Chapter 307: Unspeakable

I don't know how long it has been.

Lin An gasped heavily, staring fixedly at the pallid Chu An.

After a moment.

He looked at the dim-eyed Colonel Chu, then wearily released his grip on Chu's collar.

In the room filled with blue light, Lin An stood, Chu An lay.

The two were like motionless statues.

With the faint mechanical vibration sounding again, the metal tray that had held the Undying Asura slowly lowered, retracting back to the Spirit Energy Core to maintain the seal.

After the sound rang out.

Pale-faced, as if exhausted, Chu An struggled to sit up:

"Lin An."

"I've said everything I wanted to say."

"I'm tired..."

Having said that, he struggled to climb up from the ground, his body swaying.

Sweat soaked his crisp uniform, causing a thin mist to form on his lenses.

Lin An stood silently in place, motionless.

He silently watched Chu An stagger out of the room, walk onto the lift platform, with no intention of helping.

In his thoughts, countless possibilities flashed.

In Chu An's speculation, the Amoeba Worm dungeon is extremely difficult, even leading to his own death being true.

But the others may not be.

The threat of death made Lin An unusually irritable.

If even he is in mortal danger, what about Mo Ling and the others who entered the dungeon with him?

Clearly Chu An seemed to know something, yet he oddly answered off-topic.

Is it that he cannot say it?

Lin An only felt like a fish in a fish tank.

The truth of the world seemed separated from him by a layer of transparent glass.

Clearly he could see it, yet he could not.

The fake rocks and weeds in the fish tank created a false reality for him.

And Chu An is the observer outside the fish tank; he clearly knows something, yet he keeps deceiving himself.

Combined with Chu An's behavior of wanting to speak but not speaking.

Lin An couldn't help but think of Huang Shaohua inside the crystal ball.

Could it be?

Chu An...

Or is he also a player left over from the previous cycle?

Therefore, upon seeing Huang Shaohua, Chu An showed no concern?

Or rather, simply put, like my most extreme speculation, Chu An is also a reincarnator?

It's just that Chu An's repeated few lines make it impossible for him to be certain.

(Ants cannot be seen...)

(Your guesses are all wrong...)

Irritability.

Lin An only felt a stone pressing on his chest, like a huge black cat firmly pressing down on his head.

With the faint whir of the motor, Chu An struggled to hold onto the elevator, slowly rising and disappearing into the lower level.

Outside the quiet Spirit Energy Core, Lin An deeply exhaled.

Under the blue spirit energy's illumination, a layer of blue light shrouded his face.

No matter which speculation, it is meaningless.

Since Chu An won't speak, I simply cannot kill him.

Perhaps.

Maybe Chu An also has his own difficulties?

What is the relation between the Amoeba Worm dungeon and the Undying Asura?

Why does Chu An repeatedly emphasize death and rebirth?

In silence, Lin An stood straight in place, staring at the Spirit Energy Core beneath his feet as he began to ponder.

Is the Amoeba Worm extremely dangerous?

To the extent that the system itself believes there is no doubt he will die...

What exactly does Chu An mean to express?

The incense was lit, its sparks flickering on and off.

Long'an Base, outside the core fortress.

Wen Ya wore a smile as she led Fan Bing through the base's bustling boulevard.

The ground and surrounding buildings were all constructed using the 'luxurious' Land of Rules.

Although Fan Bing did not know the purpose of the Land of Rules, she could clearly feel that the dark-gold alloy plates underfoot were costly.

A faint spirit energy radiation seeped into the body, slowly enhancing physical fitness.

Somewhat surprised.

She gazed in amazement at the sci-fi-like creations within the base, as if she had stepped into an extraterrestrial facility.

There were no towering skyscrapers, but various facilities brimming with technological feel were neatly distributed inside the base.

It was already approaching evening, yet the city wall under construction at the horizon remained bustling with activity.

Wen Ya wore a smile and softly introduced the base's various structures.

Although many buildings and facilities were still in the planning stage, the groundwork had already been reserved in advance.

Fan Bing gazed at the massive base, feeling a stir of excitement.

Even though the base was not yet fully built, it far exceeded her imagination.

The occasional training slogans and the Awakened Ones patrolling near the walls gave her a great sense of security.

She even saw many elderly people strolling leisurely and chatting within the base, a scene of harmony and vibrant vitality.

If she had not just arrived from the outside world, she would have thought she had traveled to a future world where the apocalypse never occurred.

No urgency, no threat.

Everything was orderly.

Wen Ya noticed Fan Bing's gaze, not surprised at all.

The zombies around the base had been cleared out, and the patrol squads formed by the Awakened Ones kept watch 24/7.

Large quantities of advanced individual equipment were issued to each person.

The newly formed special operations squad was armed to the teeth.

Under the "nourishment" of the Rule Land, ordinary people in the base improved their physical fitness every day.

Food was plentiful, firepower strong, and powerful Awakened Ones held the fort.

Not to mention Fan Bing, a survivor who joined from outside; even the base's resource teams that went out felt, upon each return, as if they had stepped into another world.

With Zhuanxu, the Rule Land aiding construction, the base changed almost daily.

In her awe, Fan Bing felt for the first time like a mountain dweller entering the city.

She pointed somewhat fearfully at a sandworm burrowing out of the ground not far away, uncertain:

"Miss Wen Ya, what... what is that?!"

Had she not seen many workers in hard hats gathered around the sandworm, she would have thought a mutant had invaded.

"A monster this large must be at least second level..."

Wen Ya smiled faintly, about to explain, when dense footsteps sounded behind her.

"That is the sandworm Boluo Duo, a second‑level demonic beast tamed by Lord Lin An."

"It is used specifically to dig reservoirs and build underground facilities."

A young man in black combat gear, his cuffs bearing the Long'an Base insignia, replied proudly.

Fan Bing turned at the sound and saw a twelve‑person special operations squad, fully equipped, appear behind her.

Assault rifles, grenades, night vision devices, pistols, grenade launchers.

From head to toe, they were armed to the teeth.

Especially the avant‑grade designs from the weapons test facility filled their gear with a sense of cutting‑edge technology.

This was more advanced than the military region troops she had seen before.

It was a bit exaggerated.

Fan Bing stared in disbelief at the huge sandworm laboriously digging a pit, then at the soldiers who looked like mere students.

For a while she didn't know what to say.

"To tame a second‑level mutant just to use it as a digging tool?"

"That's somewhat shocking to hear..."

The patrolling special operations squad likewise looked at her with curiosity.

The squad first greeted Wen Ya formally, then their eyes kept scanning the stunning woman before them.

"You are.."

"Fan Bing?!"