Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 188 Just Wait
“I can’t find Alice’s location… I’ve searched all the experimental bases in the Raccoon City area, and I’ve also searched some of the secret laboratories inside the hospital, but I still can’t find Alice.” Zhan Lan touched her forehead. “It’s really bad, it’s like she doesn’t exist.”

Mu Xiang spread his hands and said, "It seems that the main god blocked your scan... Alice is, after all, an important character connected to the later plot, and she must have many tasks on her side. It is reasonable that it is not easy for you to scan her."

Zhan Lan let out a long sigh: "This is too deliberate... The main god really went to great lengths to increase the difficulty."

"It's not really increasing the difficulty, just keeping it at a normal level for you." Mu Xiang couldn't help but laugh as he looked at Zhan Lan's displeased expression. "If we really increased the difficulty, I wouldn't be surprised if the main god stripped us of our enhancements..."

Zhan Lan touched her forehead: "We were looking for side quests anyway... So, if the main god issues a mission like rescuing Alice later, we'll have to find her ourselves?"

Mu Xiang nodded: "That should be the case... but you should be able to scan the other non-key individuals?"

“Yes, not to mention those high-ranking officials, I can see everything that’s happening in the various experimental bases.” Zhan Lan smiled helplessly. “The only thing I can’t see is any information related to Alice, as if she has been erased.”

Zheng Zha spoke up: "Then I'll trouble you to monitor the overall situation for the next few days... According to Mu Xiang, this Raccoon City will be very different from the one in the movie. However, from a purely cinematic perspective, Resident Evil 2 is just the story of Alice and her group, while in other parts of Raccoon City, the same plot as in the game is also developing at the same time, only some of it is shown on film and some of it is not."

“That’s right… Even the Raccoon City storyline in the game series was gradually perfected over several generations of games.” Mu Xiang clapped his hands. “In a real world, it can be understood as multiple storylines running in parallel… So it’s true that Zhan Lan needs to monitor the overall situation, since they are all side storylines.”

At this point, Mu Xiang looked at everyone and asked, "By the way, do you think the horror movies that the Supreme God is showing us are the same as the ones we're watching?"

Zheng Zha already knew this, so he didn't say anything, but just looked at Zhan Lan and Ba Wang.

After Ba Wang opened his mouth and closed it twice, Zhan Lan finally smiled and said, "Then let me tell you my opinion... Although the main god said to enter a horror movie, strictly speaking, it's definitely not the same horror movie, right? After all, no matter how much we change the plot of the horror movie, when we come out and watch the horror movie again, it's still exactly the same."

She touched her forehead: "I guess you mean parallel worlds? I heard you and Chu Xuan talk about it before."

"Correct!" Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha said at the same time, and then the two stared at each other strangely... Except for Zheng Zha not having glasses and his eyes being blank, the two expressions were practically identical.

Mu Xiang smiled at Zhan Lan and said, "That's why I've always valued intelligence... Relying on the original plot is somewhat useful, but not much. In terms of intelligence, your mental scanning and Chu Xuan's phone are both extremely effective."

"Chu Xuan has spent a lot of time on both of these matters," Mu Xiang said.

Zhan Lan felt a chill run down her spine as she recalled the unbearable training days...

"So what do we do now?" Zheng Zha asked.

Mu Xiang stretched and lay down on the bed: "Wait!"

This time, Zhan Lan was completely dumbfounded. So, she was the only one who had to monitor the whole situation for the past few days?
The overlord hadn't understood what he was hearing, so his expression didn't change much.

Zheng Zha was the first to understand. He nodded thoughtfully, "Indeed, the main god chose a good time... Various leaks occurred one after another, and the infection had actually appeared long ago; the mansion incident is over, and perhaps we should add the Zodiac Train incident and the like; also, has William's G-virus already leaked? I'm not quite sure of the exact date." "You're all right. Basically, everything that happened in the game has happened. We can assume that the live-action movie mainly focuses on the original female lead, Alice, but the rest of the parts that weren't filmed can also be understood using the game's world view." Mu Xiang shrugged, "As for the timing, the Raccoon City incident in the game broke out in September 1998, while the first movie was released in 2002..."

“Our calendar says 1998, which makes sense. This world is set a few years later than ‘The Trembling Black Hole’.” Mu Xiang glanced out the window. “Hmm, the Twin Towers in this world are still in print, just like in ‘The Trembling Black Hole’.”

"Why are you so obsessed with the Twin Towers..." Zheng Zha smiled bitterly, "So at this point in time, many things have already happened, and there's no way to prevent them from happening in the first place. If we find the side quests ourselves, we definitely won't save ourselves any trouble."

Mu Xiang swung his legs: "That's right, but it's actually a good thing. The main god's arrangement makes sense. This way, if you come on vacation, you'll be safe as long as you don't cause trouble; and if you do want to cause trouble, you won't leave empty-handed. Our strength is enough to handle these side quests and also get the rewards."

“So I understand what you mean… indeed, all we need to do is wait. Things have already started unstoppably, so let’s just wait for them to develop to the point where we are needed.” Zheng Zha touched the bridge of his nose, then followed Mu Xiang’s example and lay down on another bed.

The next moment, his eyes returned to normal, and he sat up with a jolt: "Wait, wait, wait, what do I understand? So we're not going to bother with those people?"

"Uh..." Mu Xiang and the other two looked at Zheng Zha speechlessly.

Mu Xiang sighed and rubbed his forehead: "I don't think you need to simulate me all the time... The third-order gene lock is certainly useful, but using it too much really does have a tendency to cause your personality to transform into that of the simulated person. Don't be more enthusiastic than me when you're carrying out a massacre later..."

"Zheng Zha, you wouldn't want Loli to know you have the potential to massacre an entire city, would you?"

After Zheng Zha ended the simulation, Mu Xiang went to great lengths to explain to Zheng Zha the necessity, feasibility, and benefits of intervening now...

During these past few days, Zhan Lan had been monitoring the entire Raccoon City, reporting the situation to Mu Xiang at any time. With her current mental strength, covering the entire Raccoon City didn't consume much energy; on the contrary, it was a form of training.

Both Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha devoted themselves to comprehending their own power, hoping to further refine their application of it... As they became more aware of their bottlenecks, Mu Xiang gradually determined what the next level of application would be.

He knew that this was actually the exploration of the subtle. Before anyone moves from the third to the fourth level, they will consciously or unconsciously lay a lot of groundwork for mastering the subtle.

Of course, this excludes the captains of the reincarnation squads who are directly promoted one rank by the guide...

As for Overlord, without the ban on "The Hole of Terror," he didn't stay cooped up in his room. Instead, he adopted the attitude of a mercenary on vacation, frequenting various bars and gyms in Raccoon City... In any case, the infection in the city hadn't really spread yet, so it posed no threat to him.

Even disregarding his high-level werewolf lineage, he was still someone who had been injected with the T-virus stock solution... The T-virus from the tap water system wanted to infect him? That's ridiculous.

As requested by readers, I will be releasing a character information card later. I'm thinking about how to do it...

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