Chapter 2175

Guardian?

But need to keep the brackets and number exactly: 【1】 Guardian?

Lin An raised his eyebrows, subconsciously recalling the Shen Yuan Shell on his body.

It seems that this practice of protecting seedlings is standard procedure. Indeed, amid various disasters and accidents, even the most talented beings need protection to grow; otherwise, the elite Fourth Stage cultivated with painstaking effort could be slapped to death by a passing unknown Fifth Stage, a loss no civilization can bear.

Lin An pondered for a moment, unlike what Lei Meng had imagined—he was not shaken by this message.

He didn't care about the Star-Destroying Level guardian; instead, he thought of more.

(If that's the case, then in the War Star Level matches, a Star-Destroying Level guardian would appear; what about the next stage? Would the Star-Destroying competition bring forth Star-Shattering? Would Star-Shattering bring the peak?)

(No wonder number 77 is so cautious; the true difficulty of these three Starlight Wars is far from simple. Moreover, the variables outside the arena are growing larger...)

"So then? So what do you think we should do? Do these guardians have any special markings?"

Lin An asked calmly, and he suddenly thought of something interesting.

That is, in the third nightmare ability of the Death's Cauldron, if he remembers correctly, it seems able to reverse the state of enemies' corpses? If the effect is as he guessed, then these so-called guardians would be a troublesome presence in the eyes of other participants, but for him, they would be a treasure..

Facing his question, Lei Meng answered without hesitation, respectfully:

"No."

"Lord Lin, these guardians are extremely well hidden; otherwise, what would protect the seedlings? Moreover, they rarely make a move."

"Thus the best way to deal with them is not to clash head-on, but to wait until they die!"

"Act discreetly! As long as you patiently wait for these top civilizations to exhaust their trump cards, then with your Body System's ability, you still have a good chance of taking first place! Even if not first, a top-ten finish is possible!"

"Actually, many who hide their strength do this! The gun shoots the bird that sticks out! The stronger you are, the easier you are to be targeted and analyzed! That's why those currently high-ranking teams start early purges! They also fear, fear that after they finish their battles, a dark horse will suddenly appear!"

As the words fell, Gao Tian, who had been listening attentively, couldn't help but voice his objection:

"I don't think that's right, right?"

"If the rules of this Starlight War haven't changed, then lying low is fine. But now, outside betting influences the arena too much! The strong get stronger! Now, whoever performs better gets more points! I've looked at the newly added exchangeable props; many can decide the battle!"

"Are you afraid that Lin Dui will demand your strength? Afraid that Lin Dui will kill your civilization's people?"

Gao Tian bluntly pointed out Lei Meng's ulterior motives; after speaking, he turned to Lin An, openly displaying his suspicion of Lei Meng:

"Lin Dui! Watch out for this guy! He keeps hinting that you shouldn't kill him! Better do nothing! He keeps saying he's willing to side with us, but I'm sure he has some trick up his sleeve!"

Lei Meng's face changed abruptly; facing Gao Tian's questioning, he could only hurriedly explain to Lin An:

"Yes, that's right. He indeed has such ulterior motives."

"Although for the sake of survival, he could betray his own people and even trick other teams into letting Lin An kill them."

"But once he does that, he'll be tied to Lin An! Even if Lin An doesn't kill him, his fate won't be pretty!"

"Lord Lin! I swear I'm doing this for your consideration! No need to wait too long—just three or four hours will suffice! I'm not saying you shouldn't go hunt others; rather, as a God Ascendant, your rank is rising too fast, which will surely draw attention!"

Without waiting for Lei Meng to finish, Lin An gave a light laugh and calmly said:

"No need to wait long? Two or three hours?"

"Have you contacted others? Are you still thinking of buying time to save your teammates?"

Lin An slightly tilted his head, looking at Mo Ling.

Lei Meng's gang still has over twenty people he hasn't killed, kept under control in the Necromantic Space to test the conversion effect of Death's String. Especially the Thunder Lizard Squad, he kept the most of them, not for any other reason—he believes the equipment converted from the Thunder Lizard tribe should be quite good. If stripped away by the rules, perhaps it could still have remarkable effects.

He has no intention of considering Lei Meng's method.

"What's with lying low? He's simply planning to reach the top with the most dominant posture!"

Considering the two upcoming matches, he has no backing behind him; he even needs to give a stunning performance to attract those major powers to continue investing in him! Otherwise, as a Fourth Stage participating in a Star-Destroying Level competition, even if he gets first place, few would believe it.

He certainly doesn't want to encounter borrowing points from the Giant Demon Clan again.

Seeing Lin An's killing intent flare up again, Lei Meng's heart jolted—he was indeed stalling for time, but his ulterior motives weren't that simple!

"Lord Lin!"

"I assure you I'm not stalling! My clansmen, kill them if you wish!"

Hardening his heart, Lei Meng also dared not provoke Lin An's suspicion any further, taking a deep breath:

"What I meant by waiting two or three hours is that the teams on the Eternal Summit will make a big move! You might not know that killing other participants on the Eternal Summit yields half the points! After the purge, teams will exchange 'fat sheep,' gaining large amounts of points! These fat sheep are all God Ascendants, whose task is to earn high points, finally concentrating them on one person!"

"That way, your ranking won't be too conspicuous, and with the number of God Ascendants greatly reduced, influential powers will also bet on you! Moreover, you can then ascend the Eternal Summit at this time, saving time!"

Three benefits in one move.

Listening to Lei Meng's idea, Lin An nodded slightly, also considering it acceptable.

However, just as Lei Meng let out a big sigh of relief, feeling he had cleverly persuaded Lin An.

The next second, Lin An suddenly spoke casually:

"I checked; my current ranking isn't particularly high."

"Even if I killed all your people, it wouldn't amount to much. Sixty Fifth Stages are only six hundred points—really too little..."

Having said that, Lin An didn't even glance at Lei Meng's suddenly pale, trembling expression; he turned to Mo Ling, signaling him to open the Necromantic Space and prepare to kill.

During this waiting period, he happened to test the conversion effect on this group of lizards; of course, there are also those corpses underground—if usable, his strength would surge again!

"Oh, right."

"If you plan to secretly summon people to besiege me, feel free to call more; I don't mind killing another batch."

Turning his head, Lin An gave a light laugh, but his smile falling in Lei Meng's eyes was actually as terrifying as a demon.

(Damn it! This monster...! He knows!?)