Zheng Zha's Health Bar is Thick and Long

If you get hit, you stand at attention!

Although Wang Zhen's face stung, he knew that while the God Hall was pulling a stunt this time, he had indeed been too complacent!

If he had considered that the God Hall's stunts were either currently in progress or in the process of being prepared—a twenty-four-hour, anytime, anywhere affair—he would have meticulously analyzed every single word of the mission!

Therefore, even though he had been successfully played by the God Hall, Wang Zhen could only give a thumbs up and say, "High! Truly high!"

Consequently, Wang Zhen smoothed out his heaving chest, admonishing himself to calm his mind, stay cool, suppress his anger, and...

"The world is so beautiful, yet I am so irritable!"

"This is not good... not good!"

Wang Zhen employed various methods to soothe his mood, and after a few minutes of struggle, he finally managed to calm his turbulent emotions, restoring a state of mind as still as water. In truth, he was not a person of deep cunning or high emotional threshold; he was even somewhat petty, possessed a vengeful nature, and could hardly be called broad-minded.

It was just that he had been trained by a killer organization since childhood—one could say he had been beaten by society from a young age. If he couldn't control his mindset, the grass on his grave would have grown three meters high long ago. Thus, while his personality and temperament had flaws, his self-awareness was sharp enough to maintain control. Just like now, even though the God Hall had stirred him into a frenzy, he could adjust himself in a few minutes, smoothing out his mental state in the shortest time possible. This was the real skill that had allowed him to survive to adulthood in the killer organization.

"Clearly, the God Hall counts the alien embryo inside Ellen Ripley as an Alien. Although there is endless debate in both the East and West over whether an embryo counts as a life form, an Alien is not like a human. Therefore, counting this embryo as an Alien is logically sound; after all, one of the ways Aliens propagate is through parasitism—growing inside a target and then tearing through the body to crawl out. Seen in this light, the alien embryo inside Ripley can indeed be considered an Alien juvenile."

"But if that's the case, the mission on Zheng Zha's side will likely undergo corresponding changes. At the very least, to satisfy the condition of being an 'Alien,' that embryo must transition from a dormant state to an active one, which means... damn it..." Thinking this, Wang Zhen couldn't help but curse.

Because it was only now that Wang Zhen realized the God Hall was playing a massive game...

No, that's wrong!

It was actually just pulling a massive stunt!

The reason the mission mentioned "rescue" was precisely because the alien embryo inside had entered an active state, meaning it was about to devour Ripley's heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. Since the embryo had entered an active state, it met the criteria for a living Alien. Thus, no matter how fast, how stylish, or how badass Wang Zhen's kills were, the mission could not be completed because the embryo inside Ripley had already met the Alien standard!

"If the stunt only went this far, the God Hall probably wouldn't be satisfied. To the God Hall, two of the three missions are already linked, so why would Mission 2 be left out?" Wang Zhen narrowed his eyes, gently rocking in his recliner, and muttered to himself.

"That android Ash is a spy sent by the Weyland Corporation. Is his mission to collect information about the Aliens?"

"That's highly likely. I remember a later movie where the boss of the Weyland Corporation, because he was old and dying, kept searching for the race of Engineers who created the Alien species. According to a wild and bold hypothesis, the Engineers came to Earth in ancient times and participated in the creation of humanity! In other words, to Peter Weyland, the boss of the Weyland Corporation, the Engineers were no different from the God who created man in the Bible. Therefore, if he wanted to obtain eternal life, he naturally had to find God."

"The Alien species was also created by the Engineers. The Weyland Corporation would be interested in such creatures nine times out of ten, and then... they would have the spy Ash capture one! In this way, Mission 2 becomes linked... with Mission 1!"

"Heh, as expected of a mandatory mission! This difficulty is truly worthy of being mandatory! Now Zheng Zha has to deal with the active alien embryo inside Ripley, handle the attacks from the android Ash, and at the same time, ensure Ripley doesn't die!"

"Interesting! Too interesting! Regardless of the alien embryo or the android Ash, their individual combat power isn't high, but the environment and situation they are in suddenly elevate the difficulty. If it were a head-on fight, Zheng Zha—who has unlocked his Gene Lock, fused his physical body with the Mutant Vampire Bloodline, and is beginning to transform into a vampire—would find dealing with these two a piece of cake."

"It's just that..."

"It's just that this time it's not about a head-on fight, but how to keep Ripley alive!" Wang Zhen suddenly opened his eyes and said with a smile.

"Mission 1: Complete!"

"Mission 2: Failed!"

"Mission 3: Complete!"

"Alien I plot world mission... concluded!"

"Alien series plot world beginning to merge..."

"Returning!"

Before the words had even faded, the cold, emotionless electronic voice of the God Hall echoed in Wang Zhen's consciousness...

At the same time, Wang Zhen felt as if his head had been struck hard by a thick, long club, and he blacked out. When he woke up again, he was already in the God Hall.

"God... fully repair Zheng Zha, he'll cover the cost himself!" Zhang Jie shouted loudly.

Hearing Zhang Jie's words, Wang Zhen turned his head and saw that Zheng Zha looked a bit miserable!

He had actually only returned in half!

That's right!

Zheng Zha's lower half was gone!

He hadn't been castrated; he had been cut in half at the waist!

Everything below his waist was completely gone, and the wound at his waist showed clear signs of high-temperature cauterization, with some tissue even carbonized. Yet, despite such a severe injury, Zheng Zha hadn't died!

"As expected, even a Mutant Vampire without weaknesses is still a vampire. As long as he isn't decapitated, his heart isn't pierced, or his heart core isn't crushed, he won't die even from being cut in half! I bet Zhang Jie is feeling pretty frustrated, right?" Wang Zhen couldn't help but sigh inwardly at Zheng Zha's thick and long health bar.

"How did you end up in such a sorry state? Wasn't it just saving Ripley, sending her to the cryo-pod, and launching it into space? Did Ripley not want Zheng Zha to mess with her, turn into a Valkyrie, and slice him up herself?" Wang Zhen asked deliberately.

He watched as Zheng Zha, under the light pillar descended by the God Hall, regenerated his lower body at a speed visible to the naked eye. At the same time, many emerald-green light spots appeared within the pillar, swarming into Zheng Zha's body, causing his withered, thin frame to become plump again, his skin turning fair and tender—he looked really succulent!

"Other than the God Hall pulling a stunt, what else could it be?" Zhang Jie said, looking very frustrated.