Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 273 Special Squad
Before Zheng Zha could react, Zhang Jie exclaimed in surprise, "It's this?"

The Halloween series created a famous character: Michael Myers, who, along with Jason Momoa from Friday the 13th, Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, is considered one of the four greatest serial killers in film history. The series began in 1978 and continues or is revived decades later.

Zhang Jie wasn't surprised by how difficult "Halloween" was; on the contrary, the series should theoretically be quite simple—for the Central Continent Team.

“At least when I watched the movie, I felt that Michael was inferior to Jason, somewhat like a weakened version.” Zhang Jie shrugged. “And the ‘Friday the 13’ series… well, in the God Space, it’s only a bit difficult for the new team.”

"The Supreme God wouldn't make pointless arrangements..." Mu Xiang pondered for a moment, "Since this arrangement has been made, it means we will definitely encounter corresponding troubles. I guess either Michael has been strengthened, or the mission is different."

Zheng Zha touched the bridge of his nose: "For example, forcing everyone to protect the target being hunted, and deducting points from the entire team if one person dies?"

“It could also be… the end of an entire series.” Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses. “Otherwise, the God wouldn’t have told me about the ‘Halloween’ series, but rather which one specifically. In other words, the real challenge for us is to find out the hidden logic behind this horror film series and solve the more fundamental issues behind the scenes.”

Zheng Zha chuckled: "If they could give us another redemption dimension, we'd be rolling in money."

"Do you think the Redemption Plane is like a cabbage?" Mu Xiang laughed and scolded. "Don't let your guard down."

Zheng Zha scratched his head: "You must be the teacher's favorite steady student in the class."

"Huh? Why?" This time it was Mu Xiang's turn to be surprised.

Zhang Jie laughed and said, "What he meant was that you've always been cautious, without any complacency or contempt... even after unlocking the fourth-order gene lock. So he thinks you're the kind of honest kid that adults like."

"Then you must be blind." Mu Xiang laughed as well.

After the three finished laughing, Zhang Jie and Zheng Zha casually lit up a cigarette, and Mu Xiang, though reluctant, also took one as a token gesture.

“Tell me about the next horror movie over dinner tonight. Now that you’re a proper captain, I don’t need to use my 'Suggestive Eyes' to prepare you anymore.” Zhang Jie exhaled a smoke ring. “Also, there’s something else you might not know… Since this is a horror movie series, it means it will span a long period of time. If we don’t seize the opportunity, it’s not impossible for us to spend decades in the series before completing the mission.”

"At least in my memory as a guide, the Supreme God considers dying of old age as a form of death... I wonder which unlucky soul encountered it."

Zheng Zha asked curiously, "Although I really want to complain... no matter how many years it is, it's just a day to the Main God Space, right?"

Mu Xiang nodded in affirmation, "The time calculation algorithm of the Main God Space is based on the Main God Space... The lifespan consumption in horror movies, whether it is normal loss or power overdraft, will be converted and healed together." "No wonder you stayed in 'Ju-on' for a total of five years, and when you came back and were looked at by the Main God, you turned back into a fuzzy old man..." Zheng Zha laughed maliciously.

"roll!"

After smoking for a while, Zhang Jie suddenly spoke up: "Speaking of Michael and Jason, I'm reminded of Freddy... Heh, you guys haven't been in the Main God Space for long, didn't I mention him at the dinner table? Actually, after merging with the Guide, I went back to 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' and killed him. In front of me, he was as weak as an ant..."

Zheng Zha took a drag of his cigarette: "I've seen 'Freddy vs. Jason,' which is a proper collaboration... Freddy has no chance in a head-on fight, but dragging Jason into the dream world makes it a piece of cake, with each side winning some battles. So, 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' shouldn't be too difficult either."

Zhang Jie waved his hand: "That's what I wanted to say. A Nightmare on Elm Street is actually a very special movie... Horror movies with the same name can be completely different in difficulty for different teams; and this is especially true of A Nightmare on Elm Street. If the level of difficulty increases, the special edition of A Nightmare on Elm Street can even wipe out a team with multiple fourth-tier powerhouses!"

Mu Xiang looked at Zhang Jie, whose expression matched his own guess...

“Because once you enter the fourth-tier primary gene lock, the violent consciousness of the genes will take over… and behind the violent consciousness lies a person’s inner demons. Unless you overcome your inner demons, no matter how strong you are, you will not be able to reach the fourth-tier intermediate gene lock.” Zhang Jie took a deep drag of his cigarette. “If you are weak, Freddy will just torture you to death; but the stronger team will start to exploit your mental vulnerabilities in ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’.”

"Mental vulnerabilities can be big or small, but the most terrifying thing is that no matter if you are an ordinary person or a powerful being who can go to heaven or earth, you will have this thing... It can only be truly eliminated when you overcome your inner demons and become a fourth-level intermediate gene lock. This is the reason why the difficulty of 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' has such a huge difference between the upper and lower limits."

Zheng Zha couldn't help but say, "Wait a minute, so according to this logic, to ignore the damage that 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' inflicts on the mind, one must become a mid-level fourth-tier expert; and to become a mid-level fourth-tier expert, one must overcome inner demons and resolve the mind loopholes? Isn't this just circular reasoning and passing the buck?"

Mu Xiang smiled and said, "This is the test that the main god is giving us... and in the process, the opportunity to advance from the initial stage of the fourth rank to the intermediate stage of the fourth rank will be presented to us. I dare say that the appearance of this kind of horror movie is not far away, because besides me already being at the initial stage of the fourth rank, you will be very close as well."

"Similarly, there should be several fourth-tier powerhouses in the entire Main God Space..."

Zheng Zha sighed: "I understand what you mean. You mean... if we can reach the fourth tier, other teams must have reached it too, and if you add them all up, it'll be a lot, right?"

Zhang Jie chuckled and said, "There's no need to be so modest... You and Mu Xiang are both extremely talented people, and your growth rate is already among the best in the God Space. When Mu Xiang became the captain, he should have already known that in addition to the regular teams named after ancient continents like the Central Continent Team and the Northern Flame Continent Team, there were two special teams, the Celestial Team and the Demon Team."

“The Celestial Team is a team that you can choose to join when you become a captain. Each member is the captain of the original squad and starts with a second-tier gene lock. It can be said that the Celestial Team brings together the best group of people in the Main God Space according to a certain standard,” Zhang Jie said. “The Demon Team, on the other hand, is a team formed by replicating the most promising group of people in various aspects according to its own team configuration.”

“Zheng Zha, you are the first person in the Zhongzhou team to be copied.”

(End of this chapter)