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Chapter 1346 - Chapter 1346 Chapter 1348 Choosing a Faction

Chapter 1346: Chapter 1348: Choosing a Faction Chapter 1346: Chapter 1348: Choosing a Faction As Song Jian approached the second-tier Combat Power trial’s Teleportation Gate, the screen before his eyes displayed the contents of the second-tier trial.

System: The second-tier assessment trial is competitive. Examinees will choose between the “Human Race” and the “Alien Clan” factions after entering the Teleportation Gate. In each assessment, only one faction will emerge victorious, while all members of the other faction will fail!

System: The assessment involves randomly generating a world. Participants from each faction will receive and must complete a main quest to pass the assessment.

System: During the assessment, participating examinees will not truly die. After sustaining fatal injuries, they will retain one last Vitality Point, be invincible, and then be teleported out of the Assessment World. Once teleported out, they will have failed the assessment.

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At the bottom of the introduction to the contents of the second-tier Combat Power assessment was a line of pale green text, which seemed to be directed solely at Song Jian.

System: Second-tier Combat Power examinee Song Jian, your Destiny Points are 120. You will automatically obtain the hidden title “Child of Destiny,” which cannot be equipped;

System: By obtaining the title “Child of Destiny,” you will have basic pre-knowledge privileges for this assessment;

System: After entering the second-tier Combat Power Assessment World, you will have 30 seconds to choose a faction (other examinees will have 10 seconds);

System: You will receive the basic content of this assessment world (other examinees must explore on their own within the world);

System: The basic information of the assessment world is as follows, …

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Song Jian paused, and a hint of a smile appeared on his face as he read through the assessment details. He hadn’t expected that planting the Tree of Life in the real world and gaining Destiny Points would impact the game world.

The hidden title of Child of Destiny might not have specific attributes, but clearly, gaining priority privileges was one of its benefits. Just that alone satisfied Song Jian.

In addition, while other examinees had only ten seconds to choose a faction, he had thirty. That meant he could make his choice after everyone else had chosen, allowing him to join the side with more people and significantly increasing his chances of passing the assessment. Sometimes, he might even win without lifting a finger.

Having advance knowledge of the basic information about the assessment world was especially crucial. It placed Song Jian far ahead of the other examinees, who were in the dark and would have to spend time and energy gathering information about the world after receiving their main quests. Song Jian, on the other hand, would save time and effort, as he could go straight to completing the main quest.

After reviewing the system-provided data on the assessment world, Song Jian’s expression became thoughtful, and he mused, “This assessment world, why does it look so familiar, almost like something out of a movie I remember…”

Just then, an option appeared before everyone.

System: You have applied for the second-tier Combat Power assessment. There are fifty examinees. Please choose the faction you wish to join for this assessment. Human/Alien Clan!

Afterward, a ten-second countdown appeared before everyone, but Song Jian saw a thirty-second countdown before him. If they did not make a choice within the allotted time, they would automatically fail the assessment and have to wait three months to participate again in a second-tier Combat Power assessment.

Soon, each of the examinees made their choice. Several from the Alien Clan even sneered at Song Jian after choosing, gesturing with a finger across their necks, a wave of malice coming from their actions.

“Brother, choose the Human Race,” Teer advised, patting Song Jian’s shoulder. “Though it’s at a disadvantage, there’s always a slight chance of success! If you choose the Alien Clan, they’ll kill you as soon as you show up, making it impossible for you to successfully complete the assessment.”

“Teer, there’s no need to waste words with this rookie. There are many from the Alien Clan this time; we’ll be at a big disadvantage. Certainly, some Aliens will be forced to reluctantly choose the Human Race. We should enter early and make preparations to avoid having traitors hold us back,” a woman in colorful clothing said irritably.

“Doya, we must unite every bit of strength we have to stand a chance of victory!” Teer said with a serious face. “Doya, I can feel that Song Jian possesses powerful strength within him and is qualified to become an ally of ours!”

“Powerful strength?” A cautious expression appeared in Doya’s eyes as she sized up Song Jian. Although they were both at the Second-tier Peak Combat Power, Doya did not believe that Song Jian, who had just advanced to this peak level, was on par with them.

Most of them had been at the Second-tier Peak Combat Power for several years. During this time, they were constantly honing their combat skills. Hence, whether it was in terms of combat skills or experience, Doya thought they could leave Song Jian several streets behind.

However, Teer’s words had also caught Doya’s attention. She knew that Teer had a special ability to silently sense whether others were strong. Since Teer had acknowledged that Song Jian possessed powerful strength within him, it meant that he recognized Song Jian’s strength as comparable to his own, and this made Doya take note.

After staring at Song Jian for a while, Doya shook her head and muttered under her breath, “I still can’t feel what sets him apart from the other God’s favored ones.”

“Let’s go, let’s enter,” Teer called out before taking the lead to enter the Teleportation Gate.

Doya glanced at Song Jian and followed closely behind without saying a word.

The other human examinees exchanged looks and saw a hint of disappointment in each other’s eyes. They sighed softly before choosing to enter as well.

Song Jian watched expressionlessly as the numbers of both camps flashed incessantly on the information bar in front of him. The number of the Alien Clan had exceeded thirty, while the Human Race had a mere eleven.

“It looks like this might be the time with the least number of humans!” sighed a human examinee after glancing at the camp numbers.

“What can we do, wait for another three months? How do you know that next time there will be more humans than now?” another human said with a bitter smile.

“Let it be, let’s just go in. At least we can gain some more experience!”

“If this keeps up, the humans… sigh!”

After the two entered, the Human Race’s number increased by two to thirteen, which was the final count. Even with Song Jian included, there were only fourteen people, while the Alien Clan had thirty-six, almost three times that of the Human Race!

Ten seconds later, all the NPCs who had applied for the third-tier Combat Power assessment had entered the Teleportation Gate, leaving only Song Jian behind.

Seeing the final numbers, Song Jian was startled. He discovered that the option for the Alien Clan had turned gray, indicating that it was no longer selectable.

“What is this…” Out of curiosity, Song Jian lightly tapped the now-gray Alien Clan option with his consciousness. Soon, he received a system prompt;

System: To ensure balance in the strength of both camps, you can only choose the Human Race!

Song Jian smiled faintly, and after selecting the Human Race, he stepped through the Teleportation Gate. As he entered, the gate that had been shimmering with a pale golden light instantly turned gray, becoming unusable.

As Song Jian entered the Teleportation Gate, everything turned dark before his eyes, and after a dizzying whirl, he felt as if he were floating in mid-air. Then, a series of system prompts appeared in the darkness, cascading past his vision like a waterfall.

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