Infinite Terror: I Have a Chat Group

"It's a side quest... You two are truly enviable!"

Seeing Zhang Jie's reaction, Zhan Lan realized that the so-called side story might be more important than she had imagined, so she asked Zhang Jie for details.

"The importance of side quests is beyond your imagination. There are countless things you can exchange with the main god, but almost all the really good things require side quests. For example, the divine skills in martial arts novels, the extraordinary abilities in movies, and the weapons and equipment in games. If you want to exchange for these unimaginable good things, you must have the corresponding level of side quests."

"You can even redeem items from games?"

Li Xiaoyi's eyes shone brightly, as if he were imagining himself exchanging for those extraordinary powers and wreaking havoc on all sides.

"It's possible, but side quests aren't easy to obtain. I've gone through several horror movies and only accumulated a few thousand reward points, without a single side quest!"

Upon hearing this, the group couldn't help but look at Lin Yu, because Lin Yu seemed to know more about the Main God Space than Zhang Jie, and they all knew how to obtain side quests.

"Side quests are indeed not easy to obtain. Although there are many ways to obtain side quests, such as defeating powerful monsters or changing the plot of horror movies, these methods all have one thing in common: they require going through danger, just like Zheng Zha in the laser tunnel."

"As for me, although I may not have experienced any danger, guiding the mercenaries to find the antidote is actually a dangerous thing in itself. One wrong move and I could be riddled with bullets like Mu Gang. In a way, I also benefited from Zheng Zha's help. He saved the mercenary captain, which made them trust us to a certain extent. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to change the plot. Moreover, even if I did change the plot, I might not get the side quest. If Raine dies halfway through, or if we find the antidote too late, I probably won't get the reward."

When Lin Yu mentioned Mu Gang, everyone remembered his tragic death and felt a chill in their hearts, realizing that obtaining side quests was indeed a dangerous thing.

"So you've already received the reward?"

Zhan Lan asked Lin Yu.

"I'm lucky. The main god just notified me that I've obtained a D-level side quest and 1000 reward points. It must be because they successfully found the antidote and saved Renn."

Although it was just a D-level side quest and 1000 reward points, Lin Yu was already quite satisfied, since it was just something he did casually.

"Only D-grade?"

In Janan's opinion, it was no easy task for the mercenaries to defeat a large number of zombies and find the antidote in a short period of time. How could the side quest they obtained be the lowest level?

"You're lucky to even get the side quests; you can't appreciate their value if you haven't experienced them!"

Seeing that Zhan Lan still didn't understand the value of the side quests, Zhang Jie prepared to tell her some of his experiences so that she wouldn't act recklessly out of ignorance in the future.

"In the realm of the Supreme God, besides normal horror movies like Resident Evil, there are also more unique ghost and monster horror movies."

"A ghost or monster horror movie?" Zheng Zha asked, puzzled.

"For example, 'Ju-on'!"

Upon hearing this, the group immediately shivered, as if terrifying ghosts were lurking in the shadows around them.

A flicker of fear crossed Zhang Jie's eyes as he recalled, "Those horror movies that defy explanation by technology and reality are the most terrifying nightmares. You don't know when you'll die, you don't know why you'll die, you don't even know if you're dead or not. Terror is always around you; it's omnipresent. That boundless terror seems to be dragging you into the abyss of hell..."

Zheng Zha patted Zhang Jie on the shoulder, sat down next to him, and asked, "Is it A Nightmare on Elm Street?"

Zhang Jie nodded sadly and said, "In that movie, you can't even imagine what we went through. More than a dozen people died, and everyone died a horrific death. We wanted to escape, so the guy who had survived several horror movies led us to steal a truck. We drove along the highway, and no one dared to sleep. Even if someone couldn't help but fall asleep, they would be quickly shaken awake by the others. We held on like that for five days..."

"...But soon, a small town appeared before us. Overjoyed, we drove into the town, only to discover that it was the same town from the movie A Nightmare on Elm Street! And the experienced driver who had been driving had somehow transformed into the demon from our dreams! He was grinning at us..."

Seeing Zhang Jie's fearful expression, the others, though unable to empathize, were indeed filled with apprehension towards ghost and monster horror movies.

After calming down for a while, Zhang Jie lit a cigarette, took a few puffs, and continued speaking.

"In that horror movie, the main god told us that killing the demon in our dreams would grant us a B-level side quest and 5000 reward points. Now you understand how difficult it is to obtain side quests."

After hearing Zhang Jie's experience, the group of people did gain some insights.

"But I feel like obtaining the B-rank side quest was easier?"

Zheng Zha asked.

Although he narrowly escaped death in the laser tunnel, Zheng Zha did not believe that passing through the laser tunnel was more difficult than killing the terrifying dream demon that Zhang Jie had mentioned.

"Um... I don't know."

Seeing that Zhang Jie didn't know, everyone could only look at Lin Yu again.

"The difficulty of obtaining side quests is not constant; it increases as the team's overall rating increases. The same applies to obtaining reward points. Otherwise, once the Reincarnation Squad becomes very powerful, wouldn't it be easy to farm points by dealing with ordinary monsters?"

Everyone thought it made sense. If they experienced a few more horror movies, their physical abilities would improve ten or twenty times, making it too easy to kill monsters like ordinary zombies. If they could still get reward points like they did now, they could definitely farm points. How could a being like the Supreme God leave such a loophole?

"How is the main god's evaluation calculated? Is it based on the team's overall strength?"

"I can't speak," Zhan Lan asked.

"No, the team's evaluation is not based on strength, but on the acquisition and use of reward points and side quests. The team's evaluation increases when reward points and side quests are acquired, and the evaluation also increases when used at the main god's place."

"So, if reward points and side quests are used improperly, it can make the next horror movie extremely dangerous?"

Zhan Lan touched her forehead, her expression somewhat solemn, because they had already gained quite a few reward points and side quests in this horror movie, and according to Lin Yu, the difficulty of the next horror movie was bound to increase.

"Don't worry, I know the Main God Space quite well, and I'll give you some suitable advice."

Upon hearing this, the group breathed a sigh of relief. Although Lin Yu was also a newcomer, he clearly understood the God Space better than Zhang Jie, a veteran. Regardless of what secrets he might have, having someone like him around certainly made them feel much more at ease.

Just as Zhan Lan was about to ask some more questions, Zhang Jie suddenly stood up, rushed to the window of the steel door and looked out. He seemed to hear some sound, but the passageway outside was still only brightly lit, with nothing else.