Beside the Path of Rebirth, Guo Caier, Scholar, and Martial Artist stood stiffly, listening intently to the cold voice in their ears.
[Before Act Two, "Hidden Pawn," ends, players of the Court Faction have two choices. First, remain undercover at Prince Huai's Residence, await developments, provide crucial intelligence to the Court Faction, and participate in the final battle. Second, return to the Capital immediately to report, truthfully inform Emperor Jing of what happened here, and await the start of the final battle.] [If the Court Faction ultimately wins the final battle, every player will receive extremely generous rewards. Players who perform exceptionally well may even have the opportunity to enter the Great Qian Dynasty's academy and obtain an ordered Class Inheritance.] [Ding! Successfully cleared the fourth trial. All players of the Court Faction receive one Source-Restoring Pill each. It can heal all injuries and illnesses!]
The cold voice gradually faded from their ears.
Scholar sat on the ground, popped the pill into his mouth, and said succinctly, "All right. Now that we've reached this point, Act Two is over."
"What do these two choices mean?" Coachman stared listlessly at the Bronze Mirror with his head hanging. "Staying undercover sounds really risky! Will this affect our final performance evaluations?"
Whoosh!
A flash of white light shone, and Xing Tao appeared in the tomb chamber. All the wounds on his body had disappeared; clearly, he had just taken his pill too.
After all, Ren Ye had relied on Blue Flame's help for a third of his journey through the Path of Rebirth. Xing Tao, however... had endured it through sheer willpower and blood.
What kind of obsession had given him that willpower?
Xing Tao crouched beside Guo Caier, took the pill from her hand, and gently fed it into her