Chapter 1419
Damn it!
Faced with a sudden surge of rule-based attacks, the leading mutant commander couldn't help but Curse Quietly.
The war between the two races has dragged on too long; under such high-intensity slaughter, there is no room for probing.
There aren't many tactics or arrangements.
Kill on sight; even if many 'people' die, the two races' reserves can replenish them!
Thus, even though this group of Alien Species is no match for them, they still launch attacks as if marching to their deaths.
"Kill them all! Luo Man, you take a squad and chase after them!"
Almost no hesitation.
The leading General, after locking onto the Alien Species Overlord, without hesitation accelerated and charged forward.
With his strength, he could single-handedly massacre this batch of Alien Species! But due to the strangeness of the rules, this group of Alien Species will still delay them somewhat.
Every second delayed means the risk increases!
Unable to confirm whether Lin An has any shielding means or will continue to leave a moving trace, he must quickly have someone track down Lin An!
Moreover, upon realizing that Lin An had inadvertently left a trace, the General quickly surmised a certain possibility.
Perhaps... it is some special state.
Lin An, while gaining immense combat power, also loses his sanity...
Especially since the corpses Lin An has repeatedly devoured show that this 'Lin An' looks nothing like human behavior.
Even when they and the Alien Species consume flesh and blood, it is selective, eating to absorb energy!
But the previous corpses clearly had their marrow eaten! Such insane devouring is downright more terrifying than a Mutant!
If it weren't for the Mutants' extremely high bone strength, he would even suspect Lin An would eat their bones!
Faced with such a strange transformation, he couldn't help but feel shocked, while his greed grew even stronger!
This ability... is downright scarier than any rule!
Even if Lin An's corpse isn't enough to study much about the Perfect Ones, if we could decipher this ability, it would still be a game-changing gain!
Therefore, we must absolutely not let this group of Alien Species bring back Lin An's corpse first!
With that thought, the Mutants who had come to hunt down Lin An instantly split into two groups, with Luo Man, having received the order, as the spearhead, abruptly bearing the Alien Species' attack and charging toward another direction.
But this scene, falling into the eyes of the Alien Species Overlord, immediately made him mistakenly think this group of Mutants was preparing to raid their main base!
Suddenly dispatching so many high-ranking forces into their territory, and even a general-level Mutant personally leading the team?
Given that they know a covert attack is impossible, could this posture mean a new round of King War is about to begin?!
This batch of Mutants intends to destroy their mutant core before the war starts?!
Regardless of life or death, upon sensing that perhaps the highest-intensity new war was about to erupt, the Alien Species Overlord frantically began sending a gathering signal to all Alien Species in the region.
"Oh no! Stop them!"
"Gather all Overlords in the rear! This group of Mutants is going to attack the transformation core!"
In an instant, a prototype of the highest-intensity war actually began to be triggered.
But at this moment, neither side realizes that Lin An, who has once again entered a mutated state, will bring what kind of disaster.
Within the vast, dark Alien Species region, countless Alien Species, like locusts, swarmed forward toward the Frontline.
Relying on powerful psychic communication, within seconds of the Mutants' appearance, they all received news that a King War–level battle was about to break out.
Inside the c031 area, an Alien Species squad that had originally been on patrol duty also flew over at top speed.
Seeing that the leading Alien Species, though only at Fourth Stage Primary, had the space before him flowing like water continuously backward, his squad, under the rule of spatial propulsion, actually burst forth with speed rivaling that of an Overlord, flying at breakneck pace.
"Captain! We have seven minutes to reach the coordinates! But our mission is to guard the core area… if we leave now… will we…?"
Following behind a slender, seemingly rule-special Alien Species, another Fourth Stage couldn't help but speak up.
Following the Overlord's order from the Frontline, who first detected the Mutant invasion, they gathered everyone on the defense line to block the Mutants' advance.
Theoretically, this is correct.
After all, Mutants may be strong individually, but aside from a few possessing psychic attacks, the vast majority are incredibly stupid.
Don't even talk about executing tactical infiltration; given their size, they'd be spotted almost instantly!
Concentrating on the nearest defense line and fighting to the death is the simplest interception method!
But for some reason, perhaps because they had just entered the deadly battleground not long ago, this speaking Alien Species always felt their rear was too empty...
Moreover, he was afraid...
Such a rapid-response unit being sent to the Frontline is nothing more than cannon fodder.
At least for him, having not yet experienced a major war, he still feels somewhat uneasy.
"Just obey the orders!"
"Here, don't have any of your own ideas!"
Sensing the troops' implied meaning, the Fourth Stage Alien Species flying in front suddenly turned back and shouted a rebuke.
"What does the empty rear have to do with you!? There naturally will be Overlords and even king-level forces garrisoned there!"
"As long as the Frontline holds, that group of Mutants cannot get around!"
"If..."
Before the somewhat peculiar Fourth Stage squad leader could finish his harsh words, the next second, the spatial wave he had been driving in front of him suddenly stalled.
Seeing this, he instinctively turned his head and stared fixedly ahead.
"What the hell!?"
"It seems something is rushing toward us!"
There was no rule fluctuation, nor any large-scale shaking caused by the huge size of a Mutant.
In his perception, he could only vaguely sense a chilling presence, as if facing a fear from deep within his genes, that something had appeared.
===TITLE=== Second Mutation
Then
Faced with a sudden surge of rule-based attacks, the leading mutant commander couldn't help but Curse Quietly.
The war between the two races has dragged on too long; under such high-intensity slaughter, there is no room for probing.
There aren't many tactics or arrangements.
Kill on sight; even if many 'people' die, the two races' reserves can replenish them!
Thus, even though this group of Alien Species is no match for them, they still launch attacks as if marching to their deaths.
"Kill them all! Luo Man, you take a squad and chase after them!"
Almost no hesitation.
The leading General, after locking onto the Alien Species Overlord, without hesitation accelerated and charged forward.
With his strength, he could single-handedly massacre this batch of Alien Species! But due to the strangeness of the rules, this group of Alien Species will still delay them somewhat.
Every second delayed means the risk increases!
Unable to confirm whether Lin An has any shielding means or will continue to leave a moving trace, he must quickly have someone track down Lin An!
Moreover, upon realizing that Lin An had inadvertently left a trace, the General quickly surmised a certain possibility.
Perhaps... it is some special state.
Lin An, while gaining immense combat power, also loses his sanity...
Especially since the corpses Lin An has repeatedly devoured show that this 'Lin An' looks nothing like human behavior.
Even when they and the Alien Species consume flesh and blood, it is selective, eating to absorb energy!
But the previous corpses clearly had their marrow eaten! Such insane devouring is downright more terrifying than a Mutant!
If it weren't for the Mutants' extremely high bone strength, he would even suspect Lin An would eat their bones!
Faced with such a strange transformation, he couldn't help but feel shocked, while his greed grew even stronger!
This ability... is downright scarier than any rule!
Even if Lin An's corpse isn't enough to study much about the Perfect Ones, if we could decipher this ability, it would still be a game-changing gain!
Therefore, we must absolutely not let this group of Alien Species bring back Lin An's corpse first!
With that thought, the Mutants who had come to hunt down Lin An instantly split into two groups, with Luo Man, having received the order, as the spearhead, abruptly bearing the Alien Species' attack and charging toward another direction.
But this scene, falling into the eyes of the Alien Species Overlord, immediately made him mistakenly think this group of Mutants was preparing to raid their main base!
Suddenly dispatching so many high-ranking forces into their territory, and even a general-level Mutant personally leading the team?
Given that they know a covert attack is impossible, could this posture mean a new round of King War is about to begin?!
This batch of Mutants intends to destroy their mutant core before the war starts?!
Regardless of life or death, upon sensing that perhaps the highest-intensity new war was about to erupt, the Alien Species Overlord frantically began sending a gathering signal to all Alien Species in the region.
"Oh no! Stop them!"
"Gather all Overlords in the rear! This group of Mutants is going to attack the transformation core!"
In an instant, a prototype of the highest-intensity war actually began to be triggered.
But at this moment, neither side realizes that Lin An, who has once again entered a mutated state, will bring what kind of disaster.
Within the vast, dark Alien Species region, countless Alien Species, like locusts, swarmed forward toward the Frontline.
Relying on powerful psychic communication, within seconds of the Mutants' appearance, they all received news that a King War–level battle was about to break out.
Inside the c031 area, an Alien Species squad that had originally been on patrol duty also flew over at top speed.
Seeing that the leading Alien Species, though only at Fourth Stage Primary, had the space before him flowing like water continuously backward, his squad, under the rule of spatial propulsion, actually burst forth with speed rivaling that of an Overlord, flying at breakneck pace.
"Captain! We have seven minutes to reach the coordinates! But our mission is to guard the core area… if we leave now… will we…?"
Following behind a slender, seemingly rule-special Alien Species, another Fourth Stage couldn't help but speak up.
Following the Overlord's order from the Frontline, who first detected the Mutant invasion, they gathered everyone on the defense line to block the Mutants' advance.
Theoretically, this is correct.
After all, Mutants may be strong individually, but aside from a few possessing psychic attacks, the vast majority are incredibly stupid.
Don't even talk about executing tactical infiltration; given their size, they'd be spotted almost instantly!
Concentrating on the nearest defense line and fighting to the death is the simplest interception method!
But for some reason, perhaps because they had just entered the deadly battleground not long ago, this speaking Alien Species always felt their rear was too empty...
Moreover, he was afraid...
Such a rapid-response unit being sent to the Frontline is nothing more than cannon fodder.
At least for him, having not yet experienced a major war, he still feels somewhat uneasy.
"Just obey the orders!"
"Here, don't have any of your own ideas!"
Sensing the troops' implied meaning, the Fourth Stage Alien Species flying in front suddenly turned back and shouted a rebuke.
"What does the empty rear have to do with you!? There naturally will be Overlords and even king-level forces garrisoned there!"
"As long as the Frontline holds, that group of Mutants cannot get around!"
"If..."
Before the somewhat peculiar Fourth Stage squad leader could finish his harsh words, the next second, the spatial wave he had been driving in front of him suddenly stalled.
Seeing this, he instinctively turned his head and stared fixedly ahead.
"What the hell!?"
"It seems something is rushing toward us!"
There was no rule fluctuation, nor any large-scale shaking caused by the huge size of a Mutant.
In his perception, he could only vaguely sense a somewhat chilling feeling, as if facing a fear deep in his genes, something had appeared.
In an instant, an indescribable sense of oppression filled the mind.
Accustomed to the dead battlefield having only two species of creatures, he momentarily felt as if frozen.
Here.. there's something else...
"Boom!!!"
A white shadow flashed.
Death descended in an instant.
Almost exceeding the squad's limit reaction, that strange aura, though still a distance away, suddenly surged to their front in an instant.
Its speed and stealth were like a demon appearing in darkness!
In an instant, accompanied by several skull-cracking sounds, the six squad members instantly burst like balloons smashed in midair.
In their final vision before death, that white shadow was a monster ten meters tall, its body covered in ferocious bone spikes.
As if drilling into their bodies, under the immense kinetic force of an eighty-times-sound-speed impact, it smashed their flesh outright, then in a short time burrowed into their chest cavity and gulped down their organs.
"Munch munch"
Like devouring the world's most delicious food, Lin An, under secondary high-degree mutation, merely hoarsely emitted a metallic roar.
After one emerged from the hollowed chest, he swiftly raised several hearts, squeezing the still-beating hearts like a hand juicer.
"Plop"
Blood spattered everywhere.
Under pressure, the sweet heart-blood, infused with rich spiritual energy, turned into a blood column that poured unreservedly into his mouth.
Like after-meal tea, after drinking the sweet blood, Lin An twisted off the remaining half-skull on the corpse, as if seeking the brain matter, and earnestly scooped it out to eat.
Meanwhile, in the Thought Space,
Face pale, the Second Will clutching his forehead seemed to endure wave after wave of pain.
Unable to stifle a pained growl, he stared fixedly at the outside world like a beast.
As he calculated, his thought corrosion grew ever higher.
Continuing thus, he would die completely.
Bitter, painful.
After activating the secondary high-degree mutation, he realized in despair that he could hardly interfere with the mutant's actions anymore.
He originally planned to use the mutant state to kill the unexpected Overlord, then quickly end the mutation and absorb the corpse.
But no matter how hard he tried to shut off the mutation, the lure of flesh made his body in mutant state cling to its primal instinct, refusing to end the mutation.
Thus, he not only couldn't absorb energy via the Death God Set, but the mutation that should have ended was prolonged again.
Each Alien Species devoured delayed the mutant's duration.
Repeatedly, the time had now stretched to an astonishing hour.
An hour...
Know that in mutant state, Lin An could almost kill a Dominion-level or higher being in a second!
Thereafter, unable to control the mutant's instinct, the Second Will could only watch helplessly as "himself" incessantly devoured Alien Species one after another.
Constantly strengthening, endless strengthening.
Compared to him and Lin An needing to strengthen via points to kill Alien Species, the mutant-state Lin An required no system boost.
And in efficiency, it reached a shocking speed!
Near-perfect absorption efficiency! Devouring a Fourth-Stage yields 90% of its power!
But after consuming three batches of Fourth-Stage low-tier Alien Species, the Second Will shockingly discovered that perhaps the ingested flesh was already enough, and the mutant showed signs of evolving in another direction.
Eyes bloodshot, viewing everything from a third-person perspective, the Second Will could not help but tremble slightly all over.
The reason is simple.
He saw "himself" sprouting the rudiments of bone wings.
That was a past life; the mutant only took another form after devouring half of Huaxia.
After the mutant grew bone wings, it would directly gain ultimate speed, whereas before only instantaneous assault could produce hypersonic bursts.
If he remembers correctly, once the bone wings fully unfold, the mutant Lin An will truly come alive.
Unlike the current slow consumption, the mutant will then become a moving calamity, flying at extreme speed to devour.
On land, in the sea, deep underground—all life will be sucked in like a black hole, eaten clean by him.
And what awaits him and Lin An will be total death.
And...
The world's destruction?
"Damn it! These disgusting monsters!"
"Roar!!"
On the Frontline battlefield like a meat grinder, the pursuing General roared angrily.
After casually shattering the Rule Power on an Alien Species, his fury drove him to charge into a group of Overlords, grabbing a hundred-meter Overlord as a weapon and smashing it wildly around.
He still underestimated the Alien Species' reaction speed.
Even after he killed the scouting squad at top speed, a Dominion-level Alien Species apparently possessed a Rule Ability to summon kin upon death, instantly sending a wave of Fourth-Stage Alien Species.
Suddenly surrounded, though he was nearly the strongest force below King-rank, he still struggled terribly against the endless stream of Rules.
His whole body felt like a spiderweb, with various Rules suppressing his speed to the minimum.
Under heavy Rule assault, the General had no choice but to shamefully issue a war order, commanding the nearest war hub to send aid quickly!
Give him enough time, and he could wipe out this batch of Alien Species!
But with only pure brute strength, he could not break free at all!
Not only that, but the aberrants he had previously sent out were also stopped. He didn't expect that this batch of alien species happened to be related to space control; although they couldn't inflict heavy casualties on them, whenever they tried to charge forward, their direction would be instantly twisted, or they would be directly teleported back to their original spot! One could say that even the general himself hadn't anticipated that they would be literally blocked by this group of alien species!
If we keep dragging this out... Lin An doesn't even know where he's run off to!
If that guy encounters a high-stage alien species in the rear, I won't even be able to retrieve his corpse!
Almost no need to think.
Watching the endless stream of rapidly reinforcing alien species armies before him, the general clearly realized that soon there would be alien species of his same rank joining the battle!
By then, not to mention chasing and killing Lin An within the alien species' territory, even he himself would be in mortal danger!
I had thought that capturing Lin An would be as easy as catching something in hand, something easily done.
But the situation has turned into this, and the general feels only immense anger and frustration.
If this continues, this place will soon turn into a high-intensity war!
Just like the general who is currently trying to muster the aberrants for a final breakthrough of the defense line, the few alien species overlords rushing to the front also have grim expressions at this moment.
They don't know why this group of aberrants is charging the defense line like madmen, when just a month ago their emperor and the opposing side had reached some kind of tacit understanding, temporarily halting the fighting in the land of death.
But now it's clear that this group of aberrants clearly intends to continue the war!
No... the pressure is too great!
Stationed behind the defense line, the strongest alien species overlord couldn't help but send out another message, issuing orders.
"Notify the King! Notify all high-level existences in this area!"
"The core area need not be defended! All forces are to be thrown into battle!"
"No! Just leave a few overlords skilled in space rules!"
As the order was issued, a fourth-stage alien species that had originally been rushing from the rear and was about to report the abnormal situation suddenly froze.
Looking at the gruesome front line on the verge of collapse, the words he had intended to say were instantly swallowed back.
He actually wanted to report to the overlord that in the rear area, there had already been multiple incidents of alien species mysteriously losing contact.
Although they hadn't found any traces of aberrants suspected of infiltrating the rear, it was obvious that an unknown enemy had already appeared in the rear area.
In his hesitation, just as he was still planning to report this situation upward, a boom sounded— the general, who had somehow already charged into their rear, suddenly, as if enraged by killing, tore apart an overlord's corpse with his bare hands, then, like a cannonball, suddenly slammed backward.
"Boom!!!"
Under the blast of millions to tens of millions of tons of force, vast numbers of alien species that had come from the rear to launch long-range rules were instantly smashed to death.
As for that alien species that had been preparing to report the anomaly, it couldn't even utter a scream before its body was instantly blown apart.
Blood seeped into the shattered earth.
No one knew that this general, carrying out a retaliatory slaughter, with a casual strike, actually severed the last shred of hope in this world.
End of Chapter
