Chapter 1652: Fifth Stage Battle

Retreat?

Want to retreat?!

What the hell are we doing!? We should be escaping now!?

Wasn't the mission made clear? Why are we wasting time here?

Inside the fortress, Lin An looked at the seven factions' troops, all stalled, and secretly let out a breath of relief.

Taking advantage of the time while everyone was intimidated by him, he divided his attention and continued studying the black locks in the sky.

The situation seemed to be developing toward a better outcome.

As he had expected, these Fifth Stages appeared meticulous and extremely cunning, each wanting to test him.

But similarly, these Star-Destroying Levels were each more afraid of death than the last, hoping others would take the risk while they reaped the benefits.

As long as he doesn't use the rules, these Fifth Stages would find it hard to judge his true combat strength!

The stronger one is, the more they know to fear the strong; perhaps they could really be frightened by him!

If he could keep dragging it on...

Lin An unconsciously looked up at the black locks above, a hint of hope rising in his heart.

Just twenty minutes ago, he accidentally discovered that this battlefield was not as simple as he had previously seen.

Especially after he dug open the fortress ground and saw a large expanse of gray metal, he instantly confirmed his guess!

"Unextinguishable metal... only produces black smoke that sublimates at 4600 degrees."

"That's metal carbon!"

Hard to imagine, after Lin An desperately investigated the underground structure, he was not empty-handed.

He unexpectedly discovered that this battlefield's "stratum" was entirely metallic elemental formed only under high pressure.

This meant that the Star Battlefield was essentially a planet compressed to the extreme, a star squeezed into a sheet.

Even Lin An felt that perhaps not just one planet had been compressed.

Star Battlefield, he could not imagine what had once existed here.

"The fortress built at the highest point is not for defending against enemies on the ground."

"But rather, like a war tower, it is humanity's last line of defense against the sky!"

"Those black locks once crushed everything!"

Gazing at the black locks densely covering the sky above, Lin An seemed to see a scene of the black locks pressing down in an apocalypse.

The deep pits sunken into the city walls might be the footprints left by rebels repeatedly charging toward the sky.

Although perhaps it is not some catastrophe, maybe just a punishment, or something else.

But he at least could confirm that the disaster here had not ended, merely paused temporarily.

He now only needs to figure out how to detonate these black locks, to let the disaster repeat...

"Under the 'Heaven Collapse' apocalypse, anyone unable to leave this battlefield will die beneath the collapsing great locks!"

As for whether Lin An himself can survive...

He can no longer worry about all that.

The black locks restrict the rules; he can only bet that when the heavens collapse, he can survive in an aberrant state relying on his superstrong body!

"As long as others die first... the mission might not be impossible!"

"Perhaps... this is my only way to accomplish the mission!"

No one knows how crazy Lin An's plan in his heart is.

Accustomed to each time dragging everyone to die with him, Lin An has even grown used to these.

But the time left for Lin An to catch his breath is not long.

However, after a little chaos, aside from one Fifth Stage representative's squad suddenly flying away, the other six squads still prepared to continue.

Only seen under the black locks, a Fifth Stage shrouded in the same mist all over was at this moment grimly looking at the Death God Phantom.

"That's right, Overlord Lord."

"This isn't the effect of the true form! I feel no will of the Death God!"

"That thing is completely fake!"

Unnoticed, unlike the other anxious War Star Levels awaiting orders,

the Flame Ghost originally chosen to be sacrificed had eyes blazing with heat.

This is too hard to believe!

A Star-Shatter Level actually simulated a false illusion to intimidate them!

How come!? Why!?

Of course, if he hadn't come into contact with the undead clan, he wouldn't have noticed the clue!

If before he still felt he was walking to his death, now he seems to have seen a tremendous opportunity laid before him!

As if recalling the scene of seeing Lin An on the road before, at this moment his firm intention swelled even more.

At the instant his intention solidified, he roared, and his whole body burst forth with flames strong enough to warp space, a sea of fire sufficient to engulf the entire fortress hurtling toward Lin An!

No longer waiting!

A Star-Shatter Level couldn't possibly appear on this battlefield! Too many doubts!

That guy inside must have a problem!

At the same time, all the Fifth Stages paying attention here fixed their gaze on the Flame Ghost.

Although somewhat surprised.

But the entity behind the Flame Ghost daring him to act suggests perhaps they truly saw some problem!?

The battle instantly erupted.

In the sky, Lin An, hidden within the Death God phantom, instantly halted the cataclysmic power, and could only prepare to face the attack!

Here they come!

Seeing the flame ghost's eyes starkly different, Lin An instantly realized the other must have spotted something!!

Noticing that the remaining Fifth Stage had tacitly halted, waiting for his next strike.

Lin An knew he, too, had to win swiftly this time, using near-instant kill combat power to take down the flame ghost who first doubted him!

Otherwise, he truly has no chance of dragging this out!

If so.

Feeling an extreme heat as if the space itself were burning.

Lin An drew a deep breath, instantly activating the Judgment skill and dragging the opponent into it.

At the same time, the flame ghost, bursting with all rules, felt his vision suddenly go dark, and the next second realized he had been pulled into another space.

Under endless darkness and pressure, he seemed like a captured prey.

Yet, under immense pressure enough to crush a Fourth Stage, the flame ghost was not startled—instead, he was overjoyed.

This pressure!?

And they even deliberately dragged him into a hidden space to fight!?

They guessed right!?

Instinctively lifting his head, he saw Lin An silently gathering power to attack him, and the flame ghost's evil instantly surged to ecstasy.

In his eyes, Lin An, now bursting with abundant electromagnetic rules, posed no threat whatsoever.

Those currents clearly only have Fourth Stage strength!

Upon careful sensing, it's even weaker than the weakest fodder!

"As expected, it's fake!"

"Fourth Stage!? You don't even have Fourth Stage Peak!?"

Damn damn damn!

"Who the hell are you!!!!"

In the throes of wild joy and shock, the flame ghost's emotional fluctuation was even greater than Lin An's Shatter-Star level.

He couldn't fathom how such a weakling could be judged by the system as Shatter-Star level.

But he knows he probably just stumbled into tremendous luck!

Killing this guy, he dare not imagine how much reward he could obtain!

"A mere Fourth Stage dares to deceive us!?"

"Blast it!"

Laughing wildly, the flame ghost casually unleashed his own thermal energy rule.

As flames resembling those drilling out of illusory void flooded the entire Judgment space, the Judgment space that could originally imprison any Fourth Stage to death suddenly let out a wail.