Chapter 1473

Always, darkness.

Accompanied by intense pressure and a sinking feeling, endless darkness once again filled his vision.

Upon entering the Bronze Gate, just as before, Lin An instantly felt his thoughts beginning to detach, as if he were in a void.

But this time he could barely hold onto a last shred of clarity.

"Is this the transfer space...?"

He strained to open his eyes, seeing the surroundings undulate like a vortex's surge.

Although he couldn't see anything, he could vaguely sense a spiral-slide-like space swiftly sweeping past him.

Or rather, he was moving quickly through this strange space.

"A wormhole?"

While he could stay conscious, Lin An strained to observe this rare experience.

Who knows how far the alien world is from Earth. He only knew that, relying on his own strength, he could never fly back to Earth in his lifetime.

Therefore, faced with this extraordinary transfer method, he naturally wouldn't pass up the chance to observe.

But after merely trying to sense it for a moment, Lin An felt dizzy and bloated, as if his thoughts were about to explode.

"The most basic spatial rules?"

"Just vague perception already exceeds my comprehension..."

Lin An gave a bitter laugh and stopped perceiving. Yet the information he gained in those few seconds was enough to blow his mind.

Although, he still couldn't understand what this was.

Just like a primitive person seeing a quantum computer for the first time, besides the superficial aspects, the deeper aspects are beyond his comprehension.

Soon, compared to the previous transfer that felt like death, Lin An unexpectedly discovered that his transfer process actually wasn't long.

As he watched, a familiar scent seemed to be coming from afar, growing stronger; in an instant, Lin An's heart jolted, and a dim light appeared before his eyes.

We're here!

After sensing that the Overlord of Annihilation had fainted behind him, Lin An shook his head, merely eagerly awaiting his full return.

Perhaps it's nostalgia making him hesitant.

Rarely, Lin An, besides feeling excited, also felt a hint of nervousness.

He also didn't know whether there were still alien species beyond the Bronze Gate.

The military survivors imprisoned in the capital—maybe he could save them?

What is Mo Ling up to? Is he again leading a zombie army running amok?

Has AnXia's injury healed? Is she waiting for me to return every day?

Has Zhang Tie run off to the Soviet Union to eat and drink freely? How has Gao Tian's talent changed? Does he cooperate well with An Jing Tian?

One familiar face after another flashed before his eyes, and without realizing it, a faint smile appeared on Lin An's face.

After returning this time, all crises are no longer a problem.

He has become a super being that even his past self dared not imagine.

Looking across the globe, it probably only takes a few days for him to resolve all potential crises.

A new era, a new beginning.

New hope!

As he thought, Lin An's smile froze, and a calm, almost corpse-like poker face froze in his mind.

That is...

Chu An.

He seemed to fall into silence momentarily, then, looking at the Bronze Gate about to pass through, Lin An drew a deep breath, his eyes filling with resolve.

It doesn't matter anymore.

If Chu An really has a problem, then he'll face it!

Suppressing the distractions in his heart, the next second Lin An found the spatial fluctuations around him gradually fading.

After just a few seconds, once the weightlessness completely faded, a massive Bronze Gate standing before his eyes instantly filled his vision.

Looking at that slightly opened gap, Lin An knew he was only a step away from Earth!

All that's left is to slowly squeeze out the door!

"No one's there to open the door for me, but it looks like there aren't any alien species guarding the other side."

Looking at the dim light seeping from the crack in the door.

Lin An strained to control his excitement, then without hesitation rushed toward the Bronze Gate.

At most a few seconds, and he'll be able to "pass" through that door!

"Creak creak"

Accompanied by a grand, metallic screech as if an immense gate were being pushed open, at this moment Lin An, with half his hand already through the Bronze Gate, exerted all his strength, trying to speed up the breach.

Merely feeling the resistance ahead, Lin An couldn't help but feel somewhat helpless.

He now understands why alien species find it so hard to break through the door.

It's not just material.

This thin light curtain, separating the inside and outside of the door, is astonishingly tough—more exaggerated than a planet's core.

With his current strength, breaking through would require slowly squeezing through.

This is assuming he won't encounter obstruction from behind the door.

Without overthinking, after his first hand passed through, Lin An simply pushed his head through as well.

It doesn't matter whether alien species will be guarding him behind the door.

Lin An was confident; with his current defensive power, even if a group of Fourth Stage Alien Species were guarding behind the door, they wouldn't even dream of killing him!

Just as he poked his head out, he could barely see the scene behind the door; in an instant Lin An saw two or three Alien Species standing alone before a mountain of corpses, looking at him in terror.

Huh?

There really are Alien Species left behind?

Seems to be... Third Stage peak?

Ignoring the Alien Species that had been frightened stiff, Lin An gave a light chuckle and simply continued breaking the door.

Unlike his indifference, at this moment the few Alien Species originally stationed in the Capital Military Region's underground city looked as if they had seen a ghost, terrifiedly watching Lin An's outstretched right hand and head.

In their eyes, the entire bronze door seemed to be suffering a massive impact, wave after wave of metallic wails that almost shattered their hearts echoing throughout the underground!

And Lin An, who had only poked out half his body, was practically a door-breaking demon; the aura emanating from his whole body made them feel as if facing a Sovereign.

That was...

Lin An!!?

After regaining their senses, several Third Stage peak Alien Species were shouting with their mouths wide open, and the next second they went mad, screaming in terror.

"Lin An!! Lin An!!"

"He broke the door and came back!!!"

It's unimaginable why the one who came back is Lin An.

They clearly saw the Sovereign taking all Fourth Stage beings back to their homeworld once again to hunt down Lin An.

But now, the one who returned is not the Emperor, not the Overlord; on the contrary, in their eyes it's the doomed Lin An!!

The piercing, terrified shriek immediately startled the stationed Alien Species.

In an instant, a large number of Alien Species, as if gone mad, panicked and rushed wildly into the underground city.

Looking at Lin An, expressionless and even with a hint of mocking smile, at this moment, whether it was the last Fourth Stage Alien Species on guard or any other Alien Species, they all realized an extremely terrifying fact!

The Emperor didn't return, but Lin An did. Moreover, his strength had changed to the point that they could not even perceive it.

Could it be!?

"Attack!! Attack!!"

"Quickly stop him from breaking the door!!!"

With the first Alien Species letting out a terrified scream, instantly the Alien Species stationed in the underground space, as if gone mad, launched an attack on him.

Seeing the Alien Species attacking him with every means at their disposal, Lin An couldn't help but chuckle.

Weak... really too weak...

The Alien Species probably never imagined that one day they would, in fear, stop Lin An from breaking the door.

"Lin Emperor!"

"I'll help you go out and kill this bunch of idiots!"

Just as Lin An ignored these worms, planning to go out and slap them to death, the newly awakened Annihilation Overlord behind him spoke up with extreme eagerness to please.

"You may not know, but as long as you abandon your flesh, or part of your power, the weaker your strength, the easier it is to break the door!"

His words fell.

All that was seen was him giving Lin An two dry laughs, then letting out a painful low growl, and like a boneless snake, with a hiss he burst out of the door.

However, seeing the Annihilation Overlord about to rush out to curry favor with him, preparing to first take care of these Alien Species, in an instant a strong sense of unease flashed through Lin An's heart.

Not right..

He noticed that the Annihilation Overlord had not only abandoned most of his bodily strength, but for an instant breakthrough he had also discarded all of his spiritual power and rule-based force in one go!

His strength plummeted to early Fourth Stage!

Such a price to curry favor with him is truly too heavy.

Especially, he noticed that when the Annihilation Overlord looked back, his eyes hid a deep-seated hatred.

Realizing the Annihilation Overlord's strange behavior, Lin An's expression suddenly stiffened, and he instantly sped up his door-breaking.

But just as half his body had broken through the door and rushed out, the Annihilation Overlord who had originally said he would kill the Alien Species for him now trembled as if excited, his face contorted as he roared at Lin An.

"Die, Lin An!!"

"Die!!!"

"Boom!!!"

In an instant, amid the gazes of the shocked Alien Species who had no idea what was happening, the Annihilation Overlord, now resembling a bloody skeleton, instantly lifted his head to the sky and then, exerting all his power like burning himself, launched an attack upward toward the underground city.

"Look at me!! Look at me!! Kill me!!!"

"Ahhhhh!!!"

With all his life force burned to launch the attack, the Annihilation Overlord now seemed mad, suddenly causing the surrounding Alien Species to be taken aback.

This... this isn't the Annihilation Overlord!?

He's drawing the system's attention!?

He's seeking death!?

Kill Lin An!? The Annihilation Overlord is trying to find a way to kill Lin An!?

At the same time, Lin An, looking at the Annihilation Overlord as if seeking death, felt his sense of danger intensify.

Although he didn't know why the Annihilation Overlord was doing this, he also realized that he absolutely could not let this guy continue!

"You're seeking death!"

"Seeking death?!"

"Haha! Lin An! I'm obviously seeking death!!"

"You think I'd willingly be a dog?!"

Heedless of Lin An's threat, the Annihilation Overlord, seeing that there was still half a time left before the door could be broken and that Lin An could not attack him in these few seconds, now laughed heartily like a madman.

"I really want to thank you! Thank you for, in order to prevent my betrayal, specially signing a contract!"

"Do you think I have no room for a comeback!? Do you think I can only be a dog!?"

"Yes!"

"You're too strong! I can't resist you! But the System can!!"

"It felt like tears of laughter were about to come out."

"Madly burning his own life force, he drew the System's attention to himself."

"The Annihilator flailed his arms and legs, for the first time in his life so eager to be locked onto and eliminated by the System!"

"As his words fell, in an instant, a terrifyingly extreme aura burst forth from above the capital."

"Only to see the boundless black clouds instantly scatter, a gigantic eyeball coldly scanning the land."

"Beep, detected fugitive, detected YiKongjian species."

"Apply for elimination."

"Beep, detected that this creature belongs to Player Lin An's vassal, an illegal carry-in."

"Beep, Player Lin An, violated System rules, prioritize elimination!!"

"The icy System notification sounded instantly."

"Hearing the System notification that sounded like his own judgment, at this moment the Annihilation Overlord was full of pity and mockery, looking at the soon-to-die Lin An."

"Tsk tsk, Lin An, Lin Emperor."

"I am your dog, so you should die in my place... that's reasonable, right?"

"Hahahaha!!!"

"Boundless light pillars suddenly fell."

"Without shielding from the System's lock-on, and unable to evade System attacks like the Alien Species Emperor..."

"Lin An, locked onto by the giant eye, felt a strong intent of death instantly fill every cell."

"Damn it!"

"Unaware that there were still System penalties, the Annihilation Overlord actually calculated him with a life-or-death gamble!"

"No time to raise other emotions, realizing that this light pillar falling meant his certain death, Lin An's thoughts raced at top speed, trying to find hope of survival!"

"The rules are impossible!"

"Can the flesh withstand it!?"

"Can't withstand it!"

"Is the System invincible!?"

"No! The System being invincible makes it impossible to counter System attacks!"

"In the shortest time, Lin An frantically searched for all his trump cards, trying to find a way to break the situation among all means."

"However, facing this System light pillar, all his means seemed meaningless."

"This eradication procedure was originally something even the Alien Species Emperor had to desperately avoid, not daring to face even a bit of the extermination attack! Stuck at the edge of two worlds unable to move, Lin An discovered he actually couldn't find any way!"

"Watching Lin An, who basically had no chance to escape, the Annihilation Overlord who had almost lost half his life, his heart filled with incessant cold laughter."

"Struggle, Lin An."

"Tsk tsk, who would have thought, such a terrifying monster, could be called an invincible perfect being."

"He would actually die in his calculations."

"To be honest, he never imagined that the final victor would be himself."

"One can only say Lin An was too cautious, cautious to the point of not hesitating to waste points to sign a contract with him. Of course, he also knew that the main reason he could calculate Lin An was that this monster grew too fast. So fast that even basic System knowledge, Lin An had never experienced. Not even knowing, how could one think of this!?"

"With intent calculating the unintentional, he actually won the gamble!"

"Rest easy and die, Lin An..."

"Thank you for bearing the System's punishment for me, thank you for bringing me to the new world, thank you for becoming my master, letting this dog of mine actually survive!"

"Unable to help laughing heartily, for a moment the Annihilation Overlord couldn't help but deeply breathe the surrounding sweet air."

"The System 'hates' fugitives, but... it hates even more those who help and shelter fugitives!"

"Why are fugitives so despised and even hostile toward by other races? Essentially, fugitives are pests, they are termites! They are trash that can kill other civilizations!"

"Just as the Annihilation Overlord trembled all over, feeling the impending light pillar, intending to enjoy the sight of Lin An's death..."

"In that instant, just a few microseconds before the light pillar fell."

"Lin An, who had been desperately trying to break through the door, suddenly vanished before his eyes."

"What is this!?"

"Suddenly stunned."

"Like a flesh-and-blood skeleton, the Annihilation Overlord's eyes showed a wavering, weakening soul flame, now frozen like a dullard."

"A few seconds later, as the giant eye in the sky also disappeared in 'doubt', realizing that Lin An had actually escaped, the Annihilation Overlord's whole body trembled again, as if gripped by extreme panic, hastily checking his own personal information."

"Only seen on the slave contract, Lin An's aura, though weakened to a few points, almost disappeared."

"But those bloody red characters 'Lin An' still existed."

"Lin An... escaped!? I couldn't kill him!!?"

"No!! No!!"

"In that instant, a great sense of fear instantly surrounded the Annihilation Overlord."

"Although he didn't know where Lin An went, he knew that as long as Lin An didn't die for a day, he couldn't truly survive!"

"Once Lin An could actually survive afterward, he wouldn't even have the chance to live as a dog."

"No!! No!! How could this happen!?"

"Find him quickly!! Find Lin An quickly!! Find him and kill him quickly!!"

"Like a complete collapse, the Annihilation Overlord, who was gambling his life to set up a layout, now panicked like a child, madly roaring at the surrounding alien species."

He didn't know how Lin An managed to escape the system's lock, nor did he know Lin An's current situation.

He could only fantasize, imagining that Lin An had escaped at a great cost! If he could kill Lin An before Lin An came within a hundred kilometers of him, perhaps he still had hope to survive.

"Annihilator Overlord!!"

"You are the Annihilator Lord!? What is going on!? Where is the Emperor!?"

Looking at the incoherent, constantly roaring Annihilator Overlord, other Alien Species at this moment could not comprehend what had happened and couldn't help but ask in terror.

Looking at the Alien Species left behind, still wasting time in place like idiots.

The already emotionally collapsed Annihilator Overlord directly burst out cursing:

"What's going on!!"

"The Emperor is dead!!! Our world has been destroyed by Lin An!!! Everyone is dead!! All of us are dead!!"

"Go find Lin An!! If he doesn't die, we will all die!!"

As the words fell, the bewildered Alien Species were instantly stunned.

Emperor..

Died!?

How is this possible!?