Chapter 1438: Long An's Death 3

Inside the Thought Space.

Compared to the fierce battle outside, this place is quiet as a night after rain, silent and still.

In the dim interior of the space, aside from the red threads constantly spreading on the ground, everything looks as usual, all so quiet.

Footsteps echoed softly.

Holding the key, the Second Will that had straightened his back had at some point conjured a brand-new black combat uniform for himself.

He slowly walked toward Lin An, who was asleep, wrapped in a dim ball of light.

He bent down.

Like sweeping away fallen leaves.

He looked at that face identical to his own, and gently brushed away the red threads on Lin An's body.

"Hiss~"

White smoke rose.

Just at the moment of contact, his complexion turned a few shades paler.

In silence, he said nothing more, standing like a statue, silent.

He did not look at the battle outside.

At this moment, the Aberrant Mutant's near-invincible combat power meant nothing to him; instead, it was more like a death knell.

He actually could die now.

But he was still "reluctant", still wanting to live a little longer.

Under his feet, a black mist, as if alive, was devouring his body; each time it spread a fraction, the red threads penetrating the space shrank a fraction.

Likewise, each time the mist assimilated him, the light in his eyes dimmed a fraction.

He "terminated" the mutation.

Or rather, using the ultimate effect of the Fearful Body, he canceled the mutation.

Behind the Aberrant Mutant, the twelve bone spurs striving to unfold, like the rudiments of bone wings, trembled constantly; in battle, they were like a newborn's clenched fist, straining to push outward.

If the Aberrant Mutant had now regained consciousness, it would surely be angry, angry as to why it wasn't allowed to enter the final stage.

As long as the bone wings fully unfurled, it would be completely liberated, like the death god shining over the earth, devouring everything!

He casually glanced at the black mist that had spread to his ankle, and the Second Will suddenly gave a bitter smile, silently shaking his head.

He never expected that this fearful will, meant to devour Lin An and fully assimilate him, would be used on himself.

The key can unlock the sealed memory shackles, destroying sanity in an extremely short time.

The progress of the Fearful Body will be maximized, and all memories within this body will be completely "shredded"!

Just as the fear he felt in his many deaths, this fear, stacked countless times and hidden by him, would easily kill Lin An!

And he, too, would be reborn from death, fully mastering this body!

He had always been painstakingly laying the groundwork, trying to wear down Lin An's obsession before these death memories fully erupted.

"Just... one step away..."

A sigh.

The Second Will gave a self-mocking light chuckle, merely staring obsessively at his own hand.

The feeling of being alive is truly good.

He really does not want to die.

He has not yet completed his revenge, nor has he truly lived once.

But he has no other choice.

He could no longer be bothered to guess what Chu An's layout was. Was it hoping he and Lin An would die together? Only to revive the former perfect being, Long An?

Just as the plan's name suggests, from the very beginning it was meant to "create" a new Long An.

Or it forced him to make a choice: either die together with Lin An, or die alone.

It didn't matter; no matter which possibility, he actually had no choice.

At the very moment the Fearful Body is activated, the awakening will of the Aberrant Mutant will suffer a death impact.

The mutation ends, and he must also bear all of this for Lin An.

Lin An cannot die; only he can die.

Only Lin An can use the rules, only Lin An can use points, only Lin An can survive when the Alien Species Emperor appears.

"Maybe if you live... at least that counts as me living?"

A low laugh.

The Second Will silently felt the roar within the Aberrant Mutant's instinct; he could sense that the Aberrant Mutant also seemed to realize its impending death.

"After all, I still lost."

"Boom!! Boom!! Boom!!"

At the center of the battlefield, in the vast emptiness above, millions of Alien Species troops, like a mass of flesh, tightly encircled the Aberrant Mutant.

Almost every second, large numbers of dead bodies are hurled from the mass of flesh.

And within the tightly encircled mass of flesh, the Aberrant Mutant at this moment seemed to be filled with violent emotion, roaring repeatedly, trying to break out.

Even with third-rank Alien Species and aberrants topping it, this flesh-and-blood bulwark is like tough rubber; whenever it is pushed open and about to burst, it stubbornly heals.

"Top!! All top!! The Emperor has come! The Emperor has returned!!"

Hoarse with exhaustion, under the extreme fear permeating the whole field, the Alien Species now dare not open mental sharing.

Every minute, every second, large numbers of Alien Species die; in the state of opened mental sharing, they only become more fearful and collapse.

It is hard to imagine that just a few hours ago they were still considering how to hunt those insects, but now they have become monsters capable of destroying their world, to the point that they must muster the strength of both tribes and desperately intercept.

Roughly from nineteen seconds ago, this white bone monster resembling Long An suddenly seemed to have a simple thought, attempting to kill toward another core.

Under the sudden change, they were forced to forge a barrier from their own flesh and blood, preventing Lin An from absorbing energy.

They could feel that the power about to be born within Lin An would be heaven‑shaking and earth‑shattering, capable of destroying everything—utterly terrifying!

Time dragged on, agonizingly long.

No one knew how long had passed.

Perhaps ten seconds, perhaps a hundred seconds.

"Boom!!!!"

Even as the mutated ones were on the verge of collapse, a sudden, bloody‑scented presence abruptly appeared above the battlefield.

Outside the prepared spatial vortex, a massive snake head, a kilometer wide, was frantically drilling into it.

"Crack crack"

Space tore apart.

On that snake head, once filled with orderly power and symbolizing near‑perfection, large patches of shattered scales could be seen.

It was obvious that the Alien Species Sovereign, hurrying to return as quickly as possible, had already paid a huge price.

He dared not waste a moment.

To save time on random teleportation, the Alien Species Emperor, acting like a madman, desperately tore open space.

Within its huge vertical pupil, a ferocious crimson filled the view.

"Open!! Open for me, ah ah ah!!!"

His eyes were about to burst.

In an instant, blood mist burst from the snake head; the Alien Species Emperor, risking being torn apart by space to get closer, couldn't help but let out a roar.

Compared to other Alien Species, he, whose perception was stronger, felt that within the monster surrounded by his own kin, a power was being born that even made his heart tremble.

If they didn't enter now, they would all die!

At the same time, the nearly despairing Alien Species and mutated ones finally came to their senses; in an instant, a tsunami‑like cheer echoed across the battlefield.

A look of wild joy flashed across his face.

Their Emperor has arrived!

A few seconds later, with the help of countless Alien Species, the whole world seemed to groan under an unbearable wail; in an instant, a Alien Species Emperor tens of thousands of meters tall, its body clad in bone armor, descended in an instant.

A powerful aura burst forth, and before the many Alien Species and mutated ones could even feel it, a tremendous pressure shook them to the core.

A shout of killing intent, risen to the extreme, suddenly rang out across the world.

"Attack!!!!"

"Kill him together!!"

"Boom!!!"

Its massive mouth opened, and a black‑red energy surge, like a neutron star explosion, burst forth instantly.