Chapter 1616: Linked Traps

God Lord, the progress has begun to increase according to our calculations.

According to our past experience, at most five to seven days, the progress will grow to the Fifth Stage level; by then, no matter how Lin An struggles, it will be useless!

Inside Heaven's Dungeon, every fugitive's face is filled with joy and excitement.

The plan's launch went extremely smoothly; the effect was even better than they initially imagined.

At this very moment, they can even picture Lin An flustered and at a loss.

If that brat knew there were even more terrifying disasters ahead, he might very well collapse on the spot.

"What a pity, I just wanted to see Lin An's current expression..."

The whole crowd burst into laughter.

A Fourth Stage fugitive clad in silver battle armor sneered, his eyes naked with hatred.

Lin An.

A human like a worm, after slaughtering many of their kin, forced them to flee into the dungeon.

To die in their scheme, forcing them to reveal all their trump cards!

It could be considered a cheap smash!

"Speed up, directly let the humans we control spread the message that Lin An is a monster."

"Depending on the situation, detonate the meme, let that worm know what true despair is!"

Unlike the many excited fugitives, the First Generation seated on the God Throne spoke calmly, as if he had already foreseen this scene.

Yet it is still not enough.

To strike a snake, you must hit its vital point; against enemies, we must exterminate them completely, giving our all.

He still understands this simple truth.

They had previously misjudged Lin An's threat; now he naturally won't make such a low-level mistake again.

"God Lord!? Do we still need to detonate the meme?"

"The progress is already fast enough; if Lin An chooses to flee at the last moment, we would also find it hard to clean up the mess!"

Beneath the God Throne, the higher-ranked Void Giant Face among the fugitives looked up in astonishment.

To be frank, using a new cataclysm to kill Lin An already comes at a huge cost.

After the cataclysm, likely less than one percent of humanity will survive, and Earth will become a near‑dead star, barely habitable.

This is actually quite disadvantageous for them.

After all, to them Earth is also a garden they painstakingly cultivated, a breeding ground.

In the eyes of many fugitives, if Lin An fights to the death for the mission, their losses would be smaller; if he simply fled, they would not fare much better either.

Thus, maintaining this balance is of utmost importance.

We must make Lin An unwilling to flee and unwilling to give up.

We must also make Lin An 'contribute' his strength and die in the mission.

Only then is it the optimal solution, the most advantageous for them.

Facing the problem of the subordinate fugitives, the First Generation gave a cold glance and spoke in a cold voice:

"No need."

"If we do it, we do it to the extreme! Give Lin An no breathing room!"

"Our chance is only this last one!"

"You've forgotten... why we ended up in this situation!?"

As his words fell, the First Generation made no attempt to hide his wariness of Lin An, nor did he intend to let his subordinates harbor illusions.

That's right; although they are fugitives, although they are cow‑hearted and dare not face the Apocalypse,

but this does not mean he is a fool; he lacks the courage to burn his boats.

They fear an unsolvable Apocalypse; Lin An may be troublesome, but there is a way to deal with him, and he will naturally use every means to settle Lin An.

First step: use cards to create Fourth Stage beings, accelerating the progress.

Let those humans interfere with Lin An's judgment, causing chaos.

Even if Lin An reacts quickly and realizes the progress is being sped up, it's useless.

Those who know Lin An's type are usually extremely self‑confident and will inevitably try to solve everything at its root.

That damned worm will surely draw attention.

Meanwhile, the fabricated False Fourth Stage can secretly sneak through, letting the system record each one!

To this end, he especially made the situation appear as if the Huaxia War Zone had the biggest problem!

Actually, the cards that were 'sent out' are most numerous in other continents!

Second step: after the progress is sped up, even if Lin An realizes it, there won't be time to kill all the Fourth Stage beings.

At that point, not only will sea beasts appear, but three major events will also occur in various places.

To save one side, one must abandon the other.

Through the controlled humans, widely spreading that Lin An has a problem, people will henceforth bury a needle of doubt in their hearts!

On one side is a sudden outbreak of disaster; on the other, Lin An appears to be incessantly hunting the Fourth Stage beings that could save them.

Thus, he does not believe Lin An can withstand the double pressure!

Thoughts surged.

The First Generation gave a light chuckle, his gaze deep and dim.

Of course.

These things are not the true killing move.

The true killer's mace lies in Lin An, weary from firefighting, soon receiving the task.

Amid human accusations and hatred, amid a chaotic world where disasters abound, amid exhaustion and the inability to muster faith.

He is genuinely curious about how Lin An will ultimately choose.

That lonely, helpless despair easily makes people give up.

Within their civilization, perhaps few know what he truly thinks.

Instead of forcing Lin An to undertake a suicidal mission, it would be better to shatter his psychological defenses, letting that worm flee outright under all kinds of pressure.

Although doing so, Lin An will not die.

But as a leader of their civilization, the First Generation knows full well what matters most.

What he wants is to eliminate the threat posed by Lin An, ensuring Lin An has no chance to keep growing.

Although.

No matter from any logical standpoint, if Lin An does not flee, death is certain.

But what if, by some chance, he actually survives?

If Lin An escapes, the ensuing disaster might be something they can actually solve, or at least mitigate somewhat.

Thus, they can conveniently reassert control over the world under the guise of saviors!

"Run... Lin An..."

"Like a dog... run away..."