Chapter 1214: A New Round of Crisis

Why is it the North America War Zone?

We didn't choose Africa, did we?

They chose us?

Intense questioning voices erupted simultaneously within the military. Unlike the Alien Species, whose focus was all on rewards, some high-level officials in the military still placed relatively more importance on rankings.

Although, they were also frightened by the kill reward.

Uncertain!

But this should be the only reason!

Among the crowd, Zhang Yong, who had no say, quickly replied to Lin An's message. Unconsciously, he couldn't help but keep looking toward the North America War Zone.

For some reason, he always felt that upon reaching the final stage, everything began to change differently.

Even if he knew nothing, the sixth sense from the Awakened Ones made a faint sense of unease spread in his heart.

Beep, the countdown ends!

Everyone, enter the Death Battlefield!

Hum

Accompanied by a strong sense of weightlessness and dizziness.

On the Confrontation Plaza, millions of Awakened Ones vanished all at once, as if they had never existed.

Yellow sand filled the sky.

Under the dim light, Lin An opened his eyes at extreme speed, almost instantly recording everything before him.

This is...

A wasteland?

Rugged stones scattered, the ground covered with dry yellow weeds, a faint earthy smell indicating that it had rained not long ago.

In the distance on the horizon, a faint black shadow resembling a cluster of town buildings could be seen.

Scanning the surroundings, Lin An felt somewhat certain in his heart.

About a thousand Long An Awakened Ones lay on the ground, still not awakened.

And Zhang Tie, with his strong physique, struggled due to insufficient willpower attribute, groaning as he got up from the ground.

The environment is normal..

There are human structures..

Is this a regular-type world serving as the confrontation battlefield?

With keen observation, Lin An quickly scanned around and soon saw traces resembling horse hooves and wheel marks in the nearby soil.

Is it a medieval era background?

Low martial or high martial?

After habitually assessing the battlefield background, Lin An unexpectedly discovered that his system panel now had something like a real-time map.

Death Battlefield Distribution Map

The map is crude, with only some simple information marked on it.

Huaxia War Zone Military. Distance from current position: 1217 kilometers...

East Ying War Zone. Distance from current position: 2257 kilometers...

Brahma War Zone,..

The map shows the distance distribution between countries in the Asia War Zone, while the other half indicates the approximate location of the North America War Zone.

As for other continents, they are not shown.

Mm..

Damn it, I feel like I got hit with a stick..

Holding his head, Zhang Tie barely opened his eyes and immediately saw Lin An standing before him. Upon seeing Lin An, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and even his head didn't hurt anymore. This time, Lin Dui didn't separate from him, which is much better than last time.

Lin Dui, how are we up against North America?

Didn't we agree to take care of the others first?

I always feel that Andre that kid is somewhat like Chu Colonel, very scheming...

Muttering.

Watching Xiong Hanzi's action of covering his head, a flash of strange color passed through Lin An's eyes.

His will is strong, so transmission side effects mean nothing to him. But being able to make Zhang Tie feel this terrible shows that their transmission destination is terrifying beyond imagination.

As for Zhang Tie's question, he frowned and casually replied:

It should be that North America chose us, possibly because the military decided the speed was too slow.

Be careful, this might not be that simple.

Lin An recalled Zhang Yong's astonishment when sending the message, obviously realizing that the military's speed is actually not slow.

Logically, it is the North America War Zone that chose them, but it still doesn't quite make sense.

According to the optimal solution, the three strongest war zones should face the three weakest war zones, then finally begin the decisive battle, ensuring that the three major war zones can always stay in the top three.

"Internal strife," undoubtedly gives other war zones an opportunity.

Andre.. definitely has a problem.

Especially.. his own reward!

Lin An's eyes flickered, his brain racing.

It's not that he's arrogant, nor is he so arrogant as to believe he alone could be a Third Rank Peak in the world. Rather, Lin An clearly knows how much experience a Third Rank Peak requires! With a card in hand, the concentrated strength of the entire war zone can barely reach advanced level!

So, this reward is a reward for other Awakened Ones, but for him, it is a 'punishment'!

Is my guess wrong..

"Does the system not favor the strongest? Or is it that the system has discovered my problem?"

His brows furrowed tightly.

Unbeknownst to him, amidst all these changes, Lin An felt a slight irritation rise in his heart.

He could clearly feel that someone was surely scheming against him.

"Discovering my problem, it's unlikely to just issue this kind of over-the-top reward. Given the system's nature, it would just throw me into a punishment dungeon.."

"Besides, I've already cleared my name; I haven't had any problems all this time!"

"Well...."

"It's only possible that the system is provoking a more intense confrontation."

"Or perhaps, a 'person' has altered the reward!"

Suddenly, a factor with an extremely low probability, yet indeed possible, burst into Lin An's mind!

Perhaps, in the eyes of other Awakened Ones, it's absolutely impossible for anyone to alter the system's content! But he believes it!

"Blocking or killing Fiona... altering the system's content?... actively choosing the Huaxia war zone.."

"Andre?"

"B-level... no, at least A-level permission is needed to do this!"

In a flash, Lin An quickly recalled the B-level permission he had once obtained. He clearly remembered that B-level permission could already alter part of the system's rewards, even mission content!

If we say that behind every unreasonableness there must be a cause, no matter how bizarre the speculation, it may not be nonexistent!

He raised his head, Lin An silently gazed toward the direction of the North American war zone.

Faintly, he seemed to see Andre's smile.

"You dare to scheme against me?"

A chill flashed in Lin An's eyes; since all clues pointed to Andre, he naturally wouldn't let him off.

Come on..

I want to see what tricks you're playing!

The real world.

"Chu An.."

"The satellite shows that in several surrounding provincial capitals, survivors have already begun to erupt in internal conflict."

"Their food supplies seem to have run into a major problem.."

Standing before the command tower window, Chu An silently listened to An Jing Tian's worried report, merely nodding calmly.

"Get ready."

"Disaster, here it comes."