Infinity: Our Zhongzhou team is really amazing!

Chapter 2 Begins? The Grudge! (Part )

"Wait, you can't leave."

At this time, Zhuang Boshi finally came to his senses. His mind raced and he said something surprising.

Suddenly, Chu Xuan stopped and looked at Zhuang Boshi through the reflection of the lenses. Zheng Zha, Zhan Lan and others also turned their eyes to Zhuang Boshi.

"My watch shows that the world we're in, or rather the horror movie, is called The Grudge, right?"

Facing everyone's gaze, Zhuang Boshi steeled himself and feigned calmness, saying, "The main quest is to survive for seven days. There's also another option: kill the Grudge's main character, Coconut Shackle, once to receive a B-grade horror movie side storyline and 5000 bonus points."

"Is this what we have to accomplish?"

"So, just like the Japanese manga GANTS, we are dragged by aliens, gods, Buddhas, demons and ghosts to participate in one game after another. If we can't complete it, we will be wiped out?" Zhuang Boshi kept talking nonsense.

He walked to the window, stretched out his hand, opened the window, and pretended to look into the distance.

His movements seemed slow and steady, but his brain was actually working so hard it was practically smoking.

"The Vision building is Japanese-style. If this were a prank or a variety show, the cost would be too high, and smuggling us out of the country wouldn't be legal."

"It seems that we have indeed entered a strange main god space."

「Ahhhhh, what am I doing? Why am I standing out at a time like this?」

[In front of Old Silver Coin Chu Xuan and the insider Zhang Jie, the more you talk, the more flaws you reveal.]

Zhuang Boshi is far from being as calm as he appears, but as a former outstanding class leader, vice president of the university animation club, horror film (commentary) enthusiast, and holder of city and county-level speedrun records for multiple games.

After work, he has been trained to be able to tell lies with open eyes. He is not a social novice or an EQ idiot.

Especially in this world that has torn apart all laws and morals, he knows what he must do now.

I might have replaced a passerby in the original novel and I don't have any special talents.

If you just follow the crowd, you will not gain a certain weight in the eyes of these seniors and will not have a certain voice.

It is very likely that they will be like those cannon fodders, either torn to pieces by desperate evil spirits or swallowed by the treacherous human hearts.

"As far as I can remember, we don't know each other. Then why do you say I can't leave?" There was no emotion in Chu Xuan's voice, but Zhuang Boshi felt his cold gaze constantly scrutinizing him.

"It's very simple. Teams will die, but cooperation will ensure survival. This is the basic law of horror movies." Zhuang Boshi turned to face the crowd.

His face was calm and he was not panicked, which gave people a very calm feeling.

"However, this is based on the current situation. If there are other restrictions, please inform us in a timely manner."

"Since we're all here together, we should be considered teammates."

"Let me introduce myself first. My last name is Zhuang. You can call me Zhuang Boshi."

"Broad-minded and humble, I'm a doctoral student in the field of future vision at Sun Yat-sen University. I'm also a horror movie fan."

"During my spare time, I also did research related to real-life horror film cases for my own interest."

"As far as I know, there's an analysis in the journal Science that shows that during the Vietnam War, the US military operating in South Vietnam, ignoring the impact of guerrilla attacks and based solely on statistics for exploring unfamiliar jungle areas, found that for 3-7 day exploration missions, the survival rate for a company was 92.2%, while the survival rate for a platoon dropped to 78.3%."

"The survival rate of a lone team of less than three people is often less than 52%. I think in The Grudge, this number should drop below 10%. " While making up the data, Zhuang Boshi secretly observed the expressions of Zheng Zha and others.

Infinite Terror: How to Gain a Voice and Increase Survival Rates. The veteran time travelers have demonstrated various methods. For a completely unarmed, unskilled, and unincarnated novice, the best approach is undoubtedly to feign wisdom.

Unless it is a breeding team, no matter which team it is, protecting the wise men has the highest priority.

Of course, disguising oneself as a wise man requires certain skills, that is, first give oneself a high-sounding title, then say seven parts of inexplicable high-sounding nouns, add a proper amount of riddles, and then add three parts of venomous tongue, three parts of coldness, and three parts of expressionless embellishment, then half a wise man is basically formed and can be included in the discussion of a certain charlatan's "pinnacle of mortals".

Moreover, the setting of Infinite Horror is before 2010, when advanced degrees were not as common as they are today. A doctorate was enough to attract the attention and favor of many people. Therefore, Zhuang Boshi could only "pretend" to be a doctor once.

Sure enough, upon hearing that Zhuang Boshi was a doctor, everyone, including senior people like Zheng Zha, looked at him with respect.

The future visual field sounds very grand.

And what he said seemed to make sense, he is worthy of being a Ph.D. from Sun Yat-sen University.

Of course, Chu Xuan is not among these people.

"The Grudge is one of those horror movies with no solution. No matter whether you split into teams or not, it won't improve the individual survival rate. Just like those eight people who left just now, you didn't stop them. Your reasons are not well-founded." Chu Xuan still refused expressionlessly.

Zhuang Boshi could fool Zheng Zha and the others, but he couldn't fool Chu Xuan. After all, he was a teaching case for "how to gain team influence with just three sentences."

I wanted to stop him, but my brain had already shut down by then.

"Their recklessness will eventually get them killed, and instead of wasting time and energy explaining things to these people, it's better to let them see the real world."

"But for a senior like you, or someone more experienced, there doesn't seem to be any reason to necessarily split into teams." Zhuang Boshi adjusted his glasses and said firmly, "Simply threatening indiscriminate killing with the Grudge isn't enough evidence."

Chu Xuan's wisdom is jokingly called "reading the script" by netizens. Enemies who are less intelligent than him will always act according to his plan.

It would be better to say that he is a dreamer 008 than a wise military strategist. However, later on, it seemed like Mr. Z really added an outrageous setting to him based on a script he had read.

[No, no, now is not the time to think about these things.] Zhuang Boshi tried his best to dispel the complicated thoughts in his mind.

No matter what, Chu Xuan's wisdom is indispensable, and Chu Xuan of the Zhongzhou team should be generally chaotic good and chaotic neutral. As long as he can show certain value, he should not treat his teammates as consumables.

If Chu Xuan could be kept, with his wisdom and analytical ability, plus his ability to hold on to the sixth wave of the Grudge alone, the survivability of the entire team would be greatly improved.

Zheng Zha and Zhan Lan looked at Zhuang Boshi and Chu Xuan, as if they saw two sides of a mirror, and they couldn't help but look at each other worriedly.

[This guy with glasses, could it be another Chu Xuan?]

"Besides, from what I know about The Grudge, although Kayako has the ability to clone herself, she rarely attacks multiple people at the same time in public."

"In theory, the more people there are, the better, and the tighter the group, the better." Zhuang Boshi frowned.

While chatting with Chu Xuan, he was also constantly thinking about how he, as a newcomer, could get through this horror movie.

Compared to the unorthodox method of using gold and pistols to lure and force a large number of ordinary people into the cursed house, thereby sharing the probability of being attacked by Kayako, he prefers the traditional method of passing the level.

According to the Infinite Original Story, although the Grudge is difficult, the Lord God has given an obvious prop to pass the level - Buddhist scriptures. Where there are Buddhist scriptures, there must be great monks. Maybe there are also groups such as Onmyoji, exorcists, and sorcerers. They should also be one of the ways to pass the level.

"Kill the Grudge's main body, Coconut, once and receive a B-level horror movie side story and 5,000 reward points." Zhuang Boshi pointed at the text on his watch and said, "I don't know what the side story and reward points are, but the Lord God told us that the Grudge can be killed. It seems this isn't unsolvable."

"Newcomers nowadays are not simple." Zhang Jie sighed faintly. This made Zheng Zha realize that now was not the time to plot.

"Let me explain." Zheng Zha stepped forward and explained, "My name is Zheng Zha, and I'll be the captain of this team. The Lord God won't issue missions that guarantee death."

"But based on our past experience, 20 players is the highest level of difficulty, and The Grudge offers a B-level plot reward. In the previous horror film, Alien, the reward for defeating the Alien Queen was only a D-level side story per player."

"Besides, we lack the equipment and experience to deal with ghosts. I'm afraid Kayako will be a little difficult for us to deal with."

It seemed a little difficult to explain, but Zheng Zha still confessed the truth. He added, "Dr. Zhuang, we must leave quickly. I have a feeling something bad will happen if we stay here."

[Zheng Zha is really honest now, he can even say such words]

After hearing this, Zhuang Boshi couldn't help but feel a headache. Honesty is a good quality.

However, this practice of exposing one's own weaknesses can easily cause unrest in the team, not to mention that there are many newcomers in this team who are not familiar with the situation.

As someone who has been in the big melting pot of society for some years, he has seen some guys who are "not good at doing things, but very good at doing bad things."

Sure enough, after hearing Zheng Zha's words, Passerby A, B, C and other newcomers all looked a little uneasy and clamored to leave.

Seeing that Zheng Zha was about to leave with the team, and Chu Xuan did not express any willingness to go with them.

Zhuang Boshi deeply felt the depth of the rift between them, which could not be resolved with just a few words. He was afraid that only death could mend it.

Now, there are two paths before him.

One is that as Zheng Zha leaves and follows the plot, relying on having read the script, he can temporarily act as a half-wise man.

Perhaps the Buddhist scriptures can be kept safe for a while, but there is a high possibility that they will be thrown away by Kayako in full health on the seventh day.

Even if I have made it through The Grudge, I don't have many side quests or reward points, so I am likely to fall into the hands of the Indians in the next group battle.

In the world of the main gods, there is no shortage of natural treasures, magical skills and weapons, what is lacking is time.

Unless you are a peerless macho man like Zheng Zha, the clone Zheng Zha, or Luo Gandao who can open the genetic lock and drink water.

For others, falling behind by one step means falling behind step by step.

As for myself, I am wearing a lot of clothes. Not counting the minor problems such as severe myopia, muscle strain, and scoliosis caused by long-term overtime work, I have never even had a fight. No matter how you look at it, I don’t think I am a strong man who can constantly break through the gap between life and death.

The other is to survive from death.

But high risk means high reward. If you enter as a biochemical or alien, you have a lot of options.

But The Grudge has already reached the third world, and the next game is a team battle. It’s time to fight with all our might.

Besides, now that we have traveled to this crazy world, do we still have to follow those damn rules?
"In that case." Zhuang Boshi walked forward, stood in front of Chu Xuan, and said expressionlessly: "I choose to be on your team."

If Zheng Zha is the number one player of the Zhongzhou team, then Chu Xuan is undoubtedly the second.

Not to mention his subsequent "charlatan" performance, in The Grudge alone, he resisted until the sixth wave without any intelligence or props.

Before he died, he passed on the most crucial rules of evil spirits' killing to his teammates, and finally turned into a soul to help Zheng Zha overcome a disaster.

It could be said that without Chu Xuan, even if the Zhongzhou team could complete the main mission, they would likely lose several senior members. Such strength and wisdom seemed more worthy of reliance than the immature Zheng Zha.

Chu Xuan did not show any surprise or unexpected emotion. He just adjusted his glasses, looked at Zhuang Boshi again, nodded, and then turned and walked out.

Zheng Zha raised his hand and wanted to hold Zhuang Boshi, but was stopped by Zhang Jie, who shook his head at Zheng Zha.

Zheng Zha was speechless and could only sigh in the end.

(End of this chapter)