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"What do you mean!?"

They were stunned.

The Awakened from the two War Zones stared nervously at Lin An, while the quiet secret-chamber passage held nothing but heavy breathing.

"It's simple."

Lin An's expression was indifferent as he closed the Trial Channel:

"Let's start by discussing the Weeping Angels' true method of attack in this mission."

"Actually—"

"We were attacked the first time we faced the stone coffin, right after entering the Return-Shaped Stone Wall."

Zhang Yong and the others' expressions turned solemn as they suddenly recalled the intense unease they had felt upon seeing the stone coffin.

Seeing that they had all reached the same conclusion, Lin An did not waste any more words:

"That's right."

"There was actually a second Weeping Angel inside the stone coffin. For some unknown reason, it did not participate in the attack. Or rather, the time had not yet come for them to kill."

"Do you remember the temporal characteristics of the Weeping Angels I mentioned?"

"The monster inside the stone coffin has been watching us the entire time, secretly activating its time-related ability. It steals, or rather continuously strengthens, the power it will use when it attacks."

"Combined with the Agility Trial, this is essentially forcing the Awakened to unlock their Gene Locks and squeeze out their potential in an instant between life and death."

"The so-called chamber number determining when the monster appears is nothing more than the angel 'charging up.'"

Lin An paused for a moment before continuing:

"Then the answer is obvious."

"The speed at which the angel steals and strengthens its power must be calculated based on the strongest person inside the chamber."

"Only then can it ensure the greatest pressure on the Trial Takers."

Hearing this, Zhang Yong opened and closed his mouth before instinctively asking:

"But,