Chapter 1633 - 522: An Interesting Decision (3)

Chapter 1633: Chapter 522: An Interesting Decision (3)

But if killed by monsters, they would be quite pleased.

No outsiders entering means no one leaving the city.

No one wants to be the one who leaves.

Liu Jianxin didn’t mind; with his profound skills, he had long sensed the presence of monsters. He was just curious:

"Why voluntarily move closer to the monsters?"

Wen Xishu looked into the distance:

"I’m not heading towards the monsters, I’m heading towards people. But many have been eliminated; originally thirty-five, perhaps only about twenty are left now, or even fewer."

Liu Jianxin was slightly surprised:

"But we have fourteen here. That means, there are no large-scale teams left?"

Wen Xishu nodded:

"Yes, we are the largest group now, which means I can’t find more people to mislead the audience."

"Those people, likely have been killed by monsters."

Liu Jianxin had already guessed a bit of Wen Xishu’s plan:

"So now... what do we do? Do we try using visual abilities here?"

Wen Xishu nodded:

"Pretty much. Since we’re the ones who survived, let’s prepare to start. I’ll re-select a target, change towards entering the Land of Libra’s entrance. The Compass will point a new direction."

"Before that, use up your three abilities. Remember the plan?"

Of course, Liu Jianxin remembered.

When Wen Xishu whispered to him a while ago, he already knew the entire plan.

Their conversation was overheard by several other people nearby.

Lei Gang was surprised:

"Aren’t we supposed to escape now? We should find a safe place!"

They all thought some huge creature was causing the ground to shake, without realizing the monsters were underground.

Others also agreed with Lei Gang’s words, thinking their abilities should be used in an area with lower survival difficulty.

The jump from survival level 14 to 79 indeed shocked everyone.

Just as they planned to persuade Wen Xishu.

Countless monsters suddenly burrowed up from the underground nearby.

These monsters looked like some kind of beetle, but extremely large, like armored vehicles. Wen Xishu instantly thought of the Lord of Earth Caverns.

These monsters were indeed terrifying; their aura was enough to astonish people like Lei Gang with combat-type superpowers.

They were essentially unbeatable monsters!

Lei Gang, although capable of summoning earth spikes, the land likely couldn’t harm these monsters. Especially since he even saw a metallic sheen on their shells.

It’s hard to imagine the powerful defenses these creatures have.

These monsters could be considered the outer guards of Libra City.

Most present revealed looks of terror.

After these subterranean creatures broke through to the surface, they excitedly flew in the air, evidently not anticipating this much "food."

Their speed of flight was so fast that the group couldn’t keep up visually, imagining that once these monsters launched an attack, the group would hardly be able to resist.

Even more frightening, there were many of these insects.

But Wen Xishu and Liu Jianxin merely smiled; Wen Xishu solving these monsters wouldn’t be difficult but would require some effort. Now with Liu Jianxin present.

And Liu Jianxin only made one move.

Not drawing a sword, just slightly pushing the sword out from its sheath with his thumb by half a finger’s height.

Infinite sword intent seemed to break through the seal from where the sheath lay.

In just a moment, the airborne insect-like hunters showed panic.

Suddenly, they didn’t dare fly in the sky anymore.

They barely dared to move.

The Sword Qi didn’t cut through their armor, as Liu Jianxin wasn’t interested in fighting; the so-called monsters... whether it was hunter capable of capturing light in the dark belt or those from the Hunter Belt, these subterranean creatures—

Were too weak.

In Liu Jianxin’s eyes, they were essentially nothing.

These monsters were perhaps at rare species level, with some elite species. To normal humans, they were unbeatable monsters.

But to Liu Jianxin, they were too weak, not worth drawing a sword, just half a finger of Sword Qi was enough for intimidation.

Killing them? These creatures didn’t necessitate action.

After a while, the group, though shaken, felt—Liu Jianxin alone had deterred dozens of giant insects.

"Alright, the plan remains the same, continue here."

"Jiang Ming, come here for a moment," Wen Xishu beckoned to Squad Two’s leader—another ordinary bystander.

Looking at the distant insects, the squad leader’s legs trembled. But as the insects slowly moved away, he finally had strength.

Wen Xishu’s voice was very quiet, only Liu Jianxin and Jiang Ming could hear.

"I’ll tell you that person’s superpower. Your ability is to grow bone from your hand, which is easy to handle."

"Listen, if you later receive such information—you’re guessed by a contestant to grow ivory from your hand, once you get this news, you should guess Lei Gang’s ability is to summon earth spikes."

Jiang Ming was dumbfounded.

Wen Xishu added:

"If you don’t receive it, don’t send anything. Got it? But if you do, don’t show kindness. Because, others won’t be merciful towards you."

Jiang Ming nodded, confused.

His ability was to grow bone; why would Lei Gang guess he grows ivory?

Evidently, he guessed Wen Xishu’s assumed contestant was Lei Gang.

But he felt Wen Xishu wouldn’t harm him.

He pondered for a while, somewhat understanding why Wen Xishu didn’t want Squad Two to make a pact with Squad One.

On the other side, Wen Xishu found Lei Gang again.

Speaking quietly:

"I promised you to provide a meaningful presence in an elimination. The Squad Two leader’s ability is to grow ivory from the hand. Now don’t guess, preferably never guess, after all, everyone experienced the Dark Forest, sharing hardships."

"Of course, I give you this choice to stay true to my word. If you don’t guess, there won’t be extra rewards, but I protect you, not indebted to you."

"If you choose to guess, well, that’s not my issue, take responsibility for your actions. I didn’t eliminate anyone, they can’t blame me, understand?"

Lei Gang was thrilled:

"Got it, got it, thanks boss! If I score extra points and thrive in the refuge, I will repay you!"

Going to Libra City, everyone becomes strangers; some words are just for talk.

Wen Xishu said:

"Alright. The choice is in your hands."

"But unless I clearly say ’free activity,’ don’t guess, or you’ll face my wrath. I must ensure other brothers reach the Land of Libra."

Lei Gang nodded vigorously:

"Understood, yes."

Wen Xishu thought for a moment:

"By the way, I’ll have everyone sit on the ground, you do the same, act natural, your ability requires touching the ground, right?"

Lei Gang responded:

"Yes... the rules say the posture isn’t important. But the ground must be touched to generate earth spikes."

Wen Xishu acknowledged, without further discussion.

Next, Wen Xishu began approaching others.

People from Squad One initially speculated about his and Liu Jianxin’s abilities. So he wouldn’t let them off.

However, he saw no point in focusing too much on an ant swarm that fears even rare species.

He almost knew most of their abilities, so what he did was simple: gave Squad One members the choice to "guess or not."

To live or to die, it was completely up to them.