Chapter 1856: Frog at the Bottom of the Well

In the meeting room, all was quiet.

As Andre prepared to get up and leave, seemingly not taking it seriously, all the fourth-stage Awakened Ones present exchanged glances.

Are we really still following the original plan?

But...

That's Lin An!

Unlike Andre, who disappeared for a while and never personally felt Lin An's former dominance, many of them have personally witnessed that great battle in Houston!

Especially...

"Lord Andre!"

Gathering courage, a fourth-stage Awakened One in chainmail suddenly stood up with a clatter, took a deep breath:

"Lord Andre! According to the satellite imagery, that spiritual-energy giant sword is at least over twenty thousand meters high! According to our estimates, such spiritual energy strength is impossible for a fourth-stage Awakened One to achieve!"

"Lin An before was only physically strong; his spiritual energy strength was absolutely not this high!"

"Therefore we seriously suspect that Lin An may already be fifth stage! That's why the gods severed contact with us! That's why...!"

"Fifth stage? Impossible to be fifth stage, and what if it were fifth stage?"

He turned his head coldly.

Without letting that white fourth-stage finish, Andre coldly cut off his words.

"How strong the spiritual energy is means nothing. After fifth stage, only rules matter!"

Scanning the crowd, Andre frowned slightly, seeing that everyone still didn't understand his meaning, he shook his head, feeling that Earth's survivors were ultimately just frogs in a well, never having seen true strength.

Spiritual energy, before rules, is just a joke.

In his view, Earth's fourth-stages are like primitives, their understanding of power still stuck at an extremely low level.

"Big means strong, more means good; even after most people muddle into becoming fourth-stage, they still know nothing about the essence of power!"

"There's nothing left to discuss!"

"Even if that spiritual-energy giant sword was made by Lin An, it contains no fifth-stage rules."

"True strength is not flashy or exaggerated; true strength often kills enemies silently and unleashes power beyond comprehension!"

"The appearance of this sword precisely shows that Lin An's use of power is still at an extremely low level!"

Resolutely, he had no intention of wasting time explaining anything to these frogs in a well.

Andre turned and left directly, his mind involuntarily flashing to those super beings he had unexpectedly encountered!

That is the true terror!

(War Star Level.. Star-Destroying Level... Star-Shattering!)

(These people simply don't understand! Super beings after fifth stage can each easily unleash power more terrifying than that sword, and even more simply! If Lin An truly were fifth stage, his battle with the fugitives would definitely not create such a commotion!! If there truly were fifth stage, he could easily instant-kill that bunch!)

Moreover.

Having personally witnessed the power of War Star Level, and even Star-Destroyers.

After leaving the meeting room, Andre silently gazed at the sky, recalling the precious information those super beings had told him.

"Advancing from fourth stage to fifth stage requires completing a promotion mission. Clearly, Earth has received no mission, and the system has made no announcement."

"All of this only proves that Lin An's strength remains unchanged."

Compared to the suspected sudden appearance of Lin An, for Andre, he is more concerned about the impending disaster.

"According to those super civilizations with Star-Destroyers, the progress of Earth's apocalypse should trigger a high-level crisis during this period."

"It's highly likely to be the difficulty of a fifth-stage mission, but Earth still has no fifth stage..."

Clenching his fists silently, Andre took a deep breath, feeling his heart full of pressure, even irritated by everyone's ignorance.

"The fugitives are nothing! Lin An is nothing!"

"If any of these fourth-stages had contacted the outside world and witnessed the true apocalypse, they would realize how minuscule the immensely powerful Lin An they envision actually is!"

"What is fourth-stage peak? Even if spiritual energy exceeds fourth stage, what then? If Lin An were thrown into a fifth-stage mission, he probably couldn't survive even a second!"

"The only hope in facing the crisis is for me to unify the globe, then let those super-powered beings see Earth's value..."

"Only by asking them to dispatch fifth-stage support to Earth can this crisis hope to be overcome."

"Even if it means becoming a vassal..."

Instinctively lowering his gaze to the communicator in his hand, Andre clenched it silently.

"I hope you, Lin An, will be wise; don't be ignorant of heaven and earth, disrupting my plans..."

"Otherwise, after provoking those War Star Level beings, I'll have to kill you even if I don't want to!"

Wanting to gain the favor of a fifth-stage civilization comes at a cost; Andre also has little confidence in obtaining their 'mercy'.

He can only place his hope in his own rule characteristic having some potential, taking all humanity as a vassal to seek their intervention! Even..

"Perhaps he could fortunately join the Fifth Stage Alliance!"

Soviet War Zone, Kremlin.

In the heated argument lasting half an hour, the decor still retained the pre-Soviet era style; many Soviet fourth-stages subtly split into two factions, glaring at each other.

On the long table before both sides, a somewhat blurry satellite image was marked with many symbols.

"Giant sword! Sword!"

"The battle site erupted in the Japan Sea; that sheep god suddenly left, and the gods on that side also withdrew! Tell me, doesn't this prove something went wrong!?"

"Look at this sword! Don't you recognize it? Aren't you sure it's that person!?"

Spittle flying, a Soviet fourth-stage in military uniform, face flushed red, grabbed the satellite image on the table and hurled it at the silent opposite side.

While speaking, his eyes were full of regret, even a hint of panic.

Unlike the pro-god faction he had just scolded, as someone who had fought in the Red Tower Disaster battle, he had actually opposed in previous high-level meetings, not wanting to side with the fugitives.

But perhaps it's also due to lack of resolve, or perhaps Lin An has been missing for too long.

Faced with the defection of a large number of military-political High Level officials, these frontline high-ranking individuals could only silently accept the "betrayal" of Lin An.

Therefore, upon seeing that sword, he suddenly realized that they might have committed a grave mistake!

Lin An! That man is back again! Lin An simply isn't dead!

"Not necessarily... What if it's something Lin An left behind, and the people of Long An are using it as a trump card?"

"Besides... besides, the gods' side didn't exactly flee either; didn't they say before leaving that they had matters to attend to and would return soon?"

"They also said, there's nothing going on in the Japan Theater, and the people of Long An have already been wiped out..."

Fuck your mother's heavenly father fart!

Without waiting for the opposite seat, the pro‑god faction, still trying to save face, was about to refute something when Tuo Er slammed his palm onto the table in front of him with a bang, shouting angrily;

"Lin An's trump card!? That sword is twenty‑thousand meters long! Tell me what trump card could achieve this!"

"Fine, even if we retreat ten thousand steps, this is the trump card exchanged by the entirety of Long An, it's their desperate prop! Not everything those refugees say is just hot air!"

"The people of Long An have been wiped out!? Is the information on the system ranking list fake? Is that a damned ghost's name!?"