Destiny's Choice, Why Couldn't There Be One More?

He knew Zhen Xin wasn't dead, and he knew she couldn't die.

Leaving aside her life-saving methods as the "Chosen of Deception," the "Pregnancy Law" that Hu Xuan planted in her alone could bring her back to life once.

Yes, she replaced Qin Chaoge, so naturally she was also Pregnancy Law!

So when she chose to abandon Cheng Shi in the dark church room, she probably already knew that Cheng Shi wouldn't die.

Everything was within her calculations.

Aside from the fact that Cheng Shi didn't follow the expected pattern and fooled him, there was this other matter.

Looking at the charred corpse on the ground, Cheng Shi couldn't help but wonder, if Great Cheng Shi was a fake, then were all the "future" things that Zhen Xin mentioned just now fabricated?

In order to make herself imagine that she was the real Great Cheng Shi, she fabricated so many people and events?

What about the history of Zainjil and the Scholarly Council?

This must be true, because the Dagger of Stars is right before our eyes, and His talent cannot allow Believer to fabricate "Divinity" out of thin air!

Not at least not now.

Truth and falsehood, reality and illusion.

She truly mastered the art of Deception.

Cheng Shi was filled with emotion.

The moment Zhen Xin died, the "Void Memory Pocket" she had set up finally collapsed, and the two teammates trapped in the Void fell onto the platform.

A wounded wanderer and a solemn-looking warrior.

Li Boli frowned as she looked at everything before her that defied her imagination.

She seemed to want to ask what happened outside while she was trapped, and where she was.

Who is dead on the ground? Qin Chaoge, or Hu Xuan?

But to be wary of Ji Ran, she chose to suppress her doubts.

Ji Ran looked at Cheng Shi with a somewhat surprised expression, holding the greatsword.

"Tsk, you killed her?"

"Good riddance!"

Cheng Shi looked at this Believer of "Destiny" who was cooperating with Zhen Xin and smiled disdainfully.

Since Zhen Xin left the body, the identity of Today's Warrior as the murderer is naturally cleared.

In retrospect, he was simply chosen by Zhen Xin to become a partner in the scam.

Ha, he does a pretty good job of playing a murderer.

"Even a dog knows to cry for its owner, and she just died, and you can't wait to find a new owner?"

Ji Ran curled her lip and said indifferently:

"Owner?

After my brother, she's not my master. I don't have that kind of luck. I was forced into it.

He took my other Dice, and I had no choice but to play along with her.

Now that you've killed her, won't we be teammates again?

Haha, aren't you going to give me a welcome ceremony to welcome me back to the team?

Ji Ran laughed wildly, seemingly quite pleased with Zhen Xin's death.

After listening to his words, Cheng Shi and Li Boli finally understood why this Today's Warrior had been able to go so far.

Dice!

He actually has two Dice!

No wonder he was so confident; the two Dice gave him a high margin of error.

It seems he is also a favorite of Destiny.

"Sorry, I don't usually hang out with prostitutes, but male prostitutes count too."

After saying that, Cheng Shi suddenly swung his right hand, unleashing a sudden burst of Thunderbolt that lunged directly at his opponent.

The ranger followed closely, unleashing a barrage of arrows that locked down all of Ji Ran's movement in all directions.

Even so, Ji Ran managed to avoid it.

With a snap of his fingers, he vanished from his spot and reappeared beside Zhen Xin's corpse.

He reached into the charred wreckage and pulled out a grayish-white Dice, laughing maniacally as he backed away.

Just as they retreated, a second bolt of Thunderbolt struck Zhen Xin's corpse.

He whipped the corpse, but not intentionally.

Cheng Shi looked at Ji Ran, and his heart skipped a beat.

The Warrior with 13 points is already difficult to deal with, but if he rolls that Dice again...

Now, we can only hope that his talent is recast, rather than accumulated.

However, the more you want something to happen, the more likely it is to happen.

Ji Ran threw the Dice the instant he received them. The Dice rolled twice on the platform and landed exactly one...

1 o'clock.

1 + 13 = 14.

A great success!

Ji Ran's smile instantly widened to its maximum. He chuckled and charged forward without hesitation, dragging his giant sword backwards.

Despite the clear trajectory of his charge, Cheng Shi and the Ranger were unable to pinpoint his location.

At that moment, they stood there like motionless targets, foolishly waiting for the giant sword to come crashing down on them.

"Boom!"

The silver light, carrying immense force, slammed into Cheng Shi's front. Fortunately, the quick-witted wanderer transformed into a whirlwind and sucked him away, preventing Cheng Shi from falling victim to the blade once again.

The wind lifts the Clown backward, while the warrior, sword in hand, grins and chases after him. The three of them enact an absurd chase and kill drama atop this unprecedented "Dagger of Stars."

"Come on, didn't you want to kill me?"

Why aren't you doing anything?

Priest, where is your Thunderbolt?

Has it gone silent?

"Ranger, run faster, I'm about to catch up with you!"

The distance between them was still closing. Li Boli's heart sank slightly. She had already run to the edge of the platform. If she went any further, she could only walk along the arm to the [Eternal Giant Sun].

"Cheng Shi! Think of a way!"

I've been thinking about it, and I've even overclocked the CPU!

Cheng Shi gritted his teeth, injuring himself while restoring the wanderer's strength, fearing that if the treatment stopped, the two of them would be caught up.

Today's Warrior are completely unreasonable; you can't fight head-on against a Divine Power who is at his peak and never gets tired.

In this situation, at most a few more minutes, and the two of them would become the victims of the warrior's blade.

This time, however, there's no "Pregnancy Law" available.

"What, you're out of ideas?"

Okay, I'll compromise.

If you just stop and give yourself a few minutes to recover, we can do it again.

1v1, whoever loses dies.

As for the other one, forget it, I'll let you go, okay?

Ji Ran was no longer satisfied with just hunting his prey; he began to toy with it.

It's a very straightforward tactic to sow discord, but straightforwardness often means it's effective.

Unfortunately, the wind doesn't like this kind of directness.

The Clown too.

"Cheng Shi! Watch out, I'm about to fly up to your arm!"

Just when the two were cornered by Ji Ran, Cheng Shi suddenly had a flash of inspiration and shouted at Li Boli:

"A choice! Destiny's Choice!"

Starting a decision-making process would put everyone in a voting phase, and perhaps we would still have a chance!

"Hurry before Zhen Xin revives!"

Li Boli was taken aback, realizing that this was the only way forward.

Although she didn't hear the name Cheng Shi mentioned, seeing the corpse at the scene, she could undoubtedly guess that the name was probably the original Qin Chaoge.

Because only her behavior made her seem like a different person.

Moreover, Cheng Shi's meaning is easy to understand.

With a 2:1 ratio of people present, if they can make a decision at this moment, win the vote, and initiate a change in their Destiny, their Destiny may evolve in a direction that is favorable to them, and then the crisis will resolve itself.

Of course, this is the most optimistic scenario.

Then she roared:

Are you sure you've found the answer?

I know absolutely nothing about this, it's all up to you, Cheng Shi!

Such honest reliance put a lot of pressure on Cheng Shi, and he began to think about what to do.

Residents, travelers, Divine Envoy, Zainjil, the Scholarly Council...

Cheng Shi didn't want to choose any of them.

Because he knew that no matter which option he chose, Destiny would take an uncontrollable turn and never return.

Choosing between residents, travelers, and Destiny Divine Envoy will likely interrupt the Experiment, and what awaits us next—whether it's an out-of-control confrontation between two False God or intervention from the Scholarly Council —no one knows.

Regardless of the consequences, choosing Zainjil would be impossible simply because it would allow Zhen Xin, who had manipulated everyone from beginning to end, to get what she wanted.

As for the Scholarly Council...

If Destiny allows them to successfully complete their Experiment, then the fate of the players, who witnessed their theft of the "divine" Divine Authority, is self-evident.

Therefore, making a choice is not an easy one.

Who deserves salvation?

I'm the one who deserves salvation the most!

Just as Cheng Shi was Storm to the extreme, Ji Ran's sword light arrived, and a tremendous force that could tear through wind and cleave thunder poured down, directly smashing into the Clown in the wind.

At the critical moment, a brilliant idea flashed through Cheng Shi's mind, and he suddenly shouted:

"The final decision is about to begin!"

I choose to be the one who is saved!

Hu Xuan!

"!!!"

"???"

Upon hearing this name that shouldn't have appeared on the options, even the wind stopped.

Of course, it wasn't because Li Boli was stunned, although she was indeed stunned.

More importantly, Destiny ultimately decided to accept this option, and at this moment, it officially began.

Everything in the Nothingness froze.

Even the [Blood Moon of Slaughter], which emitted a ghostly glow, seemed to have its light trapped in place.

The wind stretched its form, and the greatsword landed on the Clown's nose. The warrior leaped high, staring wide-eyed, and swung it down. The charred corpse... raised a finger.

A multiple-choice question appeared before all players, and the only option in the question came from Cheng Shi.

Hu Xuan!

She went from being a player to an option.

They lost the right to vote, but gained the right to be voted for.

Li Boli froze in mid-air, staring at the familiar name before her, her mind reeling.

What exactly happened to turn this mad Life Sage into someone who needs to be redeemed?

She couldn't understand it, and she couldn't figure it out.

But she still decided to believe Cheng Shi.

Even though the last time I trusted you, all I got in return was a lot of laughter.

But she always felt that this Blood-Swapping Priest, with whom she had shared life and death, had an inexplicable sense of trust.

The Clown may be stingy with his trust, but the wind will not.

So she cast her vote.

There weren't many options left to choose from, but Hu Xuan's votes increased by one.

Cheng Shi looked at Hu Xuan, who had received 2 votes, and remained tense.

This is still a huge gamble!

They were gambling that the unfolding Destiny would save them from dire straits.

Before the moment of making the final choice, Cheng Shi had never considered that players could be an option.

But after he ruled out all the options for survival, as he looked at Zainjil hanging upside down in the Starry Sky, another equally insane person suddenly flashed into his mind.

Hu Xuan, Life Sage!

Where is she?

Zhen Xin once said that she was caught in a struggle with Zainjil's unconscious "Divinity".

If this statement is not a lie, then it means that Hu Xuan is already entangled with Zainjil.

Looking back at the rules of the Trials Destiny:

The Candidate for [Destiny] must be relevant to the proposition. Since the truth is related to the False God, the party to be saved can only be someone or something that has a grudge against the False God.

Hu Xuan perfectly meets all these requirements.

Except that she is a player.

But Cheng Shi never adhered to these rigid rules, so he had a sudden inspiration and presented a player with an option!

Even if Zhen Xin was lying, even if he didn't vote for Hu Xuan, he probably couldn't bear the other possible outcomes.

Since death is inevitable either way, let's gamble big!

What if we win?

When Hu Xuan's name triggered the final decision, Cheng Shi felt a weight lifted from his heart.

I've always had terrible luck, but...

My luck with gambling seems to have always been good.