Chapter 941: Hunting the Third Level

Lin Dui!

Outside Yingshan Safe Zone, a figure like a rampaging bear dragged up dust all the way, rushing straight into the city.

Running and howling, the excitement in his expression almost sparked light in his eyes.

Unlike the survivors intimidated by Lin An, who stood frozen.

After smashing the city wall with its head, the giant bear clutched a bloody lump of flesh in its right hand, looking eager for merit, and howled at Lin An.

No wonder he was so excited.

Although Zhang Tie realized he was stronger than other Awakened Ones, he always felt he lacked something deep down.

But this time...

He actually battered to death a Third Level intermediate, helping Lin An shoulder considerable pressure.

This is a cross-level kill!

Especially after killing that Alien Species, the rich reward made him beam with joy.

In the air, hearing those shouts, Lin An glanced helplessly at Xiong Hanzi on the ground.

Landing slowly, he swept his gaze and saw Zhang Tie dragging a corpse.

Limp as a noodle, the Alien Species dangled in his hand, its eyeballs swaying outside the sockets.

All its bones crushed, from the split crown like a crescent mouth, a white snake head faintly leaked out.

Just looking at its appearance, Lin An could imagine how Zhang Tie killed that Alien Species.

Probably before dying, this guy was held in Xiong Hanzi's 'arms' and then squeezed to death like toothpaste.

"Lin Dui!"

"Hehe!"

Grinning foolishly, Zhang Tie hauled the corpse to Lin An, shaking it twice to indicate it could be used as material.

If not for the blood dripping from the corpse in his right hand, his smug expression would have made strangers think he'd caught a big fish.

Ignoring the shocked gazes around, Zhang Tie slapped the former Third Level Alien Species down before Lin An, raising his brow:

"Lin Dui, this thing is worth a lot of money!"

He licked his lips.

Like Lin An, after killing the Alien Species, his first thought was: if more came, wouldn't that mean rapid level-ups?

On the ground, Lin An nodded helplessly, and with a flash of white light from his ring, he stored the corpse inside it.

It's not surprising that Zhang Tie could kill his opponent; what surprised him was the faint sign of a breakthrough to Middle Level in Zhang Tie's aura.

Not a spiritual breakthrough, but more like an effect of excessively high attributes.

Obviously, in the prolonged ordeal of battle, that pitiful Third Level Alien Species not only failed to kill Zhang Tie, but actually made him stronger.

Under repeated blows, Zhang Tie's three major attributes increased significantly.

It must be said, the ability to grow stronger from taking hits is truly enviable.

"Well done."

After praising Xiong Hanzi, Lin An had no more words and turned to look at the silent crowd.

"Who holds the highest position in Yingshan now?"

His voice wasn't loud, but it instantly reached everyone's ears, crystal clear.

Upon hearing Lin An's question, after asking around, no one answered.

Seeing the crowd not knowing whether they were too afraid or unsure what he wanted, for a moment no one stepped forward in the vast Safe Zone, as if fearing he was looking for a high-ranking official to kill.

A few seconds later.

Lin An frowned slightly, then repeated:

"Step forward yourself!"

"Come out now, I won't move against you!"

His whole body shuddered.

After a moment, in the distance, a middle-aged man bearing a great axe among the Awakened Ones swallowed dryly, face grim, trembling as he raised his hand.

As a Second Level peak, usually overbearing, he now meek like a mouse, forced to step forward.

"I am the Deputy Commander of the Garrison Corps, Tao Han..."

He had no choice but to step out.

Given the power gap, they had completely abandoned any thought of resistance; Lin An now seemed like an emperor holding their lives, and everyone knew that if he wanted something, there was no escaping.

And as someone highly renowned among the Awakened Ones, he would eventually be sold out.

"Good."

He nodded slightly, Lin An also had no intention of wasting time here.

Looking at the deputy commander 'squeezed out' by the crowd, he spoke calmly:

"From now on, you will maintain order."

"Whatever Yingshan is now, it will stay that way."

"Before I return, keep this place in check."

"If there is any loss, I will behead you!"

The overbearing order given, the meaning behind Lin An's words truly startled Tao Han.

Although his actions were unreasonable, the implication sounded like...

"This... means he wants to absorb them?"

No time to think further.

As expected, after issuing the orders, Lin An directly took Zhang Tie and left.

Watching Lin An's departing back, all the survivors inside the base felt somewhat dazed, like startled cicadas.

Although Lin An didn't really make a move, just the display of his power made many survivors realize the gap between the third and second levels.

Through rumor-mongering, nobody knew why Lin An had shown up in Yingshan.

In a short while, a message that Lin An was preparing to gather forces spread wildly in the chat channel.

"Lin Dui, are we going to look for mutants?"

On the warplane, Zhang Tie quickly grabbed a heap of food from the refrigerator, gulping it down like a cow drinking, stuffing large mouthfuls into his stomach.

After prolonged combat, his stamina drained so much that he felt he could swallow a whale from hunger.

The Yingshan Awakened One who had been captured to guide them huddled in a corner, his eyes constantly wandering over the oily-mouthed Zhang Tie and the cabin interior, gazing at the lavishly decorated warplane like a chick.

"About that."

After biting into a spirit-energy fruit, Lin An casually handed a few stamina-replenishing ones to Mo Ling while examining the data he had brought out from Yingshan.

In the east and west of Yingshan, a third-level mutant lurked in each.

On the edge of the Heiyu to the east, one was in the city; to the west, it roamed the wilderness.

Given the opposite directions, Lin An simply had Yun Tian fly the warplane to save time.

Both third-level mutants were only at the elementary stage, posing no difficulty for him now.

The only thing to watch for was whether the mutants had any special abilities.

"Have you dealt with the third-level mutant in the eastern city cluster?"

"Is there anything abnormal there?"

Setting down the documents, Lin An casually asked the captured Safe Zone battalion commander.

No sooner had he spoken than the other party jumped in surprise and hurriedly said:

"Replying to Lord Lin An, yes... yes!"

Watching Lin An treat spirit-energy fruit like ordinary food, and the unseen high-tech warplane, no one could tell how shocked he felt inside.

Hearing Lin An's tone, it sounded as if he were looking for trouble with mutants.