Chapter 1181: Our Story

The reversal of events often exceeds expectations.

Lin An remained silent, gazing without sound at the sincere face on the projection. From the other's background image, he could tell that this Heavenly Eye Person's status was extremely high.

Combined with the suddenly halted strike, Lin An could also guess what the other meant by the Supreme Commander.

For some reason, he suddenly thought of Zhuanxu..

The artificial intelligence in that Doomsday Base Vehicle.

Supreme Commander...

Zhuanxu, that's also how they address him.

Will you choose to believe?

Amid the floating wreckage of warships in a sea of fire, Lin An's eyes flickered and his thoughts raced.

Wielding twin swords, he now resembled a motionless statue.

First, the initiative is not in his hands.

He indeed sensed death, and even the Second Will and Savior System issued warnings uncharacteristically.

The other's strength absolutely overwhelms him.

If the other wanted to capture him alive or had other motives, deceitful words shouldn't be like this.

To coax him in, it would suffice to say how to deal with the insect tide; there's no need to mention anything else.

Facing those questions from Ariel, saying he wasn't moved would be a lie. In fact, he has also been painstakingly seeking the answers to those questions.

Two seconds later, Lin An beneath the mask coldly uttered a single word.

"Good."

As if welcoming a return.

Above low Earth orbit, the countless warships, as if greeting the exalted one's return, silently spread out and formed a long line.

Flying slowly from the center of the warship, the path leading far away is precisely that ring-shaped fortress resembling a continent.

Inside the warship, many Heavenly Eye People gazed with complex expressions at the alien species passing through them, inevitably feeling an indescribable emotion.

Just a few minutes ago, they were still fighting.

This monster killed thousands of their kind.

Warship after warship was blown apart in midair; this is the first time they have suffered such massive loss in seven hundred years.

This monster ought to be their enemy, the executioner.

But through the hive network's information sharing, they heard the words from the Supreme Commander's mouth.

Perfect Being.

This is a living, perfect being born from other races!

Envy, desire, struggle...

No matter how angry they are, at this moment they can only remain silent.

Even, they pray.

"Who exactly are you?"

"You, do you seek something from me?"

No nonsense at all.

After entering the command hall of the floating fortress, Lin An bluntly asked in a cold voice toward the Heavenly Eye Person before him.

Whether his attitude is good or bad is utterly irrelevant.

The other might have ten thousand reasons to kill him, but if they sought something from him, they wouldn't care about those.

To be honest, upon entering the fortress he did feel a shock for a few seconds.

A complete ecosystem, simulated gravity, and tens of millions of Heavenly Eye People from all directions on the fortress ring looked at him.

Indeed, it is a world built in space, a magnificent and vast miniature of the civilization depicted in picture books.

Within the vast metal hall, Ariel, standing before the 132 Heavenly Eye Committee members, slowly raised the scepter in hand, bent forward, and lightly touched his brow.

This is their race's highest standard of etiquette.

Facing Lin An's coldness, he showed no displeasure; instead, his voice trembled slightly, like a desert traveler seeing an oasis, staring fixedly at Lin An.

"Respected... Perfect Being, Your Excellency."

"We will answer all your questions."

"But please give us some time; allow me to explain slowly."

"Please believe me, no matter the outcome, we will not act against you..."

Suppressing the tremor in his voice, Ariel disregarded the obstruction of the clanspeople present and boldly walked toward Lin An.

"Lord Ariel!"

"Don't approach him! Danger!"

Instinctively, seeing Ariel only walk toward Lin An, everyone couldn't help but cry out in panic.

Although they were willing to talk with Lin An to see if they could find a sliver of hope, this does not mean they are not afraid of alien species!

These alien species are all bloodthirsty maniacs! Especially this one!!

Just as humans can easily capture tigers and lock them in a zoo, but if humans were thrown in, even the bravest warrior would be afraid!

Although their technology is strong, even the strongest Heavenly Eye Warrior is fragile to the point of being unable to withstand a single blow against alien species.

"This is our sincerity!"

Ariel raised his hand to stop the voices behind him, and with firm steps walked toward Lin An.

He wanted to express the utmost sincerity! He could see that this monster always maintained great vigilance toward them!

Such a situation is not conducive to the upcoming talk.

As an old man who has already lived 170 years, his life is about to come to an end.

Being able to see hope on the eve of civilization's demise, he would not let this opportunity slip away no matter what.

If Lin An chooses to kill him, he is also willing to sacrifice himself.

At the same time, Lin An looked somewhat surprised at A Rui Er walking toward him.

His courage is commendable, but does he really think this will prove he poses no threat to himself?

However..

Without any extra emotion, seeing A Rui Er willing to use himself as a hostage to gain his trust, Lin An without hesitation placed Cain's Blade against his neck.

Good, he now somewhat believes the other party really won't attack him.

"I don't want to ask the same question twice."

"Including the truth about the Apocalypse you mentioned earlier."

Feeling the chill on his neck, A Rui Er showed no trace of fear.

He took a deep breath, a hint of sorrow flickering in his eyes, as if reminiscing about half of his past, and spoke in a low voice:

"Your Excellency, the Perfect One."

"This is a very long story, a tragedy of civilization."

"I hope you will allow me to begin telling the story from the start..."