Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 245 Wake up
Mu Xiang's voice wasn't loud, and not everyone present reacted... but the person he hoped for did hear it.

A helpless laugh rang in everyone's ears; it was Zhang Jie's voice.

"You guys won the first round."

With a clang, a beam of light fell to the ground. In the instant Zhao Yingkong's consciousness blurred, a dark red flame shot out diagonally, causing the short sword to bounce out of her hand.

Not only Zhao Yingkong, but everyone present, including Zhan Lan and Lingdian in the distance, were caught in this state.

Mu Xiang silently pushed up his glasses and saw Zheng Zha suppress his red flames, giving himself a thumbs up.

In this world, the corruption of the Necronomicon is very weak... Needless to say, it's a piece of cake for Zhan Lan, who possesses the ability to purify psionic energy, and even for Qi Tengyi and Long Taobing. The key is not the corruption at all, but Qi Tengyi's "healing".

Zheng Zha's timely interference, Mu Xiang's opportune moment... everything was designed to create an opportunity for Qi Tengyi to utter the word "Cheer". Qi Tengyi's "Cheer" is determined by the amount of abnormality eliminated, and although the upper and lower limits vary greatly, its advantage lies in its high efficiency and wide range.

Moreover, for Qi Tengyi, eliminating the influence of the Necronomicon only required reciting one more word. This word did not consume his mental energy, and with the support of his advanced Ghoul Clan bloodline and Zhan Lan's mental power, the correct choice was obvious: to recite "Liao" or to wait for Long Taobing and Zhan Lan, who could not be distracted immediately, to use holy light or purifying psionic energy to transmit it to everyone.

At least in the matter of eliminating the Necronomicon, Qi Tengyi has found the optimal solution.

The only problem was that Qi Tengyi and the rest of the team members were completely unaware of another abnormality in their minds... This caused the "Cure" spell, which should have stopped consuming mental energy after the corruption of the Necronomicon was eliminated, to continue to take effect and, like a river that never turns back, rush towards the bottomless abyss.

what is that?
This question exploded in the minds of Qi Tengyi and Zhan Lan at the same time. They had no idea about the abnormal existence that had been looming over everyone's minds!

Like a demonic shadow roaming between heaven and earth, you may think it's just an ordinary night, but in reality, all things are already under the shadow that oppresses heaven and earth...

Even more terrifying is that this abnormality, which silently affects everyone, has an immeasurable level and scale. The elimination and cure of "Liao" is extremely efficient, but the price is that its effects cannot be stopped unless it is completely eliminated.

Driven by the word "Chi," Qi Tengyi's spiritual power surged continuously towards that being. Zhan Lan, who had been constantly connected to Qi Tengyi and providing him with spiritual support, immediately sensed the anomaly. The speed at which the purified psionic energy flowed towards Qi Tengyi had greatly accelerated, indicating that even with Qi Tengyi's spiritual power reserves, a significant shortage had emerged!

But Qi Tengyi and Zhan Lan had no choice but to grit their teeth and channel their mental energy... The anomaly was simply too terrifying, especially since they had to deal with six people at the same time!
This process is unstoppable. Once his mental energy is exhausted, Qi Tengyi will fall into a coma... This is different from the high burden Qi Tengyi faced at the end of "The Terrifying Black Hole," where he could still use the Golden Apple's combined defensive and healing properties to prevent himself from completely falling into a coma and being exposed to the shadows' siege. But if "Che" exhausts his mental energy, even the Golden Apple will not be able to save him.

At that time, having lost his autonomy, he could only rely on the Golden Apple's defense to barely survive... In the face of Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha, two demonic opponents, he was no different from a dead man with only protective gear left!
"Break off, break off!" Qi Tengyi roared in his heart at Zhan Lan. Although he was doomed to die, Zhan Lan could still live... as long as Zhan Lan broke the mental chain with him.

Zhan Lan didn't answer. Instead, another surge of pure spiritual energy flowed into Qi Tengyi's consciousness. This wasn't the purification of psionic energy, but pure spiritual energy!
This is Zhan Lan's spirit puppet.

Just then, Qi Tengyi and Zhan Lan also heard that helpless laugh.

"You guys won the first round."

What first game? What did you win?
This was a perplexing question in everyone's mind, swirling wildly in their hazy consciousness and robbing them of all other thinking. When their consciousness gradually returned, each of them looked around blankly. Fortunately, Zhan Lan's mental link with the others remained intact; although not everyone could connect, they could quickly confirm each other's situation.

It was as if everyone had woken up from a dream at the same time.

Qi Tengyi was somewhat dazed. He vaguely remembered chanting "Liao" to eliminate an anomaly that even exhausting his mental energy couldn't remove... Whether it was Zhan Lan and Ling Dian, who shared the effect through the Mind Chain, or his teammates on the rooftop, all were under the influence of that word. Logically, his mental energy should have been almost completely depleted, but he still had quite a bit left.

He and Long Taobing, who was not far away, both became visible. As their consciousness faded, the concealment they had been using was also dispelled.

The Central Continent Team seemed to be fighting someone. But after dispelling these suspicions, they did not feel any threat of death on the battlefield.

"Mu Xiang, Zheng Zha!"

Zhan Lan was the first to react. She gasped inwardly, realizing that there seemed to be no memory of the two of them.

The others also turned to look at Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha on the rooftop. The next moment, a terrifying threat made everyone, near and far, tremble. Their genetic locks had been activated during the battle, and driven by this, they all hastily retreated.

Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha stood facing each other, with a distance of more than ten meters between them.

Before Zheng Zha could even put his thumb down, his expression turned cold, just like Mu Xiang's across from him.

The terrifying aura that sent shivers down the spines of the Central Continent team emanated from them. Both of them stared blankly at each other, clearly having activated their genetic locks to the maximum extent.

A distance of more than ten meters might be considered a safe confrontation distance for most people... but for them, it's something they can cross in an instant.

The reason they didn't create distance was because both sides were focused on each other, and maintaining this distance was a last resort... If either of them dared to make a move, even just taking a step back, it would provoke a fierce attack from the other side.

“I have a strange feeling… I know we’re not enemies, and before this I even thought about just admitting defeat,” Zheng Zha said calmly. “But after Zhang Jie delivered the message, when I saw you, my killing intent and anger surged up uncontrollably.”

Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses: "As expected... then there's nothing more to say. The rules for the second round are the same: one side defeats the other until they are unable to fight, or of course... kills them."

"Then let's fight."

Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha spoke in unison, and a moon-colored longsword and a dark red greatsword appeared in their hands at the same time.

(End of this chapter)