Infinite people, start speedrunning

Chapter 65 Fang Ge: I will enter the arena in my strongest form!
Interlude, the ninth day.

As usual, speedrunning master Fang Ge pulled Jin Xi out of the room.

For some reason, he always had a strong urge to "clear the game" and was impatient to end the battle.

I'm tired of speedrunning these days, but I didn't expect to be so enthusiastic this time! I have to show the other reincarnation teams what it's like for Trisolarans to fight cavemen!

From afar, one could see Chu Xuan still working overtime.

He ran from the room to the light sphere, then flashed and quickly ran back to the room.

In just thirty seconds, he made two rounds.

—It looks like...they're moving things?

"Was it really necessary to escalate this much?"

Fang Ge sat back on the sofa and comfortably crossed her legs.

Chu Xuan then focused his gaze on him, whose eyes had very dark circles.

? ?
Fang Ge seemed to see confusion in Chu Xuan's deadpan eyes.

What is he wondering? I'm being so relaxed, is he finding that strange?

"Am I misunderstanding something?" Chu Xuan muttered to himself.

According to his deduction, Fang Ge must have performed a rollback yesterday, and the problem lay with a person named Pei Xi.

He did his research and realized this character isn't from any movie or TV show. Perhaps it's a special newcomer... or a formidable opponent they'll encounter in later team battles.

In short, Fang Ge's suggestion that he "lower his moral standards" indicates that the current preparations are far from sufficient and more extreme measures are needed.

Thus, Chu Xuan went full steam ahead in the Resident Evil world, relentlessly climbing the technology tree day and night.

He even amended the laws of several US states, allowing the clone president to declare that in chaotic times, harsh measures must be used, resulting in a ten-year death row inmate quota within a year.

Finally, all these death row inmates were turned into the Philosopher's Stone, for future use.

You see, he was going to be executed anyway, I just changed the way he died, which makes perfect sense, right?
Chu Xuan believed that he had done Fang Ge's instructions to the best of his ability.

"No, no, no, you must be right."

Upon hearing Chu Xuan's self-doubt, Fang Ge quickly gave an affirmative answer.

—Just kidding! You're a privileged user, if you're wrong, do you think Lao Zheng is right?

"...I understand. Was it a case of going too far?

Chu Xuan thoughtfully adjusted his glasses, then sat back down in his seat, waiting for the other team members to arrive.

—Although I don't know what he's talking about, it seems to make a lot of sense.

Fang Ge played with Jin Xi's twin ponytails, waiting for the others to arrive.

A short while later, Zhan Lan pushed open the door, went straight to the sofa, nestled beside Fang Ge, and asked with concern:

"Are you feeling better after a night's rest?"

—Nothing worrying happened yesterday, right? And I didn't get any rest last night either…

Fang Ge was a little puzzled, but he gently shook his head to indicate that he was fine.

Since that night's conversation, Zhan Lan has always been intentionally or unintentionally moving closer to Fang Ge.

Then, she discovered that Jin Xi harbored no hostility towards her whatsoever, nor did she object to her sharing Fang Ge's story...

This was strange, but not a bad thing for her. The trip for the three of them went very smoothly.

Perhaps, just as Jinxi has always said, she only hopes that Fang Ge can be safe and sound, and will not impose any other restrictions.

Her remarkable magnanimity made Zhan Lan, who knew she was in the wrong, willingly submit to her.

The next person to arrive surprised Fang Ge.

Zheng Zha pushed open the door alone, then sat back down on his cold bench... The [Pushing Lolita] that usually spawned at the door did not appear this time.

"You seem to have... lost a little weight?"

Fang Ge stroked his chin, a wicked thought swirling in his mind.

"Have you lost weight? No, right?" Zheng Zha patted his torso and limbs as if he were still scared.

It seems... she has lost a little weight? Could it be that when the symbiote was on Loli, it was still secretly absorbing my nutrients?

No wonder I've been feeling so powerless lately...

After watching the next horror movie, I should probably learn from Fang Ge and buy two dragon kidneys to eat... I'll still be full of energy even in a 1v2 situation.

Are you thinking something very rude?

Zhan Lan narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, and a throwing knife soared into the air, its tip pointing directly at Zheng Zha.

Zheng Zha quickly chuckled and explained that it wasn't like that.

"Hey, everyone's here!" Zhang Jie said with a smile as he sat down next to Chu Xuan.

Now that everyone has arrived, it's time to hold the [Results Conference]!

Fang Ge, the leader, spoke up, signaling everyone to follow Chu Xuan's example:

"Let's report on the research progress, Chu Xuan. We've been working on it for about two years now, haven't we? Have we achieved any major results?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Xuan pulled out a long list and began to explain, breaking it down step by step.
"First, there's the upgrade in equipment. The research on the symbiote has reached a new stage. Compared to the previous defective products, this adult form is now virtually indistinguishable from Zheng Zha's original form, except for the inability to [transform into a battle suit].

"It can improve the wearer's physical attributes by 150 points, grant them basic consciousness, and allow them to change form according to the host's requirements... Disguise and extending tentacles are both possible."

"To compensate for the hardness deficiency caused by the inability to transform into battle armor, I used alchemy to mix molecular-level 'tube steel' into their food when feeding them, which greatly increased their hardness without significantly compromising their shock absorption capabilities."

As he spoke, he used telekinesis to take out five pools of silvery-white, viscous liquid from his spatial bag, causing them to float in mid-air.

—It is extremely similar to the original version worn by Zheng Zha, with almost no difference except for the color.

"Same as always, one for each person. Consider it our uniform... Chu Xuan, if you have any left, you can give them to some promising newcomers for the next horror movie."

As Chu Xuan controlled the silver symbiote to come onto his body, the strange creature burrowed into Fang Ge's body and disappeared without a trace.

But with just a thought, he can be covered in a Spider-Man suit, and can change his form at will. He can also eat on his own without any problem.

The next challenge is against dinosaurs—the time for them to feast has come!
“I have plenty of these things here. It wouldn’t be a problem to arm even twenty people.”

Chu Xuan seems to have developed some kind of "fear of insufficient firepower." The symbiote is not easily damaged, so why produce an excessive amount?

"My suggestion is to abandon exoskeletons and thermostatic suits for now. Since the symbiote has excellent shock absorption, full-coverage armor has become useful. I've shifted my development focus to another type of portable armor... yes, the Mark 5."

"You also got the Ark Reactor sorted out? No way!" Fang Ge looked at the silver-white briefcase in front of him, feeling incredulous.

As we all know, Marvel's products may seem scientific, but they actually have little to do with science.

"Of course not, I use something else as a substitute."

As Chu Xuan spoke, he took out another pale yellow energy crystal.

"These are energy blocks condensed using Sunflower Internal Force... I completed this technique in the last few days. Each energy block is equivalent to B-level Sunflower Internal Force, which can power this suit of armor for half an hour of combat."

"After all, the Mark 5 has very thin armor and no effective lethal weapons are installed; only the palm cannon is usable."

Chu Xuan's tone was as calm as ever, but Fang Ge detected a hint of dissatisfaction in it.

—What an extremely meticulous scientist…

Fang Ge did not think that Chu Xuan's new achievement had any flaws.

In fact, they weren't really trying to become Iron Man. Why would they give up the Gauss gun, the monomolecular sword, and the high-frequency knife, which are all so useful?

All they need is an armor. They can jump from the CN171 exoskeleton to the symbiote plus Mark 5 in one go. What more could they ask for?

With both items combined, this is comparable to 2C-grade protective gear!
However, Chu Xuan was still not satisfied. He was extremely wary of the threats he might face in the future—especially that guy named Pei Xi.

"There haven't been any breakthroughs in weaponry yet, except for the optimization of the [Internal Force Crystallization] function, which should allow high-frequency long-range blades and monomolecular swords to cause some damage to spirit-like creatures."

"As for your request regarding the so-called 'Reincarnation Army' project... to be honest, it cannot be put into use for the time being."

"Because the Supreme God forbids us from bringing intelligent beings into the Supreme God's space, I can only bring some clones that have not yet developed intelligence..."

“There are about three hundred of them piled up in my room now.”

How many?

(End of this chapter)