"Give me a moment to think it over."
Lin Fan fell silent, deep in thought.
He was weighing the gains and losses, along with every possible outcome.
He had always been accustomed to considering everything in the worst possible light. That way, no matter how bad the final outcome turned out to be, he would not be left flustered and helpless.
And because he had already considered such an outcome, he could make preparations in advance and have certain countermeasures ready.
"Then..."
"What is the worst-case scenario?"
"Ding Changsheng really is someone arranged by the Lord of Guixu, a fuse! After we enter the Dark Forbidden Zone, he will 'detonate' at the right moment, awakening those ancient Supremes within the Forbidden Zones of Life ahead of time. And because they do not have much lifespan left, in order to survive and wait for their opportunity, they can only launch the Dark Turmoil early..."
"By then, Ding Changsheng will already be dead. One death settles everything."
"The Lord of Guixu will also have something to say. He only told us to hunt down Ding Changsheng; he never told us to stir up a Dark Turmoil."
"So we will become the ones carrying the blame."
"Leaving karma aside, we'll fucking become public enemies everyone wants to beat to death."
"Then, there are only two possibilities."
"We'll be forced to stop the Dark Turmoil. Either we succeed, or we croak."
"If we succeed, Guixu's vengeance will be avenged."
"If we croak..."
"The Lord of Guixu won't suffer any losses. At the very least, it will weaken the Dark Forbidden Zones somewhat. Added to those righteous people, their odds of successfully getting revenge will be very high."
"..."
"Fuck."
"Following that line of thought, Guixu can't lose no matter what."
Of course, that was