190: World War

The night passed without a word.

When the next day arrived, Li An was the first to open his eyes, then sat up from the warm bed. He sat at the edge of the bed, his gaze passing through the huge transparent window in front of him, looking at the scenery outside the safe house.

The Milky Way hung high in the sky, and brilliant, dazzling meteors streaked past the window, vanishing in an instant.

Even if Li An saw these beautiful and wonderful scenes many times, he would never grow tired of them.

The safe house!

Based on Li An's current understanding of Paradise, he felt that the safe house he was in should be located in some unknown space within Paradise. He couldn't leave the safe house and go to the world outside.

It was as if the inside and outside of the safe house were two completely different worlds.

Li An didn't mind this. He believed that perhaps one day in the future, he would directly step into that world outside and personally experience its breathtaking scenery.

After a simple wash-up, Li An heated up a delicacy he had packed from the Shi Guang Tunnel.

With Li An's current physique and strength, the food from the Shi Guang Tunnel could no longer provide him with any attribute boosts; he was merely eating for the taste.

After eating and drinking his fill, Li An's true body directly arrived in the trading area.

He wasn't there to buy anything, but the path to the trial passed through the trading area. Li An walked through the huge trading zone, and after a few minutes, he saw the Intelligence Man, who had been waiting for him for a long time.

"This way, esteemed guest."

"That esteemed adult heard that you were willing to join and was also very pleased. Additionally, a new companion joined the team yesterday, and you might have an impression of him."

As soon as the Intelligence Man met Li An, he immediately led the way, while also telling Li An about the new member joining.

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Li An's heart was filled with doubt. His communication with the Intelligence Man had always been limited to transactions. Hearing the word "impression" mentioned by the Intelligence Man made him ponder.

"Hahaha, you'll know when you see him."

As he spoke, to Li An's surprise, the Intelligence Man actually took off the black hat on his head right in front of him, revealing his appearance.

Hmm?!

To Li An's surprise, as the Intelligence Man took off his black hat, he actually recognized the Intelligence Man's identity.

Mark!

Mark, male, Level LV.22, abilities unknown, curious personality, loves to explore. It is said he has experienced seven world progressions, and someone once saw him instantly move from one place to another? Could this be true?

The former Rookie King!

The moment Li An saw Mark's appearance, he recalled the Rookie King information Mark had sold him.

At this moment, Li An had never imagined that the Intelligence Man himself was also one of the Rookie Kings.

"You..."

At this moment, Li An was truly shocked by the Intelligence Man's identity. He had only thought of the other party as an information peddler, but he hadn't expected the other party to also have such an explosive identity as a Rookie King.

"Your memory is good, esteemed guest. I was fortunate enough to be on the Rookie Leaderboard for a while back then."

Mark looked at Li An's surprised expression and naturally guessed that Li An had recognized his identity.

But for Mark, it didn't matter. Rookie King was just an identity from a certain period and didn't represent anything.

Facing Mark's explanation, Li An didn't say much. Mark was right; Rookie King only represented a ranking at that time. He remembered that when he saw those ten Rookie Kings, he had also marveled at their strength.

But times had changed. Although he had not experienced as many world progressions as those former Rookie Kings, due to his strength, he was now fearless of any opponent.

"Let's go."

In just a few seconds, Li An recovered from his surprise, his expression returning to calmness.

Then Mark led Li An quickly through the trading area, and finally, on the east side of the trading area, beneath a huge high wall, they met the trial team members.

When Li An arrived, the trial squad was finally all present. Immediately after, Mark introduced the members to Li An.

"Allow me to introduce, esteemed guest. This adult is Nie Guang, Adult Nie."

"This is Lucas, you might also have some impression of him."

Another former Rookie King!

As Mark was introducing them, Li An had actually already recognized Lucas's identity. This was another figure who had once been unrivaled in fame.

"Li An."

After Mark finished introducing the two, Li An didn't hesitate and directly stated his name.

"Since everyone is here, let's go."

Nie Guang was a refined-looking middle-aged man. After a simple greeting, Nie Guang didn't put on airs. He simply nodded in acknowledgment, then looked at everyone present and said.

"I have no problem."

"Naturally."

"Mm."

Facing Nie Guang's directness, everyone had no objections and responded one after another.

Seeing this, Nie Guang didn't hesitate. He directly stood in front of the huge high wall and then activated the trial mission.

The next second.

Under the gaze of Li An and the others, the huge high wall in front of them immediately changed. First, a distorted light gate appeared, and then, once the light gate stabilized, a long passage formed behind the gate.

At the same moment.

A prompt suddenly sounded in everyone's minds.

【Ding! Temporary squad has been formed. Captain Nie Guang. Trial passage has been opened. Trial mission will be issued soon!】

【Ding! This trial, World Scramble!】

【Trial Mission: World Scramble!】

Mission Difficulty: LV.99, Elite Tier

Mission Brief: Death Paradise is currently contending with Eternal Life and Dawn for control of Sel Star. The squad needs to go to the Land of Sky Burial and defeat all opponents in the designated area.

Mission Objective: Obtain the World Core of Sel Star!

Mission Penalty: None

...Contending for control of a world!

It must be said that when Li An saw the mission brief this time, his eyes immediately narrowed. This was the first time he had encountered such a type of mission.

And if Eternal Life and Dawn could contend with Death Paradise, did that mean they were also from the Paradise Faction?

Li An's thoughts raced through his mind. He had never seen Contractors from other Paradises before, which made him somewhat curious.

Gasp~

"It's actually a World Scramble."

When Li An finished reading the mission information, the other three members of the squad had naturally also finished reading the information for this mission.

Lucas immediately gasped. He had participated in a World Scramble once before. At that time, many Contractors from various Paradises participated, but in the end, only a few survived.

As for the others, they all remained on that tragic battlefield.

"Such bad luck."

At this moment, Nie Guang also shook his head with a bitter smile. Trial missions were issued randomly. If they were lucky, they might have completed a less risky escort mission, but now they had received a World Scramble mission.

This meant that their journey would be perilous.