Chapter 551: Mystery of the Secret Realm

Take back the weapon.

He didn't mind the pain of his injuries; Lin An's mind at this moment merely flashed with a single thought.

This kind of defensive power...

Could it possibly withstand tactical missiles?

Although I haven't tested its defense under high temperature and pressure, I imagine it won't be far off.

In the past, cutting through alloy armor was like a hot knife through butter, but now even breaking through his defense takes some effort.

The exaggerated defensive power sent a shock through his heart.

Third level... is that all?

I just don't know how much of a gap there is in defensive power compared to third-level Awakened Ones who specialize in physique and defense.

Compared to the rare third-level combat information appearing in the chat channels in his memory, Lin An quickly made a judgment for himself.

Withstanding heavy weapon artillery poses no pressure.

It turns out he could only ignore bullets, small-caliber artillery.

But now.

Even if faced with tactical missile bombardment, as long as his brain isn't instantly destroyed by a direct hit, he can survive!

Even more so.

By means of three recovery methods (Netherworld Breath, Fear's Eye, Extreme Self-Healing), he can regenerate limbs in an extremely short time.

This formidable defensive power is not far behind the third level in his memory.

Plus, with a large amount of equipment boosting.

Now he truly disregards conventional weapons!

The previous scene where the Wangjiang Military Region tried to threaten him with tactical missiles will never happen again.

His heart surged.

Lin An subconsciously licked his lips, his gaze burning as he looked at Xiong Hanzi, who was still being remodeled.

I don't know how, after this guy's transformation, combined with his talent...

To what extent can his defensive power be strengthened?

Could it be that even a nuclear bomb can't eliminate him?

Zhang Tie's defensive power was already high; further strengthening it, even he doesn't know what will happen.

After calming down, Lin An couldn't help but ponder while taking advantage of the gap in Zhang Tie's strengthening.

He has already reached the 40-point physique limit; he really looks forward to all his attributes reaching the limit, wondering what state his strength will be amplified to.

Even without unlocking the gene seal or entering the trial tower to boost strength...

Could he, with second-level strength, strongly kill a third-level opponent?

The established rules have been broken, enabling cross-level combat.

Or put another way, he is invincible against peers of the same level.

Just that.

Looking at the corpses littering the ground and the Death Seed in his hand, Lin An's eyes held some suspicion.

The method he used to strengthen himself to the limit is truly unconventional.

One could even say it's too coincidental.

Death Seed, Zhang Tie's talent, Causal Sequence, and the Secret Realm capable of replaying to exploit loopholes...

All four are indispensable; only then have they pushed his attributes to this extent.

Moreover, the Savior System's 'guidance' is indispensable as well.

It's hard to imagine how players lacking these things could ever reach the 40-point limit.

Rely on system props?

He has obtained the largest amount of Spirit Energy Fruits and props in the current Doomsday Game.

Eating Spirit Energy Fruits like candy, globally he's probably the only one who can be so indulgent.

But even so, it only raises him to 36 points.

He is still short by the final 4 points to reach 40.

Those 4 points are as hard to attain as climbing to heaven.

He is somewhat curious.

In his past life, there definitely existed players who broke the limit.

Just like those fourth-level beings, one person can oppose a nation, standing as the peak powerhouse against heavenly disaster corpse tides.

Among them, most likely can reach this level.

Even in his speculation, the necessary condition for a fourth-level Awakened One to advance is that their basic attributes reach the limit.

His thoughts were in disarray, his pondering yielded nothing.

Lin An could only first put away the Death Seed, shaking his head slightly.

Out of a global population of hundreds of billions, it's normal for a few top-tier beings to emerge among the billions who survive.

He just doesn't know how to raise the next three attributes to their limits.

Do a few more of these missions?

That would really be life-threatening...

"Roar!!"

The roar was deafening.

Just a few seconds after Lin An put away the Death Seed, he suddenly heard a furious roar from Xiong Hanzi's side.

A silver-white giant bear appeared, and under the thick energy wrapping, its size rapidly increased.

Is this an uncontrolled transformation?

Lin An stared fixedly at Zhang Tie, who was in agony to the point of madness, feeling somewhat nervous.

Watching his hair regrow and shed all over his body, like crystal spikes bursting out from within his skin.

The silver-white bones bulged out through the skin, and flesh and blood healed.

Like a crab molting, Xiong Hanzi pushed his physique to the limit, and his bodily abnormal changes were far more intense than his.

「Sizzle-sizzle」

The skin split open, and the blood jetting out resembled scorching magma.

Under the anguished roar, Zhang Tie's silver giant bear gradually shifted toward a silver-black hue.

His face twisted, and his pair of huge fists frenziedly pounded the ground.

The riverbank, originally somewhat flat, now under his violent outburst resembled a magnitude-ten earthquake.

Is this the limit of pain that humans can endure?

As the final hint of silver-black luster coated him, Xiong Hanzi flopped to the ground with a thud.

"Enhancement complete, current physique: 40"

Upon hearing that his attributes had reached their limit, Zhang Tie stood motionless, as if trampled by a hundred thousand elephants.

"Captain Lin..."

"How can it hurt this much... holy shit..."

He didn't even have the strength to curse, Zhang Tie felt as if he had just given birth.

It was merely him giving birth to himself.

The pain of enhancement to the limit, he never wants to feel again in his lifetime.

Three minutes later.

He regained his vigor.

Zhang Tie, full of vigor, stared excitedly at the electromagnetic cannon in Lin An's hand.

"Fire! Shoot at me!"

"Captain Lin! Hurry up and give it a try!"

His chest thumped with a bang-bang sound.

All I saw was him puffing out his chest, wearing an expression of wanting to perform catching cannonballs on his chest, constantly urging Lin An.

To be honest, he didn't even know how to test his own defense.

His body brimming with vitality, he even felt that his speed of gnawing at himself could not keep up with his regeneration speed.

Damn, I'm too meaty!

Lin An glanced at him helplessly, not really wanting to fire.

He had already tried with a sword.

Compared to his defense, Xiong Hanzi's defense at this moment was even more exaggerated.

One swing of the sword, and Blood Abyss directly gained a notch.

Alright, from now on we can only rely on Cain's Blade in battle.

It's a shame the soul-soothing scabbard's nourishing effect.

It seems we can only wait until we leave the Secret Realm to see how Chu An's high-frequency weapon turns out.

In his imagination, he remained very interested in the moving 'natural disaster' mentioned by Colonel Chu.

Although Blood Abyss pressed down hard, it could still scrape Zhang Tie's skin.

But it's already meaningless.

Zhang Tie and his muscular tissue structure are practically like layered armor.

A flash of white light, and Lin An directly gathered up the corpses littering the ground.

His own corpse... is useless, but equipment is important.

He lifted his foot and walked away.

Seeing Lin An lazily ignoring him, Xiong Hanzi anxiously strode after him in big steps.

"Captain Lin, if we don't try, we don't try!"

"What are we going to do next?!"

Accustomed to Lin An assigning tasks, Zhang Tie instinctively wanted to ask what to do next.

Looking at the direction Captain Lin turned, it seemed to be the county town the villagers spoke of.

He felt a lingering fear.

Whenever he thought of the blood corpses the villagers mentioned, he couldn't help but let his mind run wild.

"Gather information, see if we can trigger special missions for the other three attributes."

"Do you still remember the exploration progress rewards?"

"I plan to rely on this Secret Realm's 'humans' to complete all missions..."

"Besides, I also prepared to test some ideas."

He replied offhand.

Lin An looked at the 117 sets of equipment shed from within the ring, and couldn't help but slightly clench his right hand.

This Secret Realm world surely hides a shocking secret behind it.

The god of Shesha, the enigma of Möbius.

A single barren village possesses the characteristic of a time loop.

The whole Secret Realm, problems will only increase.

Muttering to oneself.

"Completed the desolate village incident, Secret Realm exploration progress 19%…"

The Great Xia Dynasty, a world set in an ancient backdrop fighting the Apocalypse…

Even the desolate village belongs to one of the mission series.

Then the humans of this world are probably not just as simple as ancient times.

What exactly are the so-called blood corpses…

"With 117 "mes", can we find this world's true secret…"

Striding behind, Zhang Tie's steps hesitated.

He understood Lin An's subtext.

Captain Lin, is this the plan to run through the amoeba worm dungeon again?

Help this world..

Change to an "Emperor"?