Chapter 1817: Future Path

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>Distorted, transmitted.

It felt as if I were in a spacetime vortex.

After an unknown amount of time, in the endless darkness, Lin An felt his head about to split, and he struggled to wake up.

Upon seeing that he was in a blue space and seeing a silver-blue eyeball before him, Lin An's face filled with astonishment, instantly realizing he was not dead.

What's going on?

The crystal storing the system reward was still in his hand, and the surging vitality within his body constantly told him that he was not only alive but in an outrageously good state.

Wasn't it supposed to kill me and take the reward?

Where am I?

Before Lin An could lose his guard, in the next second, the 77 Overseer's giant eye returned to a silver-blue 'male' identity, as if seeing through Lin An's tension, it softly laughed and spoke.

"Don't worry about anything."

"Little guy."

"This is the Overseer's Silver Core Zone, not far from your home..."

It was soothing.

Before Lin An could say anything, the 77 Overseer floated over leisurely and spoke again.

"What did the dying stars tell you? Don't worry about it; things aren't as complicated as you imagine."

"You are indeed useful to me, but not to the point where I need to scheme against you."

Absolute confidence; though his tone was gentle, a flash of supreme arrogance flickered in the 77 Overseer's eyes as he spoke, like the discord sown by the dying stars, which seemed utterly ridiculous to him.

Those wastes could only think of such things.

Lin An froze at the sound, feeling the Overseer's attitude, which instantly made him feel completely different.

What's going on? The 77 didn't mention returning to its original form, and the earlier coldness had vanished. It felt as if everything were a dream that never happened.

But Lin An clearly remembered that the 77's words were obviously not feigned.

This guy really wants my 'life'!

What is this? Deliberately teasing him? As an Overseer committee member, Lin An doesn't think the other side is that boring!

Especially, everything...

His thoughts raced.

Seeing that Lin An was still watching him warily, the 77 Overseer gave a light chuckle and blinked slightly.

"It seems you have many doubts in your heart, Lin An."

"You wonder why I went to such great lengths to save you, why there are so many coincidences, why this mission is so strange. You also wonder what value you have that would make me help you."

After a brief pause, the 77 Overseer shook his head, thought for a moment, then continued:

"Lin An, you should know I don't need to explain anything to you."

"However, you are indeed not bad; this time counts as my mistake."

Before Lin An's questions could multiply, he had no idea why the 77 suddenly said he made a mistake.

"Hum"

In an instant, under the giant eye's control, a stream of internal system information visible only to Overseers flashed and filled the entire room.

On the blue light curtain, the task list refreshing tens of millions of times per second had two red‑marked task entries that stood out like reefs in a sea, frozen within the information waterfall.

"Stellar Crisis (Neutron Star Burst - Seventh Stage - Medium Urgency)!.. Stellar Crisis (Gravitational Source Out of Control - Seventh Stage - High Urgency)!.. Special Event (Dimensional Collapse - Eighth Stage -...)"

Before Lin An could fully take in the scrolling disaster alerts, he suddenly saw a black task flash by.

With a flick of the 77 Overseer's mental power, all information was instantly hidden, leaving only the two red‑marked tasks.

"Don't look at that information; it's not something you can access."

"Lin An, actually this mission shouldn't have lasted so long. I was planning to help you swap it out."

"So, there's nothing I set up."

He explained calmly.

Between smart people, there's no need for too much explanation.

A tentacle extended, and the 77 Overseer gestured for Lin An to look at the second red‑marked message.

As his words fell, Lin An glanced instinctively, and though he couldn't see it, a fleeting hint of embarrassment flashed in the 77 Overseer's silver‑blue pupils.

That's right; after promising Lin An to change his mission, he went to find another Overseer to swap out the Stellar Battlefield. In his original plan, as long as Lin An could reach the fortress when the mission opened, the Stellar mission would be considered "finished".

But he never expected that the Meme mission would mutate at the last moment. Only those of Fifth Stage could enter, so even he couldn't swap Lin An out.

He didn't intend to elaborate on such matters.

"Special Event (Meme): Skull Ghost"

"Mission Difficulty: Fifth Stage War Star Level to Seventh Stage Silver Star Level Peak?"

"Mission Note: All civilizations in this area have died; the mission is about to go out of control, please handle it promptly."

"This is the mission I intended for you to enter, Lin An."

"Although this mission is also a nine‑deaths‑one‑life situation, even a Seventh Stage could die instantly. But compared to the Stellar Battlefield"

Watching Lin An struggle to digest so much information at once, a flicker of complexity and appreciation passed through the 77 Overseer's eyes, and he spoke softly:

"To be honest, I never imagined you could almost complete the Stellar mission."

"Special Events don't require immense combat strength; only finding the key to break through matters, testing wit and luck. Theoretically, as long as one doesn't die instantly, even the weakest existence can complete them."

"Therefore, relying on brute strength, the Stellar mission is truly a dead end for you."

He said nothing more.

Number 77 gave Lin An time to digest this information, and began to wait patiently.

Actually, there's nothing complicated about the whole thing.

Perhaps Lin An himself didn't expect how huge the impact of his performance was on Number 77.

After the mission change failed, for the Overseer Committee with extremely high status, Number 77 no longer intends to waste any energy paying attention to Lin An.

Since the change wasn't made, Lin An's worth still isn't enough for him to spend any more energy.

Even from the moment Lin An stepped into the fortress, he had already sentenced Lin An to death, simply ignoring him.

What he and another Overseer never expected was that

Lin An actually survived all the way, holding on in the cracks until the end, to the point of almost completing the mission!

In surprise,

It was only because of Lin An's performance that his forcible Descent onto the Star Battlefield came about.

With Fourth Stage rank, he 'slashed through' the Fifth Stage battlefield! Such Lin An is worth his rescue, and even more worth his cultivation!

"Perhaps, this little guy really can do it..."

"That bunch of lunatics might have also placed a bet on him."

Behind Lin An, Overseer Number 77 silently watched his back, a flash of strange color suddenly crossed his eyes.

"So, is all this just a coincidence!? You didn't expect I could complete the mission?"

"Then my life... the reward I received!?"

Half a minute later, after digesting the ins and outs, Lin An looked at the Overseer's giant eye with an extremely complex expression.

According to Number 77, the reward he received is quite generous, enough to move even an Overseer. But for a committee member, that's just about it.

"The reward is naturally yours, little guy."

"Otherwise, do you think I would waste my authority to help you recover your body if I were really after your reward?"

Number 77 gave a light laugh, directly dispelling Lin An's worries.

"As for wanting your life, that part is true."

"But not now."

"I need you to voluntarily participate in a 'match'. As for the content, you don't need to know it yet."

As his words fell, the giant eye gave Lin An a meaningful look, as if bearing some faint hope.

"Match? Voluntary?"

Hearing the sudden information from Number 77, Lin An startled, but quickly realized that the so-called demand for his life actually meant that Number 77 wanted him to participate in that match, which is probably extremely difficult!

Although thinking of this made Lin An's heart tighten suddenly, he soon stopped caring.

Compared to having nothing at all.

What this mysterious giant eye asks him to do, his remaining usefulness, is the best thing!

Future matters, we'll talk about them later!

As if thinking of something, the crisis was temporarily resolved.

Lin An's expression suddenly changed, he looked anxiously at Number 77.

"Overseer Sir, does that mean I have completed the mission now?"

"Can I return to Earth right now?"