Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 338: Rubber soldiers?

Only after Xu Lin gave a preliminary explanation of the Tiger Armor's purpose was Zhang Heng finally able to exchange his items.

For some reason, seeing Zhang Heng's impatient expression and the tendency to interrupt him, Xu Lin was not annoyed at all. Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief and thanked Zhang Heng, asking him to go and exchange the item.

Without Mu Xiang's help to explain, the middle-aged man felt somewhat pressured as he shared his experiences with everyone on his own.

Zhang Heng chuckled and arrived below the main god. As a B-level side quest was consumed, an indistinct shape appeared in front of him.

At first, everyone thought that the weapon had not yet fully materialized, but when the weapon landed and bounced a few times, it still did not show any shape.

Zheng Zha's expression immediately turned sour. He paused for a moment, then turned to look at Mu Xiang: "If I'm not mistaken... this thing was flicked twice, right?"

Mu Xiang nodded: "Yes, it was flicked twice."

"Is this right?" Zheng Zha couldn't help but point over there. "Doesn't this elasticity seem a bit off?"

Zhang Heng then picked up the object and boasted to everyone, "This is a legendary magical weapon called the Inflatable Glue Soldier... Its material is very resilient, and it can change into different shapes according to the user's will. Most importantly, since it's inflatable, you can inflate it yourself; the more you inflate it, the stronger it becomes!"

Instead of expressing surprise, the crowd exchanged bewildered glances.

Even if, as he claims, it transforms into various weapons instead of some indescribable form... it still looks like something out of a cartoon, doesn't it?
Mu Xiang listened to Zhang Heng's serious boasting and nodded slightly, but he was secretly suppressing a laugh.

Why insist on having Zhang Heng redeem it? Isn't it because this is Zhang Heng's exclusive redemption? ... Clearly, this is something for laughs!
Seeing that no one had expressed the astonishment he expected, Zhang Heng grew anxious and, while speaking, wrapped the shapeless object around himself.

The next moment, the thing wrapped around his body and transformed into a layer of leather armor. Zhang Heng looked down and found a plug near his shoulder. When he opened it, a tube popped out. He blew air into it, and the leather armor slowly inflated.

Although Mu Xiang knew that Zhang Heng theoretically didn't need any defensive items, firstly, being invincible and being unharmed are two different things, and secondly, whether someone is alive or dead is another matter entirely with their role in team battles. So, he still persuaded Zhang Heng to buy the item. Now it seems that Zhang Heng is quite satisfied with it, after all, this item is versatile and not vulgar in appearance, making it the most normal among all the ridiculous exchanges.

So much so that Zhang Heng didn't even realize it was a comedic redemption... and naturally, he didn't feel it would damage his image as a cold and aloof assassin.

After listening to Zhang Heng's explanation, Zhang Jie had a sudden thought, and an invisible force struck Zhang Heng's abdomen with just the right amount of force.

Zhang Heng only managed a "Holy crap!" before being shoved far away. But judging from his reaction, the force was completely absorbed by this strange inflatable rubber soldier.

When Zhang Heng returned to his original spot, Mu Xiang waved to him. Zhang Heng understood, took off his leather armor, and the indescribable thing reappeared, then ended up in Mu Xiang's hands.

Mu Xiang blew a breath upwards, the storm-like air enveloping the entire inflatable soldier. Veterans like Zheng Zha were used to it, but Zhu Wen couldn't help but take a step back.

Although Zhang Heng had seen this trick before, it took him a full three seconds to react. Then, he angrily retorted, "Damn it! You complained that I blew it up, but I haven't complained about you yet!" However, Mu Xiang had already started blowing air into it. With each inhale and exhale, the inflatable soldier transformed into the shape of an inflatable hammer, suddenly expanding. Its shape was no different from ordinary inflatable toys sold at roadside stalls that were marked with "10t" or "100t," but Zhang Jie and Zheng Zha's expressions became serious.

When the number on the inflatable hammer reached 1000t, Mu Xiang let out a low shout and swung the huge hammer away with a flick of his wrist.

The next moment, the hammer smashed onto the edge of the square, the deafening sound causing most people to cover their ears.

The expected shock did not occur. Mu Xiang explained to everyone, "I have used microscopic techniques to restrict the transmission of this power... it will not spread."

Zhang Jie paused for a moment, then stared intently at Mu Xiang: "Is it really a thousand tons of force?"

“Yes,” Mu Xiang said innocently.

Zhang Jie's exasperated voice echoed in Mu Xiang's mind: "What the hell?! Is this the power of a B-grade weapon?"

Mu Xiang shrugged innocently again. How to explain it? The power of humor is amazing, isn't it?

He swiftly moved and picked up the giant hammer that had been smashed into the marble floor. As the hammer kicked up a cloud of dust, everyone realized that the spot that had been hit had already turned to dust. Only because the force was confined to a vertical direction did it prevent the surrounding ground from cracking.

Zheng Zha asked seriously, "This thing is too powerful. Does it really only require one B-level side quest?"

"First of all, it is indeed powerful... Secondly, it also depends on who is using it." Mu Xiang shrugged. "How much air it can be inflated depends entirely on how much you can blow. Besides, it doesn't reduce the weight of the holder. How many people could lift that hammer just now?"

Zheng Zha was stunned for a moment: "Then why exchange for this? Zhang Heng couldn't use the power he just had either... Do you just want him to exchange for a piece of armor... No, this shouldn't be as good as a B-grade defensive magic weapon, right?"

At this point, Zheng Zha's carefully calculated expression vanished immediately. He scratched his head and asked, "Do you have some ulterior motive now?"

"That's why I said it depends on who uses it," Mu Xiang said briefly, "and Zhang Heng is the most suitable person for it."

At this moment, Zhang Heng had not yet realized the weight of those words. He only saw the weight of the giant hammer and kept urging Mu Xiang to deflate it... otherwise he would never be able to play with this inflatable soldier again.

“Zheng Zha hasn’t exchanged attributes for the others yet… I’ll leave the upgrade of Zhan Lan’s spirit puppet to you.” Mu Xiang said to Zheng Zha, then turned to look at everyone, “Now that everyone has exchanged their attributes, we can begin today’s training… Everyone, go to the basement. As for Xu Lin, I will inject you with the T-virus stock solution.”

Everyone agreed and followed Zhang Jie to the basement.

Only a few people remained in the square. As Mu Xiang finished injecting Xu Lin and waited for him to receive the main god's repair, Liu Xi whispered something in Mu Xiang's ear:
"Were these two newcomers... a one-time thing?"

(End of this chapter)