Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 28 Choosing to Strengthen
"Superman Bloodline requires one S-rank side quest, rewarding 50000 points..."

"Kryptonian bloodline, requires one A-rank side quest, reward 12000 points..."

【I can't afford any of them... but the so-called hidden redemption item is actually available to me.】

While wondering who this Emperor Ming, who shared the same ID as him, was, Mu Xiang continued reading and indeed found the low-end version that the person had mentioned.

"Kryptonian life energy infusion requires one B-rank side quest, rewards 4000 points, and a Kryptonian energy adaptor..."

[Isn't this the source of Kong Kenan's abilities? However, as the protagonist of the comic, he has a naturally adapted physique, while I don't, which is why this prerequisite is needed.]

Mu Xiang could afford to exchange for this, so he immediately shifted his attention to the exchange options below.

"Kryptonian Energy Adaptor requires one C-rank side quest and rewards 1800 points."

Next comes a series of Kryptonian skills, which apply equally to Kryptonians and those who have been infused with Kryptonian life energy, without any other restrictions. These skills vary in price, and some explicitly state that their effectiveness will be diminished if not acquired by a legitimate Kryptonian.

That makes sense... It's like the vampire's crimson flames; according to the description, it's an ability possessed by vampire viscounts, but when higher bloodlines use the same skill, the effect is completely different. You can't really drastically categorize the same skill again...

Mu Xiang pondered for a moment. With the income he earned from this horror movie, he could certainly afford these things, and even have a considerable surplus. Besides, this series of exchanges was practically his cheat code. Without this backdoor, most people probably wouldn't be able to find out about Superman's bloodline, let alone "add for you"—that is, the series of Kryptonite exchanges that weren't originally available.

After carefully scanning the Kryptonian skills again, Mu Xiang found a C-level skill called Solar Energy Absorption.

The unique optimization of the main god is to remove the toxicity of bloodline constitution. For example, the mutant bloodline of the vampire is not afraid of the sun or silver, and the mutant bloodline of the werewolf is not controlled by the werewolf instinct... And there is no longer the restriction that it can only absorb the yellow sun, probably because the sun type setting is unique to DC.

However, the term "mutated bloodline" is vague! At least in the early part of the original work, most bloodlines had the prefix "mutated." But not all "mutations" were due to overcoming weaknesses; one could also understand it as exchanging bloodlines as a mutation. Later on, the word "mutated" was omitted, making it a setting that has long been lost to time.

So how did Mu Xiang understand it? It meant that the bloodline given by the God of God was indeed different from the original bloodline. While removing the inherent weaknesses, it also weakened the overall power. Whether in terms of stats or growth potential, it was often inferior to the original, requiring the use of gene locks to develop its full potential. Similarly, the series of Kryptonian bloodlines and physiques shown to him by the God of God, while lacking weaknesses like the Red Sun and Kryptonite, also deprived him of external growth potential—he could acquire the bloodline, but at least in low-level exchanges and low-level gene locks, developing bloodline skills was not an easy task.

The final interpretation right belongs to the Supreme God! You are just a mortal, so honestly come to me to buy. I can sell bloodline, but I can't sell racial talents?
That's why Mu Xiang checked what racial talents had been dismantled and sold before exchanging for the Kryptonian energy adaptor... Sure enough, the Kryptonians' innate passive ability—restoring energy and becoming stronger through the yellow sun—had to be obtained through exchange!
Mu Xiang cursed the unscrupulous merchants in his heart. He had expected that the growth talent of becoming stronger through sunbathing would likely be separated and sold separately, but he hadn't expected that the energy recovery passive skill of restoring energy through sunbathing would be removed. He looked at the description more carefully and discovered something very strange... that the talent that was made into a separate skill might have been designed for him. The "Ming Emperor" said that he had added Krypton-related exchanges for him, which should refer to the low-end version below A-level; and the description of the A-level Kryptonian bloodline clearly stated that it came with this racial talent, only the energy conversion efficiency was not as good as the S-level Superman bloodline.

[A reasonable speculation... After receiving a B-grade Kryptonian life energy infusion, he will indeed possess the ability to absorb sunlight, just like Kong Kenan, but the efficiency will be lower than that of A-grade and S-grade. Furthermore, since it's not bloodline but physique, the efficiency might be even lower. Forget about getting stronger by sunbathing; even the efficiency of charging through sunlight will be pitiful...]

[The cap for Rank B is fixed, but adding a Kryptonian talent as an exchangeable option allows me to have sufficient energy recharge efficiency at the Rank B stage, and also lets me acquire the capped talent for getting stronger through sunbathing earlier. Considering the price, it's not a rip-off, is it?] [So we should actually thank him!]

On second thought, Zheng Zha hadn't really displayed any of the vampire race's innate talents even up to the level of a vampire count. While he didn't weaken without drinking blood, he also didn't have the ability to become stronger by drinking blood. Judging from the somewhat vague descriptions, it was only after Reinhardt of the West Sea team enhanced his skills to higher levels and acquired numerous vampire abilities that he demonstrated abilities such as draining others' strength through blood…

So it seems the God really wasn't targeting Mu Xiang; this was just the God's routine operation, and perhaps, because of someone's favor, he even gave him some preferential treatment...

Thank you so much, haha.

Mu Xiang currently has 11090 reward points. After completing the C-level and B-level prerequisites for the side quests, he'll still have two D-level points left. If he gets another D-level point, he can exchange it for a C-level solar energy absorption point… Given the current level of familiarity with everyone, Mu Xiang most likely won't be able to borrow it; he'll have to find a way to earn it himself—that is, return to the horror movie world. If he can't borrow it, he might have to consider exchanging it for something else, since hoarding it in the early stages does more harm than good.

[Let's redeem the B-grade Kryptonite upgrade first, then immediately go back to Resident Evil to see if we can earn some more... With the right equipment, the Hive should be easy to take down. We turned off Red Queen when we escaped, so the Lickers should be in a frozen, nutrient-deprived state and not fully awakened yet. We can't delay any longer.]

"God, exchange for a Kryptonian energy adaptor!"

A bright yellow beam of light emanated from the large sphere above, enveloping Mu Xiang. Mu Xiang's consciousness was drawn away from the outside world, immersed in his own mind and body, and he didn't even realize that he was already floating in the air.

Unlike the "soaking in warm water" described in the novel, Mu Xiang felt something unseen and intangible filling his entire body, as if his flesh and soul were being supported and expanded by that power... But he wasn't worried about expanding to the limit at all, because Mu Xiang had already entered a state of deep meditation, and even this feeling was gradually fading away.

After an unknown amount of time, Mu Xiang woke up from this state, and his body slowly fell back to the ground.

Mu Xiang moved his limbs, but he didn't feel any lighter, as if he hadn't received any enhancement...

"It can't be that I strengthened nothing at all..." Mu Xiang muttered to himself, but he calmly closed his eyes and checked his six-dimensional attributes once again.

This time, his six dimensions were displayed as follows: Intelligence 242, Mental Strength 134, Cell Vitality 266, Nerve Reflex Speed ​​109, Muscle Strength 102, and Immune Strength 106.

If Mu Xiang remembered correctly, his intelligence, mental strength, and nerve reflex speed should not have improved, but his cell vitality increased by 160 points, and his muscle strength and immune strength also increased by more than 10 or 20 points respectively.

[How come even after redeeming a C-level enhancement, my muscle strength and immunity are only at the level of an average person... Am I really that weak...?]

(End of this chapter)