Chapter 1678: Self-Consumption

Confirm exchange!

Inside the Exchange Core, it was unlike what Hei Di and the others had imagined.

At this moment, Lin An was like a nervous elementary school student, grimacing as he pointed at the exchange list.

He had only managed to swindle forty-five points; after exchanging for the syringe, if the effect was poor, he truly would have no choice but to consider gambling his life.

"Buzz!"

The exchange speed was extremely fast.

At the instant the points changed, a small needle tube, dark purple throughout, as if forged from blood and flesh and metal, fell before Lin An.

Almost at the same time, countless wails, as if from another world, simultaneously rang in Lin An's ears.

Gloomy, icy cold.

Grasping the strange object that seemed to make the metal writhe, Lin An's heart jolted; at the moment of contact, he felt even his thoughts disturbed.

Before his eyes, fantasies proliferated, as if countless screaming spirits surrounded him.

Fortunately, the abnormality was brief; after a sudden burst of mental power enveloped him, Lin An finally felt somewhat better all over.

"Indeed there's a problem..."

The grade of this thing is probably higher than Star-Destroying Level.

Taking a deep breath, looking at the syringe that had returned to normal in his hand, a hint of solemnity flashed in Lin An's eyes; his other hand reached for the Amoeba Primordial Liquid he carried.

The higher the grade, the better!

Otherwise, if the effect is poor, that would be troublesome!

Nervously gripping a needle tube, a vial of reagent.

He, alone in the dim Exchange Point, now appeared to have a hint of a conspiratorial villain's demeanor.

"Just inject it directly, right?"

"I also need a bit of my blood..."

"But the problem is... how much is needed?"

Without heeding the warnings of the needle tube and the system, Lin An subconsciously glanced at the countdown timer, feeling a bit impatient.

According to the system's instructions, he needed to inject the Amoeba Primordial Liquid and his own blood simultaneously into the needle tube, then inject it into those Fifth Stage bodies.

But the problem is, the instructions didn't specify the ratio.

Moreover, after the exchange was actually made, Lin An also realized there were several problems he didn't know.

What is the ratio?

How much should be injected per person?

After injection, should he kill them directly, or wait for it to take effect before killing?

After injection, those Fifth Stage won't mutate, will they?

After killing them, should he eat their corpses?

"Never mind that for now..."

Not wanting to waste more time researching, after a brief hesitation Lin An unswervingly slashed his wrist with a sword. Accompanied by a piercing metallic scraping sound, a stream of fresh blood spurted from his wrist like plasma from a pumped bag.

The blood, rich in vitality and spiritual energy, at that moment was like a treasure, filling the entire space with a sweet fragrance as it flowed out.

Almost, in a sense, the Fifth Stage physique, Lin An could indeed be considered a human-shaped treasure.

"Half blood, half primordial liquid!"

According to the effect of Cain's Blade, the principle of absorbing power after killing should be related to my bloodline.

The Amoeba Worm Primordial Liquid probably just serves as a connector.

The blood clotted into a mass.

After mixing the Amoeba Worm Primordial Liquid and blood together, Lin An carefully poured it into the syringe.

He didn't care about waste or how much blood he added.

For Lin An, he could afford to pour even a life into it once!

Soon, after injecting the mixture of primordial blood, a sharp wail suddenly erupted from the needle tube.

As a wisp of green smoke emerged from the needle tip, Lin An blinked slightly, then realized this thing seemed to be ready.

Self-mixing, self-activating?

Lin An instinctively shook the prepared primordial liquid in his hand, seeing within the translucent needle tube countless blue worms swimming in his blood, with specks of black-red crystals rapidly forming.

Although he completely didn't understand the principle, seeing the prepared primordial liquid, Lin An's heart instantly relaxed.

As long as it works!

Although it looks like some kind of weird virus construct.

But for Lin An, he couldn't care less about what terrifying consequences his creation might bring; he just wanted to solve the current predicament!

Holding the Blood Sword upside down, a thought arose.

Lin An hesitated not, then coldly issued an order outward.

Bring in a Fifth Stage!

His voice showed no emotion at all.

Planning to hide here and 'eat people', Lin An also inevitably grew a bit nervous.

Life or death now depends on the effect of Cain's Blade!

"Send someone in?"

"Should we kill these captives, or interrogate them for information? Is this preparation for the upcoming manhunt?"

Inside the fortress, outside the Exchange Core.

Hei Di gazed thoughtfully at the reporting subordinate; after a moment's thought, he waved his hand, signaling his Fourth Stage subordinate to send a Fifth Stage captive inside.

These prisoners were originally a gift he gave to Lin An.

Although there are also many points, it would be a shame to give them away, but even if Lin An kills them, he can still get a lot.

But he didn't expect Lin An to be killing people at the exchange point, rather than coming out.

He was also wondering what else he could see when Lin An made a move...

But it doesn't matter anymore.

These prisoners have already been crippled; any random Fourth Stage could kill them.

Soon, after the first prisoner was sent into the stone gate, Hei Di and the Chimera Emperor, who had been watching Lin An, both turned their gaze over.

They were very curious about what Lin An would actually do.

But just as Hei Di silently released his mental power and locked onto the exchange core...

In less than a few seconds, an extremely shrill scream seemed to pierce out from the core, instantly breaking the silence.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

The sudden scream startled everyone.

For some reason, hearing that scream actually gave them a chill from the heart.

"Torture killing or interrogation?!"

Instantly withdrawing his mental power, Hei Di's expression became uncertain; compared to others, he felt an indescribable aura seeping out from the core as he approached.

Moreover, having experienced too much slaughter, he also sensed something wrong from that scream.

After the Fifth Stage, Awakened Ones have extraordinarily high endurance; each can be called having iron will without exaggeration.

Ordinary pain is far from enough to provoke any reaction from a Fifth Stage.

Putting it bluntly, even if you crush an eyeball with pliers, a Fifth Stage wouldn't care.

Therefore Hei Di really couldn't figure out what Lin An was doing in there. Torture or interrogation? War Star Level, what's there to ask?

Torture or interrogation? War Star Level, what's there to ask?

For Awakened Ones of this level, they'll talk if they can; if they vow never to speak, ordinary torture is meaningless.

As the scream became more twisted and distorted, it seemed as if the person inside was no longer suffering pain.

Under the eerie, shocked atmosphere of the whole scene, Hei Di's heart sank suddenly.

For some reason, he kept feeling as if he had done something wrong.

"Ahhhhh!!! Kill..! Me..!! Kill me!!"

Inside the exchange core.

Lin An looked solemnly at the already collapsing, twitching Fifth Stage prisoner.

The empty needle tube was clenched in his palm.

Before him, this Fifth Stage War Star Level with a willpower attribute of seven hundred points was actually undergoing unimaginable pain, writhing wildly on the ground.

Flesh all over his body actually grew one screaming face after another.

With each face that grew, almost a second later the newly grown face would suddenly twist its "head" and bite hard into his own flesh, as if trying to devour all flesh from the surface and burrow deeper into the body.