Chapter 1765: Heaven's Collapse Moment 3

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Huge, like the deformation sound of metal fatigue, it pierced the entire world.

This sound came from the horizon, like an overloaded gear straining under too much weight, like a monster perched on a waterwheel violently stopping the gears.

The huge roar lingered, never fading.

Thus, on the entire Starfield Battlefield, it attracted the attention of many Fifth Stage beings.

People felt doubtful and uneasy, looking up.

Just looking at the endless black locks that seemed eternal and unchanging, like the rules of heaven and earth, no matter how they imagined, they could not fathom what it meant.

Just as if the sun had a problem, people would only think something happened inside the sun; they would never imagine that someone could affect "heaven and earth".

Therefore, even a few wary Star-Destroying Level beings could only, after some thought, consider this an omen that the mission was about to end.

Meanwhile.

Above the fortress.

On a stretch of ruins, beneath the Black Lock.

Lin An hovered in midair, like a frozen statue, gazing upward without moving.

Beneath his mask, his eyes were calm as water.

Invisible, gray currents, concealed by disguise, flowed like windless breezes, one after another seeping into the Black Lock.

Lin An's expression was cold, as if he didn't hear the increasingly violent roar; waves of disaster power within him continuously destroyed the Black Lock's structure.

"Metal" scream.

Compared to the booming roar heard elsewhere on the battlefield,

At this moment, Lin An could even hear the faint cracking sounds coming from the Black Lock.

Thanks to fully mastering the disaster rules, his destruction speed increased considerably.

Moreover, unlike the previous vague bombardment of a single node, he now could understand the Black Lock's composition and trigger mass detonations.

If, after destroying the Black Lock, the super celestial body pressing on the chains would fall like a lead ball in a torn net, slow and unstoppable.

Now.

After destroying the entire Black Lock structure, that falling super celestial body would crash down, destroying the whole battlefield in just a few seconds, like heaven collapsing and earth splitting.

"The destruction speed is much greater than previously estimated.."

"At this speed, I can even reserve enough advance time."

He wearily withdrew the exhausted disaster power within him.

Lin An's face turned slightly pale, his eyes full of unavoidable fatigue.

He habitually exchanged points for recovery; as a white light instantly enveloped his body, he felt somewhat better.

Just looking at the meager points left, Lin An couldn't help but sigh.

"Points... not much left."

After several huge expenditures, and since entering the Starfield Battlefield, he has almost been consuming system recovery like meals.

Under such extravagant consumption.

Even Lin An himself didn't expect that the points he thought would never run out are now nearly depleted.

"There's still about ten million left... barely enough to sustain one battle."

He shook his head; although it was a shame that his vast hoard of points was used up so quickly, Lin An had nothing to agonize over.

Waste is waste.

But if he hadn't used points this way, he would have died hundreds of times already.

Without exaggeration, he should even thank the Alien Species Emperor; if not for the enemy forcing him to choose to destroy the entire alien species world, he wouldn't have obtained so many points.

From a certain perspective, the Alien Species Emperor also counts as having "saved" him.

"Even if the points run out, it doesn't matter; after Fifth Stage, this thing probably won't be useful to me."

"The problem now is whether I can still scrape together a few points to replenish a batch of rules."

Taking advantage of the lull in destruction, Lin An slightly frowned, checking the somewhat empty sea of rules within his will-space.

Compared to before, when his rule imprints were packed full, now looking at those last few rules, he really felt little sense of safety.

In his simulation, Hei Di and the others would likely choose to rebel during the battlefield's final contraction, or the second-to-last contraction.

Of course, the best outcome is that they wouldn't dare to act even at the end.

Having grown accustomed to preparing for the worst, Lin An didn't hold much hope; no matter what, he planned to act in advance.

"As long as the battlefield shrinks to 6000 kilometers, I can detonate the Black Lock."

"Taking into account that those Star-Destroying Level beings will move ahead... in about two hours, we can consider acting."

"This range can barely cover everyone; even if they notice the abnormality immediately, it will be too late."

After repeated confirmation, Lin An felt somewhat resolved.

Mastering the disaster rules still has its benefits; compared to the earlier tense period, his time is now much more ample.

Lin An believed that, with more than ten hours left until the mission ends, even if Hei Di and the others had second thoughts, they wouldn't act that early.

Just like no one dares to gamble before the final moment.

This is human nature! Even Fifth Stage beings cannot defy it!

Even in the best-case scenario, no one knows that Lin An plans to trigger a heavenly disaster to kill everyone.

Then, in fear of his Star-Shattering Level identity, these people are likely to just keep hiding.

After all, their mission can be completed by killing their own people; the system never required them to take out Lin An, so why take the initiative?

"It would be great if we could replenish a batch of rules."

"But on Hei Di's side, it seems they haven't found anything yet..."

His thoughts scattered.

Just as Lin An hesitated, wondering whether he should proactively ask Hei Di.

A message from Hei Di suddenly came through.

It was as timely as sending charcoal in the snow, arriving so coincidentally.

「Emperor Lin! 」

「We have tracked down a Star-Destroyer's trail! He is fleeing with about eighty War Star Level individuals, and just recently he fought two other Star-Destroyers! 」

「His rule power is extremely adept at escaping; I want you to come over first, then we... 」

Huh?

Under the mask, Lin An's eyes narrowed, and he instantly realized that Hei Di intended for him to take position first, as prey had arrived.

「Eighty War Star Level? Just finished fighting? 」

Looking at Hei Di's message, Lin An felt it was as timely as a pillow when he was sleepy.

He also thought that at this Fourth Rank, it was already hard to reap another batch.

「Very good... 」

He did not reveal more emotion.

Lin An hesitated slightly, then replied.

Soon, with the familiar spatial fluctuation coming, Lin An lowered his head to glance at the detection crystal in his hand, confirmed it was correct, and then stepped in.

No problem.

Beyond the door, there were only the auras of two Star-Destroyers.