Chapter 447: Third-Tier White Shadow

Afraid of fire! That monster truly fears fire!

Inside the defense tower, the soldiers controlling the attack shouted excitedly.

Being able to help Lin An and solve the monster—how could he not be excited?

After receiving Lin An's order to attack again, he couldn't help but clap his companion's shoulder, signaling him to quickly activate the spiritual defense tower once more.

Quick! One more time!

You brat, you're also fire-type! Pour in the last bit of spiritual energy and see if it works!

Although there is spiritual energy from converting corpses, any extra is still extra.

But, there's no way to detect it.

In the eyes of the Awakened One facing away from him, a tiny spider suddenly crawled out.

The rain poured down, growing ever more fierce.

Inside the Wangjiang Military Region's meeting room, Wang Meng looked quite uneasy.

Watching Lin An inexplicably erupt with spiritual energy and grapple with the monster, he suddenly felt a bit accustomed to it.

Although that dazzling white light was somewhat weaker than before, Lin An indeed still had the strength to fight again.

Of course, he also noticed the defense tower lighting up again.

They...

It's possible by killing zombies... no, mutants.

Can killing mutants replenish spiritual energy?

He guessed and speculated.

Wang Meng asked in a low voice, his eyes full of astonishment.

He even thought of Lin An repeatedly activating that skill.

He's not an idiot.

With a little thought, he realized what this meant.

Huang Yan beside him nodded, feeling deeply moved.

It should be like this.

Otherwise it wouldn't make sense—why would bringing corpses into that high tower cause the defense tower to operate again?

By converting mutant corpses into spiritual energy...

This is truly terrifying...

A heartfelt sigh of admiration.

Huang Yan gazed enviously at the spiritual energy tower in the image, thinking of many things.

Such a method is almost the ability that all major forces dream of.

If it weren't for the corpse tide facing Long'an Base being too great, exceeding their limits.

Even without Lin An lifting a finger, just this could slowly wear down the enemy.

He pondered for a moment.

But Lin An should be somewhat more special.

Just don't know...

Wang Meng and Huang Yan exchanged a glance, both thinking of the same terrifying point.

Speculation, suspicion.

If Lin An could also replenish spiritual energy by killing humans...

One who is extremely fast, immensely destructive, and belongs to a multi-system Awakened One.

If one day he truly confronts the higher-ups...

So-called human wave tactics would be nothing but a joke.

Even an Awakened One legion would be no exception.

After thinking of this, they both felt a chill rise behind them.

They hardly dared to think about it.

Killing mutants to replenish spiritual energy counts as greater combat power.

If Lin An could also kill humans to do this, how is it not equivalent to...

Humanity's nightmare?

Not daring to think further, Wang Meng changed the subject and added a reminder to everyone:

The matters of Long'an Base, including Lin An.

All this information must be sealed; only those present may know, and it must not be spread by any means.

He felt some regret.

Wang Meng regretted having summoned too many Awakened Ones to watch the city defense battle, now worrying about possible later mishaps.

If Lin An cooperated with him, Lin An's ability would be the Wangjiang Military Region's trump card.

Not to mention this strange ability.

Someone will surely have ulterior motives.

Even more frightening.

If it truly is that killing people can replenish spiritual energy, even...

What if someone speculates, imagining whether Lin An's strength comes from slaughtering humans...

Then Lin An would definitely become humanity's public enemy.

They know Lin An's attitude toward Awakened Ones, and they know such a thing shouldn't exist.

The Awakened Ones at Long'an Base are doing fine; Lin An doesn't seem like the type to deliberately send Awakened Ones to their deaths.

But what about the others?

If anyone gets any ideas, they'll surely spread rumors.

After all, Lin An is too strong—stronger than anyone expected, strong enough to be beyond the level of this stage.

"Don't think too much about it, just keep watching..."

Wang Meng subtly waved his hand, signaling Huang Yan to keep watching.

In the scene, the Spiritual Energy Defense Tower glowed red again, but this red light was even stronger than before.

Rich like blood, vivid beyond compare.

On the battlefield, Lin An, sword in hand, moving about as if coordinating with the defense tower, decisively closed in and slaughtered, his dark red long sword almost becoming a sword prison as it sliced through the monsters' bodies.

Large chunks of flesh were torn away, provoking the monsters to roar repeatedly.

Corrosive blood burned the ground, making it hiss.

Seizing the opportunity.

Feeling that the Spiritual Energy Defense Tower was almost fully charged, Lin An took a deep breath, and a flash of silver light suddenly burst in his eyes.

Except for not using the final third-rank soul, he this time exhausted all his soul points reserves completely.

"Withering!!"

The Death God Phantom, never used before, instantly appeared behind him, and under the support of surging mental power, it continually expanded.

Night and darkness.

The Death God Phantom wielding a massive scythe gave a sinister laugh and instantly struck down.

With a blow that seemed able to tear space, a pitch-black fissure locked the thousand-eyed zombie in place before it.

The special effect of the Withering skill activated.

The monster about to spew a large amount of acid suddenly froze, as if locked in place.

"Now!"

With a fierce shout, Lin An gripped his sword with both hands, stepped on the zombie's body to move swiftly, and using the force of stepping through air, leapt onto the monster's head.

"Downward slash!"

"Die!"

The lava beam attack and this sword strike erupted almost simultaneously, the scorching heat reaching thousands of degrees converging into an arm-thick death ray that shot out.

But a strong sense of danger suddenly surged in his heart.

"What is this!?"

Lin An's pupils suddenly contracted.

The lava beam that should have been aimed at the monster's other blood eye instead headed straight for his back.

The scorching ray charged to its limit cannot be resisted head-on no matter what!

A flesh-and-blood body.

Even if Lin An were stronger, with defenses far surpassing others, he absolutely could not withstand a blow that pierces the chest cavity!

Severe injury... I will die!

Once severely wounded by the lava beam, I would definitely not escape the monster's pursuit.

Almost as dangerous as when facing the Suturer's punch earlier, every cell in his body struggled desperately.

There was no time to think why this happened.

In his instinctive reaction, a fierce gleam flashed in his eyes.

"Karmic Reverse.."

In an instant, an illusory white shadow appeared from midair.

Bone-chilling cold.

Time seemed to freeze.

The chill emanating from the white shadow froze everything.

In the Heavenly Human Form, Lin An stared blankly at the suddenly appearing white shadow, actually stopping the activation of Reverse.

The high-temperature ray pierced his chest unimpeded, and the blood that came with it instantly evaporated.

Black and red.

Scorched smell, carbonized.

Pain.

His body could no longer control the step-through-air maneuver, and an extreme weakness surged through his limbs.

Thousands of exclamations rang out; everyone stared in disbelief at the figure falling from midair.

"Lin An!!"

At the top of the defense tower.

Wen Ya, eyes red, instinctively shouted, and Gao Tian beside her instantly turned ashen-faced.

In the meeting room, Wang Meng grabbed and shattered the armrest of his chair, his eyes full of terror.

The white shadow floating in midair was clearly a third-rank mutant.

"A new enemy.."

"Has appeared."

"Appearing at the moment it should least appear."