Chapter 776: Permission Blockade

The atmosphere was in a stalemate.

Not only did the military's Awakened Ones give Lin An a cold stare, but the people on Lin An's side also exchanged grim looks.

Even Zhang Yong, who originally belonged to the military's neutral faction,

After following Lin An for a while, he had even come to agree with many of Lin An's practices from deep within his heart.

In many situations, Lin An simply did not want to waste time on pleasantries.

He wanted to tell the military, he wanted to tell everyone.

What you know is still too little; Lin An is ten to a hundred times more important than you imagine.

He wanted to say it, and even deep down he had the thought of letting Lin An lead the entire army.

But he dared not.

The better Lin An performed, the less he dared to reveal any details.

His experiences during this period made him clearly realize that something was likely wrong within the military.

Speaking up could harm Lin An and even bring endless trouble.

"Tang Qiang!"

Suddenly, a harsh shout came from Chen Yangtian's mouth, breaking the stalemate.

"Lin An is not our enemy!"

Chen Yangtian glanced sideways at the high-ranking officer who had just spoken, turned his head, and then looked at Lin An and sighed.

"Sorry, Lin An."

"You also know the military might have some misunderstandings about you; our conflict has never been resolved."

His face showed encouragement and appreciation.

Chen Yangtian, unhurried, reached out to pat Lin An's shoulder:

"I have high hopes for you."

"Lin An."

"No matter what, your actions this time let me see your goodwill toward Huaxia."

"From a personal standpoint, I truly admire you."

"Especially your approach to solving the agility trial."

Meeting that reassuring, encouraging gaze, Lin An's eyes flickered slightly.

If it were someone else, or if there were no message left by Zhao An'guo, facing Chen Yangtian like this would probably move anyone a bit.

"You overpraise me."

Still a light, casual remark, Lin An replied calmly:

"General Chen, aren't you going to prepare for the next round of trials?"

As he spoke, he continuously spread his mental power, scanning inch by inch over the gentle-faced middle-aged commander.

There was nothing abnormal; he could sense no special aura.

The move was very covert, and it did not alert Chen Yangtian.

Seeing Lin An unresponsive, Chen Yangtian didn't mind, slowly lowered his arm from Lin An's shoulder, and wore a worried expression:

"Lin An, I know what you're worried about."

"But please trust the military's goodwill this time."

"Let's not talk about that; I'm actually curious about something..."

His gaze shifted, Chen Yangtian stared straight into Lin An's eyes, as if trying to see into his heart:

"In the strength trial, have you ever seen a sheepskin scroll?"

This question seemed to be what he most wanted to know.

After a moment of silence, Lin An looked at him doubtfully:

"No, General Chen, why are you asking this?"

Chen Yangtian stared fixedly at his eyes, and only after a long while did he suddenly smile:

"Nothing, it's fine if you haven't seen it."

Having said that, he gave a slight nod in greeting, turned and walked away.

Such a good attitude left Xiong Hanzi, who had been staring at him, completely baffled.

("Captain Lin, what is this old guy up to?")

("All that talk for just this nonsense?")

Seeing Chen Yangtian off, Lin An gave a light chuckle and uttered two words:

("Verification.")

The sheepskin scroll can only be found in churches.

He didn't pay much attention to it.

If Lin An truly cared about something worth being wary of, it would be the implication behind the Chen Yangtian incident.

Whether this high-ranking officer was replaced, possessed, or turned into a monster by some other extraordinary means.

Actually, the truly frightening thing is a single question.

That is, the high-level officials of the capital...

How many "people" remain, or rather how many... Chen Yangtians!

Having gathered all the Awakened Ones on their side, Lin An's gaze first turned to Zhang Yong, only to find that the other had something to say.

"Lord Lin An."

Zhang Yong's expression was serious, he spoke word by word:

The military wants us to go back, but we refused.

Rest assured, we will not leak even a bit of your information.

At least in the trial, I, Zhang Yong, swear on my life: wherever we are needed, our squad will give our all.

Two trials, two shocks.

If there is an optimal solution in the trial, that name must be Lin An.

He nodded slightly; Lin An actually didn't care about the information leaking.

But since Chen Yangtian's side ran into problems, he also felt that not leaking it was fine.

Although I don't know why Chen Yangtian is so obsessed with investigating, I'm not sure whether the Evil God-level mission was actually completed by himself.

But Lin An at least confirmed one thing.

What the enemy wants to know, naturally must be kept secret.

At least before the death match, there's no need to make this information public.

After all, he has actually displayed tremendous strength, yet still hasn't gained a good effect.

His deterrent power is limited.

Seeing it with one's own eyes, feeling it firsthand, and hearing about it are two different things.

Even if Lin An now openly declares to the world... I can single-handedly take on the entire war zone.

Without real combat experience, anyone would think he's bragging.

So, let's see in the death match.

Opportunity, he has already given many chances.

Alright, let's not talk about that.

He opened a private chat channel; Lin An pondered for a moment, then with a calm expression said to Fiona and Zhang Yong:

You will immediately exchange points for attributes later; then I will close the system redemption channel.

By then, even if you want to exchange, you won't be able to.

Okay...!????

He answered instinctively.

The two had never seen Lin An keep secret information; upon hearing this, they hadn't reacted yet, merely nodding.

One second later, both of their eyes widened to ovals, almost crying out.

What did I just hear!?

!!!?

Close the redemption function!?

Ding ding ding.

He stumbled back two steps.

Fiona was so shocked her hair stood on end.

Those few short words were like a nuclear bomb exploding in the mind, stirring up huge waves.

You... what did you say!?

Zhang Yong gulped, staring hard at Lin An's eyes, afraid he had misheard.

You can shut down system permissions!?

If the speaker weren't Lin An, he would surely think that person crazy.

As for this kind of existence called the system, everyone's mind holds only a few words.

Divine beings, lofty and unattainable, inconceivable and unbeatable, as well as despair and fear.

But right now..

That's right.

Lin An furrowed his brow, calmly repeating it, as if saying what to eat later.

It's just shutting something down; is it really that surprising?

Having experienced the saviors' grand moves several times, even daring to clash with the system in midair, Lin An actually felt nothing about changing permissions.

Just an f-level permission.

But if this permission were in Chu An's hands, he could probably make fun with it.

His head spun, blood rushing.

Zhang Yong struggled to breathe as he stared at Lin An, seemingly trying to see whether the figure before him was human or something else.

Changing system permissions, in his understanding, is no less than someone telling him...

Brother, hurry up and grab the money and run; I'll shut down the bank later.

Standing before him, Lin An seemed to merge with the towering Training Tower.

Those deep, calm eyes beneath the mask were like the Abyss, unfathomable.

Beep!

Cold, piercing.

Still in the heat of battle, trial participants swiftly exchanging information were jolted, instantly looking up at the sky.

That familiar voice came from a system announcement.

Again, what happened?

The next second, everyone froze in place, especially the Awakened Ones who were about to spend points on attributes.