Chapter 765: Hostility

"That thing... is it really a Weeping Angel?"

Blank, dull.

When nearly a thousand Awakened Ones who had rushed over crowded the passage, everyone gathered to look.

Not everyone has seen this kind of monster.

Or rather, most of those who have seen it are dead.

Those who know the terror of the Weeping Angel mostly learned through word of mouth.

Or perhaps the time to trigger the monster is short; in each war zone, a few people always escape with their lives.

Weeping Angel, in their image, is a speed so fast it's unbeatable, the spokesperson of the Grim Reaper.

The huge contrast brings a strong impact.

This scene, perhaps many will remember even after the trial ends.

Cold, eerie, death.

These are the three main portrayals of the Weeping Angel.

But now?

"This speed..."

"I feel like even bringing a First Level over wouldn't die..."

After the shock comes disbelief, as well as excitement.

They couldn't figure out how Lin An was 'controlling' these monsters.

Some of the quicker reactors observed that Lin An's speed had also slowed down.

"Lin An found the Weeping Angel's switch?"

"Is there information about the monster's weakness inside the secret room?"

"Lin An's speed also slowed down... is he seriously injured?"

"But it doesn't really seem like that..."

"Is it Lin An's special talent? He can pull the enemy's speed to match his own?"

"If that's really the case, I can only say this person's thinking is too awesome!"

Amidst the noisy speculation, a few Awakened Ones from the Norway War Zone showed admiration, voiced their thoughts, and quickly gained everyone's approval.

In the team, Zhang Yong unexpectedly glanced at those few Awakened Ones.

Most others' guesses were based on Lin An finding some kind of prop in the secret room; only these few guessed close to the truth.

Watching the slowly moving monster.

A few members of Lin An's team couldn't help but be extremely excited, yet also with a hint of expectation.

After all, that's Lin An...

Lin An, he really did it again.

In just a few seconds, everyone escaped from despair.

Although Lin An didn't show the ability to kill the monster, just this method was enough to convince everyone.

Nothing else to say.

Even if you encounter a Weeping Angel of this speed, you'll die...

Among those present, nobody thought they would be hit even once.

Watching Lin An lead the two monsters back and forth, changing direction, eventually charging toward the opposite direction.

Zhang Yong instinctively opened his mouth and shouted:

"Lord Lin An, where are you going?!"

While sprinting with the monsters, Lin An didn't look back and threw out a sentence:

"Kill them."

The sound echoed in the passage, reverberating over and over.

???

Always maintaining a thin distance.

Lin An didn't care about the threat behind him, merely constantly simulating the route in his mind.

The causal reversal back to the weakest period lasts much longer than the peak state.

The only drawback is probably that point mentioned by the Second Will.

The two temporal selves overlap.

He clearly felt that his memories overlapped somewhat, but the overlapping part was small, giving him an inexplicable sense of split.

This reversed state also cannot be maintained indefinitely.

Otherwise...

He would probably be assimilated by his past self.

Not saying whether, philosophically, it counts as a death.

The past self, lacking so much tempering and information, would also find it hard to survive in subsequent dangers.

Even if the gap in memory and experience between them is only half a year!

We must kill the Weeping Angel in this state, otherwise we absolutely cannot farm points!

Roughly the same as Zhang Yong's guess.

The point‑farming strategy is indeed like that.

If trial participants could discover the essence of the Weeping Angel's power, they could think of the same approach as Lin An.

Those who can unlock the Gene Lock lure the monsters away, while the rest farm points.

Of course, this process will likely kill about 90% of the Awakened Ones.

Humans need to use their lives, again and again, to test the rules.

After all, no one knows whether they can unlock the gene lock in the face of death.

Discovering the stone coffin, resisting that strange attraction is also a test.

Moreover, those who unlock the gene lock as trial-takers actually cannot last long.

This means the time for scoring points is also severely limited.

The reason is simple.

No one continuously lures away monsters, not even the weeping angel will return to the secret chamber.

But those scoring points inside the secret chamber also cannot get out, cannot leave the trial tower.

Having points but being trapped to death in the trial tower makes no difference from actual death.

(Inside the passage, one can only leave the trial when not in combat.)

One link after another, precise and efficient.

This is the system's consistent style!

So, Lin An's idea is very simple.

He needs points! Massive points! So many that all Awakened Ones can only look up to them.

The only approach is to clear out the monsters, even if only part of the area!

The weeping angel is indeed not something Awakened Ones can kill.

Even if he now reverses time again and instantly erupts with peak strength, he still cannot do it.

Only monsters can kill monsters...

Secret Chamber 1996.

After a brief moment of being at a loss, the crowd suddenly split into several major groups.

People's eyes were scorching, even fanatically staring at the secret chamber door.

Inside the door, not a single monster remained.

This means absolutely safe point-scoring!

If Lin An had not just left, they would have already rushed in en masse.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Thousands of private chats sounded silently within the team:

North African War Zone:

"Representative, should we provide cover for team members to charge in?!"

"Lin An isn't here, and the people they left behind aren't many..."

"Ten seconds equals one point! We can all become Third Rank!"

Southeast Asian War Zone:

"Leader, should we kill the people Lin An brought?"

"They only have over seventy, most of whom are from the Soviet War Zone."

"If we unite with other war zones, we can instantly crush them!"

Korean War Zone:

"Your Excellency Kim Jae-en, Lin An has left, and the people he left behind are not strong..."

Gazes exchanged, filled with killing intent.

The Awakened Ones of the Korean War Zone, only thirty-something people, moved forward a few steps without changing expression.

In a solemn and greedy atmosphere, everyone tacitly began to eye the secret chamber.

Indeed, the secret chamber was taken by Lin An; in some sense, their lives may still have been saved by him.

But, what does it matter?

Under the Apocalypse, the victor is king.

Among those present, how many have not stained their hands with the blood of their own kind?

In the early stages of the Apocalypse outbreak, a single biscuit was enough to betray a companion, even relatives.

The current idea imposes no psychological burden on them whatsoever.

Kim Jae-en hesitated for a moment, then gave a vague shake of the head:

"Although Lin An has left, we're not sure if he left any backup..."

"Besides, we're too few..."

The extremely few dual-system Awakened Ones, he who had undergone the power trial, inexplicably recalled the shock when the evil god mission was completed at the end of the trial.

He truly feared that that person might also be Lin An...

Unconsciously, the name Lin An had already planted deep dread in his heart.

Listening to Kim Jae-en's hesitation and fear, several Awakened Ones of the Korean War Zone had their eyes turn cold all of a sudden.

Their own leader, actually a coward!

If they don't act now, they'll have no chance to rush in!

Among those left by Lin An, the most trusted bald strongman is clearly not of the agility system!

They are fully confident they can instantly kill him!

New and old grudges—why not repay them?