Ever since the Game Console went into maintenance, countless possibilities had circled through Xu Zhi's mind.
Some were bad, and some were good.
The bad possibilities were nothing more than the Game Console finally revealing its true nature—it had deliberately lured her into the city center, and perhaps it wanted that "treasure" itself.
The better possibilities were that the Game Console really was undergoing maintenance, or that it had some unavoidable reason to do so, but would not harm her.
Xu Zhi could not tell whether she should believe the good or the bad. But no matter what, her Familiar showed no abnormalities, and her cloak had not failed. If she wanted to, she could leave the city center immediately.
But Xu Zhi chose to stay.
At this point, she wanted even more to see whether the Game Console would continue its maintenance once that treasure appeared, whether anything would change, whether it would... reveal its true purpose.
Everything had begun when she obtained this Game Console. Now seemed like an opportunity to determine its true stance. Though the Game Console had always helped Xu Zhi, and though she trusted it greatly, its concealment and unknown origins had always remained a shadow in the depths of her heart.
Many rational judgments flashed through Xu Zhi's mind. For instance, she should leave immediately, activate her backup plan, and stop taking risks. This place was obviously far too dangerous, and she could very well lose her life.
But what if the game remained in maintenance even after she left?
The thoughts circled through her mind again and again. In the end, the gray eyes that represented the [Moth] attribute gleamed as the girl made her decision: stay, and fight for it.
It was only a risk. She should have died long ago;