Chapter 2183: and translation of chapter title

Silence, indisputable.

Listening to Gu Lun point out the most inexplicable problem, for a moment even Gu Yan Shan was stunned, and his heart also became uneasy.

Yeah, Gu Yi?

They had thought from the start that Gu Si Man had deceived them, wasn't it just because Gu Yi was arrested and demanded points? Even if they said Gu Yi died, they could convince themselves that it must have been Lin An and the Thunder Lizard squad who erupted in battle, and in the melee, unfortunately they weren't saved.

It's impossible to know what exactly happened inside the battlefield; no one can explain it clearly.

After a while, it was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over them; the entire Giant Demon High Level fell silent, staring at each other.

They wanted to believe, and were willing to believe that Lin An could lead them to victory, but at this moment it seemed they were just overthinking.

Soon, a Star-Destroying Level Giant Demon, as if thinking of something, suddenly had his expression stir.

"Wait! Everyone!"

"Our confusion isn't just not knowing what situation Lin An is in!? Gu Yi! Gu Yi isn't dead yet! We want to find a way to contact him; even if he's captured, he could secretly send back information using a switch-name method!"

"As long as we confirm Lin An hasn't been captured, then everything becomes clear!? Even saying that as long as we confirm it, we can completely place a bet without hesitation!"

As the words fell, the Elder was clearly moved.

Although transmitting such complex information inward is extremely difficult, and they can only contact Gu Yi through a tiny betting method.

Such an obvious transmission move, Gu Yi would likely be discovered and tortured by the Thunder Lizard clan.

But..

"Just do it then!"

"Contact Gu Yi! Let him transmit the real information! Even a single character will do!"

"Even if it draws attention and he dies at the hands of the Thunder Lizards, that would count as a contribution to the clan!"

Having said that, Gu Hong no longer dwelled on anything; he simply made a firm decision in his heart.

"As long as the news is confirmed, he dares to place a bet!"

At the same time, in an inconspicuous corner of the Starlight Space,

A pair of eyes stared dead at the Giant Demon, as if burning with flames, at this moment also flashing a strange hue, as if to firmly remember every word spoken by Gu Hong and the others.

"Go! Decipher by lip movements, immediately crack what this group of Giant Demons are saying! I need to figure out what's up with that kid!"

As the words fell, Hei Yan drew a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shock and astonishment in his heart.

Just like the Giant Demon civilization, at the moment Lin An's ranking surged, he too was equally startled.

"This group of Giant Demons definitely knows a lot! However, it seems the thing that human obtained from the ancient base is stronger than I imagined! If that kid really rushes up to before, even up to one hundred.. then..!"

Breathing became rapid.

Hei Yan slowly withdrew his gaze, as thoughts raced wildly in his mind.

In his eyes, Lin An was no longer Lin An, but a stepping stone for him to reach higher.

Never before! He had never felt such a strong sensation in his life; he actually felt that perhaps this time was his only chance to become a Death Star Level!!

Starlight Battlefield, Necromantic Space.

"Devil!! You devil!! What exactly have you done to me!!"

"Ahhhh!!"

"Let... me go! Let me die..! Give me a quick death!!"

The miserable wail sounded like hell, echoing in the nightmare, eventually turning into sharp, soft sobbing.

Lin An expressionlessly watched the Thunder Lizard degraded to juvenile War Star, seeing him step with his right foot and crush the small lizard's webbed paw.

"After continuous degradation, the physical strength can at minimum degrade to third rank; after degrading to second rank, the mind clearly cannot adapt to the body, leading to mental collapse. It seems the strength of the body and the mind are closely related. Moreover, the body seems to carry part of the memory."

Lin An silently recorded the experimental results, then leaned forward and shook, smashing the brains of that Thunder Lizard driven mad by degradation, also giving it a swift end.

After testing the various abilities of the Death String on the remaining twenty-plus War Star Level individuals, he also roughly figured out how to use this thing.

But the more he tested, the stronger Lin An's curiosity about the Death String grew, as well as..

apprehension.

"Conversion effect prioritizes converting the target's strongest body part into the corresponding prop."

"Therefore, to rely on the converted equipment to strengthen the Death God Set, one must kill specific Fifth Stage beings. For example, to strengthen War Armor, one should ideally kill those whose Rules lean toward defense type, or those skilled in close combat."

"The best materials for strengthening weapons are Fifth Stage beings of energy aggregation, space, and material solidification Rules. Theoretically, these effects can be secondarily combined to burst forth stronger power."

Lin An looked down at the corpse of a Black Snake squad beneath his feet; after using a Fifth Stage Black Snake to strengthen his weapon, he unexpectedly discovered that Cain's Blade actually carried an additional neuro-paralysis effect. Although the effect was rather ordinary, what truly caught his attention was that this strengthening effect triggered some kind of power within Cain's Blade.

Perhaps it's because he has killed too many lives, accumulating too much resentment. Cain's Blade has always had a necromantic-like aura deep within; Lin An always feels that perhaps after strengthening it with similar materials, he might be able to condense the power of these resentments.

And the other two effects discovered from testing.

"Assembling corpses, the converted equipment carries a risk of failure. Possibly due to Rules species mismatch, but if successful, the converted equipment would be much better, nearly comparable to system-sold equipment."

With his left hand spread open, Lin An gazed thoughtfully at the piece of heartguard armor he had converted.

This equipment was made by converting the corpses of Thunder Lizards and the Rock squad. It not only provides energy reduction but also material damage reduction.

The only drawback is that the Rules contained in the two mutually cancel out, probably because Earth does not conduct electricity.

However, Lin An could also think that as long as he kills enough Fifth Stage beings, there will always be some species' corpses that are highly compatible.

And the Nightmare Attack is even more interesting.

"The degradation effect of the Nightmare Attack can let the attacked target degrade to a past stage. Taking the Thunder Lizard clan as an example, the equipment converted from adult and juvenile forms have completely different effects."

"The adult form leans more toward triggering Lightning Rules, while the juvenile form is instead body covering, close combat, increasing one's own speed and explosive power."

"The former is suitable for strengthening War Armor, the latter for strengthening War Boots."

The degradation effect is truly marvelous, especially as Lin An discovered that even though he degraded these Thunder Lizards to juvenile form, their strength assessment remained Fifth Stage, in no way hindering conversion into equipment.

One could say this degradation effect is equivalent to forcibly compressing a Fifth Stage into a Fourth Rank; although all the powers remain, they simply cannot be used.

Whether in battle or when made into material, the effect of the Nightmare Attack is quite abnormal.

"Compared to the reversal of the Causal Sequence, the advantage is that the degradation effect is stronger, lasts longer, and is definitely weak strength; the disadvantage is that it is easily resisted."

Recalling the thunder lizard that he himself had devolved, Lin An shook his head, roughly confirming the upper limit of the nightmare attack.

At most an ordinary War Star, or a War Star with slightly stronger will, he cannot in battle forcibly devolve the opponent back to their past state. However, this is enough; after activating the nightmare space, he is equivalent to having dual combat capability.

Although the experiment went smoothly, Lin An helplessly discovered another matter.

That is, his points are not enough. These War Stars are really too poor...

Originally planning to enter Stellar Brilliance and then sustain war through war, Lin An never expected that these elites sent in would actually have not a single Apocalypse point on them.

This caused the last over nine hundred points on him to have been used up long ago.

"If someone could send me a point, that would be great, but those top‑hundred teams probably have some on them."

Before Lin An could plan to leave the space and find Lei Meng to 'have a chat', the next second Lin An suddenly froze, then burst out laughing.

Great, it seems someone has delivered the goods to his door.

At the same time, the Stellar Brilliance battlefield.

Suppressing his own emotional fluctuations, Lei Meng, forced into the humiliating transformation into a thunder lizard beast, stared fixedly toward the southwest.

Here they come..!

The Heavenly Walker Squad, representing the highest-level civilization of the Stellar Brilliance War, has arrived!