The [Truth] pathway

Lin Yu gazed at the scene before him, his pupils widening slightly.

Captain Shen was this strong?

Standing beside Lin Yu, Yellow Hair smiled as though he had expected it all along.

"Whenever a Transcendent first joins the team, Shen shows off a little. Tsk... maybe it's to keep the team together. Everyone except you has already seen it."

Lin Yu nodded in genuine admiration.

It wasn't simply Shen Sui's strength he admired, but his leadership.

To keep the team stable and ensure none of its Transcendents harbored thoughts of disloyalty, Shen Sui did indeed need to demonstrate his abilities as captain.

And Sequence 8...

Was the most convincing credential of all.

No wonder all the Transcendents on the team followed Shen Sui's lead.

Even a troublemaker like Zhai Guang obeyed, however reluctantly, whenever Shen Sui got serious.

Sequence 8...

As if he'd dare disobey...

This time, Shen Sui had displayed his strength to win Lin Yu over.

He had sent everyone else to face the enemies at the rear while taking on the front alone, all to put on one hell of a show!

Put plainly, he had staged the whole affair just for Lin Yu's benefit.

Lin Yu's ability, pathway, and sequence made him worth the effort.

Even if he couldn't win Lin Yu's loyalty, he absolutely couldn't let him leave the team.

As for the results...

It had worked very well.

At the very least, Lin Yu now felt that their team seemed to have quite a future.

Looking at the blood covering Lin Yu, Yellow Hair suddenly raised an eyebrow and said:

"Say, are you cosplaying Zhai Guang?"

"Tsk, tsk..."

"Pretty damn bloody..."

Before Lin Yu could speak, Zhai Guang walked over with a dark expression, his gaze full of viciousness as he cursed:

"Fuck, how many times do I have to tell you? Keep your voice down when you talk shit behind my back. I can hear you!"

Lin Yu shrugged helplessly and said:

"It was my first time killing a Transcendent, so I had no experience. I was worried that if he wasn't completely dead, that meant he wasn't dead at all. So... I went a little overboard..."

Yellow Hair laughed.

"Holy shit, you call that a little overboard? You fucking minced him! Get some flour and we could make dumplings tonight!"

Zhai Guang glanced at the blood on Lin Yu. A blood-red surge of supernatural energy suddenly erupted from his body and enveloped Lin Yu, instantly absorbing every trace of blood and flesh on him.

Even the blood that had soaked into the fabric of his clothes was absorbed completely.

Lin Yu was a little surprised, and just as he was about to say something...

Zhai Guang turned and walked toward his heavy motorcycle, speaking coldly without looking back:

"The smell of blood attracts Anomalies and wild beasts. I did it for the team. Don't thank me."

Now that Lin Yu was clean, Yellow Hair finally approached him, no longer looking disgusted, and said with a grin:

"This fucker just won't admit he cares."

Zhai Guang's mouth twitched sharply, his gaze turning vicious.

"Yellow Hair, fuck you and your whole family! I fucking told you I could hear you!"

Yellow Hair's eyes widened.

"Damn, why didn't you say so sooner!"

They quickly tidied up the battlefield, then drove all three jeeps over together. These three Big Jeeps were valuable spoils too, and naturally couldn't be abandoned.

Meanwhile, on the front lines...

Shen Sui's gaze was icy as he softly uttered a single word:

"Die!"

In an instant...

Every outlaw within the psychic field lost all signs of life. This was an attack on the mind itself, directly severing their consciousness.

Transcendents and ordinary people were no different before Shen Sui.

None could withstand a single blow.

This was the power of Sequence 8.

Lin Yu also learned about Shen Sui's pathway from Yellow Hair.

The [Truth] pathway.

Sequence 9: Sage

Sequence 8: Psychiatrist

Yet this Psychiatrist had never shown any sign of being a doctor so far. Shen Sui's usual treatment method was to erase a person on a mental level, which could count as a thorough treatment of sorts.

With the crisis resolved, the frightened survivors immediately grew excited.

They were absolutely thrilled!

They hadn't expected their team to prevail even against the notorious Road Bandits!

Especially Shen Sui!

Once his psychic field activated, he seemed invincible!

Being part of a team like this was a blessing!

"Hahahahaha! Invincible, absolutely invincible! Captain Shen is so strong!"

"Hahaha, I'm so excited! I thought we were definitely going to die today!"

"Could Captain Shen be one of those legendary Sequence 8s? He held off every Road Bandit at the front all by himself!"

"Held them off? That was complete annihilation!"

"You should've told us Captain Shen was this strong! Then what would we have had to fear?"

The survivors shouted excitedly.

Dagger in hand, Scarface made sure to call out as well:

"And don't forget Mr. Lin's performance! He only just became a Transcendent, yet he fought twenty enemies alone, including another Transcendent! How's that for strong?!"

Su Man's face was flushed as she said excitedly:

"Exactly! Mr. Lin is incredibly powerful!"

When everyone returned to the group, nearly all the survivors' excited gazes fell on Lin Yu. The sight of him drenched in blood, slaughtering enemy after enemy, had been an incredible boost to morale.

That horrifying, almost demonic sight in the enemy's eyes...

Had the exact opposite effect on his own side!

Yellow Hair raised an eyebrow.

"Damn, why do I feel like I've become a supporting character?"

Zhai Guang glanced at Yellow Hair and said flatly:

"What else did you think you were?"

Yellow Hair scoffed.

"What are you so smug about? Aren't you one too?"

Lin Yu smiled, his gaze calm.

"The cripple I fought was the weakest, and I had Ye Qing's help too. This victory belongs to everyone."

Ye Qing fixed her beautiful eyes on Lin Yu as though she were looking at a faithless lover, her voice aggrieved:

"Becoming a Transcendent really does change a man. You don't even call me Sister Ye anymore..."

The corner of Lin Yu's mouth twitched.

"If you like, I can keep calling you Sister Ye."

Ye Qing rolled her eyes at him.

"No thanks. I don't want flattery you don't mean~."

Lin Yu shook his head helplessly. Ye Qing was clearly teasing him.

Once the excitement subsided, it was time to divide the spoils.

And this...

Was the moment all the Transcendents had been waiting for!

The six Transcendents gathered together.

Shen Sui spoke, his gaze calm:

"Our team usually divides the spoils according to contribution, but we don't follow rigid rules. Flexibility is key, because sometimes absolute fairness actually amounts to unfairness."

"I usually propose the distribution plan. If anyone is dissatisfied, speak up then and there. We can discuss it at any time."

Lin Yu was the only one participating in a distribution for the first time, so this explanation was for his benefit.

Lin Yu nodded.

He wholeheartedly agreed with Shen Sui.

Especially his remark that absolute fairness could actually amount to unfairness.

For example, if one Transcendent was assigned to protect the survivors during a battle while the others fought an Anomaly, then from the perspective of contribution...

The former's contribution would be almost negligible.

If the spoils were distributed strictly according to contribution, that person would receive nothing.

That...

Would instead be the greatest injustice.

And this was only one possibility. In reality, there would be many, many similar situations.

Staying flexible and discussing things together...

Was actually the fairest approach.

Of course...

All of this depended on having someone who was completely rational, absolutely fair, and able to command everyone's trust.

Without such a person...

This distribution method would only lead to endless arguments.

And Shen Sui, who followed the Truth pathway, was clearly just such a person.