Zheng Zha felt his vision darken for a moment, and he suddenly entered a semi-sleep, semi-conscious state. However, this state didn't last long. Almost in the blink of an eye, he had clearly observed his surroundings. He was in a rather cramped room, with the floor, ceiling, and even the walls made entirely of steel. Inside the room, there were many unfamiliar devices that Zheng Zha had never seen before.
He looked around, and on the floor, there were eleven new recruits lying in various positions. Zhang Jie and the others had already gotten up, their physical fitness far superior to these new recruits.
As soon as Zhang Jie stood steady, he looked down at the floor, and his face turned pale as he said,"This is bad, fifteen people. Such difficulty would not appear in a sci-fi horror movie like Alien, which can be explained with technology. The'Master' must have changed the difficulty. This is a real mess."
Zheng Zha and the others looked at him with confusion, and Zhang Jie took a deep breath and said,"I've never encountered this before. But when I was in my first horror movie, I heard from senior participants that sometimes, the'Master' changes the plot and difficulty of a horror movie. Anything can happen in that movie, and such a situation usually ends with the death of the entire team. Of course, completing such a movie would bring rich rewards. You should check your watches."
Zheng Zha and the others looked at their watches. The data displayed on the watch was completely different from what they had seen during the Resident Evil mission. There was no countdown, only a single line of data: Kill the Xenomorph. Each team member gets 1,000 reward points and a D-level horror movie side plot.
Zhang Jie then took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and asked,"Does anyone remember the plot of Alien?"
Zheng Zha shook his head."It's been a long time since I watched that movie. It's a classic, but I haven't seen it in years. I mostly remember the general plot, but not the details."
Li Xiao Yi also shook his head and said,"I've only watched a few recent horror movies these days. Who would have thought that the'Master' would pick such an old and obscure one?"
Only Zhan Lan laughed lightly and said,"You guys are really unprofessional. Now that we're all stuck in a horror movie, it's only natural that we should watch even the oldest ones. After I guessed that this space might have existed since ancient times, I started looking into some classic horror movies. The plot of Alien is like this..."
Before she could continue, a voice interrupted her. A seemingly ordinary man in glasses sat up from the floor. Despite his average appearance, his eyes were unusually calm, giving him an air of intelligence.
The four of them exchanged looks, and Zheng Zha was the first to react, saying,"Zheng Zha, welcome to the team, our new member." He extended a hand towards the man.
The man hesitated for a moment before shaking Zheng Zha's hand."Chu Xuan. If you don't mind, can you tell me where we are?"
Zheng Zha and the others exchanged wry smiles and he replied,"It seems like you're familiar with the plot of Alien. Could you tell us the details of this horror movie?"
Chu Xuan remained seated on the floor and adjusted his glasses."If you insist."
"The story starts on a spaceship, which, according to human government regulations, must investigate any unknown electronic signal encountered during interstellar travel. This is to determine whether the signal comes from an intelligent life form. In the plot, a commercial ship encounters such a signal. It doesn't match any known human frequencies and uses strange symbols as language. It's likely an alien signal."
"According to human government regulations, commercial ships are equipped with instruments to record electronic signals. If they didn't investigate this signal, they would face severe penalties, so the crew had no choice but to land on the planet where the signal originated and investigate its source."
"Sure enough, they find the source of the signal, a massive alien spacecraft wreckage. Inside, they discover the remains of alien life forms, which have been dead for tens of thousands of years and are now fossilized. During their exploration, they accidentally find some cocoon-like structures, which turn out to contain living organisms."
"One of the crew members, out of curiosity, touches one of these cocoons. And then, an alien creature with a strong corrosive ability bursts out of it. Its appearance is similar to a starfish, and it attaches itself to the crew member's face. After the incident, the crew member is taken back to the ship."
"This creature is called the Xenomorph, or rather, it's the early stage of the Xenomorph. It's harmless on its own and cannot survive without a host. It must find a host and inject its embryonic form into it. This crew member was infected, and although his outward appearance didn't change, an alien was growing inside of him."
"After returning to the ship, the alien inside the crew member grew and eventually burst out from his chest. At this point, the Xenomorph is about the size of a snake, but it's much stronger. While it's not yet indestructible, I call this the Xenomorph's'early stage'. The next part of the plot is rather straightforward: the Xenomorph hides in the ship and continuously attacks the crew until it grows into its third stage."
"At this point, the Xenomorph is nearly perfect: its outer shell is hard enough to resist bullets, its corrosive blood is deadly, it has quick reflexes, and its predatory instincts are terrifying. The crew finally realizes what kind of disaster they've brought upon themselves. In fact, the signal from the alien wreckage wasn't a distress signal; it was a warning: Stay away from this place!"
"And then..."
At this point, a voice interrupted Chu Xuan's narration."Alright, alright, we've heard enough. It's early morning and you're still talking nonsense! What the hell is going on here?"
The four of them looked up and saw that, at some point, the other new recruits had also sat up. They were all looking around in confusion. Three young men with brightly colored hair were looking at them impatiently. The leader of the group, dressed in a hippie style, with a nose ring and several lip piercings, spoke loudly,"Who are you guys? We were just at an internet café, how did we suddenly end up here?"