Chapter 485: Comparison

To attain this rank, officials must possess a certain amount of scheming.

Seeing the officers' slight discontent toward him, he had to grit his teeth and continue asking:

"How does this person compare to General Li? Surely none of the four great Awakened Ones of our capital can match him, right?"

As a member of the political faction, he naturally harbored hostility toward Lin An.

Moreover, Lin An's performance would largely determine which side he would align with next.

After a moment's thought, Colonel Fan mused briefly before continuing:

"If General Li can achieve it, the other three elders can as well."

"General Li has been modified by the military, belonging to a special class of Awakened Ones."

"His instantaneous burst strength, compared to Lin An's earlier display, is at least three tiers stronger."

"After all, equipped with an artificial sun core, General Li's energy output efficiency rivals half a nuclear power plant."

As he spoke, a flash of awe crossed Fan Teng's eyes.

One of Huaxia's strongest forces, Lihao.

He alone holds a defensive line, and his full-force burst is comparable to a humanoid strategic weapon.

Especially since, according to rumors, after General Li returned from the underground city, his internal energy core was further reinforced.

Beside them, Bai Yu, as if reassuring himself and the others, began to analyze:

"Lin An likely began accumulating spiritual power during his descent, and upon reaching attack range, instantly detonated the pre‑charged strike."

"Hence the effect appeared so exaggerated."

"If I were given a piece of Equipment that boosts spiritual power, I could roughly achieve this effect."

As a rare spiritual‑type Awakened One, still at Second Level, Bai Yu was fairly confident in his own strength.

"However, after the spiritual storm erupts, I cannot manipulate as many weapons as he does."

"Thus, I suspect Lin An possesses at least two pieces of spiritual‑power Equipment."

The many Awakened Ones nodded after hearing, having witnessed Captain Bai's strength.

A single-handed spiritual shock burst, after full accumulation, indeed looks comparable to Lin An's.

Only the attack range isn't that large.

"It's normal for Lin An to have many pieces of Equipment."

"After all, didn't he receive a system reward? Or a blue reward?"

"Equipment can also be exchanged in the reputation shop."

"So reaching this level isn't surprising. One can only say the effect truly is astonishing."

Regaining his senses from the initial shock, Colonel Fan subconsciously treated Lin An as a hypothetical enemy and analyzed:

"The opponent is just a group of ordinary Awakened Ones; the strongest one—what's his name? Wu Yu, right?"

"He's only at First Level peak, and has little Equipment on him."

"Facing Lin An's pre‑preparation, he's naturally no match."

"I wonder if Lin An has hidden‑rank Props? Otherwise there's no reason it only shows First Level."

In an instant, a bizarre thought surfaced.

"The first global announcement seems to have appeared twice?"

"He remembered clearly that the military once debated the unpronounced 'lin', wondering if it was Lin..."

Having said that, he shook his head slightly, suppressing the speculation.

"One can only say the people of Iron City truly lack combat experience."

"And their weapon Equipment is pitifully scarce."

"If it were us, we would have launched fire strikes as soon as Lin An's whereabouts were known, employing anti‑aircraft cannons and missiles to enforce a fire blockade."

"Not even waiting for him to land; we could kill him mid‑air."

After a careful simulation, Colonel Fan let out a long sigh, his eyes fixed on the screen.

"One can only say Lin An's opponents are too weak."

"Moreover, his strength is indeed decent."

Bai Yu nodded in agreement, a flicker of change flashing in his eyes:

"Colonel, do you think Lin An did this deliberately?"

"Actually, thinking it over, after landing he launched guerrilla warfare, relying on weapon control to kill enemies, which consumes far less than a spiritual burst."

"He faced too many opponents in this deathmatch; the initial consumption was huge, truly foolish."

"But conversely, perhaps he intended to intimidate other forces, making them lose the will to resist?"

"Or, even suppressing morale would be beneficial."

The official standing nearby blinked after hearing.

Regarding reading minds, on this matter he could barely speak up:

"It should be like that."

"Captain Bai's analysis makes sense."

"I've heard Lin An came out of the military, and has inevitably undergone militarized training."

"Having such tactical literacy is to be expected."

Half praising the military covertly, half trying to insert himself into the conversation, he truly didn't want to be 'ostracized' by the military.

A faint smile appeared on the official's face as he spoke lightly:

"Since we've already guessed his intention."

"That means this person truly lacks confidence to confront so many forces, not... definitely not..."

I actually think we can remind the forces participating in the death match to take appropriate measures.

Are you saying that the modern Safe Zone is just our forces subordinate to the Military Region?

General Fan watched the official talk at length, as if he were offering strategies, and couldn't help but frown.

Not needed.

The person in charge of the modern Safe Zone you mentioned is actually supported by the Ring River Province Military Region; they still have this basic tactical analysis.

As for other forces, even if we told them to set up firepower in advance to kill Lin An, they lack the equipment.

You don't need to worry about this matter.

Although his words were still polite, the official felt his face flush with a mix of green, red, and white.

Saying that clearly meant his proposal was as childish as an elementary school student's.

Even an idiot could think of concentrating fire in the air to kill Lin An, but the premise is you need weapons and equipment...

If the modern Safe Zone can't even think of that, they're truly a bunch of pigs.

Watching the high-speed advancing footage.

For a moment, the command room fell silent.

They could already, through the footage, barely make out a dark patch on the ground.

Keep watching, see what other tricks Lin An has.

I don't know if this time he's still using the same old trick.

At the same time, virtually all survivors in the Huaxia theater who are not in mortal danger are staring fixedly at the footage.

Some anticipate Lin An's performance, some are hostile, and others have mixed feelings.

If the authorities define Long An as treason, then most of them are likely hostile now.

But now, most survivors still involuntarily want to stand on Lin An's side.

After all, nobody wants the first Awakened One to establish a Safe Zone in the Huaxia theater to be an outsider.

Moreover, those forces in the death match are mostly bringing it upon themselves.