Chapter 77: There's a Madman in the Central Continent Team (Request for subscription)
Zheng Zha felt he had never been this happy in his entire life.
As a corporate drone, his days were filled with editing documents, preparing reports, and attending meetings. Life was dull and flavorless.
But now...
A kind and virtuous legal loli Lori, looking only eighteen, who was also a decent cook.
An obedient, adorable, nine-year-old biracial daughter who wasn't very tall.
To be able to spend his last moments in a family like this... his life hadn't been in vain.
Though, he had to admit, the Western food was a bit hard to stomach.
After eating his fill, Zheng Zha took out a syringe of stimulant.
He went to the bathroom and jabbed it into himself!
Feeling his body begin to flush with an inexplicable excitement, Zheng Zha breathed a sigh of relief.
"Freddy kills through dreams. If I don't sleep, he shouldn't be able to do anything to me, right?"
"But... fourteen days... how am I supposed to endure this? Can I hold out?"
He let out a yawn. "If I had known I'd be facing this kind of predicament after clicking 'yes,' I wouldn't have worked overtime at the office."
Compared to the others' high spirits, Zheng Zha had actually been awake for over twenty-four hours.
For him, staying awake was the greater challenge.
Fortunately, the drug was working, making him feel less drowsy.
After settling his wife and daughter in for the night, he went to the living room and turned on the television.
To be safe, he even set two alarm clocks.
Crouching in front of the sofa, Zheng Zha did thirty push-ups.
Just as he was about to switch to an exciting action movie, suddenly—
An ear-piercing scream erupted from the bedroom!
"Ahhh!!!"
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On a quiet street.
Inside a police car, the four Veterans, led by Da Qiang, suddenly felt a burning sensation from their Reincarnation System Watches.
Lifting their hands to look, they saw an arrow had appeared on the screen.
Zhang Jie stared at his System Watch. "Is... is this guiding us somewhere? Has someone already run into Freddy?"
Yan Wei's calves started to tremble. "Can... can we go a little later?"
Da Qiang turned and slapped Yan Wei across the face.
*Slap!* The blow made Yan Wei see stars.
"Go late? If we're late, the damn Main God will send Freddy to kill me!"
With that, Da Qiang started the police car. "Everyone, stay sharp!"
In a flamboyant display, he turned on the police car's siren, arriving at the scene of the incident—Zheng Zha's home—with lights flashing the whole way.
Da Qiang parked the car and barked at Zhang Jie in the passenger seat, "You! Go check it out!"
The corner of Zhang Jie's mouth twitched. He could feel the room was filled with an unsettling atmosphere. "Me? I... I just go in like this?"
"How else are you supposed to go? Want me to send you in with a silk banner?"
Zhang Jie didn't bother replying. He opened the car door and got out.
As he walked to the front of the house, Zhang Jie's anxious heart felt like it was about to leap out of his chest!
Since coming to the Reincarnation Space, the most dangerous moment he had ever encountered was undoubtedly when he faced the Facehugger.
Now, having to face Freddy, who was even more vicious than a Xenomorph, Zhang Jie's courage dropped to freezing point.
"Break the door down! Stop dawdling!"
Da Qiang pulled out his gun and aimed it at Zhang Jie's back.
A gun couldn't deal with Freddy, but it was an excellent tool for dealing with teammates.
"Damn it!"
Zhang Jie cursed under his breath, then charged forward, slamming into the white wooden door.
*Bang!*
Zhang Jie fell to the ground with the door panel but didn't hesitate. He immediately got up, pulled out a small knife, and scanned his surroundings.
He moved cautiously, his ears keenly catching every little sound in the room.
As he gradually approached the kitchen, a sense of foreboding grew stronger and stronger.
He tightened his grip on the small knife, which was starting to feel slippery from his sweaty palms, and swallowed hard.
Although the knife couldn't hurt Freddy, it was better than being empty-handed.
Those few short steps felt as long as a year to Zhang Jie.
Finally, he neared the kitchen doorway, the source of the sounds.
There was still movement inside the kitchen.
Zhang Jie mustered his courage and peeked through the half-open door, where he saw a scene that made his blood run cold.
A figure, body scorched and face twisted, was brutally tearing apart a little girl's body with its sharp metal claws!
The figure wore a tattered red-and-green striped sweater and a small black fedora. It was the very being they feared—Freddy.
Freddy seemed to sense Zhang Jie's gaze. He slowly raised his head, and on his flame-charred face, a cruel and twisted smile appeared.
His eyes burned with a malevolent light, thoroughly enjoying the slaughter.
Zhang Jie's heart tightened. Fear, like a cold snake, slithered up his spine.
He subconsciously took two steps back, his breathing becoming rapid.
A thought formed in his mind:
*I've already seen a scene like this. This should... this should have fulfilled the mission requirement, right?*
*It can't be... it can't be that I have to attack Freddy, can it?*
Once he decided to retreat, there was no turning back.
Zhang Jie no longer hesitated. He turned to run!
But the moment he lifted his leg, he felt the lower half of his body go numb. He wanted to run, but he couldn't!
He looked down at his legs.
How had his strong, powerful legs turned into two strips of soft, rotten meat?!
"Ah!"
Terror seized Zhang Jie's heart. He wanted to scream but found he couldn't make a sound.
As he watched Freddy walk toward him step by step with that sickening smile, Zhang Jie was completely paralyzed.
*Thump-thump!*
*Thump-thump!*
Zhang Jie's heart was in his throat.
The mysterious power he had once experienced in *Alien: Covenant* blossomed in his heart.
Just as Freddy was about to strike with his claws, Zhang Jie used all the strength in his arms and began to drag himself frantically across the floorboards!
At that moment, a loud shout by his ear caused the scene before Zhang Jie's eyes to change drastically.
He rubbed his eyes. Looking at the scene in the brightly lit room, Zhang Jie breathed a sigh of relief.
In the room, the blonde, blue-eyed Lori was hugging her daughter and sobbing.
To the side, the Newcomer, Zheng Zha, had bloodshot eyes, a mix of exhaustion from staying up all night and sorrow.
Zhang Jie turned his head. Standing beside him was a short girl, just over one and a half meters tall.
Seeing Zhao Yingkong's face, Zhang Jie finally realized how he had woken up.
"Th-thank you."
Zhao Yingkong ignored Zhang Jie. She glanced at the corpse and spoke.
"This kind of wound can generally only be caused by mechanical cutting. This thing is very strong. It should be able to cut through a car."
Zheng Zha looked at Zhao Yingkong, whom he had never seen before. He wanted to say something but held his tongue.
Zhang Jie wiped away a cold sweat. "Then how on earth are we supposed to deal with this thing?"
"I don't know," Zhao Yingkong answered coldly.
Just then, Zhang Jie suddenly felt a sharp pain in his wrist.
He lifted his hand to look at his Reincarnation System Watch. The pointer on it was rapidly moving in their direction!
And the distance displayed was now less than a thousand meters!
"Freddy's here to kill again?!"
With that thought, Zhang Jie hurriedly ran out the door.
Behind him, Zheng Zha and Zhao Yingkong gave chase.
The moment they stepped outside, the three of them followed the commotion and saw a sight they would never forget.
In the sky, Ren Arakawa was flying at high speed with his ukaku spread wide.
Because he had violated the rules by not staying indoors after dark, a figure wearing a black fedora and a red-and-green sweater—Freddy—was frantically chasing him from below.
"Holy shit!"
Zhang Jie was dumbstruck.
Everyone present was dumbstruck.
Da Qiang, who had just gotten out of the car, turned his head and saw this scene. His eyeballs nearly popped out of their sockets!
He was clearly about to be hooked by Freddy's long claws, yet that guy Ren Arakawa was still grinning from ear to ear!
His excited shouts reached the ears of everyone present!
"Da Qiang! I've come to take your dog life! And I brought you a big gift!"
At this sight, Da Qiang was so scared his blood ran cold!
Breaking out in a cold sweat, he roared in anger, "Fuck your mom! You're fucking insane! Holy shit!"
(end of chapter)