[Choice 1: Save all the rookies in Dragon Mountain Valley (B-level reward)]
[Choice 2: Prevent Ka Xiaozi from raging (B-level reward)]
[Choice 3: Push down the raging Ka Xiaozi (A-level reward)]
Seeing the three choices in front of him, Shi Xiaobai was somewhat dumbfounded.
Prevent Ka Xiaozi from raging?
Push down the raging Ka Xiaozi?
What the hell was that!?
Did the choice mean that Ka Xiaozi was about to rage?
Shi Xiaobai had no way of predicting why Ka Xiaozi would rage, nor could he imagine what would happen after Ka Xiaozi raged. After a moment of headache, he decided to temporarily put the two choices aside.
This time, the Absolute Choice did not have a gentle reminder. Furthermore, there were three choices. Shi Xiaobai had only encountered such a choice twice. Once was to save Little Fatso, and the other was to save Chen Lingcun.
This type of Absolute Choice could be said to be the choice Shi Xiaobai did not wish to encounter.
Furthermore, there was a huge difference between this time and the previous two times. The three Absolute Choices this time had extremely high rewards. The lowest was a B-level reward.
According to his past experience, completing a B-level reward was already rather difficult. Going to a perilous land like the Underworld to save Chen Lingcun was only a B-level reward.
As Shi Xiaobai had no choice but to temporarily put aside the second and third choices, he could only choose [Choice 1: Save all the rookies in Dragon Mountain Valley (B-level reward)].
Shi Xiaobai was in no hurry to make a choice. He began to seriously consider it.
Dragon Mountain Valley was clearly the valley they were currently in. The literal meaning of the choice was very simple. Save more than forty rookies.
However, in the land of trials, saving could be interpreted in two ways. The first was to save all the rookies' lives, and the second was to ensure that all the rookies would not be eliminated.
The former was clearly easier than the latter. This was because elimination was too easy. A random dragon could cause a few rookies to shout the exit command. And if it was to save lives, the exit command could be used as a life-saving measure for the rookies. In fact, there was no need for Shi Xiaobai to save them.
However, Shi Xiaobai did not wish for the 'saving' to refer to 'saving lives'. This was because this was a B-level reward's difficulty. Hence, the difficulty of saving could not be simple. If it was' saving lives', it meant that something that would cause the rookies' deaths would happen.
However, in this huge empty valley, what kind of life-threatening danger could happen? Some rookies didn't even have time to say the exit command?
Shi Xiaobai pondered for a long while. Only when the Absolute Choice began its countdown did he choose choice 1.
The frozen time began to turn.
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The desolate valley was filled with a deathly stillness. The grayish-brown soil looked rather cold, and a few of the scattered boulders had already been weathered, adding a sense of vicissitudes to the empty valley.
This was clearly the location of the evil dragon, but not even an insect could be seen, let alone the evil dragon. It was as if this was a holy land for the dead, a forbidden land for the living.
Shi Xiaobai surveyed his surroundings seriously once again, but other than the continuous mountain range on the horizon, all he saw was brown land and old, withered rocks.
Seeing this lifeless scene, Shi Xiaobai suddenly felt a sinister and terrifying aura. An ominous premonition arose involuntarily.
Shi Xiaobai turned his head and saw a pair of amber eyes staring at him with a faint glimmer.
It was Ka Xiaozi's gaze.
Shi Xiaobai immediately recalled the two choices that left him scratching his head. The difficulty of stopping Ka Xiaozi from raging was the same as saving everyone. How difficult was it to stop?
Raging probably referred to losing one's reason from anger. Could it be that Ka Xiaozi had a bad temper that could not be stopped?
Shi Xiaobai whispered to Ka Xiaozi, "In a while, no matter what happens, you have to remind yourself to calm down. Also, do not stray more than three meters away from This King."
Although he did not choose choice 2, Shi Xiaobai still wanted to take preventive measures. He wanted to see if he could prevent the "raging" that he had no idea how it would happen.
Ka Xiaozi blinked her eyes in puzzlement before nodding and saying, "Alright."
Shi Xiaobai hesitated for a moment and finally could not help but ask, "If … This King is saying if, if you encounter something that makes you extremely angry, to the point of losing your reason, what might you do?"
Shi Xiaobai had a nagging feeling that Ka Xiaozi's raging would be a very terrifying matter.
Ka Xiaozi frowned slightly. Clearly, she was curious as to why Shi Xiaobai would make such a hypothesis. However, she did not return with a question. Instead, after pondering for a moment, she said softly, "I do not know. Because although I have been angry before, I have never lost my reason."
When Shi Xiaobai heard this, he immediately felt even more puzzled. If Ka Xiaozi had never lost her reason, then what would happen next that would make her rage?
What sort of matter could prevent it from happening that would reach the level of a B-level reward?
Shi Xiaobai was clueless. All he could do now was think of a way to prevent Ka Xiaozi from being too far away from him. He wanted to see if he could unintentionally prevent the inexplicable raging incident by doing his best to protect Ka Xiaozi.
Shi Xiaobai still had another pressing matter to worry about. He had to save all the rookies present, even though he did not know what would happen.
At this moment, the rookies searched the valley, but they did not even find a blade of grass, an earthworm or a fly.
"Why do I find this place eerie? The weather is clearly very hot, but my back is cold."
"Me too. I keep feeling like something is spying on us. I'm getting goosebumps."
"There's no dragon in this valley at all. What do we do? Do we wait here for the dragon to return, or do we go to the other end of the valley to take a look?"
"This place is a little odd. Why don't we quickly leave?"
"…"
The rookies voiced out one after another. The desolate valley did not have any life. The silence was too horrifying.
Shi Xiaobai thought for a moment and said to the crowd, "Since the dragon is not in the valley, why don't we leave this place first? This King also finds this place odd. If we stay here any longer, something bad might happen."
Although the valley only had dust and dry rocks, it gave Shi Xiaobai a feeling that danger lurked everywhere. He felt that it was best to leave with the crowd as soon as possible.
Due to the might of the punch from before, Shi Xiaobai's standing in the hearts of the rookies was extremely high. Hence, they would choose to listen to whatever Shi Xiaobai said as long as it was not a big problem.
Furthermore, more than one rookie had sensed the eerie atmosphere in the valley.
Everyone immediately echoed as they prepared to leave the valley.
Shi Xiaobai warned, "Everyone, do not split up. Take care to protect each other."
Shi Xiaobai was constantly on guard for any danger, so when he said those words, his expression was somewhat solemn.
However, the rookies did not notice it. They did not take Shi Xiaobai's words to heart.
Although the silent valley had a gloomy atmosphere, there was not a single worm, so what danger could there be?
The rookies nodded in agreement, but they did not gather together nervously. Instead, they scattered as they walked towards the valley's exit.
Shi Xiaobai did not say another word. It was not convincing to emphasize the danger in the empty valley.
Shi Xiaobai could only place his attention on the exit. He stood at the back of the group, while Ka Xiaozi stood quietly beside him.
"What's the matter? Your expression has been a little odd since a while ago. Are you feeling unwell? "
Ka Xiaozi asked out of concern.
Shi Xiaobai shook his head and said softly, "It's nothing. This King just has an ominous feeling."
At this moment, the few rookies walking right in front happened to walk out of the valley's exit. Nothing dangerous had happened, so the few rookies safely left. The rookies behind them followed closely behind.
Shi Xiaobai heaved a sigh of relief. From the looks of it, the danger was not in the strange valley.
However, Shi Xiaobai did not relax his vigilance. He continued paying attention to his surroundings. Logically speaking, in such an empty valley without any shelter, the wind should not be weak. However, he had not felt a single breeze after walking for a few minutes.
Apart from the bustling footsteps and the sound of conversations, there were no other sounds in his ears.
The rookies walked out of the valley's exit one after another. More than ten rookies had already left the valley.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, a scream resounded in the empty valley!
Shi Xiaobai's heart leaped as his pupils widened.
Amidst the crowd, a rookie who was chatting and laughing suddenly lost his head, leaving only half his neck behind. Boiling blood spewed out like a fountain from the severed neck, splattering the surrounding rookies. The girl closest to him had her face covered in blood as she let out a horrified scream.
In an instant, the rookie had been beheaded in the middle of the crowd under Shi Xiaobai's nose. Furthermore, after his head was instantly severed, it did not fly into the air or land on the ground. Instead, it instantly disappeared into thin air!
What the hell was going on?
What the hell happened!?
The valley was still that empty valley. Other than them, there were no other living beings, but a rookie had suddenly been beheaded in front of everyone's eyes.
They did not even know what had happened!
"Make your choice, youth!"
Shi Xiaobai's consciousness went into a trance as the scene in front of him changed.
Without giving Shi Xiaobai any time to investigate, the rookie's head was severed. His consciousness only lasted for a second or two before he died completely. It meant that the choice had failed.
Time reversed to the moment the Absolute Choice appeared. Everyone was still in the middle of the valley.
Time came to a standstill. In front of Shi Xiaobai's eyes, there were still three lines of clear black text.
It was still the same three choices.
As well as the fiery voice that constantly resounded in his mind.
"Make your choice, young man!" (To be continued)
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