Chapter 2198

Eternal Summit second layer.

Eternal Summit second layer.

Dense silver‑white metal pillars tower like giant trees, turning the entire second level into a labyrinthine metal forest.

=> "Dense silver-white metal pillars tower like giant trees, turning the entire second layer into a labyrinthine metal forest."

The pillars are covered with sharp barbs; corpses hang from them, their blood drained, slowly trickling down the metal columns that stretch for kilometers.

=> "The pillars are covered with sharp barbs; the corpses hanging on them have drained of blood, which slowly trickles down the metal pillars that are kilometers tall."

It feels like a torture device; merely being inside evokes an indescribable sense of chill and oppression.

=> "It is like a torture device; merely being there brings an indescribable chill and oppression."

Eternal Summit is so vast that it's less a mountain and more a super‑battlefield composed of ten different terrains.

=> "Eternal Summit is so vast that it is less a mountain and more a super battlefield composed of ten different terrains."

Carefully navigating the "maze," a squad of radiation‑mutated beastmen painted silver watches the surroundings warily, afraid even to breathe, while carbon dioxide and heat build up inside them.

=> "Carefully moving through the 'labyrinth', a unit painted silver of Radiation Beastmen warily looks around, not daring to breathe, while carbon dioxide and heat accumulate inside their bodies."

Unlike the first level, where most teams merely hold their positions, from the second level onward each squad acts like hunters in a dark forest, preying on one another; any encounter triggers a brutal slaughter.

=> "Unlike the first layer where most are stationed to hold points, from the second layer onward each team of participants is like a hunter in a dark forest, prey to each other; upon encounter, it becomes a brutal slaughter."

Within this metal maze that greatly shields perception, all participants opt to use thermal sensing to scout enemy positions.

=> "Moreover, in this metal labyrinth that greatly shields perception, all participants choose to use thermal sensing to scout enemy movements."

Yet at this moment, despite sensing a large heat source approaching ahead, this radiation‑beast squad halts, no longer even concealing its own heat signature.

=> "But at this moment, although they sense a large heat source approaching ahead, this unit of Radiation Giant Beasts instead stops, no longer concealing its own heat signature."

"Buzz‑buzz‑buzz‑buzz"

=> ""Buzz—buzz—buzz—buzz"" (We need to keep the sound effect. Use English sound words: "Buzz—buzz—buzz—buzz".)

Accompanied by a low, high‑speed buzzing.

=> "Accompanied by a low-pitched high-speed buzz."

Only to see a formation of seven squads, a fifth‑tier battalion, flying straight at them at top speed.

=> "Only to see a Fifth Stage battalion of seven squads flying straight at them at top speed."

"Did you also get the news?"

=> ""Have you also received the news?""

His expression was grave, with no idle chatter.

=> "His expression grave, without a word of wasted talk."

The leading radiation‑worm person, hoarse, split his own mandibles, his abdomen glowing red against the radiation furnace he clutched. He had just escaped a fierce melee and was still overloaded.

=> "The Radiation Insect Person leading the way cracked open his mouthparts with a hoarse sound, his abdomen glowing red against the held radiation furnace; he had just escaped a fierce battle and his body was still overloaded."

"Yes, my people are all dead! Not just us—from sectors a11 to a17, all seven civilizations' stationed fifth‑tier forces were wiped out!"

=> ""Yes, my people are all dead! Not just us, in the a11 to a17 regions, all seven civilizations' stationed Fifth Stages were completely wiped out!""

While speaking, the leader of the opposing radiation beast inhaled deeply, his gaze uncertain as he looked at the fifth‑tier forces behind the worm person.

=> "While speaking, the leader of the opposing Radiation Giant Beast took a deep breath, his gaze somewhat doubtful as he looked at the Fifth Stages behind the Insect Person."

"Don't tell me those units behind you also got the news?!"

=> ""Don't tell me those units behind you also got the news?!""

Together the two sides number nearly 180 peak battle‑star warriors—almost the entire main force of fourteen civilizations. Instantly realizing the situation is worse than imagined, every commander behind the beast's ranks turns pale.

=> "The two sides together number nearly 180 War Star Peaks, almost the full main force of fourteen civilizations. Instantly realizing the situation is worse than imagined, the various captains behind the giant beast all turned pale."

"Damn it! Looks like everyone from our alliance left on the first level has been slaughtered! No, it probably also includes three other civilizations' people, who just dare not join us."

=> ""Damn! Judging by the looks, our alliance members left on the first layer are probably all killed! No, it should also include people from three other civilizations, they just dare not meet up with us.""

Their faces were equally grim; although they belong to the same radiation alliance, they are actually rivals.

=> "Their faces equally grim, although they belong to the Radiation Alliance, they are actually still in competition with each other."

Besides having nothing to contest on the first level, from the second level onward they were meant to be opponents. Yet now, the fourteen civilization leaders realize they may need to join forces!

=> "Besides having nothing to contest on the first layer, from the second layer onward they should be opponents; but at this moment, the fourteen civilization captains actually realized they might need to join forces!"

"Damn it, who is that person?! Seventeen squads wiped out—doesn't that mean he alone killed over a hundred fifth‑tier warriors?!"

=> ""Damn, who exactly is that person!? Seventeen squads wiped out—doesn't that mean he alone killed over a hundred Fifth Stages!?""

"In theory that's the case. Forget that for now—everyone, report immediately when you got the news and what it said! Our top priority is to estimate just how strong that human really is!"

=> ""Theoretically it's like that. First, let's not talk about that! Everyone immediately report the time and content of the news you received! Our top priority is to figure out what strength that human actually has!""

"I'll go first!"

=> ""I'll go first!""

"Radiation mutant, 9 minutes! My intel says that human possesses a suspected star‑destroyer‑class weapon!"

=> ""Radiation Mutant, 9 minutes! My intel says that human possesses a suspected Star-Destroying Level weapon!""

"Beast, 11 minutes. Last intel: physical system! Speed exceeds battle‑star limits! Fourth‑tier ascension to godhood!"

=> ""Giant Beast, 11 minutes. Final intel: Body System! Speed exceeds War Star Peak limit! Fourth Stage God Ascendant!""

"Furnace warrior, 13 minutes! My people's final message: that human has tremendous vitality and near‑immunity to radiation rules!"

=> ""Energy Furnace Warrior, 13 minutes! The last message from my men before death: that human has tremendous vitality, with near immunity to radiation rules!""

"Aberrant Light, 4 minutes! My people warned: don't give him a chance to get close; bombard him from afar, watch out for his spatial abilities!"

=> ""Aberrant Light, 4 minutes! My people... just said don't give him a chance to get close, bombard from afar, watch out for his spatial ability!""

"Radiation modifier, I got no intel—I only know our people died. Maybe they just didn't have time to send it?"

=> ""Radiation Modifier, I got no intel; I only know our people died. I think maybe there wasn't time to transmit?""

"Goblin! Revenge! I want revenge! You must help me reclaim our points! Batu‑lu is dead; surely everything we had ended up in his hands!"

=> ""Goblin! Revenge! I want revenge! You must help me retake our points! Batu Lu died, all our stuff surely ended up in his hands!""

No one paid heed to the weakest goblin squad leader; after quickly exchanging messages, every battle‑star peak present saw fear in the other's eyes.

=> "No one paid attention to the weakest Goblin Captain; after quickly exchanging news, all the War Star Peaks present saw the fear in his eyes."

After piecing together the intel, they were shocked to find that the combined information was downright terrifying!

=> "After piecing together the information, they suddenly realized that combined, these messages are simply terrifying!"

"So that human wiped out seventeen sectors in just 13‑17 minutes? In under twenty minutes he killed over 170 fifth‑tier warriors?!"

=> ""So, that human wiped out seventeen sectors in just 13–17 minutes? In under twenty minutes, he killed over a hundred seventy Fifth Stages!?""

"If nobody's lying, then that's probably the truth!"

=> ""If nobody is lying, then that's probably the case!""

The worm person drew a deep breath, feeling his scalp go numb.

=> "The Insect Person drew a deep breath, only feeling his scalp go numb."

"Based on the available intel, his movement speed exceeds Mach 300! His body is strong enough to withstand at least twenty fifth‑tier rules, he wields a suspected star‑destroyer weapon likely capable of one‑shotting ordinary fifth‑tier foes, he commands spatial abilities with a range over two kilometers, and his energy reserves are immense—even if he splits between recovery and slaughter, his stores surely exceed ours by more than tenfold; otherwise he couldn't sustain such a fight."

=> ""Based on the current information, his movement speed exceeds three hundred times the speed of sound! His body is strong enough to withstand at least twenty Fifth Stage rules, wielding a Star-Destroying Level weapon, likely able to instantly kill ordinary Fifth Stages! Mastering spatial ability, with a maximum range over two kilometers! His energy reserves are extremely high; even if calculated as recovering while slaughtering layers, his own reserves absolutely exceed ours by more than tenfold! Otherwise he couldn't sustain fighting this long.""

As the strongest worm person summed it up, every fifth‑tier present turned ashen to the extreme.

=> "As the strongest Insect Person summed up, all the Fifth Stages present turned grim to the extreme."

That's too exaggerated!

=> "Too exaggerated!"

With such power, not even a fourth‑tier, let alone the top experts at the battle‑star limit, could achieve this!

=> "With such strength, not to mention Fourth Stage, even the top experts at the War Star Peak limit could not achieve this!"

How could this be a fourth‑tier ascendant? It's clearly a human‑shrouded moving disaster comparable to a star‑destroyer!

=> "How could this be a Fourth Stage God Ascendant!? This is clearly a moving disaster in human skin, with power comparable to a Star-Destroyer!"

"So, ladies and gentlemen, do you really think such a monster could appear on the battlefield?"

=> ""So, everyone, do you really think such a monster would appear on the battlefield?""

Looking around, the worm person couldn't help but hoarsely question the fifth‑tier present.

=> "Looking around, the Insect Person couldn't help but hoarsely question the Fifth Stages present."

He doesn't doubt the message is false, nor does he doubt the ability description, but that doesn't mean the combined information is correct!

=> "He does not doubt the news is false, nor does he doubt the ability description, but that does not mean the combined information is correct!"

"Proton Worm, what do you mean?"

=> ""Proton Worm, what do you mean?""

"It's simple—haven't you noticed that nearly every squad sent out a message? I have reason to suspect some of this intel is false, or that our people were forced to transmit it!"

=> ""It's simple—haven't you noticed? Our squads almost all sent out messages. I have reason to suspect some of this information is false, or that our people were forced to transmit it!""

"I don't doubt their loyalty, but the enemy wouldn't be so stupid as to reveal their true situation! Thus the biggest suspicion is that it's just 'one' person!"

=> ""I don't doubt their loyalty, but the opponent couldn't be that stupid to expose his true situation! In that case, the biggest suspicion is 'one' person!""

"This must be an extremely strong hidden squad: one member wields speed rules, another spatial rules, and a third carries the star‑destroyer weapon as the main attacker!"

=> ""This should be an extremely strong hidden squad; among them one has speed rules, one has spatial rules, and another wields a Star-Destroying Level weapon as the main attacker!""

In this way, everything can be perfectly explained! And the most important point! If it's really one person this strong, how could he possibly ascend to the peak from our level?! From the fact that he slaughtered an entire layer in large numbers, it's clear he needs a lot of points. He doesn't dare to break through from a stronger area, so he can only make up for it with quantity!