Chapter 1597: The Overseer's Killing Intent

Looking at the dim communication panel, Lin An felt unusually tense.

He took the initiative to go find the Overseer...

Such a thing, if it happened to anyone, would be shocking to hear.

Whether it be fugitives, the Annihilation Overlord, or Ke Lai En.

To them, the Overseer meant extreme danger, equivalent to delivering one's own head before the 'System'.

Especially him, Lin An.

Doing this is simply like a mouse going to a cat's house to play.

He wouldn't even know how he died.

But, there was no other way.

Lin An could only gamble that the other party wouldn't mind him.

If the rules were really enforced, he would have died last time.

"As the enforcer of the system's rules, that eye must know the most hidden secrets of the system... If there is any way to break the situation, perhaps it lies there."

"That could only be known from the Overseer's mouth!."

He silently clenched his fists.

Under the suppressed atmosphere, Zhang Tie beside him seemed to also realize that Lin An was doing something very important.

Originally feeling down, he could only keep a bunch of things he wanted to say bottled up in his stomach.

A brief yet long wait.

Just as Lin An anxiously wondered whether the Overseer would not even look at the message, a short message suddenly lit up.

"Little guy..."

"You're looking for me?"

Even if he couldn't see the other party or hear their tone,

But Lin An, having read the message at the fastest speed, instantly sensed the astonishment in the Overseer's message.

No hostility! He replied to the message!

It was like stepping out the most important step.

Lin An took a deep breath and quickly phrased his question!

He was willing to reply to his message, and wasn't angry, nor did he seem too cold!

This showed that his guess was correct!

Just like a psychological analysis, hope suddenly rose in Lin An's heart.

"Overseer, thank you for your reply! I have a question I want to ask you!"

Above the huge blue star's orbit, a metal continent spanning millions of kilometers hovered, locked in place.

Inside a building floating like a silver sphere, a giant lifeform with an eyeball at front and back was presently looking puzzled at its own communication panel.

Holy shit..

The loophole he had wanted to kill last time actually came to him on his own initiative after just two days.

Especially...

It seemed he even wanted his help!?

"This kid... does he really know who I am?"

He muttered under his breath.

Looking at the message sent by Lin An, the Judgment Eye glanced at its own front, confirming no other Overseers were nearby, then slowly typed a question mark.

To be honest, he was also quite curious about what Lin An wanted from him.

In his eyes, Lin An was no different from a mouse seen in the wild.

Now, this little mouse actually came running to him?

That courage, actually quite big.

Almost at the same time he sent the question mark, Lin An's message instantly lit up.

"Overseer! I want to ask, is there any way to prevent the Apocalypse's progress from increasing?"

"I know Faith Power can evade the System's detection, but are there any other ways?!"

"I am about to advance to the Fifth Stage, but I lack confidence... to let everyone survive..."

"This matter is truly important to me!"

"If you need me to do anything, I am willing to pay any price!"

His tone was sincere and brief.

Without any nonsense, Lin An nervously sent his message.

But unlike what Lin An imagined, the Overseer would look at his message with a cold face, refusing to answer or ponder.

At this moment, the Judgment Eye merely seemed dazed, blankly looking at the message Lin An sent.

What the hell!?

Did he see wrong or just not wake up!?

This kid is asking him how to exploit loopholes, how to cheat!?

In an instant, the Judgment Eye seemed both angry and amused, a flash of odd color crossing the eyeball on its back.

Although he could see that Lin An was extremely sincere, even he could feel that lowly, pleading attitude of his.

But having lived so long, encountering such an unbelievable thing for the first time, even the giant eye couldn't help but feel absurd.

After a long while, he then coldly replied to the message.

"Earth Region Survivor Lin An, who do you think you're talking to?"

"You..."

"Looking for death?"

Like being restored to a lofty, exalted state, as if one were a divine being.

The giant eye quickly broke free from its astonishment, and a chill rose in its heart.

He didn't know where this Lin An got the courage to dare say such things to his face!

Perhaps it was the information he left behind that made this worm mistakenly think it could hitch a ride on him? That it could get help from him?!

How ridiculous!

He, the mighty Overseer! In carrying out the system's rules, even the strongest civilization Overlord among thousands of star fields would tremble before him!

Perhaps this worm mistakenly thinks it has great potential?

Its pupils indifferent, the Overseer's giant eye at this moment seemed to somewhat regret letting Lin An go, even leaving behind information.

This worm that just experienced the Apocalypse simply does not comprehend how vast the identity gap between them is, nor how sensitive it is.

He let Lin An go simply because he felt this worm was somewhat special, plus those things were on Lin An...

If it weren't for having a scapegoat then, he would have hesitated not at all to kill Lin An!

On the other end of the communication, Lin An's heart jolted.

Looking at the message sent back by the Overseer.

He instantly felt the other's unreserved killing intent and ruthlessness!

He certainly knew what he was doing!

According to normal logic, Lin An clearly knew he should immediately shut off the communication and play dead!

Facing a super existence whose strength far exceeds his own by an unknown amount, the other could control life and death with a single thought!

But.

Unwilling! He truly is unwilling!

If there's no way, fleeing is also death! Having grown accustomed to constantly becoming stronger and never retreating, Lin An finds it hard not to doubt: if he this time finds an excuse to flee rather than solve the problem, will his firmly held belief still exist?

Moreover, he always feels something is off.

"The Overseer surely knows what to do! If he doesn't, he would simply refuse outright, rather than threaten me..."

"Moreover, given that eye's status, there's no reason it shouldn't know what I will face next..."

"If I were to flee in the future, what reason would he have to let me go find him?!"

Taking an unorthodox approach.

Completely different from how ordinary people would feel retreating in the face of immense pressure.

Staring fixedly at the Overseer's incoming message, Lin An hardened his heart and decisively asked again!

He trusted his judgment; some things are definitely not that simple!

"Overseer, am I definitely useful to you?"

"I once came across a piece of information that told me once I advance to the Fifth Stage, our Apocalypse progress will increase dramatically, far beyond what our civilization can withstand."

"If I don't want to drag everyone down to die with me, then I have no choice but to flee!"

"In that case, wouldn't your previous help to me be meaningless?"

His wording was cautious.

After Lin An sent the message, he began to wait as if facing a great enemy.

For the strong, begging for mercy is meaningless; in an exchange of interests, value is what matters most.

Moreover, Lin An believes that any living thing will instinctively despise loss!

He deliberately said it was the other's previous help to him; since they helped, it instead let Lin An survive as a fugitive. For the Overseer, that is absolutely a bad thing!

However, before Lin An could even begin to think hard about what he still had that could sway the opponent, what he could bring forth...

The next second, a message from the Overseer swiftly came back.

"You..."

"Threatening me?"