Chapter 1434: Destruction 2

Looking River, outside the city.

The cold wind howled; clearly it was spring, but under the disturbed magnetic field, the weather at this moment was as bitter as midwinter.

The weather was fickle; one rainstorm after another raised the water level of the entire Looking River considerably.

Dense water vapor rose up as white mist.

On the mountaintop shrouded in mist, under a dark sky.

Two figures stood motionless, as if they were sculptures frozen for a long time.

"I originally thought you really had some means to stop me."

In a deathly silence, Wu Qing suddenly moved a little, and on his face, which had always shown no expression, a hint of pity-like smile appeared.

"Four days and three hours..."

"It looks like you can't hold on much longer..."

His voice was very soft, his laugh casual, carrying a hint of emotion.

The Alien Species Sovereign could see that this incredibly mysterious man before him, this human, was about to collapse.

Everything that happened was both reasonable and strange.

It seemed as if his earlier guesses and vigilance had placed too much emphasis on the opponent.

The reason was simple.

Originally facing Wu Qing, Chu An, who had been standing opposite him since Lin An entered the Alien Species World, now had a deathly pale complexion.

His originally black hair was now flecked with white all over, fine droplets of water covered his body from head to toe, and his body trembled ever so slightly.

Whenever a cold wind blew, his body would sway; he was like a candle in the wind, about to go out at any moment.

His once straight, soldier-like posture had now become somewhat stooped.

His lips were cracked and dry, and the depths of his eyes were filled with the hue of death.

A faint aura of death concealed his vitality.

Apart from his usual calm expression, Chu An now looked like an exhausted old man, clearly having reached the limit of his life.

"You clearly possess such a strange ability, yet your true self seems really just an ordinary person..."

Seeing that Chu An did not engage in conversation, Wu Qing smiled and turned to look at him with interest.

He was in a great mood, truly great.

Since two days ago, he keenly noticed that whenever he had any intention to act or to escape, Chu An before him would immediately "lock on" to him.

Like a machine, it would always cancel any of his thoughts.

But precisely because he realized this, he suddenly understood that Chu An's ability to modify "memory", though strange, also meant that unless it was a "mutual destruction", the only way the opponent could stop him was this.

Each lock-on was a consumption for this man before him, and it was unavoidable.

Therefore, he simply used this to continuously drain Chu An's strength.

After hundreds or thousands of probing attempts, he keenly realized that this man dared not, nor could he gamble on which attempt he would strike! When he would break through! Therefore, as long as he had any intention, Chu An had no choice but to follow!

Upon careful thought, this is actually normal!

He is, after all, an Alien Species Sovereign, a super lifeform whose thinking efficiency and reaction speed exceed those of ordinary people by ten thousand times!

Even if Chu An were even smarter, with even stronger predictive ability, he still could not surpass him!

The so-called "modifications" that each time seemed to threaten him were essentially just mechanical repetition!

Chu An simply linked his own ability to the other's mental fluctuations, keeping up with his speed in the most primitive, mechanical way!

Just like interconnected machinery, any abnormality on his side would trigger Chu An's ability in sync!

It must be said, this "crude and simplistic" method is indeed effective, maximizing the avoidance of the risk of being suddenly killed by his own violent outburst.

"I'm really curious, just how much longer can you hold on?"

"Dragging it out another day or two actually has no meaning, right?"

"I truly admire you."

"Give up, Chu An. I can promise you that if you abandon these foolish, childish obstinacies and join us, I can reserve a piece of land for humanity. And you, too, can become one of us, a supreme existence second only to me!"

"Of course, Lin An must die; you should know why."

Lure and threat.

Although these words were spoken to undermine Chu An's will, they also reflected his true thoughts.

He really doesn't mind compromising a bit, domesticating humans. Moreover, he genuinely appreciates Chu An.

From the initial "anger" and agitation to now calm, he suddenly realized that actually being delayed a few days really wasn't a big deal.

They, because of the threat posed by the Perfect Ones years ago, placed too much importance on Lin An.

But actually, even if we gave Lin An a few more days, what would there be to fear? Could it be that after just three or five days, Lin An could reach the Fifth Stage and turn the tables?

If Chu An could hold him off for several months or even half a year, perhaps there would still be a chance.

But it's only a few days, and this man is about to die...

So, upon clearly realizing this, he was no longer impatient, but instead felt somewhat strange about Chu An's performance.

Chu An is one of the toughest opponents he has ever seen; logically, the opponent shouldn't be so foolish, sacrificing himself pointlessly here...

Of course, perhaps this is just the fragility of these worms...

They always strive for things that are destined to fail...

"You're about to die."

Unexpectedly.

Only see, Chu An, who had never spoken before, suddenly hoarsely broke his silence.

He gently lifted his glasses frame, his expression still calm as he looked at the Alien Species Sovereign, as if stating a fact.

He lightly lifted the Glasses Frame, his expression remained calm as he looked at the Alien Species Emperor, as if stating a fact.

Just under the huge gap between the two sides, his words seemed extraordinarily bizarre.

"Am I about to die?"

He blinked slightly.

The Alien Species Emperor first stared in bewilderment at Chu An, who was clearly about to die, then couldn't help but snicker.

The immense absurdity made him involuntarily chuckle.

"I will die!? I'm about to die!?"

"What a joke!"

Even if Earth exploded, he wouldn't die! Even if all humanity on Earth united, they couldn't withstand a single finger of his! Except for the System! On this planet, nothing could threaten his existence!

Not bothering to say more, Wu Qing's smile faded; as a Sovereign, voluntarily giving these worms a chance was already a great mercy.

In fact, he had already found, or rather waited for, a method to break the deadlock!

He had already moved a large number of Fourth Stage beings beneath the Star Link, waiting only for Chu An to weaken a bit more, then he could suddenly erupt and directly trigger a geomagnetic upheaval with absolute power!

Correct, perhaps Chu An informed that worm in the sky to detonate the dirty bomb via the System, but the detonation process would inevitably be interfered with by the magnetic field!

With his strength, giving him just a little time would be enough to clear the Star Link!

As for Meme spread? He also devised a clever way to counter it!

After a while, a new batch of Third Stage beings will emerge from the trials, and then the System will issue a system announcement!

As long as they act at the same moment, within that brief second, even if Chu An synchronously detonates the Meme, the broadcast spread will be overridden by the System due to the strength of its permissions!

It's like occupying the same signal: Meme spread needs the System's broadcast, but it will inevitably be lower in rank than the System's own broadcast!

As for Chu An's other threatening methods, he roughly has a solution in mind.

In fact, the only thing he fears is Chu An's bizarre modification ability.

As long as he waits, at most a few more days—no, just one or two days—and the so-called threat will be a joke!

Having thought this, the Alien Species Emperor simply snorted coldly and continued to drain Chu An's life force.

"Meaningless delay..."

"In the face of absolute power, resistance is...."

He hadn't finished speaking.

The next second, an Alien Species message from the stationed Capital Military Region suddenly lit up.

In an instant, the pity and coldness on the Alien Species Emperor's face suddenly stalled.

"This is!?"

"Fuck!!?"

"How is this possible!!!"