Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 240 Blocking War

In fact, at his current level, Mu Xiang doesn't need Zhan Lan's scanning or Zhang Heng's air control to sense the presence of other beings... For example, just around this hillside is that being with considerable spiritual power.

Mu Xiang looked at the smiling girl in front of him and shrugged without any surprise.

This girl looks exactly like Zhan Lan... but she is not Zhan Lan.

This is Zhan Lan's spirit puppet... The real Zhan Lan wasn't even on the front lines.

That's why she dared to use her mental power to attack Mu Xiang, because it wasn't Zhan Lan herself who suffered the backlash.

Without hesitation, Mu Xiang turned and left, instantly rushing in the direction Zhao Yingkong had gone.

This was clearly a trap set for Mu Xiang, and the trap and bait were this spirit puppet. Mu Xiang couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. After being controlled by Zhang Jie, the Zhongzhou team really treated Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha as mortal enemies.

Zhan Lan must have told the others that she had a killer move... and then they figured out this trap of feigning indifference to lure him in, and even Zhao Yingkong's seduction was part of the trap.

Mu Xiang was almost amused by his anger. Could it be that a few people who usually didn't use their brains could actually put together a strategist? The only two things they had overlooked were that the spirit puppet endured the backlash for longer than expected, and that Mu Xiang's escape speed was much faster than they had anticipated.

Now that Mu Xiang is gone, this ultimate move probably won't be used anymore. Mu Xiang isn't worried about it hurting him; in fact, he taught Zhan Lan this move... but this thing is one less to use each time, and a spirit puppet is a B-grade item to exchange for. During the previous combat drills, Zhan Lan said that even if they encountered Zheng Zha, it would be to save money.

In this unconventional civil war, using B-grade items as disposable weapons... isn't that just wasteful? If Mu Xiang hadn't left, he would have been heartbroken for a long time.

"Zhan Lan isn't here. No need to engage in combat. Retreat immediately," Mu Xiang said into his earpiece, adjusting his glasses.

Zhang Heng was currently engaged in a battle of attrition with the Overlord. By using the impact of his telekinetic floating cannons and low-powered fire, he could greatly extend his ten-second safety time. However, the Overlord was no pushover either. After being initially thwarted, if it came to a real stalemate, Zhang Heng would definitely not be able to defeat the tough-skinned and incredibly powerful Overlord without going all out.

"Damn it, I feel like you're the one who came out of a horror movie!" Zhang Heng cursed and lifted the floating cannon under his feet. Even so, the Overlord still managed to graz the floating cannon under his feet with one claw.

Unseen by Zhang Heng, a purplish-gray light shimmered on the surface of the floating cannons like a persistent, insidious infection. Had it not been for the counteracting effect of the telekinetic energy, this eerie energy would likely have already tainted Zhang Heng.

Zhang Heng made a few hand seals that seemed to be either those of a cultivator or a ninja, striking a completely useless pose, while the remaining five floating cannons swirled and rammed in a dazzling array, surrounding the huge werewolf body.

Zhang Heng swore that aside from not firing at full power in a volley, he had used every other method to its fullest extent. The floating cannons, capable of turning ordinary people to dust, only managed to slightly stun the giant werewolf when they hit it; they didn't even cause any real damage. If it weren't for the interspersed low-power fire, the Overlord would have already crashed sideways onto the other side.

"Damn it!" Zhang Heng narrowly dodged Ba Wang's leaping attack and launched a volley of fire, stopping Ba Wang's attempt to break through.

The werewolf bloodline is indeed powerful. At the Overlord level, even with only a first-tier gene lock, he is still incredibly imposing... Not to mention that Zhang Heng is only at the first tier, without the telekinetic floating cannon, even if he had a second-tier gene lock, without bringing out an equally monstrous attribute, he would still be beaten into a pulp by the Overlord.

Seeing that the Overlord was about to leap, charge, and swing its claws at a speed completely disproportionate to its size, Zhang Heng was almost frantic: "Damn it, hurry up and bring Long Taobing back to save my life! I'm going to fight to the death!"

There's no other way but to fight. Although Ba Wang didn't attack Zhang Heng initially, after Zhang Heng launched the first attack, he became a target as well… Ba Wang's ruthless approach to his enemies is terrifying. Aside from Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha, anyone in the team would have to think twice before facing Ba Wang in this state. Zhao Yingkong might be able to win, but that requires extremely high skill… Zhang Heng, though an assassin, has no choice but to risk everything. While Ba Wang's werewolf transformation is also a state, comparing the few dozen seconds of safety time to the transformation duration of an A-level werewolf is ridiculous, isn't it? There's no other way but to fight to the death.

Therefore, when Zhang Heng heard Mu Xiang say to retreat, he felt as if he had been granted a pardon. His face turned cold, and he muttered incantations. He then adopted the posture of a sword master and quickly flew away on the floating cannon, leaving only the tyrant who roared at him.

When Zhang Heng returned to the convoy on the floating cannon, he was surprised to find that one vehicle was missing and one person was missing.

Zheng Zha sighed: "We were attacked just now too... Mu Xiang's car had a tire blowout while driving at high speed."

Zhang Heng was taken aback: "How many died?"

“No one died,” Mu Xiang said calmly.

"The driver died, but I rescued the rest," Zheng Zha said almost simultaneously.

After they finished speaking, the two looked at each other simultaneously, and their expressions became strange.

Zhang Heng casually remarked, "You must treat NPCs like people when you play games." Upon hearing this, Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha's expressions became even stranger, but neither of them said anything.

All three of them then focused their attention on the person in Mu Xiang's arms... Liu Xi was unconscious.

Zheng Zha scratched his head: "Why did you bring her back first? Logically speaking, without your computing power support, Liu Xi is not a threat."

Zhang Heng gave Zheng Zha a knowing look, which made Zheng Zha smile knowingly.

Mu Xiang ignored their expressions and pushed up his glasses: "It's simple, because this isn't a real team battle, that's all."

"What do you mean?"

"Doesn't Zhang Jie know that the first round is the easiest? Doesn't he know that sending so many people here, even if they're attacking the newbies, is just feeding us easy prey?" Mu Xiang sneered. "This isn't a team battle with kills as points! Zhang Jie is pushing us into the second round..."

Mu Xiang continued, "Whether it's Zhang Jie or us, the real goal of both sides is not to defeat each other... These game rules are not actually set by Zhang Jie, but by the God. Only in this way can we select the captain who best meets the God's requirements."

“Zhang Jie has his own purpose. He hopes we can quickly complete the previous procedures and confront him as soon as possible…” Mu Xiang shrugged. “But don’t we also have our own purpose? If we capture five too quickly, the two of us will immediately become enemies, and many of our plans will be impossible to implement.”

“Given that we can’t capture Zhan Lan, Liu Xi is the most useful of those people.” Mu Xiang slapped Liu Xi awake and asked with a half-smile, “That bait plan was your idea, wasn’t it?”

(End of this chapter)