The East Sea team utilized the instrument left to them by the Heaven's Will team. In a short while, they successfully connected with the Heaven's Will team, who were located in another horror movie world. After a mutual exchange, Adam, the captain of the Heaven's Will team, began to speak.

“If your opponent is Chu Xuan, then you shouldn't expect the Central Continent team to play by the book. If you try to escape by relying on the advantageous position granted to you by the 'Main God,' your chance of total annihilation stands at over seventy percent. The Central Continent team is far stronger than you imagine. Their captain alone, if you encounter him, has a high probability of wiping out your entire team. The gap in strength is too vast; ordinary stratagems won't salvage the situation…” As Adam was speaking, the man with black runes on his face suddenly interrupted him: “Adam, are you saying we won't be able to reach the Senkaku Islands before the Central Continent team catches up?” “You mean Diaoyu Islands! What the hell are the Senkaku Islands?” Another man's voice suddenly cut in through the instrument, followed by this man apparently muttering a few curses.

“Enough, Luo Yinglong. This instrument has a time limit for conversation. If you're truly dissatisfied, please step out and don't listen to us… Captain Miyata Kuraki, what I meant is exactly as you surmised: you can no longer escape the pursuit of the Central Continent team. If Chu Xuan acts as I imagine he will…” Adam’s voice came through again.

The man with black runes on his face, Miyata Kuraki, paused for a moment before asking, “Can you tell me why? Why do you think so?”

“...Fine, then let me re-analyze from the beginning. First, the Central Continent team appeared two days after you entered this horror movie world. Considering this time difference: It can be assumed that the range where the Central Continent team appeared should be… uh, does anyone have a pen? It would be best if you could draw the range I’m describing and the place names on paper; that would make it easier for you to understand.”

Miyata Kuraki nodded toward the girl in the kimono.

The girl immediately fetched a pen and placed a stack of white paper on the table, awaiting Adam's next analysis.

“First, draw the Diaoyu Islands as a single point. The surrounding area is all sea. Of course, since this horror movie is Perfect Storm, and the plot of the original horror world mostly takes place at sea, we can tentatively ignore the land. Take the Diaoyu Islands as the center. The sea area facing the Pacific Ocean should be the main area of your horror movie world. Now, draw your arrival point as well; mark a point here.”

The girl nodded.

She then drew two points on the paper. After a moment of hesitation, she lightly sketched the land surrounding the Diaoyu Islands and several important locations.

“This is where you appeared. With the Diaoyu Islands as the center point, and the distance from your arrival point to the Diaoyu Islands as the radius. Draw a circle like this. This way, excluding the landmasses. The periphery of this circle is where the Central Continent team might appear…” Miyata Kuraki quickly asked, “Why? Why would they appear there?” “Because of time. Because the Central Continent team entered this horror movie world two days after you. If the only goal was to give you an advantageous position, the 'Main God' could have just tossed them to a farther location, or even thrown them into the Atlantic Ocean, right? Why didn't it do that? Instead, it made them enter two days later? It was to give you better 'momentum' (shi). But regrettably, with your intelligence, you didn't realize any of this, and thus missed the most crucial period. Thinking about it now is too late. Let’s get back to the point: judging by the time difference between you, there is at least a seventy percent chance the Central Continent team will appear in this specific location. This is the basic logic of the deduction. If they don't appear there, then the so-called time difference loses its meaning. The 'Main God' would hardly do something so meaningless. Therefore, it can only be that the Central Continent team and you landed with the same distance differential from the Diaoyu Islands, leading to sequential entry into the horror world, rather than landing with unequal gaps. The actual gap between you and the Central Continent team is approximately the distance a regular fishing boat travels in two days.”

Adam spoke without pausing.

“...From a regular fishing boat? A regular fishing boat!” The girl in the kimono suddenly gasped, jolted awake.

“I think you’ve figured it out, haven’t you?” Adam’s voice sounded amused. “That’s right. This gap is the difference in sailing speed between a regular fishing boat and a specialized vessel. Judging by your dropped location, Hawaii—specifically Pearl Harbor among the Pacific islands—is not too far from you. There are a large number of military vessels there. If the weather is as violent as in Perfect Storm, huge and fast warships are much quicker than fishing boats. That’s the first point. If it were me, I would definitely do that.”

“However, this alone isn't enough to say they can definitely catch up to you. After all, counting the travel there and back, the time difference is almost three days. Given this, if it were me, I would probably do something else: draw the attention of the entire world, or at least the major powers in Asia. Many things could be done, such as destroying Pearl Harbor, spreading false news through the internet, or simply using high-powered weapons to destroy a small country or parts of a large one. This would cause a large number of troops to intervene in that region. At that time, you, being on the route to this area, would also be intercepted by the military. If I’m not mistaken, your fishing boat must have been hijacked, correct?” Miyata Kuraki nodded, his voice bitter. “Yes, and we killed several people who resisted. If we were truly intercepted and inspected by the Navy, all of us would immediately be attacked.”

“That’s it. I know Chu Xuan’s capabilities very well. By now, he must have obtained the contact information for the navies of various countries. Once your presence is detected, the warship hijacked by the Central Continent team will immediately rush over to attack. In short, you are now in a dilemma: blockage ahead, pursuers behind. If you don’t find a solution, major changes will occur within about one or two days.”

Everyone in the East Sea team fell silent. Only the bald man suddenly asked, “All of this is just your guess, isn't it? Maybe the Central Continent team hasn't thought of these things?” “Impossible. If the opponent is Chu Xuan, there’s no way he wouldn’t think of these things. Or rather, if he truly hasn't thought of them, then he is no longer Chu Xuan, but an ordinary mortal wearing Chu Xuan’s guise… So don't harbor any false hope; the Central Continent team is far more powerful than you imagine!” Adam stated with certainty immediately.

*Miyata Kuraki exchanged looks with everyone in the East Sea team.

He nodded to the others and then asked, “What should we do? Adam, help us. Aren’t we allies?” “Of course, I will help, but the specific actions are fraught with danger. You still have the freedom to choose now. Once you start acting, you cannot stop, or you will only end up wiped out. Tell me now, what is your decision? Also, there is one more thing: you must use that remaining contact time. You will not be able to contact us during the final battle.”

Adam smiled faintly and then asked in return.

Miyata Kuraki gritted his teeth, nodded, and said, “Tell us! What is the next course of action!” “Good. You have only one chance to survive: calculate against the unwitting, fight to the death to find new life… Chu Xuan. This is the second time I’m plotting against you from the shadows. Will there be another instance where Heaven's Will retreats with full force under the attack of the Demon Squad? I wait and see…”

“Xiao Honglü, if you were the strategist of the East Sea team, what would you do?”

On the destroyer where the Central Continent team was located, they were still quite far from the Diaoyu Islands, or the East Sea team. Furthermore, the violent storm had not ceased at all. The members of the Central Continent team had no choice but to remain inside the destroyer’s cabin, preserving their peak physical strength for the coming battle against the enemy.

Only Chu Xuan and Xiao Honglü remained on the destroyer’s deck. They were inspecting the transmitting and receiving device of the signal detection machinery—an instrument Chu Xuan had occasionally built for intercepting electronic signals. It happened to be usable in this horror movie world, though in such a violent storm, the signal receiving and transmitting device was prone to malfunction, requiring them to check it every four hours.

Faced with Chu Xuan’s question, Xiao Honglü paused briefly before replying, “If I were the strategist of the East Sea team, I would first analyze the approximate landing locations of both sides. Then, I would utilize the 'momentum' (shi) granted by the 'Main God' for deployment, essentially following the same path we are currently taking: seizing a fast warship to ensure safety amidst such a violent storm… What do you mean? Are you suggesting the East Sea team might exceed our expectations?” “Basically impossible. The East Sea team hasn't done anything that exceeds our expectations previously. They haven't rationally utilized the 'momentum' given by the 'Main God,' nor have they reacted to the deployment we set up. So, it's practically impossible for them to exceed our expectations—at least a ninety percent chance they can't. We can completely proceed with the current plan,” Chu Xuan said while eating an apple.

“Next step: strangle them!”

“The Central Continent team’s next move should be… strangulation!”

“Chu Xuan’s biggest and only flaw. If he is an intellect that transcends the mortal realm, then this flaw is the only possibility for mortals to defeat him, based on probability theory… He is like the most advanced computer, intellectually centuries ahead of this era; his wisdom is almost insurmountable for ordinary beings. But as long as he adheres to probability theory, the chance of defeating him when the possibility is less than twenty percent becomes very high. We already tested this when we faced the Demon Reincarnation Squad. If I hide in the shadows, and he doesn't account for me in his deployment plan, the possibility of defeating him is around seventy percent.”

At this moment, in the horror movie world faced by the Heaven's Will team, Adam was talking with several senior members of the team.

“Alas, the only pity is that although we obtained the heritage of the Western Saints and Magicians (the legacy of the Western cultivators), this heritage is incomplete. Damn those Eastern Saints and their cultivators for setting up such a huge trap there. If we could have obtained the complete heritage, we wouldn't have to fear the Demon Squad and the Central Continent team at all right now, damn it!” A blonde girl complained nearby.

“There’s nothing to curse about. Compared to the heritage that is temporarily unattainable, the second chance at resurrection obtained at the edge of the heritage, and the ancient information left behind, are more precious than anything else… Alright, there’s nothing truly important left in this horror movie world. Next, let’s see if we can severely wound the Central Continent team!” Adam smiled and said.

Luo Yinglong, sitting next to him, suddenly asked in a deep voice, “You said there’s a seventy percent chance of defeating Chu Xuan. What about the other thirty percent?”

“...Being completely annihilated by him in return. After all, he is Chu Xuan, not just anyone else; decisiveness and (pòlì, boldness/courage) are traits he possesses. Coupled with the fact that Zheng Zha, the captain of the Central Continent team, also possesses extremely strong centripetal force and strength, seventy percent is the highest ratio I can calculate. However, this is quite good already. The demise of the East Sea team has minimal impact on us, so let’s bet on the fate of this team to severely wound the Central Continent team.”

“Next step: let the East Sea team turn the tables!”

Meanwhile, the fishing boat where the East Sea team was located also changed course, sailing away from the direction of the Diaoyu Islands.

“Captain, I still feel something is very wrong. Following the actions ordered by the Heaven's Will team, we will be in extreme danger. If we fail, we will be absolutely wiped out. You absolutely must not agree to such an action,” the girl in the kimono said loudly to Miyata Kuraki.

Facing the kimono girl’s objection, Miyata Kuraki showed a bitter smile and said, “Do we have a choice? Although you possess wisdom beyond the ordinary, compared to these monsters, the difference is not measured in miles. We are powerless to stop this from happening. Moreover, facing those Zhina people! Retreating once was enough; how could we possibly retreat again!”

“They are Chinese, right?” the girl in the kimono murmured softly. When she saw Miyata Kuraki’s expression turn sullen, she quickly said, “It’s just a term, there’s no need to make it sound like we have enmity spanning generations. Besides, these are grudges from the older generation. Why don't we seek peace with the Central Continent team? Perhaps…”

“No more talk! My mind is made up! The Zhina people have always hated us, and haven't we felt the same way? Miyata Kuraki glared fiercely at her, then roared, “Come on, storm! Come harder!”