Infinite Gods Reign Supreme

Chapter 42 - What a friendly start!
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Half asleep, half awake.

The solemn and majestic voice of the supreme deity then clearly emerged in my ears.

—【Main Quest: Survive for three days, and do not leave your current island area.】

—[Success grants an additional D-rank side quest and 1500 reward points. Failure incurs a penalty of deducting three times the side quest amount and reward points. If the reward points are negative at the end of the round, the player is removed from the loop.]

Toes touch the ground.

"Light, shelter us, and banish evil and curses from us."

Simin's gaze swept around, while a pure white radiance emanated from Jacob. It was a holy aura capable of dispelling curses and resisting bewitching effects. All the members of the Celestial Team were enveloped and immersed in it until they touched the golden boundary.

"The protective barrier of the Supreme God is still in place; we still have ten minutes."

The light flowed between Si Ming's fingers, interacting with the dark battle qi within his body without any conflict or confrontation. Clenching his fist, fully armed, he glanced outwards; the five of them were currently in a wide plaza.

A very lively square.

It should have been very lively.

Hundreds, no, thousands of people stood in twos and threes throughout the square. There were old and young, men and women. They didn't move or make a sound; they simply all looked up at the many huge screens playing videos around the square and nearby.

Multiple displays, the same video.

The display screen that Li Ruonan had edited and prepared to spread the curse.

An indescribable silence immediately filled the protective shield of the Supreme God.

Outside the protective shield of the main god, hundreds, even thousands of people clasped their hands together in opposite directions, their eyes glazed over, and uttered a unified sound towards any screen they could see.

The reincarnators couldn't hear it, but it was a unified, grand, and even solemn voice.

Misfortune and fortune are intertwined; life and death are determined by one's reputation.

The guess came true.

Si Ming gently closed his eyes, and a plan quickly formed in his mind. However, before putting it into practice, he still remembered his current identity.

Reincarnator, a member of the Celestial Team, who wants to become the captain of the Celestial Team.

"How so?" His voice broke the silence.

“The main quest is simple.” Jacob glanced at his watch. “But having that evil spirit alive is a bit of an eyesore. It’s not good for my mental and physical health.”

“So many innocent people have been dragged into this… the whole city, the whole island, even the whole world…” Valentina frowned slightly. “There must be a way to save them… Hmm, I mean, there should be a side quest to save these cursed people?”

Si Ming nodded and looked at Song Tian.

"You decide." Song Tian pressed his hand on the sword slung behind his back; even though it was sheathed, the Snow Drink sword continued to chime. "I only need to wield it."

"And what about this young lady?"

“I think either way is fine.” The black-haired woman gently touched her chin, looking thoughtful. “But I don’t think any of us would think we should just make our move here—although at this point in the movie, the main characters should all be dead. But gathering intelligence should still be necessary, right? Perhaps our first stop should be that Guan Yu… Zhouwang Temple?”

“Leave the initial operations to me.” Valentina’s eyes gleamed with a deep blue light. “My cloak possesses the ability to create a group holographic shield, temporarily concealing our presence. In addition, when I installed the S.A.W.S.S., I also configured a network access pod for hacking. I will access the networks of this era and gather intelligence, and… well, you all should know the way?”

“Memorizing the map isn’t difficult,” Jacob added. “I’ll assign everyone an extra layer of protective magic to ensure our whereabouts aren’t easily revealed from a mystical perspective. And, are we going by land, air, or underground?”

“Let’s go on the ground first,” Si Ming decided. “We’ll leave here first, and after leaving the downtown area, head to the Zhouwang Temple. If anything unexpected happens, we should carefully consider the severity of our actions when dealing with the bewitched ordinary people—at least before we come into contact with the local deity, we must try to avoid being labeled as ‘indiscriminately killing innocents.’”

"Hmph...you're much kinder than you look." Yu Zhiwei stretched and smiled charmingly. "Okay, I support this action plan."

Si Ming glanced at her.

"One more thing, once the protective shield is removed, let's stop calling each other by our real names. Just like we planned beforehand. Miss Traveler."

"Understood, understood." Yu Zhiwei waved her hand. "As you wish, my dear professor."

Si Ming had gotten used to this guy's daily erratic behavior.

He glanced at the others: 'Bishop' Jacob, 'Ranger' Valentina, 'Swordsman' Song Tian. None of them raised any objections to his steady and predictable direction.

So the group quickly discussed their action plan again, making temporary corrections to a few minor, insignificant details. This continued until the God's isolating light barrier began to emit an unstable, warning glow.

almost.

“In Tyr’s name, we are concealed.”

An invisible divine power spread out, dispelling the protective aura that Jacob had summoned at the beginning of his arrival. The next moment, Valentina suddenly flung her cloak behind her.

Magic and technology work together.

The moment the divine light barrier faded, the forms of the five people blurred together.

The wind flowed in.

The square and the high-rise buildings were suddenly filled with people praying in unison.

Misfortune and fortune are intertwined; life and death are determined by one's reputation.

Misfortune and fortune are intertwined; life and death are determined by one's reputation.

The reincarnators exchanged glances; they could still see each other, while the surrounding crowd ignored them. The instant the divine shield dissipated, everyone sensed a slight, tingling, alarming danger flowing through the atmosphere, like static electricity in winter.

There's something here.

Anything that's nearby will stay put.

It was filled with malice, yet nonchalant. Si Ming frowned slightly. He did not sense any divine power reaction of the same level and type as the divinity of death.

So……

The reincarnators exchanged glances.

Jacob, being a professional, shook his head slightly. The concealed voice then emanated from the patch-style futuristic tactical headsets worn by everyone.

"We can't confirm its exact form, but its energy level should be at least A-level. A direct confrontation is unlikely to succeed. And most importantly, we probably can't attack its main body from here."

Si Ming glanced at Song Tian, ​​who was looking at the sky with a burning gaze, but he had suppressed his fighting spirit.

"Follow the plan."

Without hesitation, the reincarnators sprang into action. Si Ming led the way, followed by Song Tian. Valentina, responsible for intelligence gathering, and the remaining two non-melee ability users moved quickly in the middle. In just a few seconds, the group had left the most dangerous area of ​​the plaza.

The sense of crisis has faded.

However, the sides of the road were still filled with people standing still, staring at their phones or nearby screens.

There were men and women, young and old. Even toddlers who were only one or two years old, just learning to walk, or still babbling, stood there quietly.

There were no cars on the street. The entire city had come to a complete standstill at this moment. Si Ming's gaze casually swept over a few ordinary passersby, and he saw no trace of hunger or thirst on their blank faces.

Everything has just begun. Perhaps the time when the reincarnators descend within the protective shield of the main god will be the time when the curse begins to spread on a large scale and over a wide area.

So……

Valentina paused slightly for a moment, but then quickly followed the group forward.

"It's been about half an hour since the curse began to spread. The current live map has been uploaded to the 'Professor's' armored navigation program. However, I've discovered something unusual—all networks connecting this island to the outside world were completely cut off the moment the curse broke out. Right now, I can't receive any signals from the outside world, but I'm certain that at least six spy satellites are closely monitoring the current area. And that number is still increasing."

"The reaction was a bit too fast." Yu Zhiwei slightly raised her head and glanced at the sky. "Was it the local 'righteous gods' who were involved? Or is there some kind of well-established response mechanism in place, and it's being implemented?"

“It’s a ‘momentum’ we can leverage.” Si Ming pursed his lips slightly. “Ranger, can you hack into those satellites?”

He waited a few seconds.

"...No, it's not possible with the current equipment."

I see. Then he probably understands.

"It seems that the three-day countdown to survival is not only for us, but also for this island."

"What do you mean?"

Si Ming did not answer directly.

His gaze suddenly shifted, and a little girl standing by the roadside, looking somewhat out of place with her surroundings and displaying a bewildered and uneasy expression, suddenly caught his eye.

In his eyes, in their eyes.

Si Ming suddenly recalled an unverified setting he had learned in the past—the Supreme God carefully selects the locations when deploying reincarnators. Typically, significant clues related to the main storyline or important side quests are found near the landing point. This is to prevent the team members from being mindless brutes who wouldn't even know where the door is when they try to kick it down.

So……

A struggle suddenly appeared on the little girl's face. It was as if something unseen had suddenly targeted her, forcing her to react immediately.

That invisible sense of crisis resurfaced.

The little girl raised her hand unsteadily, making stuttering sounds that were clearly a form of resistance.

"Misfortune...misfortune and fortune...are interdependent, affecting life and death—"

Her voice faltered.

Before Si Ming's dark fighting spirit could touch her, Valentina's hand had already covered her mouth and face.

"Sorry, it was just a subconscious reaction—" She gave the others an apologetic look, but there was no hesitation in her eyes.

Yu Zhiwei smiled softly.

"Sigh..." Siming sighed, his body breaking free from concealment along with Valentina, who had taken the initiative to intervene externally.

The sense of crisis suddenly intensified.

Nearby, all the passersby, who looked like puppets, stared at the area where the group was.

“I think we should be the strongest team in theory, right?” Si Ming said softly, and his companions revealed themselves with him.

"So, isn't it a bit disrespectful to us to harm people right in front of us like this?"

Song Tian silently drew his knife.

Yu Zhiwei shrugged.

The next moment, the surrounding crowd screamed and rushed towards them, making hysterical, shrill noises.

"Who are you! State your names!"

as well as--

"Purify!"

Light burst forth from Jacob's palm.

(End of this chapter)