Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 275 The Eye of Impermanence

Because the previous horror movie was so unusual—high-risk, stingy with rewards, and used for the team captain election—the Central Continent Team members only received two thousand reward points each. If they hadn't returned to the Main God Space on the third day, and if two plot characters hadn't still been alive, they probably would have only received the basic one thousand reward points.

This kind of income is practically negligible for the Central Continent Team, who are used to returning with a full load of loot. After all, the veterans already have their own enhanced configurations, and the reward points required to upgrade or strengthen them are far more than two thousand, not to mention the shortfall in side quests.

Therefore, during these ten days, most people focused on honing their existing skills and continuing teamwork drills. Only Zhu Wen and Li Shuaixi, the two newcomers, needed Mu Xiang's help with planning.

It has to be said that having captain privileges made checking the God's exchange list much easier. Although Mu Xiang, with his super brain, could look through anything incredibly fast after entering the third tier, it was still much easier to have the God provide the most suitable preset solution directly than to slowly discuss it back and forth.

[Previously, when I used fuzzy searches on the main god's page, I could find almost anything, but it was still far inferior to the search with captain-level privileges.]

Zhu Wen's talent is her mutated eyes—although Mu Xiang didn't initially think it was a useful talent, it was indeed what made Zhu Wen special. After learning about the God's healing abilities, Zhu Wen was filled with mixed emotions... because her eyes hadn't changed at all, which meant that her eyes hadn't been diagnosed as a disease.

The things that have accompanied me for almost my entire life have brought some benefits, but more often they have brought trouble and pain... And it turns out that this is really my uniqueness, how can one not feel a sense of awe.

That's why Zhu Wen quickly adjusted her mindset; her previous promise to prove her worth to the team was also somewhat related to this.

“Zhu Wen, the ideal state for a team is to maximize everyone’s strengths… and your weaknesses, no matter how you view the others, will be compensated for by the strengths of others as long as you are still in this team.” Mu Xiang connected Zhu Wen with the main god and said this, “First make the barrel well, then consider the relationship with the other planks. And your strength is your eyes.”

Zhu Wen closed her eyes and reviewed the enhancement suggestions provided by the main god. She said with some surprise, "No wonder the main god recommended enhancements related to the eyes..."

Mu Xiang nodded: "But this is actually quite broad. The main god has already prioritized it for you... Just like me, we can put combat-oriented abilities aside for now; we need functionality more. Of course, if you need anything beyond functionality, you can also let us know, and we'll make a comprehensive selection. My suggestion is that, besides functionality, survivability is the most important."

Zhu Wen said, "I'm using your side storyline, so you get to decide."

Mu Xiang didn't care whether there was any hidden meaning in those words or not, and smiled when he heard them: "Then my suggestion is the Eye of Impermanence. The Eye of Impermanence can be upgraded from C level, which is suitable for those who are compatible with death aura... If other people exchange for it, they may need to be upgraded with necromancers, death knights or the like to make it effective, but you can skip it directly."

While listening to Mu Xiang's words, Zhu Wen also checked the God's explanation of the Eye of Impermanence.

Grade C Enhanced Impermanence Eye is suitable for those with an affinity for death energy. The common trait of those with an affinity for death energy is the ability to see death energy; however, possessing the Impermanence Eye allows for even more precise observation of it. In short, in addition to observing the varying degrees of death energy in different individuals, it also allows one to examine the associated entities within that death energy.

In Final Destination 2, when Zhu Wen opens her eyes, she sees a thick cloud of deathly smoke, which proves that everyone is likely to die in the next second. If she had the Eye of Death, she could see what might cause everyone's death, and thus, the relevant precautions could be more precise.

“But… isn’t there a saying that anything is possible?” Zhu Wen hesitated for a moment. “What if using this ability causes everything to become interconnected?” Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses: “The enhancements in this series are still quite good, not so useless… The B-rank Judge’s Eye allows you to adjust the death aura and its connections; the A-rank Wheel King’s Eye allows you to directly present these connections to the other party. This already involves causality, but without the cost of a typical causal weapon.”

Zhu Wen said softly, "Please let me take another look..."

“This doesn’t conflict with your bloodline. If you want more combat abilities, you can exchange for a necromancer or something similar later. That’s your choice… As for the team role you need to play, the Eye of Impermanence can help you achieve that,” Mu Xiang said. “You can trust the efficiency with which our Central Continent Team makes money. Besides, it’s easy to find support from others, so you don’t need to worry.”

In the end, Zhu Wen redeemed the Eye of Impermanence and used it to complete one of Mu Xiang's C-level side quests. As Zhu Wen fell from the sky, she hesitated for a moment, then opened her eyes to Mu Xiang.

As the Eye of Impermanence was activated, Zhu Wen's right eye changed from pure white to pure black... But Mu Xiang could tell at a glance that it was not Zhu Wen's own death aura, but the death aura reflected in her right eye.

Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses: "How is it? It's not as mediocre as you were worried about, is it?"

Zhu Wen nodded slightly: "That's right. Although I can't describe it to you, for me, it's an intuitive understanding of the meaning of this death energy. Hmm... it's more intuitive than any fortune-telling method I've learned before, and it best matches my eyes."

"Then take a look at our death aura?" Mu Xiang smiled.

At this moment, only Mu Xiang and two newcomers were on the main God Square, so Zhu Wen observed the death aura of the three of them. According to her, the Eye of Impermanence didn't seem to have caused her much harm, except that continuous use made her right eye uncomfortable and caused her to feel listless.

"Hmm...all three of us have death energy on us." Zhu Wen paused for a moment, looking somewhat hesitant.

Mu Xiang said dismissively, "Anyone can die... Just say it directly, otherwise what's the point of strengthening it?"

Zhu Wen was silent for a moment, then said, "You have the strongest death aura, followed by Li Shuaixi, and then me... Your death aura has reached the point of completely obscuring you. Our death auras are all more or less connected to you... You yourself are the only one connected to your death aura."

[A fourth-tier beginner who hasn't overcome their inner demons might die at any moment, right? That makes sense.]

Seeing Mu Xiang's knowing expression, Zhu Wen breathed a slight sigh of relief. There was something she didn't say, because it was really difficult to explain…

Li Shuaixi's death aura was far stronger than her own, only slightly weaker than Mu Xiang's.

(End of this chapter)