Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 399 War and Escape

"Zhao Zhuikong is dead," Chu Xuan said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, the other team members gasped. When they first heard the God's hint, they were still somewhat taken aback, because not everyone was present... It seemed that only Chu Xuan's personal confirmation could make the matter more believable.

“Nochard’s random space teleportation scroll has been used and is currently being moved in another direction… so it is clear that the person who died was the captured Zhao Zhuikong.” Chu Xuan glanced at Peng Qiu, who was lying unconscious on the ground, and Li Xiaoyi, who was clutching his head. “What is certain is that Zhao Zhuikong was defeated by the guide of the Central Continent Team, and then… he was executed.”

The members of the Demon Team looked at each other in dismay. In the team battle, some died directly in battle, while others were captured and executed... But the execution of Zhao Zhuikong, a fourth-tier powerhouse, was truly shocking.

“How is this possible…” Li Xiaoyi lowered his hand from his head and said in a hoarse voice, “How did they manage to keep the guides from disappearing… Don’t they have a captain?”

"Could it be that they reached both of their fourth-tier ranks on their own...? Impossible, how could it be so fast?!" A hint of madness flashed in Li Xiaoyi's eyes as he roared.

Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses: "This has nothing to do with the fourth tier itself... It's obvious they have a captain. We all know how passive a team without a captain would be in a team battle. More likely, they used some method to protect the semi-guide you mentioned."

"Hmph, this is nothing more than mutual exploitation." Li Xiaoyi sneered, "To dare to keep such a mental controller around can only be described as being too greedy for a fourth-tier strength."

Chu Xuan glanced at him: "Although I don't know how you interpret it, the facts seem to differ from your understanding..."

"When he first joined the Central Continent Team, he somehow acquired some kind of bloodline and thought he was strong enough... With such ant-like strength, he dared to get close to a fourth-tier mental power controller and presumptuously develop a relationship. Isn't that incredibly foolish?" Li Xiaoyi took a deep breath. "The guide is still in the Central Continent Team now, simply to repay a life-saving debt... How should we approach this and break through the Central Continent Team?"

Chu Xuan turned his head away, ignoring Li Xiaoyi's incoherent words, and turned his gaze to Zheng Zha.

Zheng Zha stood silently by the window, looking down at the dead city in the night.

"You've recovered from your berserk state, haven't you?" Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses.

Zheng Zha turned around, walked to the table without saying a word, and slammed his fist on it: "How much have you two been hiding from me? What are our team members in your eyes, just expendable materials to achieve your own goals?"

"As expected, your trust in the plan is based on the premise that no one will die... Once someone dies, you, as the captain, will waver," Chu Xuan said coldly. "What do you take the Samsara World for?"

Zheng Zha raised his hand, and the table he had just smashed into dust. "Stop giving me all this high-sounding advice... All I know is that thanks to your damn schemes, four of us have already died!"

"Tom, Zhao Zhuikong, Ming Yanwei, Dechai... they're all dead!" Zheng Zha said fiercely.

Li Xiaoyi coughed: "However, the Zhongzhou team also lost at least one player, and we have already gained points... Although we don't know what ability allowed their dead players to return to the battlefield, in fact, we only lost three players."

"Loss my ass!" Zheng Zha paused for a moment, then roared at Li Xiaoyi, "What the hell do you take this for? A business deal?"

"Then what do you take planning and strategy for? Do you think you can defeat a stronger opponent without firing a single shot, just by thinking about it, without needing strength?" Chu Xuan said mercilessly. "Our strength is already weaker than the Central Continent Team, so it's not surprising that we suffered losses!"

Zheng Zha angrily said, "You know we're weaker than the Central Continent Team? Then what did you do...? You wanted to wipe out the Central Continent Team from the very beginning, didn't you? Yes, I don't have your brains, and I stopped caring about your hidden plans a long time ago. I stopped trying to figure out your ideas, but the premise is that your plans allow us to safely complete the horror movie!" "Since you knew we were weaker, why didn't you, like you did against the Celestial Team, have the others avoid combat?" Zheng Zha stared intently at Chu Xuan, "Their strength might not even be enough to withstand the spatial teleportation of the formation against the Central Continent Team!"

Chu Xuan pressed the button in his hand, and a map of Raccoon City appeared on the screen of the conference room: "It's not as simple as you think. The purpose of wiping out the Central Continent Team is not just for those reward points and side quests... We originally had better methods, but they failed, that's all."

"A better method?" Zheng Zha said in a deep voice, "Like, causing both me and the other party to fall into inner demons at the same time?"

Chu Xuan didn't look at him again, but simply pointed out a few routes on the curtain: "If you have the Heart of Blazing Light and are also trapped in your inner demons, you already have the advantage..."

Looking at the route on the screen, Li Xiaoyi was stunned for a moment: "Are they going to run away?"

Chu Xuan didn't answer, but made a gesture. The map on the screen seemed to be pulled out and spread out in the air, turning into a holographic image: "Both sides have the goal of wiping out the other, but now our methods have failed. In order to preserve the team, we should give up for the time being... And the difference in strategic goals between the two sides is also an opportunity for us to leave and even turn the tide."

"They just ran away like that?" Li Xiaoyi frowned. "I'm really not willing to accept this..."

Chu Xuan said coldly, "If you still want to fight them, I don't mind putting you in charge of the rearguard."

Li Xiaoyi fell silent, while some people in the team cast gloating glances at him... He was so arrogant before, always saying that others were dragging him down and that he wanted to wipe out the Zhongzhou team, but when it came to actually staying and fighting, he didn't dare to.

“Mental communication is no longer safe enough… With Amya's mental strength alone, it's very likely that the mental controller from the Central Continent Team could break through it,” Chu Xuan said. “You need to remember these arrangements yourselves; they're not complicated…”

The escape plan itself wasn't particularly impressive, but after the rearguard was announced, the faces of some of the unfortunate individuals turned grim.

As a veteran, François was well aware of the Demon Team's situation... If he accepted the mission, even if he died, he would be resurrected; but if he didn't accept, Zheng Zha would be alright, but Chu Xuan would probably make things difficult for him after his resurrection. So he simply nodded and stood there silently.

Amy quietly took his hand. He forced a smile, pulled his hand away, and wiped the cold sweat from his body.

Frodo's reaction was even worse; although he didn't dare to refute anything verbally, his body had already begun to tremble.

Damn it, what happened to the easy and simple task?
Li Xiaoyi's expression was somewhat uncertain. Peng Qiu was indeed part of Chu Xuan's rearguard plan. With the Blood Sea Origin stolen, the black flames' corruption of their souls during their escape was directly transmitted to them through the black mist. For Li Xiaoyi, this was unexpected, but they had managed to escape; however, Peng Qiu had immediately fainted.

After examining her, Amy concluded that her physical body and mental energy had been overworked for a long time and had been tainted by an attack that penetrated deep into her soul, making it impossible for her to recover like in a horror movie... If it weren't for the protective magic treasure she obtained from Mount Shu, she would probably have died with her soul shattered.

At this moment, the Heavenly Heart Jade at Peng Qiu's waist was shattered, leaving only a broken fragment. This previously quite useful jade pendant couldn't even withstand the aftershocks of Zheng Zha's true form's black flames.

"If you have any objections to this plan, you can also lie in ambush," Chu Xuan said calmly. "Peng Qiu has already lost her fighting ability. Taking her along would be far more dangerous than beneficial. It would be better for us to revive her after we return. According to my calculations, they will likely send two fourth-tier experts to hunt down the escapees, while a fourth-tier expert will lead the attack on the company... With the sniper ammunition that Nochard still possesses, you might be able to defeat them."

(End of this chapter)