Chapter 1103: Ants?

As the words fell, everything seemed to quiet down.

Even the impatient Zhang Tie froze, instinctively looking toward Lin An.

He thought the Zombie Emperor was deliberately disturbing Lin Dui's mind, but he barely understood what the Zombie Emperor wanted to convey.

Zombies have a system, and humans do too.

So when Lin An possesses dual systems, or rather two sources issuing tasks, what should the Savior System be?

If both systems belong to the human side, why hasn't the Doomsday System issued a task to kill the Zombie Emperor?

Even as someone who has participated in the punishment dungeon, he clearly knows Lin Dui has always been targeted by the Doomsday System.

So...

"Lin Dui...?"

He didn't really want to believe the Zombie Emperor's words; with Xiong Hanzi's limited thinking, he couldn't understand how killing the Zombie Emperor would become a "bad thing." But this ghostly woman spoke as if it were true.

"Evidence."

Having regained calm, beneath Lin An's calm eyes lay a sheet of icy cold.

He had to admit that the Zombie Emperor's words struck him with great impact, making him realize a direction he had never before considered.

Indeed, the Savior System has never said it was meant to save humanity.

Even when he first obtained the system, he wondered why it had chosen him.

But.

Everything demands evidence. After obtaining the Savior System, Lin An was certain 'it' had always been helping him. In fact, without this system, he could never have reached this level, let alone establish Long An.

Since his rebirth, every event that has occurred, Lin An does not consider the Savior System "bad." The spiritual energy technology contained in the Doomsday Base is undoubtedly humanity's hope. Like the title of the Spark, in the later stages it truly can save a civilization single-handedly.

"Evidence?"

The woman snorted, shook her head, a hint of pity in her eyes. She waved her hand, and moments later a group of ants emerged from the corner under her control.

"Lin An, did you kill ants when you were a child?"

She asked and answered herself.

The woman lowered her head, pointing at the hundreds of ants on the ground, and spoke softly:

"Ants, these tiny creatures, are easy to kill yet also hard to kill."

"A single finger can crush a patch, but if they hide and scatter, even the strongest person would find it troublesome, possibly even bitten by an ant... if it's a bullet ant, it might even kill a person."

"So..."

"Pat—"

The woman dropped a sugar cube from the table onto the floor.

Soon, the scattered ants smelled the sugar and gathered together. The worker ant that first found the sugar excitedly waved its antennae, and after biting off a piece, it hurried back to the nest to inform its companions.

With clear division of labor, shortly the small sugar cube was covered with dense black ants.

Lin An watched the scene before him, his heart suddenly sinking.

He seemed to know what the Zombie Emperor's evidence was...

The next second, the woman pointed her finger at the ant that had first found the sugar, chuckling:

"Do you see this ant? It was the first to taste the sweetness and also the quickest to notify its companions to come."

"If ants were human society, this ant would undoubtedly be a hero, the hope of finding resources first. The worker ants would gather around it, and under its leadership they would carry away this sugar..."

"Pa!"

A palm strike down, the ant swarm coated in sugar was instantly slapped dead; not only did the Zombie Emperor intend or not, under precise force control, the worker ant that first found the sugar writhed in pain, trembling among the ant corpses.

Raising his head, the Zombie Emperor said each word deliberately:

"This ant is you.."

"Lin An."

"You took all the resources meant for the strongest, you took all the honor, you also took humanity's hope!"

"Everyone thinks you're strong, everyone wants to gather around you. Just like your Long An, think about it— which survivor wouldn't want to join?"

Raising his finger, the Zombie Emperor slowly sat back on the sofa, his expression calm:

"Lin An, think about it— are you planning to build more safe zones? If I'm not mistaken, you even intend to merge the entire war zone, or rather multiple war zones, to resist this apocalypse."

"It sounds good, but have you considered? Unity might bring hope, but it also means that when true disaster descends, no one can escape."

"You've consumed too many resources. The resources you've used, spread among others, could support hundreds or even thousands of third-rank individuals!"

"Aren't you curious where the Savior System's gifts to you come from?"

"It's like a mouse, constantly stealing what should go to others and giving it to you nonstop. Like a bookworm, a mouse in the granary."

"How many awakened individuals in the war zones should have survived? And how many war zones have fallen into crisis because they failed to obtain the promised rewards?"

"When you reach the final stage, after you've grown fat... a single finger will pinch you all to death!"

Standing in place, Lin An at this moment was like a silent sculpture, no one knowing what he was thinking.

Beside him, Xiong Hanzi blankly listened to everything the Zombie Emperor said, suddenly recalling that Lin An could always pull out a pile of high-level props.

In the calm, Lin An realized he had nothing to say; he now felt the truth unraveling before him like a silk thread.

Seed of Death..

Third Rank Key, Cain's Blade..

Every piece of key equipment that helped him overcome difficulties was practically thrown into his hands for free. If these items were truly "stolen" by the system, then in a sense, some people have died because of him.

Seeing Lin An unable to refute, the Zombie Emperor gave a light chuckle and nodded:

"Do I need to say more?"

"Lin An?"

"Whether directly or indirectly, the number of humans dead at your hands is not a small figure. If it weren't for you, perhaps everything's progress wouldn't have been so fast."

If one says humanity's future is perhaps lingering on, barely surviving, then your appearance, your existence, is a dose of poison—after a brief flare of false hope comes utter despair.

Kill me, and continue working for the Savior System. You will of course grow stronger and stronger, then, like that ant, you will utterly destroy hope in an illusion.

Resources are limited; if you consume them, many humans who hope to become strong will naturally 'starve to death'. Then, can you rely on just yourself?

Moreover, needless to say, what will you become in the end..

Savior? Ha, it's here to save monsters!

He gave Lin An a deep look, waved his hand, and the Corpse Emperor casually turned the ants covering the ground to ash, while the worker ant on the sugar cube also dissipated with that gust.

Zhang Tie beside him only felt his mind in utter chaos.

Unlike before, when they thought the Corpse Emperor was talking nonsense, now even he seemed convinced, his heart filled with shock.

Captain Lin.. this..

Saving monsters.. just to survive?

Consume all resources, kill everyone, all for that one goal..

After a long silence, Lin An slowly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and looked at the Corpse Emperor:

So, should I break free from the system? And join forces with you?