Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 256 Kill me
With a muffled thud, Zhang Jie spat out a mouthful of blood. After staggering, a sharp pain shot through his back... but he was somewhat disappointed.

What struck Zhang Jie on the back was not the blade, but the scabbard.

Jiyue was not drawn.

Zhang Jie finally moved his feet, while Mu Xiang was sent flying by the surging telekinetic force after he drew his sword.

Mu Xiang casually plunged a knife into the exterior wall of the building, preparing to immediately climb back over. But as he exerted his strength, that section of the exterior wall suddenly collapsed, causing Mu Xiang to fall downwards along with it.

"The Grim Reaper... can only disgust people at times like this." Mu Xiang sneered, drawing his sword to ascend into the air, when a voice rang in his ears.

This is Zhang Heng's voice, but it didn't come from the Mind Chains.

Mu Xiang pondered for a moment, then let himself fall.

As Mu Xiang injured Zhang Jie, Zheng Zha also moved. The swirling red flames, like a raging dragon breaking free of its restraints, suddenly erupted from the spiral surrounding Zheng Zha, surging upwards and downwards. Under the active eruption of the fire dragon, the compressed telekinetic power was momentarily halted, and Zheng Zha accelerated out of the encirclement at this moment.

Asura battle qi swirled in his left hand, while a fireball condensed in his right. The next moment, Zheng Zha clapped his hands together, and a dark red spiral carrying flames roared away.

With each step Zheng Zha took, he was enveloped by layers of telekinetic energy, as if he were walking on the bottom of a vast ocean... But he did not have the divine power of Moses moving the sea, and every step was extremely difficult.

Zhang Jie could have easily killed me... but he didn't. Zheng Zha muttered to himself, his inexplicable anger subsiding slightly.

The Crimson Lotus Transformation, in essence, transforms the physical body into energy, further enhancing the vampire's self-healing abilities. Talking about self-healing without considering cultivation level is, in Zheng Zha's opinion, utterly irresponsible. If Zhang Jie truly wanted to kill him, he could simply use telekinesis to cleanse him… Under complete suppression, extinguishing all the crimson flames wouldn't be difficult.

But Zheng Zha knew Zhang Jie wouldn't kill him... yet he actually wanted to kill Zhang Jie.

"Zhang Jie, are you courting death..." Zheng Zha whispered.

The crimson flames surrounding him were like a candle flickering in the wind, and the fireball that hurtled towards him was as weak as a spark under the layers of telekinetic obstruction.

"Why didn't you use your full strength?" Zhang Jie ignored the blood at the corner of his mouth, took a drag of his cigarette, and said, "Didn't I tell you about the consequences?"

This time, the smoke swept across Zheng Zha's left arm, instantly tearing apart the arm made of crimson flames. Dark red fire erupted from the severed wound, and Zheng Zha silently looked at the injury, shaking his head slightly.

Only after his left arm was restored to its original state did he look at Zhang Jie and then shake his head.

"Too busy to take care of myself..." Zhang Jie chuckled.

With a slight squeeze of the telekinetic energy that filled the entire rooftop, Zheng Zha's body twisted.

This isn't a distortion of vision... Zheng Zha's body, made of red flames, is truly being squeezed and torn apart.

If Zheng Zha could turn the space affected by the flames into a domain when he unleashes his full power of red flames, then Zhang Jie only needs to think about it, and an entire space will become a real telekinetic force.

At this moment, Zheng Zha was like a piece of fruit stuffed into jelly. There was no real energy clash; his body, his energy, everything about him was within a space filled with telekinesis. Every movement felt like a battle against the entire world… The sky was telekinetic, the earth was telekinetic; with just a thought from Zhang Jie, Zheng Zha, trapped within it, would be relentlessly squeezed and torn apart.

The magic used by the Polar Day Envoy shares similarities with telekinesis, including the ability to fill an entire space, but compared to Zhang Jie, it's utterly insignificant... As for Angro of the Northern Flame Continent team, he does use telekinesis. However, comparing him to Zhang Jie would be a profound insult to Zhang Jie.

Zheng Zha gritted his teeth, and with a furious shout, his twisting dark red figure gradually stabilized. As the red flames fluctuated, they subtly repelled the surrounding psychic forces.

"Aren't you going to use your trump cards?" Zhang Jie chuckled, then his voice turned cold. "Why don't you take what I tell you seriously?!"

Zheng Zha was slammed into the ground once more, and the sound of bones breaking echoed through his body. His eyes were filled with astonishment; he had actually returned to his physical form!
It was Zhang Jie's telekinesis... Under the pressure of the telekinesis, the red flames were completely defeated, and Zheng Zha also withdrew from the Red Lotus Transformation state. "You don't think there's anything left to talk about with me, do you?" Zhang Jie sneered, and as if provoking something, the anger in Zheng Zha's heart was ignited once again.

Zhang Jie took a drag of his cigarette, watching Zheng Zha bleed from all seven orifices under the immense pressure of telekinesis: "I've said it before, I am the leader of the Central Continent Team... We must settle this once and for all. Either whoever kills me becomes the captain, I will disappear; or I will kill you all and continue to live."

"There's no middle ground, don't you understand?!" Zhang Jie roared. With his shout, Zheng Zha was gripped tightly by telekinesis and tossed up and down. "What are you dragging this out for? If you want to live, kill me; if not, then die!"

Zheng Zha was slammed to the ground. Just as the invisible hand was about to grab him again, a layer of black flames erupted from his body, instantly forcing back the surrounding telekinetic forces.

"Why is this happening?" Zheng Zha wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. "You can't bring yourself to kill, so you expect us to kill you?"

"Is this how you treat your partners?"

"Answer me, Zhang Jie!"

Zhang Jie was silent for a moment, then exhaled a puff of smoke. This time, the smoke dissipated naturally, quickly merging into the dark night.

“I had no choice,” Zhang Jie said calmly. “I made this decision after a long time, and this is the best way I could think of.”

Zheng Zha took a breath and said fiercely, "The best way? Making us kill each other is the best way? Don't tell me the previous part was just a drill; you clearly want us to kill you!"

Zhang Jie smiled and said, "It's not about killing each other, it's about my death." His wife, who had been standing not far behind him, protected by layers of telekinetic energy, suddenly had tears in her eyes.

"Bullshit!" Zheng Zha cursed.

“You know nothing…” Zhang Jie shook his head. “I am both the captain and the guide of the Central Continent Team… This is abnormal. Don’t you understand what I mean? If I have successfully obtained the captain’s position, why am I still the guide? If I am only the guide, why am I still the captain?”

"Zhang Jie's first horror movie was 'A Nightmare on Elm Street.' In that first movie, Zhang Jie unlocked his genetic potential and turned the tide in a desperate situation, earning him the certification to be a team leader. He passed the certification, but an accident occurred when the guide merged with Zhang Jie." Zhang Jie casually flicked his cigarette butt, which pierced through the floor and fell straight down.

“Zhang Jie’s physical body was killed by Freddy, so the result of the fusion was that Zhang Jie became the captain, but he was symbiotic with the Guide… I absorbed Zhang Jie’s memories and regained my body at the main god’s place, so it was an accident.” Zhang Jie lit a cigarette. “I am Zhang Jie, and I am also the Guide… Well, in general, I am more of a Guide.”

“Otherwise, I wouldn’t be controlled by the main god in every way… unable to help the team as a key player, and constantly being asked to undergo trials.” Zhang Jie smiled. “Do you think I want to die? No, but even if I win, it will be meaningless.”

"The Supreme God has sensed something's wrong. Why does the Central Continent Team have a guide, a captain, and three captain candidates? That's right, besides the two of you, I'm also a captain candidate... Ridiculous, isn't it? Because the Supreme God doesn't know I'm dead, nor does it know I'm the captain." Zhang Jie shrugged. "Since the guide is still here, let's continue the mission... and choose another captain!"

“If any one of you wins, you will become the official captain, and I will disappear.” Zhang Jie looked up at the sky, as if he could see the sphere of light that had been controlling him in the infinite distance through the darkness. “If you all die, and I win… the result will be that Zhang Jie and the Guide merge again. But without the Guide’s symbiosis, how can Zhang Jie, who is already dead, come back to life?”

Zheng Zha wanted to speak, but didn't know what to say.

So... it was a dead end all along.

The anger in his heart erupted again, and Zheng Zha looked at Zhang Jie in shock and fury: "You!"

Zhang Jie waved his hand: "I told you, killing me will solve everything, it's the best way... Are you going to die with me? It's good that you stopped, so my hint can continue to strengthen... Kill me."

A terrifying killing intent emanated from behind... a tangible killing aura, sharp and menacing, locked onto him.

Zhang Jie smiled with satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)