Chapter 484: Absolutely Impossible

What... what speed is this!!

At the Capital Garrison Command, the officials who had regained their composure couldn't help but turn and ask the Awakened Ones officer behind them.

Just like him, from the Military Region down to ordinary people, at this moment they all couldn't help but widen their eyes, staring at Lin An on the screen.

If it weren't for the faintly discernible remnants in the crater on the ground, they wouldn't even have realized what had happened.

Many people were stunned when the screen turned on, and just as they came to, they found the battle had already ended.

The speed was so fast it was simply unimaginable.

"It's not speed..."

His expression was solemn.

The officer who often commanded on the front lines of battle quickly answered the official's question.

"It's spiritual power..."

"He... didn't even make a move!"

Taking a deep breath, the officer quickly recalled the battle scene just now—or rather, the massacre.

"Lin An..."

"After descending into the maximum range of his spiritual power attack, he directly used his spiritual power to kill everyone."

"It's just that his spiritual power is too exaggerated—he could actually control weapons and unleash spiritual strikes simultaneously, which gave us the illusion of incredible speed."

"Actually, he didn't make a move..."

The official was bewildered and confused.

Is that really the case...

"What about that final strike? I saw him..."

He pointed to the crater in the screen that was gradually shrinking; the view from the 'System' broadcast appeared to be from the fighter jet Lin An was piloting.

"A charge-type skill."

"Probably."

As the officer directly commanding over ten thousand Awakened Ones under him, he gave his answer with half certainty.

The fighter jet in the screen, gradually accelerating, seemed ready to head for the next battlefield.

Taking advantage of the lull, the officer simply began discussing with his subordinates.

"His spiritual power is terrifyingly high. His physical strength must be just as high!"

"What do you think?"

"About the same... Superior Officer. The final strike's physical strength is definitely not below First Level Peak, possibly even Second Level."

The sergeant chief gave his opinion somewhat conservatively.

Being able to smash a severely injured Awakened One to pieces with pure physical force, this physical strength... absolutely matches that of a Body System Awakened One of this level.

It's not that he underestimated Lin An's physical strength; rather, such an effect indeed occurs in battle.

Just like a bird striking a plane, when the charge-type skill is activated first, the attacker certainly has the advantage.

After all, the battle was too brief; the Awakened Ones gathered in Steel City didn't even manage to land a single hit on Lin An.

But...

Lin An's displayed rank isn't First Level, is it?

If it weren't for the man in the screen resembling the data somewhat, plus the System's battle declaration, they might even have suspected it was a different person.

"It's not necessarily that his physical strength is high; I think he might be wrapping himself in spiritual power to produce this effect."

In the heated discussion, a rare spiritual-power Awakened One frowned and replied:

"First, Lin An must be a spiritual-power Awakened One—there's no doubt about that."

"Otherwise, his spiritual power couldn't be this high."

"That cluster of white light is clearly a manifestation of overflowing spiritual power."

"Lin An is unlikely to possess both a powerful physique and a vast amount of spiritual power."

"The two are mutually conflicting."

As the highest-ranking officer in the command, hearing his words, he couldn't help but ponder.

Another Body System Awakened One, seeing this, chimed in with a muffled voice:

"Superior Officer, the Body System and the Spiritual System are mutually conflicting."

"In our Garrison's First Brigade, among over 200,000 Awakened Ones, there isn't a single case of dual systems."

"Strength and Agility Systems, Body and Strength Systems, Spiritual Power and Speed Systems..."

"Such combinations are considered extremely rare."

"Body and spirit..."

He shook his head.

"I think Captain Bai is right. Lin An should be a pure Spiritual System Awakened One; otherwise there'd be no reason to use spiritual power to instantly kill enemies."

"He must also be afraid of the opponent striking him."

"I noticed a detail."

"After Lin An's battle ended, his combat uniform showed no signs of damage, indicating he never came into contact with the enemy."

"I guess..."

"When he unleashed the strike, he used spiritual power as a barrier to protect himself..."

The high‑level officer glanced unexpectedly at the burly man behind him, who had just joined the command and whom he had seen only a few times.

I had thought Body System Awakened Ones were usually coarse, but this person's speech turned out to be surprisingly thoughtful.

"That's right, Superior Officer."

The spiritual power Awakened One called White Captain nodded in agreement, adding his own opinion:

"I carefully recalled the battle scene just now."

"If his physical strength is high, or if other attributes can reach that level of spiritual power, he can completely fight using physical means."

"Using spiritual power to kill enemies is too wasteful, and the consumption is too great."

"Take myself as an example; I normally don't use spiritual shock blast in non-critical combat situations."

"If you can fight with a strengthened body, use the body, use firearms."

"Spiritual power recovers slowly, just like bullets—once used, they're gone."

Seeing the army's Awakened Ones seriously discussing, the political official found he couldn't get a word in.

Unlike these people speculating about Lin An's strength, he had only one thought in his mind at that moment.

"Comrade Bai Yu, Commander Fan, can you reach Lin An's level?!"

Flustered and uneasy.

Commander Fan glanced sideways at the officer who had been "parachuted" to the command post for balance, a flash of mockery in his eyes.

This person... hasn't even seen a military battle before?

Asking if we can do that?

What do you think I am? If I were that awesome, Laozi would have long been enshrined as the Military Region's War God.

Not worth getting angry over.

Thinking that there are many officials in the military headquarters unfamiliar with how Awakened Ones fight, he replied coldly:

"I can't."

"I can't either."

Can't do it, nothing to be embarrassed about.

Bai Yu likewise replied quickly, disregarding the official's ugly expression.

It's the apocalypse already; I don't know what the higher-ups are up to, actually sending people who are neither Awakened Ones nor familiar with Awakened Ones to participate in command.