Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 96 Breakthrough
"Hold on!" Mu Xiang certainly couldn't let Feng Yang be killed by the counselor. He was joking, that was a B+7000!
So this loud shout actually had a hint of concern for his teammates.

Mu Xiang mobilized all his strength and arrived in front of the counselor in almost an instant. The blade trembled and ripples flowed... Without any deliberate guidance, he subconsciously poured the energy of his body into the blade.

The stab to the chest pierced through the counselor's hastily constructed defenses, protruding straight from his back.

After all, the counselor had just been interrupted by a magic-breaking bullet, yet he still forcibly continued to awaken the totem and even managed to suppress Feng Yang... A third-tier transcendent is not omnipotent; how could his defense be as reliable as before?

Mu Xiang's hands were trapped in the green light curtain, feeling an intense squeezing sensation. In fact, if it were Zheng Zha, he might have been severed if he had been trapped for a while longer.

However, Mu Xiang's physical strength wouldn't be severely damaged by this magic... He took a deep breath, and the force field of Seven Kills and the ripples within his body vibrated, forcefully cutting through the green light. At the same time, he twisted and slashed with both hands, directly slicing the counselor's body in two.

The sealing magic failed, and Feng Yang collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath. Protective gear isn't a panacea; in Feng Yang's experience, things like suffocation are beyond its capabilities. So, when his gear failed to deflect the sealing magic, Feng Yang truly panicked.

"Thanks..." Feng Yang gasped for breath a few times, looking at the two severed bodies lying on the ground, splashing green light everywhere, before saying with some lingering fear.

Mu Xiang did not answer him, but just frowned and looked at the counselor on the ground.

He absolutely did not kill the counselor... absolutely not.

The knife had already cleaved the counselor in the chest, but at the moment of the cut, Mu Xiang didn't see where the counselor's heart was at all.

Recalling the deformed head that the counselor had previously concealed with his white robe, Mu Xiang suddenly began to suspect that the counselor's physiological structure might be quite different from that of ordinary people.

Just as he was about to step forward and deliver a few more blows to the counselor, the totem on the ground resonated with the counselor's body, and the two severed parts closed up in the green light.

The counselor's body returned to normal, and he floated a few steps away from Mu Xiang with the help of the green light before speaking: "Your physical strength is truly amazing... Even a second-level transcendent cannot break through my light barrier with their physical body without any damage, yet you didn't even have to pay the price of losing an arm."

"Damn it, how do we kill this?" Feng Yang gritted his teeth, standing up as well. He floated to the other side, warily eyeing the counselor. "Is it impossible to kill?"

Mu Xiang heard that the guy's voice was already a bit desperate, so he couldn't help but sigh and said impatiently, "There are usually two situations if you can't kill him: either the energy hasn't been used up, or the method of killing him is incorrect."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Xiang was about to move closer, but he suddenly realized that his movements seemed to have slowed down.

[Time? No, it should be a slowing spell... My thought process is clearly faster than my actions, or rather, my actions can't keep up with my thought process.]

The counselor grinned maliciously and conjured green light rings in his hands. Upon closer inspection, green light threads outlined the same totems as those on the ground.

"Be careful—" Mu Xiang wanted to say more, after all, the person next to him wasn't Chu Xuan, and his combat intelligence was far inferior to the rest of the Central Continent Team. But as soon as he said "be careful," Mu Xiang realized that even his voice had become much slower.

[Holy crap, even my vocal organs have been slowed down?]

The two halos in the counselor's hands posed a strong threat to Mu Xiang, something that the previous spheres of light lacked. It was as if he had acquired some kind of weapon after communicating with the totem of the Polar Day Society.

I can't let any other part of my body get hit by his halo...

Mu Xiang took a deep breath and slowly kicked out, trying to propel himself backward. After all, although his movements were slow, he still had the strength.

The counselor wouldn't let him leave so easily. He flicked out a halo of light with his left hand, striking Feng Yang, who was about to move away, causing him to burst into colorful light. With his right hand, he slashed the halo towards Mu Xiang's neck. At the same time, a green light extended from the totem to Mu Xiang's feet, causing his lower body to stiffen.

[Are we not allowed to move... because this slowdown has a limited range?]

[A direct confrontation would definitely result in serious injury... Since the energy flow hasn't been slowed down, we can first activate a force field for defense.]

Mu Xiang's mind raced, and he unleashed all his energy, channeling it into the Seven Killers' force field to its maximum extent. With a muffled thud, the green light wheel tore through the force field. Although it immediately healed, there was still a moment of rupture.

To Mu Xiang's surprise, he felt a sharp pain in his throat; a gash had been cut open. What kind of magical combat technique was this? It not only broke through the Seven Killers' force field, but it could also simultaneously injure his own flesh?
This wasn't a serious injury for Mu Xiang, but it proved the destructive power of the green halo.

Another halo flew back into the counselor's hand. He looked at the bloodstain on Mu Xiang's neck. Although it was only a faint line, it was still quite encouraging.

"As expected, savage physical enhancement is far inferior to the magical martial arts path of our Polar Day Society!" The counselor roared madly, his voice already abnormal, and this roar was even more inhuman. Then, he swung the light wheels in his hands, slashing at Mu Xiang's upper body.

[If you can't counter the move in time... then use anticipation...]

Mu Xiang thought to himself, then closed his eyes again, entrusting everything to his intuition.

His hands were swirling in a peculiar way, twisted in front of him, with both arms imbued with a powerful field, thus assuming a defensive stance.

The counselor's right-hand halo slashed at Mu Xiang's chest, but was immediately blocked by the back of his left hand. Although it left a wound, he was ultimately knocked aside. The counselor then used the same technique with his left-hand halo, aiming for Mu Xiang's throat; his right fist, rippling with energy, slammed into the halo, shattering a small portion of it.

"How is that possible?" the counselor shouted angrily. In his view, with the totem's slowing effect, his speed should be faster than Mu Xiang's.

However, Mu Xiang was already slightly faster than him. Now, by saving time on judgment and relying on the danger premonition of the first-order gene lock, the gap was reduced; his body's full-power operation at its lowest level was also much faster than that of an ordinary person. Therefore, it was not easy for the counselor to win by relying on this.

The counselor wasn't stupid. Since Mu Xiang had adopted a defensive melee stance, he would bombard him with magic. Several green beams struck Mu Xiang in an instant, and he could only take the hits. Once his defenses broke, Mu Xiang would likely be at the counselor's mercy.

"I have already told Feng Yang of the Beiyanzhou team about your request..." Zhan Lan's voice echoed in Mu Xiang's mind.

"Yes, thank you... Are you all alright?" Mu Xiang replied.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line, then Zhan Lan replied, "We're fine, but you should be careful."

Mu Xiang did not answer this time, and once again flicked his wrists to deflect the counselor's light wheel, leaving deep bloodstains on his left wrist and the back of his right hand.

[Not enough... My physical strength isn't enough! If I could be a little stronger, even with the slowing effect, I'd still be much faster than him... and I could break free from his control in an instant!]

Seeing that Mu Xiang still had the strength to defend himself, the counselor frowned. Mu Xiang knew his own situation, and the counselor was well aware of the effects of his attack. This kind of injury was nothing to a third-tier warrior.

He immediately began chanting incantations to reinforce Mu Xiang's enchantment and restrict his upper body as well. The totem's slow effect actually had a time limit; its main purpose was to give him an opportunity to apply the enchantment. There wasn't an absolute counter between magic-based and combat-based transcendents, but close-quarters combat would definitely put them at a disadvantage. Enchantments weren't something that could be easily applied to opponents of similar strength; otherwise, wouldn't a single enchantment end the battle?

Do they really think all the other extraordinary beings are fools?

So the counselor's talk about the Path of Magic and Martial Arts, though arrogant, also showed he knew how he should fight. His words were somewhat meant to confuse Mu Xiang.

In order to stop Mu Xiang, the counselor chanted the incantation to seal the barrier while summoning countless green lights to bombard Mu Xiang.

Under the counselor's cold gaze, Mu Xiang let out a painful growl.

"Hmm? It shouldn't hurt this much..." The counselor was puzzled. These attacks were mainly meant to interfere, so why was Mu Xiang in so much pain?

Even his body convulsed from the slowness and restraint, and then Mu Xiang spat out a mouthful of blood.

The next moment, the barrier was broken by a tremendous force. Mu Xiang's legs swelled to more than twice their normal size, and with a single stomp, he shattered the barrier around his lower body. Then, a punch that created a sonic boom slammed into the counselor's forehead, sending him flying backward, crashing through the laboratory wall and landing next door.

Here's today's update. Based on reader feedback from the Alien Volume, the protagonist's lock-picking speed seemed a bit too slow. Therefore, this update fixes the bug of the protagonist's slow lock-picking speed (laughs). Tomorrow's update should be even earlier, after which it will return to morning updates. Thank you for your recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, and subscriptions. That's all.

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