Chapter 1900: Likewise

Ghost Skull?

Lin An's expression shifted, and he felt that hearing this word from Andre was truly too coincidental.

So coincidental that it even made him feel eerie!

"A Fifth Stage special-type scenario? Ghost Skull..!? Are you sure?"

Seeing Lin An seemingly shocked by her, Andre nodded, feeling she had finally regained a bit of initiative.

Yes, Lin An is indeed stronger than her, but what she has gone through is something Lin An could never imagine!

"Are you surprised? Lin An."

"To be precise, that mission scenario is half Meme, half supernatural, a composite-type scenario. You should know just how tricky and terrifying such things are!"

"Moreover, this scenario is Fifth Stage difficulty! Not to mention ordinary Fifth Stage, even if it's a star‑destroyer or something even stronger, capable of obliterating a star system, a super‑powerful being might not survive more than a few minutes inside!"

Her words carried a tone of pride and unwillingness.

To Andre, she never thought she would be inferior to Lin An in any way! If it weren't for her bad luck running into this kind of thing....

"So you understand now? In terms of strength, I indeed have no value compared to you. But to those higher civilizations, your so‑called power is nothing but a joke in their eyes."

"Kill me, and they won't let you go. As far as I know, the last time they lost, the number of Fifth Stage beings who died inside was no less than double digits!"

"Lin An, you're a smart person; if I were you, I would immediately announce to the world that you, Lin An, become my vassal! Help me continue to unify the world!"

"Otherwise..."

There's no need to waste more words.

Andre's gaze gradually turned cold, extremely dissatisfied with everything Lin An had done.

To put it bluntly, Lin An has ruined her entire plan! Once...

"The logic is wrong."

Without giving Andre time to think further, Lin An suddenly spoke.

"You want to use the Creator to threaten me, to give up killing you and even help you continue your plan, right?"

"Because you are extremely valuable and can obtain their help. But what does that have to do with unifying Earth? Since you already mastered how to survive the Ghost Skull, for the Creator civilization it should be them seeking you, shouldn't it?"

"Why bother proving your worth, why bother performing even better?"

Lin An gave a light laugh and directly pointed out Andre's logical loophole:

"I believe you really did come out alive from there, I believe the Creators are also suffering from this mission and need your 'help'. I also believe the Ghost Skull mission is indeed terrifyingly difficult."

"But the key point is that your having come out alive isn't that valuable. The Creator civilization knows this, so they only pay slight attention and are willing to make a trip."

"If your performance in other aspects is also decent, combining the two gives you the qualification to enter their sight."

Having said that, Lin An calmly looked at Andre, whose body suddenly stiffened, and the Cain's Blade in his hand slowly appeared.

His words weren't really reasoning; they were simply because he understood better than Andre what had changed in the Ghost Skull mission.

Andre being able to come out alive is theoretically not low in value.

But the problem is, according to No. 77, the Ghost Skull mission's difficulty has surged, and only Fifth Stage beings can enter.

It's obvious the Creator civilization also knows this, so Andre's value is greatly discounted. How could someone who isn't even qualified to enter help them?

Moreover, Andre merely survived at the 'door'; her understanding of the mission might not even be as high as the Creators' own!

(So, the whole matter is crystal clear. Andre plans to unify the world, then use that as a condition to ask the Creator civilization to reluctantly recognize her. After helping her become Fifth Stage, she can then prove her worth via the Ghost Skull mission and gain more resources.)

(However, Andre should still be hiding a piece of information.)

Like an addition, Lin An ignored Andre's stiff expression and spoke again:

"If nothing unexpected happens, rather than saying the Creators 'need' you to complete the mission, it's more like... you also have a reason you must complete it, right?"

"You said you came out alive from inside, paying a huge price, even dying there yourself."

"I'm curious what that huge price is—your original body? Something you can 'resurrect'? People only feel unwilling when they hope to regain what they lost; otherwise they resign to despair."

"So whether the Creator civilization has you or not is irrelevant to you. But if you want to escape your current state, you must rely on them to become Fifth Stage, and you must go in with them!"

"You know very well that you yourself could never complete the mission!"

With a decisive blow, Lin An finished speaking, and Andre's face turned deathly pale, her whole body trembling as she looked at Lin An.

Damn it!

She felt as if Lin An had stripped her naked, inside and out, her entire body laid bare!

She had regarded this as her last lifeline, but she never imagined Lin An would seem to read her mind and guess everything!

Taking a deep breath, Andre stared fixedly at those eyes that seemed able to see into hearts, word by word:

"I underestimated you, Lin An."

"But what does that matter?!"

"Even if my value is low, I survived a Fifth Stage mission! Earth will soon face the true Apocalypse! Without seeking the Creators' help, we have no hope of survival!"

"The Creators' power surpasses your imagination! The Fifth Stage mission is also not as simple as you think!"

"Lin An! Going to beg them would be useless! They would just pinch you to death and leave right away!"

"Don't say Lin An isn't Fifth Stage; even if you were, in their eyes you'd be just a bug! And I at least am a somewhat special bug!"

"Lin An, if you truly want everyone to survive, there's still one thing about being human..."

"Creators? Fifth Stage mission?"

Without letting Andre finish her emotionally charged words, the next second a white flash flared in Lin An's hand, and a large chunk of bloody, mangled corpses were tossed like trash before Andre.

"What if I say I also came out alive from a Fifth Stage mission?"

As the words fell, Andre suddenly shut her mouth, merely staring blankly at the vast flesh‑and‑bone debris at her feet.

Almost the instant Lin An threw it out, she felt an indescribable terror, as if the pressure of hundreds or thousands of Fifth Stage beings weighed down, making her unable to breathe!

This is!?

This is!?

Even if you can't tell what these corpses looked like in life.

But in that instant, Andre suddenly realized the meaning behind it.

Several hundred corpses!? Several hundred Fifth Stage corpses!?

In disbelief, Andre stared in horror at that icy dark gold mask showing no expression.

A chill pierced his heart, as if his cognition had been shattered, fear instantly engulfing him.

(I also made it out alive from a Five-Star Mission...)