Chapter 1974

Huh!?

As his words fell, before everyone could subconsciously grasp Gao Tian's meaning, in the next second, Gao Tian actually pulled out a piece of minced meat from his pocket and spread it in his hand:

"Lin Dui definitely didn't mean to kill you! Including me and Brother Zhang, we rescue people just to rescue people!"

"Qing Kai!? As a mighty Star Destroyer, I don't believe you really think we killed the Golden Robe! The situation back then clearly was him trying to kill us! Even if that's the case, I brought back a piece of his flesh!"

Angry and anxious, Gao Tian felt for a moment that he had too much to say.

He had long wanted to share the news they'd obtained, but some things concerned Zhang Tie's special nature, so he had hesitated to speak, wanting to talk privately with Lin An.

But now, if he doesn't speak up, trouble will get big!

"Language is pale! Sharing cognition and understanding will inevitably lead to errors! Just as you suspect Lin Dui of hiding something, ask yourselves whether you too are hiding something!"

"I don't know if my idea is right, but based on the clues we've gotten, the biggest difficulty of this mission is likely mutual suspicion, preventing cognition from being completed!"

"So, to reverse-engineer the system's revival condition, to complete this mission someone must bring others along when leaving! Whoever we lack, we might not be able to complete cognition!"

"Revival! Where to revive!? Taking the corpse out is reviving outside; staying inside is death!"

His speech was somewhat disordered, Gao Tian no longer cared whether everyone could understand his meaning; he believed these Fifth Stage individuals weren't idiots and would surely grasp what he was saying!

At the same time, as Gao Tian finished speaking, the two ogres rescued by Zhang Tie also hurriedly chimed in:

"Lord Gusman! That's right! The information we obtained at the art gallery is exactly this meaning!"

"Our bodies carry information; theoretically, as long as we bring a piece of meat out, that counts as a piece of cognition! Of course, I think we might need to take the lead in leaving, but no matter what, we need to find more people to complete cognition, even if it's a corpse!"

"Lord Qing Kai! Lord Golden Bull! As Star Destroyers, you are necessarily an important part of completing cognition!"

Neutral in stance, Guldan finished speaking and his forehead was sweating nervously.

From his heart, although he also somewhat doubted Lin An who saved their captain, he didn't want Lin An to fail. Likewise, Qing Kai as a Star Destroyer couldn't be an idiot; his earlier expression clearly showed he knew something but didn't say it.

Therefore, once the whole team splits, the chance of completing the mission becomes extremely slim!

"Flesh completes information...!?"

"\"Take the lead out... revive!? \""

As expected, as Gao Tian and Guldan finished explaining this logic, everyone present was stunned, even Lin An realized this logic was likely correct!

That's right, he had previously considered the revival issue, including what to do if someone died on the road and lost clues.

Whoosh

The meat chunk sliced through the air, directly thrown into Qing Kai's hand.

Looking at the Golden Robe 'corpse' thrown out by Gao Tian, Qing Kai's expression froze, obviously he understood Gao Tian's logic.

Indeed, he had also wondered why the system would give such a strange revival condition, including Gusman always following that kid, because he feared the corpse dying inside, leading to 'worse than death'! Following Gao Tian's logic, this could almost perfectly explain that!

Just because he understood doesn't mean he doesn't think Lin An has a problem.

Clutching the meat chunk tightly, Qing Kai took a deep breath and reiterated his stance:

"Okay, then, Lin An! As long as you hand over what you're holding or the hidden information, I guarantee that even if you die I'll bring your corpse out! The reward here isn't something a single Fourth Stage can swallow!"

"Step back further! If you're unwilling, I can promise to give you a batch of resources as compensation after we go out!"

As a member of the Creator Alliance and also a Star Destroyer, Qing Kai, as a top-tier powerhouse, naturally has his own pride. Having experienced countless dangers, he knows everything must be grasped in his own hands to survive!

"What if I say I have nothing?"

Looking at Qing Kai, Lin An spoke calmly, seemingly not intending to heed Qing Kai's 'concession', nor intending to say anything.

Yes, Qing Kai is indeed smart; even by guessing he figured Lin An had something in his hand, Lin An has a problem.

But Lin An also didn't lie; restarting the Props is meaningless to everyone, and he also didn't conceal any information.

Seeing Lin An unwilling to admit, Qing Kai's gaze turned colder:

"Still want to hoard the reward? Fine! I'll wait for you, Lin An, to dig your own grave!"

In the midst of speaking, Qiang Kai suddenly looked at the Golden Bull Sea Demon:

"Who will go with me? Or follow this kid and get sold by him!? Now our cognition is the same; if you follow me, I'll take you to find others, rather than sitting here waiting!"

"Qing Kai..!?"

Golden Bull's expression froze, his face full of conflict.

He also doubted Lin An, but Lin An is currently the strongest in combat and most likely to complete the mission. Following Qing Kai entails huge risk; this guy isn't a good person. Yet following Lin An, he also worries Lin An is scheming against them.

Caught between a rock and a hard place, just as Golden Bull was about to persuade Qing Kai and Lin An to talk again, the ever-silent Sea Demon suddenly stood behind Qing Kai:

"Lord Qing Kai! I'll follow you!"

"Our clansmen likely won't make it here; if you promise me, accompany me to search, I'll follow you!"

His face was bitter, yet with a hint of resolve.

The Sea Demon let out a bitter laugh after speaking, as if this decision was also extremely hard for him to make. He didn't think Lin An would definitely harm him.

But for the Sea Demon, he clearly knows his cognition is the lowest, and he has hardly experienced any Special Events. Therefore his clansmen will only perform worse!

According to Gao Tian's logic, he could think of one result! That is, he and his clan fundamentally have no utilitarian value; maybe Lin An wouldn't even bother to carry his corpse! If Lin An really is scheming against them, he'd be better off following Qing Kai, after all Qing Kai is also a Star Destroyer and now needs him!

Good!

Qing Kai readily agreed; seeing him directly step back to the edge of the platform, he seemed intent on leaving with the Sea Demon.

As long as someone follows him, that's fine! He doesn't want Golden Bull's hesitant personality! The ogre clan are all trash, he doesn't need them!

He refuses to believe that, as a mighty Star Destroyer, relying on himself alone there's no hope of completing the mission!

Lin Dui! Can't let them go!

Seeing Qing Kai about to take people away, Gao Tian hurriedly looked at Lin An, while Zhang Tie instinctively wanted to rush forward and seize them.

However, before Zhang Tie could act, Lin An suddenly reached out to stop them:

Let them go.

Life and death are fated; since you don't trust me, there's naturally no need to cooperate.

Having said that, Lin An said no more, turning his gaze to the burning building.

"Lin Dui!?"

It seemed as if he couldn't hear the advice that Gao Tian and the others couldn't understand.

With his back to everyone,

Flames blazed fiercely in Lin An's eyes.

A deep shade, as if catching a glimpse of the strange color of truth, vanished instantly in Lin An's eyes.

Can't think about it!

Can't think about it!!