No... again?
The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, then turned their attention to Li Wufang. Li Wufang's face darkened, and he let out a long sigh:
"This is a good opportunity, Mr. Qin... well, you have a close relationship with An the Chosen, so it's not good to make any arrangements. As for the Scholar... you and Ms. Wu are incompatible, so forget it."
However, Brother Cheng, don't you want to...?
"?" Why is it my turn now?
Cheng Shi blinked and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Investigator brother, I really want to help, but I have a weak constitution and am prone to allergies, especially to people who wear white robes, have princess cut hair, and Faith [Annihilation]. When I get close to them, my consciousness becomes confused, and I always want to destroy something, which can easily hold everyone back."
"..."
"..."
"..."
The room fell silent instantly, and Li Wufang was completely dumbfounded upon hearing this.
Dude, could you be any more fake? If you're going to refuse, fine, but what's with this convincing allergy allergen claim?
Are you afraid others won't know you made it all up on the spot?
Seeing Li Wufang standing there in a daze, Cheng Shi smiled and couldn't help but tease him, "So, how many clues this Trials can preserve depends entirely on you, the Investigator."
Li Wufang's eye twitched, he sighed and nodded, then glanced at his watch again, and before leaving, he suggested once more:
"8:27, that's right. We'll meet back here at noon to exchange the information we've gathered, shall we?"
Seeing everyone nod in agreement, the Investigator's expression finally improved. He then turned to the Blind Man and forced a smile.
"An the Chosen, considering how hard I've worked for the team, could you give me some guidance?"
"Is there anything left of your prophecy from today?"
The Blind Man chuckled, nodded, and casually tossed a Dice onto the ground. The 12-point "Destiny" die wobbled and rolled across the floor, revealing a... perfect score!
Everyone raised an eyebrow and instantly focused their attention on the Prophet, but the Blind Man frowned deeply when the Dice landed on a full mark.
Li Wufang's heart skipped a beat, and he asked with a slightly stiff expression, "Bad news?"
The Blind Man pondered for a few seconds, then pursed his lips and said:
"Not so bad, but some things have changed."
As you all know, the more accurate a prediction is, the lower its success rate. Therefore, in order to ensure the accuracy of the prediction, I usually use relatively vague language to predict the future during the Trials. This time, I predicted the situation on the last day of the Trials.
As you all have seen, the Dice rolled a perfect number; its meaning is self-evident. But the scene I saw in the prophecy was...
Five people sat around the table, their brows furrowed, their expressions solemn.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's face darkened.
Five people!
This prediction clearly points to the number of players, so has one already been eliminated before the Trials ended?
Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow and looked meaningfully at the other four people in front of him.
The Blind Man remained calm because she had not lied; the prophecy was true.
Qin Xin frowned, his expression full of doubt, and his gaze was also subtly scrutinizing the Blind Man in front of him, seemingly puzzled by this sudden prophecy.
Wang Mou remained serious, making Li Wufang even more embarrassed. He never expected to receive such a prophecy.
What a coincidence, there were exactly five people present. As for the other one... the Believer of [Annihilation] had already left beforehand.
The timing of this prophecy was too clever, and its content was "precise" enough. But which of the five people present would want to become the missing sixth person?
Probably not.
So, at this moment, have these five people, who are sizing each other up, already formed a special tacit understanding that they all know but don't show to others?
The unspoken agreement was that the sixth person should ideally be the [Annihilation] Believer who hadn't heard the prophecy.
Li Wufang's expression changed several times. His gaze swept over everyone several times, and finally, with a bitter look on his face, he nodded to the Blind Man with a dry laugh to express his gratitude, and then quickly chased after the direction in which Wu Cun had disappeared.
Regardless of who disappeared, at least until the key to solving the problem in the Trials is found, he must do his best to ensure that Wu Cun does not unleash her destructive desires everywhere.
Cheng Shi watched the other person leave, he thought to himself that this Investigator was not only someone who wanted to win the Trials, but also someone who was confident in his own strength. He was not afraid at all that he would be Annihilation by an Ember Annihilator and become the sixth person.
Shortly after Li Wufang left, Wang Mou suddenly said in a serious tone:
There was no joy in Li Wufang's eyes when he looked at Wu Cun. He only acknowledged the other's appearance, but had no other intentions. The two of them were indeed unrelated.
However, they were in the same room before we met, and we had no idea what they had talked about before they came. Therefore, not disrupting the First assignment could easily lead to problems at the beginning of the Experiment. Randomness is also one of the important variables affecting the Experiment.
I believe in the prophecy of "Destiny," but I must remind everyone that the sixth person who disappeared may not be Wu Cun.
"..."
Cheng Shi looked at this "Erudite Scholar" with a strange expression, thinking that at least the other party had not lied about his Faith. He must be a Believer in "Truth". He just didn't know what this Believer in "Truth" was hiding by lying at the beginning.
"So, Scholar, whose path are you planning to follow?"
This question wasn't asked by Cheng Shi, but by the Blind Man. She looked at Wang Mou with a light laugh and suddenly asked this question.
No one present was a fool; they could immediately tell that her words implied approval of the plan to travel in pairs, while also subtly expressing her unwillingness to travel with the "Truth" Believer.
Wang Mou was simply pragmatic, not tactless. He nodded thoughtfully, his gaze flickering between Cheng Shi and Qin Xin before turning to Cheng Shi and saying:
"I..."
"Shall I travel with you, Scholar?"
Qin Xin suddenly interrupted Wang Mou, and although his brows hadn't relaxed since the prophecy, he still managed a smile and walked towards the thin Scholar.
"A wise Scholar deserves a ruthless bodyguard; our combination is a perfect match."
Wang Mou was taken aback, then looked at Cheng Shi and the Blind Man, and nodded silently, saying, "Alright, let's be efficient and set off."
After saying that, he and Qin Xin walked out the door, leaving only the two Believer of [Destiny] in the room looking at each other.
Cheng Shi was somewhat taken aback. Although he also wanted to travel with the Blind Man, the Blind Man's attitude was quite interesting. Did the other party think the same way?
She seemed to have something to say to herself?
Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow, unusually behaving like a gentleman. He didn't let the silence continue, but broke the awkwardness by smiling and saying to the Blind Man:
"You..."
He had barely uttered a single word when An Mingyu, who had been standing An Jing in the room, suddenly swayed without warning and collapsed to the ground with a thud.
The way he fell was exactly the same as Qin Xin's before.
"???"
Cheng Shi was stunned. He stared blankly as yet another teammate fell in front of him, his head full of question marks.
No, not again!