Sixth Sense

Lin Yu narrowed his eyes slightly.

It was actually a mandatory [Choice] instance!

There were two kinds of [Choice].

One was a light screen that appeared randomly in the wilderness. This kind of [Choice] did not force everyone to participate. You could choose if you wanted, or turn around and leave if you did not.

And then there was the other kind...

A mandatory [Choice] instance.

These instances appeared randomly. Once you were pulled into a [Choice] instance, you had to clear it before you could leave.

And to clear it, you had to complete every [Choice] within the instance.

None could be skipped. No one could leave.

Every single [Choice] had to be completed!

To prevent an impossible situation-for example, a [Choice] so difficult that no one could complete it-the [Choices] within an instance had another rule.

Every [Choice] had a death limit.

Once that limit was reached...

The [Choice] was automatically completed.

So...

When faced with an extremely difficult [Choice], it could be completed by throwing enough lives at it.

This was another major use for survivors.

The appearance of a mandatory [Choice] instance usually meant...

A lot of people were going to die!

There was even...

A risk of everyone being wiped out!

Countless powerful teams had perished in mandatory [Choice] instances.

At that moment...

Everyone's vision went black, and they were all transported into the mandatory [Choice] instance.

When they came to their senses...

They were already at the entrance to a village. It was desolate and silent, without a trace of life, steeped in deathly stillness. A dilapidated stone tablet stood beside the entrance.

Three characters were inscribed on it-

Huangyang Village.

The survivors all panicked. Their faces turned pale, their bodies trembled, and despair rose in their hearts.

"We're done, we're done! It's a mandatory [Choice] instance! We're all going to die!"

"Even the First Survival Corps, the strongest group in Linzhou back then, died in a mandatory [Choice] instance! How are we supposed to survive?"

"Why am I so unlucky? I only just got a car! I was finally about to have a decent life!"

"I don't want to die! I don't want to die! I'm still a virgin!"

Unlike most of the panicking survivors...

Shen Sui and the other Transcendents, along with a handful of mentally resilient survivors, immediately calmed down and began surveying their surroundings.

[Choice] instances might be difficult...

But they were not hopeless!

Shen Sui, Yellow Hair, Ye Qing, Zhai Guang, and Cheng Yuening walked to the front of the group and began examining the desolate village.

"Huangyang Village..."

Shen Sui murmured.

"It's a village in central Linzhou City. Not very big, but famous for its Huangyang Wine."

Lin Yu stepped out of the crowd, came over to the five of them, and spoke.

Surprise crossed Shen Sui's face.

"You've been here?"

Lin Yu shook his head.

"No, but I've heard of it. I was born and raised in Linzhou, after all."

Zhai Guang glanced at Lin Yu and snorted.

"What good does knowing that do? This is a [Choice] instance! We're not fucking here for a visit!"

Lin Yu looked at Zhai Guang, a hint of coldness in his gaze.

"Our grudge can wait. We're all in a [Choice] instance now. If we want to survive, we have to work together. Even if you're a Transcendent of the flesh pathway, surely you aren't that brainless?"

Zhai Guang flew into a rage.

"You're fucking asking to die! Why the hell would I need to work with an ordinary person like you?"

Brutality flashed in Zhai Guang's eyes. He was even tempted to kill Lin Yu right then and there.

But Lin Yu's gaze remained calm. "I completed three [Choices] in one go the day before yesterday. Maybe I'll be more useful in this instance than you."

"At least..."

"I have a brain. I can analyze things."

Zhai Guang finally lost his patience. Just as he was about to attack Lin Yu...

A glint flashed in Shen Sui's eyes, and he spoke.

"Stop!"

Zhai Guang's eyes were bloodshot as he stared fixedly at Shen Sui.

"You're still protecting him! Is he your fucking dad?!"

Zhai Guang finally snapped. The violent emotions within him overwhelmed his mind, and he had even begun verbally attacking Shen Sui!

Yellow Hair frowned and cursed.

"What the fuck, Zhai Guang? Are you a fucking idiot? Try insulting Shen Sui again!"

Yellow Hair could put up with Zhai Guang insulting him.

But insulting Shen Sui was out of the question!

A mocking smile curled Zhai Guang's lips as he sneered.

"You little yellow-haired punk. You think you can act tough with me?"

Ye Qing stretched languidly. A trace of coldness entered her beautiful eyes, though her voice remained lazy.

"Zhai Guang."

"Don't start trouble... inside an instance."

Ye Qing had no interest in their grudges, but if they caused trouble inside the instance and put her in danger too, she would not stand by and watch!

Seeing Ye Qing turn against him as well, Zhai Guang could only grit his back teeth, however unwilling he was.

He followed the flesh pathway and had a volatile temper.

But he was not completely brainless...

He could not fight an entire team alone.

Shen Sui paid no attention to Zhai Guang's outburst. His eyes remained on Lin Yu, and he suddenly asked, "Lin Yu, have you become a Transcendent?"

A calm light flickered in Shen Sui's eyes.

He was not making a groundless guess. He had thought about it for a long time!

He suspected...

Lin Yu might have become some special kind of support Transcendent, one whose abilities helped with [Choices]!

That was why...

Lin Yu had dared to complete three [Choices] in one go the day before yesterday.

And...

Why he had so confidently told Zhai Guang today that he would be more useful in the instance!

Yellow Hair's eyes widened. Then he could not help grinning.

"Shen Sui, what nonsense are you talking about? How could he possibly be..."

Before Yellow Hair could finish, Lin Yu's calm voice rang out.

"Maybe... I have."

Lin Yu's gaze was calm, and a faint smile rested on his lips.

He had to admit that Shen Sui was smart. Exceptionally smart.

Just from what had happened the day before yesterday, he had deduced that Lin Yu had become a "Transcendent."

Of course, Lin Yu knew he was not a Transcendent. He relied on his Analysis ability to get through [Choices].

But...

If he looked at it from another angle...

If he treated [Analysis] as a Transcendent ability...

Then Shen Sui's deduction...

Was not wrong at all!

Who could have imagined that something like an Analysis ability existed in this world?

A glint flashed in Shen Sui's eyes.

Just as I thought!

Yellow Hair stared at Lin Yu in utter disbelief.

"Holy shit... you fucking..."

Ye Qing gave Lin Yu a surprised look. Then, as though something had occurred to her, the corners of her lips lifted slightly, but she said nothing.

Zhai Guang was equally incredulous.

"How the fuck did you..."

As for Cheng Yuening, she remained silent...

Shen Sui wasted no words and went straight to the point.

"You're on a support pathway? You can see through [Choices]?"

Lin Yu smiled and shook his head.

"It's nothing that powerful. Wouldn't I be invincible if I could see through [Choices]?"

"I won't discuss my Transcendent pathway for now. At least, I don't want to discuss it in front of a certain someone. But I can give you a brief explanation of my ability. It's something like a 'sixth sense.'"

"For example..."

"The first choice question the day before yesterday."

"My intuition told me that choosing A gave me a higher chance of survival, while choosing B gave me a higher chance of dying."

"So..."

"I gave it a try."

"And it actually turned out to be right."