"The one I want to borrow... is him."
Following the direction Du Linyuan pointed, Zhang Lingqi and Zhao Yan were both taken aback.
At the edge of the field of vision, there was Stainless Steel Tombstone, battered by lightning in the wind and rain.
"Are you crazy?"
Zhao Yan frowned, his face full of incomprehension, "What are you going to do with a corpse? Use it as bait?!"
Zhang Lingqi narrowed his eyes, having caught the deeper meaning in Du Linyuan's words.
He stroked his chin, and after a moment, his eyes lit up. "I understand..."
He turned to Zhao Yan and said in a deep voice, "Chief Zhao, could you please act as a bridge? I'd like to speak with the core members of the Dragon God team."
Zhao Yan hesitated for a moment.
They are currently grieving and holding a funeral; it would be inappropriate to disturb them at this time.
But seeing Zhang Lingqi's serious expression, he finally nodded. "I'll try my best."
Five minutes later.
Zhao Yan brought Guo Shuai, whose eyes were red, to the two of them.
"This is Guo Shuai, a core member of the Dragon God Squad."
"These two are Deputy Captain Zhang and Deputy Captain Du of the Huaxia Denglong Squad."
Zhao Yan gave a brief introduction to each other.
"Chief, sir."
Guo Shuai gave a friendly smile and nodded.
Zhang Lingqi nodded slightly in response.
However, with time running out, Du Linyuan had no time for pleasantries.
He stepped forward, staring intently into Guo Shuai's eyes, and went straight to the point. "Where is the Dragon God? I know he's still alive."
These words were spoken.
The smile on Guo Shuai's face vanished without a trace!
His muscles tensed, and his eyes became wary and cold.
What... do you mean by that?
The tension in the arena was incredibly high!
"It doesn't mean anything, it's just the literal meaning."
Du Linyuan was getting anxious; half an hour was ticking away rapidly, and he didn't have time to beat around the bush.
"I must see him immediately. There is something of utmost importance concerning the life and death of everyone present, and I must speak with him face to face."
No comment!
Guo Shuai is like a rock in a latrine, completely impervious to reason.
Are you kidding me?
He trusts his boss Jiangnan completely, and even if the sky were to fall today, he would never betray any of his boss's plans!
"Since there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."
Guo Shuai snorted coldly and turned to leave.
"Etc!"
Du Linyuan was extremely anxious and grabbed Guo Shuai's shoulder.
Left with no other choice, he had to reveal the entire mechanism of his [Death Regression] and his future timeline.
"What?"
"You've died four times already?"
"Is there someone else inside the Gabetan?"
"My boss appeared when you died last time?"
After hearing these seemingly unbelievable words, Guo Shuai was stunned and couldn't make up his mind for a moment.
Zhao Yan, standing to the side, was so shocked that he couldn't even breathe.
Du Linyuan, however, had already secretly prepared himself for death.
Or rather, from the moment he decided to reveal the secret of [Death Regression] to this group of people.
This meant that he was destined to die once again in this cycle.
In the very next second.
"Boom!"
A loud bang suddenly echoed in the sky!
A fierce wind, accompanied by towering waves, swept across the entire coastline!
That was the sonic boom created by Berris piloting the Cyber Machine God, breaking the sound barrier as he flew through the sky!
"Sorry, I don't have time..."
Du Linyuan looked up at the sky, shook his head helplessly, and smiled bitterly.
Then, his gaze sharpened!
Guo Shuai's pupils suddenly contracted!
The [S-Class Warning] Supernatural Ability he had just stolen from the Cherry Blossom Country officer was screaming in his mind!
Danger! Extreme danger!!
"Oh no! This guy is going to..."
Guo Shuai instinctively drew the Butcher Knife from his waist!
But the instant he drew his sword, a hand grabbed his wrist!
In terms of combat experience and instinct for life-or-death struggle, Guo Shuai, a special-grade fighter who relied on drugs to take shortcuts, was superior.
Compared to Du Linyuan, Madman who has survived Corpse Mountain, the difference is like an insurmountable chasm!
No matter how high the value, it can't make up for it!
"Oh no..."
Guo Shuai sensed something was wrong.
The next moment.
"Forgive me, I'll make it up to you in the next life."
Du Linyuan exerted sudden force and forcibly twisted Guo Shuai's wrist.
Holding his hand, he plunged the Butcher Knife into Guo Shuai's own carotid artery!
"Pfft!"
Guo Shuai clutched his bleeding neck, his eyes wide open, and collapsed to the ground, his life rapidly fading away!
If it were an ordinary sword, even a top-tier expert wouldn't be killed in one blow.
But this Butcher Knife...
But it's Weird Artifact!
"Du Linyuan!! What the hell are you doing?!"
Zhang Lingqi and Zhao Yan's eyes were bloodshot as they roared in fury.
Meanwhile, the Funeral Squad not far away also noticed the bloody turn of events.
"Daddy!!"
Circle roared and transformed into a blur as it charged forward, its bloodshot eyes fixed on Du Linyuan.
"You bastard! What did you do to my poop?!"
Countless murderous gazes instantly locked onto Du Linyuan!
Faced with this situation of being condemned by thousands and facing certain death, Du Linyuan smiled radiantly, completely unconcerned.
He looked up at the RV not far away and muttered to himself.
"Now... shouldn't you show up too?"
As he wished.
The door of the RV was pushed open.
A tall, slender young man stepped out of the shadows.
In that instant...
A murderous intent froze the entire scene!
The young man raised his right hand, his five fingers slightly bent, his palm facing upwards.
"Purple Firmament Thunder Stirring, Thunder-Driving Lightning-Wielding..."
"In the name of light, shatter the darkness!"
The next second, the heavens roared in fury!
The lightning that was still relentlessly striking the Stainless Steel Tombstone, and the raging thunder brewing in the dark clouds...
As if heeding the king's call, he turned his spear around!
Converging and reshaping in the sky!
In the end, it transformed into a purple, World Annihilation lightning spear that was a hundred meters long!
"Boom!!!"
The Thunder Spear locked onto Du Linyuan and was hurled with a thunderous roar!
Du Linyuan felt no fear whatsoever; instead, he smiled with relief.
"Found you..."
"This playthrough... wasn't a wasted life!"
The moment the words left his mouth.
The lightning engulfed him, and Du Linyuan, along with the Ghost Emperor Robe he wore, vanished into the world.
Immediately afterwards...
Time, let's turn back once more!
Sixth playthrough...
Start!
Half an hour ago.
Inside the secluded RV.
"Click-clack..."
Jiangnan twisted his slightly stiff neck and opened his eyes.
He had just exited the space of the [Human Emperor Lamp].
In that short period of time, he transformed into a ruthless "sheep-shearing machine," completely stripping away the remaining Word Spirit from the Prayer Deep Pool!
The three Word Spirit that appeared this time were not only strong, but also felt incredibly familiar to him.
[Word Spirit: Purple Firmament Thunder (Sequence 021)]
[Function]: Summons the legendary Purple Firmament Divine Thunder from the highest heavens. The caster can freely control its shape and trajectory.
[Purple Firmament Divine Thunder]: Ultimate thunder gathered together, purple in color, with a special effect against strange creatures.
[Feature]: Remodel.
[Consumption]: 12 characters.
[Range]: Depends on its shape.
[Activation method]: Right palm facing upwards, fingers slightly bent.
"Purple Firmament Thunder Stirring, Thunder-Driving Lightning-Wielding!"
"In the name of light, shatter the darkness!"
[Word Spirit: Cosmos Black Ice (Sequence 015)]
[Function]: Creates black Profound Ice that can freeze time, which can be attached to the area and attacked or any target.
The flow of time in areas or objects covered by black ice will be forcibly stopped, entering a state of stillness.
[Characteristics]: Enchantment, Control.
[Consumption]: 12 characters.
[Range]: Depends on the range of the attached attack.
[Activation method]: Raise your hand, spread your five fingers and make a loose fist forward.
"An Instant Is Eternity, the universe is the end!"
[Word Spirit: Lord of Myriad Metals (Sequence 061)]
[Effect]: The caster gains control over all metallic substances in the surrounding area.
[Feature]: Remodel.
[Consumption]: 8 characters.
[Range]: Within line of sight.
[Activation Method]: Point your palm towards the target direction.
"Myriad Metals Return to Origin come to the capital will become my soldiers!"
Looking at the three Word Spirit on the panel, Jiangnan's eyes flashed with a sharp light.
In the Soul Return Town instance, these few Word Spirit really gave him a hard time.
Unlike skills that are too specialized, the combination of these three Word Spirit can be described as a hexagonal warrior that integrates offense and defense.
It can fully meet his current high-intensity needs when facing the enemy.
More importantly...
With the [Lord of Myriad Metals] and [Purple Firmament Thunder]...
He might be able to replicate, or even surpass, the colossal object in the sky during the battle at Soul Return Town!
"No, I have to kill it today, or I won't be able to sleep."
Jiangnan don't have the habit of holding grudges from the previous day.
He must strike first before Gabetan recovers and blast that disgusting mollusk to smithereens!
But before that, he must solve a fatal problem.
His body was broken and weak.
Jiangnan lowered his head, looking at the [Qilin X-Type Reactor Core] on his chest.
He could clearly feel that this thing was keeping him alive.
However, the heavy metal toxins it produces are continuously entering his bloodstream, consuming his vitality.
Even if heavy metals are forcibly removed surgically now, it will cause irreversible and devastating damage to the body.
How do I deal with the side effects of this junk?
Jiangnan wrote these words on a sticky note and held it up for Wang Ming's soul to see.
Wang Ming floated over, examined it carefully for a moment, and sighed.
"This is difficult. The [Edict Lightning] transformed from this core has extremely high repulsive force."
"It can be said that its energy circuit cannot tolerate even the slightest impurity."
"To get rid of the toxins, we must address the root cause."
"You need to find a type of lightning with the opposite properties, one that can encompass everything, and forcefully infuse it with it."
"Then the entire core needs to be modified or upgraded."
Jiangnan's eyes flashed.
All-encompassing thunder?
The [Purple Firmament Divine Thunder] that just appeared is the perfect match!
The Thunder's problem is solved, but the task of [upgrading or modifying] it...
The first thing that came to Jiangnan's mind was those two bun hairstyles.
Mo Wan.
Her sequence number 093 [Hundred Forgings] is absolutely perfect for the job.
But the problem is, Mo Wan isn't on the Weird Island at all!
Pass directly.
Jiangnan could only turn his gaze to Shen Lian, who was holding a tablet beside him, and wrote on a sticky note.
Are you capable of engineering modifications?
Shen Lian glanced at the note, then at the super-grade reactor on Jiangnan's chest, and nodded with a troubled expression.
"Theoretically... I would."
"But I only have A-Class [Supernatural Brain]. This Supernatural Ability only allows me to have a photographic memory and become smarter."
"Compared to those Supernatural Ability that can directly affect machinery, it's very weak."
"Furthermore, the development of high-grade components in China's military industry is still immature."
"I only have an S-class engineering certificate. If I were to actually modify this top-tier core..."
Shen Lian took a deep breath and told the truth, "I can't guarantee the consequences."
"In the worst-case scenario, it could explode right in your chest."
"And even if successful, it will take a very long time."
Hearing this, Jiangnan understood the situation.
Shen Lian had absolutely no idea what to expect.
He didn't want to die before he even got started, getting blown to bits in a chaotic mess.
Since my health problem cannot be resolved for the time being, I'll postpone it for now.
He decided to hold back for now and see what kind of trouble those two hotheads outside could cause.
However.
Just as Jiangnan looked up, preparing to turn on the main control radar panel on the table and switch to the external monitoring screen...
"Knock knock knock."
There was a knock on the door of the RV.
Immediately afterwards.
On the Main Control Panel screen, a man dressed in a red groom's suit appeared!
He stood quietly outside the RV door, his gaze fixed on Jiangnan inside the vehicle through the external camera.
Then.
A voice reached the ears of everyone in the car.
"Hello, Mr. Dragon God."
"I know you're still alive..."
"I know, you were watching from inside."
"I hope... we can have an open and honest talk..."
"Let's discuss how to actually kill that... monster underwater."