Chapter 1392: Physique Strengthening

Agility... Will... Physique... 「

Like facing the abyss.

He couldn't afford to take a single wrong step; Lin An repeatedly looked at his attribute panel, watching the constantly jumping rising numbers.

In theory, he actually didn't need to worry about attribute deformities, since he had Cataclysm Power and Cellular Activation in hand; given enough time, all his attributes would rise to the same level.

Six hundred points is clearly a watershed; among the attributes increasing per second, strength attribute no longer jumps, or is extremely slow...

From now on, according to the current pace, at most a few months, his all attributes could catch up to strength.

But.

It's just that there's no time....

「Will not be considered... 」

"The Alien Species' mental attack isn't strong; I completely don't need to consider this."

"Speaking of speed... although greater speed could help me escape, compared to Instant Transfer, there's still no comparability."

"So.."

Constantly summarizing these battles, Lin An closed his eyes to think, seeking the optimal solution.

Rule attacks are extremely hard to dodge; in Fourth Stage battles, he each time suddenly erupts to attack, there is no situation of entanglement. This means the role of speed in battle is extremely limited.

In fact, his biggest problem is that he cannot withstand Overlord attacks!

No, it should be said that in most cases, to defend against high-rank enemies' attacks on himself, or upon discovering himself, he can only pre-consume the Eternal Body!

This means his rule consumption is too great, causing the risk of injury to double.

No, it should be death!

This time, the Overlord who attacked him is essentially capable of instantly killing him!

He merely survived by luck; purely because the opponent noticed he was too far away and didn't have time to unleash full strength. Even if he hit a weak point Overlord, perhaps he could withstand one blow without dying, that would definitely be a severely injured state!

This time, the encirclement hasn't formed yet, and he still has the ability to escape.

Lin An is very clear that if this happens again, wanting to escape while severely injured would surely mean death.

Once the encirclement forms, these Alien Species, if they make no mistakes, will inevitably lay layers of rule power around the perimeter. Unless he can instant transfer half a continent's distance in one go, otherwise escaping halfway he'll discover he's still within the encirclement!

"But can raising physique truly withstand rule attacks?"

His eyes carried a slight sense of confusion and bitterness.

No one can guide him; Lin An also cannot be certain whether raising his physique to six hundred points will allow him to withstand Overlord damage.

If he can withstand it, this means his tolerance for error greatly increases; exchanging limits once, he can formally launch the plan to hunt Overlords.

Theoretically speaking, he believes that strengthening the Eternal Rules to intermediate level can block it.

But, retracing the path of rules, it means his progress toward advancing to Fourth Stage High Level will be wasted.

Of course, he also doesn't know whether advancing to Fourth Stage High Level actually requires attribute satisfaction...

Unknown, everything is unknown.

"Or should we first strengthen physique?"

"Now strengthening physique, I'm halfway lacking on both paths."

"If after strengthening physique, I feel I can barely withstand Overlord attacks, then I'll continue on the attribute path, first hunt Overlords then talk."

"If not, then I'll mix into a holy land again, retracing Electromagnetic... no, Eternal Body Rules."

Due to lack of information about Fourth Stage, Lin An can only explore on his own.

Subconsciously, he couldn't help but look at the letter inside the ring.

The distance is too far, too far...

If Chu An were here, that would be great...

I also don't know how the reality is. Alien Species Sovereign, when will they come to kill...

Suppressing useless negative emotions at heart, Lin An returned to an absolutely calm state, then quickly began converting physique attribute.

Strengthening attributes also has one benefit: he can instantly boost combat power, to see if he can last a few more hours and think of a way to hunt an Overlord.

Before the encirclement forms, now is the best opportunity to act!

Earth - Outside Wangjiang City

The undispersed dust clouds slowly sank.

The gloomy sky shrouding above the Wangjiang War Zone makes people feel oppressed.

In the city rift cleaved by a sword, one can from time to time see continuously rising blue smoke.

Standing outside Wangjiang City gazing at the mountain peaks, Zhang Tie only feels as if everything happened just yesterday.

But, indeed it was just a few days ago.

"Lin Dui..."

"When will you come back..."

"The base, it's all empty..."

Clearly a burly man, his fierce look could scare children to tears. But at this moment, whether looking at Wangjiang City or the distant mountains, Zhang Tie seems like a black bear spirit that lost its monk's robe, appearing somewhat dazed.

The reason is none other than that.

All squad members have entered the trial; the whole Long'an Base, the people he knows are hardly any.

Looking at the empty meeting room, he actually felt a sense of being abandoned.

With large numbers of Second Level entering the second round of trials, even Long An is half empty.

Moreover, although he dislikes him, Chu An, who is like a pillar of divine stability, is also not in Long An at the moment.

But he also knows what Chu An is currently facing.

That might be something even more dangerous than Lin Dui's current situation.

Shaking his head, Zhang Tie silently clenched his fists, gazing at the two figures on the mountain peak.

The wind was calm, the waves still.

On the mountain summit, Wu Qing and Chu An stood motionless like statues, silently facing each other.

Since Lin An entered the alien species' world, the two have not spoken, maintaining silence as if dead.

Yet under this eerie standoff, both knew they were engaging in a silent confrontation.

No one knew how long had passed—perhaps a few seconds, perhaps a few minutes.

Like a statue, Wu Qing suddenly opened his eyes, coldly staring at Chu An before him, breaking the long silence.

"I'm curious... what exactly are you betting on?"

"Do you really think I'll just watch Lin An grow to my height?"

"You want him to rely on system rewards to quickly boost his strength?"

A flicker of barely perceptible irritation flashed in his eyes.

Since being left here by Chu An, he has been searching for a way to break the situation.

Indeed, he had to admit Chu An's mutually destructive method was effective, forcing him to find a way to destroy the satellite.

Of course, it would be best to instantly kill Chu An as well!

The triple threat— for him, the greatest danger wasn't volcanic eruption or environmental destruction, but meme and nuclear pollution!

Therefore, he didn't care at all about the nuclear bomb buried under the volcano.

As long as he could instantly deal with all satellites— or at least destroy sixty percent— the threat of global nuclear waste dispersal would be eliminated!

As for the meme threat, he was certain Chu An was spreading it via some system permit, and that thing must be in Chu An's own hands!

The reason is simple: he found the record of Chu An once using a broadcast permit to relay Lin An's battle.

Such high intensity, like exploiting a loophole, absolutely drains mental capacity— he doesn't believe any other human could do it!

"You guess?"

Likewise, Chu An slightly opened his eyes, seeming somewhat fatigued, merely smiled, and spoke in a stiff, hoarse voice.

This seemingly simple standoff, no one knows what he is consuming at this moment.

He certainly knew the Alien Species Sovereign was constantly thinking of lashing out, or simultaneously mobilizing many Fourth Stage beings to surge into low Earth orbit to destroy satellites.

On one hand, he constantly tensed his nerves, guarding against the Sovereign's attack; on the other, he had to monitor global anomalies.

Every minute, every second was a massive drain on his mental energy.

Hearing Chu An's usual reply, the Alien Species Sovereign seemed to have its emotions stirred, and the surrounding space suddenly shuddered.

Not for any other reason, but because an hour ago, a message came from behind the door informing him that a Dominion-level Alien Species had died!

And the culprit was none other than Lin An!

"Less than two days..."

"You're forcing me to go back!!"

He likewise couldn't understand why Lin An's strengthening speed could be so fast.

But the Alien Species Sovereign knew he could barely suppress the urge to return!

The two were like gunslingers facing off, each holding a trump card capable of killing the other!

If things continued to deteriorate at the current pace, he would rather give up this world and go back!

Otherwise, once Lin An grew to his level, wouldn't that just be waiting to die?!

In his view, Chu An's optimal solution must be to let Lin An lie low, buying unlimited time, perhaps still a chance. At least it couldn't be like this, exposing the ability to kill an Overlord...

He now resembled a gambler constantly placing bets, his current losses still within his tolerance.

Once Lin An grows in the alien species' world to a point where no one in this world can kill him, he will have no choice but to return! He is trapped here, betting that the remaining Overlord is not someone Lin An can withstand!

He bets that even if Lin An is given time, he can still find a solution first!

But now it seems time is not on his side.

Chu An didn't instruct Lin An to lie low; on the contrary, perhaps he even let Lin An "jump out"?

Precisely because of that, he really couldn't fathom what Chu An's confidence was based on.

If he returns, Lin An is surely doomed.

Conversely, the faster Lin An grows, the closer the destruction of both worlds draws near.

Why not give him time? Why force him? Why not delay?

Or perhaps...

Wu Qing instinctively looked up at the sky, his eyes seeming able to see through any obstruction.

Could it be that the things Chu An uses to threaten him actually have a problem?

Perhaps the one who truly can't afford to delay is Chu An?