Chapter 389: Three Things

Bang

The door pushed open, revealing Mo Ling's gloomy face.

"Lin An."

Seeing Wen Ya grabbing Lin An's hand, the little loli flashed a hint of displeasure in her eyes.

"Thump thump thump"

Heavy footsteps.

Mo Ling sat beside Lin An, his pair of black big eyes staring expressionlessly at Chu An:

"Continue speaking."

"You didn't let Lin An kill me, did you?"

"Let me listen."

It's rare, Lin An saw Chu An show a hint of embarrassment for the first time.

I don't know if it's an act or a facade.

Ignoring Mo Ling, Chu An spoke on his own:

I'll tell you the reason for having you kill Mo Ling later; first I'll talk about other things.

Just as I said before, I really don't know what the Amoeba Worm instance actually has.

But I know this kind of worm.

With a simple guess, it's easy to associate this with an existence similar to the Immortal Asura.

Just in case, I made two preparations.

The first is to tell Zhang Tie to think in reverse about his talent ability, and..

"That Three Fourth Rank Key!"

Lin An shuddered upon hearing, unable to help but speak:

"Three Fourth Rank Key! I've always wanted to ask about this."

"Chu An, you previously speculated that the Three Fourth Rank Key was the key to breaking the situation, to the point that the Savior System would rather oppose the Doomsday System to steal back the key."

"But, its function..."

Chu An raised his hand to stop Lin An's upcoming words, lightly lifting his glasses frame:

"Are you trying to say that the Three Fourth Rank Key was never used, or are you saying how the key ended up being used by Zhang Tie?"

"It's very simple."

"Lin An, try to think from another perspective."

"The Three Fourth Rank Key is essentially your reward, right?"

"At first I thought the Savior System both wanted to help you conceal your identity and give you this precious key."

"But later I discovered that wasn't the case."

"The Savior System is much smarter than you imagine."

"It is actually hinting at you."

"If a key belonging to you must be stolen and then given back to you, isn't that hinting that the key is given to you but you shouldn't use it yourself?"

"Then, working backwards, who should this key be given to?"

"The answer is anyone except yourself."

"Speaking of which, are you wondering if this instance still has other ways to be solved?"

"The answer is yes."

"As long as we use the point that the mission will definitely give everyone a life path to reverse infer, the answer is ready to emerge."

"If only Gao Tian were alone, how would he complete the mission?"

"Two methods: one is to spend a lot of time enduring the punishment of being unable to use spiritual energy, grinding down the zombies."

"The other is to let him use the Three Fourth Rank Key, utilizing the annihilation characteristic to instantly kill the zombies."

"When you enter the High Tower and see the Amoeba Worm's characteristics, you should realize that all zombies are actually a single entity."

"Three Fourth Rank Gao Tian theoretically can instantly kill the Immortal Asura, so likewise he can instantly kill the unified zombies with a single arrow."

"However, the process in between is bound to be extremely difficult."

"Another one is how Mo Ling should complete the mission."

Beside Lin An, Mo Ling heard Chu An talking about himself, and couldn't help but feel curious.

"How do I complete it?"

Chu An gave a strange smile:

"Then it's even simpler."

"Use the Three Fourth Rank Key to unlock the Spiritual Power Lock, then have Lin An kill you."

"Mo Ling transformed into a Necromancer Lord can directly withstand the Amoeba Worm zombies."

"Both Mo Ling and the Amoeba Worm are hard-to-eliminate existences; they can mutually consume each other."

"The zombie army is strengthened, and Mo Ling uses zombies to produce spiritual entities."

"The method is indeed simple."

"Mo Ling heard, then paused, thinking of something, and frowned:"

"No way! Then for me, this instance isn't a certain death?"

Chu An shook his head; this time it was Lin An's turn to explain.

"Chu An's meaning should be to first leave you there."

"Because your true form belongs to the Ghost Infant. Later, after we find a way to revive you, we can send you back to the Amoeba Worm World via the Ghost Infant to revive you..."

"I was thinking, actually reviving Mo Ling is simpler than reviving Zhang Tie, right?"

"The Undead Lord merely lost his sanity, but he is not truly dead. Because from a certain perspective, Mo Ling himself is in a half-alive, half-dead state."

Chu An listened and nodded:

"That's right."

"Therefore, by reverse-engineering the entry into the instance, each person's limit can be reverse-engineered to determine what dangers lie inside."

"The Doomsday System is rigid and mechanical. It can only follow its settings, follow its rules."

"As for you, Lin An."

"Your method to break the situation is even simpler."

"Pick any one of the three methods, and you can solve this instance."

"But the key lies in the third-rank key."

"Without this key, Gao Tian cannot trigger annihilation, Mo Ling cannot strengthen into the powerful form of the Undead Lord, and Zhang Tie cannot transmit his dying state and bodily collapse to the zombies."

"So, after roughly reverse-engineering three methods, I chose the optimal solution."

"Zhang Tie's death is most advantageous for you."

"Because after he revives, he can become your strongest future ally!"

"After hearing all of Chu An's explanations, Lin An only felt an inexplicable shock."

"Chu An, without knowing the instance's content, forcibly turned a punishment instance into a 'reward'?"

"Although this method is somewhat hard to accept."

"But Lin An always felt something was off."

"After a moment, he couldn't help but ask the final question:"

"What exactly did you mean by what you said to me in the basement that day?"

"(Death is rebirth; fresh flowers will bloom on the corpse!)"

"How could you guess that there would be flowers on Zhang Tie's arm!?"

"I always thought that was the method to break the situation!"

"Unexpected."

"Chu An blinked and gave a light laugh:"

"Oh, that's not the method to break the situation. I meant that if you were smart enough to think of what I said, you'd realize I didn't mean you harm."

"Didn't I explain the meaning of these two lines? It's just to hint that Zhang Tie can be revived."

"The reason is also simple: to prevent you from being too foolish..."

"Once you exit the instance, in anger you'll directly attack me."

"If I hadn't said these two lines, after exiting the instance you'd probably want to kill me upon seeing me."

"As for the flower, it's simple. Didn't Zhang Tie eat the Manchineel Flower's leaves?"

"As a product of the Nether River, after you die, the parts of your body retaining information will also grow flowers."

"I was afraid you wouldn't know which corpse piece to bring back, so I simply told you it's the piece that grows flowers."

"Lin An was at a loss for words, unable to speak for a while."

"Wen Ya's originally tense mood suddenly relaxed."

"She curiously asked Chu An with a slight smile:"

"Then why didn't you just explain it clearly?"

"Chu An shook his head, looking weary:"

"Didn't I say that? Everything is just my guess. If I guessed wrong and misled Lin An, what then?"

"By being vague, Lin An can recall my words when encountering the corresponding event."

"That way, it won't interfere with his judgment, yet it can help him."

"A sigh."

"Lin An rose with a complex gaze, his fingers feeling the ring, letting out a bitter laugh."

"Every time facing Chu An, there's an inexplicable sense of powerlessness."

"Tell me, how much mental and life force is needed to revive Zhang Tie?"

"There are still many things to resolve; the Fearful Body's progress has reached 21%, and Lin An clearly feels he must go out..."

"Lifting his glasses frame slightly, Chu An also stood up:"

"The demand for mental and life force."

"It requires two third-rank mutants to be satisfied."

"Of course, you needn't rush; I've already figured out how you should hunt such beings."

"The urgent matter is, I need you to do three things."

"These three things concern your life and death, and the life and death of all of us!"

"Lin An was startled upon hearing that."

"Need third-rank mutants!? Does that mean we have to wait until third rank to revive Zhang Tie!?"

"His train of thought stalled; before Lin An could say anything, Colonel Chu directly turned the screen:"

"First, I need you to enter the Secret Realm world you mentioned; only there can you block the system from issuing punishment tasks to you again!"

"This time you passed safely, but what about next time?"

"Your mental state has gone awry; constantly exposed to the outside world, it's easy to trigger another punishment instance."

"And the Savior System cannot indefinitely help you conceal it!"

"Second, fully advance to third rank! Only upon reaching third rank does Long'an Base have the capital to oppose the entire war zone!"

Third, after holding back the corpse tide, I want you to take action...

Slaughter the city!

Before you enter the Secret Realm, show everyone your strength and destroy a city single-handedly!

I need you to intimidate all potential enemies!

On the screen, countless red dots were scattered across the map.

His tone grave, Chu An stared intently into his eyes:

Kill them all, make them tremble with fear before you leave!

Otherwise...

Long'an Base is likely to be besieged and utterly destroyed...

When you return, I will give you back a strong Long An.

Likewise, Long An also needs you to suppress those enemies then!