Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 14 Success!

Mu Xiang hadn't turned around before, but he saw the third laser line reflected in the entrance gate. By then, they were already pressed against the door, but the burly mercenary captain was struggling frantically and was even trying to drag the two of them away.

Mu Xiang suddenly had a flash of inspiration and shouted, "Shut up! I remember now! I designed part of this system. The third barrier isn't as simple as you think! Stick to the door obediently to survive!"

James's expression had turned ferocious, but upon hearing this, his face softened somewhat. He obediently leaned against the door, staring intently at the incoming laser beam.

The doorway barely squeezed three people under. Mu Xiang, while listening to the sounds behind him, shifted to the right to avoid being squeezed by James, who had the broadest shoulders. Zheng Zha was probably doing the same thing, otherwise the three of them standing would have been even more cramped.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

Zheng Zha stood on the left, facing Zhan Lan through the glass window. Zhan Lan's face was pale; the tragic death of Mu Gang must have greatly affected her. Seeing Zheng Zha and the others struggling for their lives, her eyes were filled with tears.

Zheng Zha smiled at her, though the smile was incredibly pale and weak.

Mu Xiang knew what the two of them were doing even without looking, but now was not the time to complain. He could only face the entrance gate and press himself against it, like a man who had been meditating for ten years.

The iron gate was cold, but touching it gave me a strange sense of peace... as if the chill was the path to survival.

Mu Xiang was incredibly nervous. He knew that the idea that sticking to the iron gate would save them was just a facade. In the movie, it was Kaplan who deactivated the laser barrier at the last moment, bringing the laser net to a halt. James, unfortunately, was killed because he didn't retreat. So, essentially, their survival depended on Kaplan's speed. Perhaps they wouldn't even have to face the lasers, remaining unharmed by standing on the exit side; or perhaps, even if they stuck to the entrance side, they would be sliced ​​into pieces.

So all we can say is that Kaplan is their only hope right now... Hopefully, he can be the savior of these three men.

[Although... if this were one of those fanfictions where Zheng Zha dies at the start, or where the protagonist kills Zheng Zha and Chu Xuan, and then dominates the reincarnation world... I might be doomed too. If I were convinced this was *Infinite Terror*, I wouldn't be worried, but the problem is I think it's most likely a completely different novel!]

[I'm putting so much pressure on myself! Oh well, it's just a matter of a second, it won't even hurt... If I really die, I guess I'll just have to suffer the consequences.]

If I were Li Xiaoyi, and I wanted to eliminate the people in the passage, I could easily distract Kaplan, but I wouldn't survive afterward...

Although everyone had their own thoughts and chaotic ideas, the worlds inside and outside the iron gate were two different worlds... Outside, it was extremely noisy, and a group of men and women were in a panic; inside, danger lurked everywhere, and three men were as frightened as dogs.

But all these thoughts flashed through his mind in a fleeting moment; only a few seconds passed between the generation of the third laser beam and its arrival. James was probably the most desperate, watching helplessly as the laser beam suddenly branched out in the distance, transforming into a blue-white laser net—simple in color, yet clearly deadly.

The mercenary captain cursed "Damn it!" and watched in despair as the laser net continued to advance, closing in on the three men clinging desperately to the door.

Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha couldn't hold back any longer either, letting out roars like "Ah!" and "Ow!" They dared not look, they dared not move, they could only press themselves against the door!
Just as James was in utter despair, the laser net suddenly stopped, gradually dimmed, and disappeared just centimeters from his sight. The faint heat still lingered in the air, but he realized he seemed to have survived.

Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha also felt the sharp and intense heat of death approaching their backs, only to suddenly disappear. When they realized this, their backs were already soaked with cold sweat.

Mu Xiang roughly assessed the situation; the cold sweat he'd produced in that short minute was more than the sweat he'd shed after running a kilometer… [It really was a brush with death… a real brush, almost rubbing my shoulder off. Is this what it's like to be on the verge of life and death? I might have to go through this many more times in the future…]

Mu Xiang truly felt the terror of death approaching... He was truly gripped by extreme fear; all the fear he had experienced in the previous seventeen years combined couldn't compare to this. At this moment, death was no longer a metaphysical concept, nor was it a fantastical impact from novels or movies; he could no longer remain aloof or detached. Just now, death had swept past his shoulder, swept across his spine, and charged towards his back!
If he hadn't figured out the essence of the laser channel attack mechanism, he might have died like Mu Gang under the second laser beam; if he hadn't had a flash of inspiration and concocted a very convincing reason, he and Zheng Zha might have been dragged to their deaths by James...

Mu Xiang touched his face, the back of his head, his chest and back, and moved his limbs. He finally confirmed: I really survived. I am not missing a single piece of my body!
Seeing Mu Xiang's actions, Zheng Zha couldn't help but laugh. The two looked at each other and both let out sighs of relief and relaxed laughter.

A rigid yet solemn voice echoed in Mu Xiang's mind: "Save James Shedd, obtain one B-level side quest, reward 5000 points!"

He then looked at Zheng Zha and found that Zheng Zha looked shocked, so he must have heard the same thing.

Mu Xiang's heart began to race again. So he had made this substantial first pot of gold? This meant that his future development might be much smoother...

To be honest, he wouldn't think it was a windfall like Zheng Zha did, since he already knew... but he also knew all along that this laser tunnel was deadly! After deciding to come in, he planned to avoid affecting his reward acquisition while thinking that just surviving would be a blessing... Didn't the author of "The Lost Tomb" say something like, "If you can earn money but don't live to spend it, you might as well go home and sell tofu pudding"? He couldn't even guarantee that he would live to earn it, so it was only natural to be excited when he actually got it.

The tightly closed door had unknowingly opened, and he patted Zheng Zha on the shoulder before stepping outside.

Li Xiaoyi rushed up and tried to put his arm around their shoulders, laughing loudly, "Congratulations! You actually survived!"

[Why do I have to deal with people like this in here... It's so annoying.]

Mu Xiang shook his head, subtly dodging Li Xiaoyi's arm, and gestured with his chin towards Mu Gang's corpse. He didn't want to say anything more; the previous excitement and elation had faded, and he suddenly felt a sense of desolation.

Li Xiaoyi still had an exaggerated smile on his face. Following Mu Xiang's pointing finger, he saw his arm around Zheng Zha's shoulder tremble slightly. Then he rushed outside and vomited violently.

【Ah. 】

Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha had just returned from the brink of death; while they were still terrified, their tolerance had indeed increased. If the intense trauma they had experienced earlier hadn't raised their limits, they probably wouldn't have fared much better upon seeing these corpses.

This may be very disrespectful to the deceased... but it is human nature to feel disgust and aversion when we see our fellow human beings die tragically.

Zheng Zha shook his head with a bitter smile, unsure of what to feel. Was it unexpected joy? Or the sorrow of a fellow survivor? Or perhaps the relief of surviving a calamity? He didn't know. He didn't even know what to say. Having just survived a brush with death and witnessed the gruesome death of a fellow member of the Reincarnation Team, the shock was far too great for an ordinary person who had just come from the mundane world.

Mu Xiang was no different. Before entering the novel, he could use a god-like perspective, as if he were a god high in the heavens looking down on the world, coldly observing all the actions of the characters in the book, seeing the darkness and light of their humanity, and the nobility and baseness of their behavior; but now he himself had entered the novel! The god-like perspective no longer existed, only the understanding of the future plot... But now, he dared not even be sure about the future plot.

Faced with various life-and-death trials, he is just an ordinary human being as weak as the characters in the book... No advantage he has can make him stand aside and do nothing. Only by getting involved and squeezing his intelligence and strength to the maximum extent can he go further!
(End of this chapter)