Chapter 1528: Lin An? Ling An?

The light shield rippled.

Wave after wave of shockwaves and firelight surged against the shield.

Unlike the chaos outside, the half-valley within the light shield was unusually quiet.

Just like the safest refuge, the solid light shield gave people a tremendous sense of safety.

But the quiet did not mean nothing was happening.

Many believers stared in shock at Lin An standing among the crowd.

Whether it was the giant bear that descended like a war god, or the third-stage army rapidly charging from afar.

Everything before them overturned their understanding, leaving them at a loss.

To the lower-tier survivors, the third stage was the strongest existence they knew.

But before this giant bear, the third stage was as feeble as an ant, unable to withstand a single blow.

And this bear, moreover, even wept before the divine envoy, or rather, before God Lord Lin An?

Although they truly believed in Lin An.

But, the time was too short.

Merely clinging to a sliver of hope, they were actually no different from early scavengers before this.

Perhaps it was a god, or some other existence.

As long as it could give them power, to them it was a 'god'.

But now...

Seeing the large numbers charging, but obviously not enemy third-stage awakened ones, everyone realized that the Lin An before them seemed truly a god-like being.

These people are also god warriors! They descended from the heavens!

They had never seen such an extravagant scene!

For a moment, everyone trembled with excitement; even the doubtful began to firm their faith!

Unlike the other believers shaken by the shock, the old Pu Te lying in Anduyin's embrace merely trembled his lips, straining to look at Lin An.

His face pallid, from excessive blood loss, near death, he strained to stretch out his hand, as if wanting to touch Lin An.

"God.. Lord..."

"I knew... you were... testing... us..."

"I have always... believed... believed that one day... a god would come from the heavens... huh..."

"Huh..."

"Save us..."

He kept coughing blood from his mouth; that wind blade directly severed his body.

Knowing his life had reached its end, old Pu Te's eyes held no fear of death, only the purest devotion of a fanatic who had witnessed a divine miracle.

He merely wanted to finish what he wanted to say.

He wanted to ask the 'god'.

From now on, will evil be severely punished? Will the apocalypse end?

Will good people be rewarded? Will kindness not be in vain?

Will light ultimately dispel darkness? Allowing those in the apocalypse to attain redemption?

He was just an utterly ordinary person.

In old Pu Te's mind, this apocalypse not only turned people into monsters, but also turned the remaining living into beasts.

To survive in the apocalypse, to live well.

It seemed only by abandoning conscience, abandoning everything, people oppressed each other like enemies, wishing to devour flesh and blood like zombies.

Kindness turned into weakness, conscience into foolishness.

Is this really right?

Power lets people survive, but power also warps human nature.

Even if the awakened ones who survive become ever stronger this way,

Does that still count as living?

Or does human civilization still exist?

Third stage, fourth stage, fifth stage...

How distant and unattainable, like a god-like existence...

But those who abandoned everything and became strong—how are they not, in this apocalypse, transformed into another kind of monster even more terrifying than monsters?

Perhaps that is when the apocalypse truly begins.

"Professor!! Don't speak! Don't speak! You can't speak anymore!!"

Watching old Pu Te's eyes gradually darken, Anduyin, as if unable to accept it, futilely tried to stuff the intestines on the ground back in.

Instinctively, he was about to raise his head to look at Lin An, begging Lin An to save the professor.

The next second, a somewhat rough voice suddenly sounded muffled:

"Don't worry! This wound won't kill me!"

As the words fell, Xiong Hanzi quickly shoved a 'blood bottle' into old Pu Te's mouth, then nervously looked at Lin An.

"Captain Lin! You go first!"

"When I came down, I glanced! Those monsters shouldn't be able to catch up to us!"

"But this shield can't block a fourth stage!"

Under extreme tension about Lin An's safety, Zhang Tie kept glancing sideways into the distance, while unable to help looking at the transmission order in Lin An's hand.

Although Lin An's condition is worse than they imagined! But the current situation is much better than their simulations!

The global satellite system has already monitored all of North America!

The recent batch of third-rank, or rather those few fourth-rank coming to attack, at least also need more than a minute!

From activating the transmission command to sending Lin Dui back, it takes at most twenty-odd seconds!

In the original plan, they had already prepared to fight to the death to hold out for those twenty-odd seconds!

But now it seems, as long as Lin An leaves first, this crisis can be considered completely resolved.

As for the troops gathered by Long An, whether they launch a war or withdraw together, it depends on Lin An's order.

Perhaps all this seems extremely wasteful, even overly mobilizing the masses.

According to the current situation, many of their preparations will not be used.

But for Long An, for the squad members, they must prepare for the worst!

However, this was beyond Zhang Tie's expectation.

Only to see Lin An, who should have activated the transmission command, actually return the command he had handed over.

Before Zhang Tie could even be astonished, he saw Lin An slowly shake his head, indicating that he himself could not use it.

Seeing this, Zhang Tie's whole body shuddered, his bear-like eyes staring wide.

His originally excited mood instantly plummeted to the bottom of the valley.

Lin Dui cannot be used!?

As if realizing something, Zhang Tie's face turned deathly pale, suddenly realizing why Lin An had no strength at all on him!

System!

Damn it! Lin Dui doesn't even have the most basic system left!

Zhang Tie's expression changed drastically, he stiffened on the spot, at a loss.

At the same time, over a hundred of the nearest Long An third-rank have already instantly rushed into the shield.

Immediately forming ranks for defense, like a beehive guarding the surroundings, all third-rank and Yun Tian, in unison, urgently reported:

"Lord Lin An! (Lin Bro!)"

"Please leave first!"

"Other combat personnel are on their way to assemble! We will defend your safety unto death!"

Same as Zhang Tie's thought.

After the rapid descent landing, the first batch of combat teams also realized that this airdrop plan was extremely successful!

They not only found Lin An immediately, but also seized the time before the enemy, gaining precious time!

This means they no longer need to gather troops; they just need to let Lin An leave first, and the remaining over a thousand third-rank Awakened Ones can slowly withdraw!

Even if there are sacrifices, they are within tolerable limits!

Behind Lin An, Anduyin and others stared blankly at Lin An, at the large group of Long An Awakened Ones saluting Lin An.

Lin An!?

The fastest to react, especially the Asian survivors in the crowd, all stared dumbfounded with their mouths open, feeling as if their heads had been buzzed and they were frightened.

Lin An!? Is that the Lin An they know!?

In English, the abbreviation for Ling An has no relation to the two characters Lin An in Chinese pinyin; never having considered the connection, the survivors who now realized it all wore looks of shock.

They never imagined that the divine lord Ling An they revered was actually the world's strongest, Lin An!!