"You've already voted?" Dox froze. He had only spaced out for a few seconds—had they finished voting that quickly?
Angel nodded. "Wai and I chose the dog hole above. Lord Black Earl and Kael chose to continue along the main road. Now it depends on what you choose."
Angel had not shielded his words, so everyone else heard them. Yet no one objected. They all knew that Dox's inspiration was the key; their own choices did not matter.
"I see..." Seeing that even Black Earl did not object, and that Wai nodded in cooperation with Angel, Dox believed it. Besides, the situation outside the illusion was pressing now. It was only normal for everyone to make their decision quickly.
Angel asked, "Have you decided? The dog hole above, or the main road?"
Dox considered it for a moment. "Let's keep going forward."
Angel blanked for a second, then quickly came back to himself. "I thought you'd choose the upper path like I did. I didn't expect you still wanted to keep admiring the beauty of those mutated carrion-eating squirrels."
Dox said, "That little path is so high up, and it's so narrow. No matter how you look at it, isn't it strange?"
"What's strange about it?" Angel raised his head toward the opening above. Other than being a little high and a little small, there seemed to be nothing strange about it.
"You just don't have enough experience exploring ruins. A little path like that, one that instantly makes people curious, is specifically designed to trap transcendents. Curiosity is something that can be exploited. The end might well be a trap." After saying that, Dox did not forget to elevate Kael. "Look at Kael. He's explored plenty of ruins, so he chose the main road. And the one who followed