Chapter 379: Entering the High Tower

Amoeba worm instance world, day 26, night 21:27.

High Tower.

Intricate patterns were carved into the cold marble slab.

Lin An braced his hands on his knees, gasping heavily, his black combat uniform stained with chunks of flesh.

After a long time without such exhaustion, he felt his vision darken.

"Captain Lin..."

The black bear lying on the ground struggled to push itself up, its silver-black fur dyed dark red.

"Is this the High Tower?"

Their gazes were filled with astonishment.

Three minutes earlier, Lin An piloted his fighter jet at full speed and crashed into the entrance of the High Tower.

After jumping out of the fighter jet, the group fought their way out through a sea of millions of zombies surrounding them, carving a bloody path.

They unleashed their full power, holding nothing back.

Apart from not using his trump card, Lin An nearly pushed his combat power to the extreme.

After breaking through the final layer of the zombies' "weak" defense line, the group barely managed to rush into the High Tower at death's door.

It was not as imagined, requiring a door to be opened to enter.

The way to enter the High Tower turned out to be via teleportation.

Their vision blurred, and upon touching the outer wall of the High Tower, they entered this place.

The lingering shock had not yet settled.

Gao Tian leaned wearily against a tall stone pillar, his composite bow behind him already replaced with a new one.

The original bowstring had long since snapped.

Under the barrage of cluster bombs and artillery, the weakest point of the High Tower was swiftly refilled with millions of zombies.

Every time they struck down a zombie, it caused other zombies to become strengthened.

When they fought to the bitter end, the zombies' strength had nearly been enhanced to the Second Level.

If it weren't for Mo Ling's full-force interference on the nearby zombies, we wouldn't have been able to break through.

One Second Level, even ten Second Levels, we wouldn't fear.

But when the number of Second Levels around reached millions, that horrific scene was almost despair-inducing.

Each zombie could burst forth at 0.3 Mach speed; without charging for a killing blow, Gao Tian couldn't even kill a single zombie.

It can be said.

At the critical moment, relying solely on Lin An's Tianren form charging all the way, Zhang Tie acted as a shield to withstand the zombies' impact.

As they fought on, the zombies' reinforced defense surged to a level only Lin An could break through, leaving the others barely able to harm them.

It's too terrifying...

Xiong Hanzi struggled to rise from the ground, then gave a clicking-tongue look toward the entrance of the High Tower.

As expected, the zombies outside have all been upgraded to Level 2.

Fortunately, after entering the High Tower, the zombies are restricted and cannot follow us in.

Otherwise, we would surely die.

"Damn it..."

Xiong Hanzi's weak voice echoed in the spacious hall on the first floor of the High Tower.

He had his hands behind his back, fished out a flattened can from his rear, and ate it listlessly.

If not for the fourfold defensive boost, he would have already been beaten to death by the zombies outside.

"Captain Lin..."

"This instance is too twisted... really too twisted..."

Expecting the zombies to keep strengthening and actually feeling it are two different things.

He even suspected that if they delayed another minute, the zombies outside could all be upgraded to Third Level.

"Damn it, this instance is meant for First Level Awakened Ones to enter?"

Under such twisted difficulty...

Really, it would be less painful to just commit suicide.

Hearing Zhang Tie's complaints, Lin An couldn't help but wryly smile.

Indeed, it's hopelessly difficult.

No wonder no one has ever escaped this instance alive...

Even if a team of Third Level Awakened Ones came, if they didn't realize this, they'd likely die faster than First Levels.

I just don't know whether the legendary Fourth Level Awakened Ones could solve this place with pure martial strength.

He didn't think about it any further.

Lin An could only hope that there was a chance to break through inside the mysterious High Tower.

Getting out is definitely impossible.

The zombies outside have re-encircled the High Tower.

An army of zombies, all at Second Level...

If I dared to go out, I'd likely be torn to shreds within seconds.

The top priority is to first recover stamina and scout the High Tower.

Suppressing his tangled thoughts, Lin An lowered his head to glance at the pale-faced Mo Ling in his arms.

The little loli was unconscious.

In the final stage she tried to forcibly control the zombies, but her mental power was directly exhausted, and she doesn't know when she will wake up.

However, judging by appearances, the interior of the tower seems to be Safety.

After taking out a large amount of food from the ring, the group quickly replenished their stamina.

Ten minutes later, Gao Tian, looking thoughtful, surveyed the interior of the tower and couldn't help asking Lin An, who was studying the floor:

"Lin Dui, this doesn't really look like a creation of this world."

"The style is very strange, both medieval and high-tech."

"Will there be amoeba worms here?"

The voice echoed.

His finger was like the liquid "screen" hanging on the stone pillars of a palace, his face full of astonishment.

The two completely different styles perfectly merged together.

Stone carvings and precise alloy decorations filled the entire first-floor hall.

Moreover, the teleportation array upon entering the tower gave that weightless feeling, exactly the same as when entering a dungeon.

What is this?

Ancient supernatural technology?

Lin An stood up and hesitantly shook his head.

He only felt that the decorative patterns on the first-floor hall of the tower were somewhat familiar, yet he wasn't sure if he had really seen them before.

As for whether there are still enemies inside the tower?

"There probably aren't any, right?"

"We've been in here for so long, yet we haven't detected any abnormalities."

"If there really were 'people' still here, they would have launched an attack on us."

"Moreover, the tower's style makes me feel it's not of this world."

"On the contrary, it's kind of..."

Lin An stroked his chin, noticing that the tower seemed to have been emptied.

Some structures clearly had once held things, but they have disappeared.

Just as a living room missing a sofa or a bedroom missing a bed feels out of place.

After thinking, he still gave a few instructions:

"Still, be careful."

"This place exudes an eerie vibe."

"Maybe there are enemies watching us from the shadows?"

Not quite sure.

Just the fact that zombies strengthen this point makes the amoeba worm dungeon's difficulty already unsolvable.

If there were any stronger, unbeatable enemies inside the tower, it would truly give no chance of survival.

In the system's judgment, First Level theoretically still has hope of completing the mission.

Conversely, it follows that the tower's interior should not have strong enemies.

Otherwise, Awakened Ones of First Level would really spend ten years slowly grinding down zombies, only to enter the tower and be instantly killed by a monster.

That would be too absurd.

"Let's go, let's go up and take a look."

"Zhang Tie takes the lead, watch out."

"If you find any clues, report them immediately."

Lin An held the unconscious Mo Ling, gazing thoughtfully at the relief above.

After searching the entire first floor to no avail, the group prepared to go to the second floor.

"Dong-dong"

Footsteps echoed, reverberating in the silent tower.