Chapter 306: Amoeba and Immortal Asura

The atmosphere was heavy.

Lin An stood stiffly in place, the key in his hand emitting faint undulations.

He had never considered the system's purpose from this angle.

From his rebirth until now, he neither felt arrogant nor believed his strength far surpassed that of all players at this stage, and the apocalypse posed no threat to him.

But he also did not think he would die easily.

With so many trump cards, plus the newly advanced celestial human form, he gained great confidence and resources.

Will he die?

Will the dangers he encounters next surely lead to his death?

Unbelievable.

Lin An could not imagine why he would die.

During the zombie tide attack, will more than one third-rank appear? Or is there an unknown danger inside the base?

Does he have safety hazards around him?

His voice was hoarse.

If not obtaining the key means certain death, does that imply the unknown danger is extremely terrifying?

Mo Ling, Wen Ya, Jing Tian, Zhang Tie...

What should they do?

"Chu An, what do you think…"

"What kind of crisis will we face…"

Chu An raised the arm resting on his shoulder, adjusting the glasses on his nose:

"Simple."

"The system on your body would rather take this great risk to retrieve the key for you, but it does not want to be exposed now."

"Such a move of robbing the east wall to patch the west can only prove one thing."

"Danger is imminent, leaving it with no way or time to 'help' you anymore."

"So."

Colonel Chu An's face was expressionless as he turned and walked over to the writhing mass of flesh:

"【Amoeba Worm】."

"The only scenario likely to cause your death is the 【Amoeba Worm】 instance."

"If the danger were near the base, even if a third-rank came after you, you could flee."

"If humans wanted to attack you, that would also be unrealistic."

"Unless your position were leaked and the military dispatched supersonic jets to airdrop nuclear weapons, destroying the entire area."

"The probability is too small; that possibility can be neglected."

"Therefore, it can only be the 【Amoeba Worm】 instance."

"Then."

"The difficulty of this instance is probably beyond our imagination."

After a brief pause, Chu An fiddled twice with the Immortal Asura restrained by his metal arm:

"Actually, after hearing the system announcement the night before, I realized this."

"Although I didn't see the system 'steal' the key for you, the announcement clearly mentioned reward items."

"Thus, as I speculated."

"After realizing this, I wanted to help you prepare an extra way out."

"Ghost Infant Transmission."

"This is the retreat I wanted to leave for you."

Lin An froze at the sound, instantly understanding Chu An's meaning.

No wonder Chu An suddenly used Ghost Infant Transmission.

Although he had said Ghost Infant Transmission was not yet mature, and using it lightly multiple times would pose great risk.

Was Chu An trying to test the Ghost Infant's transmission ability in advance to give himself more escape routes?

"Chu An? You mean…"

"If the 【Amoeba Worm】 instance truly has a deadly danger, could I also use the Ghost Infant to escape?"

That's right.

If terrifying enemies are encountered in the instance, I can simply flee back to reality.

Surely one cannot cross the instance, cross a small world, and hunt oneself down?

Lin An let out a breath of relief.

But.

Unexpectedly, Chu An lightly shook his head:

"Not necessarily."

"I've never been to an instance either, and I don't know if the Ghost Infant can help you."

"But I can only do my best; if it can be used, it also counts as a retreat."

Lin An slightly opened his mouth, somewhat disappointed.

Upon second thought, he couldn't help but give a wry smile.

Chu An's strength is even weaker than mine; even if he is mysterious, no matter how smart, he is still just a person.

No information, no strength.

Even as a reincarnator with system help, I couldn't figure out where the problem lies.

If Colonel Chu could devise a retreat for him, even a possibly useful one, that would already be quite good.

Like the Savior System, such a powerful and terrifying existence—doesn't it merely give me a 'stolen' key?

I can't give out any extra information.

Lin An, intending to discuss, turned to Chu Colonel, who was toying with the Asura meat chunk, and asked:

What do you think the Amoeba Worm instance will be?

I know the Amoeba Worm; its prototype is a brain-eating worm, and after burrowing into a human brain it interferes with thought.

Could this instance possibly involve encountering an enemy like the Marrow-sucking Spider, controlled by the Red Spider?

Or perhaps it's an intelligent worm? The Amoeba Worm as a mother worm?

No answer.

After a brief silence, Chu Colonel seemed not to have heard his question.

He turned his back and suddenly manipulated the mechanical arm, loosening a corner of the Undying Asura:

Lin An.

What I'm about to say is crucial.

Zi—

The spirit-energy-powered mechanical arm generated a thin laser, instantly cutting off a corner of the Undying Asura.

Lin An, is the Undying Asura terrifying?

He asked and answered himself.

It's very terrifying.

Almost no means can kill it.

Once faced with mortal danger, it abandons its doomed body and transfers to a place where it can survive.

Essentially, it has actually died many times.

Each death, however, is a kind of rebirth.

Answering off the point.

Lin An walked over to Chu An with a doubtful expression, completely unaware why Colonel Chu suddenly brought up the Undying Asura.

Chu An?

What do you mean!?

What does the Undying Asura have to do with my question just now?

What's crucial? I don't understand what you're saying!

You mean the Amoeba Worm is related to the Undying Asura!?

Silent silence, only the laser cutting sound and Lin An's hard-to-suppress heartbeat.

After a long while.

Chu An didn't lift his head, just focused on cutting the Undying Asura again:

It will die.

The Undying Asura will die.

The Undying Asura can be eliminated.

Urgent, unrelated sounds echoed in the quiet alloy chamber.

Dripping sweat fell strangely from Chu An's head.

As if enduring great pain, Chu An suddenly lifted his head, staring fixedly into his eyes:

Lin An, remember!

Death is rebirth; only death can truly let one live on!

Just as in human history, after every war comes a burst of civilization!

Bright flowers will grow upon the bones.

After the corrupt empire collapses! Then a new system is born!

Lin An stared, unable to comprehend, at the somewhat mad Chu An.

Waves of panic welled up from within him, like a poisonous snake licking his spine.

What on earth is Chu An trying to say!?

An unprecedented sense of urgency and chaos made him irritable and uneasy.

In his heart he sensed what Colonel Chu wanted to express, yet he couldn't pierce that final layer of window.

Chu An's such strange behavior made him realize something.

Damn it!

This guy has deceived me again!

Chu An's behavior clearly shows he knows what the Amoeba Worm is! Yet he just refuses to say it outright!

For a moment, Lin An felt as if he were being toyed with like a monkey.

If Chu An knows about the Amoeba Worm, doesn't that mean he knows more than I do?

Then the so-called zombie doctor's leaving behind glasses—isn't that just bullshit!?

Lin An grabbed Chu An's collar as if he were crazy; this bizarre, conflicting feeling made it almost impossible for him to stay rational:

Chu An!

What exactly are you saying!?

Do you know the meaning behind the Amoeba Worm!?

On the operating table, in the alloy tray holding the immortal Asura's flesh, the laser continuously melts the flesh pieces.

After being cut into nine pieces of flesh, as the largest piece is melted by high temperature.

On the edge of the alloy tray, the smallest flesh particle slowly regenerates.

Then it grows larger.

It becomes larger than before.