The Only Player in Infinite Terror

Beneath the large white sphere of light, around the round table, the sixteen reincarnators of the Central Continent team took their seats in turn, while the four futures-related dead reincarnators were left far away after being hypnotized.

Chu Xuan enthusiastically promoted his philosophy to everyone: "As long as there are objective laws in the world, we can rely on science to develop and progress more efficiently."

"And what stands in opposition to existing science is what I call memes."

"Of course, perhaps at a higher level, so-called memes are just a kind of 'science' that can be controlled."

Most of the members of the Central Continent Team were completely confused by what Chu Xuan said, except for Ling Qi, who could barely understand it.

Of course, everything that happened in the previous game was completely unfamiliar to him as a player.

"So, Chu Xuan, you believe that we were all infected by memes in the last round? And you think that these memes are very likely the Blackwater?" Ling Qi asked, seizing the key point.

Chu Xuan nodded and said, "Yes, the evidence is that the main god reminded me that the repair cost more than 8,000 reward points."

Chu Xuan's voice was devoid of any emotion. "According to the common sense that Zhan Lan instilled in me using the mind chain."

"If the 8,000 reward points were used for the main god's repair, it would probably be enough to repair even a reincarnator who is only left with a head seven or eight times."

"Even if you attacked and brought us all to the brink of death, repairing us shouldn't have consumed so many reward points."

"So I guess that although we weren't parasitized by the aliens in the last match because Ling Qi intervened in time, we might have already been infected with the black water or some other meme without even realizing it."

Upon hearing Chu Xuan's words, everyone quickly connected with the main god using their thoughts to check the reward points they had consumed during the main god's repair process not long ago.

The result confirmed Chu Xuan's guess.

Just as Chu Xuan said, almost all newcomers had 8,000 to 10,000 reward points deducted by the main god to repair the effects they had suffered.

Why do I say "almost"? Because Zhao Yingkong, as a newcomer, only spent a little over three thousand reward points to repair it.

Among the veterans, Ling Qi and Zhang Jie spent around 500 reward points on repairs, Zhan Lan spent over 1,000 reward points, and Zheng Zha and Erii spent around 2,000 reward points.

The good news is that, according to Ling Qi's investigation using the system panel, and assuming it's due to the influence of the Blackwater meme, everyone's bodies have evolved.

Specifically, combined with the Alliance's improved version of the T-virus's modification of the body, each newcomer directly unlocks the second-order gene lock under the influence of the Blackwater meme.

Furthermore, everyone, including the seasoned veterans, received an enhancement in their innate attributes.

The newcomers' six innate attributes were all directly supplemented to the human race's maximum of 500 points, making everyone a "perfect person".

As for the veterans, although their six-dimensional innate attributes had long surpassed the human race's upper limit of 500 points, each of them had also received a 100-point boost to all six-dimensional attributes.

Although it consumed a lot of reward points, this was essentially using reward points to directly enhance a rare and highly sought-after innate attribute.

Rounding down, the Central Continent Team is essentially enjoying the same treatment as the Grand Lord's special edition god at a heavily discounted price.

Overall, it definitely falls into the category of winning by default.

Sharing joy is worse than keeping it to yourself, so Ling Qi had no intention of hiding it and shared his discovery with everyone.

After sharing this good news, Ling Qi pondered for a moment and speculated, "Assuming we have indeed all been infected by memes, then the severity of the negative effects should be inversely proportional to the rank of our bloodline or our level of life?"

"Jie and I both have S-grade bloodlines and fourth-order gene locks, so we are the least affected. Next is Zhan Lan, who has AA bloodlines and third-order gene locks, followed by Zheng Zha and Erii, who have A-grade bloodlines and third-order gene locks."

At this point, everyone looked at Zhao Yingkong, making the assassin girl feel extremely uncomfortable.

"W-why are you all looking at me?" the assassin girl stammered.

"Because it's really strange. Judging from the strength you've shown, you don't seem like someone with an A-level bloodline, unless..." Chu Xuan pushed up his glasses, looking thoughtful.

Ling Qi certainly knew the answer, but he pretended not to know to tease Little Apple.

"Unless you are sealed, so despite your high level of life, you cannot unleash your full power," Ling Qi said, half-jokingly.

Zhao Yingkong frowned and carefully recalled "her" memories, but ultimately found nothing.

"I don't know. In my memory, I have no memory of being sealed or anything like that..." she said earnestly with a pained expression.

Chu Xuan glanced at Ling Qi but didn't continue the topic. Instead, he pointed to the four dead men and said, "The memes that infected those four haven't been repaired. Although they haven't shown any abnormalities yet, no one can say for sure when the negative effects will suddenly erupt."

"It can be said that the four of them are now a time bomb in the team, a mobile source of danger, or even a suspected source of pollution."

"My suggestion is to use up the reward points and side quests on those four as soon as possible, and then get rid of them to avoid any danger or accidents."

Ling Qi chuckled and said, "Don't worry about that. No matter what hidden dangers they may have, it's fine if they remain dormant. But once they do, they will be directly eliminated by the main god."

"When I entered the arena, a creation called Zhizi was lurking inside me. The moment I returned, it was eliminated by the main god, and the reward for its kill was credited to me."

"Clearly, this powerful creation was an illegal intruder into the God's space and was annihilated by the God."

"So similarly, if the memes that infected those four people turned them into some kind of monster, they would be directly judged by the main god as illegal intruders and eliminated."

"Furthermore, there is no need to worry about their memes spreading to us. As long as we don't harm each other in the Main God Space, it can be considered absolutely safe."

"However, Chu Xuan, your concerns are also very valid. Although there is no need to worry that the four of them will pose a danger to others, we should still remain vigilant."

"Especially if the four of them die because of memes, all our side quests and reward points will be wasted."

Chu Xuan glanced at Ling Qi out of the corner of his eye, a cold glint flashing in his glasses. He understood. "Based on the information we've gathered, I'm 90% certain that we were infected with the Blackwater meme in the last mission."

Ling Qi stroked his chin, smiled at Zhan Lan, and said, "Then Zhan Lan, first check how many side quests and reward points they each have."

Zhan Lan chuckled, closed her eyes, and completely controlled the four people, connecting her consciousness with the main god.