Chapter 1415: Dead end?

Inside the Thought Space, Second Will staggered up from the corner, his pale face full of gloom.

Erosion level... went up again..

I never thought I'd have this day.

He gave a helpless, self-mocking chuckle.

Second Will looked at the large red-stained area within the Thought Space, and his fists clenched involuntarily.

Evil, brutal.

If one were to say his will was absolute ruthlessness, containing various hatred and unwillingness.

Then the Aberrant Mutant's will fluctuation is nothing but the desire to devour everything.

Just as he treated Lin An, under the effect of the Fearful Body, he could gradually devour Lin An's will from the bodily stage, turning it into part of 'himself'.

That is a power engraved within this body, almost fused into the genes.

But similarly, in the Aberrant Mutant state, this body seems to have given birth to another assimilative force. Each Aberrant Mutant not only 'consumes' the current thoughts and memories, but also simultaneously infects the body.

Without a doubt, once this eerie red representing the Aberrant Mutant devours the entire Thought Space, both he and Lin An will ultimately lose everything, becoming true monsters.

Suppressing the heaviness in his heart, accustomed to facing various desperate situations, Second Will did not want this emotion to interfere with his judgment.

At least, no matter what, he escaped relying on Aberrant Mutant power.

Although the cost was enormous, it was still better than death.

He unconsciously glanced at the thought mass representing Lin An within the Will Space; Second Will's eyes flashed with a strange hue, but he took no action.

Yes, he now has the ability to strike Lin An while Lin An's thoughts are severely damaged; Lin An, lacking any external response, would have no capacity to resist.

But, he cannot do that.

He dare not waste his power and time on this.

Like a third-person view looking outward, as the external environment gradually stills, Second Will knows this is a sign that the Aberrant Mutant form is about to end.

Just as when Lin An first actively used the Aberrant Mutant form, this transformative power is indeed terrifying and dangerous. But after lasting a period of time, it will end on its own.

Unless there is a continuous supply of flesh and blood to extend this time, perhaps it can continue in endless slaughter.

But Second Will does not intend to do that.

The Aberrant Mutant state is strong; devouring flesh and blood can indeed strengthen oneself.

But the strengthening is of the Aberrant Mutant, of this form. Upon returning to the true body, the enhancement to the flesh is slight, probably less than one-tenth.

He gradually took over as the Aberrant Mutant state faded away.

When two fragments flew out one after another from the brain, Second Will silently caught them, then quickly adapted his body at the fastest speed and swiftly hid.

All energy... has been exhausted...

The Causal Sequence still needs nine hours before it can be used again...

The next time I Aberrant Mutate, I may lose crucial memories...

Constantly judging this body's current state, after summarizing all the information, Second Will's face couldn't help but turn grim.

Weak to the extreme, damaged to the extreme.

Before Lin An entered the Aberrant Mutant state, he was already in a heavily injured, near-death condition; even though after the Aberrant Mutant he devoured three Aberrants and regained some strength, for the current situation it's merely a drop in the bucket.

Waves of intense weakness surged through his thoughts; with half of his flesh desperately wriggling to heal, Second Will felt like a struggling worm clinging to life.

If it weren't for his refusal to give up, anyone else facing this situation would likely fall into despair.

Spiritual energy insufficient... I must find a way to absorb the spiritual energy of some low-level Aberrants.

All escape skills are on cooldown... returning to peak condition still takes a full nine hours...

The points function—I simply can't use it!

Burrowing underground, moving swiftly.

Trying to escape this area, Second Will repeatedly thought about how to proceed with his next steps.

Although he now appears to have temporarily escaped danger, whether it's his severely wounded body or the possible arrival of a General-level Aberrant hunting him, his situation is far from optimistic.

Especially, he can't even spend points to strengthen himself!

He is not Lin An! He doesn't have Lin An's system!

He only has the system of an ordinary Awakened One—a crude, regular system with hardly any special functions!

There's no way around it; being able to forge an identity under Lin An's—or rather Chu An's—nose is already the result of his constant scheming.

Of course, this is also an important reason why he wants to completely assimilate Lin An.

Only by completely replacing Lin An does he have a hope of obtaining the high-authority Doomsday System and Savior System from Lin An!

Only by obtaining these two systems' assistance can he possibly live longer!

If I could use points, I could at least exchange for ultra-effective recovery Props! At least I could raise my attributes again...

He took a deep breath, feeling slightly irritated and a sense of 'unfairness'.

Second Will could only watch helplessly as the massive points in the points panel remained unusable.

Perhaps Lin An himself never imagined, or never intended to think this way.

Killing Aberrants also yields point rewards.

However, compared to Alien Species, the point rewards for Aberrants seem much lower; although this entity is also classified as an YiKongjian monster in the system's determination, it still differs from Alien Species.

A Fourth Stage high-level Aberrant provided thirty thousand points...

Compared to Alien Species, it's perhaps about ninety percent less, but still roughly enough! Those two Aberrants just now had a pitiful sixty points...

Swiftly shuttling underground,

Constantly consuming various 'low-grade' recovery Props found in the ring, as his wounds slowly healed, Second Will swore that once Lin An awakens, he will definitely force him to exchange a batch of usable consumables for the current stage!

Otherwise, if this situation arises again, it would truly be too painful!

The reason is simple: in fact, unbeknownst to Lin An, after the Fourth Stage, Second Will, who never substituted for him in battle, actually cannot use his rule power at all.

Second Will so resists entering the Alien Species world; essentially, it had considered facing such a desperate situation.

He of the Past Life merely possessed many life-and-death simulations and strong combat skills; actually, he never experienced the power of the Fourth Stage.

In other words, he was only before reaching the Fourth Stage, more "outstanding" than Lin An.

As the rule-power etched into his mind that needs to be comprehended, he doesn't even know how to use it.

After repeated contemplation, the Second Will's mood grew even heavier.

He suddenly realized that if he didn't find a way to awaken Lin An, within nine hours, any crisis he encounters would require using mutation to survive.

And after nine hours, even after returning to his peak condition, he can only barely exert the power needed to slay a beginner of the Fourth Stage in battle.

This means that if Lin An does not awaken...

Then.

This is a dead end.