Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 161 Trust?

The smile on Ba Wang's face vanished completely, and Qi Tengyi and Zhan Lan had also disappeared. The intense mental torture he had just endured had caused all of Ba Wang's muscles to tremble, as if he were about to transform into a werewolf at any moment.

"Formation!" Overlord was the first to react. After all, he had experienced the battlefield. No matter how rough he was usually, he still had the awareness for this situation.

Lingdian, carrying a Gauss sniper rifle, channeled a portion of his consciousness into radiating Buddhist light. He immediately joined Bawang and Zhang Jie in protecting Long Taobing, the most important person, in the center, fearing that something might happen to the last person who could resist the mental erosion.

Zhang Heng barely regained consciousness and immediately rolled over to get closer, then joined the three of them in keeping watch on their surroundings.

"Bring the new recruits over..." Even though there were fewer people, Long Taobing's expression grew even more grim. He mobilized all the holy light within his controllable range, amplifying his positive intentions and thus inspiring the others to resist the corruption.

Liu Xi covered her head. After all, she was just an ordinary person. Whether it was the energy transferred by the senior experts or the manifestation of "Support," it all affected her mental world. In addition to "Healing," although the effect was obvious, it was all equivalent to fighting against the erosion of the smiling face in her mental world.

As the purification of psionic energy, holy light, Buddha's light, and the healing of "Chou" suppressed the clash between "Shao" and the smiling face, she was finally able to stand up and immediately rushed towards the direction of several veterans.

If the seasoned veterans possess extraordinary mental fortitude, and Zhang Heng embodies the tempering of a special profession... then Liu Xi can be described as having astonishing willpower.

However, the remaining four newcomers lacked this willpower. With Zhan Lan's disappearance, the transmission of purifying psionic energy immediately ceased. The fear in their hearts never ceased, which greatly affected the purification of their mental state.

If everyone's mental world was in chaos at this moment, then for the few who had already gathered, the influence of the smiling face had basically disappeared, with only the remaining erosion still clashing with the two kinds of light and "healing".

The remaining four newcomers were left only with suffering. In their spiritual world, holy light swept over them, pulling their positive thoughts upwards and covering their fragile hearts with the light of Buddha. The meanings of the words "恃" (shì, to rely on) and "瘳" (cháo, to heal) remained. The former stood at the top of the spiritual world, while the latter penetrated deep into the heart, resolving the erosion at its root.

But their fear, pain, and all their dissatisfaction with the senior members of the Central Continent Team were completely ignited... The erosion of the smiling face was not completely eliminated; it hid in the deepest part of their spirits, wrapped in countless negative upward impacts!
Long Taobing clearly sensed that at this moment, the other veterans no longer needed the Holy Light. Even the two newcomers, Zhang Heng and Liu Xi, could be temporarily safe thanks to the zero-point Buddha Light. However, the minds of the other four newcomers began to strongly resist the Holy Light. Their positive thoughts only paused for a moment before failing to be pulled by the Holy Light and were then submerged in the surging negativity.

This is why his energy expenditure is increasing instead of decreasing... But should he give up treating the newcomers?

How can it be!

Long Taobing stared intently at the four newcomers, almost roaring, "Don't think nonsense! If you don't want to die, trust me!"

Ba Wang sighed inwardly. He glanced at Long Taobing, wanting to say something, but remained silent, only raising his tubular pulse catapult gun to guard against the twisting corridor ahead.

The battle behind him continued, and all the veterans could sense that Long Taobing had long since reached his limit... but he didn't want to give up!
Lingdian glanced at Long Taobing, then continued to observe the corridor behind him... He already wanted to knock Long Taobing unconscious, but a few days ago, Long Taobing had also obtained a defensive item from the Beiyanzhou team with everyone's unanimous approval, which made things difficult.

In fact, they all wanted to persuade Long Taobing to give up, as it was a matter of making a choice... but Long Taobing could not possibly agree.

“Damn it, you are this…” Zhang Heng muttered, giving a thumbs-up while aiming his crossbow at the surrounding doors.

Zhang Jie sighed inwardly. He knew how difficult this confrontation was... Looking at Long Taobing struggling on the edge of his limit, Zhang Jie secretly made up his mind.

If things really get critical, he'll use his true strength... Anyway, the election captain is in the next round, and his finish line is already set, so what's there to fear about the God's punishment?

Zhang Jie watched this Central Continent team grow... He seems to have become unaccustomed to the deaths of his comrades. If the Supreme God insists on making things difficult for them, then he'll be the one to overturn the table.

Mu Xiang, Zheng Zha... you guys need to step up your game! Our lives are already in your hands!
Everyone had different thoughts, but Long Taobing's efforts continued.

Just then, the Overlord's pupils suddenly contracted; he seemed to have just seen something rushing towards him from afar!

The tubular pulse ricochet gun spat out deep blue flames, its deafening roar echoing through the empty corridor... At the same time, a sense of danger welled up in his heart, causing him to growl and his muscles to bulge violently.

The genetic lock had already been activated long ago; now, the Overlord has transformed into a werewolf!
"stop!"

A clear, cold voice rang out, and a slender figure flashed past the wolf claws swung by the Overlord.

The dark figure before her suddenly transformed into a tyrant. Zhao Yingkong only had time to increase the speed of her left hand to eighty times, then abruptly flipped her wrist, turning the sword inward. In the instant the dark figure changed, countless needle-like bullets, accompanied by the roar of gunfire that seemed to explode out of thin air, slammed into Zhao Yingkong's face.

Zhao Yingkong saw it clearly, and a sudden sense of crisis erupted. A faint protective layer popped up, blocking the attack. In less than a second, the shield Chu Xuan had given her was about to run out of energy. But Zhao Yingkong's speed and reaction were also quick; the moment she was touched by the needle-like bullet, she turned her body, avoiding the direct impact of the massive force. Overlord, in its genetically locked state, was startled to see the approaching shadow instantly before it. It immediately stopped firing, its left hand transforming into a wolf claw, instinctively sweeping towards the incoming shadow.

Upon hearing the word "Stop," the Overlord paused, immediately halting his attack, but still cautiously took two steps back... This cautious movement seemed somewhat incongruous with his imposing werewolf physique.

Zhao Yingkong also looked cautiously at Ba Wang. She was certain that the dark figure she had seen earlier was definitely not Ba Wang... definitely not! The sudden bursts of bullets and gunshots were proof of that. If the dark figure had been Ba Wang, she would have noticed something was wrong long ago.

The Overlord was also puzzled, because the shadow that had attacked was obviously distorted and not human-like... but after he launched his attack, the shadow suddenly turned into Zhao Yingkong.

Their caution was also a last resort. Not to mention that they were originally from the underworld, what Zhan Lan said when she returned to the hotel was enough to make them pay attention... Who knows if what they saw was just an illusion?
Zhao Yingkong silently examined the Overlord for a moment, then reached out her right hand to twist her left. When she realized the shadowy figure had transformed into the Overlord, the sudden, accelerated twisting of her left wrist had dislocated it.

The Shining attribute is like this: it doesn't have any energy circulation or superhuman physical abilities; it only has enhancements to the mental aspect and extreme speed. Although a C-rank Shining enhancement can easily push the body to ten times the speed, and the hands and feet to fifty times or more, there are still limits to what it can handle and how it can react.

To avoid accidentally injuring the Overlord, Zhao Yingkong increased the speed of her left hand to eighty times, and it was this instantaneous acceleration that dislocated her left wrist.

The Overlord's nose twitched slightly. Each teammate smelled different... but his werewolf bloodline greatly enhanced his sense of smell, allowing him to detect these subtle differences. Now he was certain that this was Zhao Yingkong.

Before he could explain his situation, Zhao Yingkong spoke up, causing Ba Wang's expression to change.

"You got separated too?"

Ba Wang's heart skipped a beat. Only then did he realize that everyone protecting him behind him was gone... This corridor was not the same as before; there were only him and Zhao Yingkong there.

And several floors away...

“It seems we have no way to get out of the building…” Liu Xi said calmly. “Otherwise, I would definitely suggest breaking out. It’s even more dangerous here than outside before.”

Zhang Heng sighed, "We can't break through. Zero is the strongest attacker among us right now... but even a Gauss sniper rifle can't penetrate a wall. We can't punch through a wall either..."

Zhang Jie lit a cigarette, looking at Lingdian, Zhang Heng, Liu Xi, Long Taobing who was relentlessly exploiting him, and the two newcomers who were still here after the spatial distortion...

"Why do you think it's safe outside?" Zero suddenly asked.

Liu Xi calmly replied, "I don't think so... In fact, we don't even know the situation outside. Maybe they messed up, and the situation outside is even worse than here; but staying here is just waiting to die. It's a choice between two options."

“Indeed, this place is definitely a disaster… maybe there’s still a glimmer of hope outside, hehe.” Zhang Heng laughed. Then he slapped his thigh: “But why don’t we wait here? Maybe the remaining two days will be over soon.”

"If it can make time pass in an instant, it can also do the opposite... Isn't it just asking for trouble to pin our hopes on this environment?" Liu Xi said coldly.

Zhang Heng sighed: "Damn it, did they really mess this up? Hey, have they always been reliable?"

"Kid, if you want to be a trusted teammate, don't distrust your teammates." Zhang Jie took a drag of his cigarette, speaking casually yet quite seriously.

Zhang Heng couldn't help but look at the two newcomers who were still struggling in pain. Their faces were becoming increasingly ferocious, and blood could be seen flowing from their eyes... The healing of the holy light seemed to be in vain, because their willpower had actually collapsed, and they no longer trusted Long Taobing.

They don't trust those who want to save them... nor do they trust themselves. No matter how hard others try, they can't save someone like that.

"I was just saying it offhand, just for fun." Zhang Heng hadn't really suspected anything; he just couldn't keep his mouth shut. So he looked at Zhang Jie with sincere eyes.

Zhang Jie met his gaze with a playful look, as if the current predicament couldn't faze him at all: "Not bad, you're quite perceptive."

He blew a puff of smoke into Zhang Heng's face.

(End of this chapter)