The three people upstairs in the building opposite were not as relaxed as they looked. When Xu Huo withdrew his gaze, they sat down beside a nearby window. The wall concealed most of their bodies, as well as one man's severely injured legs.
They had entered the dungeon at such an unfortunate moment that none of them had any treatment equipment on hand, and they could not open the Storage Compartment. All they could do was take a few doses of potent Self-Healing Agent, but that was a drop in the bucket for injuries that reached the bone.
A glance as they left the square had already told them Xu Huo was a Mental Evolver. At this distance, trying to conceal their injuries was nothing more than fooling themselves. Still, they had come back to seek cooperation, so they at least had to keep up appearances.
"Those four have followed us here," the crew cut man among them said quietly.
The severely injured man looked honest and dependable, but he sneered. "They're not necessarily chasing us. More likely, they ran out of options and had to turn back too."
"Being this close could easily trigger the dungeon—" Before the woman among them could finish, the Personal Panel suddenly appeared:
``` [Player detected within the grounds of the dungeon "You Have a Choice." Participation in this A-class random instance is automatic.]
[Dungeon background: The greatest difference between humans and animals is their superior capacity for thought. Unlike animals, which are constantly driven by feeding and reproduction, humans often have loftier aspirations, and as civilization develops, the things they pursue grow increasingly varied. Yet the great thinker Tu Fei once said that human pursuits fall into only two categories: those that follow instinct and those that defy it. This is a choice