Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 154 Correction
Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha first raised his hand to stop Mu Xiang from continuing, then closed his eyes to ponder. If Zhan Lan hadn't stepped on his foot, Zheng Zha probably would have unlocked the third-tier gene lock on the spot.

Seeing this, everyone exchanged strange glances...

Mu Xiang said, both amused and annoyed, "It's not that bad. You just need to remember your previous ideas... Impersonating me in front of me, you're not ashamed, but I am."

Could Zheng Zha have actually evolved a brain?

“Perhaps it’s because of our similar thought patterns, or perhaps your memory still holds the conclusions I made before I disappeared…” Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses. “You quickly came to the same conclusion as me: two worlds, one reality, one story.”

Zheng Zha nodded: "Yeah, so what?"

Mu Xiang couldn't help but smile bitterly: "So, any reasoning, no matter how meticulous or self-consistent, is still just reasoning when there is no information... Because neither you nor I had ever truly entered the story world before, our analysis of the world structure could only be speculation."

"So, what secret did you see after you entered that church?" Zhan Lan touched her forehead.

Mu Xiang nodded: "That's right... Before that, I'd like to ask, from your perspective, what happened after I entered the church?"

Zhan Lan glanced at Qi Tengyi and Liu Xi, then replied, "The three of us share the same perspective... After you gave us your important instructions, you suddenly broke free of your mental chains. It's as if... you suddenly disappeared from the world."

Liu Xi stood not far away and calmly took over the conversation: "We thought we would encounter other attacks, but the church collapsed directly, and then the town began to be destroyed... Their physical abilities are much stronger than mine, and they are the ones who brought me out."

Zhang Jie chuckled upon hearing this: "See? I told you before that Zhan Lan and Qi Tengyi also needed to work on their physical fitness. Now it's come in handy!"

"Yes, yes, yes... thank you so much." Zhan Lan rolled her eyes at him, then smiled and said, "Qi Teng and I unlocked our gene locks and ran at full speed. Although we were fast, it was still not as fast as driving... but Qi Teng said one word and it accelerated our group."

Qi Tengyi was suddenly praised and scratched his head shyly: "We originally wanted to find a car, but when we saw that the cars in Hobbs Town were also destroyed along with the town, we had no choice but to run away."

"Hmm... So you guys realized it?" Mu Xiang clapped his hands. "Our time flows are different."

Zheng Zha said in surprise, "Isn't that obvious? It's already confirmed that the flow rates in the two worlds are different..."

Mu Xiang couldn't help but facepalm: "Can't you use your brain? Am I talking about the story world and the real world?"

“I understand…” Zhan Lan frowned slightly. “You mean, the time flow is different in the church and in Hobbes town?”

Mu Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and said approvingly, "That's right, you're really smart... Don't you guys think we're missing a step?"

Zheng Zha was initially speechless after being choked by Mu Xiang's words, but upon hearing the second half of the sentence, he slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "That's it! You mean, the church is another world?"

“Not entirely… Let me re-analyze the world structure of ‘The Trembling Black Hole’.” Mu Xiang smiled. “This also explains why, even with all the lockdown measures you took, some people still went mad.”

“First of all, the existence of the real world and the story world is not a problem. The time flow between the two is not the same, which can also be confirmed... We only stayed in Hobbes Town for less than one night, but for you, almost twenty days have passed.” Mu Xiang shrugged.

He adjusted his glasses and looked at everyone: "But there aren't only these two worlds... After I entered the church, I quickly dealt with Sart Kane and destroyed the manuscript of 'The Trembling Black Hole.' You all received the message from the Supreme God, didn't you?"

Everyone nodded.

Mu Xiang snapped his fingers: "So, what were you all doing back then? Let's check the time."

Zheng Zha scratched his head: "At that time, I was burning Rikers Island... The others should have received it at the same time, but we didn't have any means of communication at the time. I only found out after I picked up the four of you and we discussed the situation." The Zhongzhou team members who stayed at the hotel nodded in agreement.

Zhan Lan touched her forehead: "We were running for our lives... We received this notification when we were almost out of town, and then we successfully crossed the wooden bridge we came from and returned to the real world. After that, we found a car and drove towards New York..."

Zheng Zha chuckled: "Then after driving for a while, I ran into him. I was carrying Mu Xiang, and the five of us came back together."

At this point, Zheng Zha gave Mu Xiang a mischievous grin again: "They drove like that, and you didn't even wake up from the jolting... I admire that."

Mu Xiang was speechless for a moment. He looked at his phone and realized that he had spent half of his day and night sleeping in the car...

He waved his hand helplessly, signaling everyone to stop laughing, and then said, "But after I destroyed the manuscript, I went through a fierce battle... You have no idea how awesome it was to open the door and be surrounded by fourth-tier beings..."

Everyone was taken aback, then exchanged bewildered glances. After all, Mu Xiang had mentioned fighting a fourth-tier opponent with Zheng Zha, though they hadn't witnessed it firsthand, they had heard of it... Pushing open the door to find only fourth-tier opponents was indeed a bit unsettling.

The Overlord couldn't help but ask, "So that's why you're... so weak?"

Mu Xiang glared at him: "Who taught you to use that word? You've picked up bad habits so easily... From my perspective, I fought for a long time; but for the three of you, it was just the time it took to leave a small town; and for Zheng Zha, it was even shorter, from the time he started burning Rikers Island to the time I fell out, it was only a short while."

"The reason for correcting Zheng Zha's statement is that the church is actually the abyss world of the Great Old Ones, at the entrance to the story world... The flow of time we perceive is different in the three worlds."

Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses: "So the world model we previously speculated on actually has flaws... It's not just the story world and the real world; we only just learned about the existence of the Abyss World, which means we need to change some of our plans."

Zheng Zha couldn't help but scratch his head: "Wait, wait... I heard everything you said, but what does this have to do with going crazy? And what's the plan afterward?"

This time, Mu Xiang didn't laugh at him; instead, he became serious.

“Now that we’ve confirmed the existence of the Abyss World and know where the Old Ones’ lair is, what do you think is the source of the corruption?” Mu Xiang looked at everyone. “Is it Sat Kane’s novels? Obviously not! The real source has always been the Old Ones.”

"The Abyss World might not have been able to directly interfere with the real world before, so it used fantasy stories to invade reality... But the situation is different now. There are too many believers. Even without novels and movies, the invasion of the Abyss World would continue," Mu Xiang said coldly. "Otherwise, why would the madness spreading in the real world intensify?"

"The story world is no longer important; let's just pretend it's destroyed... The truth is, what's directly opposite us now is the Abyss World! If every infected person isn't dealt with, the mental distortion and physical deformities will only worsen, leading to the situation Zheng Zha witnessed in prison..."

“Now, every infected person is an anchor point pulling the Great Old Ones... At the same time, they themselves are infectious. The Great Old Ones’ influence in the real world is growing stronger, which will exacerbate these madness and distortions.”

Mu Xiang looked at everyone: "Do you remember where the main god teleported us? We were actually infected by the people in the bookstore at the beginning... but the effect wasn't strong then, and the veterans who had unlocked their gene locks had better resistance to this mild infection. But the newcomers were different. Except for a few with good qualities and mentality, by the time the symptoms appeared and they started treatment, it was already too late."

Long Taobing's face immediately darkened: "So that's how it is..."

"Whether it's the temperament of the Supreme God or the inconsistency in the flow of time... these factors will bring even more variables to our schedules in the next few days." Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses. "I bet that even if we start cleaning up the infected all over the world right now, we won't be able to stop the Old Ones from being pulled apart. We still have a lot to do."

The reason for not clearing the infected around the world is that the best time has passed. At this point, Zheng Zha is the only available strongest force. A global cleanup would definitely not be as fast as the Old Ones being pulled back again.

Another reason, which Mu Xiang didn't mention... he wanted to see when the principles of civilization would manifest.

Here's a recap of the previous plot to avoid confusion... After returning to the real world, there will be another invasion, and then *The Hole of Terror* will conclude. The issues of the dream world and the abyss will be explored in future horror films.

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