Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 264 Confession
"cheers!"

During lunchtime (although it was past noon), the members of the Central Continent team clinked their glasses together.

Mu Xiang felt the different forces as the nearly twenty glasses clinked together. With a flick of his wrist, a splash appeared in everyone's glasses. Seeing the effect, Mu Xiang was quite satisfied, smiled slightly, and was the first to drink it all in one gulp.

Zheng Zha pondered for a moment, tried it himself, and then looked at Mu Xiang: "It's easy to shake it out, but I'm afraid I can't make everyone's drinks have the same bubbles."

Seeing that Zheng Zha's professional instincts had kicked in again, Lori secretly pinched him under the table.

Zhang Jie laughed heartily. After "Final Destination 2", this man returned to his usual cheerful self. After all, this is the real him.

"This is just a little trick using microscopic perception... If you use energy, you can actually achieve a similar effect." Zhang Jie showed his wine glass to everyone. "Watch closely, I won't use microscopic perception."

The next moment, a flower bloomed in his glass... The wine condensed into a flower shape in the glass, adding a petal with each turn. Zhang Jie flicked his finger, and the wine glass spun between his fingertips, its rim bobbing up and down, without spilling a single drop.

Zheng Zha smiled wryly: "You have telekinesis, so controlling everyone's wine is definitely easier for you than for me... As for vampire energy, eh?"

At this point, Zheng Zha froze, then fell silent.

Mu Xiang and Zhang Jie exchanged a knowing smile. This was Zhang Jie giving Zheng Zha a hint. Although no one could probably teach Zheng Zha how to use the Crimson Flame—not even the original Zheng Zha, who had already mastered it to its fullest extent—Zhang Jie was far superior in the application of energy itself.

Zheng Zha had already completed the leap from "seeing mountains as mountains" to "seeing mountains as not mountains": from using vampire energy to using red flames; and what he needs to do now is to go from "seeing mountains as not mountains" to "seeing mountains as mountains again", from relying on red flames to mastering vampire energy, and even the concept of energy itself.

"So... Zhang Jie, you still have all your abilities?" Zheng Zha suddenly asked.

This question drew everyone's attention to Zhang Jie. Not everyone knew Zhang Jie's secret, and the previous horror movie experience was too unusual; they had actually wanted to ask for a long time. Now, after a few rounds of drinks, Zheng Zha asked first, providing Zhang Jie with the perfect opportunity to speak.

Zhang Jie paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Well, I haven't fully explained the whole story yet... I'll tell you all about it here."

The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat somber. Mu Xiang sighed inwardly, picked up a large bottle of cola, and poured one for Lingdian's younger sister. This child was clever, but also naturally introverted. Now, sensing the awkward atmosphere, she didn't even dare to refill her cola, and could only drink it dry from the cup.

Lingdian paused for a moment before noticing this, then pulled her onto her lap and turned to look at Zhang Jie.

"...In short, that's how it is. I am both the guide and the captain of the Central Continent Team." Zhang Jie gave a wry smile. "My situation is too special, so the main god can't discover it immediately...In its view, the mere existence of Captain Zhang Jie and the guide at the same time is already abnormal."

“Since the guide is still here, it means the captain candidate hasn’t truly become the captain. So the main god will inevitably urge the guide to undergo another test, won’t it?” Zhang Jie’s gaze swept over Mu Xiang, Zheng Zha, and Zhan Lan. “And this will make crises occur more frequently, making the horror movies we face always more difficult. The Central Continent Team was wiped out before you entered because they couldn’t withstand it.” “So strictly speaking, compared to the captain, I am more of a guide, and my main pressure comes from the latter.”

Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses: "You're strengthening your Shinigami bloodline, it shouldn't just be for your own sake... Since the guide can't take action, then Zhang Jie should take action, right? The Shinigami bloodline can leverage your soul advantage, and with the accompanying Zanpakuto, it won't conflict with telekinesis or mental power."

Zhang Jie paused for a moment, then smiled silently. He took a sip of his drink: "But I didn't expect... even though I obtained the Death God bloodline myself, unlike the telekinetic and mental powers given by the God of War, using the abilities of the Death God bloodline would still be judged as a guide participating in the battle, which would still increase the difficulty and punish me. This method was already proven ineffective in 'Scream 2'."

The Overlord spoke up: "So that's why you want to be the secondary gunner?"

Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha exchanged a glance and both smiled wryly: "The main god really has too much trouble."

Zhang Jie smiled, but it was unclear whether he was agreeing or mocking himself: "But things changed after you two entered the God's Space... I, Zhang Jie, as someone who has captain authority but seems to have failed the captain's test, will no longer be the sole candidate for captain in the next test. You and Zheng Zha were quickly deemed qualified by the God, and the guides received even more frequent urgings."

“I admit, I’m still a little unwilling… On one hand, I can’t die so carefree; on the other hand, you two have made rapid progress, and the promotion provided by the captain’s position is best given to you at a crucial moment.” Zhang Jie waved his hand, and another bottle of fine wine that didn’t exist in the real world was opened, and then the wine turned into a rainbow and fell into his cup.

“But this day will come eventually, and my position will inevitably be passed on to you.” Zhang Jie raised his glass to the crowd. “Even if I pass the captain’s test again, it will be meaningless… because I am both the captain and the guide. Can you imagine half of your body merging into the other? For me, it’s like that, both a review and a death sentence.”

“I’m passing on my position to you, and my other half of my life is integrated into yours… For me, this is the best ending,” Zhang Jie said with a smile.

Mu Xiang casually crumpled a napkin into a ball and threw it at Zhang Jie's head: "Alright, it's all settled. Don't act like you're about to die."

The paper ball was thrown back at an even faster speed by an invisible force. Mu Xiang caught it, and then Zhang Jie said, "Then your plan succeeded. My soul was split open by Mu Xiang, but because of my strength, my spiritual particles were able to remain so I could give him some more instructions. The part that was supposed to be the guide was finally separated and merged into Mu Xiang's body, making him the captain."

Zheng Zha couldn't help but interject, "Even if Mu Xiang doesn't split it, if the guide part is separated, you'll still be finished, right?"

Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses: "That slash had two purposes. First, it allowed the main god to determine that the battle was over. Second, it allowed his soul to completely separate into spiritual particles in advance. Even if they were mixed, it didn't matter, since the guide part was quickly separated... You understand purification in high school chemistry, right?"

"Damn, that knife of yours really hurt..." Zhang Jie glared at Mu Xiang, "But Mu Xiang's idea was right, and then I returned to the Main God Space through the artificial body. After all, the horror movie ended directly after the captain's test was completed, otherwise I wouldn't have lived for long."

At this point, Zhang Jie's face showed some doubt: "Then there is my current situation... The main god definitely did not realize at the beginning that I and the guide were one, at least when I used the guide's authority to query data, the two were separate. Of course, in any case, it does not affect the main god urging the guide to carry out the next test."

(End of this chapter)