Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 242 Night Battle
What Mu Xiang didn't mention was that incidents like planes falling from the sky would begin much earlier than everyone expected. In the original "Final Destination 2," the number of participants was even smaller than this time... yet the plane crash occurred on the third day. If it weren't for the time-pause effect of the captain's position, even the near-third-tier Zheng Zha would have been out of commission.

Even if the newlyweds are sent to a sanatorium, they still face numerous crises... If death doesn't go crazy, they might be able to survive until the next day; but if they encounter an accident like a plane crash tomorrow, which of the newlyweds will have a chance to survive?
Zheng Zha stood silently beside Mu Xiang. Although he didn't know the specific details, he understood that the sanatorium was only a temporary measure. If the battle wasn't resolved soon, all the new recruits would die.

Sadly, in this situation, the expedient measure is the best strategy. What else can they do besides sending the newlyweds to a sanatorium? Let them stay in different hotels?

Apart from the foam houses in nursing homes that offer temporary safety, there is absolutely no safety anywhere else.

"Although it's a helpless situation, it's the best solution after all." Zheng Zha sighed. "I wouldn't ask them to protect the newcomer... it would be too dangerous for them."

Mu Xiang smiled and said, "You wouldn't make that kind of request... You've known that all along."

“But I’m so powerless.” Zheng Zha gripped the railing on the top floor, where it silently melted into molten iron.

It was now late at night on the second day. Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha left the sanatorium and headed towards an abandoned housing complex. They were Zhang Jie's group's real target, and there was no reason not to attack them.

“This is also New York… Heh, it’s a different scene from the New York in ‘The Black Hole’.” Zheng Zha looked at the city lights below. “Although they are largely the same, you can still find many differences if you compare them carefully… I don’t remember there being that sanatorium or this abandoned building complex in ‘The Black Hole’.”

Mu Xiang smiled slightly: "Even similar planes, or even parallel worlds in the strict sense, are not completely corresponding in details... let alone two different movie worlds."

"A fire broke out in an empty ward at the sanatorium," Wang Xia reported into his headset. "It's been completely extinguished and didn't spread to any of the new patients' isolation rooms."

Zheng Zha whispered, "Another failed attack..."

"Perhaps." Mu Xiang sighed.

Just then, Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha simultaneously turned their heads to look at another corner of the rooftop.

“Your concealment of your murderous intent is already perfect… but our senses are even more unreasonable.” Mu Xiang spread his hands and smiled at the girl standing there, “We still get a little startled.”

Zhao Yingkong stood silently in another corner of the darkness, so dark that even an ordinary person with normal night vision couldn't spot her. Besides her slender figure completely blending into the darkness, her aura and killing intent were also concealed as much as possible… Without the suppression of her cultivation level, one would almost never notice her before being struck.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha couldn't help but smile wryly. He had never realized it before, but Mu Xiang's words made him suddenly realize... As a member of an assassin family, Zhao Yingkong's almost instinctive ability to conceal herself was already comparable to some of the skills of the God of War.

Or, to be more precise, most reincarnators who exchange for these skills, if they cannot unleash their full power, their stealth effect is probably not as good as Zhao Yingkong's.

“No wonder she didn’t exchange for that Shadow series skill… It wouldn’t be an improvement for her, but for us, that skill would be more obvious than her own stealth.” Zheng Zha scratched his head.

The next moment, Zheng Zha's lowered hand slightly changed direction, striking towards his side and rear with terrifying heat.

Mu Xiang also stepped forward, his foot propelling a massive body out of the air and cracking ground. Before Mu Xiang stood a gigantic werewolf, its entire body shimmering with a purplish-gray light. After being forced back, it no longer concealed itself, roaring as it charged forward.

Zheng Zha reached out and slapped the other Zhao Yingkong, forcing her to dodge backward and land directly on the railing. At the same time, the Zhao Yingkong in the distance subtly changed, truly transforming into a shadow at that moment.

"She can barely control the mirror image to make different movements, but she can't use the mirror image and the image swapping together." Zheng Zha's mind raced, and a layer of scorching red flames exploded around his body, while blood spread beneath his feet.

This move was poorly executed; Zhao Yingkong's shadow wasn't forced back by the red flames, but it could still touch Zheng Zha. Although Mu Xiang's method of breaking the shadow swap wasn't as fancy as Zheng Zha's, it was much more efficient at breaking the plane where Zhao Yingkong's main body was located.

The layers of crimson flames did not harm Zhao Yingkong, but the momentum of the three crossed swords was momentarily halted.

According to Mu Xiang's assessment, the Xiao Lian's extremely strong penetrating power when wielded by its master is actually a manifestation of an activated enchantment. Furthermore, both this unconventional enchanted weapon and arrows or bullets with other enchanted effects can be blocked by energy counteraction.

The next moment, Zheng Zha's feet were completely covered in flames, and the crimson energy that had seeped into the ground erupted. It was the blood-like vampire energy, now activated in the form of crimson flames!
The three Zhao Yingkongs were forced out. Although the Shadow Shift was used effectively, it was still difficult to render even third-tier powerhouses like Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha helpless, given that it was a B-level skill.

Zheng Zha had already witnessed the fusion of mirror images and transformations in the Main God Space... Under the rule of stopping short of a direct confrontation, every time Zhao Yingkong used it, it would put Zheng Zha to the test. After all, Zhao Yingkong's strength far exceeded her rank, and with her unpredictable techniques, Zheng Zha couldn't guarantee that he would dodge it every time.

At this moment, Zhao Yingkong attacked Zheng Zha with all her might, and he became even more serious... Which of the three Zhao Yingkongs is the real one?
Zheng Zha reached out and grabbed Zhao Yingkong by the neck to his right; his intuition led him to choose this spot.

On the other side, the battle between Mu Xiang and Ba Wang was hardly in doubt. As soon as Ba Wang revealed himself, Mu Xiang subdued him. The already cracked ground developed even deeper fissures after Ba Wang was pinned down.

A gentle breeze blew by, but it wasn't the night wind from the top of the building; rather, it was some kind of omen.

The ground, ravaged by immense force and crimson flames, shattered with a deafening roar, and Mu Xiang and the Overlord both plummeted downwards. However, there was a slight difference: in an instant, the Overlord's massive body became stuck in the gap, while Mu Xiang passed through the ceiling of the top floor and crashed into the atrium below.

Zheng Zha's question was also answered at this moment... Who said Zhao Yingkong can only create two mirror images?

Another Zhao Yingkong appeared behind Zheng Zha, her eyes blank and expressionless. To avoid accidental injury, Zheng Zha had stopped using this technique after unleashing his red flames once. Even now, with a terrifying warning coming from behind him, he couldn't possibly use his burst of red flames to block it.

A beam of light pierced Zheng Zha's heart and then slashed horizontally.

At night, only shadows are visible during the day, and only light shines through... The invisible sword hums at this moment.

Just as the sword was about to sever Zheng Zha's upper body, an extremely strong resistance prevented Zhao Yingkong from continuing to slash the short sword in her hand. She looked at Zheng Zha's wound; there was no blood spurting out, only scorching red flames continuously gushing out... This almost tangible dark red flame enveloped Xiao Lian, rendering her unable to move.

(End of this chapter)