The Only Chance

Dead silence.

A suffocating silence.

Sif, Thor, and Loki froze in place, still locked in running poses.

Their minds were completely incapable of processing what had just happened.

That cleansing weapon that had chased them for so long and nearly wiped out the entire Resistance Army had been snuffed out with a single finger?

What kind of power was that?

It was a power beyond anything they could even comprehend!

"All right, the trash mobs are cleared." Xiao Han clapped his hands, breaking the silence.

He turned around and looked at the three protagonists, who were beginning to question their entire existence.

"Now, we can talk about the Beginner Village gift pack."

The abandoned No. 7 Metro Transfer Station.

This was the secret base of the Anomaly Resistance Army led by Sif.

At that moment, every Resistance Army member in the base stared at the five uninvited guests with reverence, as though they were monsters.

At the center of the base, negotiations were underway.

"So." Xiao Han sat on a makeshift chair assembled from weapon crates, leisurely drinking a cup of hot coffee.

He looked at Thor before him. "This is your Beginner Village gift pack."

"A chance to choose."

The shock had yet to fade from Thor's face.

He looked at Xiao Han, then at the unresponsive lump of iron in his hand, and asked hoarsely, "This is already the second time. Who exactly are you people?"

"We told you last time. We're the audience." Xiao Han's answer was simple and direct.

"Coincidentally, we're also the sponsors of this game."

Ignoring the increasingly confused looks on Thor and Loki's faces, he continued speaking.

"You saw our little performance just now, I'm sure. This world rejects powers like yours that don't obey science, doesn't it?"

"But." His tone shifted,