Chapter 4: Alien Queen???

The seven people remained silent upon hearing this.

Li Xiao had not participated in the group's discussion.

He had crouched down simply to join in the commotion, but once he did, he actually noticed something.

By this time, the others were following Chu Xuan’s line of reasoning.

They had already reached the topic of the existence of the genetic lock.

"Wait, everyone."

Li Xiao spoke up, interrupting the questions from Zheng Zha and the others.

"Look here!"

Li Xiao pulled back the blonde woman at the very edge, revealing a tuft of orange fur pressed behind her.

Li Xiao continued

"If I remember correctly, the protagonist of *Alien* kept a cat, right?"

Chu Xuan, having cooled down from the fervor of discussing the genetic lock, looked down and said, "That’s correct."

"In the movie, it was an orange American Shorthair.

Yes, the later installments of the *Alien* series did indeed reveal that they parasitize other species, ultimately improving their own genetic form."

Zhan Lan also had a sudden realization: "If the three of them didn't escape, then this cat must have been parasitized as well."

"In other words, what we are facing will be two ordinary drones, one special-type alien, and a Queen?"

Zhan Lan looked around at the people with their varying expressions and rubbed her forehead with a bitter smile

"It seems that’s the case!"

"This difficulty spike is far from ordinary."

Of the eight people present, not a single one looked good at this moment.

Compared to the others, Li Xiao’s gaze was undoubtedly fixed on Chu Xuan’s face.

Is this the emotion simulated by the limits of human intelligence?

A disguise to hide his distrust of his companions upon just arriving in the Main God space?

Or is it a necessary measure taken by another "old fox" in the team who has already figured things out?

Li Xiao was a man of self-awareness; he knew he wasn't a smart person.

Even if he was familiar with the entire plot of *Infinite Terror*, he would never be a match for Chu Xuan, the pinnacle of intellect.

At best, having a means of self-preservation and the capital to survive would be good enough.

...

Just as everyone was silent, human cries for help and screams erupted from a corridor connected to the main hall.

This sound alone was far more miserable than that of the newcomers from earlier.

And as time passed, these sounds became increasingly terrifying, until finally, there was no movement at all.

It had only been three or four seconds.

Zero stood up and looked toward the corridor: "It’s the voices of those three punks."

"It looks like they were attacked, and the only thing that could attack them now is an Alien."

Chu Xuan nodded: "The gestation time for an Alien isn't explicitly defined in horror movies; there might still be hope!"

The eight people did not hesitate and ran toward the corridor.

Zheng Zha immediately said

"If I understand correctly, as time passes, the strength of the Aliens will also grow, right?"

"If we go now, in case we run into them, we can kill them before they fully develop."

Chu Xuan nodded: "With the power of the Desert Eagle, there is a certain advantage against a juvenile Alien.

But besides the Desert Eagle, didn't you exchange for any other heavy weapons?"

Never mind Chu Xuan, the four newcomers present were all looking with suspicion at the four veterans who had not performed particularly well so far.

Since even cultivation-based storage rings could be exchanged for in the Main God space, why did the others still look like ordinary people?

Zheng Zha smiled sheepishly

"Uh, actually, our reward points weren't very abundant, and we didn't know what we would face in the next horror movie. Aside from enhancing our physical fitness, we could only cast a wide net, so we didn't exchange for any heavy weapons."

"After all, humans themselves are still quite weak."

Chu Xuan said calmly while running

"Fine, let's go over and take a look first. And you aren't entirely correct. Didn't I mention the genetic lock in the human body earlier?

You could say that as long as you unlock the genetic lock, humans are actually..."

As they traveled, the group listened to Chu Xuan’s explanation of the genetic lock.

After a few intersections, the miraculous genetic lock had been mostly explained.

After hearing this long passage, Zheng Zha’s expression shifted, and he couldn't help but ask out of curiosity

"Then what happens when you open the genetic lock? Do you gain special abilities, or become a superman? Or something else?"

Chu Xuan smiled and nodded: "You can understand it that way, but it’s not entirely accurate.

Compared to a superman, I prefer to call it an evolutionary breakthrough that surpasses one's own limits.

You should have heard the saying: existence is reasonable; everything that exists has a reason for its existence.

Humans are the same. In the real world, the difference in the genetic spiral chains between a decathlon champion and a weak, bookish nerd is less than the size of an atom—it’s negligible for the entire human body.

So, what do you think determines their talent?

In my calculations, the genetic lock is such a mechanism.

It can subjectively develop your talents based on the situation.

When you need to exercise, it gives you a healthy physique and sufficient lung capacity.

When you need to learn, it gives you a clever brain and spirit.

When you need strength, it turns you into a powerhouse with infinite might.

When you need to fight, it turns you into a self-taught combat master!"

Zero, who had been listening quietly, felt a stir and suddenly asked

"Then do you know how to unlock the genetic lock? Does it require special items, or something else?"

Chu Xuan’s pace didn't change in the slightest as he waved his hand and said

"What is needed is a special human secretion. You can think of it as a certain biological enzyme synthesized autonomously by the human body.

Unfortunately, until now, we don't know exactly which one it is.

And this secretion must be generated by the human body itself to open the genetic lock of that specific body.

The most critical point is that this secretion is toxic—and highly toxic at that."

"So, the conclusion I have reached so far is that if you want to open the genetic lock, you can only rely on your own efforts..."

Chu Xuan and Zheng Zha talked as they ran.

Li Xiao could only grit his teeth, pushing his body to its limits.

Is this the body of a cyborg? It’s actually faintly stronger than Li Xiaoyi, who had already been enhanced.

One can only say, as expected of Colonel Chu.

Listening to the two protagonists discuss the origin of the genetic lock, Li Xiao’s heart remained calm.

Regarding the setting of the genetic lock, there was likely no one present who understood it better than he did.

To summarize it in one sentence: All things compete for freedom in the frosty sky.

Although Li Xiao knew more, when Chu Xuan mentioned that he had found clues in the real world that could verify the Reincarnation Space, Li Xiao thought of a "god-tier comment" he had seen when he read the book years ago.

He suddenly realized that if this were true, perhaps this comment was his chance to overtake the others.

However, Li Xiao thought of the three corpses from earlier and sighed faintly.

Better to wait until he survives and returns to the Main God space before thinking about that.

Following behind the crowd, Li Xiao wrinkled his nose as the smell of blood in the air grew stronger.

(End of chapter)