78: The eternity of the world

Roar!

As Li An and Kaplan's battle briefly concluded, the zombies were gradually closing in on them. At this point, the two sides were only about ten meters apart, a distance that could be covered in a few breaths.

However, Li An still paid no attention to this. He listened to Kaplan's roar coming from inside the large hole, his face showing no expression. But in the next second, Li An showed his decision through action, stepping forward and walking towards the large hole.

"Hey, aren't you leaving yet?"

"These dead people are already here. If you don't escape now, you'll all die."

Just then, Alice suddenly shouted at Li An. Her face was tense; the zombie horde was very close to them. If they didn't escape now, they might not get another chance.

Alice's sudden shout made Li An pause, but he quickly recovered, turned to look at Alice, and shook his head, saying, "There's no need. You all go ahead."

"If you don't leave, you'll die."

With that, Li An no longer looked at Alice's reaction and strode directly into the large hole Kaplan had crashed through.

"Hm?"

However, the moment Li An entered, he frowned. Kaplan was not in his original spot. Where was he?

Li An immediately turned to look around. This should also be a laboratory, but Kaplan crashing into it had made everything a mess.

Li An surveyed the entire room. Besides the collapsed equipment, there was no trace of Kaplan.

"Who are you?"

"Such an existence as you actually exists in this world?"

Just then, as Li An was still searching for Kaplan, an incredibly unfamiliar voice suddenly echoed through the surrounding space. Li An was certain he had never heard this voice before; this was his first time.

"Are you finally dropping the act?"

"Who exactly are you?"

Although he had never heard this voice before, Li An quickly reacted. In this room, besides Kaplan, it was impossible to find a second person, so the outcome was obvious.

For a moment, the room fell silent. Just when Li An thought this "Kaplan" was no longer there, the unfamiliar voice suddenly resounded in the room again.

"Gladstone Augustus!"

"My name is, Gladstone Augustus!!!"

Instantly, the moment the voice fell, Li An suddenly felt a gust of wind coming from behind him. He didn't even have time to turn around, only instinctively throwing a punch.

Bang!

The next second, fist met fist, instantly erupting in a huge roar.

Clack, clack, clack!

Under the powerful recoil, Li An immediately retreated several steps, crushing the ground beneath his feet with each movement.

"You still held back your strength!"

Augustus, who had originally disappeared, reappeared in the room. He looked at Li An, who had blocked his punch, with a shocked expression.

Originally, according to his estimation of Li An's strength, his punch just now should have at least injured Li An. But he didn't expect Li An to react and respond with extreme speed, which directly shocked Augustus.

"Since you've discovered it, why don't you surrender?"

After Augustus saw through his methods, Li An showed no sign of panic. He just shook his head slightly, looking at Augustus with a calm expression.

"Surrender?"

"What are you talking about!"

"My mission is not yet complete. I will lead this world onto the Path of the Void. I will bring eternity to this world."

"And you, as a member of this world, should become my attendant and, with me, bring eternity to this world."

At this moment, Augustus was like a madman, gesticulating wildly. His eyes were full of madness; he was completely immersed in his own world.

"Madman!"

Looking at Augustus's crazy appearance, Li An immediately hissed.

Furthermore, from Augustus's words, Li An also gleaned some information: the other party surprisingly didn't know his Contractor identity. This was quite interesting.

What exactly is an Aberrant?

Is it also a Contractor?

At this moment, Li An had no intention of revealing his identity. Since Augustus regarded him as a person from this world, then he naturally was.

"How about it, have you thought about it?"

Li An's brief silence was directly interpreted by Augustus as him considering his proposal, and he immediately asked again.

"Consider?"

"I'm thinking, why aren't you dead yet!"

The next second, Li An moved again, and the Magic Spirit Dog had also, at some unknown point, sneaked into the room. At the same moment as Li An, it also attacked Augustus.

"Beast, you deserve to die!"

Seeing Li An suddenly make a move, Augustus's face instantly changed, and he immediately retreated.

With Li An and the Magic Spirit Dog working together, Augustus was immediately at a disadvantage. Li An, even while hiding his strength, could fight him to a draw. Now that he was no longer hiding, it would be a miracle if he could win.

Therefore, Augustus lost the courage to fight again and immediately fled outwards.

Roar!

Just as Augustus escaped through the hole in the wall, Li An immediately pursued him. But as soon as he exited the hole, he encountered a zombie, swaying its head, pouncing on him.

Bang!

It was almost an instinctive reaction; Li An directly raised his hand and threw a punch. His fist instantly hit the zombie's head, blowing it apart, and a large amount of flesh and blood exploded into the air.

Ignoring the minced flesh and blood that fell on him, Li An quickly looked around, but there was no trace of Augustus.

"Some kind of ability?"

Looking at Augustus, who had left no trace, Li An immediately realized that this should be some kind of ability of the other party.

Roar!

While Li An was briefly thinking, more zombies directly pounced on him, but the Magic Spirit Dog suddenly darted out from behind Li An and rushed towards the zombies.

The Magic Spirit Dog, born from a Blood Demon Spirit, directly surpassed ordinary zombies by a large margin in terms of attributes. The moment it attacked, the Magic Spirit Dog directly knocked a zombie to the ground with one claw, and then, with just a slight force, it stomped the zombie's chest, causing it to cave in.

However, even so, the zombie was still not dead and could even launch a counterattack against the Magic Spirit Dog in the next second, biting at its neck.

Roar!

However, just then, the Magic Spirit Dog got there first, directly opening its bloody maw and biting off the zombie's head in one go.

Li An stood still, watching the Magic Spirit Dog slaughtering everything, and then looked at the dense, almost endless horde of zombies in front of him. His mind stirred.

The next second, Li An's health, which had returned to 100%, once again decreased by twenty percent. Then Li An slowly opened his palm, and a drop of even more vibrant Blood Demon Spirit appeared in his hand.

At the same time, the Paradise's prompt also arrived.

"Ding! You have consumed 20% of your health to condense an Intermediate Blood Demon Spirit. Please implant it into a suitable host within one minute. If the time limit is exceeded, the Blood Demon Spirit will completely dissipate."