chapter 176 part 1
Chapter 176: After Fighting for So Long, It Turned Out to Be a Shadow Clone
Beneath the sphere of light.
Zheng He lay on the ground, panting heavily, while Chu Xuan, beside him, was shrouded in the sphere's white light, his body undergoing repairs.
The rest of Team China all stood on Zheng He's side. They simply couldn't understand why such a two-faced, hypocritical person existed in the world.
They were teammates who had gone through life and death in a horror movie together, yet Chu Xuan could treat his companions like dogs just for some personal gain.
Chu Xuan sensed their isolation, but he didn't feel the slightest emotional fluctuation. After all, he had already obtained the answer he wanted.
Zheng He struggled to his feet. His physical injuries had already been repaired, but the wounds in his heart were something the great sphere of light could not mend.
He walked over, first helping Lori take off her armor, then went before Ren Arakawa and held the armor up to him.
"Thank you, Captain. If it weren't for the things you exchanged for me, Lori and I definitely wouldn't have made it back."
"You don't have to thank me." Ren Arakawa took the armor. "Although I didn't participate in what Chu Xuan did, I knew about it."
Zheng He shook his head. "You're different. You told me there was danger; you didn't have to tell me at all. Besides, the test for returning to the real world was Chu Xuan's idea. You never expressed an opinion at the time."
"Moreover, if you hadn't protected us in *A Nightmare on Elm Street*, none of us would have survived."
Ren Arakawa hadn't expected Zheng He to be so good at rationalizing things to himself, so he didn't say anything more.
In any case, the rift between him and Chu Xuan would be resolved after Chu Xuan's death.
When that time comes, he'll be the one crying the hardest.
Zheng He led Lori back to his room, his steps heavy. At that moment, Chu Xuan took out a Green Goblin glider.
"After these past few days of tinkering, I have already modified this Green Goblin glider. Its speed can now match a fifth-generation fighter jet. Considering the special need for a psychic controller and the importance of mapping out the terrain when we encounter a large-scale team battle, it will be very useful."
As Chu Xuan spoke, he handed the Green Goblin glider over. "Take it."
Zhan Lan looked at the flying device she was about to own and refused without a second thought. "I don't need it."
But it wasn't that she didn't need it; she was simply hurt by Chu Xuan.
He gave Zheng He a dagger that nearly got him killed. If he gave her this flying device, wouldn't it send her straight to heaven?
Chu Xuan maintained his posture of handing it over, explaining with a deadpan expression, "This Green Goblin glider has a micro-nuclear bomb built into it. When necessary..."
Zhan Lan didn't even hear the rest of what Chu Xuan said. With an expression that said "I knew it all along," she crossed her arms, clearly not intending to accept Chu Xuan's "goodwill."
"Take it," Ren Arakawa spoke up.
Zhan Lan was surprised. Before she could ask, Ren Arakawa explained, "I got the Green Goblin glider by killing a member of the East Sea Team. In the last movie, I gave it to Chu Xuan, the strategist who had no combat ability. Now, he should have enhanced himself as well. Compared to him, you, as a support-type psychic controller, are the one who should be protected."
Ren Arakawa looked at Chu Xuan. "Is that what you mean?"
Chu Xuan nodded.
"Alright then, since you've said so, Captain..." Zhan Lan could only reluctantly accept the gift.
Chu Xuan, like a Doraemon, pulled out another item. "This is a high-tech sniper rifle I exchanged from the Main God. I've modified it, reducing its caliber and range, and added a rapid-fire function. However, the bullets are quite expensive, so it's best not to use it unless absolutely necessary."
With that, Chu Xuan handed the high-tech rifle to Zhang Jie.
"Me? I get one too?"
Chu Xuan didn't speak. Ren Arakawa could only persuade him, "Just take it if he's giving it to you."
With that, two people in the team had accepted gifts from Chu Xuan, which was somewhat unexpected for everyone else.
Because it was a fact that he had set up Zheng He, and it was also a fact that he was considering the team's best interests.
Could it be that what he said about having no emotions, about being just an artificial intelligence, was true?
Before they could think further, Chu Xuan spoke: "Now I need to understand each of your skills and combat abilities, the more detailed the better, including the Artificial Humans you exchanged for."
"You want to know about the Artificial Humans too?" Zhang Jie immediately took a step back, shielding Ying'er behind him.
Chu Xuan pushed up his glasses. "The Artificial Human is actually a great benefit given by the Main God to newcomers. You can choose for him to be a king of special forces soldiers, with physical stats at the peak of humanity. Bringing such a bodyguard into the reincarnation space is the greatest help."
"So, I didn't choose to excessively enhance myself. Instead, I exchanged a high-tech sniper rifle for my Artificial Human. This way, he can provide me with protection from a distance."
Everyone listened, stunned, not knowing how to communicate with Chu Xuan.
Zhang Jie thought for a moment. "Ying'er... was just a host for a small, unknown household in her past life. She has no, no combat ability. Don't drag her into the horror movies..."
Xiaoye Hui also quickly added, "My idol is just a movie actor..."
Chu Xuan asked around with a blank expression, and the results left him quite speechless.
Except for the Artificial Human Ren Arakawa had exchanged for, which had some combat power, all the others were created for various sentimental reasons.
And when they heard that the Artificial Human Ren Arakawa had brought out of his room was actually the "breeder" captain of the "ancient" Team China, the rest of Team China felt their skin crawl...
"No, what do you mean by looking at me like that! Especially you, Xiaoye Hui! What are you thinking in that head of yours!" Ren Arakawa brandished his fist. "I'm creating a hypothetical enemy, not making a face exactly like that brute Meng Rui to secretly release my 'positive energy' at. Your gazes are sick."
The others said nothing. But just then, Chu Xuan asked, "How did you know you could exchange for an Artificial Human with extremely high combat capabilities?"
Main God Ren Arakawa's expression turned grim. "I'm warning you! Stop looking at me with that 'Oh, are you a reincarnator?' expression, asking me this and that. I'm telling you, I'm not!"
Chu Xuan nodded. "Understood."
"You understand my ass!"