Chapter 1329: with translation of chapter title

(In the brief silence, Chu An, after finishing speaking, habitually reached toward his pocket.

He did not continue speaking further.

It seemed he intended to pause, giving Lin An enough time to accept all of this.

This was the longest conversation they had ever had since they met.

However, faced with such an information shock, Lin An merely sprang up from his chair, the surprise on his face vanishing in an extremely short time.

"I admit that many of the things you say make sense and are logically sound."

"Including the few explanations you threw out, they can perfectly explain many of my problems."

"The perfect Alien Species..."

"The relationship between the Alien Species and the System.."

"Heh..."

For some reason, Lin An suddenly chuckled. Although Chu An didn't elaborate on some points, the information given was enough to completely overturn his original understanding.

For example..

Could the Savior System possibly be a cheat of the Alien Species?

This hamster's manner of acting is like that of a stowaway; essentially, what it steals is also the rewards of human Awakened Ones.

The Second Will had doubted more than once, wondering why the Savior System had chosen him, Lin An. Including the Corpse Emperor as well; although that monster was arrogant and foolish, its words had also hinted at this possibility.

But...

None of this matters.

Faced with the key question of confirming Chu An's identity, he has plenty of time to slowly discern these things and uncover the truth behind them.

After the Fourth Stage, strength is not merely power.

With a thinking speed already surpassing human limits, Lin An at this moment was like a humanoid biological computer; in an extremely short time he surpassed his previous logical level and arrived at an answer.

As if, he performed an exhaustive verification.

"Chu An, you are trying to prove to me, to prove that you are merely in contact with me due to coincidence."

"Even if there were arrangements, there would be sufficient reason."

"You merely knew of the Alien Species' arrangements earlier, guessed earlier that problems would arise. Everything only looks complicated; there is no so-called conspiracy or layout."

"But.."

He strode over.

In the cyan-blue laboratory, the two figures approached as if carved from the same mold.

Lin An's expression was calm, and he spoke in a cold voice devoid of personal emotion, just like the former Chu An:

"The more complex the logic, the more problematic it is."

"All \"truths\" in this world should be very simple."

"Do not multiply entities without necessity."

"In the simplest logic, it is still you who are the Alien Species."

"There is no so-called second Alien Species faction, no coincidence, and certainly no way to discern the Alien Species' true movements through strong reasoning."

"You are the Alien Species, so you naturally can perfectly control all of this!"

He was not persuaded as before.

After Lin An finished speaking, he firmly locked his gaze on the silent, head-down Colonel Chu; his right hand suddenly clenched the Cain's Blade he had just drawn.

He could not verify or falsify each of Chu An's statements.

But...

It's just like if one day you couldn't find your phone at home; you could naturally think it was stolen by a ghost, snatched by a cat, or even that the phone naturally disintegrated due to molecular motion!

Theoretically, anything could happen...

But the most likely possibility is that you simply dropped your phone beside the pillow, right?

"I know, you won't give up doubting me."

After a long silence, Chu An withdrew the hand he had been reaching into his pocket, lifting his head as if he had anticipated this.

"So I said, I will prove it to you."

Still with a stiff smile, before Lin An could unexpectedly say something, Chu An slightly shook his head and spoke again:

"Lin An, before I produce evidence, I want to ask you a question..."

"You think.. can we win?"

"Or rather, how long do you think you can still live?"

One minute later.

Faced with Chu An's sudden question, Lin An silently realized he could not answer at all.

In fact, his relentless questioning this time was none other than seeking an answer, or rather...

"Zero."

His gaze flickered slightly.

Lin An took a deep breath and straightforwardly gave his answer.

There's nothing to fool oneself about.

In fact, even after he had slain those four Fourth-Stage Alien Species, he felt no joy whatsoever; after advancing to the Fourth Stage, he did not feel the crisis had been lifted.

Quite the opposite, all he had was a strong sense of unease, even "despair".

The Alien Species' defeat was purely because he had become a Fourth Stage ahead of time.

Perhaps he is far stronger than an ordinary Fourth Stage, but so what? The Alien Species' defeat is only temporary; the strength they revealed is merely the tip of the iceberg.

That is an entire world! An entire powerful civilization that has survived to this day under the Apocalypse!

Lin An clearly understood that as soon as a Fourth Stage Advanced Alien Species acted, only death or fleeing Earth awaited him.

The premise is that he can escape.

After two consecutive failures, the Alien Species' resolve to kill him will only intensify to a point that cannot be increased further.

He simply has no idea how long until the next Alien Species appears!

But the time will certainly not be far!

There is no hope.

He has far too little time—rising from an ordinary person to Fourth Stage took only a year! Even if Lin An were a genius, he could not possibly oppose a civilization's accumulation with so little time.

That's also why, after returning to Long An, he has had no mind to handle subsequent rewards or other matters.

Zhang Yong's plea for him to rescue the capital was directly rejected by him.

It is meaningless.

As soon as the next batch of high-stage Alien Species descends, everything will be meaningless, destined to fail!

He nodded slightly, and as he listened to Lin An's answer, Chu Colonel's smile gradually faded.

Only seeing him put his glasses back on, he slowly spoke:

"Among the Alien Species there must exist a Fourth Stage Peak."

"There is no abnormality in the battle channel now, and they have shown no reaction. This precisely indicates that the Alien Species have realized what they truly need to do."

"If nothing unexpected happens, they are now preparing the descent ceremony."

"From the fact that the Alien Species suddenly launched their plan, it can be seen that they actually possess the capability to breach ahead of time."

"Considering that descending stronger Alien Species requires time and a price."

"Taking everything into account, the estimate is.."

"Lin An.."

"The time left for you is probably about three days."

"If nothing unexpected happens, in three days a Fourth Stage Advanced Alien Species, or even stronger, will appear in the capital."

He raised his head, their eyes met, and Chu An spoke solemnly as if summarizing:

"Lin An, as soon as a Fourth Stage Advanced Alien Species appears, everything will be over."

"Frankly speaking, I have no way to strengthen you to the same level in such a short time."

"In other words."

"We are doomed."