Tonight, Alice joins the hunt.

"Getting back to the main point. The reason I'm emphasizing this is because we don't have much time left. So sometimes we have to resort to some extraordinary measures. I hope you can be mentally prepared in advance..."

"Extraordinary measures?" Qi Teng swallowed hard. "You mean..."

He unconsciously used honorifics in his tone.

"Don't overthink it, it's not what you imagine." Alice picked up another blank sheet of paper.

"I don't have much free time, so I'll skip some unnecessary procedures. This is Hamunaptra, where the most people die, so let's start with the most basic [Immortal Sand Resurrection Seal]."

Author's Note:

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I know today's was a bit short... My uncle's family moved into a new house, and my cousin brought her husband along, so I stayed at the dinner table until 10 pm...

Please forgive me... Typing on my phone is so tiring...

Chapter 33 - I think this is actually a revision of 59.

It wouldn't take long to introduce Qi Tengyi to the world, and she couldn't afford to spend too much time teaching him. Late that night, Alice completed the setup of the simulated magic furnace and the connection between the furnace and the power system. Two hours later, the secondary weapon system went online. The magic engine began warming up.

Before dawn the following day, the initial launch of Hamnata was officially carried out.

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The earth trembled violently, and tens of thousands of tons of yellow sand were swept up by the gale. Then, through magical restraint and control, they were transformed into eight black tornadoes that resembled towering towers reaching the sky. They converged from around Hamunaptrag inwards along a trajectory that perfectly conformed to geometric aesthetics. As they converged, the tornadoes continued to grow larger, and more of the yellow sand at the foundation of the ancient city was extracted.

From tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. When the amount of sand extracted reaches a certain limit, new tornadoes are generated. They interfere with each other, influence each other, and then amplify, eventually converging at the hollowed-out base of Hamunaptra, becoming the pillars of gale-force winds supporting the ancient city.

Gravity well activated...

Several tornadoes disintegrated abruptly under the interference of gravitational waves, but more tornadoes were created by the incantation to take their place. The ancient megacity trembled slightly. Hundreds of tons of shattered rocks fell from the edges, instantly being ground into sand by the dozens of tornadoes at the bottom.

Magic barrier activated...

The ancient city's side walls glowed with a ghostly green light. At first, it was just a single layer, but it quickly transformed into a deep, dark green barrier. Highly entangled streams of information manifested countless runes of varying sizes on the barrier's surface. And these runes, in the instant of their creation, further enhanced the gravity well's efficiency.

More of the supporting tornado began to crumble. Hundreds and thousands of tons of yellow sand fell heavily, gradually filling the voids in the sand layers that had been swept away by the vortex. The lower part of the ancient city, which had been hidden by the storm, was then revealed, showcasing the form of this floating fortress to the world.

It was a colossal composite pyramid. Its entire body was a dull yellowish-green, gradually shifting towards a dark green as the magical barrier unfolded. The outermost structures of the ancient city separated outwards as the floating height increased to about one kilometer, ultimately forming four smaller, square-shaped towers.

A massive pyramid with a base area of ​​four square kilometers, and four black towers with a base of one hectare.

The second layer of magical barriers extends outwards from the four towers. They are interconnected, forming a halo around the central pyramid with gravitational fields and rapidly exchanging matter. When those runic barriers appear, the amplification of the gravity well increases once again.

Gravitational equilibrium has been achieved.

All the tornadoes collapsed and disintegrated simultaneously in that instant. Countless sandstorms rained down, instantly triggering a small earthquake. The shockwaves spread rapidly in all directions, whipping up sandstorms tens of meters high that rushed outwards.

The war fortress, the floating Hamunaptra, was built here.

"Truly remarkable." Standing on the watchtower, which was once the exit of the ruins but is now part of the middle section of the fortress, Zhang Jie was somewhat surprised as he witnessed this magnificent sight. He opened his mouth in astonishment, and it took him a while to close it. Then he let out a long sigh.

He finally realized that he could no longer see through Alice Margotrovid, this newcomer. Unlike the others who had been placed inside the pyramid by Alice during the initial activation of Hamunaptra, he, possessing dual A-level telekinetic enhancements, witnessed the entire activation process of this war fortress.

Zhang Jie is a semi-guide, a true powerhouse possessing dual A-level telekinetic enhancements and having unlocked the third-tier gene lock. If he intended to deal with the Central Continent team or the Indian Continent team before they entered the world of Gods and Demons, he could kill the last enemy in a maximum of ten seconds.

However, at this moment, he knew that Alice was now on the same level as him. And if he were not inside this floating fortress, then for Alice, who controlled the fortress, killing him would be no more troublesome than crushing an ant.

So, some things should come to an end.

"Have you made a decision?" Alice's voice came from behind him. "I got a lot of interesting information from that werewolf. I think a lot of people will be interested."

He turned around and saw Alice standing quietly on the stone slab about ten meters behind him. The black Book of the Dead floated silently to her right; the tornadoes from before had been released using this ancient book as a medium.

"How much...do you know?" Zhang Jie's voice was hesitant. But he quickly laughed, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and lit it. "How much do the others know?"

“I know your identity and your special status.” Alice’s lips curled up slightly. “Xiao Honglu should be able to guess most of it, and the others should have a vague idea as well.”

"I don't want to die." He took a deep drag on his cigarette.

“But you must die,” Alice replied. “The Middle Continent Team must have a captain. But a captain can only be born at the cost of the Guide’s own demise.”

“Ah, that’s right.” Zhang Jie closed his eyes. “The Zhongzhou team must have a captain.”

"But I hope that person is Zheng Zha."

"I do not object to this proposal."

"However, the rules dictate that the leader can only grant captain authority to the person who performs best in the current horror world. At the very least, they must be someone who has unlocked a new level of genetic lock in the current horror movie."

“And I am that person now, am I?” Alice glanced at the vast sky outside the observation deck. She chuckled softly. “That’s quite unexpected.”

"Ah...yes, unexpectedly." Zhang Jie casually tossed away his cigarette butt. He replied calmly, "So, not this time."

“This is really a headache.” Alice shook her head slightly, but there was no sign of frustration on her face. “But I have another suggestion.”

“I got a message from that werewolf on the Indiana team. Then I spent some time verifying it myself.” Alice chuckled, stroking the cover of the Book of the Dead. “Although I don’t have the Book of the Sun in my hands, the Supreme God still gave me a hint when I came into contact with the Altar of Resurrection.”

"As long as I obtain the Sun Scripture, I can resurrect the members of the Death Central Continent I know on this altar."

Zhang Jie's eyes suddenly lit up.

“You mean…” He suddenly shook his head in frustration. “No, the Supreme God wouldn’t leave such a huge loophole. The Guide would have been forcibly activated before you killed me… It’s pointless.”

"Ah, of course I know that won't work. But... what if that woman from the Indian team killed you? As far as I know, someone from the Central Continent team once proved that the God is just a computer that follows a rigid program. If the guide dies in a team battle, then the scores for both sides will change because of the death of the reincarnator. You will be regarded as a member of the reincarnation team who died, and when the next guide completes his mission, the reborn you will naturally no longer have any additional responsibilities."

"It sounds full of loopholes," Zhang Jie said with a wry smile. "Although the Supreme God is rigid, he's not so easily fooled. You're thinking... too idealistically."

“But it is indeed feasible, isn’t it?” Alice chuckled. “You’re doomed anyway; even if you don’t die this time, you won’t escape next time. I can tell you with certainty that our chances of winning are very low. Even if we are all wiped out in the end, or maybe I’m the only one left to go back alive, that’s uncertain. In that case… why not die with some value?”

"Consider this my revenge. You almost killed me for the sake of the other members of the Central Continent Team. Hypnotizing the rookies and causing trouble to prematurely trigger the arrival of the Indian Continent Team was also your doing. This current situation is all your fault. So now it's my turn to send you to your death for the sake of the Central Continent Team."

"You...you really hold a grudge." Zhang Jie let out a heavy sigh. "Let me think about it...it won't be long, I'll give you an answer today...no, before the final battle."

“Very good.” Alice clapped her hands lightly. “Then, there’s only one thing left to do.”

She looked at Zhang Jie with an unprecedented seriousness in her eyes.

How can I bring other people into the cycle of reincarnation?

Chapter Thirty-Four: Did you drop the golden axe or the silver axe...?

A few minutes later, Alice watched Zhang Jie's departing figure, lost in thought.

She has already learned how to recruit new members into the Reincarnation Squad. All that remains... is to achieve the goal of 'survival' before that.

Patchouli, wait for me... it won't be long.

She slowly closed her eyes. When she opened them again, her eyes were filled with determination.

Zhang Jie offered more than one method, but all of them had to be implemented only after the horror movie "The Mummy" ended and they returned to the Main God Space.

Moreover, she can't be the only one to survive. Unless she's willing to wait until the next horror movie to earn back the massive reward points lost due to the team's annihilation.

With a slight thought, the floating fortress Hamunaptra trembled slightly. The gravitational field began to shift, using the Earth's magnetic field to create thrust that propelled the fortress northward. This would be a gradually accelerating process, with the gravity well's output and the degree of shift increasing over time. According to Alice's prediction, Hamunaptra would break the sound barrier before reaching Cairo.

The journey from here to Cairo will take at most a day and a half, maybe less, but it will definitely not be slower than driving a fully automatic off-road vehicle back.

Therefore, all that remains to focus on is improving the overall combat strength of the Central Continent Team before arriving in Cairo.

She activated a wisp of sound, projecting a targeted whisper towards a certain spot inside the pyramid.

"Zheng Zha, let's meet at the plaza in the central area."

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"Our strength is too weak. We can't defeat that woman with Hamunata alone." Alice began her speech with these words as footsteps approached from behind and the last member of the Central Continent Team, who was temporarily free, arrived in the square.

"Therefore, we now need to strengthen our combat capabilities."

"Just the two of us?" Zheng Zha looked around, puzzled. "I thought you called more people."

“It’s you, not the two of us. Very few people in the Central Continent Team have unlocked their genetic locks. But this thing is crucial. Because killing an ordinary member of a reincarnation team only earns two thousand reward points, while the head of a reincarnator who has unlocked their genetic lock is worth seven thousand reward points and a B-level side quest,” Alice explained. “I took over Zero’s interrogation work, and of course, I also made some special training arrangements for him.”

"Qi Tengyi and Zhao Yingkong also have other plans, so they are not here for the time being. As for the newcomers... it would be fortunate if they didn't cause any trouble."

“You really are thoughtful. Of course, you smart people always think things through more thoroughly than I do.” Zheng Zha chuckled self-deprecatingly, but still looked at Alice earnestly. “So, Margot Lloyd, what do you need me to do? Any manual labor or something?”

He gestured around, his fingers tracing the eerily glowing statues of gods and various strange sculptures.

"To be honest, you've even come up with something like a floating fortress. I really can't think of anything else I need to do. For example, those sphinxes, they're stronger than me in terms of sheer strength, and their numbers are enormous. If they swarm me, I'm completely helpless."

“You are already far superior to us, Margot Royd.”

Alice looked at him as if he were a piece of rotten wood.

"You think I'm strong? You're wrong. I'm just destructive, like a bomb—powerful but incredibly fragile." She shook her head. "I thought you could tell, but it seems I'll have to spend some time explaining it to you."

She stretched out her hand, her slender fingers clean and white. Her gently clenched fist posed no threat, even though it held destructive power.

"My physical abilities are just average. My muscle strength, reaction speed, and cell activity are also just average. I don't have a magic furnace, a secondary brain, or molecular organs. My brain may be a little more developed than the average person's, but it's still limited. Of course, willpower and thought patterns are another matter, but they don't directly provide combat power."

“My power comes entirely from the outside world. Several cursed items in the museum provided me with the most basic magical catalysts. The gold and jewels you gave me allowed me to create containers to store magical energy. This enabled me to obtain almost limitless magical energy in Hamunaptra through that millennia-old curse. And it is precisely with this magical energy that I was able to transform Hamunaptra, turning it into the floating fortress it is today.”

"My physical body has always been fragile, much like the pilots of those giant robots. Once I'm outside Hamunaptra, my power drops to an extremely low level... Zheng Zha, the biggest difference between you and me is that my power and knowledge are accumulated bit by bit over countless years. So, whenever there's an opportunity, I can find a solution, and I can snowball my combat power until it reaches a point close to my peak. But you..."

She looked at Zheng Zha and shook her head: "You can only solve problems with brute force because you lack knowledge and experience, and because you haven't even used one-tenth of your true strength."

Alice's ten fingers were clasped together, and several puppet lines formed a simple human figure in her palm.

“That Japanese woman from the Indianapolis team is just like me. She can also find a lever to greatly enhance herself in a very short time, just like me. But her body is still fragile. As long as a sharp enough sword can penetrate the barrier she uses to protect herself, it can kill her.”

She spread her arms, and the model constructed from the puppet strings transformed into the shape of a sword.

"And you can become this sword."

"But we have to be fast, fast enough. If too much time passes, quantitative changes will lead to qualitative changes, and then... some things you don't like will happen."

"How can I become the sword you spoke of?" Zheng Zha asked in a deep voice.

The sword constructed from the puppet strings quickly transformed into the shape of a bat, with a small halo wrapped around its outer side, resembling both a shield and a shackle.

“I observed your state of unlocking the second stage of your gene lock. In that state, you have complete control over every muscle in your body. Maintaining that state requires energy, but you lack energy. Whether it is blood energy or internal energy, the energy you have in your body is not enough to sustain you in long-term combat.”

Alice looked at Zheng Zha: "I can use Hamunaptra to power you, allowing you to keep the second-tier gene lock constantly open. Of course, your body will bear a great burden, but I can also use magic to continuously repair you until your mind reaches its limit."

"That solves the quantity problem. What remains is the quality problem. I have three options for you to choose from."

Alice quickly assembled the puppet strings in her hands, transforming them into different shapes.

“First,” the puppet strings transformed into pure bats, from which sharp horns and claws sprouted, and flames ignited. “I know the fighting style of high-ranking vampires. Although it differs from the bloodline system you've strengthened, which doesn't require bloodsucking and isn't afraid of sunlight, the way energy is used is the same. I can help you purify your blood energy, allowing you to mist and transform into bats like a true vampire, summoning the undead and forging an immortal demonic body. Your development will be based on pure darkness.”

"Second," the puppet lines formed a human body sitting cross-legged in meditation, with infinite stars surrounding the body. "Give up your blood energy, and I will teach you a fighting style called 'Celestial Martial Arts.' It purifies your inner energy into a high-energy information aggregate called 'Innate True Qi.' You can use it to control many phenomena in nature. Every move you make can cause catastrophic natural disasters."