"Fear of death and longing for life... is this what allows the gene lock to quickly advance?"
Zheng Zha was running on the land of Huangquan Fragment, the words of Chu Xuan echoed in his mind, and the various experiences encountered by the crowd in these horror films, that handsome young white face gradually revealed a determined color.
In a flash of lightning speed, the surrounding scenery receded continuously. Although it was not as effortless as Wu Xian's easy breach of the sound barrier, it had reached a terrifying speed nonetheless.
And where it passed, red firelight rose up from time to time, and any evil spirits that touched it were enveloped by the cold but scorching red flame, finally disappearing in a howl as they turned into ashes.
However, merely killing hundreds of evil spirits was already causing Zhen Za's strength, which had only been restored by a bare minimum, to be rapidly depleted again, with faint signs that he was beginning to struggle to hold on.
"Hahaha, if it were the captain, such a situation would never arise."
Mocking himself in his heart, Zheng Zha immediately took out the artificial plasma that he seldom used from his space bag and started to pour it into his mouth, then used all his might to convert it into blood energy and continue burning red flame.
This feeling was as if it were squeezing out all his potential, trying to break through the third-stage gene lock in this way.
However, just like in all his previous attempts, Zheng Zha had still made no breakthroughs into the third stage of the gene lock, even though he was now exhausted and had placed himself in great danger.
"Why! Why can't I reach the third phase! Why am I so weak! Why... Why can't I be like Wu Xian and protect everyone behind me!"
"Why!!"
Zheng Zha's eyes gradually turned red, and the red flame burning around him seemed to be dyed with a shade of hopeless gray, looking particularly eerie.
Finally, Zheng Zha arrived at his destination and saw, several hundred meters away, a figure clad in the iron-blood battle armor swinging a runic sword and struggling amidst a swarm of evil spirits.
Blood light filled his eyes, Zheng Zha suddenly lowered his head and roared, his entire body like a red flame projectile, directly flying towards the direction of Cheng Xiao.
"Fuck!"
Cheng Xiao, who was already looking disheveled due to his injuries, let out a shout upon seeing the red and gray fireball descending from the sky.
Next, he pulled out a textbook-style lazy bull roll, narrowly avoiding a misunderstanding where his teammates thought he was about to be killed.
With his mind in a state of burning, Zheng Zha had no interest in caring about a teammate he had just met for a short period. He continued to fiercely burn the red flame, raising his axe and wildly chopping at the large number of evil spirits around him.
Even to experience the fear of death that Chu Xuan spoke of, Zheng Zha, disregarding Jan Lan's scolding in the mental network, deliberately sheathed his zhenjin battle armor and was enveloped only by the red flame, resembling a demon bathed in hellfire as he began to slash wildly among the evil spirits.
"Fear of death... fear of death... it's not enough! It's not enough!"
Zheng Zha roared and withdrew his massive ax, grabbing a sinister entity resembling a humanoid bull by its neck with both hands, biting down savagely on its throat. As the creature's fearful shriek filled the air, Zheng Zha tore off a massive chunk of its blood-flesh.
With a gurgling sound, Zheng Zha instinctively swallowed the piece of spiritual flesh, and instantly, a strong wave of negative emotions flooded his mind.
Anger, hatred, fear, desolation...
These emotions that had been sealed away within the spirits for a thousand years, instantly infected Zheng Zha's willpower. It was not like a mind demon but even more so, causing him to clutch his head in agony and emit a primal howl of pain.
And from a distance, Cheng Xiao, who had seen this scene, was already wide-eyed and dumbfounded.
No, bro, I know you're trying to save me, but there's no need to go this far!
You're looking so scary right now, I'm feeling really nervous!
[Cheng Xiao, protect Zheng Zha, he is trying to break through the third stage of the gene lock.]
In the mental network, Chu Xuan's calm voice echoed, instantly giving Cheng Xiao a jolt of spirit. Following that, it was a face full of confusion and silence.
So what? If he came running over here not to protect me, then why should I, the injured one, have to protect him instead?
Despite the complaint, Cheng Xiao's movements did not stop. He immediately used the Adamantian runic sword to shatter several spirits and protect Zheng Zha.
Feeling his injuries, Cheng Xiao bit down on his teeth and directly removed the helmet of the iron-blooded warrior.
At the same time, in his right index and middle fingers, a silver needle about five inches long was held. Then, suddenly lifting it upward, he fiercely punctured the Baihui acupoint at the top of his head.
The Baihui acupoint is the starting point of all meridians, and piercing it can unleash the human body's potential. For those who practice martial arts, it can instantly multiply their internal power several times over.
Of course, the cost is also terrifying. It can be serious injury and life expectancy, or even death on the spot, and is usually used as a last resort.
"I hope the main god space is as magical as you guys say it is, otherwise, I'm really losing a lot this time!"
In the process of speaking, the extremely violent inner strength gushed out from Cheng Xiao's Dantian and Qi Jing Ba Ma. The black eyes also flickered with a white mist of confusion.
The next second, a burst of blade light and shadow, accompanied by the power of runes, utterly annihilated all the evil spirits within a twenty-meter radius.
Ding!
Sitting on the ground, half-kneeling and lightly breathing, Cheng Xiao looked up at the terrified spirits around him who dare not move forward. With pain spreading throughout his body, he forced a grim smile.
Pretty cool, huh? It's a life-and-death deal!
Roar———————————!
It seemed that the evil spirits around them had noticed Cheng Xiao's weakness. They once again gathered and swarmed towards the two humans, eager to devour their souls completely.
Bang——————————!!
At this moment, a massive figure appeared from the sky, one of its arms swung down with a heavy hammer.
Bright lightning, avoiding Cheng Xiao and Zheng Zha, spread out in all directions, exploding and turning twenty more spirits into nothingness.
As the smoke cleared, Mou Gang, standing nearly three meters tall, rose to his feet, slinging the black mace with sparking arcs over his shoulder. His silhouette was as majestic as a mountain peak, and in Cheng Xiao's eyes, he was exceptionally dependable at this moment.
Brush——————————!
A crescent moon-like blade gleamed as it swept through the air, slicing through a dozen spirits like reaping wheat.
Moments later, the sound of footsteps echoed, and a figure clad in armor approached Zheng Zha's side.
As the visor opened, it revealed Li Xiaoyi's demonic red face and the slightly eerie smile.
"Zheng elder brother, we said we'd fight side by side. How can you show off on your own!"
Buzz——————————!
Invisible mental power descended from the sky and pressed against the evil spirits within a radius of one hundred meters.
Looking up, he saw a tall and graceful figure clad in close-fitting armor floating slowly in the air. The index and middle fingers of her right hand were pressed against her temple, and her delicate face was full of deadly intent.
Bang——————————!
Then came a series of loud gunshots.
They were coming from a kilometer away, with Zero shooting at this direction with the Gauss sniper rifle, under the protection of Black Ghost and Wang Xia, in full automatic mode.
One by one, the bullet-like spiritual beings hit those immobilized evil spirits, causing them to return to death.
Puff—————————!
A black shadow cut through the mass of evil spirits, the glow of runes flashing briefly before dissipating, and Zhao Yingkong's figure appeared, with the background being a scene of several evil spirits disintegrating.
She looked at Cheng Xiao and Zheng Zha in the red flame, revealing an impatient expression: "It's really troublesome."
"Everyone…"
Zheng Zha, who was still overwhelmed by the negative emotions, suddenly felt a warm surge in his heart when he saw familiar figures appear. In an instant, he suppressed all distractions.
At this moment, Chu Xuan's voice echoed from behind him.
"The most important condition for opening the third stage of the gene lock... Obsession!"
"The strongest obsession is the one that makes it easier to open this stage of the gene lock. So Zheng Zha, what is your obsession?"
"My... obsession?"
"My... obsession?" Zheng Zha, bathed in the gray-red flames, couldn't help but look confused.
What is Zheng Zha's obsession?
To survive in the horror movie of the main god space, accumulate enough reward points, and return to the real world with Lier?
No! That is just his goal, not his obsession.
Then... become incredibly powerful, wreak havoc in the realm of ten thousand worlds, and enjoy the wonderful life that ordinary people can only dream of.
Not that either.
Nor would Zheng Zha, if that were the case, feel despair and be chosen by the Main God to come here because of his past life.
Thoughts in mind, he suddenly lifted his head and looked at the figures standing in front of him, his face gradually showed a smile and tears.
Ah, that's it! This is his obsession!
He wants to become strong, no longer a useless piece of trash protected by Wu Xian, he wants to protect his comrades and fight side by side with them until death!
The gray-red flames suddenly surged, forming a lotus flower shape in mid-air and spreading rapidly, covering an area of hundreds of meters in an instant and not stopping.
Strangely enough, when the flames touched the members of the Zhongzhou team, they did not feel any damage, but rather a warmth they couldn't describe, as if their strength had increased.
In contrast, the evil spirits that had surrounded them were instantly melted and evaporated in the flames, as if they were being cleansed by the infernal flames that purged all sin. In this fragment of the Yellow Spring space, the flames roared and burned fiercely...
At this moment, the sound of a long-lost Main God prompt appeared in everyone's minds.
[Complete main task: Destroy the source of Juryu, reward one B-level side quest for all participants, reward 3000 points... The reincarnation has completely ended the Juryu horror movie plot, and will no longer open this horror movie in the future. The reincarnation of Wu Xian will receive an additional B-level side quest and 5000 reward points.]
[Transmission starting, reincarnators returning to the Main God Space, countdown...]
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"Dammn! No wonder you're the final boss. Without hacking, it's impossible to beat you!"
In the heart of the Yellow Spring fragments, Wu Xian ran his fingers over the slightly cracked Black God set, his heart pounding with alarm.
At the same time, listening to the countdown in his ear, he looked at the large black cat that had already lost its breath before him, his eyes narrowing slightly.
Following that, he stretched out his right hand, and ominous black mist began to rise around him.
"Bind spirits... Deploy soldiers!"
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