Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 230 Docking
Just as the two were talking, a sleazy voice rang out: "What glowing thing, what Zhang Jie? Stop with your nonsense, where are we?"

Zheng Zha turned his head and saw a young delinquent girl; the Sichuan accent came from her. Just as he was about to explain, Mu Xiang drew his knife and pointed it at all the new recruits: "Hands behind your heads, squat down, or you'll die."

As he spoke, Mu Xiang swung his knife across one of the bus's handrails, and the metal bar snapped in two like mud.

The newlyweds gradually woke up, not yet able to process the information in their minds and match the changes in their surroundings, or even find a suitable place to stand, when they were suddenly confronted with knives. In a panic, they all covered their heads and crouched down.

Zheng Zha's eyes lit up when he saw that there was a soldier in uniform among them. He nudged Mu Xiang, who of course also saw the soldier.

At this moment, the soldier was looking down, calmly observing Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha while pondering a countermeasure. In his eyes, he was facing kidnappers, with a group of civilians behind him.

"You were sent by Chu Xuan, weren't you?" Mu Xiang didn't bother with pleasantries and went straight to the point. In the original story, Zheng Zha and Wang Xia's communication was completely misaligned; one didn't know Chu Xuan's plan, and the other didn't know to report to the new leader... How could Mu Xiang possibly make the same mistake again?

Upon hearing the name Chu Xuan, the soldier looked up in surprise.

Mu Xiang casually stuck the knife into the floor and pushed up his glasses: "I am Chu Xuan's superior here... According to the information we relayed back to the base, those who enter here will temporarily lose their rank and become members of the Central Continent Team. Get up and introduce yourself."

The soldier immediately jumped up and saluted Mu Xiang: "Lieutenant Wang Renjia has arrived at the designated location and requests the next action plan."

Seeing that he still hadn't changed his manner, Mu Xiang returned the salute: "At ease... To reiterate, we are not soldiers now that we have temporarily lost our rank, so you don't need to act according to military standards."

This action made Mu Xiang feel a bit like a student saluting a soldier when visiting a military camp... even though there was a knife stuck in the side.

"Damn it, what kind of act are you putting on? Trying to fool me..." A young man with dyed hair saw that Mu Xiang didn't have a knife, and he suddenly rushed over while cursing.

The next moment, before anyone could even see Mu Xiang's movements, the dyed-haired youth slammed into the back of the carriage. Strangely, despite the violent impact, the window didn't even shake. Upon closer inspection, a layer of floating light and shadow could be seen on the window's surface—an invisible shield that had been shaken by the collision.

The young man with dyed hair was lying unconscious at the back of the car, with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth and a slight dent in his chest.

Mu Xiang's kick was just to shut him up, but it also completely silenced the other newcomers, who dared not utter another word.

Zheng Zha glanced at Mu Xiang, who nodded at him. Zheng Zha then began explaining the rules of the Main God Space to everyone. While Zheng Zha was discussing reward points and side quests, Wang Xia's gaze flickered between Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha for a moment.

Mu Xiang noticed his confusion and explained to Wang Xia in a low voice, "That's right, he and I both exchanged for very strong attributes... but besides that, there is also a system called the Gene Lock, and we have both activated the third stage."

Upon hearing about the gene lock, Wang Xia's expression changed, while Mu Xiang smiled and said, "Those who participated in the experiment should have all received this information, right? I'm telling you all this in the hope that you can trust us... If Chu Xuan were still here, it would be much more convenient."

Mu Xiang observed the changes in Wang Xia's expression, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind: "Oh, he hasn't introduced himself yet... I am Mu Xiang, and he is Zheng Zha, the strongest player in the Zhongzhou team."

“Understood. Within the Zhongzhou team, I will follow your instructions,” Wang Xia said seriously. Mu Xiang said with some surprise, “Chu Xuan told you my name too? How come I didn’t know?”

“Yes, Colonel Chu Xuan’s secret letter contains a description of you… You are the only contact person Chu Xuan has identified,” Wang Xia said.

"So thoughtful... He really thinks highly of me." Mu Xiang smiled.

After Zheng Zha finished speaking, he turned to look at Mu Xiang: "So what do we do next?"

Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses: "Ask the newcomers for their opinions... If they want to join us, then join us; if they don't want to join us, then go somewhere else and cool off."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha's expression relaxed a little. He had thought that Mu Xiang was going to abandon all the newcomers.

But Mu Xiang immediately poured cold water on his enthusiasm: "Don't think we can save them... This horror movie is irrational. I'm not abandoning them outright; I'm just giving them a choice. In the end, whether they go with us or on their own is just a matter of dying sooner or later."

Zheng Zha was gently persuading the other newcomers to come over when he heard Mu Xiang say this behind his back, and his face immediately turned green.

Ultimately, only four of the nine newcomers were willing to come, including Wang Xia. Three were still hesitant, the young delinquent stood alone to one side, and the dyed-hair youth lay half-dead at the back of the car.

Zheng Zha looked at Mu Xiang angrily and said, "You're too good at discouraging people. You could have attracted more people, but you scared them away instead."

“I wouldn’t say this in other horror movies, but in this one…” Mu Xiang shrugged, “We don’t have that much leeway. I’m just telling the truth.”

Zheng Zha sighed and followed Mu Xiang toward the car door.

Wang Xia followed closely behind. Seeing the soldier go after him, the remaining three then closely followed Wang Xia's footsteps. Mu Xiang had left them with a terrifying impression; without Wang Xia, who seemed reliable, leading the way, they probably wouldn't have dared to follow. Compared to the other five, they only had a little more trust in Wang Xia.

"What is the mission?" Zheng Zha muttered to himself, then looked at his watch.

The mission is to survive for five days. Those who survive will return to the Main God Space. At the end of the horror movie, the entire team receives 500 reward points for each main plot character who survives; if all plot characters survive, the entire team receives a B-level side quest and 5000 reward points. If a main plot character is killed, the killer loses 5000 reward points for each character killed.

Mu Xiang sighed: "Forget about this mission. The main god's explanation was too vague... How do we define the main characters? If we miss even one, we won't get the B+5000 reward. Even if we find them all, given the death-defying style of everyone in the Final Destination series, plus the Grim Reaper's killing efficiency, do you think we can protect ourselves?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than a large truck sped past at the intersection where the road was blocked, crashing into the female protagonist's little red car and causing it to explode with a loud bang.

The next moment, the car door suddenly opened... and the horror movie officially began!
(End of this chapter)