Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 345 Not only
After a period of half-dreaming and half-awake, the members of the Central Continent Team opened their eyes to a silent city engulfed in flames.

Flames could be seen everywhere, but there was no noise, cries for help, or shouts from people. Apart from the occasional explosion, the city was practically a wasteland of reinforced concrete.

The Central Continent Team landed atop a building. Although it wasn't the highest point in the city, it offered a fairly wide view.

Mu Xiang glanced around briefly, then adjusted his glasses: "This is the City Hall building... Our landing spot isn't ideal."

Seeing the somewhat puzzled looks on everyone's faces, Mu Xiang said expressionlessly, "Because this is a landmark building... When we landed, there wasn't enough time to spread out, so we could only use mental shielding to reduce the amount of information the other side could gather. But in any case, appearing on a landmark building makes it much easier to divide the area and predict our movements."

Zhang Jie lit a cigarette: "I've already blocked myself out as you requested."

"Hiding a fourth-tier combatant... interesting." Zheng Zha reached up and touched the bridge of his nose. "So, next, it's time for Zhan Lan to scan him, right?"

The moment Team Central appeared, all the members of Team Devil scattered throughout Raccoon City heard Zheng Zha's voice on their communication devices.

"The Central Continent Team has appeared... I can sense their strong presence, they're coming from the southeast!"

"About... two hundred kilometers away."

While the other team members were still admiring Zheng Zha's extraordinary perception as a fourth-tier expert, Zhao Zhuikong smiled and looked southeast. He too sensed two incredibly powerful auras emanating from that direction.

"I wonder if this will bring me some fun?" Zhao Zhuikong turned to Chu Xuan and smiled. "Of course, I have to go see my dear little cousin first."

Chu Xuan stared indifferently at the information on the large screen. The Umbrella Corporation's surveillance footage of the entire Raccoon City was displayed on the screen, allowing him to detect any changes immediately.

Kane, the supervisor in charge of Umbrella Corporation's operation, stood straight behind Chu Xuan, like his most loyal follower.

"Tom, scan them immediately... Amy, stand by." Chu Xuan gave the order briefly in his mind.

After saying that, Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses and answered Zhao Zhuikong's question: "If you trust us, you might as well wait a little longer... The characters in the story have already been released, and they will leave their respective bases along the given routes. It's not too late for you to set off after the Central Continent Team is lured out."

"Don't you trust my sense of smell for little apples?" Zhao Zhuikong shrugged and laughed. "But I trust your wisdom, so let's wait and see."

The mental scan image appeared in Chu Xuan's consciousness, and the other team members who had undertaken important tasks also received the same information. For example, Zhao Zhuikong beside Chu Xuan, and Zheng Zha…

Upon seeing the results of the mental scan, Zhao Zhuikong's face lit up with an even brighter smile. That kid wasn't lying; she really was in the Central Continent Team! "Li Xiaoyi, calm down... The one in the lead is Zheng Zha's true form; there's a 50% chance he's the captain. The other boy with glasses should be Mu Xiang, the sage of the Central Continent Team that Li Xiaoyi mentioned... There's also a 50% chance he's the captain. They are the two fourth-tier members of the Central Continent Team."

"The Central Continent Team, like us, has twelve members. Even after removing their respective fourth-tier powerhouses, the remaining members of the Central Continent Team still have a higher evaluation... But this is the evaluation of the Main God, which has no necessary relation to actual combat strength. As potential seeds copied by the Main God, our team's individual evaluation should be higher than theirs, which creates a contradiction... I think it's because their exchange attributes are higher, which raises the evaluation of the members. This also coincides with the premise that the Central Continent Team has an information advantage."

"Or there's another possibility... that is, as Li Xiaoyi said, the guide of the Central Continent Team is still alive, and he is the real reason why the Central Continent Team is rated higher than the Demon Team. According to Li Xiaoyi's intelligence, a mental power controller who is infinitely close to the intermediate level of the fourth tier is fully capable of hiding himself in our mental power scan. But it is too difficult for a guide to survive until now, so it can only be regarded as a special case. In reality, we still have to assume that the other members of the Central Continent Team are stronger."

"I need to know another piece of information, which is whether the entire Zhongzhou team has unlocked their genetic locks... To achieve this within the span of several horror movies is extremely difficult. Apart from two special teams, it's almost impossible for any team to accomplish this, and we've only just reached it ourselves. If the entire Zhongzhou team has unlocked their genetic locks, it means they've used external forces, such as the T-virus that Li Xiaoyi mentioned."

Chu Xuan zoomed in on the surveillance footage of the area centered on the city hall, and then continued, "As a team with informational advantages and wise men, the Central Continent Team must have strong cooperative combat capabilities, and I even suspect that the other team members' advantages over us also lie in this area. Therefore, my strategy is to have the Central Continent Team split up and fight against our main combat personnel separately... Both will lead to a decrease or even a complete loss of cooperative combat capabilities, but it is clear that their losses will be far greater than ours, and our individual strength will not be suppressed."

“Peng Qiu’s formation has already been set up in the city, and fighting there will be our home ground… In battles against low- to mid-level combatants, we are not at a disadvantage. Moreover, judging from the development of cooperative combat forces, their team structure is no more loose than ours, and they may even have more non-combat personnel providing support…”

Zheng Zha protested something within the mind chain, and Chu Xuan responded with a few perfunctory words, his expressionless face: "This is what I'm about to say... The reason we didn't withdraw directly and instead used nuclear bombs to bombard the Central Continent team was to create an opportunity for you to meet. Regardless of whether their intention is war or peace, after failing to capture our main combat personnel, the Central Continent team must negotiate with us."

“I think the wise man of the Central Continent Team must understand the meaning behind my arrangement... if he really is a wise man.”

Zhao Zhuikong's lips twitched involuntarily. Of course he knew that Chu Xuan was fooling Zheng Zha again... But unfortunately, he could only laugh it off now, and he wouldn't even realize it when he was being fooled himself.

Trusting Chu Xuan's wisdom is both a compliment from Zhao Zhuikong, a strong person, and a testament to his experience... Well, just trust Chu Xuan's wisdom; as for his character, don't believe in such nonsense.

Only then could Li Xiaoyi interject. He asked doubtfully, "If... I mean, if the leader of the Central Continent Team is really still alive, then what should we do?"

"Then let's not even think about wiping out the Central Continent Team," Chu Xuan said calmly. "Unless the Central Continent Team's strategist is like you, with only an information advantage and no other strategy. If he has the ability to replace my true self and is determined to kill, then there's a greater than 70% chance we'll be wiped out in this team battle."

The others who heard this were somewhat shocked that Chu Xuan would say such a thing... but they did not see Chu Xuan's actions.

Chu Xuan silently looked up at the white ceiling above, his gaze seemingly piercing through it, reaching into the night sky and beyond.

But... this battle is not just a team fight.

(End of this chapter)