Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 277 Ten Years
Zhang Jie kept staring in Li Shuaixi's direction, his brows slightly furrowed. Just as he was about to say something, Mu Xiang's voice rang in his mind: "Forget it, there's no need to say anything more."

"……Row."

“We’ve already discussed all the consequences, whether his or the creation of humans… But he’d rather have his creation erased than admit he created them, so let him be.” Mu Xiang’s voice was calm. “He has too many of his own ideas, but he refuses to show them. There’s nothing we can do to persuade him.”

"Besides, even with his strength, he can't protect his own offspring. Rather than suffering with him, this way we can avoid the torment altogether," Mu Xiang added.

Just as Zhang Jie was about to say something, Mu Xiang sneered inwardly: "You think too highly of others. How many people are willing to redeem themselves? If they don't invest enough emotion, isn't having children just something they use every ten days? ... Not to mention Li Shuaixi, there are probably many other teams that handle things this way. A team like ours that raises money to redeem all the family members must be an exception."

"Damn it... I understand the logic," Zhang Jie replied with some disgust.

Finally, half-asleep, when everyone regained consciousness, they found themselves standing at a crossroads.

Zheng Zha immediately looked down at the ground and saw two newlyweds lying at his feet. Excluding the bodyguards Zhu Wen brought in for the baby-making mission, this horror movie was only a fifteen-person challenge.

"Only a 15-player difficulty level?" Zheng Zha asked in confusion.

Mu Xiang glanced at his watch: "There's nothing strange about it. Number of people is just a metric... If the mission is simply about how long you survive, then a new team could survive with minimal casualties. But our mission..."

"Hide your identities in the town and protect Laurie Strode and other plot characters from being killed. Kill the monster to earn 1000 reward points; solve the Halloween murder case to earn a B-level side quest and 5000 reward points for everyone. The time limit is ten years; failure results in the elimination of everyone. If Laurie dies, everyone loses a B-level side quest and 5000 reward points; at the end of the horror movie, for each additional plot character who survives, everyone earns 1000 reward points."

After reading the main god's mission, most of the team members were somewhat confused. They looked around the intersection while waiting for Mu Xiang's explanation.

This intersection looked familiar; it had appeared many times in movies. Despite the protective shield of the main god, everyone could still feel the gentle sunlight outside. The autumn sun filtered through the branches and leaves overhead, creating patches of light that dappled the ground beneath their feet. If they hadn't known this was a horror movie, the view would have been quite pleasant.

Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses: "Let me give you a simple analysis. There is still a lot of information in the mission of the main god... First of all, there is the requirement to protect Laurie. Since there is this requirement, we can deduce our position in the timeline of the series. We are at the latest at the time of the first book, and the ten-year period is from the first book in 1978 to the fourth book in 1988."

“The other one is killing the Human Demon… This reward is quite interesting. Even though Michael Miles isn’t much of a threat to us, and any veteran could easily kill him, it’s definitely not normal for a boss to only receive a thousand reward points.” Mu Xiang looked at everyone, “There’s only one explanation: the Michael we’re facing has a strong immortality, and the thousand reward points are just for killing him once.”

"Killing him completely... might be included in our main quest to end the Halloween murders; of course, it's also possible that the person will be given a separate reward."

Zheng Zha asked doubtfully, "So, does that mean we can rack up points? Since our power completely surpasses Michael's, why not beat him to his knees, force him to come back as a star... I mean, control him and kill him over and over again?" Everyone's expressions turned strange. Although they all knew this was a nemesis monster from a horror movie, it still felt a bit out of place coming from Zheng Zha...

"Well, I wanted Mu Xiang to explain the feasibility... and even if I didn't say anything, if it's feasible, wouldn't Mu Xiang do it?" Zheng Zha argued.

Mu Xiang said with a half-smile, "You're right... but that's the issue I want to discuss."

"The main god won't give you such an easy chance to farm points. Although it's theoretically possible to consistently farm 1000 reward points, the return on investment will definitely keep increasing." Mu Xiang snapped his fingers. "Everyone has read the 'Halloween' series. Although the entire series has actually been rebooted many times and many interpretations are different, we can summarize one point."

After thinking for a moment, Zhan Lan said, "You told us about the difference between immortality and self-healing ability. Michael has more like immortality, and his resistance to it increases every time he is killed by something."

“Correct.” Mu Xiang nodded. “So the result of binding him to farm points might be…helping him grow. Without knowing his growth potential, don’t think about killing him to farm points.”

Zheng Zha touched the bridge of his nose: "Yeah, after all, we still have a protection mission... and even if the three of us hold the line, a grown Michael will still pose a threat to the others, so it would be a loss."

“There’s also the requirement to conceal our identities… We’ve always had a rule against revealing the Reincarnation Team’s identities to the natives of this plane, but this is the first time it’s been specifically mentioned.” Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses. “This is probably a hint, like the thousand-yuan reward for each kill. Since the main god requires it, we’ll do it this way for now… I guess it’s to avoid alerting them.”

"Since the series itself has many conflicts, it's not feasible to rely solely on the movie plot... We must look for clues in the real world and take care of the mastermind behind it all."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zha sighed: "I understand, I understand, but this requirement is too harsh. To wipe out the entire group if they don't complete it... Although I am confident, I still can't accept it."

"There's nothing harsh about it..." Mu Xiang sneered. "Zhang Jie and I are both at the fourth rank, and you've already touched the edge of the fourth rank... The rest of us have also unlocked our gene locks, and with our enhanced attributes, our Central Continent team is definitely among the strongest in the Reincarnation World. If we have such strength on paper and still can't complete this mission in ten years, it means we're just a bunch of empty-headed trash, and we deserve to be wiped out."

When the two newcomers woke up, Zhang Jie immediately used his Eye of Hint to flood their minds with all the previous discussions, along with an introduction to the Main God Space. Fortunately, these newcomers were relatively sane; sensing this extraordinary measure, they didn't try to run away.

When a little boy across the street ran wildly and met a high school girl walking from the other side, the protective shield of the God of God finally disappeared. The girl was Laurie, the female protagonist of "Halloween," and the little boy was Tommy, whom she took care of when she was a babysitter.

This horror film series... has officially begun.

(End of this chapter)