Chapter 688

He... refused?

Lin Zhan looked at the report on the table, expressionlessly wiping the blood off his equipment; one could not tell whether he was angry.

The staff member reporting the situation kept his head low; in the vast Meeting Room, no one dared to speak.

Just came down from the Frontline.

He, who had participated in the underground city project, exuded an uncomfortable aura all over.

"General Lin Zhan... this is some psychological analysis of Lin An by Rear personnel..."

"We believe..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

Lin Zhan raised his hand to stop him.

"No need."

"There's nothing to analyze."

A flicker of coldness flashed in his eyes.

"The Linjiang war zone has little pressure around it, and there aren't many powerful Awakened Ones."

"If it were me, dominating one side and being called a 'hegemon,' I'd be just as arrogant as he is."

His expression was plain, as if he were narrating, or as if he were explaining things for Lin An.

Lin Zhan gave a light laugh and slowly put his weapon back at his waist.

"We don't know how terrible the cataclysm is, and we have no other channels to get information..."

"Seeing the capital again, like a trapped beast, we can't even control him..."

"Naturally."

"Lin An won't take what we say seriously."

He shook his head and tossed the analysis report handed by the staff aside, as if it were trash.

"What else is there to analyze?"

"It's just that they think the capital's side is too weak."

"Recalling the past ordeal of the Long'an Project, they are hostile toward us."

Seeing the so-called advice that Lin An had Gao Tian send back, Lin Zhan didn't say much, but everyone could feel that Lin Zhan was probably really angry.

"Lin An is clearly humiliating us on purpose!"

How could he swallow this anger?

An Awakened One who had also rushed back from the Frontline clenched his fists in anger.

In his view, inviting Lin An to join the team was originally Lin Zhan forcing through opposition, essentially throwing out an olive branch.

You should know, the military had many who proposed simply surrounding and killing Lin An.

That is, Lin Zhan is selfless and believes the Greater Good comes first.

Thus he gave out the second plan.

Just give me some equipment, and consider it payment for protecting you, Lin An.

To be honest, that's already going above and beyond!

The military hasn't mixed personal feelings; they start from the Greater Good.

In their view, if Lin An didn't feel grateful and tearful, just running over to join would be enough.

Who would have thought this guy would not only be clueless but also openly humiliate them.

"Give him command? He takes the spoils first?!"

"What sheer cheek!"

"A defective product, and he doesn't even consider whether he's worthy!"

"Do you really think you're invincible?!"

His face twitched.

The Awakened One who first voiced dissatisfaction only felt a nameless anger burning in his chest.

After learning how grave this trial was, they could not rest or eat in peace.

Sitting to the side, Luofeng, who had just been pardoned and released from prison, kept his head lowered in silence.

After the Meme incident, his originally flamboyant personality had become much more restrained.

But upon hearing about Lin An, he only felt an inexplicable sense of pleasure.

This Lin An is really arrogant, putting no one in his eyes?

Lin An, Lin An, do you really know what you're up against?

He secretly sneered in his heart.

Not long ago, he too was young and full of vigor, arrogantly overbearing.

But there are always people beyond people, and heavens beyond heavens.

The fact has long been proven: you never know how badly you'll fall.

As the price of his pardon, he used the last connections and resources left by Luo Haishan to forcibly raise himself to the trial standard.

If he promotes to the Third Fourth Rank, he lives; if he dies, he dies.

Just thinking of Lin An, who got him into this state, maybe his fate will be even worse than his own.

Luofeng would wish Lin An were even more arrogant.

Ideally, he'd like to force the military to want to surround and kill him on the spot.

People like him, if they truly managed to promote to the Third Fourth Rank in the trial, would be a disaster.

On the main seat, Lin Zhan caught a glimpse of Luofeng lost in his fantasies out of the corner of his eye, and didn't say much.

Luoshanhai, before dying, entrusted himself to take care of Luofeng.

Although this kid made a big mistake, he could only grit his teeth and accept it.

"Don't worry about Lin An's affairs anymore."

A Second Level peak isn't qualified to delay our plans.

Once he reaches the Trial Tower, he will naturally realize how laughable his thoughts and strength are.

After suppressing everyone's anger, Lin Zhan wearily rubbed his brow.

At the moment he just saw the message sent back from Long An, he had a feeling.

It's not that he hadn't wondered whether Lin An's strength might surge again.

This gave him ample confidence, leading him to make such arrogant and foolish remarks.

But upon further thought, including the analysis conclusion from the report, he rejected this idea.

According to information sent back by spies planted in the Huanjiang Military Region, Lin An hasn't even gone out to hunt mutants, let alone left the base gate.

The only time he went out was also when the recent message was just sent back.

Lin An.

He only ran out for half a day, yet he brought back a girl and several survivors with great fanfare.

Over the past two months, this person frequently appeared in the base, boosting morale.

No matter how you look at it, Lin An simply has no time to improve his strength.

After multiple analyses, they are absolutely certain that even if Lin An's strength improves, it won't be by much.

Actually, that's quite normal.

By controlling the Safe Zone of three provinces, Lin An no longer needs to painstakingly boost himself.

Compared to Lin An's personal strength, the rapidly developing Long'an Base has instead aroused strong interest from the military.

Thus ended the discussion about Lin An.

After a moment of contemplation, Lin Zhan's gaze grew solemn as he looked around.

Upon seeing the dozen or so Awakened Ones transferred back from the underground city, his expression relaxed a little:

"Although the information is insufficient."

"But not long ago, we learned several important pieces of information."

"One, in the North American Theater, the first Second Level Awakened One escaped military pursuit."

"This person is ruthless, his innate strength possibly very strong; perhaps he will be our biggest rival in the final trial."

"After all, he once obtained the reward for being the first Second Level."

"We suspect that this reward might be extraordinarily precious, to the extent that the North American Theater would not hesitate to hunt him down just to retrieve it..."

"But we must secure the first place ranking in the trial."

"This determines whether we can persevere."

"Two, the East Asian Theater likely completed a theater-level mission, and they didn't hesitate to detonate nuclear weapons on their own soil."

"Among them, several Awakened Ones warrant our caution, especially since we don't know what level of equipment and props they have obtained."

"As a neighboring theater, their situation is dire."

"Although their theater has fewer mutants than ours, supernatural incidents occur incessantly."

"We must be vigilant as to whether they will flee East Asia and seize the Azure Bird Theater."

He paused for a moment.

The information is complex, each item shocking.

Lin Zhan slowly exhaled, feeling that there were simply too many rivals.

Humans must not only fight zombies, but also contend with internal strife under the system's malice.

"Three, in the Siberian Theater, an Awakened One exchanged for as many as 175 points of Dragon Relic Crystals."

"Even what seemed to be an 800‑point prop has been exchanged away."

"We still don't know who this person is..."

"But given how rare such prestige is, this mysterious exchanger could also be one of our opponents..."

As everyone listened to each piece of information, they gradually forgot about Lin An's matter.

Many couldn't help but sigh.

In the thirty‑six major theaters, humanity has produced so many strong individuals.

These people are the true opponents they need to take seriously.

Compared to the survivors of the whole world, little Lin An is hardly worth worrying about.