"Lin An, I imagine you've finished condensing your faith embryo."
"If so, you'd better enter the Ghost Skull Mission as soon as possible. Contact me before you go in. I have something very important to tell you."
The brief message came from Number 77.
Reading the private message delivered through a System notification, Lin An paused, immediately realizing that Number 77 had been keeping an eye on him all along.
Still...
Judging by the wording, he could sense that Number 77 seemed eager for him to enter the mission sooner rather than later.
"Is it because of the risks down the line?"
Lin An lowered his head to look at his right hand, recalling the meme problem Jiang Hao Chen had mentioned.
That had to be it. If he wanted to keep growing stronger-or even increase his strength just a little-he would be putting himself at risk. It wasn't just Number 77 who wanted him to enter the Ghost Skull Mission. He had no choice but to enter it himself.
But before that...
"The Creator Squad should be arriving soon."
Turning around, Lin An gazed coldly into the depths of space behind him.
"I hope you're smart enough not to get yourselves killed..."
Meanwhile, within the Solar System.
"Lord Aryan, we should reach the outer edge of Earth's orbit in about four hours."
"But I don't see any sign of these monkeys coming out to welcome us?"
Standing before a transparent viewing window a full kilometer across, a Creator Squad member at the fourth order peak gazed at the empty space in confusion. Within his field of view, the speck of light representing Earth was already visible.
Their continent-sized warship slowly swept over the surface of Mars, casting an enormous shadow.
By the customary protocols between civilizations, whenever they arrived