Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 57 Direct Attack on the Mother Nest
Mu Xiang explained the above-mentioned plan, and most people had no objections.

Zheng Zha did not react excessively after hearing this, which was within Mu Xiang's expectations... Zheng Zha was not a saint in the true sense. In the original work, he could let Chu Xuan and the other two be brutally beaten by the aliens and he was not moved by the death of the Overlord. Now, with Li Xiaoyi dying only after the two wise men admitted that their predictions were wrong, he had no reason to be dissatisfied.

After all, judging from the visual impression, Li Xiaoyi is probably not as good as the Overlord in the original work.

After explaining all that, it's time for the final battle against the aliens... Currently, everyone is almost at full strength, and we just need to go over the battle details before we can go find the Queen.

"Zheng Zha, how much vampire energy do you have left?" Mu Xiang asked Zheng Zha. "Also, I suggest you replace the high fission batteries in your power armor. The two you've reserved are for use before crucial battles."

Zheng Zha immediately replied, "The vampire's energy is still around 40%..."

"Then don't be stingy. Absorb all the reserves in the ring, and you should be able to recover to more than 90%." Mu Xiang said, and then he and Zhang Jie helped Zheng Zha change the battery.

Chu Xuan and Mu Xiang emphasized some tactical details and communication methods once again, and then... they prepared to set off!
Judging from the overall team strength, this is almost a full-strength squad. If the Alien Queen's strength doesn't suddenly increase, their firepower shouldn't be too difficult to deal with.

Mu Xiang positioned himself as a powerful attacker, the same as Zheng Zha. He was so proactive for two reasons: first, his enhancement exchange was the strongest among everyone present (excluding Zhang Jie), and second, he also wanted to create a sense of crisis for himself.

He currently has no shortcut to unlocking the genetic lock with the T-virus stock solution. The only thing he can do is put himself in a deadly situation and force himself to unlock the genetic lock!
Including the deceased Li Xiaoyi, there are now three people who have unlocked their gene locks in this battle... If I don't unlock mine, I will be at a significant disadvantage in the next team battle.

However, the person who brought him in said that Mu Xiang could be cloned at any time... So unlocking the gene lock might not be difficult for him. Of course, the reason why he might be cloned, and whether it was because of the gene lock, was just Mu Xiang's speculation.

My clone... probably hasn't appeared yet.

Mu Xiang suddenly remembered something: "Zheng Zha, you seem to have left a D-level side quest? So you don't actually have any particularly good melee weapons, right..."

Zheng Zha nodded: "Yeah, we couldn't get anything else that suited me from that D-level side quest, so we decided to keep it for now, didn't we?"

“That’s right, but we can still find some useful materials on the spot before we go…” Mu Xiang smiled. “To be honest, unless we can find a suitable sniper rifle for Zero in the armory, the stuff there definitely won’t be as good as our M41A and M56. But we can still find some good stuff here.”

As he spoke, Mu Xiang grabbed a chair with one hand and smashed it to the ground.

Everyone was puzzled, except for Chu Xuan, who quietly watched Mu Xiang.

Mu Xiang pulled out the supporting steel bar, then grabbed both ends and twisted it, quickly creating a spiral spike. He then casually tossed it away, and the spiral spike completely disappeared into the wall next to him, causing everyone to gasp in surprise.

Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses: "If you can throw with that kind of power, you can indeed break through the Queen's exoskeleton... It's very useful as an auxiliary method."

Zheng Zha rushed up and stared at the steel bar for a long time, then laughed and said, "I never thought there was such a way! Mu Xiang, you're a genius! You even thought of this!"

Uh... actually, this was your idea, sorry.

Feeling a bit uncomfortable after being praised like that, Mu Xiang then forced Zheng Zha to smash a chair. In the end, they each had four spiral spikes in their hands, and Zheng Zha even strapped a grenade to his own.

Chu Xuan also came over and gave a couple of pointers, which made Mu Xiang find it amusing.

[As expected, when three men get together, the idea king emerges...]

However, Mu Xiang had no intention of strapping on grenades and pulling the pins to throw them. It would be too troublesome for a melee fighter like him. He would rather use that time to slash a few more times.

After preparing all this, the group assembled and headed towards passage number fifteen. Of course, their first priority was to check the armory for a suitable sniper rifle for Zero Point...

However, Mu Xiang didn't hold out much hope. After all, this was a merchant ship. It was already strange enough that it had an armory, let alone a professional sniper rifle. That was beyond his capabilities.

Indeed, no sniper rifle was found, and everyone else was a little disappointed. However, Zero, the person in charge, didn't say anything, and Mu Xiang and Chu Xuan seemed to have expected it.

"You guys keep an eye on your life detectors... and Zheng Zha, stop using your radar as a mere decoration..." Mu Xiang gave his teammates a final reminder, this whole thing was exhausting for him. "Theoretically, there are only two enemies left now, so just keep an eye on your detectors."

They walked in silence through passage number fifteen, which was now half human technology and half alien horror, with disgusting secretions lightly covering the walls on both sides.

Mu Xiang pushed aside these things and looked at the wall behind them, then said to Chu Xuan, "It's a weak acid; our guess was correct."

Chu Xuan nodded: "If this is what's on the battlefield, then we can be a little more at ease... Otherwise, when fighting the Empress, that blood might burn through the deck or even the hull of the spaceship. Having this secretion is actually a kind of protection."

While the two were speaking, the others remained vigilant, wary of any potential aliens. Ripley, in particular, was surrounded and protected in the center; everyone was determined not to let her suffer any harm.

"Judging from the map, we'll be at passage number three soon... The further we go in, the closer we get to the lair. Won't that alien come out? It's its job to keep us out of the lair." Mu Xiang said in a low voice, watching the ceiling.

As they approached Passage Three, Mu Xiang could already see the layer of secretions sealing off the entrance. Suddenly, Zheng Zha shouted, "They're here!"

This time, he finally paid attention to his radar... Mu Xiang was a little moved. When the detectors of the others went off, Mu Xiang also saw the alien on the ceiling not far away. This should be the last ordinary alien.

After the alien was discovered, it didn't attack rashly, but instead maintained a standoff at a distance. However, everyone had already pointed their guns at it, and Mu Xiang even secretly pulled out a spiral spike...

With a muffled thud, the alien propelled itself against the ceiling and bounced against the side wall, then prepared to use the momentum to plunge into the formation.

This movement was extremely fast; if it were a group of human soldiers, they wouldn't have had time to keep up.

But Mu Xiang saw it clearly and swung out a spiral spike, pinning the alien that had just left the wall back down.

However, his aim wasn't as good as he'd hoped; the incredibly fast strike missed the alien's vitals, only striking its shoulder instead.

Without any command, the rest of the men opened fire simultaneously, smashing its head and chest to pieces.

With the weapons in place and the lineup well-balanced... we're not afraid of ordinary aliens at all.

"The nest should be just ahead." Mu Xiang pulled the corroded spiral spikes from the alien's mangled corpse, secretly lamenting its loss, and then casually tossed them away.

“If you maintain this level of accuracy, three shots should be enough.” Chu Xuan seemed to see right through him.

Mu Xiang shrugged: "I'll do my best." Then he ran to the secretions blocking the No. 3 passage and tore open the disgusting stuff... Tearing this open while wearing an exoskeleton was like shoveling latrines while wearing a hazmat suit, barely tolerable.

It was as if a curtain had been lifted, revealing the scene behind it. Zheng Zha and the others all cursed... because it was even more disgusting. What was now presented to them was the real alien nest. The secretions covered the ground, the ceiling, and the walls, and the entire passageway was no longer recognizable as a merchant ship. Mu Xiang was the first to walk in. He felt as if he were walking inside the body of something, each step feeling like he was stepping on flesh.

He gave a warning gesture to the person behind him, then walked forward alone. He was the most suitable person to investigate and deal with the alien eggs. With his B-level enhancements and exoskeleton armor, he wouldn't be in any trouble even swimming inside a facehugger.

It was quite dark here; the merchant ship's original lighting system was completely destroyed, and the few remaining light sources flickered. However, with Mu Xiang's eyesight, he could still make out what was ahead. Soon he arrived near a large cluster of alien eggs, estimating the number to be at least several dozen.

Although he wasn't afraid of these things, Mu Xiang still got goosebumps. Seeing that the inside of these oval-shaped things was wriggling and that the four outer petals were showing signs of opening, he knew that the facehuggers were about to come out.

Speaking of this kind of design, or rather, the design of the Alien, some people have interpreted it as containing reproductive allusions...

Mu Xiang suddenly thought of this, and then four or five facehuggers swarmed out almost simultaneously, about to pounce on his face.

"Contemporary literary criticism is truly harmful," Mu Xiang muttered, then grabbed two in one hand. Ripples spread across his hands, and the two facehuggers froze and fell to the ground, where Mu Xiang stomped them to death.

The other few were shot down while still in the air. Mu Xiang turned around and gave Zero and Overlord a thumbs up.

Overlord grinned, and Zero nodded to him.

There's not much to say about the remaining dozens of alien eggs; Mu Xiang simply pulled out his gun and fired them all over the place. The few facehuggers that managed to escape were also finished off by the firepower behind him.

Chu Xuan walked over and touched the fragments of the alien egg: "Some are much softer than the others, probably because they were just born... The Queen is weak after giving birth, this is a good opportunity."

Mu Xiang knew that there was no longer any threat in passage number three, but he still took the lead and headed towards warehouse number two.

Chu Xuan said from behind, "I wonder if you still remember the way... If you have any questions, I can help you."

Mu Xiang, who was acting as the human shield to clear the way, smiled and said, "With your brain, it's too easy for you to reproduce the map you've seen... but don't underestimate me."

They didn't get lost in the end, but when they got near Warehouse No. 2, Zero and Overlord became visibly tense. Mu Xiang could clearly hear their slightly rapid breathing; it seemed they had sensed the Queen's presence.

Mu Xiang glanced at Chu Xuan; the man was clearly wary as well. If such an expression could be seen on Chu Xuan's face, it meant the impending danger was extremely great…

After comparing the route with his mental map, Mu Xiang confirmed that they had arrived at the entrance of Warehouse No. 2. He turned to look at Chu Xuan and nodded.

Chu Xuan nodded and then gestured to Zero.

They brought Ripley along because they were afraid she'd be killed by the aliens if left elsewhere. Having come this far, they were certain there were no other dangers. Now, for Ripley, the greatest danger was the Alien Queen.

The Lord God did not stipulate that Ripley must participate in the battle.

Zero understood and delivered a swift chop to Ripley's neck, causing her to collapse immediately, which Zero caught. Then, guided by Chu Xuan, they found the nearest room. Mu Xiang tore away the alien secretions covering the room and tossed Ripley into the still-clean room.

Mu Xiang had to admire Chu Xuan's memory when he got here... Because of the alien's secretions, the terrain had changed drastically, but Chu Xuan could still find a door in the wall, which was much more difficult than finding Warehouse No. 2.

He walked back to the entrance of Warehouse No. 2, looked up and saw three upside-down shadows hanging from the ceiling.

“Zero, come and take a look…” Mu Xiang frowned. “You know the location of the alien larvae, right? Can you accurately hit the larvae in their thoracic cavity?”

Zero picked up the M41A rifle, glanced at it, and said calmly, "It hits..."

In the original story, shooting—or even killing—the new recruits infected by the aliens wouldn't deduct reward points. In the original story, Zero completed this task without being punished.

Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses: "The aliens eventually kidnapped four people, but there are only three here..." As he spoke, he tried to find the other person.

“The injured thug isn’t one of the three new recruits,” Mu Xiang shook his head. “His leg is broken, and I tend to think the aliens have turned him into nesting or incubation material… He’s not a good host.”

Chu Xuan didn't refute anything, but after watching for a while, he nodded.

Seeing that Mu Xiang and Chu Xuan had reached an agreement, Lingdian opened fire and shot down all three people hanging from the ceiling. The three fell to the floor without a sound, followed by a strange sound from the floor.

Zheng Zha spoke up: "My radar has detected four more life forms here..."

"The fourth one should be the Alien Queen, it's right under our feet." Mu Xiang glanced at the empty Warehouse No. 2, which was filled with dozens of containers, but obviously couldn't hide the Alien Queen.

The sound coming from the floor was actually the sound of metal deforming... Warehouse No. 2 was directly above Warehouse No. 1, and the floor there had been corroded. Three people falling on it would have been enough to completely puncture the floor.

The three newlyweds fell through the hole in the floor, and at the same time, an indescribable smell wafted up... much stronger than any other secretion!
Mu Xiang had already heard the Alien Queen's voice from below... and his heart began to race.

Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses: "Sure enough, this is its trap... If we stand inside the warehouse dealing with these newcomers, we'll be the ones falling in."

Mu Xiang took a deep breath: "Zheng Zha, take the rest of the men down the connecting staircase to the outside of Warehouse No. 1 and tell me. Wait for my command to launch the attack."

Chu Xuan glanced at him, then went down the connecting staircase with the others.

Mu Xiang stood next to the large hole in the floor and looked down. Of the three newcomers, only two remained... There was no other movement, but Mu Xiang felt something was right beneath his feet.

That thing was hanging upside down.

Mu Xiang made this judgment.

Zheng Zha's report came through the earpiece, and the thing beneath his feet seemed to be moving as well.

"Come!"

Mu Xiang let out a low roar, stomped on the floor beneath his feet, and then fell into the darkness below with the thing.

(End of this chapter)