Although Dox's "bet" had blown up in his face, he had not been wrong.
Just like when they had first encountered the Human-Faced Pattern, once they agreed to participate in the game, they would be pulled into a contract. The same applied this time: if they truly agreed to undergo qualification verification, they would definitely be forcibly drawn into a contract.
Therefore, what Dox had done before entering—"ignore the Human-Faced Pattern statue"—had indeed been their only choice.
What they had not expected was that this Human-Faced Pattern statue would be so reckless that it actually dared to make a move.
Still, making a move was fine.
They had not dared to attack the Human-Faced Pattern statue because they feared being pulled into a contract. But since the other side had attacked first, they no longer needed to hold back. They could beat it to death.
"Do you think the Human-Faced Pattern statue was too rash?" Dox said. "No. It wasn't rash. It had its own purpose."
"Purpose?" Kael looked at Dox in confusion.
"At first, I found it strange too. Under normal circumstances, attacking us was no different from seeking its own death. It shouldn't have attacked us. But when I shattered the statue, I understood."
"There were two purposes behind its attack."
"First, the spatial wizard behind it needed a definite final answer: did we know the specific terms of the contract or not?"
Although the other side had used the little mole to probe them from the start and guessed that they might understand some of the contract's conditions.
At that time, however, they had only shown that they knew one condition: "Do not proactively attack the little mole, and avoid entering the contract."
As for the condition that the Human-Faced Pattern could trick people into signing a