Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 266 The Big Stick or the Steps

When the Central Continent team arrived at the basement, both newcomers were filled with admiration. Although Zhan Lan had thoughtfully told them about the basement, seeing firsthand the training ground set up by a veteran still filled them with wonder.

If the upstairs is a homey style, then the downstairs is a serious and advanced training ground.

Zhang Jie didn't turn around; he simply raised his hand, and the door behind him closed. He turned to look at Mu Xiang: "Alright, now that they're all upstairs, isn't it time to tell them?"

Mu Xiang nodded silently, and their conversation drew the attention of everyone else.

“This matter was not suitable to be discussed at the dinner table just now, so neither Zhang Jie nor I mentioned it.” Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses. “According to the rules of the main god, once a team has a captain, all the life forms created must also enter the horror movie... unless a D-level side story is used to redeem them.”

Li Shuaixi's expression immediately became unnatural, but he quietly lowered his head and pretended to be deep in thought.

Zheng Zha frowned: "Is that so?"

Mu Xiang shook his head: "There's nothing we can do, but we're still relatively well-off... At our level, a few D-level side quests aren't a big deal. But the problem is, there will definitely be transfer payments... I mean, spending money on others, which will use up one of our opportunities. So, with the addition of the new recruits' enhancements, we need to plan ahead."

"I knew it! Why don't you talk about enhancements at the dinner table like you used to..." Zheng Zha suddenly realized.

Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses: "There are two newcomers and five family members, right? Who still has room for side quests? I myself have two B-level side quests and one C-level side quest, but the original plan was to exchange them for a quantum brain for Liu Xi."

Zheng Zha scratched his head: "I spent too much before, and now I can only give out two D-level side quests. One for Loli, and one for the rest of the people."

Zhang Jie smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm richer than all of you. I can help someone get out of jail, and I can buy all the other equipment."

The Overlord grinned: "I left a C-level side quest before, intending to save it up to buy a high-level weapon. Now I can use it to support someone."

Mu Xiang looked around and found that none of the others had any side quests left... but they had almost all the reward points. In previous horror movies, the Central Continent Team could almost always get the side quest rewards for everyone; but "Final Destination 2" was too tricky. Although two characters in the story managed to survive to the third day, giving everyone an extra thousand reward points, they got no side quests at all.

Liu Xi said calmly, "In other words, of the seven gaps, Mu Xiang can only fill one, while the three of you can fill six... In that case, the quantum brain can be postponed for now, and Mu Xiang can help the newcomers strengthen it."

"You make it sound so simple." Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses, then calmly looked at Zhu Wen and Li Shuaixi. "You two need to prove your worth before you can get my help... Otherwise, it would be most beneficial for me to enhance her."

Both remained silent, knowing full well that Mu Xiang was telling the truth. As newcomers to the Main God Space, receiving a low-level enhancement was clearly less beneficial to the team than receiving a boost from a seasoned player.

Zheng Zha nudged Zhan Lan, and then his voice rang in Mu Xiang's mind: "Isn't it unnecessary to be so blunt? Besides, you haven't even mentioned the benefits yet... If you kill someone with a stick, how are you going to feed them a carrot?"

Mu Xiang remained calm, but thought to himself, "The situation is different... In the last horror movie, we didn't take good care of the newcomers, and the two of them who survived didn't have a good impression of us. Saying this now isn't a big blow, but rather giving them a way out, step by step, from not being able to trust each other, to mutual benefit, and then to being trustworthy teammates and partners."

"Do you think giving them a little something now will make everything over?" Zheng Zha thought for a moment and then said nothing more.

Mu Xiang broke free of his mental chains and muttered to himself, "I was giving them a way out, not threatening them directly... If someone were to resort to intimidation just because Luo Gandao concealed something, Li Shuaixi would probably already be dead by now."

Yes, that's right... Li Shuaixi took advantage of the fact that there was no one in the square in the morning and secretly went to the main god to make babies.

The Zhongzhou team certainly didn't object to having children, but Mu Xiang specifically asked Zhan Lan to tell the two that they would teach them how to create free bodyguards later.

As a result, Li Shuaixi couldn't resist and created a beautiful woman for himself beforehand... I don't need to elaborate on what he did afterward. All of this was under Zhang Jie's surveillance, so Mu Xiang naturally found out as well.

[He ignored advice and concealed the fact that he had conceived a child from the organization... This guy is hopeless.]

At this moment, Zhu Wen spoke up: "I understand. I am willing to take on a task and prove my value to the team."

"And you?" Mu Xiang turned to look at Li Shuaixi. "You probably didn't create any life forms, right? If you did, it's okay, but you'll have to choose between your enhancement and her redemption."

Li Shuaixi shook his head without hesitation: "I choose to strengthen myself, and I hope you can give me a chance."

Mu Xiang nodded, his expression unchanged. "Straightforward." Zhang Jie took a deep drag of his cigarette and looked at Li Shuaixi with amusement.

"Let's start the sparring then. Zheng Zha, make sure to protect them." Mu Xiang moved swiftly and arrived at the center of the fighting arena.

Zhang Jie, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, strolled leisurely toward the fighting arena.

“I won’t unlock the fourth-order gene lock at first, because it’s easy to get out of control… If I get out of control, I’ll lose,” Mu Xiang said. “Since you still retain your original strength, it should be easy for you to eliminate my berserk consciousness directly with your mental power.”

Zhang Jie smiled and said, "Don't worry, unless I also reach the fourth stage of the gene lock, absorbing your berserk consciousness will be a piece of cake for me."

[Hmm... In terms of telekinesis and mental power, Zhang Jie is clearly much stronger than Zhao Ruikong. Although Zhao Yingkong and Zhao Ruikong's method of transferring berserk consciousness is only a temporary solution, what I need is a temporary solution.]

The next moment, the members of the Central Continent Team suddenly felt their bodies freeze, and then involuntarily moved in one direction simultaneously. Layers upon layers of invisible barriers rose up in front of them, separating them from the fighting arena.

“You’re really strong…” Mu Xiang took a deep breath and stared at Zhang Jie.

Zhang Jie stood casually on the other side of the fighting arena, but his eyes were fixed on Mu Xiang: "It feels like we're back to the sparring sessions when you first arrived... But this time, I really won't hold back. Anyway... I can't kill you, right?"

(End of this chapter)