Group choice

The screen shimmered.

The second choice appeared.

[Group choice.]

[The first room on the right is filled with danger. If you could choose, what danger would you want inside...]

[A. A Sequence 9 anomaly]

[B. One hundred SERP-32 mutant Silver-Ringed Snakes]

[Group choice]!

At those words, Shen Sui frowned. They meant that everyone would have to face this [choice] together.

They couldn't send survivors in alone to test the options, nor could they clear it by throwing lives at it.

Whether they chose A or B, they would have to deal with it together.

And Option A and B...

Both looked extremely dangerous!

One was a Sequence 9 anomaly.

The other was an unknown type of mutant Silver-Ringed Snake.

Instinctively, everyone turned to Lin Yu.

They wanted to see what answer his [Sixth sense] would give this time.

Lin Yu frowned slightly. After a moment's thought, he decided to use one analysis attempt.

After two days of recovery.

He now had five analysis attempts left.

It wasn't many.

But he still had to use them when necessary.

Analyze... option B.

Lin Yu recited the words silently.

He decided to analyze the Silver-Ringed Snake and get a thorough understanding of option B first.

[Analyzing SERP-32 Silver-Ringed Snakes...]

[Analysis complete.]

[SERP-32 Silver-Ringed Snakes have mutated to develop optical camouflage. Highly aggressive and extremely dangerous!]

[Choosing option B gives the host a 30% probability of death. The mortality rate for surrounding survivors is as high as 80%. Unless prepared for substantial casualties, please abandon this option.]

Optical camouflage!

A death probability as high as 30%!

The instant Lin Yu finished reading the death probability, he ruled out option B.

A 30% chance of dying-how was that any different from a hundred percent?

So they still had to choose A.

Lin Yu looked up at the screen, pretending to sense something. A moment later, he spoke:

"Option B is dangerous. If we choose it, more than eighty percent of the survivors in our group will die. Option A, though... might be worth trying."

At those words.

The survivors' faces instantly turned pale, drained of all color.

Such a high mortality rate!

Who could guarantee they would survive?

The survivors trembled, their legs going weak as they hurriedly cried out.

"Choose A, choose A! Let's hurry up and choose A!"

"Yes, yes! We absolutely can't choose B. Let's listen to Lin Yu!"

"One look at that special type of Silver-Ringed Snake tells you how vicious it is. Compared to that... even an anomaly doesn't seem so scary."

"Forget mutant Silver-Ringed Snakes—even ordinary Silver-Ringed Snakes can kill you!"

Shen Sui turned toward the screen, his eyes narrowing slightly.

If they chose A,

Then the Transcendents would have to put their lives on the line...

As Transcendents, they naturally had ways to fight anomalies.

But unless absolutely necessary, he really didn't want to fight one. Although they were all Sequence 9, Sequence 9 anomalies and monsters were stronger than humans in the vast majority of cases.

Just then.

Zhai Guang sneered:

"So whatever he says goes? I don't buy it. I'm choosing B!"

Instantly.

On the screen.

Zhai Guang's name appeared after option B.

But the [choice] didn't activate immediately. This was a [group choice], so everyone had to vote, and the majority would decide.

Lin Yu spoke calmly, his tone even:

"I choose A."

Lin Yu's name immediately appeared after option A as well.

Zhai Guang gave Lin Yu an icy glance, then turned to Shen Sui and the others. "You're not stupid enough to choose A too, are you?"

"Don't tell me you don't know how hard a Sequence 9 anomaly is to deal with!"

Yellow Hair leaned to one side, looking as carefree as ever, and grinned:

"Whatever. I choose A."

Yellow Hair still put loyalty first.

He was the first to side with Lin Yu.

Ye Qing gently stroked her delicate chin with a slender hand, considering it for a while:

"Snakes are pretty cute... but I choose A."

Cheng Yuening stood in the darkness.

"A..."

In that brief moment.

Every Transcendent except Shen Sui had taken a side, all choosing A.

Shen Sui's eyes were utterly calm behind his glasses. He glanced at the survivors behind him and said, "If we choose B, we might survive, but what about the ordinary people?"

"I choose A."

Shen Sui's voice was firm.

Lin Yu couldn't help cursing inwardly.

Damn it...

This Shen Sui!

He really won't pass up a single chance to boost his reputation!

Sure enough.

The survivors immediately grew excited. They looked at Shen Sui as though he were their savior, their eyes filled with gratitude, then spoke up one after another:

"Captain Shen has chosen, so we should choose too! I choose A!"

"I choose A too."

"Me too!"

"AAAAAAA!"

In an instant.

Everyone had finished voting.

On the screen.

Everyone had chosen A.

While option B had only Zhai Guang's name beside it, all alone.

Seeing this, Zhai Guang nearly exploded with rage.

Fuck!

So they're all shutting me out?

Bastards!

Information flashed across the screen.

[Selection complete. The danger will arrive in 10 seconds. Please prepare...]

[10, 9, 8...]

Shen Sui stood at the front and spoke quickly, his voice cold:

"All ordinary people, fall back and stay away from the battlefield."

"Transcendents, prepare for battle!"

The moment he finished speaking.

All the ordinary people ran backward for their lives, terrified that an anomaly would target them if they were too slow.

Shen Sui stood at the very front.

Zhai Guang, Yellow Hair, Ye Qing, and Cheng Yuening stood beside Shen Sui.

This had always been their battle formation.

As for Lin Yu...

Although he was also a "Transcendent," he sensibly ran to the back and stood in front of the ordinary people. He cleared his throat twice and said, "Uh... I'm on a support pathway, so my combat ability is weak... I'll sit this one out..."

Shen Sui glanced back at Lin Yu, the corner of his mouth twitching almost imperceptibly.

He grumbled inwardly.

Weak combat ability...

No matter how weak you are, you're still a Transcendent!

The energy inside your body can hurt anomalies!

You've even injected Gene Enhancement Fluid, and you still ran straight to the back without a second thought?

But Shen Sui didn't press the issue. Instead, he continued making his presence felt before the survivors, saying earnestly, "All right, Lin Yu. I'll leave protecting the ordinary people to you."

Lin Yu was happy to play along and nodded:

"Don't worry. I will!"

Zhai Guang couldn't stand watching this and couldn't help cursing:

"Fuck, if you're deserting, just desert! Don't act like you're so damn justified!"

"Trash!"

Lin Yu pretended not to hear him.

He was a fake Transcendent. If he didn't desert, was he supposed to go get himself killed?

I'll leave the anomaly to you lot!

Five against one...

Shouldn't be much of a problem!

As a support "Transcendent," I'll just stay back here and watch!

At that moment.

The ordinary people in the group also began edging closer to Lin Yu.

Whatever else might be true, Lin Yu was a Transcendent now!

Being closer to Lin Yu made them feel safer!

Little did they know...

Lin Yu himself didn't feel particularly safe.

If an anomaly really came.

He would be scared too!