Chapter 1745
Chapter 1745 - 1741: Ulterior Motives
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"Good news" spread across the entire world in an instant, causing a sensation.
This was not a metaphor, but a true reality. Although there were some limitations and shortcomings, it was still enough to bring immense joy to the entire world.
"The planet can be saved!"
Words that might seem exaggerated became headline news and trended on the internet for days.
Some news simply cannot be concealed, especially when it concerns the Dragon-Snake threats that have already reached the shores of various regions.
The rapid dissemination of this news underscored the urgency and dire state of affairs... If the situation weren’t so desperate, with some regions beginning to give up entirely, there wouldn’t have been a need to actively share battlefield intelligence to forcibly rally morale and encourage nations to hold on.
But indeed, this was a matter requiring global support and assistance.
"Let’s go and hunt those Quasi-God and Overlord-level Dragon-Snakes that are trapped in the deep sea." One by one, top combat powers were deployed to prioritize eliminating the Quasi-God Dragon-Snakes rampaging across the globe.
This time, at least they could finally believe there was a possibility of victory in sight.
On the battlefield, the most painful and despairing thing had never been an overwhelmingly strong opponent... but rather the hopeless predicament where no matter what you did, it could never alter the inevitable defeat.
Previously, no matter how many Dragon-Snakes were slaughtered or hunted, hope could not be seen.
Now, even though the task was to hunt the strongest entities, and even if the absurd demand was to leave none alive, it could still be carried out... At least knowing there was an end in sight gave people the strength to keep fighting.
In fact, the situation had escalated to such a degree that despite the presence of the God Above Gods making departure from this world dangerously unpredictable, many top combat powers still chose to risk sudden death and flee.
Why? The reason was simple. They couldn’t see hope for victory, couldn’t foresee the end of the war. Even using their knee to think it through, they concluded the final outcome would only end in feeding the snakes.
A major duty of Generals and Marshals is to provide direction for their warriors, no matter how difficult... Yet, when faced with what appeared to be a collective demise, even Generals and Marshals began seeking paths for their own escape.
Now, as dawn finally broke, the entire world began to stir and act.
Information about Lu Ping’an was not disclosed to the public, partly due to many uncertainties and partly to protect him.
Generally speaking, as the Creator behind Beast Taming and the source of power, if Lu Ping’an were to fall, the little guy wouldn’t necessarily perish but would experience a significant reduction in ability.
Moreover, Lu Ping’an had recently consumed another wave of points and required replenishment, which this time he seemed to have to handle alone... It was also due to many hoping he wouldn’t risk death on the frontline again.
God knows what chaos the Outside the Domain enemies possess. After finally glimpsing hope, if Lu Ping’an suddenly died in battle and the little guy followed suit, he would become the sinner responsible for species extinction.
"If I don’t do anything, it’ll only seem more suspicious..."
Clearly, at this moment, they weren’t just guarding against the opposing forces but also "their own people."
This precaution wasn’t just against those who had defected to the Exotic Races but also certain nations, certain Churches, and certain extremists... They didn’t think too far ahead; simply "a threat" or "you might become property of the Eastern Country" could trigger an attempt at elimination.
Especially now, having finally witnessed the dawn of hope, they were even more cautious of some people suddenly losing their minds... This wasn’t overthinking; it was validated by countless historical examples of "killing the donkey after unloading the cart" or "killing the donkey too early!" where prematurely targeting key figures led to disaster.
Thus, keeping Lu Ping’an safe from harm became the best approach.
To avoid irrational and unpredictable actions from certain people, the best countermeasure was not reasoning but keeping a safe distance.
Nonetheless, Lu Ping’an didn’t plan to retreat to the treasury; he continued participating in the hunts.
Guard the little guy? There was no need for Lu Ping’an to intervene at all.
In fact, as soon as the possibility was finalized, a dozen Quasi-Gods joined the little guy by the next day.
Having Lu Ping’an there wouldn’t make much of a difference, and missing him wouldn’t matter much either... If he did show up, people would worry about a complete extermination.
"Once it fully develops, hunting efficiency should greatly improve, perhaps even leading to direct ’surrenders’ from Overlord-level Dragon-Snakes."
As for Quasi-God level targets, annihilating a Tenth-order entity couldn’t possibly lead to a Ninth-order one committing suicide at random... Those Quasi-God Dragon-Snakes had already become the primary targets for hunting.
What left people helpless was that hunting those Quasi-God Dragon-Snakes to feed their fresh blood and meat to the little guy was impossible.
As soon as those Ninth-orders died, their fresh meat immediately birthed countless eighth-orders. Even after killing them... a mass production of seventh-orders followed, and the fresh meat of seventh-orders offered no value to the little guy.
These life forms were exceptionally pure products of rules, their operating logic crude yet straightforward, making them extraordinarily challenging to handle.
"... Reduce hunting? Leave some alive? Are they insane?"
"They’re saying these can be used to threaten the New Gods, to force peace in the Era of Peace. Those new Deities and sub-types might turn out to be even more dangerous than the three beasts."
Upon hearing this, Lu Ping’an felt increasingly helpless. The world war wasn’t over yet, but they were already scheming for post-war strategic threats.
Lu Ping’an sighed, said nothing, heard nothing, and planned to do nothing.
It was frustrating yet pragmatic—just after catching a glimpse of victory’s dawn, all sides began calculating their own interests, their schemes buzzing incessantly.
At this point, he decided it was better to just be a pure warrior. He wasn’t planning to hold back.
The frontline battles never truly ended. Although Lu had been asked to move to the rear, he quickly returned to the frontlines.
This round of hunting remained equally challenging, but Lu Ping’an delightedly welcomed the battle that belonged to him.
The reason was simple. To hunt Quasi-God Dragon-Snakes required Quasi-God-level combat capabilities as a minimum standard, and Lu Ping’an paired with Chris formed a reliable hunting duo.
Such combat capability was always in short supply; he truly didn’t have any space to rest.
His missions remained highly abundant. On the one hand, he needed to manage the Courtyard to replenish needed resources and restore his "Life"; on the other hand, he had to meet with the little guy regularly to soothe the giant Newborn, now capable of striding across straits.
"Another commission?"
After proving his abilities, Lu Ping’an attracted numerous new commissions.
One was a classified assignment—a top-tier lifeform’s "humanization transformation."
Observing the fiery blood sample in the sent data archives—one that seemed all too familiar—Lu Ping’an had a hard time guessing who it was and couldn’t be bothered to try.
But thinking from another perspective, it was perhaps inevitable.
"Intelligent creatures" naturally desire freedom and safety. That Golden Crow, reportedly highly intelligent, wouldn’t want to end up in some big monster’s mouth again after apocalypse.
Presumably, there was a specialized research team working to help it break free from its bloodline constraints.
Another project of major focus was the Xingtian Evil Beast.
Though it faced heavy costs and multiple injuries, they still couldn’t see a bright end to defeating this monster.
Naturally, the highly productive "Lu Ping’an Laboratory" received samples from the Xingtian organization, hoping to derive some results.
"Look at it positively... Since samples of the final Evil Beast have been sent over, it means this is the last war. At least, we’ve already caught sight of victory’s dawn."
— End of Chapter 1745 —