It looked as though Shen Ru had been given a choice, but given his actual condition, he had none.
Qi Ning turned his head. The black-haired young man seemed to hesitate where he stood for a moment, but soon accepted reality. Although his expression remained unchanged, his frequent glances back made it clear that the unexpected move of summoning Mutants had indeed caught him off guard.
It had also directly disrupted his plan to rendezvous with his teammates.
Shen Ru was so clever that it genuinely unnerved Qi Ning.
The young man had been right. Qi Ning was the first human among the Players to undergo reverse mutation, because his starting point really had been in A Zone. In other words, he had become a puppet under the Puppeteer's control from the very first day of the Instance.
At the time, he had indeed wanted to end his life, but after witnessing the Puppeteer's ability to create an Instance world, an overwhelming fear had suddenly surged through him.
Even now, Qi Ning remembered how the Puppeteer's gaze had been like a slimy venomous snake flicking its tongue, coiling tightly around him without giving him any room to breathe.
It was as though the slightest shake of his head would condemn him to a fate worse than death.
The Puppeteer's demand of Qi Ning had been simple: lure Shen Ru into A Zone.
That meant that as long as he completed his task, he could survive-and live in safety forever.
That was a fatal temptation for any Player in the Infinite Channel, especially after experiencing what it was like to enter an Instance with virtually no danger to his life.
A Zone and the world outside were worlds apart.
The damp earth was covered in lush grass, and the air