Chapter 1742: On the Eve of the Fall 14

"Emperor Lin, these are the eighty-seven War Star Levels I captured for you."

"Hei Di had me send these back to you first; he's still out there hunting the remaining Fifth Stages."

Bowing low and lying on the ground, the Chimera Emperor respectfully used its massive tail to present the large batch of discarded War Star Levels, offering them up like a tribute to Lin An before the exchange point.

Amidst the ruins, only the exchange point stood firm.

Meanwhile, Lin An stood with his back turned, hovering in midair, head tilted upward to gaze at the sky.

The constantly moving Black Lock emitted a soul‑shuddering mechanical noise; beneath the sky‑filling Black Lock, Lin An stood alone underneath it, as if gazing upon the entire world.

Such a scene, as seen through the Chimera Emperor's eyes, felt somewhat mysterious and frightening.

"Very good."

With his back turned, Lin An spoke calmly without turning his head, but beneath that seemingly tranquil exterior, his heart suddenly beat two extra times.

It was very sudden, also very unexpected.

As time passed, speaking frankly, Lin An had prepared to kill the Fifth Stages that could come later, but his preparations were dwindling.

In fact, because he couldn't advance to the Fifth Stage, he planned to find an excuse to hide here.

His strength had stalled, while the remaining Fifth Stages grew stronger, even capable of facing a Star‑Destroyer head‑on; one misstep and he might end up flipping in a gutter.

But..

"This is going too smoothly?"

He deliberately pretended not to care much about the Fifth Stages offered by the Chimera Emperor.

Beneath his mask, Lin An's brows furrowed slightly; although he felt excited inside, a greater sense of vigilance rose.

Too smooth, too easy, Hei Di and the others were overly earnest.

Accustomed to that old fox constantly probing, at this moment Lin An actually felt somewhat unaccustomed.

Capturing so many War Star Levels is no simple task! Moreover, Hei Di doesn't even rest, continuing to help him go out and hunt Fifth Stages; such devoted performance makes one wonder if he's Hei Di's own father!

"Are you really frightened, or is it something else?"

His eyes flickered, his mind racing.

Lin An silently wondered whether the effect of his Omniscient Domain had let Hei Di see what that was.

Or had he used too many rules, causing Hei Di to misunderstand something?

Or perhaps?

Lacking information, for a moment Lin An couldn't determine why Hei Di had undergone such a drastic change.

Merely out of instinct, he still felt a bit more wary.

When things go awry, there must be a monster; moreover, strictly speaking, Lin An ultimately still had to act against Hei Di and the others to complete his mission!

Between them, only one side can survive.

After a brief silence, Lin An finally turned around.

First he glanced at the captured batch of War Stars, confirmed there was no problem, then he thought a moment and spoke again.

"It looks like you've figured something out."

"Hah."

A soft chuckle.

Lin An gave the trembling Chimera Emperor a meaningful glance, then casually uttered a phrase whose meaning even he didn't know.

He could see that the Chimera Emperor was actually reluctant to hand over this batch of War Star Levels to him, and had all along been intending to flee.

So Lin An simply said something to this dragon, letting it imagine the rest on its own.

As expected, seeing Lin An first take away a batch of War Star Levels, the Chimera Emperor's lowered head flashed with a shade of surprised uncertainty.

As if realizing something, even after Lin An entered the exchange point, he still hadn't reacted.

"What the hell does that mean!?"

"What did Emperor Lin's remark just now mean!?"

"What did you guess!?"

"What did we guess!?"

"What does this remark mean? Did I guess something?"

Bewildered, he blinked anxiously.

The Chimera Emperor stood there dazed, his mind racing at extreme speed.

Perhaps Lin An himself didn't realize, but his words had struck right at the Chimera Emperor's inner knot.

All along the way, the Chimera Emperor had been racking his brains over what Hei Di actually knew.

And Lin An's words only made him feel more certain that his thoughts were correct.

"Could it be... just as I thought! Hei Di knows more information, so he chose to revere this monster all the more!"

"And Emperor Lin knows that Hei Di knows his secret, so he simply pretends not to know, letting Hei Di keep doing his work!"

"And I.."

"I too was taken by Emperor Lin as someone who knows something."

"But I actually know nothing! Yet Emperor Lin thinks I know something I shouldn't!"

"So what should I.."

Fuck..

"Am I supposed to know or not!?"

With a hint of terror and dazedness, the Chimera Emperor led his people flying out of the fortress, and for a moment felt his mind was like a paste.

In his bewildered, confused eyes, it felt as if two brains were fighting.

Fond of filling in blanks, at this moment his mind seemed to echo, endlessly repeating a single question.

What do I know!? What don't I know!? I really don't know what I'm supposed to know what is what!?

After a long time.

He indeed flew out several kilometers ahead.

The Chimera Emperor suddenly stopped, only to see him instinctively look toward the fortress, and then look toward the direction in which Hei Di had departed.

I really can't think of any clue.

His face grim, he couldn't help but lash out at the air.

"Two perverts!"

"I fucking don't know anything at all!"