Infinite Terror: This Middle Continent is Rebellious

Chapter 369 The Reason Why Wen Lie Is Unharmed

His breathing became smoother, and Eddie opened his round eyes wide and shouted in joy, "This is amazing! Is this Eastern witchcraft? I don't feel uncomfortable at all."

“No, this is Chinese Kung Fu.”

Cheng Xiao withdrew his palm from Eddie's chest, touched his nose, and made that famous gesture.

Billy exclaimed loudly: "Amazing Chinese Kung Fu, it's like magic."

"It's just a trivial trick. I'm Cheng Xiao, and these are my companions. We're priests from the Eastern Christian Hermitage. We're new here, and I'd like to inquire if anything strange has happened in Delhi recently."

Cheng Xiao picked up the fake identity that he hadn't used for a long time.

The Zhongzhou team no longer needed to use the Christian disguise after the events of Bram Stoker's Dracula, and they also forgot to prepare the robes this time. Fortunately, Cheng Xiao showed off his skills, which added some mystery to them and made his words more credible.

"Priest? You know magical things. Are you priests who perform exorcisms?"

Billy took the initiative to invent an identity for the Zhongzhou team. Minors always fantasize about some surreal things. Coincidentally, Billy had seen it and witnessed the supernatural power displayed by Guo Xiao.

"You can understand it this way," Cheng Xiao patted his chest and said righteously, "To exorcise demons and uphold justice, this is our mission."

"..."

Zheng Zha rubbed his face and turned his head to admire the scenery of the forest.

He was not thick-skinned enough to listen to Cheng Xiao's nonsense without changing his expression.

Zhang Heng, Zhang Jie, Ming Yanwei and others were also a little overwhelmed.

Ever since defeating the Demon Team, the style of the Zhongzhou Team has completely changed, becoming more worthy of the name of Demon than the Demon Team.

Exorcising demons and upholding justice, can this really be used to describe the Zhongzhou team?

Billy didn't know the details of the Zhongzhou team. He clasped his hands together and his eyes were full of stars. When he looked closely, he could see that they were clearly crystal tears.

"Yes! My brother!"

Billy's face flushed and he became excited.

"My brother is dead. Although the police said it was just a homicide, I know it wasn't an ordinary homicide. I saw George's photo move and bleed. It was an evil force that killed George. Believe me, I'm not lying!"

Billy said, stuttering again.

Zhan Lan touched Billy's head, soothed his emotions, and said gently: "Don't be nervous, speak slowly, we believe you."

Billy's mood gradually calmed down because the adults didn't believe what he said and couldn't see what he saw.

Just like when he returned home after attending George's funeral, he clearly saw George's photo bleeding, but his father and mother didn't see anything and thought his experience was an illusion caused by excessive grief.

"That's not a hallucination!"

"Yes, that's not it. Billy, we know what you're talking about. We heard about it before we came to Derry. There's a demonic clown in Derry who appears every 27 years. He's a clown holding a balloon and enjoys harming children. If a child is frightened of him, he'll eat them."

Since Billy was so cooperative, Zhan Lan didn't hide anything and immediately told Billy the information about Pennywise.

Of course, it was only part of the story. Billy couldn't understand the more detailed information, which would only increase his fear.

Eddie looked uneasy.

"Demon Clown, I haven't heard the adults talk about it?"

Zhan Lan explained: "The evil clown can modify the memories of adults, and only children can see him. The reason we came to Delhi Town is because we heard about this from the children who escaped the evil clown."

Eddie's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly, "Did anyone escape?"

"Of course, the evil clown can only hurt those who fear it. As long as you muster up your courage and overcome your fear, the evil clown will not be able to hurt you. So the evil clown will scare you again and again until you are afraid of him, and then he will really hurt you. There will always be a brave child who can defeat him."

Zhan Lan believes that he did not lie.

There's nothing false about the evil clown Pennywise's abilities. As for the children who defeated Pennywise, aren't they Ben, Billy, Eddie, Mike, Stan, Bev, and Ricky? Aren't they the Pennywise they knew from the memories of these people in the movie It?
"Great!"

Eddie breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as you muster up the courage, you can defeat the evil clown. The evil clown can only eat children when they are afraid. Some children have already defeated the evil clown.

The Demon Clown is not invincible. Once he knows this, his fear of the Demon Clown will be much less.

Billy's expression changed.

It is not fear and anxiety, nor peace of mind and relaxation, but anger!
"That bastard! My brother is only 6 years old! He bullied a 6-year-old kid and threatened a little kid who didn't know any better! He's a bully!"

Billy's face was filled with anger.

Zhan Lan could feel the child's anger burning, and the intense anger burned away all his fear of the devil.

"Asshole, you killed my brother George. Show yourself to me if you have the guts. Show yourself to us if you have the guts!"

Billy staggered a few steps away, turned his head and looked around, at the dense forest, at the dark and narrow path, sadly and angrily scolding the clown hiding in the unknown area.

Pennywise naturally would not show up because of Billy's provocation. All its energy was focused on Wen Lie. It was using Wen Lie's memory to create a real reality, covering the surface of reality.

"It's actually very afraid of us. I swear, I can feel its fear. I want to kill it. Help me, please help me."

Billy turned around and looked at the people of the Zhongzhou team, his eyes revealing a firm determination.

The child was determined to seek revenge and had the awareness to overcome his fear.

Zheng Zha walked towards Billy, put his hand on his shoulder, and looked into Billy's eyes seriously.

"That's what we came to Derry to do. We won't let Pennywise hurt another child again."

Zheng Zha's tone was very calm, and within that calmness lay an indestructible strength.

Billy could feel the will of this adult. He was different from other adults and was someone who could be trusted.

Trust him, there will be absolutely no problem.

Even if they wanted to defeat Pennywise, where to start was a problem. No one knew how strong Pennywise was. The original story's victory over Pennywise required both a fearless heart and the help of the turtles. Wen Lie had already gone underground to test the waters, so the others didn't dare act rashly.

After contacting the two protagonists of the story, the members of the Zhongzhou team planned to settle down in Delhi Town first.

The group walked along the main road to the commercial district in the town center and checked into the largest hotel there, ready to wait for an opportunity to contact several other protagonists of the story.

"There's been no movement from Wen Lie yet, and we can't get in touch with him."

Zheng Zha sat on the sofa, took out the communicator, and sent several messages to Wen Lie's communicator, but there was no response.

Chu Xuan said calmly, "There's no problem over there."

"No problem... How did you know? Oh, right! Can you monitor and eavesdrop through Wen Lie's communicator?"

Zheng Zha turned his head to look at Chu Xuan and was about to ask, when he suddenly remembered that everyone's communicator was made by Chu Xuan, and the communicator contained Chu Xuan's backup plan, allowing Chu Xuan to monitor them in real time.

Chu Xuan shook his head: "No, after Wen Lie went underground, the communicator lost the signal. Neither the electromagnetic signal nor the mental signal could connect."

Zhang Heng placed the bow bag upright next to the sofa, looked up at Chu Xuan, and asked curiously, "Then how do you know Wen Lie is okay?"

Chu Xuan glanced indifferently at his teammates who were expressing confusion, as if he was looking at some fools.

"Given Wen Lie's personality, what would he do if he encountered danger? What would he do if he encountered an invincible enemy?"

After hearing Chu Xuan's question, everyone started to think.

"If I were Wen Lie... I would make the enemy suffer even if I died. I would self-destruct! Unleashing all my strength, even if it affected the Earth, even if it might kill my teammates..."

Zheng Zha used a simple and crude method to directly open the third-level gene lock and simulate Wen Lie's thinking.

After simulating for a while, he couldn't hold it anymore.

In Wen Lie's mindset, it's not about making the opponent suffer even if he dies, but about being at a disadvantage and losing his temper, so he won't care about anything else.

"Ahem! No, if he encounters a problem that cannot be solved no matter what, he should blow up the ground in Delhi Town to warn us. Chu Xuan, I know what you mean. The calmer Wen Lie is, the safer he will be. Otherwise, we should join the battle."

The expressions of Zhang Heng, Zhang Jie, Ming Yanwei, Zhan Lan, Zhao Yingkong and others also became slightly strange.

Although Zheng Zha changed his words, who doesn't know Wen Lie's temper?

Most of the people here were already members of the Zhongzhou team when Wen Lie first entered the horror film industry. When Wen Lie was still a newcomer, he didn't care about his own life. If he was really forced into a desperate situation, how could he not make any move?
Zhan Lan said, "Although I don't know how strong Pennywise is, no matter how powerful he is, it's impossible for him to leave a strong man who has broken through his inner demons without any chance of fighting back."

So, Wen Lie is definitely fine, and is probably still in a stalemate with Pennywise.

Chu Xuan said, "Don't worry about Wen Lie for now. Think about whether there are any loopholes in your heart and whether there are any unpleasant past events in your life that Pennywise could exploit."

Zhang Heng's body twitched.

The past that he couldn't bear to look back on, the holes in his soul, his flaws were always there, there was no need to think about them at all.

Zhan Lan frowned slightly and asked Chu Xuan, "We shouldn't remember it, right? Pennywise has the ability to see through our minds. To deal with Pennywise, we should control our thoughts and not let our minds wander. Isn't that what Wen Lie meant when he gave us the idea before? Don't look back and forth. Try to keep your mind pure and don't think too much. No matter what difficulties you encounter, just get over them."

"Superficial. Pennywise is the Evil God of the Universe. Even if it's Wen Lie, I don't think he can hide his memories from Pennywise."

Chu Xuan shook his head, looking troubled by Zhan Lan's idea.

"Also, are you sure that the idea Wen Lie provided is what you analyzed?"

"Isn't it?"

Zhao Yingkong collected his thoughts and remained calm, like a tranquil lake, and there was no emotion in his words.

Chu Xuan said calmly: "Don't let your imagination run wild, look forward. You think this is facing it, but I think this is escaping it."

Zheng Zha was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion, "Escape? What do you mean by that?"

“Escape from the past.”

Chu Xuan defined this practice.

"Looking only forward and deliberately avoiding the past is the exact opposite of actively facing it. You're avoiding the pain of the past. Actively uncovering past scars, letting the wounds bleed again, confronting those unbearable past events, revealing the holes in your heart, and then mending them—that's what it means to face it squarely."

"It's true. We scared Pennywise and ended up falling into a misunderstanding."

Zhang Jie thought for a moment, nodded, and said seriously.

"Chu Xuan, I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable about psychology."

Cheng Xiao was amazed. He thought Chu Xuan didn't understand human nature very well. It seems that Chu Xuan took the initiative to overcome his inner demons last time. Although he didn't overcome them, he understood human emotions better than usual.

Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses and said calmly, "I haven't done a very in-depth study. Those involved are often confused, but those who are on the sidelines can see things more clearly. Standing from an outsider's perspective, one can always see things more clearly. You haven't noticed, but your own flaws are clearly visible."

Zheng Zha said with a gloomy face, "After all, the other party is Pennywise. Oh, if I hadn't read the original novel of IT, I wouldn't know what kind of character Pennywise really is. I would only know Pennywise as a minor character in the movie who is slaughtered by the main characters. Then I wouldn't be afraid of him."

Especially since most of the people here are in the stage of inner demons. He and Chu Xuan are suppressing their inner demons, while Zhao Yingkong, Zhan Lan and Cheng Xiao have to face their inner demons at any time.

The Central Plains team at this time was most wary of psychological influences. How could they not have the slightest awe for Pennywise?

Zhao Yingkong said coldly, "How naive! We've seen so many side plots in the last game. Even if we haven't read the original novel of IT, we should know that IT must be dozens, or even hundreds, of times more difficult than The Return of the Condor Heroes. How could we not be afraid?"

"I am just joking."

Zheng Zha laughed awkwardly at Zhao Yingkong's ridicule, but didn't mind.

Just as Zhao Yingkong was actually very clear that Zheng Zha was just complaining casually, Zheng Zha also knew that Zhao Yingkong was under a lot of pressure and there was no need to argue.

"I'll go boil some water."

Zhan Lan sighed, stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

Chu Xuan also stood up, took out a bright red apple, and went to the bathroom to wash it.

(End of this chapter)