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Chapter 1362 - Chapter 1362 Chapter 1364 Decision

Chapter 1362: Chapter 1364: Decision Chapter 1362: Chapter 1364: Decision Doya looked at her companions with despair. The remaining five were all injured, and their supplies had almost run out. Two of the Human Race examinees had lost a hand, losing more than half of their combat power, and two others had just been pulled back from the brink of death, now in a weakened state. To last for six hours was out of the question–for with their current condition, it would only take two or three Alien Clan examinees to annihilate them entirely.

“Those Alien Clans are all distracted by the golden side quest; otherwise, we wouldn’t have been able to get away…” one of the Human Race examinees took out a potion, hesitated for a moment, and then put it back. It was his last Blood Replenishing Elixir; he had to save it for a more critical moment.

“Doya, have you made contact with Song Jian? What did he say?” another one, missing a palm, asked.

“I shared the golden side quest with him, but he didn’t say anything…” Doya shook her head as she spoke.

“Hmph, with his strength, he is entirely capable of completing the main quest on his own. If you hadn’t gone too far back then, why would he have abandoned us?” another Human Race examinee said bitterly.

“Noya, you were there at the time. Why didn’t you speak up then?” The weakened examinee next to him sneered. “Don’t make yourself out to be so noble. When you realized Song Jian’s combat power was so formidable, that the main quest was as good as ours, who didn’t want a higher evaluation for passing? Pushing him out to complete the main quest on his own, weren’t you just hoping to take the easy pickings, kill more of the Alien Clan, and get a higher evaluation? You were no different from us; so who are you putting on this act for?”

Noya’s face turned livid, and he scoffed at the weakened man. “What now, even if I had that thought, I didn’t act on it. Kutawa, are you trying to push all the blame onto me?”

“Enough, let’s stop arguing. What are we going to do now? Let’s discuss it together.” Doya wiped her tears away, asking with a resolute face.

Those who followed soon understood the situation, and no one said anything. After all, Song Jian was only a Divine Blessing recipient, and, in their eyes, fundamentally different from them, the native inhabitants.

“What can we do but seek out Song Jian and complete the main quest together? With our current state, if we don’t cling to his coattails, do you really want to wait another three months?” Kutawa said loudly.

“He alone can complete the main quest. We might as well find a place to recover. The four of us have already lost our combat abilities; going there now is pointless,” Noya said with a scoff, and the others also showed agreement.

The thought of groveling to Song Jian after having just driven him away was too embarrassing for them to bear.

“Are you all idiots?” Kutawa looked at them with contempt, frustratedly saying, “Completing the main quest with him, even if we’re just along for the ride, isn’t it better than doing nothing and just waiting here? The Contribution Points from completing the main quest, will they be the same? The evaluation, will it be the same? If we follow him and complete the main quest after all that we’ve been through, even if our evaluation is lower than his, it won’t be by much. But staying here, not even entering the area of the main quest, we’re likely to end up with the baseline D- rank evaluation, and if that happens, we might as well wait another three months!”

A D- rank evaluation would at most add three to five attribute points, a reward slightly better than nothing. For them, the game’s native inhabitants, receiving a D- rank in the combat assessment meant that reaching the Legendary Realm was impossible for them in this lifetime.

“Let’s go, let’s find Song Jian!” Doya stood up, saying with determination.

“Doya, have you really decided? Are you really going to pin all our hopes on a Divine Blessing recipient?” another examinee said softly.

“Losing face is good, being ridiculed is fine; this is all the punishment for our previous arrogance!” Doya said, “If we hadn’t forced him to leave before, not only the main mission, we might have also had a great chance at completing the rare gold side mission. Then, our evaluation grade would have been at least an A, or even reach an S…”

Doya looked around at the other four, then continued, “Unfortunately, pride and prejudice have made us miss such ratings. Now, I only hope to finish this evaluation with a grade that I can accept, after all, I have already failed six times in a row…”

Doya’s voice grew lower and lower, while the others also bowed their heads. These examinees had participated in the third-order combat power assessment not much less than Doya, some even several times more.

The combat power assessment, which occurred every three months, had become a torment for them. Now, they only prayed to complete the examination with an evaluation grade of around B, and they would be extremely grateful for it.

The other four fell silent, and at last, they all stood up, followed Doya quietly, and walked in the direction Song Jian had left earlier.

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At this moment, Song Jian had already reached the other side of the ravine. The deep cave was only lit by a few emergency lights, emitting dim light which was better than complete darkness, allowing players without dark vision to explore slowly with the help of these lights.

Song Jian not only had dark vision, but his mental attribute had also broken through to over two hundred points, and perception had become his most frequently used means of exploration aside from his eyes. Sometimes, perception was even more reliable than what he could see.

The strengthening aura had reached the peak of the Domination level, but it had maintained that state for quite a long time without breaking through to the Legendary Realm. It was as if something was suppressing its power, preventing it from advancing.

Song Jian stood still, waited a while longer, then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth as he thought, “Just the peak of the Domination level, huh…”

Just as he was about to continue exploring forward, Song Jian suddenly paused. The slight expression of disdain on his face froze immediately as he felt another monster’s aura slowly emerge, growing stronger and stronger.

“How many unwounded Alien Beasts are there inside?” Song Jian’s thoughts raced in his mind. The decision between “continue forward” and “retreat” spun in his head for less than a second before he made up his mind.

With a fierce stomp, Song Jian dashed forward like lightning. If a second Alien Beast was awakening, it meant there could be a third, a fourth, or even more.

If he were to retreat now, he might never have the chance to obtain that meteorite fragment. To continue forward, he must kill these awakening Alien Beasts quickly to ensure the continued exploration.

When paths narrow, the brave prevails. If there were only two or three Alien Beasts at the Domination level, that wouldn’t be much for Song Jian. But if the number surpassed five, even Song Jian could only guarantee a safe retreat, with the likelihood of defeating them becoming slim. More importantly, among a group of Domination level Alien Beasts, there was bound to be a King Level–one from the Legendary Realm. If that were the case, the difficulty of the main mission would multiply exponentially. If a King Level BOSS along with a group of peak Domination level BOSSes appeared, even Song Jian would have to give way and not dare to confront them directly.

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