Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 241 Nursing Home

"Now that you've brought the newcomer to the sanatorium, our next task is to defeat the rest of them with all our might?" Liu Xi pondered for a moment.

Mu Xiang gave Zheng Zha a wink, and then led the several still-shaken newcomers to their respective isolation rooms.

Only Li Shuaixi remained standing in place. Mu Xiang adjusted his glasses and asked, "Is there a problem?"

"According to the movie's plot, they went through a round of attacks, so is it my turn next?" Li Shuaixi's face was a little ugly. He forced a smile and asked.

During the transfer, the car carrying Zheng Xue, Li Laoshi, and Wang Xia encountered an accident. If Zheng Zha hadn't intervened, Wang Xia might not have died, but Zheng Xue and Li Laoshi would have certainly perished... They would have ended up like the driver, turning into fireballs along with the burning car a few seconds after the tire blew out and the car overturned.

Mu Xiang waved his hand: "Actually, it's meaningless to refer to the rules in the movie... Our order of death is chaotic, and Death doesn't hesitate to kill at the same time. Don't be complacent just because you just dodged, and don't doubt yourself just because others are attacked."

“But the sanatorium can still protect you today,” Mu Xiang explained, but Li Shuaixi’s expression did not improve.

He paused for a moment, then nodded reluctantly and left the room. Zheng Zha was still leading the group in the corridor covered with insulating and fireproof materials when he saw Li Shuaixi following him before he started walking.

Zhang Heng complained, "It doesn't seem to have any comforting effect..."

“I have no intention of comforting him,” Mu Xiang said calmly. “I am just stating the facts. The order is not fixed, and the sanatorium is safe for the time being, which is also a fact… He has no problem extracting information, for the time being.”

Then Mu Xiang answered Liu Xi's question: "This is not a real team battle. Zhang Jie is not trying to kill us, and we are not trying to kill Zhang Jie... so we can ignore many superficial things. Rather than going all out, we should focus on getting as fast as possible."

Mu Xiang continued, "Zhang Heng hasn't been attacked by death yet... I personally believe that unless you stay with us, nothing will happen to you. Even if you encounter danger, it will be because of us."

Zhang Heng was taken aback for a moment: "Oh, isn't that great?"

"This is just my personal opinion, but who can say for sure?" Mu Xiang waved his hand. "This is a 'Final Destination' game with a difficulty level of 20 people. The main god has changed the plot before... You have already lost Zhang Jie's protection. Even if you were not on the initial car accident list, you are very likely to be involved. So you all need to be careful."

Liu Xi raised her hand, then lowered it again: "Can you maintain the connection to the Sky Aether at any time? With the protective shield and your computing power, I should be fine."

Mu Xiang shook his head: "I need to go with Zhang Heng today..."

"Huh?" Zhang Heng was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Mu Xiang and Liu Xi with a strange expression. "What are you planning to do now?"

Mu Xiang said calmly, "Ask less and do more."

Liu Xi pondered for a moment: "I'm not really interested in horror movies like 'Final Destination,' they don't really make sense... but there's one point I do remember: there are conditions under which bystanders get involved, right?"

Mu Xiang nodded: "That's right. In Final Destination 2, the rancher's son wasn't originally on the death list... but during the end-credits dinner, he was blown to pieces. Because when Death was killing people on the ranch, the rancher's son was also caught in the crossfire. If Curly hadn't saved him, he would have been hit and killed by the press car. So, he also became someone who should have died but didn't... even though he was just caught in the crossfire."

"Damn, this Grim Reaper is way too tyrannical!" Zhang Heng cursed. "Are we going to fight him on the last day? I want to kick his ass!"

Liu Xi raised an eyebrow and looked at Zhang Heng with a surprised expression. Zhang Heng was somewhat puzzled, then looked at Mu Xiang: "What's wrong? If you went all out, you should be able to hold Death down and let us kick him, right?"

"Have you seen 'Final Destination'?" Liu Xi sighed, "The so-called Grim Reaper isn't a concrete figure at all, but rather an abstract rule... that's why it's so mechanical."

Mu Xiang waved his hand, stopping their argument; he did know the inside story.

Zhang Heng could only mutter under his breath, "I've never even heard of it, what a terrible movie..."

“What I mean is, you don’t need to take on any missions for now…whether it’s combat or protection. Stay as far away from us as possible.” Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses.

Liu Xi frowned slightly: "Do you really think that just having Wang Xia wear power armor is enough?"

Wang Xia sat silently to the side, his hands neatly placed on his knees, looking more respectable than any power armor warrior in any game or movie.

“It’s not enough, but it’s the best solution,” Mu Xiang said coldly. “Of the newcomers in this round, only Wang Xia is worth recruiting, but in this environment, I’m not even confident I can keep him… After all, Zhang Jie can’t cooperate with us. If you get involved, you’ll only be unable to help yourselves.”

"Tell me, is it Zhang Heng's floating cannons that can handle all crises, or is it your True Sense Vision that can eliminate any threat? Even with my computing power support, you yourself are too fragile!"

Zhang Heng said weakly, "Well, maybe the mask can..."

"Then you might as well shut up." Mu Xiang sighed.

Wang Xia silently stood up and gave a standard military salute: "I will do my best to complete the mission. As participants in Colonel Chu Xuan's test, we are all prepared to sacrifice ourselves."

Mu Xiang gestured for him to sit down. He knew exactly what Wang Xia was saying... If he could stay by his side every step of the way, he was confident he could protect any newcomer; but clearly he couldn't do that.

“In this horror movie, the plot only works on people…” Mu Xiang said in a low voice, “Even if Zheng Zha and I can ignore Death, we can’t guarantee that each of you will be safe. Death has too many loopholes to exploit. So following the framework of the movie won’t work; we have to break the framework.”

Zheng Zha pushed open the door and entered. He had overheard what Mu Xiang had said earlier. Zheng Zha's expression was somewhat grave: "Breaking the framework... you mean a quick and decisive battle?"

Mu Xiang nodded: "That's right. It's only the second day now. Thanks to the foam house, at least we won't be finished right away... But if it drags on, there's no doubt that things like planes falling from the sky will happen."

"Damn it, what are we going to do then..." Zheng Zha punched the wall, and even though the walls of the sanatorium were quite sturdy, they still trembled slightly.

Liu Xi looked at Mu Xiang: "That's my question too. You said you'd do it quickly, but by 'quickly,' do you mean taking care of Zhang Jie, or taking care of the horror movie?"

"This is actually the same issue... According to the people from the Northern Flame Continent team, after the captain election is completed, the captain can directly choose to end the horror movie." Mu Xiang snapped his fingers. "Zhang Jie has already set up the election process for us, hasn't he?"

(End of this chapter)