*Chapter 4: Configuration*

Through the archway, following the ancient passage forward, rows of murals appeared on both sides.

They depicted scenes of battles between the Predators and Aliens, as well as the ancient people's worship and sacrificial offerings to the former as gods.

Casually glancing around, Kouga, utilizing chakra to leap between the walls, kept moving swiftly and instinctively increased his speed.

However, it was as if he had some sort of compulsion, refusing to step on the more convenient floor tiles.

"If I remember correctly, once someone steps on the sacrificial hall's floor, the Alien Queen, who is sealed in ice, will be awakened by electric shocks and start laying eggs."

Murmuring to himself, Kouga arrived at the end of the passage alone and successfully entered the first room.

This place was known as the Sacrificial Tomb, or the Sacrificial Hall!

In the center, eight platforms were displayed.

On each platform lay a skeleton, face-up, surrounded by stone tablets engraved with inscriptions recording ancient history.

No need for scholars to translate; since he knew the plot, Kouga had no interest in the records. His gaze was focused on the faces and chests of the ancient corpses—

Without exception, there were weathered remains of facehugger shells on their heads, and the ribs of the skeletons were splayed outward, as if something had burst out from inside.

Aliens...

Three words flashed in his mind.

Then, he began forming seals with his hands.

*Earth Style: Earth Dive!*

The last seal was completed in an instant, and immediately, the stone bricks beneath his feet turned into a liquid-like state. Kouga sank into them as if diving into the sea, swiftly penetrating the thick obstacles and smoothly arriving at the equipment room.

There was no need to waste time exploring the complicated passageways.

Meanwhile, outside the pyramid:

"Thank you, I want to thank every one of you here. Come, let us witness history together."

Facing everyone's congratulations, billionaire Mr. Charles took a deep breath, mustered his strength, and began climbing the stairs despite his frail body.

At the back of the group, a weak woman with late-stage cancer, a reincarnator, sat on the ground with her eyes closed as if taking a nap, seemingly unconcerned about the approaching Predators.

The other members looked at her with envy.

The Predators rarely attack unarmed individuals, especially those suffering from severe illness. In the original plot, Charles, who had heart disease and a pulmonary embolism, was temporarily spared because of his frailty and short lifespan.

"You all go on, for me, everything depends on luck now... gambling that the Aliens won’t rush to the pyramid's outermost area," the woman rasped.

"Sigh, who isn’t gambling on luck here?"

The middle-aged black man shook his head. After learning about the Predators and Aliens, he was truly in despair.

"Maybe that experienced one has already obtained the plasma shoulder cannon; he’s quite cunning..."

"Definitely not yet. I remember a detail from the movie. When all the shoulder cannons are taken from the armory, it signals the completion of the final safety procedure of the trial. The warrior will have acquired the ultimate weapon, and the pyramid will undergo a drastic transformation. It wouldn’t be this peaceful now," a middle-aged man wearing aviator glasses muttered.

"Isn't it possible that the guy left one shoulder cannon on purpose, then used the high-tech weapon to kill the currently bound Alien Queen, lowering the trial's difficulty?"

"Then what are we waiting for? Let’s rush over and grab a useful weapon to protect ourselves!"

Upon hearing this, a hip-hop-styled black man with a golden chain around his neck and nose full of piercings immediately riled up the others. "Relying on a handgun, we might not even be able to kill the lowest level facehugger."

Encouraged by him, five other healthy reincarnators, male and female alike, began running at full speed.

Before long, they overtook Charles and his group—because they were part of the security team and had weapons, causing the billionaire to hesitate.

"The variable is the Alien Queen."

"And the Predalien."

"All potential threats must be eliminated."

Muttering to himself, Kouga, uninterested in babysitting, quickly moved to a nearby stone coffin and spread out the papers written by the ancient linguist Sebastian.

Following the map, he turned two dials similar to combination locks.

As always, things went smoothly.

With the two dials in the correct position, the sound of gears moving came from within the coffin, and the lid began to retreat, a mist similar to liquid nitrogen pouring out.

One, two, three!

Inside the coffin were three ancient stands, each holding a special weapon—the plasma shoulder cannon.

"Too bad, I don't have the Predator’s matching technological equipment, so I lack the shoulder slot."

Throughout his high-speed, efficient actions, Kouga sighed, though his tone held some regret.

But there was no other choice.

In fact, the shoulder cannon had to be used in conjunction with the Predator’s unique facial neural sensor to unlock automatic targeting and mind-controlled power adjustments.

As an outsider, he could only disassemble it on the spot. In the same universe, in Alien vs. Predator 2, the Elite Predator Wolf demonstrated this—

By following the mechanical trajectory and removing the precise external frame, the firing tube and the trigger hidden deep within would be revealed, turning the shoulder cannon into a plasma pistol with fixed power.

Click.

After a few experimental adjustments, Kouga successfully downgraded the unusable shoulder cannon into a weapon he could use.

"Until I master hand signs-free ninjutsu for instant casting, the plasma pistol will be a solid alternative. Its penetration and destructive power are undeniable; one headshot, and a drone Alien is dead."

As he spoke, another plasma pistol was drawn out.

High-tech yet primitively simple in design, Kouga grew even fonder of Predator technology!

However, he didn’t touch the last shoulder cannon in the coffin, only holstering the two usable pistols at his waist for easy access.

Just as his temporary teammates had anticipated...

With three shuriken, three rolls of high-strength steel wire, two explosive tags, and two newly acquired high-tech weapons, Kouga planned to take down the final boss—the Alien Queen—before she broke free!

*Earth Style: Earth Dive.*

Using the same technique again, the stone beneath his feet turned to sand, allowing him to move freely.

In his fragmented memories, Uchiha Kouga, a former member of the Konoha Police Force, was proficient in three Earth Style techniques, two Lightning Style techniques, and five Fire Style techniques:

*Earth Style: Headhunter Jutsu, Earth Dive, Earth Wall.*

*Lightning Style: Ground Walk, Four Pillar Bind.*

*Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu, Phoenix Flower Jutsu, Dragon Flame Jutsu, Great Fire Annihilation, Great Fire Arrow.*

Of course, Kouga had also mastered the Body Flicker Technique, Uchiha Throwing Technique, Uchiha Fluid Technique, and the more difficult Shadow Clone Jutsu.

(End of Chapter)