Chapter 1790: Doomsday Battlefield 6

Inside the exchange point, all was silent, utterly unlike the apocalyptic scene of heaven collapsing and earth splitting outside.

Besides occasional tremors, the desperate sounds of the Star Destroyers faintly came through.

He instantly entered a mechanical calm. Lin An's pupils contracted then dilated, his tense muscles quickly returning to normal.

Behind the mask, his eyes were icy and calm, as if he had noticed nothing, still silently staring at the stone door.

He remained motionless, with no defenses.

Even as Lin An's heart rose with a millionth of vigilance, he felt a pair of eyes like a venomous snake in the darkness, fixedly staring at him!

Even though Lin An's heart was filled with a millionfold vigilance at this moment, he felt as if a pair of eyes, like a venomous snake in the darkness, were staring at him intently!

(Absolutely cannot expose any abnormality...!)

The answer is obvious.

If even outside there is no missing Star Destroyer, then the enemy can only be behind him!

Under the immense pressure of falling stars, nowhere on the Star Battlefield is safe!

(Why did the Omniscience Domain give no warning, and I detected nothing!?)

With his back to the faint white light behind him, in the shadows Lin An silently poured his mental power into the monitoring crystal.

Out of instinctive vigilance, Lin An was certain that since he woke up, no Star-Destroying Level being had ever approached here!

Yet the monitoring crystal still showed fourteen traces of Star-Destroying Level aura, and even his carefully extended mental sense detected no problem.

It was as if the missing Star Destroyer didn't exist at all! The exchange point had only him; he was merely scaring himself.

It seemed as if the missing Star-Destroyer simply did not exist! The exchange point was only him; he was merely scaring himself!

In Lin An's eyes, the number showing the Star Destroyers' survival count remained fifteen!

In Lin An's eyes, the number representing the surviving count of Star-Destroyers remained fifteen!

(Is it the Void Insect Mother!?)

Reacting extremely quickly, under hyper-efficient thought, Lin An locked onto that strange worm in an instant.

He wondered why he had been transported here.

After simple reasoning, Lin An had already guessed it was likely related to that worm.

But he didn't know what conflict had erupted among the Star Destroyers, or why they'd done this.

Visions of the worm mother flashed rapidly before his eyes.

Lin An silently gripped Cain's Blade; beneath his calm exterior, he had readied himself for slaughter.

(If she's here, where could she hide!? Why not kill me—is she unwilling, or...?)

(If she were here, where could she hide!? Why didn't she kill me—is she unwilling, or....?)

In less than a second, Lin An suddenly turned around.

As if intending to exchange something at the point, he strode toward the exchange light sphere.

Calm, his eyes showing no emotion, he casually gazed at the pools of blood on the ground, at the dark purple worm-shell fragments mixed in the flesh, and Lin An's heart involuntarily trembled.

His transmission was likely caused by these corpses.

These worms' corpses are void coordinates, which also means if the Void Insect Mother could hide here, she'd likely be linked to these remains!

These insects' corpses are void coordinates, which also means that if Xu Kong Chong Mu could hide here, it is highly likely related to these corpses!

(Should I first test by completely destroying these flesh bits!? Or strike unexpectedly and immediately exchange a few Star-Destroying Level props?)

(First, try to completely destroy these flesh fragments tentatively!? Or, catch them off guard, immediately exchange a few Star-Destroying Level Props?)

The hidden Void Insect Mother has not moved!

Lin An couldn't believe this worm couldn't understand what he was doing!

At this moment, Lin An felt as if ten thousand steel needles were aimed at him in the darkness, his nerves stretched to the limit, a strong sense of danger constantly warning him.

At this very moment, Lin An felt as if ten thousand steel needles were pointed at him in this darkness, his nerves stretched to the limit, and a strong sense of danger constantly warned him.

(Does he fear I still have a trump card? Not confident he can kill me? No, if he's been hiding in the dark, he'd surely know I have no combat power left! Even breaking through the Lord of Radiance's blockade, I only managed by threatening to charge in!)

(I lack the ability to absorb scattered rules! Once he sees these corpses, the Void Insect Mother will surely realize she can fully use rules to attack me!)

(I lack the ability to absorb scattered rules! As soon as I see these corpses, Xu Kong Chong Mu will surely realize that she can fully use rule-based attacks against me!)

Lin An's mind instantly flashed with the sole possibility.

There is only one answer.

The Void Insect Mother waits for him to kill the other Star Destroyers, then at the last moment kill him and reap all rewards in one go!

This means if he continues pretending ignorance, the worm mother will likely wait until the end; but if he shows any movement, that worm will surely strike early!

This means that if he continues to pretend ignorance, the insect mother will likely wait until the end; but if he makes any move, that insect will certainly act in advance!

Fate seemed never to give him a moment's respite.

After resolving the greatest crisis, yet here, in the exchange point where he treats it as a refuge to survive, there is yet a greater danger!

After resolving the greatest crisis, yet here, in the exchange point where he survives as if it were a sanctuary, there is still an even greater crisis!

Soon, Lin An hardened his resolve and strode to beneath the exchange light sphere.

He refuses to wait for death! He can only gamble now, betting he can deceive the worm mother and exchange for a comeback prop!

Here there is no escape; a Star Destroyer going all-out with rules would, given his current combat power, have no hope of victory! Especially, he is in the light, the enemy in the dark!

"Points aren't few; maybe I can exchange some toys for that little girl Mo Ling?"

Mutters to himself, Lin An feigns a victor's relaxed posture, slowly pointing toward the exchange light sphere.

As if wealthy and carefree, like a top-tier powerhouse who can squander resources at will, he doesn't mind wasting points.

Stepping on the sticky blood mud beneath his feet, appearing to still have thought for exchanging trinkets, Lin An had in fact already prepared for a desperate fight.

He isn't sure he can deceive the hidden worm mother in the dark, but this is his only option now!

He wasn't sure if he could deceive the insect mother hidden in the darkness, but this was his only option now!

"Hum"

Accompanied by the lighting of the system light ball, in an extremely short time, Lin An quickly selected two Star-Destroying Level Props!

One-time rule-defense Prop, and an instant-cast Star-Destroying Level rule 'Bomb'!

With a total value of up to seven hundred points, these two Props can inflict massive damage on Star-Destroying Level beings! Even if they cannot kill a Star-Destroyer, they can serve as a threat!

What a waste! If possible, Lin An absolutely does not want to waste points exchanging these things!

Before Lin An could feel sorry for the points he had painstakingly earned.

The next second, a cold, slightly alluring voice suddenly sounded above his head.

"Lin Emperor, are you planning to kill me?"

The words fell.

Only seen, on the black wall above Lin An's head, a piece of flesh as thin as a cicada's wing, like a wriggling worm, quickly condensed into a woman's face.

On that horrifying yet extraordinarily bewitching face, the red lips were vivid and dripping.

The Xu Kong Nü Huang grown from the ceiling now had only a single head hanging upside down.

Her eyes full of resentment, she stared at Lin An as if looking at an unfaithful man.

But in those resentful eyes, there was more of a cold killing intent.

"Give up the exchange, or I'll kill you now!"

"Lin Emperor!"