Choosing a Path

Soon, Zhanfeng and his companions realized just how different this Special Secret Realm truly was.

After entering the city gate, a Blue Stone road appeared before them.

The scenery on both sides was blurry, and nothing could be seen clearly.

The road is divided into two sides by a solid white line in the middle.

"I know that!" Qingbao immediately raised her hand to speak upon seeing this.

"This road is very well constructed, and there's a solid white line in the middle. According to traffic rules, we should stay on the right and not step on the middle line! Great God Jiu Chen, am I right?"

Xiao Fan took a deep breath. "Just follow orders."

"Oh." Disappointed at not receiving praise, Qingbao lowered her head.

No one else dared to speak.

Xiao Fan first calmed himself down and sensed his surroundings, but did not find any monsters around him.

So he carefully took a step forward, and the next second, two halos suddenly appeared at the opening of the two roads.

The road on the right is indicated by a green circle, while the road on the left is indicated by a red circle.

A green leaf symbol hangs above the green halo, while a red dagger symbol hangs above the red halo.

Clearly, these two paths represent two different choices.

The Zhanfeng Squad was shocked and bewildered when they saw the two circles of light suddenly appear.

What's going on? Why are there two halos suddenly appearing?

According to the normal dungeon progression, monsters should be spawning by now!

They've raided so many dungeons, and they've never seen anything like this before!

Usually, you go into the secret realm to fight the small monsters, and then fight the boss.

But in the "Dance Instead" secret realm, first they had to dance in the circles to open the door, and now two more circles have appeared. Does this mean they have to dance again?

What do the two symbols above mean?

One is dancing a green aerobics? The other is dancing a red... dance?

So...

Is it true that you don't need to fight a boss in the Special Secret Realm, you can just dance?

"Should I go up and dance if we need two people to dance later? After all, besides Qingbao, I'm the only one in the group with some dance experience." Zhanfeng was eager to try.

After the incident where he danced to open the door, dancing is now all he can think about.

Xiao Fan was unaware of what the others were thinking; he looked at the two paths in front of him.

Green leaves should represent healing, and red daggers should represent damage.

"I just don't know if the whole team can only choose one, or if each person can choose one."

If I could only choose one, it would definitely be red.

Xiao Fan thought about it and decided to give it a try first.

"Jinmao, try going to Red Road."

Xiao Fan is a healer, so he can only choose the green path. However, if a team can only choose one path, the team will all enter the Green Path after he chooses. Therefore, he can only let the person who takes the red path choose first.

The Jinmao's teeth were chattering. "Is the Great God still not going to let me go?"

In the Jinmao's mind, a green road is safer than a red one.

The terrifying red halo, with a blood-red dagger suspended above it, was utterly chilling.

Xiao Fan made him scout the way, specifically the red one, which clearly showed he was holding a grudge and didn't want to let him go!

The others shared similar thoughts with the Jinmao.

But now that Xiao Fan is in command, if they object to his decision, the atmosphere will become very tense.

But the Jinmao was their teammate, and they didn't want to see him in danger.

"Jinmao, go ahead. I'm watching you. You're about to die, I'll heal you," Qingbao said with a worried expression.

The Jinmao had already raised its leg, became even more frightened after hearing her words.

Xiao Fan frowned, somewhat impatient.

That's the downside of playing with random teams; there's no trust involved.

If it were Fatty, Blade Shadow, or the others, they wouldn't need to hesitate; whatever he says would be the truth.

"Jinmao, go ahead."

Seeing Xiao Fan frown, Zhanfeng quickly spoke up.

His eyes were fixed on the Jinmao; if there was any danger, he would rush to its rescue immediately—it would be too late.

Knowing he had no choice but to go, the Jinmao reluctantly stepped into the red circle of light, and a system notification appeared the next second.

"Should we choose the Red Path?"

Jinmao was stunned for a moment. Why were there still prompts in the secret realm? Just then, Xiao Fan's voice rang out from behind him.

"Did the system send a notification?"

The Jinmao's eyes widened in disbelief. "How did you know?" he asked.

Xiao Fan: "What hint?"

The Jinmao replied, "It's asking if I chose the Red Path."

"Yes."

Jinmao had no choice but to obey Xiao Fan's arrangement, given the situation had come to this point.

There was no terrifying moment as I had imagined. After making the choice, the Jinmao retriever simply appeared on the Red Path, and nothing else happened.

The Zhanfeng Squad, who had been watching the Jinmao awaiting rescue, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that only the Jinmao appeared on the Red Path, Xiao Fan realized that everyone could choose a different road.

Next, logically speaking, he and Qingbao, who are also healers, should take the green path, while the other damage dealers should take the red path.

However, Xiao Fan wasn't sure if there would be monsters on either path. If there were monsters on the path, his choice would mean certain death on both.

"Qingbao, Zhanfeng, Short Circuit Baby, Lili, Keke, you choose red. The other three and I will choose green."

Those who take the red path are usually the players with higher damage output in the team. When they encounter monsters along the way, Qingbao, as the healer, will face less pressure.

Xiao Fan can both heal and deal damage, so leading three people along the green route is no problem at all.

Everyone was taken aback when they heard Xiao Fan's arrangement.

Shouldn't we all travel together in this situation? Wouldn't it be too dangerous to separate?

Even if it's to be divided, it should be split 50/50 to balance the strength.

Xiao Fan arranged for the stronger members to go to one side, leaving one extra person, while the weaker members went to the other side, leaving one less person. This was clearly an unbalanced distribution.

More importantly, he led his men along the seemingly safer green path, while sending them along the seemingly more dangerous red path.

Even if he's a master, they don't quite understand.

Zhanfeng was conflicted; once he chose one of the two paths before him, he couldn't take the other.

If teammates on the other path encounter danger, they can't even offer help.

That's too risky!

Should he obey Xiao Fan's commands or not?

If they don't listen, the team will definitely disband, they'll have to leave the secret realm, and their relationship with the powerful god Jiu Chen will also sour.

If you listen, what if you encounter danger on one side and can only watch helplessly on the other?

Zhanfeng didn't want to argue with Jiu Chen, but he also didn't want to see his teammates in danger.

What to do?

Xiao Fan noticed Zhanfeng's hesitation but didn't say anything more.

There are many more options beyond this secret realm. If they have to consider every decision they make, then it's better not to fight in this secret realm at all.

It's just a million Core Power, he can afford to lose.

Besides, given the mechanics of this secret realm, even that Judge Young Master might not be able to pass it.

It's just a matter of being short of money.

If all else fails, he can borrow some money from someone; it's not like he can't pay it back.

If they choose to trust themselves, then he must tell them that from now on they just need to follow orders.

He didn't have time to wait for them to agonize over it.

Everything depends on Zhanfeng's choice.