Chapter 388: Reverse Deduction

The room was completely silent.

Lin An stared blankly at Chu An, as if he had thought of something.

Immortal Asura?

!

"You're saying!!"

"Using the Immortal Asura's ability to copy appearances, we could turn it into Zhang Tie!!"

Wen Ya, sitting beside Lin An, also reacted.

She recalled that when she first encountered the Immortal Asura, the monster would take the form of the weapon testing facility's second-in-command.

And also the scene of quickly entering the password.

Chu An nodded:

"That's right."

"By inputting the information from Zhang Tie's arm into the Immortal Asura, then using its regenerative trait to create a brand-new Zhang Tie."

"Just like organ transplants can cause rejection, the higher the host's similarity, the greater the chance of resurrection."

"Compared to randomly creating a body, the Immortal Asura can not only perfectly simulate Zhang Tie's bodily structure, but it also has the trait of copying memories."

"Moreover, it won't cause any mental conflict."

"If you just find any corpse, no matter how thoroughly dead, it will retain a will. Once you use such a corpse as a vessel, mental conflict is likely to occur."

"It's like soul transmigration or possession."

"To perfectly resurrect Zhang Tie, we must find a vessel without any will."

"So, what vessel could be more suitable than the Immortal Asura?"

"That monster has no will or intellect whatsoever; it's just a mass of constantly strengthening flesh."

"Not only that."

Chu An said this, and a flash of unusual color crossed his eyes:

"Aren't you angry at me for saying Zhang Tie should die?"

"Or that he'd be better off dead?"

"Are you guessing again that I know everything about the Amoeba Worm? Even that I know how to complete the mission without anyone dying?"

Lin An froze at the words, then stiffly nodded.

That's right.

The meaning behind Chu An's 'should die' actually explains a lot.

In other words, it doesn't necessarily mean Zhang Tie has to die, or that we need to avoid deaths altogether.

He gave a slight shake of his head.

Chu An looked at Lin An with a calm gaze and said seriously:

"First of all, I truly don't know what will happen with the Amoeba Worm."

"I said that letter, and everything I told you, are just my guesses."

"So, do you believe me?"

Without waiting for Lin An's answer, Chu An quickly continued:

"I'll first answer why Zhang Tie should die."

"Lin An, have you thought about what to do when you reach Third Rank? Or what about Zhang Tie when the great catastrophe hits a year from now?"

"His talent is too poor."

"It's a B-rank bear transformation, an inferior demon beast metamorphosis."

"You know full well that when he first encountered the Licker, he was powerless to resist."

"With such talent, he has no chance of advancing to Third Rank."

Lin An listened and remained silent.

That's right, Xiong Hanzi's talent is indeed poor.

It can be said he's the worst among the team members.

Even many students at the base are stronger than Xiong Hanzi.

Even Huang Haitao and Yun Tian, these later recruits, and even Awakened Ones who don't meet the enlistment qualifications, are stronger than Xiong Hanzi.

Seeing Lin An offer no rebuttal, Chu An let out a human-like sigh:

"So, Zhang Tie's strength can be said to be entirely built up by you."

"Three skill books, spirit-energy core enhancement slots, team enhancement bonuses, plus equipment and precious props."

"To make up for his combat power, you even wasted the corpse of a Second-Level Peak Mutant."

"Give these to any Awakened One, and they wouldn't be worse than Zhang Tie."

"His only advantage is just one thing."

"That is, being loyal enough to you..."

"But what does that actually amount to?"

After stuffing the leftover chocolate bag back into his pocket, Chu An saw that Lin An's complexion didn't look good:

"Taking all of the above into account."

"As your strength grows stronger, the enemies you encounter also grow stronger."

"Do you think, given Zhang Tie's personality, he would willingly stay in the back?"

"As long as he keeps following you, death is inevitable."

"He will definitely die!"

Unless you use most of the obtained supplies on him, he can barely keep up with your pace.

But three Fourth Rank is the watershed; the chasm of three Fourth Rank is something you cannot cross no matter how much help you give him.

Therefore, I will say Zhang Tie deserves to die.

Only by taking advantage of now, taking advantage of his death in the dungeon, can we possibly resurrect him, using the opportunity of resurrection to help him cross the chasm of three Fourth Rank.

Die now, so as not to die later!

While he is still weak, the resurrection cost is not that great, so he has hope to truly survive!

Lin An heard this, a flash of understanding crossed his eyes; looking at Chu An's neck, which he himself had almost pinched off, he couldn't help but feel a pang of guilt.

So that's how it is.

Did I misunderstand Chu An's meaning?

He let out a bitter laugh, Lin An silently sighed:

So.

How do you plan to help Zhang Tie cross three Fourth Rank? After resurrection, is it three Fourth Rank?

Also, how did you deduce this dungeon?

What other solutions are there? Your earlier words clearly revealed that there is another solution.

Moreover, how can vast amounts of mental power and life force be obtained? What do I need to do?

He asked all his questions in one breath.

Fearful Body's progress has already reached 21%.

Strong killing desire fills the mind.

A stomach full of problems and irritability makes him eager to rush out now and kill.

Chu An saw his condition at this moment, did not say more, and continued to explain:

First question, Zhang Tie after resurrection is not three Fourth Rank.

The cost of remaking three Fourth Rank is too great. But Zhang Tie fused with Undying Asura can strengthen his power like Undying Asura.

In other words, as long as he gets hit, he can continuously strengthen his strength, which can be called unsurpassable.

Second, regarding how the Amoeba Dungeon was deduced.

It's simple, through reverse reasoning and reasonable speculation.

Moreover, I actually didn't say any solution to break the situation; as for that letter, it's even simpler.

I just guessed casually; if you can't deduce the dungeon's solution, then when you can't find a solution, what will you do?

Because you only look at the letter at the critical moment, so when you read the letter, Zhang Tie is likely already prepared to die.

Um, if Zhang Tie dies, it's simple; just have you bring back his arm.

If you find a solution to break the situation, Zhang Tie likely won't die, so you naturally won't look at the letter.

Lin An felt a surge of anger in his chest.

Lin An looked at Chu An's calm expression, as if saying 1+1=2, and couldn't help but want to strike him.

So, is Chu An's letter like a clever stratagem in a joke?

(Chu An reminded himself to open the brocade pouch on a rainy day, while the pouch wrote that it would rain today...)

Beside, Wen Ya saw Lin An's face turn dark as iron, his mental power seeming about to run wild, and couldn't help but clutch his hand.

Seated opposite, Chu An expressionlessly ate a bite of chocolate:

As for other methods to break the situation:

Actually, it's very simple.

Just kill Mo Ling.

Outside the door, Mo Ling, who had just changed clothes and knocked, stood frozen in place.

She had just prepared to come find Lin An, but unexpectedly, upon reaching the doorstep, she heard Colonel Chu wanting Lin An to kill himself...