The Only Player in Infinite Terror

One minute later.

Ling Qi opened his eyes and shared his gains with the others.

When everyone heard about the powerful effects of F-level privileges, they all exclaimed in disbelief.

"No wonder the main god calls this thing authority; this thing can actually change the main god's rules!" Brother Jie's face was full of excitement.

"Yeah, this is only the lowest level F-level permission. I can't even imagine how awesome it would be to have D-level permission!" Zheng Zha exclaimed in amazement.

"So, if we could possess the highest-level SSS-level authority, wouldn't we be able to completely control the God and become its master?" Zhan Lan put forward her conjecture.

"I think so, but to obtain SSS-level privileges, you either have to save the entire multiverse, or save the past world by world, or keep killing saints who are hostile to the main god." Ling Qi shrugged, not taking it too seriously.

Keep in mind that saving an entire dimensional world is required to obtain an F-level privilege. Trying to accumulate SSS-level privileges using this method would probably take forever.

"For us, the biggest advantage of this permission right now is that it allows us to know in advance what the next mission world will be, which can effectively make up for the fact that we currently lack the captain permission and cannot check the next mission in advance."

"According to the search results, the next high-value enemy is the Reverse Xenomorph that appeared in the movie Alien 4, worth two B-level side quests and 10,000 reward points."

"From this information, we can confirm one thing: first, the theme of our next mission world is Alien; second, the difficulty rating of the main god has not been updated in time and is still set according to the rating after our last mission."

"Great! Does that mean our next mission will be much easier?" Zhan Lan exclaimed excitedly.

"Generally speaking, yes, but don't let your guard down. The main god isn't a real AI." Ling Qi waved his hand and said, "I estimate that in the next round, although the main god won't directly change the difficulty of the world or our mission due to its own rules, it will definitely increase the difficulty for us in other ways."

"But it doesn't matter. Once we've digested the gains from racking up points, the slight increase in difficulty from the main god will be negligible."

"Alright, now tell me what you got, so I can help you choose what to enhance and what to exchange later. Brother Jie, you go first."

Zhang Jie nodded, grinning broadly, "Haha, going on stage is like striking it rich!"

"Besides the two A-level side quests, one C-level side quest, and one D-level side quest that everyone on the team has, Zheng Zha and I both received one B-level side quest and one C-level side quest for rescuing Dr. Ashford and taking down the Umbrella Corporation's Raccoon City branch."

"So I now have two A-level side quests, one B-level side quest, two C-level side quests, and one D-level side quest, plus over 50,000 reward points!"

"Hahaha, hmm, now I have enough to directly exchange for Return to Origin. But if I were to exchange for Return to Origin, I'd probably just die, haha..."

Brother Jie was all smiles, in an extremely good mood, and even had the time to joke about himself.

"It was my mistake. I shouldn't have used up my chance to help my teammates exchange items. Otherwise, Brother Jie, you could have exchanged for an S-rank divine bloodline to complete yourself right now..."

Based on Ling Qi's previous gaming experience, the Biohazard World shouldn't have yielded so many points; at least one more mission world would have been needed.

"Hey, we're buddies, don't be so formal," Zhang Jie waved his hand dismissively. "I've waited this long already, waiting for one more mission is nothing..."

Although that's the logic, Ling Qi still had a bad feeling.

He thought about it and hesitated whether to ask Zhan Lan to help him pay in advance.

His intuition told him that it was best not to wait until the next mission was over before helping Brother Jie exchange for the divine bloodline.

It was only before his return that he gave the two C-level side quests related to the G virus to Zhan Lan.

Now that she's back, isn't it a bit inappropriate to ask her to pay for an A-level side quest plus 20,000 reward points?

Just then, Erii suddenly held up her little notebook.

I'll pay for 07's sake (=^▽^=)

"ah!?"

Not only the other three, but even Ling Qi was shocked after seeing these words.

Suddenly, Ling Qi remembered a detail that he had always overlooked.

In this game, when Erii was "created" by him, she had the same watch as the Reincarnator on her wrist!

However, due to the inertia of his thinking brought about by countless game experiences, he subconsciously ignored it at the time.

Ling Qi's pupils contracted slightly. Could it be...?

He unlocked the third-order gene lock, his brain working at full speed as he reviewed all his experiences since the start of this game.

Finally, he summoned his system panel, but there was still no option to exit the game.

Then he reconnected to the main god, but still couldn't find the "Return to the starting point" option that represented exiting the game.

He then entered the life days exchange interface and flipped through the mission worlds that the Central Continent Team had experienced from back to front: Resident Evil, Final Destination, Scream 2, A Nightmare on Elm Street, the real world, and Dragon Raja.

Ling Qi was stunned. He looked at it several times and realized that there was indeed an extra "Dragon Raja" world that shouldn't exist at all.

He silently prayed to the main god, "I want to exchange for one day of life in the world of 'Dragon Raja'!"

[To exchange for days of living in the world of "Dragon Raja," one S-rank side quest is required to unlock access for all reincarnators of the Central Continent Team. Exchange now?]

"Damn it, normally one D-rank side quest per person would unlock permanent return access, but you're charging me an S-rank side quest?"

"No, absolutely not! Only a fool would change it!"

Ling Qi cursed inwardly, then severed his connection with the main god, letting the others, especially Erii, try to return to the world of "Dragon Raja".

The result was the same: the main god indicated that you had to spend an S-rank side quest to go there.

Ling Qi certainly has an S-level side quest, and he really wants to go to the world of "Dragon Raja" to find the answer.

But he couldn't possibly be so extravagant as to use the S-rank side quest he had painstakingly obtained just to unlock the return permission for a single world!

Although he couldn't return to the world of "Dragon Raja" for the time being, Ling Qi suddenly realized that Erii seemed to be... perhaps not a human?

"Eri, how many reward points and side quests do you have now?" Ling Qi's voice trembled slightly.

Erii tilted her head and held up the small cardboard.

I have two A-level side quests, two C-level side quests, one D-level side quest, and 43,000 reward points.

[The side quests all rewarded the entire team with various rewards. Two thousand reward points were given for participating in the kill of the tracker, probably because I destroyed the tracker's weapon?]

After receiving the answer, Ling Qi was finally completely certain that Erii had indeed been judged by the main god to be a reincarnator, just like those plot characters who were invited to join the reincarnation team.

The reason why the potential of the created human is said to be insufficient is that, in addition to the difficulty in igniting the light of the soul, the more important reason is that the human cannot obtain side quests and reward points.

Therefore, if you want to forcibly cultivate and create humans, you will need to consume a lot of side quests and reward points on the creation of humans, which is a very wasteful behavior.

Now that Erii's identity is that of a reincarnator rather than a creator...

Doesn't this mean that there's absolutely no need to worry about her lack of potential?

Ling Qi was overjoyed, but in an instant, his mind became chaotic.

"Is this really still a game? If it's not a game, did I travel through time?" He was filled with doubt.

"There's no point in overthinking. If this is a game, there will always be a day when you beat it."

"If this isn't a game, then I can just keep going. As long as I keep getting stronger, I'll eventually understand everything."

Ling Qi forcibly dispelled the many thoughts in his mind and focused his energy back on reality.

"Anyway, although I don't know what's going on, it's definitely a good thing." Ling Qi smiled.

"In that case, I'll have to trouble you, Erii. Could you repay Brother Jie with an A-rank side quest and 20,000 reward points for me? I'll return them to you after the next event."

Ling looked at Erii with gentle eyes.

[Actually, it's not necessary, mine is from 07! Ｏ(≧▽≦)Ｏ]

Erii tilted her head and looked at Ling Qi, her eyes only on Ling Qi's figure, so beautiful that he seemed otherworldly.

Zhan Lan silently watched the perfect couple, feeling heartbroken.

At that moment, she suddenly felt completely superfluous.

Brother Jie secretly sighed, "As expected of a master from another world, even creating a person can change the rules of the main god out of thin air, turning his creator into a reincarnator."

He couldn't help but wonder if the main god really had a controller, and if this was all the controller trying to curry favor with Ling Qi.

Thinking of this, he became even more determined to curry favor with a powerful figure.

That was settled; Zhang Jie exchanged for the divine bloodline that was of paramount importance to him.

Enveloped in a golden beam of light, this man, who originally looked like an ordinary person, exuded an aura more terrifying than an erupting volcano.

Its divine power is like a prison.

This is the intuitive feeling of everyone, including Ling Qi.

However, as a powerful S-grade exchange, the transformation and strengthening of the body by the divine bloodline naturally requires an exceptionally long time.

Ling Qi and the others certainly wouldn't just wait idly, so after Zheng Zha and Zhan Lan reported their gains, Ling Qi arranged for the rest of them to exchange their items.

In Zheng Zha's 1S1D side quest, Ling Qi chose the ultimate curse power, the complete Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Technique manual, the Tiger Talisman, and two peaches for him. The remaining D was just enough to buy a one-time resurrection spell scroll.

[Ultimate Cursed Power Enhancement, rated 94 points, from "Jujutsu Kaisen". After redemption, it greatly enhances the circulation of cursed power and significantly improves physical attributes. The skill "Cursed Avatar" can absorb various negative emotions from the outside world to permanently enhance one's own cursed power. Requires 1 A-rank side quest and rewards 12,000 points.]

[The Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Technique, rated 100 points, originates from the primordial era. Pangu split into three parts, creating the twelve Ancestral Witches. Many powerful human beings referenced these twelve Ancestral Witches and combined them with the Eight Trigrams to create this technique. The twelve forms combined can summon the form of Pangu, possessing a trace of ultimate power. Strengthening the complete set of twelve forms requires one S-rank side quest, rewarding 1 points; exchanging only the manual requires one B-rank side quest, rewarding 5000 points.]

[The Tiger Talisman, from Jackie Chan Adventures, embodies the principle that all things possess yin and yang, and that yin and yang are mutually generative. When intact, it can harmonize all conflicts and oppositions of the user's power. If split in two, it will cause the user to split into two independent individuals of extreme good and evil, each hostile to the other. Requires one A-level side quest and rewards 1 points.]

[The Peaches of Immortality, originating from the primordial era, can greatly enhance life energy and physical attributes, significantly increase cultivation speed, optimize energy circulation, and heal injuries when consumed in severe cases. Requires one B-rank side quest, rewarding 4,500 points.]

For Zhan Lan's 2A2B1D side storyline, Ling Qi chose the following for her: the mutated bloodline of the Spirit Clan Prophet, the mutated bloodline of the Spirit Clan Great Prophet, mental scan, mind chain, and mind whip.

[Eldar Prophet Mutant Bloodline, rated 87 points, from Warhammer 40k. Embarking on the Prophet's Path moderately increases physical attributes and significantly increases mental attributes. The skill Soulstone Symbiosis allows the complete soul to be preserved in a Soulstone after physical death, awaiting resurrection. It greatly enhances psionic affinity and psionic spell effects, and grants the ability to vaguely foresee the future. Requires one B-rank side quest, rewarding 3500 points. Eldar Walker Mutant Bloodline.]

[Eldar Prophet Mutant Bloodline, rated 92 points, from Warhammer 40k. A Seeker of Fate, significantly increases physical attributes and greatly increases mental attributes. The skill "Foreseeing the Future" allows the user to predict multiple future possibilities. Powerful psionic energy is capable of distorting space. Requires one A-rank side quest. Reward: 12,000 points. Eldar Prophet Mutant Bloodline.]

As for the C-level mental scan, BB-level mind chain, and CC-level mind lash, they are all exclusive skills for mental users, with effects corresponding to reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance, communication and mind control, and mental attack, respectively.

The remaining 1B1D can be exchanged for peaches of immortality and marrow cleansing pills to increase cultivation aptitude and cultivation speed.

Of course, Ling Qi didn't forget to help Erii redeem hers. Since she helped Ling Qi repay one A-level side quest and 20,000 reward points for Brother Jie, Erii only had 1A, 2C, and 1D side quests left.

There was no need to hesitate about that A-level side quest; Ling Qi chose the White King mutated bloodline for Erii.

[White King Mutant Bloodline, rated 93 points, from "Dragon Raja," the pinnacle of pure-blooded dragon bloodlines, significantly enhancing physical attributes and mental attributes. Skills include Spiritual Element, allowing complete mastery and use of the four elements (earth, fire, wind, and water) and the power of Words of Power. After severe injury or physical death, the individual can fully recover by cocooning themselves from a pre-stored cocoon. This is a mutated bloodline, not susceptible to possession by the White King's initial will, and unaffected by dragon consciousness. Requires one A-rank side quest, 10,000 reward points, and either a Royal-level White King bloodline descendant or a Royal-level hybrid mutated bloodline.]

The two C-rank items were exchanged for CC-rank Holy Relic skills that were bound to the White King's bloodline.

[The White King's exclusive skill—Holy Remains, from the novel "Dragon Raja"—allows him to transform his body tissues into Holy Remains, storing his genetic information and a portion of his soul within them. Upon the death of his soul, he can resurrect by possessing a suitable body through the Holy Remains.]

There's not much to say about the remaining D-level side quest; it's just about exchanging for Marrow Cleansing Pills to accelerate cultivation.

After helping others choose their exchanges, Ling Qi began his own.