Besiege Wei to Rescue Zhao: An Open Stratagem Against the Alien Queen

But according to the plan Uchiha Gen had proposed, as long as the Alien Queen did not want to die, she would inevitably gather her army and make a desperate stand.

That was far easier than searching the entire ship for wandering Xenomorphs themselves.

This was an open stratagem!

Even if the Alien Queen saw through it, the absolute gap in strength left her with no solution.

Sure enough, once Uchiha Gen and Zheng Zha assumed the posture of charging straight for the Queen's nest, the Alien Queen lurking in the shadows quickly responded.

As Uchiha Gen and Zheng Zha passed through a section of Metal Corridor,

a massive creature over three meters tall suddenly pounced down from a ventilation duct.

It had no eyes, relying on ultrasonic waves, pheromones, and other means to sense and lock onto its enemies, yet its movements were extremely agile.

Its body was covered in a hard carapace, and its long tail resembled a steel whip.

Its gaping mouth was filled with sharp teeth, and even its slender tongue was covered in fangs. At a glance, it possessed astonishing combat power.

The instant it attacked Uchiha Gen, the Xenomorph shot out its fanged tongue, piercing toward his head faster than a bullet.

At the same time, its long tail swung toward Zheng Zha beside him, stabbing at his head.

The Xenomorph was extremely confident. Not long ago, it had faced quite a few humans and dealt with them all effortlessly, as easily as eating at a buffet.

This time would be no exception!

Unfortunately, the Xenomorph's every move was futile.

Uchiha Gen did not slow his pace as he brushed past the Xenomorph with casual ease.

Without a sound, an Exploding Tag had already been stuck to its head.

Just as the Xenomorph prepared to turn around and attack again, Uchiha Gen had already formed hand seals and ignited the Exploding Tag.

Boom!

An explosion rang out, and flames spread through the corridor.

The towering, fearsome Xenomorph instantly shattered into scattered fragments.

Its remaining blood possessed terrifying corrosive properties, eating huge pits into the surrounding metal corridor.

Unfortunately, the one who had acted was already far away.

'Killed one Xenomorph. Received 200 reward points.'

The Main God's kill notification sounded by his ear.

"Two hundred points per Xenomorph. If we kill every Xenomorph on this ship, our entire team should get over twenty thousand reward points."

"However, considering that there are some stronger Xenomorphs, we might get more than thirty thousand reward points. Split evenly, everyone could get nearly ten thousand points."

Uchiha Gen spoke.

"That's still pretty poor."

Zheng Zha curled his lip, showing no joy.

Compared to the rewards they had earned Score Grinding in the Resident Evil series, these rewards were truly rather meager.

Zheng Zha's standards had risen too high for him to feel any excitement at all.

During their brief conversation, the second wave of Xenomorphs had already arrived.

This time, twelve Xenomorphs launched a surprise attack on Uchiha Gen and Zheng Zha.

They had hidden in rooms beside the corridor and in the ventilation ducts. The instant Uchiha Gen and Zheng Zha entered their encirclement, they attacked simultaneously.

Six sharp tongues shot toward Uchiha Gen's head, shoulders, chest, and arms.

Six steel-whip-like tails lashed out as well, their whistling cutting through the air. Zheng Zha on the other side received the same treatment as Uchiha Gen.

Faced with so many attacks, Uchiha Gen's expression did not change in the slightest.

He formed hand seals with one hand.

The Body Flicker Technique activated, and he instantly appeared twenty meters away.

A violent gust stirred in the wake of his high-speed movement.

At the spot where he had stood, however, he had left behind a High-Explosive Bomb with its pin already pulled!

Zheng Zha did not handle things so casually. After all, unlike Uchiha Gen, he did not have more than ten years of training behind him.

He opened his Gene Lock before using the Body Flicker Technique to escape.

At the same time, six Exploding Tags, controlled by his Telekinesis, stuck themselves to the heads of six Xenomorphs.

Boom!

A massive explosion erupted, and the shockwave rolled outward as intense flames engulfed an area more than ten meters around them.

This time, even more chunks of Xenomorph flesh and corrosive blood flew everywhere. The twelve Xenomorphs that had just pounced were all killed in an instant.

'Killed six Xenomorphs. Received 1200 reward points.'

The Main God's kill notification sounded in both Uchiha Gen and Zheng Zha's ears at the same time.

"Zheng Zha, you handle the entire next wave of Xenomorphs."

At that moment, Uchiha Gen spoke through the mental link.

With the two of them deliberately stalling, the Alien Queen had already gathered most of the Xenomorphs near the hive.

Mental Scan showed that some of them were assembling, forming an encirclement around him and Zheng Zha.

"Got it, Captain."

Zheng Zha responded mentally.

But the next moment, he complained, "Captain, why do I feel like you're slacking off? The strength you've shown is about the same as when we returned to the Resident Evil World to grind points. You haven't even opened your Gene Lock, let alone your Sharingan!"

He knew that Uchiha Gen had already opened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan and was likely not far from awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan.

Beyond that, Uchiha Gen had developed the S-Rank Ninjutsu Wind Release Chakra Mode himself. In the Ninja World, that level of combat power was undoubtedly comparable to a Hokage.

Uchiha Gen admitted it without the slightest politeness. "Yes, I'm slacking off. From what I've observed, the Main God determines mission difficulty based on three things: the strength you display, the number of Side Missions you obtain, and the amount you Exchange."

"You should have noticed too. The Main God is currently arranging the difficulty of this Horror movie based on the strength we displayed when we finished Resident Evil, along with our subsequent Exchanges."

"The Main God's evaluation increase from our previous return to Resident Evil for Score Grinding and Exchanges, as well as the evaluation increase from efficiently completing this mission, will all be reflected in the difficulty of the next Horror movie."

"If we hold back some of our strength now, things will be easier later."

"Of course, I'm not afraid of challenges. I just need to slow the rate at which our evaluation rises and solve a problem first."

With the Main God, playing well really did bring punishment, while playing poorly really did bring rewards.

Take the Central Continent Team as an example. If you performed well, stronger opponents would be arranged for you in the next round. If you performed badly and your whole team was wiped out, you would be given a Horror movie world like Resident Evil, practically handing you free points.

If you did not want to become a prisoner of the system, you had to ensure that your strength grew faster than your evaluation.

Zhang Jie?

The thought surfaced in Zheng Zha's mind. He had also realized that the Main Mission they faced this time was still very difficult, yet the rewards were low.

By process of elimination, the three of them had all entered together as newcomers. The problem had to lie with Zhang Jie.

This time, however, he did not say it aloud, lest the team atmosphere become awkward.