Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 233 A safety net
As expected, Wang Xia accepted immediately.

"You're not familiar with 'Final Destination,' are you? While power armor can help you handle many unexpected situations, it can also bring you far more terrifying ones." Mu Xiang adjusted his glasses. "Like a power system malfunction, causing an explosion..."

Wang Xia nodded calmly, without saying anything more.

As expected... for someone like Wang Xia, being able to do more is the most important thing.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Zheng Zha reached out and touched Blood Kiss, and a power armor immediately appeared on the ground. The newcomers were all taken aback by the appearance of this thing that clearly did not come from the real world.

Wang Xia was tall and strong, but fortunately Zheng Zha wasn't short either, so his power armor wasn't a problem for Wang Xia to use. After gesturing a bit, Zheng Zha looked at the three people who hadn't yet come to their senses: "Could you please introduce yourselves?"

The bespectacled, refined-looking man forced a smile and said, "Zheng Xue, lawyer..."

The thin young man looked tremblingly at the man beside him, but the man himself was also shaking. After Mu Xiang tapped the armrest, the thin young man hurriedly said, "Wang, Wang Xiaoxiao, uh... he's not, he doesn't have a job yet." It was unclear whether he was stuttering or still in shock.

The middle-aged man rubbed his hands together and said in a low voice, "Old Li, he's a plumber..."

These three are just like in the original story... but they will probably die mysteriously, just like in the original story.

Zheng Zha glanced at Mu Xiang, then taught Wang Xia how to put on the power armor, followed by a series of instructions and reminders.

"One for each of you, put them on, and don't turn them off." Mu Xiang placed several headsets on the coffee table: "Use these to stay in touch... Now that you've followed me here, I'll at least keep an eye on things."

Li Shuaixi walked over, picked one up, and exclaimed in admiration at the headset's sleek design... It wasn't large, but it was clearly a high-end product.

Huang Lilin got one for Zhu Wen as well, and asked somewhat worriedly, "The power should be enough, right?"

Mu Xiang nodded: "Theoretically, the power supply is sufficient, and the communication signal is strong enough. This is a combat headset for the interstellar era. But... in a horror movie like this, there will probably be various accidents that cause the headset to malfunction."

At this point, Mu Xiang glanced at the newcomers beside him: "Keep everyone on the line, and speak normally. That way, if anything unusual happens, the others can react the fastest... Understand?"

After Zheng Zha taught Wang Xia the basics, everyone else went to their respective rooms. Mu Xiang once again upheld the tradition of booking the entire floor and let the others choose their own rooms.

Having witnessed the horrors of this world, the newcomers' desire to stick together diminished considerably. After all, no one wanted to be caught up in someone else's misfortune... And if they were to talk about looking out for each other, what could they possibly offer with their limited resources? It was better for them to each stay put and call for help directly if needed.

Therefore, apart from Huang Lilin and Zhu Wen sharing a room, everyone else had their own room.

Zheng Zha walked to the coffee table, picked up two headsets, and tossed one to Wang Xia, who was wearing power armor: "He learns much faster than me. No wonder he comes from the army."

Mu Xiang smiled and said, "I hope this will be useful..."

Wang Xia reached out and took his headset, saying in a low voice, "Although it's a bit inconvenient to move around, ordinary threats are really nothing."

“There’s no way around it… wearing this will sacrifice agility.” Mu Xiang shrugged. “But agility is a joke in the face of death, being able to withstand blows is better.” Zheng Zha looked at Wang Xia: “Wang Xia, when we’re not around, please take care of things for us… save as many people as you can, but also be careful about your own safety.”

Wang Xia nodded silently, then, still wearing his power armor, took his leave and went to his room.

Zheng Zha watched Wang Xia leave, then said, "I didn't expect you to let them stay in separate rooms."

"Otherwise what? If they were together, they might all be wiped out." Mu Xiang shook his head. "In fact, their rooms aren't even next to each other right now. Isn't that because they're afraid that death will wipe them all out?"

Zheng Zha was silent for a moment: "Are we just going to leave them to die?"

“You’re thinking of saving people again.” Mu Xiang sighed. “This isn’t a good habit. To put it bluntly, you don’t know their talents or abilities; to put it mildly, you don’t even know their character. How can you be thinking of saving them? I will find a way to protect them. There’s only Wang Xia.”

Zheng Zha thought for a moment: "Shall we divide the work? You go find people, and I'll watch over them..."

“Even if you stay in the hotel, you can’t protect them all the time.” Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses. “Zhang Jie will send people to attack you, and we’ll have to fight each other eventually. Do you believe that in that situation, you, in the midst of the fight, would be an accidental element for them?”

Zheng Zha said helplessly, "We have to give it a try, right?"

Mu Xiang regretted analyzing the situation with Zheng Zha. With him and Zhang Jie backing him up, Zheng Zha would have the luxury of pursuing higher goals... like protecting someone. Thinking about it carefully, the difficulty of this horror movie was far less than "The Hole of Terror" for Zheng Zha, who had no intention of running for team leader.

"Fine, send this to the rest of you." Mu Xiang sighed and took out a stack of protective shields from his bracelet. "Tell them how to use it, and to be careful. At least it can protect them from physical attacks that they deem harmful."

Zheng Zha was taken aback: "How come there are still so many?"

"Have you forgotten? I put this away and used it to recharge during my break," Mu Xiang said.

Zheng Zha scratched his head: "Damn, I gave my protective shield to someone else a long time ago... I'd completely forgotten about it."

Mu Xiang waved his hand: "You really don't need this right now... This protective shield will be pretty much destroyed after blocking an attack that could seriously injure you. By the way, has your blood core been completely refined?"

“No, but the core energy has been dispersed a lot.” Zheng Zha shook his head and said, “From my perspective, even if my blood core is shattered, as long as the energy of other vampires is still there, I will not die… although I will be a little weak.”

Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses: "That's right, this is a world without magic, so it's not easy to make you lose all your energy... But if it were a world with magic, it would be very easy to deplete your energy."

"Isn't 'Final Destination' just the magic-free world you guys were talking about? Except for the Grim Reaper..." Zheng Zha was a little confused, "What do you mean by 'Final Destination' in a world with demons?"

Mu Xiang stood up: "This is just a Chinese translation... In the movie, it's more about a rule, a law, or a correction. The idea that someone is the incarnation of death is just baseless speculation."

"This is the rule we are facing... the rule of a world without magic, nothing more."

(End of this chapter)