Chapter 164: The Next Team Battle: The Demon Team Is About to Appear (Requesting Monthly Votes)

"Bang!"

A loud crash echoed as the door to one of the rooms in the Main God Space slammed shut—it was Zhan Lan's own room.

Ever since she and Wu Xian officially confirmed their relationship, Zhan Lan had never spent another night in that room; instead, she repurposed it as a training chamber for the Zhongzhou team, opening it only when someone needed it.

Now, Zhan Lan re-entered the room not for training, but because she had been publicly cuckolded by her best friend—enraged, she stormed out, seeking a perfectly quiet space to vent her fury, and to make it clear she did not wish to see those two traitors just yet.

To be honest, Wu Xian had not expected this reaction from Zhan Lan.

He had assumed that after he and Zhao Ying emerged from the healing light, she would erupt in a furious outburst, perhaps even physically confront Zhao Ying, and he had prepared a dozen explanations and soothing words to calm the situation.

But after all his preparation, the scene he imagined never unfolded—Zhan Lan was far calmer than he'd anticipated, perhaps unwilling to embarrass him in front of the others, so she chose to bear the hurt in silence.

Thinking of this, Wu Xian felt deep guilt, yet also a tiny flicker of secret delight.

The guilt came from knowing he had truly wronged Zhan Lan—he must make it up to her properly; the delight stemmed from the possibility that his long-hidden plan to sleep with both of them might still come true.

Of course, before anything else, as captain of the Zhongzhou team, he had more important matters to attend to.

For instance, summarizing the gains and losses from this horror film, comforting his teammates after their grueling battle, and querying the Main God for details on the next horror film to determine their next enhancement strategy.

With this in mind, Wu Xian mentally contacted the Main God, requesting it display his rewards from this mission.

The full itemized list would not be shown this time.

In total, beyond the two B-rank side quests and seven thousand reward points from the main quest, Wu Xian had accumulated one A-rank, one B-rank, one C-rank, and one D-rank side plot, along with approximately fifteen thousand reward points by hunting countless dark creatures in the Fan Haixin world.

Combined, this amounted to one A-rank, one B-rank, one C-rank, and one D-rank side plot, plus twenty-two thousand reward points.

For an ordinary Lunhui team, this was already substantial—but compared to Wu Xian's previous horror film earnings, it seemed downright ordinary.

"By the way, where are Wang Chaozong, Zhu Peng, and Du Gu Feng? Have they returned to their rooms, or…?"

Wu Xian scanned the area and found that, aside from Zhan Lan and Zhao Ying (who had also retreated to her room after healing), the Main God Space held only veterans and their creations from the previous horror film—the three new members, suspected to be alternate versions of the same-character protagonists, were nowhere to be seen.

"Sorry, Captain. I failed to protect them."

Hearing Wu Xian's question, Zheng Zhe's face darkened with sorrow as he explained what had happened.

Earlier, when Zhao Ying's primary personality battled the "Forgotten One" for control of her body, her physical form had slipped into a berserk state and begun attacking nearby lifeforms on its own.

The android Chu Xuan bore the brunt, instantly reduced to ash by the 【Annihilation Force】; other Zhongzhou veterans also suffered varying degrees of injury, surviving only due to their bloodlines and protective gear.

The three new members were not so lucky.

Wang Chaozong and Zhu Peng had already been severely wounded by the "Forgotten One" and had no strength left to resist; they were then struck again by Zhao Ying's berserk form, further corrupted by the 【Annihilation Force】, and since they were mere mortals without bloodline defenses, they dissolved into dust within moments.

Du Gu Feng's fate was similar—her heart was pierced through by Zhao Ying's short sword, her life force extinguished instantly, and she soon followed Wang and Zhu into oblivion.

In truth, the Zhongzhou team did possess a resurrection method: the Revival Cross Medal obtained in the previous horror film, held by Wu Xian and Zhan Lan respectively.

But Wu Xian was absent, Zhan Lan was unconscious, and in the chaos, everyone forgot about it.

Moreover, the Revival Cross Medal's condition was strict: it only activated five minutes after the Lunhuizhe 's death, and the corpse could not suffer severe damage during that time.

Yet Zhao Ying's 【Annihilation Force】 didn't just kill them—it continuously and rapidly dissolved their bodies, leaving no trace of bone or ash before the five minutes passed, making resurrection impossible.

Though the Zhongzhou team felt regret, they weren't deeply heartbroken.

After all, they were three new members, all introverted and aloof; even after two months together, the veterans had little interaction with them.

Only Wang Chaozong's death saddened Cheng Xiao and Wang Xia, as all three shared the background of soldiers and martial artists, and thus had much in common.

"Alright, consider it like the big shots finishing their team-building and heading back to work."

Wu Xian shook his head, muttering words only he could understand, then asked the Main God for details on the next horror film.

Moments later, Wu Xian's expression froze slightly; he sighed, then turned to the Zhongzhou team and said:

"I won't ask about your individual gains—we just fought a brutal battle, so go rest well. Meet tomorrow at ten a. . to discuss our next enhancement plan… Chu Xuan, stay behind. I need to speak with you."

Everyone nodded, exchanged farewells, and returned to their rooms—some with their creations, others alone.

But as they passed Zhan Lan and Zhao Ying's room, their expressions turned slightly odd, as if they'd just realized something, wearing the smug grins of spectators awaiting tomorrow's drama.

Wu Xian, observing this through his spiritual sense, rolled his eyes; once the lazy spectators had left, he turned to Chu Xuan and said:

"The next film is The Mummy—and like Curse of the Pharaoh, it's another multi-team battle."

"Oh."

Chu Xuan adjusted his glasses, asking with rare curiosity: "Which teams? Based on my analysis, the opposing teams should include either the Heavenly Gods or the Demons—one of the two special Lunhui teams."

"Correct."

Wu Xian nodded: "The Demon Team will appear in the next battle, along with the East Sea Team and the Forest Continent Team. We are the last to enter."

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