Chapter 871

At first, Linus assumed Andrew was still searching for the array's core like before, but it was taking far too long this time. While Linus had upped the difficulty, Andrew's previous performance suggested he should've found the core by now. A seed of doubt sprouted in Linus' mind. Was Andrew stuck, or was he up to something else? Deciding to test him further, Linus altered the array again, turning the containment array into a killing array. He wanted to see what Andrew would do when truly pushed to his limits, perhaps even forced into a life-or-death situation. When the killing intent surged around him, Andrew's face betrayed a fleeting moment of surprise, but it quickly settled into calm determination. In fact, a faint, knowing smile crept across his face. Without hesitation, Andrew dropped to one knee, his fingers tracing patterns into the dirt. Slowly, a new array began to take shape beneath his hands. Above, the killing array roared to life. Gusts of razor-sharp wind howled th