Chapter 2153: with translation of chapter title

Lord Gusman! The elders are still discussing..!

Move aside!! I have urgent business to see the Elder!!

Bang!!

On the mountain peak covered in sky-filling ice and snow, Gusman, who had rushed to the Giant God Cave at the fastest speed, fell from the sky like a cannonball.

Only to see his whole body erupt with deep crimson spiritual energy, his right fist, filled with power, slammed hard into the tightly shut alloy door.

Boom!!

The spiritual energy burst, instantly swelling Gusman's right hand to the thickness of a stone pillar; the tremendous force output instantly dented this alloy door, which was kilometers in size, to a depth of a person's height. For a moment, the entire Holy Mountain trembled slightly.

Although still far from breaking through, the triggered alarm still echoed throughout the Holy Mountain, and even the high-level ogres inside who were holding a war meeting all looked shocked and angry toward the door.

Who!!

After throwing that punch, Gusman had no time to explain anything to the guards outside; only to see him half-kneel beneath the purple-black door, shouting urgently:

"Elder! I am the Commander of the Third Legion, Gusman! I have important matters to report to the Council of Elders!"

His voice could not hide his anxiety; for the first time in his life, Gusman began to hate the ogres' tradition! Holding a meeting is fine, but this bunch of old fogeys actually likes to cut off communications during meetings. They call it 'following the ogre tradition before the Doomsday System appeared!'

From the moment he received Lin An's message until now, a full half hour has passed! Upon learning that the elders' meeting this time would last at least three days, he had no choice but to force his way into the Holy Mountain!

Although he didn't know what madness had overcome him. Perhaps it was the ogres' innate pride; having made his decision, he would not retreat!

Boom-crack

The massive metal gate slowly opened, revealing thirty-three Fifth Stage ogres inside, all glaring angrily at Gusman kneeling at the doorway.

One hulking figure, twice the size of an ordinary ogre, a Star-Shattering Level ogre, now stared at him coldly.

"Gusman, are you dissatisfied with the clan's previous decision? I can understand wanting to help your son, but what is the clan's situation now? Could it be that you

"No! Elder! This time I came having nothing to do with Gu Yi! I hope our ogre clan can put up three hundred... no! Five hundred points to bet on another person!

Speaking rapidly, Gusman didn't even notice he had interrupted the Elder's words, hurriedly stating his purpose.

He didn't know what Lin An's situation was now; he only knew that the faster, the better! Especially after repeatedly simulating various scenarios along the way, he felt that the points Lin An wanted might be the key for that kid to turn something around!

Just like in the Skull Skull mission, whenever that guy opens his mouth, it's always the most crucial moment!

As his words fell, the originally angry ogre high-levels all froze, and the Elder who had been interrupted furrowed his brows, snorting at Gusman in incomprehension:

"Gusman!? What are you saying!?"

"Five hundred points to bet on an outsider? Are you crazy?"

The Elder laughed angrily in disbelief; frankly, if Gusman weren't also considered one of the ogre clan's top Star-Destroyers, he would have already slapped him dead for talking nonsense!

One minute later.

Facing the ogre high-levels who still couldn't understand him, Gusman swallowed dryly, his gaze somewhat pleading as he looked at the Elder.

Before he could say anything more, the Elder, whose whole body seemed wrapped in a scab of blood, spoke directly:

"Gusman, I understand what you want to say. You mean you want to repay a favor, so you want to waste the clan's precious points by directly betting on a person from the Creator Alliance?"

The Elder gave a cold sneer, looking down mercilessly at Gusman beneath his feet:

"Let alone that the guy you call Lin An is half our enemy, a Fourth Stage, with a point ranking beyond five hundred thousand. Have you considered that maybe we just bet on him and he'd die?"

"Don't look at me like that! I know you want to say he's a God Ascendant, but what's that? Basically just slightly better cannon fodder! Haven't you figured it out yet? Since the Starlight Alliance changed the rules, the upcoming Starlight War has nothing to do with us!"

Too lazy to waste more words on Gusman, after speaking the Elder even began to suspect Gusman in his heart.

Putting it bluntly, they were even planning to abandon the squad their own civilization had sent out, yet Gusman still intended to help an enemy civilization? Thinking back to the last time Gusman couldn't even explain what happened in the Skull Skull mission, he couldn't help but suspect that perhaps during that mission Gusman had colluded with the Creator Alliance?

As a Fifth Stage, his perception was keen; Gusman's face changed, instantly realizing the Elder was suspecting him!

He opened his mouth, very much wanting to explain to everyone that Lin An was truly special. He had never seen a Fourth Stage perform so excellently in a Star-Destroying level mission! But when the words reached his lips, Gusman helplessly discovered he didn't know how to prove it!

The reason is simple: he indeed had never seen Lin An truly fight, and the Elders' understanding of the Skull Skull mission generally regarded it as a 'luck' mission!

"Elder! Everyone! I, Gusman, have absolutely not betrayed the ogres!"

"I don't know how to explain it so you'll believe me. But I must say, Lin An is not from the Creator Alliance! He even had a deadly feud with the then Qing Kai! He is very special, his judgment is extremely strong! And he is both physical and Rule System!"

"I know the difficulty of this Starlight War has increased severalfold, but I believe he still has a good chance to break into the top thousand... no, top ten thousand! At least... at least our investment wouldn't be wasted!"

According to Starlight rules, being within the top ten thousand counts as outstanding; although the rewards are meager, they still fall within the minimum betting range.

Gusman's reaction was still quick; realizing he couldn't convince the Elder with reason, he simply tried to move these high-levels with profit!

Whether it's hostility or suspicion, in the face of interest it's all false; as long as we can make the Elder believe Lin An can rise in the rankings, even if Lin An killed their people it would be fine!

As expected, the Elder furrowed his brows, obviously realizing something from Gusman's insistence.

"Physical and Rule System? That does sound somewhat interesting, but I still don't think he's worth betting on. The risk..."

"Elder! Aren't you worried about the recent intelligence riot!? We need points, we need a lot of points! Instead of sitting here waiting to die, why not take a gamble? We decided to join the Starlight War precisely for this point, didn't we!?"

"Believe me, I Gusman show no favoritism toward Gu Yi, nor do I do anything for him; my loyalty to the ogre clan is absolutely pure! It's certainly not for myself!"

"Haven't you seen? Their points have increased a lot, which clearly isn't due to lack of strength. And you should also know this definitely wasn't achieved by the Creator Alliance's own team; it can only be him!"

Seeing the Elder somewhat shaken but still unwilling to take the risk, Gusman hardened his heart, his eyes turning red as he spoke each word deliberately:

"Five hundred points! I Gusman guarantee with my own life that Lin An will definitely break into the top ten thousand!"

"If my misjudgment causes the alliance to suffer heavy losses, then I Gusman will voluntarily join a joint mission to serve as cannon fodder for those advanced civilizations! If I die, my corpse will be left to the clan as experimental material!"

"I offer my life in exchange for these five hundred points!"

Having said that, all the ogre high-levels present were moved. After a moment, the Elder stared deeply at Gusman, as if trying to see into his heart:

"Good."

"I want to see whether the Lin An you speak of is really that formidable!"

Hearing the Elder finally agree, Gusman, as if having lost all strength, finally plopped down onto the ground.

Unconsciously looking at the rankings in the sky, Gusman couldn't help but wryly smile, feeling he had really done his best.

(Lin An.. I Gusman have done everything I could. I have repaid your favor.)

(Please... please don't let me down..!)