Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 288 Santamila
The next moment, the sheriff's body trembled slightly, and the green light in his eyes paused for a moment before bursting out like an out-of-control flame.

Although he was still standing, his body was completely intact, but the internal structure of his body had been utterly destroyed, merely piled up like filler. Physically speaking, he was dead beyond dead.

According to the Yi Jin Jing (Muscle/Tendon Changing Classic), this involves the Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian of the hand. When used for punching, the Qi condenses in the Dantian (lower abdomen), and the force penetrates the Huizong and Waiguan acupoints. Although the punch is slow, the surrounding Qi acts like an impenetrable wall, preventing the opponent from getting close. The effect of perfect external and internal strength can only be achieved by a grandmaster who has mastered this method.

However, for Mu Xiang at this moment, it was just an instinctive exertion of force.

The green flame seemed to lose its composure from this sudden change, completely losing the composure that had previously lured them into attack. At that moment, an overwhelming spiritual force completely imprisoned it.

"Can this read memories?" Zheng Zha scratched his head.

Zhang Jie looked at Mu Xiang.

Mu Xiang nodded: "No need to worry about alarming anyone. I've basically confirmed their mechanism... Now it's time to face what's behind the scenes. Go ahead and do it."

Zheng Zha took out his log and found the record about that shop owner.

“Uh, all his stuff was shipped from Deva, California.” Zheng Zha paused for a moment after reading this. “When he was buying supplies recently, he registered Halloween masks… but he didn’t actually sell them publicly, which is one of the reasons I suspect him.”

Upon hearing "California," a knowing glint flashed in Mu Xiang's eyes: "There's no need to doubt it anymore. Whether it's the Main God assigning warehouse manager identities to Li Shuaixi and Liu Rui, or the location recorded here, it all points to one fact... that this clue is useful."

Zheng Zha's eyes lit up: "So, my investigation was useful?"

“I only said before that your investigation could attract them to show themselves, not that your investigation was useless.” Mu Xiang chuckled. “We can prepare to go now, we don’t need to hide anything anymore.”

At this moment, Zhang Jie spoke up: "The mental remnant doesn't contain much useful information. Okay, I admit I've never encountered this kind of thing before... but there's one detail that might be worth noting?"

Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses: "What do you mean?"

"In this 'sheriff's' memory, shipping masks from California seemed to be a coded message, indicating that the Halloween experiment was about to begin. But in its understanding, the masks did not originate from Deva Town, but from Santamila Town."

"What does this mean? Does it mean we've found the right clue?" Zheng Zha pondered for a moment before saying this.

Mu Xiang placed his hand on his glasses, but didn't actually push them up. He held this position for a moment before shaking his head: "I don't know if I'm just being paranoid, but I have a feeling it's not that simple."

Then Mu Xiang smiled and said, "But it's okay now, all the problems here can be solved... Zheng Zha, come with me to that town."

Zheng Zha was taken aback: "That small town...does it matter to you that much?"

“Only the three of us are capable of this task. Santamila, which is connected to Diwa Town… is quite troublesome in the movies. Not only does it have strange technology, but it also has the mysterious power of Stonehenge.” Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses. “So I chose to go and see for myself, and it only takes me a short flight to get there.”

"Another place that will likely be very difficult is our small town... and Zhang Jie is the best person to stay in charge of the team and protect the characters in the story. This experiment should be given more attention, and correspondingly, the strong members of the Polar Day Society will be even stronger. It will be good for you to clash with them... and that is also our mission."

Zheng Zha scratched his head: "That seems to make sense."

“Furthermore, according to police regulations, since the sheriff is unable to perform his duties, the deputy sheriff will assume the highest command.” Mu Xiang patted Zhang Jie on the shoulder. “Now, use the authority the Main God has given you, along with your own strength, to wipe out all the problematic people in this town!” Zhang Jie stretched and said excitedly, “Damn it, finally I don’t have to hide anything anymore, let’s get started!”

"Conduct a precise scan of everyone's mental body..."

"Collect all masks throughout the town..."

"Tear all the demons apart and shatter their restraints..."

"To completely control the parasite..."

"Arrest all the cult members..."

Listening to Mu Xiang and Zhang Jie's increasingly excited discussion, Zheng Zha asked tentatively, "Um... does the deputy sheriff, or even the acting sheriff, really have that authority?"

Mu Xiang chuckled coldly: "You've probably forgotten Zhang Jie's 'eye of suggestion'... Now, in terms of both authority and ability, Zhang Jie has completely taken control of Hardenfield."

The entire town's police force and militia were thrown into the frenzy of the search, working alongside the Central Continent team to find the mask or to subdue the suspicious individuals.

The two Michaels' bodies were torn to pieces, but the blood didn't spill out at all; instead, it seemed to solidify, hanging high in the air above the town along with Michaels. Upon closer inspection, one could see invisible fluctuations between their writhing fragments, fixing their positions and hindering their regeneration.

At this moment, the situation in the town of Haddonfield was completely out of the control of that cult and the Midnight Sun Society behind it. The least of their worries was that they were helpless; the obvious alert mechanisms were in effect, sending messages to those behind the scenes.

When the monitor uses their mental power to access the remaining remnants of the spirit, such as Loomis, whose body is intact and most suitable as an observation window, or Paul, who still has a head but whose mental state is complete, or any other controlled parasite... Zhang Jie's Eye of Suggestion will take effect.

Although Zhang Jie's Eye of Suggestion cannot truly control beings above the fourth rank, if caught off guard, even a fourth-rank combatant from the Polar Day Society would be affected to some extent.

Mu Xiang reached out and grabbed Zheng Zha. The next moment, the two soared into the sky and flew westward toward California.

After unlocking the fourth stage of his genetic lock, Mu Xiang was able to fully unleash the power of his bloodline and skills. Even without activating the genetic lock, his physical abilities had improved significantly. Therefore, the journey from Haddonfield, Illinois to Devatown, California, only took a few minutes.

After correcting their position along the way, the two located the town of Diva. From the air, it looked like an ordinary small town. In California, which was extremely wealthy at the time, the town even seemed somewhat shabby.

There was no trace of nightlife, and the outline of the town exuded a coolness under the white moonlight.

Just then, Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha exchanged a glance, and slowly looked up at the pale moon in the sky.

The crescent moon had somehow turned upside down, and the sign below that read "Diwa Town" had also changed its appearance.

"Santa Mira".

An interesting Easter egg is that Haddonfield, the main setting of *Halloween*, is in Illinois according to the setting book, but the license plates in the movie are Californian, and there are California's iconic palm trees everywhere—which Illinois doesn't have. Also, the town of Santa Mira in *Halloween 3* appeared in the 1956 film *The Little Flower*, and both *Halloween 3* and *Halloween 1982* are set in California. That's why it's written this way here. As for Diva, that's something I made up. Santa Mira is actually Saint Mira, and Mira comes from Sanskrit, meaning "sea," so I randomly chose "Diva," representing the sky, to correspond (of course, this is just an Easter egg; Mu Xiang didn't expect it).

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