In other horror movies, this would be considered increasing the difficulty; but in this horror movie, we're not required to follow the protagonist from the beginning... In other words, we can completely detach ourselves from the main plot." Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses. "And this is precisely the difficulty of the main god doing the opposite..."

"Only by entering the main storyline can we possibly avoid the risk of the Great Old Ones descending!"

Upon hearing this, Zero Point, Zhan Lan, and the others nodded slightly, having already figured out what it meant... Those who had some understanding of the God's style had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

Zheng Zha stared blankly at the other veterans: "Why are you nodding?"

A calm voice rang out; it was Liu Xi, one of the newcomers: "Like those kinds of questions with hidden conditions? Even though the conditions are hidden, it's not too difficult to dig into the past..."

“Correct.” Mu Xiang glanced at the girl, then turned his gaze to Zheng Zha with a half-smile, “If you’re like this, I won’t feel comfortable arranging a job for you…”

Zheng Zha coughed and sat up straight, looking serious: "Don't question my professional abilities!"

Mu Xiang shrugged helplessly: "You should already understand what I mean. It means... if we want to get into the main storyline, the God won't make things difficult for us. In the end, the God wants us to do missions, not for us to not be able to find missions."

"So after killing Trent, who is the most suitable to be chosen to enter Hobbs Town?" Mu Xiang spread his hands. "Of course, it's us."

Zheng Zha looked at Mu Xiang with a strange expression: "You mean, the path left to us by the main god is to kill Trent and then take his place?"

"No, taking down Trent was just my choice... I don't want any uncertainties. What if we fail to team up? Trent is a very thoughtful person, he's so confident he's stubborn... I'm not willing to gamble." Mu Xiang shook his head. "What if the timeline is distorted the moment he disappears from the real world? We'll be helpless... Like I said, we can't gamble on this kind of uncertainty and passivity."

Zhan Lan touched her forehead and suddenly realized, "So you came out last because you went to get Sutter Kane's novel? After all, the clue to entering Hobbs Town is hidden on the cover designed by Sutter Kane himself."

Mu Xiang nodded: "That's right, I will replicate everything Trent did, and then take everyone into Hobbes Town. But before that, there are a few things to do."

“I divide the narrative of ‘The Terrifying Black Hole’ into two layers: the real world and the story world. The story world can be represented through novels and films… Linda, the editor who went to Hobbes with Trent, is a real person, as can be determined from the dialogue and the comparison before and after. But in the end, she stayed in the story world…” Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses, “So, in the real world, there is no trace of her existence.”

Zheng Zha couldn't help but say, "Why can't it be a memory distortion? It's just that the boss of the Arcane Company forgot about her."

“It doesn’t make sense logically.” Mu Xiang waved his hand. “Even manuscripts that didn’t exist originally and the unreleased ‘The Terrifying Black Hole’ have appeared for months and weeks. The erosion of reality has been intensified so much all at once due to the time distortion… It’s not surprising that someone could be erased. After the timeline is distorted, the distortion becomes reality. Otherwise, wouldn’t a book that appears out of thin air just be a memory distortion?” Mu Xiang continued, “Whether we can enter Hobbes Town is actually just speculation, although I’m more than 90% sure… But can we all enter Hobbes Town? I have my doubts… Sart Kane isn’t God, he can’t possibly know all of our secrets, but even so, letting nineteen people into Hobbes Town is too strange.”

"So you're talking about narrative issues?" Liu Xi raised her hand to ask. "I've read 'The Black Hole,' and the so-called disappearance is indeed obvious. Following your line of thought, it seems there's always the risk of being torn apart, right?"

Mu Xiang's heart stirred slightly; not all of these newcomers were incompetent...

“That’s right. If Sart Kane doesn’t let everyone in, there will be a problem.” Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses and glanced at everyone’s faces. “Those who enter might be forgotten by those who don’t. Trent and Linda are, after all, just two different people, so there are uncertainties in comparing them.”

"So, Trent wasn't forgotten because he eventually came out? Before he came out, did Trent still exist in the real world? Linda was forgotten because she didn't come out, and therefore didn't exist in the real world. But Linda is an extreme example, and Trent's position is much more ambiguous."

The veterans looked at each other, and several of them immediately turned pale.

“But you just said that Trent didn’t know how long it took… Wait! Because the passage of time is too vague, entering and leaving Hobbs Town might only take a moment for the outside world, or it might take several days. In the latter case, our team would be separated without us even realizing it?” Zheng Zha stood up abruptly again. When he first spoke, Mu Xiang was about to sigh, but after hearing the second half, Mu Xiang nodded with relief.

“That’s right… I’m used to considering the worst-case scenario, but if it’s not the worst-case scenario,” Mu Xiang was silent for a while, “I can’t understand how ‘The Trembling Black Hole’ could have a side story with all B-level characters and a difficulty level of twenty people for us now.”

Zheng Zha was silent for a moment: "That would be terrible... So what are you going to do?"

"First, I absolutely must get into Hobbs Town. Whether it's fighting, analysis, or strategizing, it's all necessary to get in there. And I have no choice but to take on this responsibility..." Mu Xiang said calmly. "I'll go kill Trent soon and get some cash from him. Once you have the cash, each of you should buy paper and pens and write down my plans."

“If you were to purchase and write everything, the connection between these things and me would be minimized… Even in the worst-case scenario, if my existence were erased, the remaining people might not immediately be at a loss,” Mu Xiang said. “I do hope this arrangement is unnecessary, but… it’s hard not to think about it this way.”

Zheng Zha frowned: "It's not that I think you can't handle the problems inside by yourself... but how can you be sure that Satt Kane will only let you in? If Satt Kane lets in everyone who can protect themselves, and leaves the rest outside, wouldn't they still be unable to cope with the dangers of the real world?"

“I didn’t decide to let only me in… In fact, no matter how the team is broken up, as long as the people inside are capable enough, it’s very safe outside. Just stay in the hotel,” Mu Xiang said to Zheng Zha.

Then, his voice rang in Zheng Zha's mind: "And if Sart Kane really does divide things up as you say, those left outside will all be newcomers... then it will actually be more convenient for us."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha became anxious, but Mu Xiang's voice rang out again: "I've changed my mind now, and I won't let you read novels anymore... As long as you stay in the real world, our chances of winning are greater, and the others will be safer!"

(End of this chapter)