"Unknowable consequences?"
His expression froze.
Watching the red warning prompt, Lin An's brows rose at once as countless possibilities flashed through his mind.
But he did not hesitate. After quickly confirming, he began examining it carefully.
Dangerous?
No matter how much the difficulty increased, it couldn't possibly get worse than it already was.
"Optimal Solution 3" "1. Exchange 1 point for a War Star Level item: Abyss Modification Injector. Empty." "2. Inject Amoeba Essence into another Fifth Order's body, then use Cain's Blade to kill them. Estimated points gained: 3,668?" "3. Obtain an attribute boost after the kill, spend points, and execute Solution 1 or 2. Estimated Combat Power increase: 6,333 + 16,833." "4. After obtaining 100 points, exchange them for information on Cataclysm Power. Estimated Combat Power increase: ???" "Warning: Option 4 may lead to unknowable consequences. Please choose carefully."
The information was very brief.
Unlike the detailed explanations of the previous two solutions, Lin An detected a heavy, twisted undertone between the lines of this final Optimal Solution.
It was as if this solution should never have appeared in the first place.
It offered little explanation, yet presented three branches.
In this final Optimal Solution, there was no optimal choice anymore. There were only choices leading toward the unknown.
Especially...
Cain's Blade? Amoeba?
Lin An stared solemnly at the key item provided by the System: the Abyss Modification Injector.
On the slowly rotating image, an injector entirely dark purple in color stood out starkly, as if flesh and metal had been twisted together to form it.
Even though it was only a displayed image, Lin An could still sense the strangeness of the thing.
Evil. Darkness.
Looking closely, he could almost see countless distorted faces screaming