Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 349 Nuclear Freedom
A burst of red flame swept across the rooftop, incinerating several approaching zombies to ashes.

With the current strength of the Central Continent Team, this kind of monster is not a concern... Even Mu Xiang, who is most afraid of zombies, is now indifferent to this thing.

Well, if it were a zombie from something like "Zombie Hero" or "Heroic Death," he might be a little scared.

From the moment the Central Continent team arrived until the barrier of the main god was removed, they were engaged in analysis and discussion, without paying any attention to the monsters around them.

“After all, our real opponent is the Demon Team…” Zhan Lan said in a low voice.

【more than……】

Mu Xiang adjusted his glasses and said expressionlessly, "What concerns me is... judging from the Demon Team's position, they have clearly taken control of Umbrella Corporation. If it were Chu Xuan, his use of 'power' would certainly have reached this point. But why didn't he use a nuclear bomb to bomb us?"

"Why would you be worried about that?" Zhang Heng was taken aback. "He can't possibly be in Raccoon City and then take control of the higher-ups, can he?"

Zhang Jie took a drag of his cigarette and chuckled, "If we enhance the specific skills, it might be possible to do this, but the consumption would be huge... However, judging from Zhan Lan's scan results, the Demon Team really doesn't have this ability."

Zhan Lan pondered for a moment: "Their other mental controller is that girl... Her mental body is showing signs of fatigue. Although she tried to hide it, she couldn't fool me. Now that you mention it, I think it's very likely that she used some very powerful skill on the Umbrella Corporation."

Liu Xi silently looked at Mu Xiang, who had no expression on his face. His eyes were blank, and he had obviously unlocked the third-level gene lock... She had never met Chu Xuan before and did not know who this person was that made Mu Xiang feel so threatened.

Do I really need to unlock the third stage of the gene lock before I have the confidence to fight him?
What made you, so proud, do this...?

Liu Xi's doubts deepened.

“If it were just ordinary mind control, it would be enough to use it on the head of Raccoon City. In fact, Zhan Lan did scan that guy. If it were just controlling one person, it wouldn’t consume so much energy. We can deduce that the girl used some kind of skill on the Umbrella Corporation’s higher-ups, which is why the clone Chu Xuan could so easily control Raccoon City,” Mu Xiang said.

He glanced at the distant sky and continued, "But that contradicts the current situation, haven't you noticed?"

"We need to use psychological manipulation on the Umbrella Corporation's top brass to control Raccoon City... Kane alone can't give the Demons so much freedom. But this is something we need to do to take into account the Umbrella Corporation's reaction afterward. As the weaker party, if the Demons want to fight us, we can't let the Umbrella Corporation's remote command interfere with them."

"But Kane's authority is also higher than you think. In the movie, the time from his call to the nuclear explosion was quite fast, which means that at least in the Raccoon City incident, he had the authorization in this regard. Combined with the inference that the Demon Team may have influenced the upper echelons of Umbrella, they should have already achieved nuclear freedom."

Zheng Zha couldn't help but smile wryly, "What a terrible word..."

Liu Xi said calmly, "But as a large global corporation, Umbrella Corporation should have a very rigorous administrative structure. No matter how haphazard it may seem in the movies, it won't be loose in reality... Unless they have precise control over the top levels of the department that controls nuclear weapons, and the regulators above them, how can they have free access to nuclear weapons?"

“This is related to the changes in Raccoon City…” Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses. “Raccoon City has expanded to an unbelievable extent. According to Zhan Lan’s scan results, the size of Raccoon City has exceeded 450,000 square kilometers.” Zhang Jie nodded with a cigarette in his mouth: “Wow, that’s really big.”

"I know you have no idea, so let me put it this way: it's roughly smaller than Sichuan and about the same size as Heilongjiang." A cold smile appeared on Mu Xiang's face.

"Huh?" Everyone couldn't help but mutter to themselves.

Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses: "So, how big of a nuclear bomb would be needed to launch a nuclear bomb at Raccoon City? There are three possibilities: First, Raccoon City in this world has expanded, and the power of the nuclear bomb has also expanded. A nuclear bomb like the ones in the movies could blow up Raccoon City; Second, the expansion of Raccoon City is just an illusion for our Reincarnation Team. In reality, a nuclear bomb with the original power would be enough to complete the mission; Third, many nuclear bombs would be needed."

“Then the third possibility is the most likely.” Zheng Zha pondered for a moment, then looked at Zhang Jie, “Is there any precedent for the main god expanding the map?”

Zhang Jie waved his hand: "Of course there is, and I don't think it's just an illusion or anything... Even if it's like what you say, that they are different planes, the power of the main god is beyond our comprehension. It seems reasonable for someone to control the people of a plane, right?"

Zhan Lan frowned and said, "So, when I looked around outside Raccoon City earlier... the towns outside Raccoon City seem to be of normal size, and compared to Raccoon City, they're like tiny ants."

Mu Xiang nodded: "That's right. And if the entire Earth were scaled up proportionally, it would cause a series of terrifying changes. Most of the reincarnation team members would probably be pulled to the ground by the increased gravity; the atmospheric pressure might also crush them into mincemeat. People from this worldview would probably be even more monstrous than Kryptonians."

At this point, the bizarre image of Superman being beaten up by raccoon citizens involuntarily flashed through everyone's minds...

"Even putting aside these changes, let alone launching a nuclear missile from a greater distance, it would take some time to launch a nuclear missile from the west of Raccoon City to the east."

"So, the size of Earth hasn't changed, only Raccoon City has... What kind of spatial manipulation is this?" Zheng Zha frowned. "So you agree with the third possibility?"

Mu Xiang waved his hand: "I can only say that the third possibility is the most likely. The first and second possibilities are somewhat contradictory. The super nuclear bomb and the illusion are actually not very likely."

Liu Xi had been following Mu Xiang's train of thought, and she immediately said, "So in your opinion, what does this have to do with not launching nuclear missiles?"

“As I said, the third possibility is the most likely, which also matches the situation of the Umbrella Corporation… We must assume that the Demon Team can launch multiple nuclear attacks.” Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses. “That’s why I said nuclear freedom… So why isn’t the clone Chu Xuan using it now? Our position is so obvious.”

“My answer is that he has already planned the uses of these nuclear bombs… such as interception, such as bombarding our squads.” Mu Xiang glanced at the sky again. “And using them on the entire Central Continent team would result in far more losses than gains.”

"He knew that there were fourth-tier powerhouses who could withstand a nuclear bomb... and he also knew that a nuclear bomb could only be effective if there were no fourth-tier powerhouses present."

(End of this chapter)