"AAAAAAA————！！！”
In Wu Xian... No, in the eyes of everyone who was surprised, the little chubby one who didn't even know his name suddenly screamed and ran wild, like a wild boar released from its cage, crawling down the stairs at an impossible speed for his body.
Quickly, he passed Mu Gang and Li Xiaoyi in front of him, zooming to a position almost parallel to Zheng Zhang, and almost made the future gorilla captain trip.
Holy shit! What the hell!
Looking at this scene, Wu Xian's mind was in chaos, and if this were in a fictional world, there would definitely be a series of question marks above his forehead.
This doesn't feel right!
Clearly, he hasn't done anything; he's just following the script. The only difference is that he's slightly more gentle than the Zhang Jie in the original work.
But just that, it should be no big deal. Why did this fat guy suddenly explode his veins and become stronger than he should be?
Could it be that…I didn't actually cross over to Endless Horror, but rather a fan-fiction world based on it, and this dead fat guy is the real protagonist?
No way, what kind of author is so grotesque, picking a mouthy fat guy as the protagonist? Don't they care about any sense of immersion at all!
The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and it was obvious that Wu Xian firmly rejected this absurd possibility.
At that moment, he seemed to remember something, releasing invisible spiritual force and tightly "looking" at the fat guy who was still running wildly. His eyes gradually began to reveal deep meanings.
Thus, after about two minutes, everyone gathered at the bottom of the hive, marking the end of the death staircase scene.
The mercenaries and Alice and other plot-related characters were still okay, but the members of the Zhongzhou team, except for Wu Xian and the Ja Lan he was taking care of, were now like drained of energy. Some were bending over holding their knees, while others sat on the ground panting heavily.
And upon seeing this, though Matthew's expression was grim, neither he nor his mercenaries pressed forward; they too rested and made a survey at the spot.
Interestingly, they seem to have noticed that there was one less person on the scene without realizing it. Even the bloodstains on the fat man's body disappeared at some point, as if the middle-aged woman who was earlier had never existed at all.
Catching on to these changes, Zheng Zhang and the others felt a chill down their spines, their backs cold, and their already pale faces became even worse.
As for Wu Xian, he was acting as if it were all in a day's work, following the mercenaries while occasionally stroking the wall with his palm, as if searching for something.
However, none of them knew that while seemingly aimlessly wandering around, Wu Xian's attention had never left the unnamed fatty.
There were no signs of opening the genetic lock, nor any attempts to alter the plot.
Just these two points were not in line with the characteristics of most fan-fiction protagonists, and because of this, Wu Xian had another more reasonable conjecture about the fatty's origin.
Guide!
The so-called guide is a human-like creature designed by the main god space, similar to NPCs that issue tasks.
They usually mix in with the new members of a reincarnation team, and their main purpose is to select candidates for the team leader position and provide corresponding tests.
Once the guide recognizes that the candidate has passed the test, it will immediately disappear, granting the candidate the title and authority of team leader, as well as special privileges such as upgrading gene lock and other levels.
Thinking of this, Wu Xian couldn't help but grind his teeth in resentment.
As has been mentioned earlier, when Wu Xian was in "A Nightmare on Elm Street", he feared repeating Zhang Jie's tragedy and refused to become the captain of the Zhongzhou team during the process of merging captain powers, so he rejected it at that time.
And after that, even though he had already conquered two horror movies, Wu Xian never found another guide-like figure. So he guessed that the Main God had given up on him and was preparing to choose someone else as the captain of the Zhongzhou team.
Although Wu Xian had been mentally prepared for this, now that he saw that Zheng Zha appeared just a moment ago and the Main God immediately sent out a guide, he couldn't help feeling somewhat dissatisfied.
Alright, alright, alright! Like that, then!
I was indifferent about becoming the captain of the Zhongzhou team. But now you've made such a fuss about it, then I'm really going to fight for this position!
I'm doing this not to prove how amazing I am, but to tell the Main God that whatever I've lost, I must take back with my own hands!
...
Back to the point!
The plot continued to unfold as everyone finished their rest and moved deeper into the hive.
During this period, everyone entered an extensive hall with countless small containers placed inside. These containers were about 3 meters in size and emitted a cold air from them continuously.
The bizarre scene left the mercenaries with doubts and unease.
The members of the Zhongzhou team who had seen the movie knew that these containers were filled with something far more terrifying than zombies, and their sense of tension grew. However, due to the Main God's requirements, they dared not stray too far from the mercenaries, so they could only follow along with a stiff upper lip.
Thus, after passing several more steel gates, the group arrived at the outer perimeter of the central computer control room.
Just like the movie's plot, after this the mercenaries will try to open the main gate leading to the central computer, then take the device that can shut down protection umbrella—Flame Queen and use intense electric current to disturb it before restarting.
Unfortunately, this step was not an easy one in the movie. Flame Queen has set a trap here; once stepping into the corridor after the main gate, it means that the beings inside are sliced into pieces by countless lasers.
Thinking this way, Wu Xian glanced sideways at Zheng Zhang, whose face was full of hesitation, and his lips curled slightly into a mocking arc.
As expected, just as the mercenaries were transporting the instruments to shut down the system, Zheng Zhang couldn't hold it in any longer and suddenly shouted loudly:
"Wait, wait! Don't you think it's strange that this intelligent computer is so useless? Just let you restart it, I think things won't be that simple."
The mercenaries stopped, while Ja Lan sighed and took a step back silently, but unlike the original work where he approached the female protagonist Alice, he instead approached Wu Xian's side.
Clearly, the help on the stairs made her feel more secure being by this seasoned individual's side.
However, looking at the increasingly panicked Zheng Zha, Ja Lan couldn't help but feel some compassion, and whispered to Wu Xian in a low voice: "Mr. Wu, Zheng Zha..."
"I said, don't do something superfluous. He doesn't take it seriously, and since that's the case, there's no need for me to treat him as something important."
Wu Xian calmly interrupted her next words, his tone was unusually calm, but the coldness within it startled Ja Lan.
On the other side, upon hearing Zheng Zha's good intentions, all the mercenaries looked at him oddly. Matthew walked out of the passage and came to him, his dark face full of doubt:
"You mean you've recovered your memory? Then tell me, what's the strange thing about this passage?"
