Chapter 1939: Ghost Skull Prelude

I didn't expect there to be such a competition after Fifth Stage; Lin An's interest immediately rose considerably.

Just listening to Yalian's description made him immediately think of Number 77. The Overseer is seeking promising seeds; are higher civilizations also doing so? It seems that, against the backdrop of the Apocalypse, there is a group... no, many super beings trying to do something?

"One hundred places? No, impossible."

Yalian blinked slightly, hearing Lin An actually ask what the reward for the top hundred was; he almost couldn't hold back a scoff, mocking Lin An's daydreaming.

What a joke, this kid doesn't even understand what he's saying!? The Stellar War alone, as they know it, covers several star clusters! Star clusters! Those are star clusters, not star systems!

Fifth Stage participants are as numerous as the stars! The races and life forms they encompass are even more astronomical!

To put it bluntly, saying Lin An could break into the top ten thousand is an exaggeration! Nearly every Fifth Stage eligible to compete is an invincible peer within its own civilization! Even the Creator Alliance is the lowest tier among them!

Moreover, they only learned of this from other civilizations at great cost due to a single accident!

That is a true monster war! It's a battlefield of countless freaks and perverts!

"Lord Lin An, although your strength is indeed not bad, frankly speaking, you have little chance of making it into the top hundred."

"The reward for the top hundred is roughly equivalent to completing a system Shatter-Star level task; if one takes first place... rumor has it that merely obtaining first can almost certainly make one a Death-Star level at minimum! Not only would you gain near-infinite resource supply, your civilization would receive absolute protection. Or put another way, with that first-place status you would be the 'god' of the entire galaxy! Even we would become your vassals."

After his words fell, Lin An nodded slightly, not minding Yalian's barely concealed mockery.

The rewards sound exaggerated, so it's no wonder Yalian, upon realizing his strength is decent, has been trying to get him to join the alliance.

Compared to system tasks that are near-suicidal and offer little reward, the Stellar War is indeed the best choice.

However, having seen Number 77's methods, Lin An also felt nothing special.

Compared to the so-called Stellar War, he cares more about the Ghost Skull Mission. Only by emerging alive from there does he truly possess great capital.

One hour twenty minutes later.

The spatial command slowly opened; after setting up the teleport who knows how many times, Jiang Haochen, who almost vomited from the process, stared in shock at the enormous warship before him.

It's hard to describe his mood at this moment.

Just an hour ago, he was still organizing the Safe Zone's relocation to Long An; the next second he received Lin An's notice to come to the Moon.

Making the trip would have been fine enough, but seeing Gao Tian and the others who had been waiting a while, and also noticing the Creator Squad clearly not of Earthly origin, he was completely dazed.

"Lin... Lin An!? Don't tell me this him... this is an alien!?"

"Holy shit!? You caught them? Alien invasion, or some kind of disaster mission!?"

With a dry swallow, Jiang Haochen foolishly stared at the battleship's hull, where the battle scars were blatantly obvious; a little mental filling in, he could imagine what had happened here.

In a situation unknown to all survivors worldwide, a group of unknown... no, should be the high civilization spoken of by Andre, came killing.

Without a ripple, Lin An captured them, even seizing the warship!

Abnormal, this is too abnormal! Wasn't that high civilization supposed to be powerful? How did they get beaten to a pig's head?

Nodding, Lin An smiled, not minding Jiang Haochen's shock, and simply pointed with one hand at Yalian for a brief introduction:

"These are members of the Creator Alliance; chat with them a bit, and later they will bring you and Andre into the Ghost Skull Scene via another method."

"Prepare yourself mentally; this mission's difficulty is great. If you don't want to go, you can still withdraw now."

Lin An finished speaking and patiently waited for Jiang Haochen's reaction.

After learning of that special passage from Andre, he intended to bring a few people in. Zhang Tie and Gao Tian and the others, he actually hesitated whether to bring them. Though the Ghost Skull Scene is extremely dangerous, for him there is only success, no failure.

If he can't get out, Gao Tian and the others left on Earth will eventually face the Creator Alliance. But if he succeeds, Gao Tian and company can also use this opportunity to prematurely complete the Fifth Stage Mission, quickly catching up to him in a short time.

After thinking it over, Lin An still planned to first bring Jiang Haochen in; after Number 77 provides more information, he'll consider whether to go all-in.

However, before Jiang Haochen could even be startled, the next second a burst of angry, incredulous laughter rang out, impossible to suppress:

"Lord Lin An, have you really understood the difficulty of the Ghost Skull Scene? I speak frankly: even if you follow us in, it won't lessen the difficulty by half! We are all going in with a resolve to die, having no choice!"

"Adding another Fourth Stage? Do you think that place is an amusement park? So far, no Fifth Stage that has truly entered there has come out alive! Not even a Star Destroyer is an exception!"

Suppressing the absurdity in his heart, Yalian also didn't bother to consider whether these words would anger Lin An.

At this moment, he simply felt Lin An utterly unaware of how high the heavens and deep the earth are, foolish to the extreme! That damned monkey is seeking death without knowing it! Still, it's fine if he dies; Lin An dying inside would let him secretly bring people back for another trip!

At the same time, hearing that Creator Fifth Stage's mockery, Jiang Haochen suddenly realized the place Lin An spoke of is probably even more terrifying than he imagined!

He knows what a Star Destroyer is! That's a mid-level Fifth Stage! Beings of that level all die—if he goes in, wouldn't he meet the same fate!?

"Lin An... really... you... I..."

Not knowing why Lin An insists on going there, Jiang Haochen gapes, his heart suddenly beating the retreat drum.

But for some reason, looking into Lin An's calm eyes gazing at him, everything from the past flickered before him like a film.

Not go? Show fear?

Damn! He finally got this man to value himself, prove himself, and to be looked down upon again would be worse than killing him!

(Lin An dares to go... I... what right do I have not to!? I refuse to believe I could really be that bad!)

Taking a deep breath, under Yalian's incomprehending gaze, Jiang Haochen firmly nodded and spoke resolutely:

"I'm going! Lin An, is this mission a Fifth Stage Mission? If I can make it out alive, does that mean I've caught up to you!?"

"Anyway, I'll have to face Fifth Stage Missions sooner or later; what's the harm in going with you once?"