Chapter 1591: Dead End 1

Lin Dui!? Are you okay!?

Damn, this Overseer looks so terrifying, I feel this bird thing is alive!

Beside Lin An, Zhang Tie's head shook like a rattle drum, nervously looking at Lin An while frequently turning his head to watch the Overseer's giant eye recorded on the screen.

Even if it's just a clip, a sky view filmed upward from the Faction: Long An high tower.

But the final frozen frame still makes people feel uneasy all over.

The blurry yet 'clear' vortex eye in the sky is like a human eyeball pressed against an ant nest entrance!

No matter from which angle one looks at the screen, that giant eye seems to stare at people from past images! This eerie sight instantly made Zhang Tie break out in a cold sweat.

The sense of oppression is really too great!

He knows this thing likely represents the system; Lin Dui almost got killed by it!

Of course, Lin Dui also seems to have some connection with it.

"Overseer, at least Fifth Stage or above."

Collecting his thoughts, Lin An forced a smile and spoke softly.

The giant eye is terrifying, as normal as it gets.

He suppressed the indescribable dazed feeling in his heart.

Whether what happens to him is fate's arrangement or coincidence, at least one thing is certain.

So far, fate seems not to have harmed him.

Lin An also firmly believes this.

"Even if! Perhaps! Everything about him has been arranged by someone, maybe it's a setup, maybe some power is secretly influencing..."

"But his efforts, his courage, every battle he fought to the death—those are all Lin An's own choices! No one can control him, and he is absolutely not a puppet, nor will he ever become one."

"Fifth Stage or above!?"

"Good heavens... damn, how many monsters are left in this world... but Lin Dui, you seem to be about to reach Fifth Stage? I keep feeling there's something in that eye..."

"Why is it so sneaky?"

Like a curious baby, Xiong Hanzi watched the screen while looking at Lin An.

He always felt that the eye's gaze carried a hint of uncomfortable condescension, like that of a supreme Overlord.

Yet within that indifference, there is also a hint of anthropomorphism, a flavor full of deep meaning.

What happened to Captain Lin? He's also curious—everything that's happened lately, he's extremely curious about!

After his thoughts returned to calm, Lin An pondered for a moment, also noticing the deep meaning in the giant eye on the screen.

In the silence, Lin An roughly had a definite answer in his heart.

Zhang Tie was right—the Overseer's eye indeed has an unusual emotion.

If nothing unexpected, the Overseer confirmed that Li Lei is fundamentally not himself.

This Overseer helped him deceive the system!

Or rather, within its function, it helped him cover up the past!

Confirming this piece of information doesn't seem like a big deal.

But in Lin An's heart, it feels like an unimaginable stormy surge, with countless guesses and possibilities bursting forth.

"Is the system not that scary? Or is the system malfunctioning? Is the Overseer's status far higher than I imagined? Or what?"

Contradictory, against logic.

Since reaching Third Stage and coming into contact with other civilizations struggling in the Apocalypse, Lin An's understanding of the Doomsday System has deepened, even to the point of being unimaginably terrifying.

The system's terror and power are far from being as simple as he initially guessed.

Countless races across the universe, endless lifeforms and civilizations across all planes, before the system are like struggling ants, powerless to resist, dying at its word.

But the Doomsday Game is full of loopholes, bugs everywhere; even First and Second Levels can find errors to exploit.

Taking himself as an example, he doesn't even know how many times he's 'deceived' the system, how many loopholes he's exploited...

This situation—obviously immensely powerful yet riddled with problems—is truly beyond comprehension.

"An Overseer that works for the system is defying the system.... This feeling is like a vast empire already corrupt? Perhaps the empire is indeed strong, but its interior is full of contradictions, utterly rotten?"

"Is the system indifferent to these problems, or is it powerless?"

Lin An asks himself, if he one day becomes Fifth Stage! Sixth Stage! Or even a higher existence!

If he were made into something like the Doomsday System, to control a civilization, control a region, he would never think he'd make a mistake!

From Third Stage onward, his hyper-effective thinking already rivals a supercomputer!

From Fourth Stage onward, the essence of a living being no longer makes mistakes; it's more about 'willing or not' absolute rationality!

And Fifth Stage... Lin An finds it even harder to believe that Fifth Stage intelligence would be low, making basic mistakes!

By this logic, the higher the existence, the more perfect it becomes!

Let alone exploiting its loopholes, how could a mere ant possibly dig holes under its eyelids!

"The greatest possibility... is that the system has a problem! Or rather, it lacks the energy to pay attention to us small fry!"

Amid countless speculative combinations, a flash of unusual color crossed Lin An's eyes.

According to the Overseer's behavior, this is the greatest possibility!

The Overseer let him go, even inviting him to meet again after reaching Fifth Stage! No matter how you think, it seems to consider him useful, selling a favor in advance!

Lin An thinks back and forth, only able to picture the Overseer as a rat mixed in the system, needing to expand its power to survive another way. Thinking of the Overseer's mention of the Savior Alliance, Lin An can't help but see the Overseer in that direction.

External rebellion? Internal muddying the waters? Aside from fugitives, it seems every civilization and powerful individual is striving...

For, survival.

As for Zhang Tie's curiosity.

Lin An turned off the screen, hesitated a moment, then nodded.

Almost Fifth Stage, but maybe still far off.

Aren't you curious what happened over there with the Alien Species?

Lin An smiled, walking toward the lab Chu An liked to stay in, while casually taking a skull from his ring and tossing it, throwing it straight at Zhang Tie's face.

At the instant the skull was taken out, Zhang Tie hadn't even reacted to what it was.

A powerful aura, still filled with unwillingness and anger even after death, instantly pressed Zhang Tie, making his breath hitch, as if a storm had been stirred up in the underground core, even the spiritual energy nodes were in chaos!

This kind of aura!? Even dead, it's so badass!

This is!?

Xiong Hanzi shockingly caught the skull, looking at that strange human head with angry eyes bearing Alien Species features, his face instantly changed color.

Before he could even shout "fuck" and jump up, Lin An's voice calmly sounded.

Don't worry about the Alien Species anymore.

They...

They've already been wiped out by me...

As the words fell, Xiong Hanzi, cradling the Alien Species Emperor's skull, seemed to crash, instantly stiffening in place.

The world spun; Lin An's words, nearly explosive in information, instantly left him dazed.

He had wondered whether Lin Dui had gained some huge benefit in the Alien Species world, maybe some treasure, or even caused an uproar, killing many Alien Species. The Alien Species Emperor, hampered by weakened strength, couldn't deal with Lin Dui in the short term.

But...

All dead!?

The entire Alien Species world wiped out!?

In shock, Zhang Tie gaped, his mouth able to fit a whole basketball.

Hearing Lin An's calm tone, he could hardly believe what kind of battle Lin An had erupted in the Alien Species world!

One person against an entire world!? Single-handedly slaughtering an entire civilization!?

He couldn't imagine how shocking and difficult it was!

Damn, that's insane!

Lin Dui...!?

Holy shit!? This fucking is that Sovereign's head!!?