Chapter 26: The Stab! The Opportunity Has Come!
Within the Netherworld Space of the mountain cave, the faint glow of the bonfire illuminated the faces of each New Reincarnator. Their eyes shimmered with tears and terror.
The shadow of death, like an invisible hand, tightly gripped their throats, making their breathing rapid and difficult.
As ordinary people, the New Reincarnators' overall qualities were far from the standards of the Colonists in the movie. After witnessing a companion's death, they collectively broke down.
Even Xiaoye Hui, who pretended to be clever, and Diwei, who wanted to be the leader, trembled beside the bonfire, having lost their initial drive.
The biological human Walter, responsible for keeping watch, suddenly stood up. His gaze, sharp as a knife, pierced directly into the darkness of the cave entrance.
"Who?!"
Just as he prepared to pull the trigger, a beam of flashlight suddenly lit up in the distant darkness.
A figure slowly emerged, its steps steady and composed.
As the light moved, the face hidden beneath the hood gradually revealed itself.
When the original NPCs saw that face, their eyes showed a complex expression of shock mixed with hope.
It was a face identical to the biological human Walter!
Biological human Walter, in his programming code, was set to serve humanity.
He would not betray humanity.
He was an absolutely trustworthy entity!
However, the members of the Reincarnation Team were not so naive.
Grave and wary expressions appeared on their faces.
The green-haired Xiaoye Hui, who had seen the movie, had already provided the intel.
This suddenly appearing biological human David (Leader) was not their ally.
Instead, he was the creator of the new generation of Xenomorphs, the Mastermind behind several *Alien* films.
David (Leader)'s face carried a faint smile, his gaze sweeping over everyone present, as if he were examining the containers, canvases, and raw materials for his great work.
"My goodness, what have you encountered? Quick, come with me!" David (Leader)'s voice sounded very reliable.
But every word he uttered was like a needle, piercing the hearts of the Reincarnation Team members.
"Don't, don't follow..."
A balding New Reincarnator hadn't finished speaking when he suddenly felt a chill on his neck, and a knife was pressed against his throat.
"Don't cause trouble." A murderous glint flashed in Er Niu's eyes. "If you reveal plot details to a plot character, the entire team will be implicated."
"Gulp." The balding man nodded weakly. "But, but..."
"There are no 'buts'! Follow him! Before we're ready to board the ship, mature Xenomorphs won't appear! We can handle other threats!"
"Alright, alright..."
Everyone felt that Er Niu's words made sense.
After all, having seen the movie, the plot indeed developed this way.
However, Ren Arakawa, deeply familiar with the Main God's schemes, maintained high focus at this moment, constantly guarding against threats from his surroundings.
The Main God had never been lenient when it came to messing with people.
If it wanted to trick someone...
Even situations that drastically altered the plot could occur.
This was the Main God Space.
Not a film or television work.
The Main God didn't care about logic at all.
A single Xenomorph in the original plot...
Could very likely turn into many.
Boarding the ship and silently waiting for the plot where Xenomorphs burst out of the crew members' bodies...
Could very likely turn into facing a Xenomorph army momentarily.
Everything was unknown.
Yet, things were often this complicated.
Under the pervasive horror atmosphere, the biological human David (Leader) seemed to notice the New Reincarnators' distrustful expressions.
After arranging a resting place for everyone, this fellow took the biological human Walter to tour his "back garden."
There was no sign of him planning anything sinister, unlike in the movie.
After the Female Lead, Denise, and the remaining eleven plot NPCs fell asleep, thirteen Reincarnators gathered together.
Xiaoye Hui gradually regained her initial composure. After glancing around, she spoke, "We can't just sit here and wait for death. I suggest that now, while all the NPCs are asleep, we should seize the initiative!"
"For example... exploring this place!"
A glint of wisdom flashed in Xiaoye Hui's eyes. "Xenomorph incubation takes time. As long as it's a carbon-based lifeform, it fears firearms! We have guns, so as long as we find those unhatched Xenomorph eggs, we can avoid the crisis!"
"Ah?! That's right!" Er Niu quickly clapped his hands in approval. "So smart! How did I, a Veteran, not think of that!"
Er Niu's behavior almost made Ren Arakawa, who had kept a serious expression, laugh in exasperation.
This kind of "stealing a chicken" (cheating/taking shortcuts) behavior was absolutely forbidden by the Main God!
If they solved the Xenomorph eggs in advance, perhaps the next second, black water capable of instantly killing all life would start raining down from the sky...
The Main God hated most those who disrespected the rules of the game.
Having received affirmation from the Veteran Er Niu, Xiaoye Hui began forming groups.
She kept herself and Da Qiang behind, giving the reason that they were protecting the sleeping NPCs.
The remaining members were divided into two groups.
One group was led by Diwei, with six members.
The second group was led by Er Niu, with three members.
"Mr. Er Niu is a Veteran, powerful in strength, and bringing two helpers is enough." Xiaoye Hui said, her gaze scanning the people present.
She first placed her gaze on Mao Daini, the university student in the team.
"Mao Daini, you have a steady temperament, you can do it."
Xiaoye Hui said this, but being not very calculating, a subtle hint of exclusion in her eyes still betrayed her competitive female nature.
There was nothing she could do, Mao Daini was too beautiful.
The men in the team often lingered their gazes on this woman's face, making Xiaoye Hui, a professional online streamer, very uncomfortable.
Men should focus their attention on her!
When Er Niu saw that Mao Daini, the most beautiful one in the team, was following him, he felt a little secretly pleased.
Next, he still needed to choose one more follower.
Xiaoye Hui once again cast her gaze among the team.
But in response, all she got were averted gazes.
Not to mention that Er Niu had never demonstrated his strength.
Even the strength that Da Qiang had displayed was merely kicking someone away.
The auntie he had kicked away earlier now had her mouth tightly covered, and although she walked with a limp, wasn't she still alive? How could that compare to the power of firearms?
There is strength in numbers; humans are social animals and prefer to stay in large groups.
So no one dared to meet Xiaoye Hui's gaze.
"Alright then, I'll pick."
Everyone in the team had communicated with Xiaoye Hui to some extent.
So Xiaoye Hui quickly locked her gaze onto Ren Arakawa, who had been unwilling to speak.
She believed that Ren Arakawa not communicating with her meant he looked down on her.
Being able to get rid of two people who made her uncomfortable this time, Xiaoye Hui happily pulled out another lollipop.
"You're it!"
When Ren Arakawa saw Xiaoye Hui point at him, his heart was overjoyed.
Such a good thing exists?!
Just when he was worrying about how to stab them in the back, Xiaoye Hui presented the opportunity!
Ren Arakawa immediately nodded in response. "Okay."
"Alright, alright, then let's the three of us go!" Er Niu was already envisioning when he would "get" Nuowa; he was incredibly impatient.
He didn't notice the murderous intent in the eyes of the black-haired kid following behind him.
Ren Arakawa muttered to himself.
*First-Tier Gene Lock, Great Fireball Jutsu, Three-Body Jutsu!*
*Two-Tomoe Sharingan!*
*I refuse to believe I can't kill you!*
(end of chapter)