Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 75 Lifting the Ban
Chu Xuan raised his hand and shot Mu Xiang in the head, then Mu Xiang vanished like smoke—just like the previous two.

“Ju-on may not be entirely devoid of thought or consciousness,” Chu Xuan thought to himself, “but not much.”

Mu Xiang's voice rang out: "It feels like it's enough to deal with ordinary people, plus possession and stuff... but it's really too idiotic for you."

Chu Xuan didn't answer, quickly loading new spirit bullets. Behind him, Arno silently observed the surrounding situation.

With enough one-time-use malicious amulets, Ju-on's little tricks were simply no match for him. When the ghost first approached him disguised as Mu Xiang, it directly triggered the amulets to burn, and Chu Xuan shattered the illusion without hesitation.

Furthermore, Ju-on seems completely unaware that they possess such a convenient communication method as mind chains...

As Mu Xiang had said, the layout of the room on the second floor might just be an illusion from another period. Chu Xuan wasn't attacked by Saeki Toshio; instead, he exchanged many blows with Kayako and Mu Xiang's illusions.

At this moment, Chu Xuan was holding two ordinary pistols, but the bullets loaded were not ordinary... at least enough to deal with the attacks here.

The fundamental reason why Ju-on was able to launch some attacks here is because Chu Xuan and Mu Xiang entered the Ju-on House voluntarily. Otherwise, with Ju-on's current power, it would be impossible for it to launch attacks in all directions.

The speculations that Chu Xuan and Mu Xiang mentioned were conjectures about the intensity and pattern of the Ju-on attacks.

The first thing to clarify is what kind of curse they are entangled in? If we compare the Ju-on itself to a tree, then everyone who enters the Ju-on House or Kobayashi's house is entangled in the seeds of the Ju-on.

Because they carry the seed within them, they can never escape the pursuit of the cursed spirit. From this perspective, they have long been part of the cursed spirit.

Those who harbor the seeds of vengeance will be killed one by one, thus replenishing the vengeance's power. But at least for now, the vengeance's power is limited. Each time a victim is hunted, the vengeance's power is inevitably depleted; only by obtaining the vengeful spirits of the dead and their negative emotions before death can the vengeance's power grow stronger, otherwise it will be a losing proposition.

Judging from the way Ju-on is portrayed in movies and this horror film, it still follows a certain logic... otherwise, Ju-on would be ridiculously powerful.

The Central Continent Team's defenses against Ju-on were quite strong, so Ju-on had been unable to find a way to attack. Although Ju-on's attacks were not related to the number of people, Zheng Zha, the most threatening member, kept a close watch on the main force, so Ju-on could not waste its strength in vain. Therefore, Mu Xiang and his two companions, as well as Zero, who was acting alone, all encountered unofficial attacks from Ju-on, which is a manifestation of its pattern—Ju-on is not invincible, but rather has its fears.

When Mu Xiang and Chu Xuan handed over the Buddhist scriptures to the main group and came to explore the House of Curses, they forced the Curses to do their best to stop them... because some of their guesses about the Curses might be correct, which is why the Curses were trying every means to create trouble for them.

However, in Chu Xuan's view, risk and reward are positively correlated, and the trouble here can also be considered a risk... so they probably came to the right place.

Meanwhile, Mu Xiang and his companions' search here gave Ju-on an opportunity to concentrate its forces to attack the hotel. The reason they were able to divert their forces was because Mu Xiang and his companions had returned here with the seed of Ju-on, making it easier for Ju-on to attack them than to attack people elsewhere—unlike Mu Xiang, who was a tough nut to crack, even with attacks capable of crushing a normal person, Ju-on had no choice but to teleport him to another house that it could control.

The evidence for Chu Xuan's deductions was that after Mu Xiang was teleported away, Chu Xuan never encountered any significant attacks again... Mu Xiang, however, had paved the way for him.

However, since they had to devote their efforts to dealing with Zheng Zha's curse, they were unable to use their time-space manipulation techniques on the more distant battlefield... This is why Chu Xuan said that he and Mu Xiang had already stalled the curse.

In the end, Ju-on couldn't stop anything. Now, Chu Xuan is also going to dispel all the illusions on the second floor, and Mu Xiang, who was just one step away from completing the mission, is also going to return here. The main body of Ju-on, Kayako, was destroyed on the other battlefield, and Ju-on is now severely damaged. If there are no unforeseen circumstances, it may be several days before it can attack again.

Just now, Zhao Yingkong informed Mu Xiang through the mental link that a new murder case had occurred. The two elderly members of the Suzuki family, along with their daughter and grandson, had all died in another unrelated house.

Mu Xiang immediately realized that the plot of the Suzuki family in the movie had occurred. The daughter and grandson who were frightened by the illusion in the Suzuki house, also known as the Kobayashi house, hid in the old couple's house. In the end, the old couple were killed by the curse.

But there's something wrong here, because in the movie, the entire Suzuki family was murdered on the same day... and their son, Tatsuya Suzuki, was even killed in the Ju-on House, which is what puzzles Mu Xiang.

“This proves my guess was correct…we dispersed the curse of Ju-on, thus delaying the deaths of the rest of the Suzuki family,” Chu Xuan said. “If Zhao Yingkong checks the police network, she should be able to find out that Suzuki Tatsuya had already disappeared before.”

After a moment's thought, Mu Xiang understood Chu Xuan's meaning and couldn't help but sigh, "You've thought things through meticulously, impressive... I actually overlooked this clue." "So the situation is quite clear. The power of the curse has been greatly depleted by us, so we can only follow the seed of the curse to find the Suzuki couple, who were originally unrelated." Chu Xuan dispelled the illusion in the room once again and then spoke through the mental chains.

"It's alright, we're going to give it some warmth anyway." Mu Xiang smiled nonchalantly. "I'll be there soon... By the way, did Ju-on detonate all your setup?"

Chu Xuan picked up a notebook from the table without paying any attention. The notebook felt different to the touch than the others; it was at a normal temperature... except that it was also entangled with the curse of Ju-on.

"Didn't we do an experiment? After adding a detonation logic, even using your electromagnetic detonator cannot force it to start."

"Okay... uh, you shouldn't be on the first floor, right?" Mu Xiang asked.

It seems he also encountered Chu Xuan's illusion... but this method is too clumsy.

A black cat appeared on the windowsill of the study. Its eyes held no malice. It silently looked at Chu Xuan and finally let out a soft meow... as if begging.

Chu Xuan casually picked up a candle, lit it, and placed a stack of Kayako photos on it. These photos were from an illusion, but Chu Xuan had somehow brought them into reality…

This is a photo of Kayako before it was torn up... it must have existed before the earliest tragedy. Unlike other items Chu Xuan found, such as the family portrait drawn by Saeki Toshio, or Kayako's diary, these photos do not contain any curses.

The curse has been preventing them from finding this. The curse is both Kayako and not Kayako. Kayako is its essence, but this essence can be dissolved. If they work on these photos, perhaps they can unravel Kayako's resentment, and then the curse will cease to exist.

This was probably the clue to perfectly completing this horror movie, but at this moment, Chu Xuan burned it without a care.

The photograph turned to ashes in the candlelight, followed by a family portrait and a diary.

Hearing the sound of someone coming upstairs, Chu Xuan told Arno to take the diary, while he pointed the gun at the door.

Seeing Chu Xuan's posture, Mu Xiang immediately said, "81."

“56.” Chu Xuan nodded.

This is the confirmation number they agreed upon within the mental chain. They would report it to anyone who matched the other person, and if they couldn't answer, they would take action.

"What are you doing over there?" Zheng Zha asked curiously, having already returned to the hotel.

Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses: "The power of Ju-on has been weakened... We'll help it become stronger."

"Huh?" Not only Zheng Zha, but Zhan Lan also expressed her doubts.

At this moment, the last crucial item, the diary, had been completely burned. Suddenly, all the lights in the room began to flicker—the electric lights, the candles… and the sunlight outside the window seemed to be blocked by something.

The next moment, Chu Xuan fired a shot with his backhand, hitting the black cat.

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