Chapter 2202

"What's the situation? Have enemies broken in?!!"

"Impossible! We just contacted the Frontline before the meeting!"

"Inside the hall, the Elders were filled with astonishment, their hearts both shocked and angry! This meeting was literally a matter of the race's survival, yet it had been interrupted three times in a row! In his fury, the leader, Gu Hong, turned an even uglier shade."

"He was already in a terrible mood; hearing the chaos outside, how could he bear it!?"

"Perhaps he's been too kind and lenient these years, and the entire ogre clan has forgotten how he became a Fifth Stage peak back then!"

"You bastards! How dare you treat my orders as child's play!? With the war at hand! Looks like I should just...!"

""Bang bang! Bang! bang!""

"Before Gu Hong could rise in anger, the next second a cry of joy—even a startled pounding on the door—rang out repeatedly."

"Grand Elder! Open the door quickly, Grand Elder!!"

"Rankings! Quick, look at the rankings!!"

"Rankings? What rankings?"

"Everyone stared in shock, but fortunately, being Fifth Stage, they reacted in an instant. And Gu Hong, who had been furious to the extreme, suddenly changed expression, as if he'd thought of something."

"Perhaps having been deceived too many times, he suppressed his anger and waved his hand; accompanied by a tremendous roar, the massive metal door swung open to both sides."

"Seeing the excited faces outside, the Fifth Stage ogres practically bursting to rush in and crush him, Gu Hong instead snorted coldly, his aura sweeping over everyone without hesitation."

"What? Is that human causing trouble again?"

"Have the rankings risen a bit? Or have you found some new evidence proving he still has hope?"

"Gu Hong let out a scoff, hardly giving anyone a chance to speak. After being toyed with time and again, hope turning to disappointment, just hearing that name now annoys him! To be frank, he's already made up his mind not to deal with Lin An anymore. Although Gu Lun has his own little schemes, he too has realized that pinning hopes on a human—especially a Fourth Stage human—is simply foolish!"

"Ignoring the anxious Gu Yanshan and others who wanted to say something, Gu Hong simply summoned the Starlight Rankings in the depths, preparing to see what mischief that damned human was up to again!"

"But before he could even look it up, the most excited Gu Yanshan rushed forward and blocked him:"

"Grand Elder! Just look up at the sky!"

"What?"

"Gu Hong stared in disbelief; although the light curtain projected tens of thousands of meters above the planet could only display the top ten thousand rankings, he looked up—how could he possibly find..."

"Wait!!"

"Completely unlike his previous demeanor, Gu Hong's expression shifted and he snapped his head up!"

"In an extremely short time, relying on the keen perception of a Fifth Stage peak, he instantly saw those familiar words on the ten‑thousand‑meter light curtain!"

"Creator Alliance!"

"Current ranking..."

"7103!?"

"No!"

"It's 6109!"

"His emotions at the moment were impossible to reconcile, as if his brain had crashed; Gu Hong unconsciously opened his mouth, feeling as though he were hallucinating!"

"In his eyes, that line—once a name he loathed to the extreme—now seemed utterly moving! And with each fluctuation of the ranking, it felt as if his heart were being tugged, pounding wildly!"

"Within the top ten thousand!? And it's still rising!?"

"No logic or reason needed; no doubt, no further questioning—faced with such an ironclad fact, Gu Hong's head buzzed, and he finally understood why everyone was so excited!"

"After coming to his senses, he even blurted out as if dreaming!"

"Is this squad ranked six thousand really the one that little.. Lin An's brother is in? Make sure it's not a duplicate name, make sure the display isn't wrong!!"

"Hearing Gu Hong's question, which sounded like that of an idiot, all the Fifth Stage ogres present wore strange expressions, though they could understand the Grand Elder's feelings. After all, when they first noticed this, their reaction was even worse than Gu Hong's."

"Grand Elder! It's definitely Lord Lin An! Open the message! Unless there's another civilization also called the Creator, unless they've also died down to just a Fifth Stage, then it's unquestionably him!"

"Like a sigh of relief, parting the clouds to see the sun, Gu Yanshan couldn't control his expression, whether playing around or not—the joy at the corners of his mouth almost made him laugh up to the heavens."

"If Lin An were right in front of him, he'd practically rush forward to hug and kiss him twice!"

"At the same time, the other ogre Elders in the grand hall were also shaken. Like Gu Hong, aside from a few of Gu Lun's line whose faces turned deathly pale, many of the other Elders couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air."

"Before some ogre Elders could likewise try to confirm, Gu Yanshan couldn't help but throw out an even more explosive piece of news, urging them on:"

"Grand Elder! Elders! Don't waste time!"

"Just now the Starlight Alliance issued an announcement! Lord Lin An's ranking hasn't just surged—its surge speed is historically number one!"

"Our top priority right now is to place bets quickly! We've already lost on the thirty‑thousand and ten‑thousand marks..."

"Boom!!"

"It shot straight up into the sky in an instant."

"Before Gu Yanshan could finish speaking, Gu Hong's face changed drastically and he rushed straight into the virtual space!"

"He didn't even need Gu Yanshan's reminder; after reacting, his heart ached so much it felt like it was dripping blood!"

"With his calculative ability, there's no way he couldn't figure out just how much 'money' they'd lost in these twenty‑plus minutes!!"

"Go! Immediately notify all Fifth Stages, including the legion commanders fighting outside, demanding they hand over all points at once! Also, within one minute I need to know how many points our clan can still mobilize!"

"Heedless of the stunned reactions of all the ogres present, Gu Hong, who had just flown out, suddenly seemed to think of something, abruptly stopping and roaring at several ogre Elders."

"Damn!"

"He almost forgot there was still the matter of Gu Lun!"

"Go find Gu Lun right now! Tell that rolling egg to stop immediately and roll over to see me!"

"And Gu Sumen! Quickly go find the High Priest! No matter what, you must bring him back to me! If Gu Sumen dies, you can bury yourselves with him!"

"As his words fell, the Elders of Gu Lun's line all trembled throughout their bodies."

"At this very moment, they felt the world spinning, with only one thought left in their minds!"

"It's over; they're probably in big trouble!"