"Oh no, it looked like she wasn't going down with me after all." Lu Li rubbed his chin with one hand and muttered to himself:
"I gained 30 points on the previous question, so my current survival score is 80."
"Evelina only gained 5 points, so her current survival score is 55."
"If the penalty for a wrong answer is the same, then Evelina's survival score should hit zero before mine."
"...That reckless salted fish probably never even considered that possibility..."
Although Lu Li had the "future that had already happened" as a powerful safeguard and did not need to worry about dying in these ruins, Evelina's life was not guaranteed.
If he accidentally got this salted-fish succubus killed, there would be far fewer chances to have fun afterward.
A sidekick could give up thinking, but as the "commander," he could not afford to slack off in the slightest.
Five seconds passed in the blink of an eye.
The ringing bell pulled Lu Li's wandering thoughts back to reality, and he spoke to Evelina:
"I don't know whether the Authority of 'pain' exists."
"Does your Spirit Clan's history contain any relevant records?"
"No." Evelina's response was decisive and candid.
"If I knew, I would've told you long ago."
After saying that, she seemed to suddenly realize something. Her tone was no longer lazy as she cried out:
"Hey, wait a second? You don't know whether the Authority of 'pain' exists?!"
"That's right, I have no idea at all." Lu Li told her truthfully.
"I was just about to say so, but you beat me to it and chose 'Loyalty'..."
Evelina: "..."
"Then what are we supposed to do? Isn't there a chance we'll get it wrong!?"
"Aren't there other people here? Maybe someone knows the correct answer." Lu Li casually