Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 72: Luring the Tiger Away from the Mountain?

The psychological damage caused by ghostly screams is quite severe... Fortunately, Mu Xiang's mental strength is not low.

Although he felt like he was stuck in mud after the kick, Mu Xiang, in his gene-locked state, quickly regained his balance and landed safely.

As soon as Mu Xiang landed, he looked around. It was a dark space, but he could still see his surroundings clearly.

The place where he stepped felt strange. He stomped down twice, but couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong.

Looking around, there were walls. Had he been moved to another room after kicking Kayako?
Remembering that he had just kicked the ceiling, Mu Xiang looked up.

Various odds and ends were hanging upside down from the ceiling.

It took Mu Xiang less than a second to observe the situation before he understood what was going on... He kicked his way up to the attic. But strangely, the ceiling—or rather, the floor that connected to the previous ceiling—had no holes.

[Kayako's spatial manipulation techniques...]

Mu Xiang leaped up suddenly and hit the real floor; but he wasn't Spider-Man, so he immediately fell back onto the ceiling.

The situation is a bit awkward now. He can't find the attic door, and his gravity seems to have been altered by Kayako, leaving him hanging from the ceiling.

"Chu Xuan, how's the situation on your end?" Mu Xiang sighed. "It seems I'm trapped in the attic."

Chu Xuan's calm voice came through: "I was also attacked, but I dealt with it all."

"Kayako is able to launch a multi-pronged attack so quickly?" Mu Xiang thought to himself. "Zheng Zha's side is still the strongest."

Chu Xuan's voice rang out: "I'm not surprised by this...it means that some of my guesses may be correct."

"Alright, you can look around the first floor first before going upstairs." Mu Xiang smiled. "Let me guess what you guessed."

Chu Xuan did not answer, and Mu Xiang faintly heard gunshots again.

The state of having unlocked the genetic lock was almost over... Although Mu Xiang could already resist the side effects of unlocking the genetic lock, he couldn't maintain it indefinitely. He vaguely sensed danger, but there was no direct threat forcing him to remain in this state.

Mu Xiang tried to destroy the attic in various ways, smashing open every wall and ceiling, but what lay behind it was not another space, but various building materials.

Is it trying to trap me inside and kill me? That's kind of funny.

Mu Xiang chuckled dismissively, but he understood that Kayako was at least trying to stall him—and it seemed she had succeeded. Mu Xiang guessed that even if Chu Xuan wanted to leave the house, he might encounter something like being lost in a maze.

Kayako couldn't possibly not show herself to kill him, and Mu Xiang, with the Seven Kills, had nothing to fear... Mu Xiang's energy was too abundant; he had always lacked the means to utilize it. Even the force fields of Ripple and the Seven Kills wouldn't cause him much depletion.

While confirming the situation with Zheng Zha, Mu Xiang waited patiently for Kayako to make her move.

"The search of the first floor is complete... There's a problem with the spacetime here, or rather, it's using illusions to present different times." Chu Xuan's voice interrupted Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha's communication. "Now the first floor is back to the correct time, and I've also found that family photo."

Just as Mu Xiang was about to say "Well done," his whole body tensed up suddenly. A sense of danger surged within him again, but his dodge failed, and the next moment he was slammed hard onto the floor.

"Are they targeting me?"

Mu Xiang sneered inwardly; he was afraid that Kayako would not come after him.

He immediately rolled over and got up after falling to the floor. A fall from a height of two or three meters couldn't possibly have injured him...

Then he was thrown back.

Mu Xiang felt as if he was being tossed around by an invisible hand, from the wall to the ceiling, from the ceiling to the floor, and then from the floor back to the wall... This went on for several rounds. Even when Mu Xiang activated the Seven Kills Force Field to its maximum, he could only reduce the impact slightly, but he couldn't stop the invisible hand.

However, what Mu Xiang needed least was to reduce the impact... He wouldn't get hurt from the falls, even as the force gradually increased. But being thrown around like that, he got angry, and after adjusting his breathing, his fists and feet rippled with energy. The instant Mu Xiang was slammed into a wall, he threw a punch and a kick simultaneously, embedding them deeply into the wall.

He then flicked his left hand, and an electromagnetic pulse grenade appeared in his palm. Theoretically, this should be more effective than a one-time malice amulet; right now, he felt more like he'd been thrown into a maze, being attacked remotely by the Ju-on. Therefore, he should focus on the technological aspect and find a way to interfere with the Ju-on's attack method.

This electromagnetic pulse grenade was intended to destroy electronic equipment, but Mu Xiang knew that even if it couldn't cause serious damage to spirits, it would still have some effect. Judging from "Infinite Dawn," so-called ghost and curse memes, or rather, the composition of ghosts, all manifest their runic structures through electromagnetic waves, ultimately taking the form of ghosts.

Therefore, Chu Hao's rebel organization, even without any spirit bullets, can still interfere with and weaken ghosts using shadowless lamps and electromagnetic field devices.

As for spirit bullets, they are closer to the essence. What truly matters is not gunpowder or silver, but the engraved runes... In the infinite worldview, silver is a superior material for carrying runes compared to conventional metals. Attacking spirits with spirit bullets is essentially using their runes to destroy the spirit's runic structure.

Chu Xuan had researched this point in the Main God Space, and Mu Xiang watched with alarm, fearing Chu Xuan might utter a phrase like "clash of Daoist principles." Chu Xuan even found information on the C-grade enchanted weapon, the Windwalker's Bow, from "Infinite Dawn." At the time, he pointed out with fervent enthusiasm that the Windwalker's Bow's enchanting principle for all arrows relied on energy to activate runes, thus achieving an automatic enchanting effect...

"Theoretically speaking, if we can analyze the rune principle of spirit bullets, we can directly engrave runes on the gun, and then the gun with unlimited bullets can also make effective attacks against spirits..." These were Chu Xuan's original words at the time, and then he did a series of experiments... Although he didn't succeed, this research progress was already extremely incredible.

The ghost is not showing itself directly, but attacking Mu Xiang indirectly... Even a ghost's power needs to be transmitted through a medium, and the electromagnetic pulse grenade will not harm him and can interfere with the curse, making it the most suitable weapon.

Mu Xiang bit the pin and threw the grenade into the middle of the attic. At that moment, a strong force pulled him, but Mu Xiang had already firmly fixed himself to the wall with his hands and feet. With his physical strength, there was no way he would be torn in two.

The physical power of Ju-on was much weaker than he had thought... Although it could twist ordinary people into pretzels, it had no effect on Mu Xiang.

After a weak explosion, an electromagnetic pulse burst out in all directions.

Mu Xiang immediately realized that the electromagnetic waves had "penetrated" the space... In other words, the outside was no longer a place where one was trapped in a maze.

He used both his hands and feet to chisel into the wall, and then the fragile wall of the attic was suddenly torn open. Mu Xiang used the leverage to flip over and jump out of the attic.

When he fell to the floor below, the chilling aura emanating from him suddenly lessened. Although it couldn't compare to being inside a temple or within the protective barrier of Buddhist scriptures, it was still much better than before.

However, Mu Xiang felt no joy. He immediately realized that something was wrong... because the layout here was different from before, and strange noises were coming from the next room.

He looked up at the ceiling, only to find that there was no attic at all... At this moment, the chilling aura emanating from him was slightly stronger than usual, but the sense of threat had disappeared.

"Damn it, you're playing this game with me!" Mu Xiang cursed. "What are you trying to do?"

Mu Xiang rushed out of the room and saw the situation in the next room... A man with his back to him was intently wielding a knife at a woman on the ground.

However, Mu Xiang did not smell any blood, nor did he receive any warning signs... because he had seen this scene countless times in movies, and it was just a replay of the tragedy of the Kobayashi family.

Before Saeki Takeo, who had his back to him, could turn around, Mu Xiang rushed to the entrance and kicked the security door away with his knee. He grabbed the door in mid-air and saw that the doorplate indeed read "205 Suzuki".

Mu Xiang was right... The two houses that Ju-on can currently affect are the former Saeki family home, also known as the Ju-on House; and this place—the home of Ms. Kobayashi, whom Kayako had a crush on. It was here that the crazed Takeo Saeki brutally murdered Ms. Kobayashi's wife.

At this point in time, the Suzuki family moved in instead of the Kobayashi family... The Suzuki children should be hiding at their grandfather's house now, and no one lives here.

The Curse must have used up a lot of power to teleport Mu Xiang here... This is a true case of luring the tiger away from the mountain.

While taking out the electronic map sent by Chu Xuan, Mu Xiang informed Chu Xuan of the situation through the mental chain. At the same time, he tried his best to maintain the state of the gene lock, leaped down from the second floor, and ran wildly towards the Ju-on House.

He already had a general idea of ​​the Ju-on's strength... and he also guessed what Chu Xuan was considering. Kayako, or rather, Ju-on, was expending so much effort to deal with him because he and Chu Xuan were almost at the core of their conflict. What Mu Xiang needed to do now was return to the scene as soon as possible and help Chu Xuan complete his plan.

He wasn't worried about Chu Xuan...

Although Ju-on did successfully lure the tiger away from the mountain, in Mu Xiang's opinion... Chu Xuan was more ferocious than a tiger.

(End of this chapter)