Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 153 Rendezvous
Strictly speaking, the horror film *The Hole of Terror* is not a single world, but rather a combination of three worlds. However, this combination is not the result of the planes evolving on their own, but rather caused by the invasion of the original, magic-free world.

Therefore, under this combination, the rules and logic within the plane are inconsistent. If the invasion is an external factor, then this inconsistency will dismantle the plane's civilizational principles from within. The principles of civilization have already been suppressed to the extreme by the invasion of a powerful being, making it impossible to resolve this inconsistency.

One manifestation of this inconsistency is the disordered spacetime relationships among the three worlds within the composite entity. Although the flow of time has not yet diverged, their relative times are different and unstable.

In the cosmology of the prehistoric continent, this kind of problem is called the Three-Body Problem, and it is always used as the final, challenging question for middle school students.

Zheng Zha, of course, knew none of this, nor did Mu Xiang, but Mu Xiang had read the novel, so he could easily sketch out a rough outline of the dimensional model. Although he couldn't do quantitative analysis, qualitative analysis was still quite easy.

As for Zheng Zha… he was completely dumbfounded. Just as a crack appeared in the sky, a person radiating golden light roared at him and then vanished. Before he could even remember who that person was and what they had shouted, another crack opened up in the sky above the opposite bank of the river.

When Zheng Zha saw the pure darkness emerging from the sky, his eyes immediately felt uncomfortable, and at the same time, he had an ominous premonition in his heart... coming from both the crack above his head and the earth and river below!
The instant that pure darkness penetrated the real world, the entire Donghe River basin below trembled.

earthquake!

As the earthquake intensified, the waters of the Donghe River began to surge.

Before the pure darkness could descend even an inch further, a golden figure flashed out from behind it and pulled it back. Before leaving, the person even shouted at Zheng Zha.

"Zheng Zha! Go pick up Zhan Lan and the others!"

The moment Zheng Zha saw the golden figure, he suddenly felt something had changed, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. Hearing that shout, he finally understood.

Although Zheng Zha could not unlock the third-order gene lock for the time being, he still had his memories and previous thoughts, so he immediately realized that this person and "Zhan Lan and the others" were his former teammates!

"Zhan Lan... Zhan Lan, that's right, I knew it! How could a team like ours possibly need to use headsets!" Zheng Zha slapped his leg and immediately went to find Zhan Lan.

As a mental power controller with a mental power of over a thousand, Zhan Lan's presence is too strong. As long as she doesn't deliberately hide from Zheng Zha, Zheng Zha's strength and intuition will still be able to sense her.

Before Zheng Zha could turn around and fly away, an even stronger presence erupted from above...

"Huh? There's another expert?" Zheng Zha blurted out Zhang Heng's catchphrase while playing cards, then suddenly looked over there.

Zheng Zha was already nervous from the pure darkness just now. The moment that guy appeared, it caused an earthquake. It was no weaker than Saigia... Although Zheng Zha didn't know that it was Saigia's father, he could still sense its strength.

The presence it was now exuding was far stronger than that pure darkness... In fact, Zheng Zha hadn't even seen what was happening yet; just sensing its presence was enough to make him break out in a cold sweat.

That pure darkness... compared to this guy, it probably wouldn't even be a grandson.

But when Zheng Zha saw the figure fall out of the crack, his mind went blank, and he recklessly flapped his bat wings and rushed over.

Isn't that Mu Xiang?

"So that's how it is... So that thought process was yours, damn it, you really trust me!" Zheng Zha cursed.

Its overwhelming presence even suppressed the earthquake below, leaving only the remnants of waves on the river's surface. In Zheng Zha's perception, Mu Xiang's aura was no different from that of an ordinary person... The only difference was that an ordinary person could still give Zheng Zha a sense of health, while Mu Xiang was shockingly weak.

Clearly, that presence didn't emanate from Mu Xiang, but rather from behind that crack... Zheng Zha dared not try to perceive it closely. He had tried his best to block out his senses, but he was still sweating profusely, and even his whole body was trembling.

This presence wasn't even actively displayed, nor did it carry any threatening or intimidating intent... it was merely an unintentional revelation, just a tiny wisp escaping from this crack, yet it made Zheng Zha feel as if he were seeing ancient stars. "Close your eyes! Don't look!"

Startled by the roar, Zheng Zha pressed his hand to his head, forcibly suppressing the urge to look up in the direction of that great being.

Zheng Zha gritted his teeth and rushed forward, suppressing his trembling, adjusting his position, and finally caught Mu Xiang in his hands before he fell into the East River.

The next moment, the terrifying presence above vanished... or rather, the crack disappeared. Without the pressure from above, Zheng Zha finally stopped trembling.

"How did you get yourself into this state..." Zheng Zha had a lot to say to Mu Xiang, but Mu Xiang fainted. Zheng Zha scratched his head and flew off in another direction with a wry smile.

When Mu Xiang woke up, the soreness all over his body made him hiss... He hadn't felt like this in a long time.

The smell of smoke is very strong...

Mu Xiang slowly asked, "Who's smoking in the room?" His voice was extremely hoarse and unpleasant, startling even himself.

But then a series of footsteps sounded from the other side of the room, and Zheng Zha took the lead, rushing over with a group of people.

"Are you awake?"

Although Mu Xiang was grateful for their concern, he was still dizzy from the noise... He nodded reluctantly, then looked at the half-smoked cigarettes in Zheng Zha and Zhang Jie's hands. They had obviously been smoking earlier, and had stubbed them out as soon as they heard Mu Xiang's voice.

The group exchanged guilty glances, then chuckled awkwardly and put their hands behind their backs.

Zhan Lan laughed and said, "It's a good thing you woke up early, otherwise they don't know how long they would have been drawing lots."

"How many days have I been asleep?" Mu Xiang asked.

"You slept so well for a whole day and night."

Mu Xiang tried to sit up, and although his movement wasn't difficult, Ling Dian still reached out to help him. Mu Xiang smiled and nodded at Ling Dian, who then silently stood by the bedside.

"Those who entered Hobbs Town... have all come out." Mu Xiang's gaze swept over Zhan Lan, Qi Tengyi, and Liu Xi, then he nodded with satisfaction.

Mu Xiang then looked at the other team members: "Those who stayed in the real world are all fine, right?"

After Zheng Zha finished explaining the situation, Mu Xiang reached up and adjusted his glasses. His gaze swept over Zhang Heng, another unharmed newcomer, and then settled on Long Taobing's forced smile.

"You've worked hard... You deserve a lot of credit for this horror film." Mu Xiang said solemnly to Long Taobing, "You've done a great job, there's no need to be so hard on yourself."

However, seeing Long Taobing's faint smile, Mu Xiang knew that psychological counseling would be indispensable later...

Then, Mu Xiang looked at Zheng Zha: "You simulated my thinking, right? This is a great benefit of the third-order gene lock. Without you, I definitely wouldn't feel comfortable letting Hobbs Town separate us."

“Your line of thinking is correct. You have found most of the clues I left you and eliminated the erosion very well…” Mu Xiang said. “However, one of your deductions is wrong… or rather, our previous deductions were wrong.”

(End of this chapter)