Chapter 1357: The So-Called Apocalypse

p"Beep, gained 13 honour points."

The icy system prompt sounded; hearing the reward that could already be ignored, Lin An, in his silence, seemed to suddenly realize what the Apocalypse was.

Bailin, the alien who bandaged his wound, provided the big head's 1, while the two remaining small alien species provided the 'zero head'.

However, when strictly calculated, killing the lowest-level alien species actually yields a higher reward ratio...

Honour... rewards...

Killing the offspring of another species can yield rich rewards. These fragile individuals, yet representing the future of civilization, are too easy to kill...

"So, in fact, are we ourselves the Apocalypse?"

For some reason, Lin An couldn't help but let out a low chuckle, though his smile carried an indescribable feeling.

Suppressing useless emotions, he saw a white flash in his hand, and the last trace inside the cavern was swept clean by him.

He had already obtained the most crucial information, so what came next was simple.

"Attend the gathering, ask where the fortress is."

"Kill everyone here, kill the fortress, kill the entire region..."

"Until I am hunted down."

After a mental pulse eliminated the bloody smell on him, Lin An calmly walked toward the deeper plaza.

In his perception, many alien species had already gathered there, like a village assembly, standing there.

Good, staying together, he didn't need to search for them one by one.

Although under the cover of mental power he could instantly blast the heads of all alien species, for caution's sake the corpses still needed to be retrieved....

"Hurry up! The elders are waiting!"

"Hongyaye? Why didn't you bring Bailin over? Last time I heard her say she was pregnant, and I just happened to find some old-era tonics in the ruins!"

He enthusiastically greeted her; as someone with excellent 'social ties', Hongya seemed quite popular in the whole gathering.

Lin An frowned slightly, looking at a young alien species running toward him.

Although it was hard to tell the gender from appearance, from the voice and softer scale lines Lin An could still tell the other was a female among the alien species.

Moreover, the relationship seemed to be on good terms with Bailin.

Looking at the rust-streaked iron canister held in the other's hand, after a slight sense, Lin An realized the inside seemed to be something like powdered milk.

"She's feeling unwell; have all the attendees gathered?"

Speaking softly, Lin An took the canister without changing his expression, trying to minimize conversation.

"Feeling unwell? Then you should treat her a little better."

"Bailin is the best girl I've ever seen; you might not know, but she's been afraid you'd go out adventuring again, so she secretly went to mine ore earlier, just to lighten your burden."

"Ah, with her condition, I really fear something might happen to her."

With a hint of worried concern, the speaking female alien species seemed to be doing well in the gathering, with two Second Level Alien Species following her like guards protecting her.

Seeing that the other didn't answer his question but instead kept chattering about caring for Bailin, a flicker of impatience flashed in Lin An's eyes, and he could only reluctantly cope.

I don't know why, but these alien species actually care for each other more than humans do.

"I know; if there's nothing else, I'll go ahead first."

Not wanting to talk much, Lin An directly ended the topic and then planned to head to the center of the plaza.

This alien species is too talkative; obviously, to get useful information one needs to find Elder-level Alien Species.

"Eh?"

The white Alien Species following the two guards blinked slightly, watching Lin An directly walk past her, and suddenly felt puzzled.

In her impression, Hongyaye was a kind old snake, not at all this cold.

For some reason, she always felt that today's Hongya had become a different person.

As if thinking of something, she suddenly grabbed Lin An's arm and spoke:

"Hongya, are you worried about the fortress's selection?"

"I'll secretly tell you, actually being selected is a good thing! I heard that the big figures on the fortress side received instructions from even bigger figures, saying they want to select a batch of warriors to train well!"

"This isn't like before, being cannon fodder!"

Blinking her eyes, after she finished she looked at Lin An proudly, as if this news were very important.

His footsteps paused; with his back to the white Alien Species, a flash of unusual color crossed Lin An's eyes.

"Fortress? Selection?"

"What do you mean? Higher-level big figures, fourth stage?"

He subconsciously blurted out the question; facing the white Alien Species suddenly giving this information, Lin An faintly realized this seemed related to the alien species invasion.

As expected, seeing Lin An become interested, the female alien species smiled proudly, even sticking out a tiny snake head playfully, like the clever mischief only an alien species maiden would have.

However, upon hearing Lin An say 'fourth stage,' her expression inevitably turned a bit strange.

"Fourth stage!? Good heavens, how could you even think of such a level of existence!"

"That's the Overlord; we don't know any news about the Overlord."

"Alright, I'll tell you."

"This selection is supposedly related to the demands from above; that's an order issued by the big figures of the core city."

"They demand that the gathering places below select a batch of strong warriors and send them to the fortress! It's said that after being sent to the fortress there will be another selection, and those who qualify have a chance to enter the core city!"

"The core city! There, all the big figures are third stage!"

While speaking, the girl's long, narrow vertical pupils all carried a hint of longing.

"Two selections? Core city? All third stage?"

Hearing this news, Lin An's interest sparked instantly.

If what this alien species says is true, then he too must find a way to sneak in.

The alien species planet's area is about three times Earth's, the environment extremely harsh, so if he wants to locate the alien species' gathering place, he must fly low and combine it with mental power scanning.

Even though his mental power strength is already strong enough to scan several hundred kilometers at once, he dare not unleash full speed; this bit of scanning area, compared to the whole alien species world, is nothing but a drop in the bucket.

If they are all Third Level, although the points are a bit low, but if the quantity is large enough, it might not be impossible to directly raise a rule to the strength of Fourth Stage Intermediate.

Core City — the number of Third Level individuals in a city shouldn't be small.

"What are the selection criteria?"

"Can you let me go?"

Feigning excitement, Lin An straightforwardly asked to go, as if he were very eager for this opportunity.

However, before the female alien species could respond, a deep, muffled horn blast sounded from the distant square.

"Assemble!"

"All First Level and above warriors, come over to assemble!"

Only seen on the central platform, seven or eight alien species covered in thick scales were shouting; the one standing in the middle, its scales showing a bronze-like color, its aura faintly overwhelming the surroundings.

It seems he is probably the strongest here, a Second Level Peak.