Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 92 Empathy

When Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha emerged from the other end, the entire mass of flesh was almost cut in two.

In the very center of the fleshy mass, Mu Xiang indeed discovered a series of tangled, bluish-white ghosts, which were the very core that was constantly repairing the fleshy mass.

Mu Xiang threw a punch without hesitation, and Zheng Zha didn't need to say anything either, he put his hands together and hugged the tangled soul.

Zheng Zha wasn't a particularly pedantic person, and at this critical juncture, he certainly wouldn't show any mercy... and so the ghost dissipated.

However, there was still a considerable amount of resentment within this mass of flesh. The destruction of its core does not mean the battle is over.

But now we can safely unleash our high-tech weapons... Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha exchanged a glance, then cleared a path and rushed out from the other side of the mass of flesh.

At the same time, a magnetic field suddenly expanded, enveloping the coreless mass of flesh. This was the Overlord's electromagnetic individual armor, a high-tech device that also had a certain lethal effect on spirits. The electromagnetic shoulder cannons mounted on it roared, exploding on the increasingly slow-moving and self-healing mass of flesh.

The sound of a Gaussian ion sniper rifle rang out as a miniature magnetic storm bullet was fired into the fleshy mass, followed by a miniature magnetic storm erupting within it.

Zheng Zha stopped, felt the combined fire of the crowd, and couldn't help but gasp: "This power... is immense. If this thing weren't so complicated, these weapons alone would have blown it to smithereens."

Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses: "That's right, that's how high-tech weapons are. But they also require enough skill and coordination, otherwise if a different group of people were to fight like this, they would probably still be devoured by this lump of flesh."

“Zero and Overlord are truly high-caliber talents…” Zheng Zha exclaimed. “If talents from every field came here, how strong would our Zhongzhou team be?”

Mu Xiang smiled and said, "The selection of newcomers by the main god should be related to personal qualities and expertise... Speaking of which, our Central Continent team is already cooperating quite well."

He was indeed quite satisfied with the current teamwork of the Central Continent team... He and Zheng Zha had just dealt with the core of the fleshy mass, and then the Overlord's magnetic field weakened the remaining ghostly power, while guns and cannons roared to destroy the fleshy mass; while Zero's micro magnetic storm bombs basically eliminated the remaining ghostly power.

Even if there were a little left, it wouldn't be enough to support further repairs to the lump of flesh.

Moreover, when the Central Continent team suffered such an unexpected attack before, they showed a strong ability to make mistakes... Although it was only in the horror movie "Ju-on", it was enough for Mu Xiang to be grateful.

They were clearly facing an immense crisis... Without Zhan Lan, Zheng Zha would have had virtually no way to escape in that situation, and the others lacked the necessary abilities. Without Chu Xuan and Mu Xiang's timely reaction, the others might have been killed in the attack. However, their relatively mature teamwork gave the Central Continent team time to recover, demonstrating their ability to tolerate mistakes.

However, having discussed tolerance for mistakes, we must also address why mistakes occurred in the first place… This is something we'll discuss later. Even if Mu Xiang hadn't brought it up, Chu Xuan would definitely have analyzed the cause of this matter.

As they were talking, the mass of flesh was finally reduced to ashes by concentrated fire, and unsurprisingly, the Central Continent team did not receive any reward notification.

The blood in the entire courtyard also disappeared without a trace when the mass of flesh was destroyed, leaving not a trace of water... This was indeed just a manifestation of the curse's attack.

When Zhan Lan saw Zheng Zha and Mu Xiang standing side by side, both simultaneously exiting their gene lock state, she finally felt relieved. Then, without uttering a sound, she fell backward.

Zhao Yingkong reacted swiftly, catching Zhan Lan before she even exited her gene-locked state. Zheng Zha, who was convulsing, saw Zhan Lan's miserable state and hurriedly tried to rush over.

He stumbled with his first step, but Mu Xiang reached out to support him, enduring the pain in his internal organs, and rushed over with Zheng Zha.

Zhan Lan's hands were covered in metallic powder, the residue from the overload of the metal sheet after the release of her mental energy. She had already fainted, blood streaming from her mouth, nose, and ears.

Mu Xiang hurriedly called Zero, instructing him not to be stingy with the Buddha Wheel's energy and to use some to treat Zhan Lan first. As he spoke, he thought of the golden apple he'd seized from Angro. If he could find a way to reset the binding mechanism, giving it to Zhan Lan would be a good option. In *The Lord of the Rings*, one could find Gandalf… he wondered if such a good thing could happen in other horror movies.

The energy quality of a Grade B Buddhist wheel is several times stronger than that of a Grade C wheel. So, there's no need to worry about using its healing function when "Ju-on" is about to end.

The Buddha's light shone on Zhan Lan's head, stopping the bleeding, and her complexion gradually improved. Mu Xiang took out an injectable mental energy supplement and gave Zhan Lan an injection to prevent mental energy depletion. Although the instructions for the mental energy-emitting metal tablets stated that use by non-mental energy enhancers would lead to mental energy depletion, that was calculated per tablet... and Zhan Lan used four tablets directly. "She's really reckless..." Mu Xiang murmured, then glanced at Zheng Zha, "She saved you like this, don't forget to repay her."

Zheng Zha blushed, and Mu Xiang sighed: "You've got the wrong idea... That's called repaying kindness with enmity. I mean we should always remember and cherish such partners."

Before Zheng Zha could nod, Chu Xuan's indifferent voice rang out: "She's fine, at least until she returns to the Main God Space. According to my previous estimates, her limit should be five pieces at a time; she'd only be in danger if she used more than seven pieces in total..."

Chu Xuan's words startled the veterans, who then thought of the special training Zhan Lan had mentioned... They looked at each other in bewilderment. No wonder Zhan Lan had described it so harshly; it turned out she had trained them to the point of near-death.

Mu Xiang couldn't help but facepalm. This was indeed Chu Xuan's typical way of speaking... The person isn't even dead yet, what's the rush? Unless another matter is being considered.

Sure enough, Chu Xuan immediately said, "But treatment is still necessary. Zhan Lan's role in this team battle is entirely worthy of our efforts... She is practically a third eye, and you could even say she is the most important character in this horror movie. Without her mind chain, our operation today would have been much more difficult."

Zhang Jie leaned over, looking somewhat worried, and said, "Damn, this girl is really crazy... but she's got guts, she's a real man..." He kept sighing as he spoke.

Mu Xiang and Chu Xuan exchanged a glance, then simultaneously pushed up their glasses: "Zheng Zha..."

Zheng Zha snapped to attention, then stood up and said, "Here!"

"You should know what we're going to say..." Mu Xiang smiled wryly, "I don't want to blame you, but we almost got wiped out just now, and it's partly your fault."

Chu Xuan said calmly, "The underlying logic of this attack should be to use resentment, similar to a mental attack, to cast a curse... It wasn't an evil spirit that approached, so it's reasonable that the talisman was ineffective. In the attack just now, you, Zheng Zha, were the one most deeply cursed."

"I..." Zheng Zha scratched his head awkwardly, but when he saw the unconscious Zhan Lan, he couldn't say anything.

Mu Xiang sighed. Let Chu Xuan speak next... Chu Xuan's words will be much more convincing, because Chu Xuan won't hold back.

"Your empathy is a bit excessive." Chu Xuan examined Zheng Zha indifferently. "The reason Zhan Lan was seriously injured was because you were severely corrupted by that curse. For anyone else, being cursed like that would almost certainly mean certain death... It's not that I shouldn't have helped you. Although I'm used to acting from a self-interested perspective, as a team, we must also consider these relationships. However, you were severely cursed because of unnecessary empathy, which led to the serious injury of the mental controller, which is quite a waste."

“Having empathy is not a bad thing…” Mu Xiang sighed. “I can understand that you, Zhan Lan, and the other newcomers are not very able to accept this tragedy. None of us expected the attack to take this form.”

Chu Xuan said without any mercy, "But in essence, it is still an excess of empathy that led the team into crisis, which is undeniable."

If Zheng Zha were capable of arguing, he would definitely retort that this was hindsight... but the problem is that this fundamental analysis is not wrong. Looking at Zhan Lan, whose breathing had just stabilized, he was even more speechless.

But he was also somewhat bewildered: Was this really wrong? Must goodwill, compassion... these positive emotions also be confined to the team?
he does not know.

Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses: "Let's try to wake Zhan Lan up before sunrise and restore some of her combat capabilities, at least the Mind Chain. Otherwise, we will lose a major advantage and our deterrent effect on the Beiyan Continent team will be less."

Mu Xiang had no objection to Chu Xuan's arrangement, but he secretly smiled bitterly. Just as they had guessed, the curse just now was exploiting people's sympathy... The more intense the emotions after seeing such a tragic scene, the easier it was for someone to take advantage of one's vulnerability.

But he and Chu Xuan were completely unaffected... even though they had killed everyone in the city.

There's no point in saying more... Mu Xiang found himself becoming more and more suited to living in the Main God Space. It seemed that the dark nature he had rarely shown in the past seventeen years, and which he himself had hardly noticed, was slowly awakening.

"Like I said before, what's done is done..." Mu Xiang said silently to himself, "Then so be it... Let's wipe out the Beiyanzhou team completely today."

The second update is here. I have a full schedule of classes tomorrow, so the update might be a little later. I'll try my best.

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