Terror Infinity - Volume 20 - Chapter 11.2

Chapter 11.2

Zheng was strong both physically and mentally after surviving countless life and death battles, enduring through the deaths of many comrades, and overcoming his heart’s devil . He had nearly patched up his flaws in every aspect . He wasn’t strong enough to completely disregard other teams yet, but he could be crowned as non-human by the other teams .

Still, Zheng wasn’t omnipotent .

A hero alone could not carry a team through God’s realm . Individual heroism usually equated to idiocy in the realm and could only get by against ordinary teams . Any team with a decent strategist on the level of Neos, or perhaps even Julian could kill this heroism along with the person’s team . The only exception was when this team’s strength achieved a limit where wit no longer had any effect on it, just like the current team Devil .

A team, as it suggested, required talents from multiple fields . The strategist, the psyche force user, close and long-range combatants, researchers, medics, etc… A complete team required the cooperation of too many people . Team China was a rare case where they had a variety of talents, including the researcher who tended to have the least self-sustain . Furthermore, their researcher was also a strategist with unfathomable strength . A lot of times, he gave off a sense of being stronger than Zheng .

Zheng looked at the comrades standing beside him . These were the people who had fought along him on the edge of hell . They were all strong . They were his pride and weakness . His comrades were like his life and he whole heartedly believed in them .

“It’s decided then . Xuan, Heng, Imhotep, XueLin and I will ride the spaceship to the alien mothership . HongLu will command the rest of you . Zero, WangXia, and YinKong are strong fighters . If the other team finds you while I am away, please protect everyone . ” Zheng said to his team while the American military staffs were cleaning up the spaceship in the distance .

Everyone who first saw the spaceship rushed near it for a closer look . However, a stench that came from the spaceship nearly fainted them . The smell originated from the bio-suit the aliens wore . It was unbearable to humans and seemed to be slightly toxic . Team China had no choice but to wait for the spaceship to be cleaned before they could board it . During this time, Zheng reminded the team of things to look out for and how to deal with assaults from team Pacific . Things were easier said than done . One mistake by the team and they would be taken out one by one by team Pacific .

(We also split up when we fought team Devil and the outcome was… I am scared that this battle will be another collapse of the team . Sigh . This bad feeling has been lingering on my mind . Am I overthinking it?)

Zheng gave a good look at Xuan and HongLu . The two people’s images gradually overlapped . There were still many differences between the two, but they seemed to have the same devil’s tail on their backs . They were equally obnoxious when it came to hiding information . Zheng wondered if it was a habit for all smart people to do things that no one understood .

“I know you are hiding something from me, HongLu . I can’t see through this mist but it probably has to do with team Pacific . Maybe even the heart’s devil of Xuan . I don’t know what scheme you have in plan . One thing I know is you are a member of team China . You won’t forego the interest of the team . I have always believed that . You were right that we believe in Xuan too much and have forgotten that he has his own issues . This movie could be the turning point of our perception . You are also team China’s strategist . You are also strong!” Zheng stood in front of HongLu with his back to him and said .

(Everyone is growing . He hasn’t figured out what I have been doing but he can guess the crucial points . Keep growing . If one day, Xuan and I and most of the team are gone, you can still climb to the top . )

HongLu exhaled and laughed . “Of course, everything I do is with the team in mind . It’s too early to claim this since we can still fail, but believe in me . I might not be at Xuan’s height but I won’t disappoint you . ”

Zheng nodded and didn’t say anything after . The team watched the staffs clean up the spaceship .

As the cleaning came to an end, Zheng took out ten pieces of silver plates from his ring . “This are the things we used in The Mummy . They should work anywhere within the atmosphere . However, Xuan said their effectiveness will reduce once you leave the atmosphere due to magnetic fields . I don’t know if we will be able to keep in contact after the boarded the spaceship . So, all of you keep one in hand and use them if we get split up . ”

Zheng reiterated the things to keep in mind almost like a parent figure . The ominous feeling lingering drove him to repeat himself again and again . Only when the cleaning was finished did he stop .

Xuan and XueLin walked into the spaceship one after the other . Heng gave a good gaze at YanWei before walking away . He didn’t say anything and she only put up a cold smile on her face . Never did he notice how fake and unnatural that smile was .

Imhotep kissed Anck-Su-Namun until she was running out of breath like the romantic guy that he was . She was a woman attractive enough to seduce the high priest to betray the pharaoh . The two newbies couldn’t put their eyes on her when she blushed and breathed heavily . Imhotep let go of her afterward then headed into the spaceship .

“Haha . Not like you’re going to hell…” ChengXiao patted Zheng on the shoulder . “Leave now so you can be back sooner . We will be watching the fireworks from Earth . Make the fireworks blaze more dazzling than ever!”

Zheng laughed and exhaled . He followed the other four people into the spaceship .

Team China spent quite a lot of talking to obtain the spaceship’s usage instead of letting the American government seize it for research . Even after the five-people boarded the spaceship, the government staffs were still trying to persuade those who were staying behind to put a nuclear bomb in the spaceship and detonate it once the spaceship got inside the mothership .

However, HongLu firmly denied their request . He stated that the ride was dangerous enough on its own as they were betting on the alien to act as they predicted . If the alien had a mean to detect nuclear weapons, having one on the spaceship would declare death to everyone inside . HongLu would not allow the American government to put a nuclear weapon to get rid of that possibility . The strength of these five people was powerful enough to kill their way through the mothership once they got inside .

(It feels kind of sad that I started learning Xuan’s ways . I am taking bets in my plans, betting on the aliens’ actions and betting on Xuan to have control of the pace . If even one step in the plan goes wrong, the team will fall into an abyss and can never climb out . )

The spaceship levitated and wavered in the air . After it gained stability, it rose faster and faster then shot up to the sky at an unbelievable speed in front of everyone . The spaceship disappeared beyond the clouds .

“Whew . They finally left . ” HongLu exhaled . His hand stealthily grasped the silver plate that Zheng left to him . While people were still staring at the sky, his voice sounded in their minds .

“Don’t look surprised or any other expression . Continue looking up and listen . I am going to fill you in the details of our plan . First thing is the battle that will come upon our group . ”

Their expression didn’t look any different but if one were to look closely, they could notice the nervousness on LiuYu, JunTian, and Anck-Su-Namun’s faces . Anck-Su-Namun’s eyes moving as if she were contemplating something .

“… That’s the assignment for our group . All the unconscious members are placed in the American military base . There’s risk of the alien air force attacking the group but our operation is only more dangerous in comparison . The only thing we can do is pray for the end of the movie to come sooner . ”

HongLu paused before continuing . “If the plan Xuan and I set up proceeds perfectly, this movie should end in twelve hours at the most . There is less than a thirty percent chance the military base gets attacked . We have to take this bet… Now, on to Xuan’s part of the plan…”

This plan was jointly set up by Xuan and HongLu . Xuan initiated the plan and continued until his heart’s devil was on the brink of emerging . Then HongLu woke up . He couldn’t know the details of Xuan’s plan so he had to continue with what was left to him… The end result was the final plan team China had in Independence Day .

“That’s the basic situation . Uh, this line… Anyway, that’s the plan Xuan and I set up . There is a seventy percent chance team Pacific will attack us . I only have one request for YinKong . Use your current strength and not her strength . You can’t use her strength until we are inside the mothership . We will be captured but the chance of them killing us immediately is almost zero because the other group will hear a notification if someone dies during a team battle . Assaulting us means that team Pacific is decently smart and confident at wiping our whole team . They are afraid of Zheng running around with the spaceship after he heard a notification, so they wouldn’t be able to kill him . Once they defeat us, don’t fight back with your lives . Get captured at just the right level of retaliation and our lives are safe . ”

HongLu sighed . “The next battle will be inside the mothership . And our plan is…”

It had been two minutes and the group was still staring at the sky . The Americans were getting impatient but just then, a tiny object appeared in the distance and was growing bigger and bigger . A spaceship loomed in on the people . They thought Zheng’s group returned on the spaceship but when it came within three hundred meters, they realized this spaceship was at least three times bigger than a normal one . There were several barrels equipped . The armament seemed much more powerful .

People’s eyes fixed on the spaceship that slowly landed on a few hundred meters away . The American politicians and soldiers let out a sigh of relief when they saw three humans walked out . The members of team China on the other hand tensed their bodies as they stared at the three people .

The person walking in the front was the leader of team Pacific whom Zheng met, Lionheart . He showed a bright smile as soon as he stepped out of the spaceship . He was sparkling with his shiny blond hair and handsome look . The man said . “What are you waiting for, players of team China? Put down your weapons and surrender . I am a gentleman . There won’t be tortures on captives… especially for beautiful women . ” He smiled at Anck-Su-Namun .

Zero raised the sniper rifle without a word and no scope fired at Lionheart . A rippling wave emerged in front of Lionheart the moment a bang was heard . A visible barrier stopped the bullet . Lionheart reached out his hand and grabbed the long and narrow bullet with his hand .

“Oh, yeah . A Gauss sniper rifle . This thing is powerful and a great value . We had a member who used this weapon and he was cloned into team Devil for his potential . I never thought team China has so many talents, especially a sniper . ” Lionheart said with a smile .

His eyes sharpened for a moment as he flicked his thumb . A piercing sound whistled followed by the sound of impact . Zero flew back half a meter . There was a thumb sized hole on his right shoulder when he dropped back on the ground . The bullet Lionheart flicked was powerful enough to pierce a person shoulder blade at over fifty meters away!

(Zheng is probably the only one who can do that with pure strength . Maybe the other YinKong too . ) HongLu thought .

The other members of team China rushed at Lionheart when they saw Zero fell in blood . The man with closed eyes who were standing behind Lionheart shook his head and said . “It’s no use . Team Celestial has given us information about your team . The only people with the power to fight back are your sniper at a distance, this little girl, and your leader, who is extremely strong . However, he’s not here . Give up . Do you know why we didn’t attack you with the weapons on the spaceship? It has limited energy . We don’t have to waste so much energy on you guys . That’s reserved to catch up to your leader . Surrender . ”

(YinKong has only just obtained that power . Team Celestial doesn’t know of her strength . Zheng said Zero killed the only Cultivator in God’s realm during the Lord of the Rings . They are bound to remember him . The question is why didn’t team Celestial warn them of the most dangerous person? Putting Zheng aside, there’s still Xuan . Adam lost in the battle of wits so he shouldn’t forget that monster . Unless… team Celestial wants to get rid of team Pacific through our hands . )

While HongLu contemplated, YinKong performed a slash motion using the invisible Excalibur . Lionheart glanced at her with contempt . When the air pressure was near him, his eyes changed expression and the sword glided across from his left shoulder, cutting him in halves . Yet, there was no blood . The two halves of his body transformed into palm size bats that swarmed beyond YinKong . They assembled into a human form and transformed back into Lionheart, unharmed .

This was an ability once used by clone Zheng .