Chapter 920: Identity

In the pit, as Lin An asked a question, Yuan Feng's face suddenly showed some surprise.

What are you trying to do?

At first, seeing the corpse move, he wasn't surprised, after all, among the Awakened Ones there are those who control corpses for combat.

However, these abilities are mostly useless; they can usually only control corpses to scout ahead, and even if one goes into the city to steal food, the spirit-infused corpse will be attacked by zombies.

But he never expected that Lin An's posture seemed to want to converse with the corpse.

One second later, the swaying body rose to its feet:

"I am..."

"Serial number 11... Chen... 84"

"No..."

"I am... Chen... Yang"

The corpse spoke, but when answering Lin An's question, it seemed to fall into a loop, utterly confused.

To the two beside him, in their ears the corpse's reply was like heavenly script, completely unintelligible.

But in Lin An's ears, those few short bytes were like a beam of light cutting through the mist.

Serial number... Chen...? Yang..?

Heaven!?

Lin An's expression tightened; even though the revived corpse's speech was somewhat chaotic, like a struggle, he still noticed those two familiar syllables.

A high will attribute brings extraordinary memory.

Almost within a second, Lin An quickly recalled from memory the appearance of Chen Yangtian and compared it to the hunched old man before him.

Features, details, bone structure...

Between the two, it was as if they overlapped, superimposing on each other.

Chen Yangtian... the ghost behind the door?

One body, two souls?

Possession!

His eyes flickered; after a moment, Lin An couldn't help but shudder.

A single name was enough for him to infer and verify the information!

In an instant, upon realizing the opponent was Chen Yangtian, that general of the Huaxia Military Region, all previously disconnected information linked together like a net, forming the original appearance of the mystery.

Taking a deep breath, Lin An stared fixedly at the corpse before him; in less than a second, he thought of many, many things..

Big trouble...

That's right.

When he killed the alien species, the snake head that protruded from the person's head without exception proved that the opponent would occupy a human body.

If we take the phrase "the ghost behind the door has come out" as the origin, most doubts can be explained.

The Capital Military Region encountered a major problem; for unknown reasons, they released the alien species from behind the door.

Without their noticing, these alien species occupied the bodies of high-level officials and began to lay out their plans.

These alien species not only participated in the formulation of various plans of the Capital Military Region, but also followed the trial team into the Trial Tower.

After seeing their own performance, they again gave rise to murderous intent...

So, these alien species simply, after the trial ended, arranged personnel nonstop to come and hunt him down.

If one thinks a bit deeper...

Even someone of Chen Yangtian's high-level rank is controlled—what about others!?

Unnoticed, beneath Lin An's calm exterior, his heart churned with tumultuous waves.

If we follow the worst-case scenario, the Capital Military Region, or even the entire Huaxia High Command... might have been replaced!?

What appears to be, in the apocalypse, the last spiritual pillar of all Huaxia survivors and the political center, but in fact has long become a monster's nest...

Thus.

The Capital Military Region's harsh attitude toward promising and powerful Awakened Ones, whether in the past life or this one, can thus be explained...

They are not merely dismissive; they are hostile!

The vanished Awakened Ones legion, the four major military regions drained of their "blood," and the large numbers of elite lost in the final battle...

Even the past life's inexplicable collapse and flight were likely the work of the alien species...

After a long while, Lin An suppressed the suspicion in his heart and, as if to verify, asked in a cold voice:

"How many people have you occupied?"

After a pause, Chen Yangtian stared at him blankly:

"I don't know; my rank is too low."

"I only know... what I know."

"Gu Yanbing, Zhang Haihua, Li Yimin, Liang Qixing, Huang Wenqiang..."

"Fang Xingyuan, Lin Chenggong, Wang Min..."

"Duan Ziping, Tang Shao, Li Yan..."

"Feng Yu..."

The list is very long; although Lin An hardly knew any of these names, the lengthy list also made his expression grow increasingly solemn.

After noting down the names, Lin An gave a bitter smile in his heart.

Regardless of whether these names are high-level officials, merely the names Chen Yangtian said he knew amount to nearly a hundred people...

No need to guess further.

The entire Capital Military Region is likely already infiltrated like a sieve; whether key positions still have humans is a matter of debate.

Standing to the side, Yuan Feng's heart leapt; he couldn't help but glance at the solemn Lin An, and a sudden, inexplicable unease welled up in him.

Although he didn't understand what Lin An was asking.

But it didn't stop him from understanding that sentence about being occupied...

Has a human been occupied by a monster? Moreover, the occupied one's strength reaches third rank!?

Chen... Yang...

Military uniform...

His eyelid twitched, and Yuan Feng instantly turned his head to look at the revived Chen Yangtian, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Could this guy be Chen Yangtian! General Chen!?

Breathing ragged.

He's not like that waste Lianglong, who after entering the trial gambled his life to rank up and then fled.

He knows Chen Yangtian, and even once participated in a trial in the subordinate's subordinate unit.

My god...

A chill shot straight to his forehead.

Not an idiot; even if he didn't know what happened, he instantly realized that if the other party was truly Chen Yangtian, what exactly did that list behind them signify1

His whole body trembled; he never expected that after meeting Lin An, each encounter would be more terrifying than the last.

Ignoring Yuan Feng's panicked, at-a-loss expression, Lin An, after noting down the list, asked the most crucial question in a rapid voice;

"Do you have any other arrangements?"

"Why are you hunting me?"

A brief silence.

Chen Yangtian stared at him with vacant eyes; just as he was about to speak, his facial features suddenly twisted.

"Yes..."

"No..."

His face twisted in pain as two thoughts clashed; seeing Chen Yangtian, even as a corpse, painfully clutching his head, Lin An suddenly realized the importance of this message, which had likely been deeply etched into his mind.

Without hesitation, he increased the infusion of spiritual energy.

Like a balloon about to burst, Chen Yangtian clutched his head in extreme agony, his thoughts constantly switching between the two bodies.

Painful struggle:

"There are two third-rank... intermediate... pursuing Zhang Tie... exterminating Long An..."

"You are..."

Veins bulged; Chen Yangtian's body, already drained of life force, felt like countless mice scurrying under his skin, his eyeballs nearly popping out of their sockets.

This power restricting the leakage of information continued to exert its effect even after death.

Long An and Zhang Tie came under attack!?

His pupils constricted; upon hearing the crucial part of the message, Lin An looked at Chen Yangtian, who couldn't utter the final information, his face darkened, and without hesitation he placed his right hand firmly on his head.

Spiritual energy surged forth; he had to know why the other party would pay such a price to hunt him down!

"Hum"

Violently trembling, as if enduring immense pain, the revived one's eyes suddenly spilled blood, and under the intense stimulation he uttered intermittently:

"Hope..."

"Lin An... perfect one... humanity's hope."

"Must exterminate... must..."

"Bang!"

His skull exploded, shattering like a watermelon.

Black pit walls were stained with blood.

As the headless corpse fell, a deathly silence filled the deep pit.

Standing to the side, Yuan Feng dazedly wiped away the brain matter splattered on his face, shocked and incredulous as he looked at Lin An.

Even Mo Ling, who usually couldn't care less about anything, couldn't help but lift his head in surprise, looking at Lin An's side profile.

They all heard Chen Yangtian's words before his complete "death".

Perfect one, hope...

How does this sound? It's as if they're saying Lin An is like a "savior"!?