Chapter 1255

"Lord Lin An!"

"Lin An!"

"Lin Dui! You're back!!"

The light pillar disappeared.

Inside the central hall set as the return point, hundreds to thousands of Long An members eagerly looked toward Lin An at the front of the group.

Everyone's faces were frenzied, their hearts filled with myriad feelings.

During Lin An's absence, they were truly uneasy. Especially as major war zones fell into chaos, as members of the management, they all bore immense pressure, fearing any problems.

Now that Lin An has returned, it undoubtedly makes them feel reassured!

Merely noticing that the returning Long An warriors were clearly far fewer in number, and those who came back bore an iron‑blooded aura, they also roughly guessed that this confrontation would be extremely difficult.

"Lin Bro?!"

"Where's Zhang Tie?!"

"Yeah, Captain Lin, where's Tie Han Han?!"

Carrying a peculiarly shaped longbow, Gao Tian immediately noticed Zhang Tie's absence; in his anxiety he couldn't help but ask worriedly.

How could Zhang Dasha not come back together!? It couldn't be that something happened, could it!?

As a squad member who had been together since the outbreak of the apocalypse, his face turned deathly pale at this moment.

And Wen Ya and the others who rushed over likewise gazed anxiously at Lin An.

Noticing the worry and anxiety on the members' faces, Lin An helplessly shook his head, indicating they needn't think too much.

"Zhang Tie is fine; he'll be back soon."

"Let's disperse for now; we'll hold a meeting later, I have something to say."

Nodding slightly, Lin An looked at the members in the hall and smiled in greeting. Only a fatigue he could not hide lingered in his eyes.

No one knew how much mental energy he had consumed during the six‑hour exchange period.

Of course, every cost was worth it.

Seeing that Lin An needed rest, Gao Tian, who noticed an obvious change in Lin An's aura, felt a slight hesitation in his heart, and the thing he had wanted to say got stuck in his throat.

Forget it; compared to Captain Lin, my own matters are nothing.

He could clearly feel that Lin An's strength seemed to have undergone some extremely strange change.

In his field of vision, Lin An at this moment seemed like a motionless existence, faintly giving the sensation of being detached from this world.

At the same time, An Jing Tian, who had rushed over in haste, could only greet Lin An, then after a moment bade him farewell with a wry smile.

Hold a meeting?

Looks like, this time Brother Lin's return might herald a big move.

Long An core, underground level twenty‑seven.

Slowly stepping into the sealed space forged by the all‑rules land, Lin An let out a long breath, and a forcibly suppressed silver light suddenly burst forth from his body.

At a glance, his whole person seemed shrouded in silver light, as if strange temporal power erupted from within.

"I've eaten too much..."

"I can't control it a bit..."

Watching the power continually surging within his body, Lin An secretly sighed, inevitably feeling somewhat helpless.

The final settlement rewards almost all fell to him alone.

Over 1.7 million points, a self‑selected suit, plus 10,000 prestige, two thousand blue‑grade sets distributed per person, an exclusive Safe Zone defense shield, and two vials of medicine guaranteed to awaken an S‑grade talent — one could say the system was unusually generous this time.

Although he couldn't obtain the top reward for slaying a Third Rank peak, it was more than enough for him.

After all, he couldn't even commit suicide...

Thus, after exchanging for the rule of the Eternal Body in one go, he also pushed his Electromagnetic Control to 80%, just one step away from becoming Fourth Stage!

Unlike the promotion method given by the system, he had no doubt that his way to reach Fourth Stage would be the most difficult and also the most potent.

Moreover, he exchanged for a brand‑new mental‑power detection method, directly making up for his missing shortcoming.

"Omniscient Vision... an S‑grade skill costing 180,000 points — almost enough to trade for a card."

Looking at the two cards he had exchanged for in his hand, unable to retain points, he naturally exchanged them cleanly.

It must be said, thanks are due to the North American War Zone for its self‑sacrifice.

Putting away the cards and all the eager‑to‑try new abilities and equipment, Lin An's eyes flickered as he continually compressed the rules within his body.

The complete version of the Eternal Body has been fully activated; compared to the earlier unfinished product, he can already feel a strange rule‑force sprouting in his chest.

Although no new abilities emerged, it is obvious that Lin An can feel his defensive power increased by more than tenfold.

"The higher the rank, the greater the increase in strength, almost exponentially."

"The closer one gets to Fourth Stage, the more one can comprehend its terror..."

"With my current combat power, facing those alien species that once hunted me — let alone attacking, even if I stood still, they could not breach my defense."

He slowly clenched his fists.

A crazy thought flashed through Lin An's mind.

With the Eternal Body he now commands, he even feels as if he could compress a nuclear bomb with his bare hands!

As long as he delays the ultra‑high temperature of the first blast wave, the ensuing fallout he could swallow in one gulp!

Unlike the Third Stage, where he was still a flesh‑and‑blood being with human traits, his gradual shift toward Fourth Stage has already thoroughly evolved him into a non‑human existence!

Of course, perhaps his rule ability is so strong that even a normal Fourth Stage might not be able to achieve this.

"Aliens..."

"If it's still as I previously speculated, the aliens can't muster many Fourth Stage beings for now."

"In one‑on‑one combat, even I now would not fear the opponent! In a few days, once I fully master Fourth Stage power, I'll kill one for one, kill a pair for a pair!"

A fierce gleam flashed in his eyes.

Compared to the constant alien pressure that had always weighed on his mind, the fully transformed Lin An now felt only boundless fighting spirit rise in his heart.

Having reached the Fourth Stage, he was confident he could be invincible among his peers!

The electromagnetic force rule grants him super‑strong attack! The time rule grants him abnormal defense! Adding the yet‑unopened cataclysm rule, he doesn't even know where his limit lies!

This is, after consuming thousands to millions times resources, theoretically the strongest form of an Awakened One!

"Aliens.."

"Food crisis.."

"Left-behind..."

"Great Cataclysm.."

He pressed the overflowing silver scale back into his body again, Lin An slowly closed his eyes, his thoughts racing.

Handle them one by one.

Now, no one knows how the situation in the Capital Military Region is.

He is simply continuing to wait; the longer he waits, the higher his confidence! Of course, that batch of aliens won't give him much time.

If nothing unexpected happens, they should have started acting by now. Otherwise, he can't imagine how this group of aliens, after being exposed by him, could still deceive the military.

As for the food crisis and the survivors' escape wave, I believe Chu An should be able to resolve it.

As for the great cataclysm, there is still a buffer period..

The left‑behind need not worry; with Andre's intelligence, he should have his own plan.

"Next.."

Slowly opening his eyes, Lin An instinctively looked toward the direction of the capital, his eyes seemingly filled with divine‑like light.

"If the aliens start to act."

"Then it's the moment of the decisive battle!"

"Either the aliens die, or the Huaxia war zone falls!"

"If I can win this battle..."

"Perhaps then I could unify Asia! With all of humanity's strength, sound the horn of a counteroffensive against this apocalypse!"