Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

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Perhaps due to the dimensional repair, "The Terrifying Black Hole" can only return now... This forces Mu Xiang and his companions to spend a D-level side quest to unlock this horror movie world, while also paying five times the reward points to exchange for time.

Fortunately, with the three of them's financial resources, a D-level side quest was nothing, and they had more reward points than they knew what to do with. So, after exchanging for two months, the three of them stood hand in hand.

Just as Zheng Zha was still feeling ashamed of his position, he drifted into a half-awake state. When he opened his eyes, he found that Mu Xiang had already shaken off his hand and was now looking around at his surroundings.

They returned to New York once again, to a city that seemed different every time they visited. Unlike the differences between *The Hole* and *Final Destination 2*, in the same city within the same horror film world, every difference was something they had to be aware of.

Zheng Zha's other hand was shaken off by Zhang Jie, and he scratched his head as he did so: "You asked us to choose this landing location together, so where is this?"

Mu Xiang turned and walked away: "Follow me, and see what's different here."

Zheng Zha and Zhang Jie were stunned. They turned around and realized that this was the entrance to the bookstore where they had first arrived... They didn't expect Mu Xiang to have memorized the specific street and house number.

"Why start the 'spot the difference' challenge here? Why not just have Zhang Jie scan it?" Zheng Zha muttered.

Mu Xiang didn't answer, but went straight to the bestseller shelf. He glanced at it and laughed, "As expected..."

Zheng Zha leaned over for a look and frowned: "What's wrong?"

“That’s true. Back then, I told you to just take the new recruits and run out... None of you have even looked at this bookshelf.” Mu Xiang smiled. “Sat Kane’s books... are gone.”

Zheng Zha and Zhang Jie exchanged a glance, then suddenly realized: "This representative of the Great Old Ones... is gone?"

“Look at this…” Mu Xiang showed his phone to the two of them, “Sartre Kane still exists, but in this rebooted world, he is no longer a bestselling author.”

Before Zhang Jie could react, Zheng Zha chuckled, "Damn, a third-rate novelist... so that's what he meant?"

Mu Xiang also shook his head: "Ying Kong's literary appreciation ability... is still very strong."

"Oh, so without the help of the Old Ones, this guy can't write good works anymore?" Zhang Jie slapped his forehead.

“Yeah, without that real erosion and so-called evil, his novels are just overused tropes, and his writing is terrible. How could he possibly stand out?” Mu Xiang shrugged. “Let alone trying to piggyback on Stephen King’s fame…”

Zheng Zha frowned: "So... can we still find side quests? Everything has been restarted now, and the timeline is even earlier than when we were here."

As he spoke, he pointed to the calendar on the cashier's counter by the door. Sure enough, just as he said, their return to the horror movie was in June of the same year... while their first visit to "The Hole of Terror" was in August!
"There are two possibilities. One is that time doesn't matter, since the plane has already restarted and we don't know from which point in time it restarted, so there's no point in thinking about it that way... The other is that this world is still dangerous, and we just happened to be thrown by the main god into a time when we can make a difference."

Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses and continued, "Of course, this is just speculation. We'll have to keep going to find out the specifics... As for the side storyline you mentioned, I think it's not a big problem."

As he spoke, the Necronomicon appeared in Mu Xiang's hand: "This is a plot item I obtained back then. It's a Necronomicon copied by a ghoul. Its purpose for us is... to enter the Dream Realm." Zhang Jie's expression turned strange when he saw the book. Of course, he still remembered how Mu Xiang used the book's slight corrosive power to scheme against him in "Final Destination 2".

"To be honest, I'm not absolutely certain that I can still enter the Dream Realm, but I saw the structure of this plane by using the principles of civilization." Mu Xiang said, "This world is different from ordinary non-magic or low-magic planes. Its size is at least twice that of other similar planes."

At this point, Mu Xiang opened the Necronomicon and held it at a right angle: "The structure of this plane is like this: it split into two from the same origin, the real world and the fantasy world. The previous abyss invaded the fantasy world, attempting to seize the real world and then control the entire plane... So do you think that after banishing the abyss and initiating the reboot, this structure will change?"

“Dreamland…is it related to a fantasy world?” Zheng Zha pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up.

Mu Xiang nodded: "In the demonstration of the principles of civilization, the Dream Realm is hidden beneath the Fantasy World, and is connected to the Fantasy World along with the Abyss. And judging from the Cthulhu Mythos's setting of the Dream Realm, the Dream Realm is inherently closely related to human fantasy."

"So, we still have a chance to enter the Dream Realm... Whether it originally belonged to this world or was shaped by the Abyss, as long as we can enter, we can get what we want." Mu Xiang smiled. "I don't think the Abyss, which has already deeply integrated into this plane, will give up its invasion..."

Zhang Jie clenched his fist: "Looks like the main god has left us with some tasks... I hope we run into those guys you mentioned, I'm really looking forward to it."

"So... how do we enter the Dream Realm?" Zheng Zha scratched his head and laughed with Zhang Jie before asking the most crucial question.

Mu Xiang put away the Necronomicon: "It's simple, let's find a hotel first!"

"what?"

It was the classic hotel-finding phase again, but since they weren't with anyone else, it was much easier. At Zheng Zha's insistence, the three of them checked into the same hotel as before, ostensibly to check if there were any differences.

However, Mu Xiang didn't rush him. In this normal real world, he was quite relaxed and even had a very sumptuous dinner with the two of them.

"So, why aren't we going in yet?" After a hearty meal, Zheng Zha asked, puzzled, while playing cards with the two men.

Mu Xiang held the cards, shrugged, and said, "Since the most proper way to enter the Dream Realm is through dreaming, we'd better go in honestly to avoid any unexpected situations where we can't stay."

“I’ve taken care of things in the real world. When we enter the dream world, our physical bodies will likely remain in the real world, so we’ll have to use some methods,” Zhang Jie said with a cigarette in his mouth. “I’ve already given the hotel staff hints that they won’t enter our room… and the entire room will be protected by my telekinesis, so there’s nothing to worry about.”

Mu Xiang smiled. Actually, this was Zhang Jie being cautious in taking care of him... Theoretically speaking, no one could kill them even if they lay outside. Mu Xiang was a given, and Zheng Zha's vampire energy was not something that the technology of this era could annihilate. As for Zhang Jie, losing his physical body wasn't a big problem.

However, he still suspected that the Abyss might have backup plans to infiltrate the real world, and it was always good to be cautious.

"That's true, but one of you can see through things and the other can scan... I never feel at ease playing cards with you two," Zheng Zha said with a wry smile.

(End of this chapter)