Chapter 10: Chu Xuan's Plan?

Chu Xuan sat up straight in his chair, staring at Zhan Lan as he replied

“That’s right, that possibility does indeed exist.

But we can still live for many more years during this time, can’t we?”

“We might even find a way to kill this Alien Queen after returning to Earth.

Perhaps the Lord God will even judge it as a completed mission, allowing us to return.”

The other five people watched the two who were beginning to lock horns. Zheng Zha, the resident nice guy, quickly gave Zhang Jie a wink.

“Ahem, well, Zheng Zha, don’t you have food and drinks? Since we have plenty of supplies, let’s eat and drink our fill first.”

Zhang Jie said as much.

Li Xiao also nodded in agreement

“We can discuss the specifics of the Alien Queen later. I feel that no matter which plan we choose, we should kill those three things outside first.”

“Didn’t Zheng Zha just say? Five hundred reward points for one.

And I have a feeling the one gestated by that pet cat might have an even higher chance!”

Zheng Zha also chimed in with some banter

“I believe none of us want to live in this fake world of a horror movie like this, right?”

After speaking, Zheng Zha paused and looked toward Zhan Lan and Zhang Jie.

After a moment of hesitation, everyone, including Li Xiao, nodded, agreeing with Zheng Zha’s point.

“Since we can’t use the second method, let’s stop discussing it. Let’s talk about how to take down these three Aliens instead!”

“Besides, this Alien, whose agility is clearly higher than its peers, won’t be easy to deal with.”

Chu Xuan’s plain face remained expressionless

“I have no intention of engaging in meaningless arguments. Since only one choice remains, everyone should hurry up and recover.”

“After all, the upcoming operation is full of variables.”

Zhang Jie asked, puzzled: “Variables?”

A strange smile tugged at Chu Xuan’s stiff face

“That’s right. No matter which plan it is, there is no hundred-percent certainty.”

“Even if we have enough food, since the human government has long since obtained information about the existence of the Aliens, perhaps before we can even get this Alien Queen close to the galaxy...”

“We might be hit by some high-powered interstellar weapon, ending in the destruction of the ship and our deaths.”

“The second method, using the ship’s internal metal isolation doors to separate them, is equally fraught with danger.

Don’t forget, in *Alien 4*, they used self-mutilation to let their acidic blood corrode the hull plates and escaped.

Who’s to say they won’t do that now?”

“Once we fail, we will be facing an Alien Queen plus three Alien Drones.

There is no possibility of survival; the only outcome will be total annihilation.”

Zero, arms crossed over his chest, asked with an oppressive air

“Since this plan has so many loopholes, why did you propose it? I don’t need nonsense.”

The burly man, Piao, flexed his wrists and ankles. While doing warm-up exercises, he spoke in broken Mandarin

“Don’t you Chinese have an old saying, ‘My fate is determined by me, not by heaven’? Compared to retreating, I prefer to send these Aliens to hell to reunite. After all, I am a kind person.”

As a top-tier mercenary, the fact that he had successfully survived until now was a miracle in itself.

The conviction of life and death had long since become his own unique faith.

Zhang Jie also nodded immediately in agreement

“I also believe we should choose the option we can control.

Although it’s dangerous, it’s a battle we fight ourselves, rather than relying on luck to stay alive.”

“If you don’t have this kind of conviction, even if you are elites, and even if you luckily survive this round, I’m afraid it will be very hard to survive in this Infinite Horror space!”

Zhan Lan stood up, clutching her shoulder

“In novels, this is called ‘finding life in the midst of death.’

If you don’t harbor a will to die, how can you embrace a new life?”

Hearing Zhan Lan’s concluding remark, the others nodded silently. Seeing this, Chu Xuan sighed and said

“Alright then. If everything goes smoothly and we finish off these three Aliens, we need to reach the armory as quickly as possible.

To arm ourselves.

I suspect the Alien Queen can sense their life and death.

If we don’t hurry, I’m afraid the Alien Queen will directly excise her ovaries to come and hunt us down!”

“If it comes to that, and we aren’t prepared for a final desperate struggle, then what awaits us will truly be a total wipeout!”

Li Xiao thought for a moment and asked

“If it’s really as you say, from the moment we finish off these three Aliens to the moment the Alien Queen finds us, can you estimate how much time we’ll have?”

Chu Xuan was stunned. After exhaling, he shook his head

“There’s too little data for an inference; it’s impossible to determine.

It depends on the Alien Queen’s true strength, her condition, her distance from us, and where we ultimately kill the Aliens.”

“There are too many variables; this cannot be determined. But I think it shouldn’t exceed ten minutes.

After all, the scale of this commercial spacecraft is only so large.”

Looking at the silent group, Chu Xuan suddenly smiled and said lightly

“Since we have decided to fight, I will respect everyone’s decision.

Then let’s face the Aliens and fight together...

But first, let’s ask Zheng Zha to take out the food and fresh water. I think everyone must be hungry, right?”

Facing the gazes of the others, Zheng Zha channeled the internal energy he had just recovered to open his Na Ring.

Before long, food resembling a picnic or camping trip was laid out on the floor.

Li Xiao watched the group begin to satisfy their hunger and desperately wanted to cover his head in frustration.

He truly is the number one schemer in the *Infinite Horror* book.

This is only the first horror movie, and he has already managed to twist these veterans around his finger without much effort.

Even the two mercenaries and killers didn’t see any red flags.

However, to be honest, if it weren’t for his own god’s-eye view, he might not have discovered Chu Xuan’s little tricks either.

After all, in such a short time, with a spaceship and monsters like Aliens, it’s impossible for any ordinary person to maintain a perfectly clear train of thought.

It’s a miracle they haven’t had a mental breakdown yet.

After five minutes of rustling and eating, Li Xiao swallowed the last bite of his burger.

——

Darkness is the eternal main theme of the universe.

A hundred years after stepping into interstellar civilization, humanity finally gained the ability to mine exoplanets and gradually commercialized it.

The *Nostromo*, a commercial spacecraft fully loaded with millions of tons of ore, hovered eerily in a silent zone.

In the central control room of this space freighter, seven people—six men and one woman—were either standing or sitting.

They were focused on finishing the food in front of them.

Judging by the speed at which they were eating, they no longer cared about the taste of the food; after all, the situation was urgent.

However, looking at their clothes and physical condition, they didn’t seem to have anything to do with an interstellar civilization.

The only woman, Zhan Lan, had her left shoulder tightly bandaged, but blood was seeping through the bandages, and this kind of treatment could only be a temporary measure.

(End of chapter)