Chapter 608: Swipe-Screen Reward

The chill presses in.

That is an inner chill.

Lin An's body trembled slightly; he silently stared at the indentation ahead, slowly closing his eyes.

A bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

As far as I could see from the artificial intelligence, regarding the inside of the base...

Only after seeing the information about the Causal Sequence did he realize this matter.

He felt a chill despite no cold.

Xiong Hanzi's suspicion was correct.

The time loop in the Secret Realm went wrong; only a small part of the cause was due to the sand worms.

The true cause came from the Causal Sequence that was taken away.

No wonder the power of the Ascetic Practitioners here is so similar to the ability of the Causal Sequence.

No wonder Chu An gave me no warnings before I entered the Secret Realm, as if he had absolute confidence.

No wonder this Secret Realm looks difficult, but its actual difficulty is extremely low.

No wonder Chu An let me enter the Secret Realm, even reminding me in advance when he returned from the amoeba worms.

The disaster of the Secret Realm...

It's likely caused after Chu An took the Causal Sequence!

He slowly opened his eyes.

Lin An looked at the evidence before him, took a deep breath, his gaze complex.

He didn't dare tell Zhang Tie the truth of the matter.

When he just realized this, the thing that made him most wary was:

That was Chu An giving him the Causal Sequence when they first met.

But...

The Causal Sequence is an S-rank Prop!

Lin An, a player bearing dual systems with rebirth experience, had never obtained such a rank of Prop.

Except for the special Prop, the Doomsday Base Vehicle.

S-rank Props! Under normal circumstances, no player could obtain them in the early stage.

And how did Colonel Chu An, who couldn't even truss a chicken, manage to get it!?

Why such an obvious loophole, I never even thought of it?

There is only one answer.

Chu An influenced his own thoughts.

Fragments of memory flashed rapidly through his mind.

1. The Undying Asura (Blood Corpse) appeared at the weapons testing ground.

And the coordinates obtained from the weapons testing ground were given by Chu An to himself.

2. The solution to fix the Secret Realm's error is the resurrected Zhang Tie.

And Zhang Tie's death was due to Chu An's plan arrangement.

The resurrection was also under his direction.

3. Letting him enter the Secret Realm was also Chu An.

One unrelated clue after another was pieced together, forming an impenetrable net.

All of this, is Chu An controlling from behind the scenes?

"You... just who are you..."

"Chu An..."

He muttered to himself.

Lin An's eyes rarely showed a hint of confusion.

Recalling how he had questioned him many times before, Colonel Chu An merely smiled and told him.

"(Believe me, Lin An.)"

"(I won't harm you.)"

"Can I believe you..."

In the silent hall, Lin An clenched his fists, questioning himself.

Before, he had repeatedly felt wary and doubtful of Chu An, but ultimately chose to trust him.

Everyone has secrets; he could allow Chu An to have secrets.

But this time.

He couldn't help but.

Lin An recalled Chu An's self-introduction when they first met.

"(I am Chu An, head of the Huá'ān Project...)"

"Is he really just the head of the Huá'ān Project?"

The utterly emotionless, absolutely rational Chu An made him impossible to read.

If even the people who came out of the Long'an Project, which could be called a stripped-down version of the Huá'ān Project, were this terrifying,

what about the test subjects from the same batch as him?

Even if his own "rebellion" caused all the Long'an Project test subjects to be abandoned,

what about the Huá'ān Project's test subjects?

Where are they?

Exactly how many entities similar to Chu An are in the hands of the Huaxia High Command?

What are they doing?

One mystery after another entwined his heart, giving him enormous pressure.

After confirming a fact he did not want to believe, Lin An forcibly suppressed these thoughts.

Regardless of who Chu An actually is, he could not possibly do anything to Colonel Chu.

He does not believe Chu An would think he couldn't discover this place.

In that case, Chu An would rather expose himself, or not mind exposing himself, just to let him enter the Secret Realm.

That shows Chu An had long prepared a set of excuses to deal with himself.

It's time to solve the second problem.

The abnormality of the second Lin An!

Lin An clearly remembers that in the deserted village incident, the second Lin An ran out on his own.

Completely different from when he first appeared, that kind of arrogant and evil aura.

This time the second Lin An appeared unusually calm, as if he were a completely different person.

Regarding the other will within his body, Lin An has always remained extremely wary.

He can't see through this Chu An.

Frustratingly, he now can't even see through his own second consciousness.

Almost at the moment the thought arose.

The second Lin An suddenly gave a soft laugh, his expression gentle as he emerged:

"How."

"Main body, you only now realize Chu An's abnormality?"

Looking at his own reflection on the smooth mirror wall, Lin An's complexion was very unpleasant.

"No need to be surprised."

The second Lin An seemed to form an illusory projection, standing in the mirror, lazily spreading his hands.

"I told you that the first time I came out."

"Chu An has tampered with my memory."

"In fact, I realized this as soon as I saw the cause-and-effect hourglass."

Inside the mirror, the second Lin An slightly shook his head, speaking very quickly:

"How?"

"You've actually been worried that I would occupy your consciousness and turn you into me?"

"You think I'm a monster and don't want to become me."

"Right?"

"Chu An also told you that."

"Second Lin An, that's basically a demon~"

His tone was frivolous, carrying mockery.

Lin An looked expressionlessly at the consciousness projection of his second self in the mirror, and after a while coldly replied:

"I think so too."

"I'm curious, was your previous image an act?"

"A crazy monster could not possibly pass the tens of thousands of trials of the Long'an Project."

After a brief pause, the consciousness projection in the mirror smiled and lazily replied:

"Pretense?"

"No, no, no, I don't need to pretend."

"I'm just doing as I please."

"By the way, I'm just trying to scare you."

"After all, you, who just experienced the Apocalypse's outbreak, are really stupid..."

"How, are you worried I'll take over your body? Worried that I'm secretly itching to act, and one day I'll seize you?"

While speaking, the second Lin An snorted with laughter, looking at himself like he was looking at an idiot.

Not giving Lin An a chance to speak, he directly continued speaking:

"You're overthinking."

"My highest pursuit is only one thing: to survive."

'Otherwise, you think Chu An was threatening me with AnXia, why would I have retreated?'

"Don't listen to that liar Chu An; I'll replace you at the drop of a hat."

"As long as you can keep surviving, I'll be happy to take it easy."

"Only when you're seeking death and are stupid beyond redemption will I 'consume' you."

"At least for now, your performance isn't too stupid; you barely pass."

Lin An listened to the mockery from his other self, his complexion somewhat unsightly.

He didn't believe the other's words, although they had some credibility.

"I will not become you!"

"Don't you think that after you abandon your emotions, you're no different from being dead?"

"A monster that lives only to survive, even if it continues living, is just a lonely monster...."

Just as the words fell.

The second Lin An in the mirror suddenly rushed at him, his expression fierce, staring fixedly at Lin An, word by word:

"Monster?"

You don't remember the pain of your first death?

There is great terror between life and death!

I've gone through this terror tens of thousands of times!

Lin An, I'm telling you!

Put away your ridiculous thoughts.

You've simply experienced too little.

Besides, do you think you're just a human?

Slowly returning to its original state, the second Lin An looked at him with a sneer, his eyes full of mockery.

The humans you've killed far outnumber the zombies...

To stay alive, you will eventually become mine.

After all...

We are one.

His figure gradually faded.

The illusion inside the mirror slowly faded, leaving only Lin An standing where he was, head bowed in silence.

A few minutes later.

System alerts suddenly sounded, drilling into Lin An's ears like a statue.

The azure light instantly went out.

Ding, 【Initial Battle】 quest completed, gained completion, gained Strength +5.

Gained 1000 prestige.

Ding, 【Final Battle】 quest completed, gained completion. Gained Agility +5, Will +5.

Gained 2000 prestige.

Ding, deathmatch quest completed, gained **World Player, highest attribute Will: 9 points!

Ding, completed the She Sha mystery... gained world completion.

Ding, completed the Mo U Bi Si mystery, gained world completion.

Ding, all attributes reached their limit, completed the Savior System quest.

Ding, obtained special reward, please check it promptly...

Ding, all attributes have reached the limit! Obtained special title reward!

Calculating world completion...

Tallying...

Completion 100%! Rating S-rank...

The She Sha mystery grants an extra +50% completion, rating rises...

Current rating SS-rank...

Mo U Bi Si completion gains an extra +50%...

Current rating: SSS-rank!

Current rating: highest rank!!

Reward draw quality begins to increase...

Rewards explode!!

The reward prompts left Lin An feeling parched.

These rewards are way too much, right?

And there's even an extra boost!?

Numerous system prompts sounded, at the same time.

The whole world seemed to lose power, beginning to gradually fade.

System error check error, loop error...

Err... or

World shutting down... forcibly rebooting...

Shattered, intermittent electric currents echoed throughout the world.

After waking, Lin An watched the system rewards flood the screen, and the weight in his heart instantly lessened a bit.

A surge of pure energy suddenly poured into his body.

His aura continually rose.

Not only that.

In the team voice chat, Xiong Hanzi was shouting excitedly, yelling at the top of his lungs:

"Captain Lin!"

I brought back the light orb you wanted!

Look what else I pried loose!!

Ding, Player Zhang Tie offers you a Fourth Rank psychic core, accept?

Ding, Player Zhang Tie offers you an A-rank special item, Sands of Time, accept?

Ding, Player Zhang Tie offers you a control hub panel (damaged), accept?

With his body filled with a large amount of energy after transformation, Lin An was astonished.

Seeing Xiong Hanzi, who seemed to be carrying half a mountain and came charging at him wildly, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

This guy, he took apart everything that could be taken apart!