Chapter 1702
Chapter 1702 - 1698: Going Alone
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"...I never imagined we would actually be called upon to battle a God Above Gods."
Alone on a small boat, as he gazed at the shadow in the sky, it merely irritated mortals, but Lu Ping’an could see through it—the monster phantom that was drawing ever closer to Earth. It was as if Lu Ping’an had also touched upon death.
This time, the crisis was completely unlike any before.
What he had principally relied on in the past was a courtyard that had merged with the Divine Foundation; he could consider himself a "Pseudo Ninth Tier"... that meant that even without a true ninth-order panel, there might still be some chaotic abilities that could prove useful, and their "priority" would be higher than most opponents.
"This time, most abilities have been nullified..."
This time, not to mention the methods and abilities of Lu Ping’an, even the Divine Grace and Saints bestowed by the True Gods could not inflict any substantial damage on those "tentacles".
This meant that even someone like Lu Ping’an might not be any different from others, possibly dying directly from some unfathomable AOE.
If this were a test at the exit of the new player village leading to the Multi-universe, it would seem overly advanced...
"Feels like being blocked by a max-level player at the entrance of the novice village..."
Although subtle, this indeed reflected Lu Ping’an’s current sentiment.
But now is still not the time for despair.
"...Some might feel that we cannot deal with such an adversary, and even consider our offensive that drew out such monsters a mistake, but I must say, we have no choice..."
The voice booming from the radio in the small boat belonged to Marshal Fang, who had been urgently summoned. He was said to be the most authoritative military leader in the Eastern Country.
He also brought with him aid and willpower from the Eastern Country.
"...We have no choice, humanity has no choice. The rumors are not false, they are gradually merging with this world, and as time goes on, we will lose everything. Since only a counter-attack holds hope, provoking such an adversary is inevitable..."
A very simple message that did not deny the current difficulties, the Eastern Country’s pre-war mobilization was, as always, straightforward and direct.
As with several past moments of destiny, we have no choice: either break through or perish.
"...Since we are fated to encounter such an adversary, no matter how strong It is, we are destined to triumph over It. If sacrifice has value, then this moment is just that..."
But from the looks of it, it seemed that even the decision-makers had realized that this time, things probably weren’t too optimistic.
Assigning meaning to sacrifice was probably the last stage from the beginning.
Lu Ping’an turned off the radio; he was not one who needed mobilizing.
For him, once he has decided on something, it was merely a matter of "to what extent" and "where to go"... he wouldn’t allow external factors to influence his decisions; it was his choice to step onto this battlefield.
"What a nuisance..."
He had arrived, yet someone was absent.
According to the plan, there should have been someone landing on his boat.
More than half an hour had passed, but the person who was supposed to meet him wasn’t there... if it wasn’t because they had died earlier, then it meant they had fled.
In fact, after the attack strategy was confirmed, many Advanced Combat Powers had vanished without a trace.
No one tried to intercept them, because it was meaningless.
These beings, in a sense, had already transcended the constraints of time and space... if they wanted to flee, and you forcibly tried to stop them, would you have to fight an internal battle first?
Their interests did not align with those of the ordinary humans; they could effortlessly transition to another world and continue to survive. Top-tier Extraordinary individuals were treasures in any world, and they could easily overcome most Foreign Domain environments and even give rise to new families and ethnic groups...
"...Tsk, scumbags."
Yet Lu Ping’an smiled, uttering a judgement filled with malice.
He couldn’t be bothered to appraise the situation in detail. Although someone had managed to escape temporarily, making his mission a bit troublesome... it seemed that he really wasn’t lacking any additional abilities, so no harm done if they were gone.
"Swallow me."
"....Don’t say it so disgustingly, you’re just putting on armor!"
After a long absence, Zhi Xi finally had the chance to make an appearance. Unlike her previous metal armor appearance, she now looked like a woman with a metallic skin.
With Lu Ping’an’s progress, his symbiotic Pet Beast naturally grew in sync. Zhi Xi, with her full intelligence and potential, not only easily entered the seventh-tier but also vaguely touched upon opportunities to reach even higher levels.
Summoning her also meant that Lu Ping’an was serious... In his previous few "deaths," Lu had not summoned his Pet Beast.
On one hand, this was because Lu Ping’an could revive himself after reading a spell, whereas the "Pet Beasts" might not have the same chance, and even if they could revive, they would suffer heavy losses.
More importantly, Lu Ping’an was still hiding his talent... Compared to a true Almighty, someone who specialized in logistics and Life system that produced Zhi Xi, if he happened to have a slight weakness in combat power, it would be easier for him to blend into society.
But now, to continue hiding his talent would be too foolish.
With a long, deep breath, Lu Ping’an was already clad in a layer of Outer Armor.
However, unlike the previous Knight Giant, this time, he looked like an ordinary armored person... Or should say "a passing Masked Knight".
This wasn’t because Zhi Xi had shrunk, but because she had broken through the complete Rule-level and, like Lu Ping’an, shattered the divide between life and death. Now she could easily compress her "flesh".
Her current form was not fixed, but even at the lowest power output and smallest size, she was still quite ferocious.
Lu Ping’an took another deep breath, this time genuinely feeling a bit suffocated.
𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
Unlike the previous "lightweight stance," the current armor was significantly smaller in size, but it was the essence that was condensed. Zhi Xi continuously drew "metal supplies" to strengthen herself, and her mass was rapidly increasing.
"...This feeling, did it grow by over thirty tons?"
"Asking a woman’s weight is quite rude."
"Uh, fifty tons now?"
Silence is tonight’s Cambridge; it seems there’s still more than that.
Lu Ping’an took a deep breath, redistributing some power to his arms and legs, otherwise, this thing would probably become a true steel prison.
But in terms of strength, this was a good thing... The simplest indicator of martial might is sheer mass, and to have enough force, there must be enough weight.
It’s likely that Zhi Xi now could really slap an elephant to death.
"...I’m a lady, a lady, I just got my professional chef’s License."
"Congratulations..."
Lu Ping’an sighed. He was too embarrassed to say anything; how many times had you taken the basic chef’s license exam? If the examiners didn’t recognize you by now and know that you had no intention of pursuing a career after getting your License, could you really have gotten it?
Lu, clad in metal armor, directly entered the water. Although the ocean couldn’t stop many surveillance methods, it could avoid most visual surveillance... There are too many chaotic things in this ocean, the underwater radar has long been malfunctioning, and Extraordinary Peepers are also largely affected.
But just as he entered the sea, something caught the scent and came looking.
— End of Chapter 1702 —