Absolute Choice 7

by Pear Lands In The Autumn Spring

  The white-masked aristocrat said with a heavy face and cold tone, "What nice hindsight. This human was just lucky. No plan can avoid uncertainties such as luck. What else could I do?"

  The gigantic Nightmare Terror said with a chuckle, "Just lucky? It was obvious that your plan wasn't perfect enough, allowing that human to see through it easily!"

  "Enough!"

  The dual-blade demon coldly interrupted the two monster's argument. It said, "What we should do now is think of the follow-up plans, not pushing the blame on one another! The 'trial central computer' instructed us to eliminate the external 'virus'. Our final goal is only to kill the two intruders—the pixie and the tiny black-lit person that the pixie sealed in the deep depths of the sea. This human is not on the elimination list. We should only consider how to kill that pixie!"

  The lion-headed demonic beast said with a whisper, "But now, we have used the God Slaughtering Formation to imprison the pixie, but we aren't able to kill her. When the pixie frees herself, she will definitely punish us. When the time comes, what are the chances of the four of us defeating her? I feel that Aristocrat's plan was still somewhat reasonable. Killing the human that the pixie deeply loves might shake her will, causing her to die inside the God Slaughtering Formation."

  The gigantic Nightmare Terror said coldly, "Having gone back and forth, the conclusion is still to kill that human. However, there's not much time. As pillars of the formation, the four of us can't move. The bullshit plan Aristocrat came up with has been completely seen through, so who else can kill that human?"

  The lion-headed demonic beast said, "Since this is the world the dual-blade demon presides over, he should have the means to do so. Didn't he previously say that he had ten thousand ways to let the human die?"

  The dual-blade demon said with a heavy voice, "I do have ten thousand ways, but... I can't be certain that they can kill the human in such a short period of time. The human's strength might not be as simple as it seems."

  The white-masked aristocrat said coldly, "Use that move."

  The three monsters were slightly taken aback before their expressions changed drastically. They exclaimed, "Are you talking about that move!?"

  The white-masked aristocrat nodded calmly and said, "That is the fastest way to kill that human, and also the most reliable way."

  The dual-blade demon said with a heavy voice, "If we use that move, it will cause a large number of trial-takers to die. It is one of the regulations the assessment program has against it. We would be punished by the trial central computer. We would be released in another thousand years, but if we do it now, we might be given another few thousand years of punishment. I can't accept it!"

  The white-masked aristocrat said with a sneer, "Violating the regulations only entails an addition few thousand years of imprisonment, but if the pixie safely escapes the God Slaughtering Formation, our lives would be over. The trial central computer only knows punishment, nothing else. It will definitely not protect us. Even if we work so hard, to the point of risking our lives to complete the mission it gave us."

  The dual blade demon fell silent upon hearing this.

  At this moment, the gigantic Nightmare Terror said coldly, "I don't agree. The fool that previously ruled the fourth level had once had an aneurysm, resulting in it using that move. It caused many trial-takers on that level to die. It infuriated that trial-taker, named 'Hero King' by the humans, which caused its death. Most terrifying of all, after that fool died, its soul was imprisoned by the trial central computer. As it had violated the regulation, it is still imprisoned in a prison of darkness up to today. If we use that move, what happens if we can't kill the human?"

  The white-masked aristocrat said with a scorn, "Do you think that human can compare with the Hero King from back then? Don't worry. This human may be good, but he's still a distance away from that Hero King. This human will definitely not be able to survive that move."

  The lion-headed demonic beast said, "There's not much time left. Every second we argue is a waste of our lives. Quickly make the decision. As for whether to use that move, how are we to kill the human without using it?"

  The white-masked aristocrat said in a deep voice, "I think that if we were to use that move and kill the human before shaking the pixie's resolve, causing her death in the God Slaughtering Formation, the trial central computer will pardon us considering the mitigating circumstances. The risk of punishment isn't very high. But if we do not use that move and if we fail to kill the human, it is almost certain the pixie will safely escape. What else can we do other than run? And if we fail to complete the mission, do you think the trial central computer will show us mercy? We would still be punished when the time comes! Therefore, I think it's best we use that move!"

  The gigantic Nightmare Terror said coldly, "I definitely disagree with using that move. Aristocrat is always able to give all sorts of grand justifications, but he disappoints us greatly every time. I will definitely not believe you, even if what you say sounds very convincing."

  The lion-headed demonic beast shrugged his shoulders and said, "I will refrain from commenting. I only wish for us to come up with a decision as soon as possible. If we do not use that move, please think of something else quickly. You can count on me to act, but don't count on my brain."

  At this moment in time, the white-masked aristocrat was in agreement, but the gigantic Nightmare Terror was in disagreement.

  The lion-headed demonic beast was on the fence, so the only one to make the decision was the dual-blade demon.

  The gigantic Nightmare Terror looked at the dual-blade demon and said with a sneer, "This is the world you preside over. You will bear the greatest responsibility using that move. Think carefully about it!"

  The white-masked aristocrat chuckled and said, "If you killed the pixie, what the trial central computer considers a high-level virus, in your world, you will gain the greatest merit as well. On the contrary, if you fail to kill her, you will similarly bear a huge responsibility!"

  The dual-blade demon's expression immediately turned ugly as his eyes were filled with a dilemma.

  The lion-headed demonic beast urged, "Hurry up and make a decision. There's not much time left!"

  The dual-blade demon took a few deep breaths as an intense struggle wavered in his eyes before finally coming to peace.

  "In hell, I learned of something important. When the evil spirits extort you for bread, you would not be able to even keep your clothes if you are afraid. If you encounter a hungry evil spirit, then you would not even... Anyways, to survive, courage is something that cannot be lacking."

  The dual-blade demon said in a heavy voice, "Therefore at this very moment in time, I choose to be brave. I don't believe that the trial central computer will be so ruthless as to punish us if we are able to kill the pixie. Furthermore, since that move exists, it must have a reason for its existence. I believe it's the best opportunity for us to use it!"

  "Therefore, I've decided to use it. We shall use the 'God Slaughtering Command'!" This is a move that can even easily kill Celestial trial-takers. It's the highest honor for a human's death!"

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  There were charred corpses everywhere in the mountain valley. The invisible drakes had been burnt to death by Shi Xiaobai's Kun Peng Wind-Fire sword or slashed to death by thousands of sword beams. They had revealed their true forms. They were extremely ugly and now in their charred state, they were even more revolting.

  Shi Xiaobai led the rookies away from the valley and came into the forest.

  Shi Xiaobai knew that the masterminds definitely had tricks up their sleeves, so he was constantly vigilant. At the same time, he was worried for Kali. His nerves constantly tensed.

  Three minutes later, a group of people were walking through the woods, ready to find the invisible dragon. After all, the mission of this level was to slay a dragon.

  The danger Shi Xiaobai expected did not happen. He obviously did not know of the three minu
tes of argument the four monsters had, but Shi Xiaobai had a nagging feeling that it was the calm before the storm.

  The invisible dragon was apparently difficult to find. The rookies were eager about it, but turned impatient three minutes later.

  Someone suggested for them to split up in their search.

  Shi Xiaobai hesitated for a moment and no longer objected. The masterminds were targeting him, so if they separated from him, the rookies might end up safer.

  Soon, the rookies dispersed as they wandered in the forest as they attempted to find the invisible dragon.

  Mozzie, Mu Yuesheng, and Kevin naturally wanted to stay by Shi Xiaobai's side. However, Shi Xiaobai had their safety on his mind, so he made the three proceed together. After warning them to be careful, he left alone.

  Shi Xiaobai decided to stay away from the rest as he ran towards the exterior of the woods.

  Regardless of what means you have, come for This King!

  As the trees dwindled in number, the number of rookies Shi Xiaobai encountered decreased along the way.

  "Ah!"

  Suddenly, there was a sharp scream from the woods!

  Shi Xiaobai's eyebrows pricked as he suddenly felt as though the sun above him had been obscured. The sky had suddenly darkened!

  Shi Xiaobai could not help but look up, but he was immediately taken aback.

  He saw flying monsters everywhere in the sky. All types of monsters were gathered in the air like tigers with wings, gigantic vultures, wyrms, and ugly gigantic bats. Like dark cloud, they covered the sky.

  The flying monsters looked down at the forest with cold eyes and murderous intent.

  At the same time, the ground began to violently quake!

  "Boom! Boom! Boom!"

  Sounds of deafening trampling came from outside the woods, as though there were thousands of rhinoceros approaching in a stampede.

  How many monsters were in this stampede to cause the ground to quake in such a manner?

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  Chapter323 Sorry Kali

  Monsters blackened the sky above as they circled the firmaments, eclipsing the sun.

  The ground quaked incessantly as deafening rumbles of a stampede were heard, as though ten thousand horses were galloping towards the woods.

  Shi Xiaobai was located at the periphery of the forest, so he could clearly hear all those roars. There were countless monsters surging towards the forest.

  Shi Xiaobai's expression changed slightly. For these monsters to suddenly gather towards the forest, it was apparent that they were coming for him.

  At this moment, the gigantic vultures circling in the sky were the first to swoop down, as they attacked Shi Xiaobai.

  Shi Xiaobai was naturally unafraid. Raising his sword, he slashed at an incoming vulture. A golden sword beam instantly beheaded the vulture.

  "Roar!"

  The monsters circling in the sky roared in anger, and soon, they began diving down in their attacks against Shi Xiaobai.

  Shi Xiaobai sneered. Although these monsters were numerous and of considerable strength, he was at present most proficient fighting one against many.

  Shi Xiaobai used Crab Steps to ingeniously dodge the attacks, while he constantly slashed out Kun Peng Sword Technique. Either flames roared towards the sky, wanton storms surged, or snowflakes flurried. All sorts of large area-of-effect sword techniques were used, as monsters were slain by the sword beams that filled the sky.

  Screams of pain and agony echoed in the air as the circling monsters in the sky constantly attacked Shi Xiaobai, but like a tip of the iceberg, the monster horde that eclipsed the sky did not seem to reduce in any way.

  At this moment, the monsters that had flocked towards the forest had finally arrived.

  The monsters were in groups, and like bulldozers, they toppled one tree after another.

  All these monsters were of different species—wolves, tigers, apes, buffaloes, alligators, pythons... Other than these ferocious beasts, there were also many strange-looking monsters.

  The monsters ran amok into the forest, blotting out the entire horizon. There was no end in sight, as though they formed a wave that was moving towards the shore.

  When these monsters surged into the forest, they began engaging in wanton destruction. Nothing was spared—trees, rocks, ground, as well as harmless creatures in the forest.

  They saw Shi Xiaobai, who was battling the monsters that dived down at him, and as though they were beasts that had been starving for a long time, their eyes turned green as they charged wildly at Shi Xiaobai.

  The hovering monsters in the sky appeared as though their food was being robbed, resulting in them anxiously diving into the forest.

  The entire forest was filled with roars, howling, growing... Killing intent raged, as though it was hell on earth.

  Shi Xiaobai was like an incarnation of Death. He circled the monsters at very fast speed as he constantly brandished his black sword. Countless golden sword beams slaughtered the monsters that attacked him like moths to a flame.

  However, there was just so many monsters that it was outrageous. After killing a hundred with great difficulty, a few hundred would appear in the sky or crowd the forest.

  Shi Xiaobai obviously wasn't dumb enough to think of vanquishing the monsters that were constantly increasing in number. He only wanted to accomplish one thing.

  Survive. By surviving safely, Kali would be at ease, eliminating the need for her to rage.

  "If you are planning on using numbers in a plan of attrition against This King, your plans have failed!"

  Shi Xiaobai could not help but sneer in his heart.

  The monsters that blotted out the sky and filled the lands were clearly the trick up the masterminds' sleeves. It was apparent that the masterminds had very high 'authority' for them to summon such a terrifying beast horde.

  However, they did not understand Shi Xiaobai at all.

  If it were anybody else, they would not have been able to last long against so many monsters.

  However, Shi Xiaobai was different. Looking back at his past experiences, he had faced the skeleton legion and the bone dragons that filled the sky in the virtual world. In the Underworld, he had been pursued by tens of thousands of bat riders. In the Demon City, he had traversed through lands filled with demonic beasts... He had seen such situations several times!

  Shi Xiaobai always had nerves of steel, a calm mind, and a fearless heart. He was able to maintain his calm when being attacked in a group. The Crab Steps he was proficient in gave him a huge advantage. The terrifying endurance Unleaking Turtle Aura gave him allowed him to persist on for prolonged periods of time.

  It was undoubtedly the most foolish method to kill Shi Xiaobai using a beast horde!

  The mastermind had made the worst of decisions.

  Shi Xiaobai constantly circled the monsters. What he had to do now was to wait for Kali to safely return. Before that, he only needed to ensure his own safety.

  However, as Shi Xiaobai constantly fell back into the inner depths of the forest, he suddenly heard a tragic cry amid the monsters' roars.

  Shi Xiaobai's expression changed suddenly.

  The tragic cry was not a monster's, but a human's.

  These monsters were not only attacking him, but the rest of the rookies as well!?

  When Shi Xiaobai realized this point, his heart was filled with rage.

  He untangled himself from the monsters and dashed towards the source of the scream.

  Very soon, he traversed collapsed ground and criss-crossing trees. Shi Xiaobai's pupils contracted slightly.

  He saw a rookie being surrounded by dozens of monsters. The rookie's face was pale. He was furious and afraid, while doing his best to resist, but his body was covered in injuries.

  Not far away, there was a mutilated corpse. The corpse was being devoured by several monsters. Its head had been bitten off, and there was no clue as to
who the person was. The person's innards had been pulled apart. There was no piece of meat on the corpse that remained intact, as white bone was exposed!

  Upon seeing this tragic scene, Shi Xiaobai was incensed. With a roar, he slashed angrily at the dozens of monsters surrounding the rookie!

  Shi Xiaobai obviously wouldn't show mercy to these man-eating monsters. Soon, he wiped out the monsters that surrounded the rookie and saved him.

  The rookie collapsed on the ground after being saved. Turning his head to see his companion's tragic state, he could not help but cry.

  Shi Xiaobai sighed and asked, "Why didn't you use the exit command?"

  The rookie sobbed and said, "It was useless... We shouted dozens of times, but the exit command had no effect... Compared to life, how important can a spot of a collective training be? Boohoohoo... I want to go home."

  When Shi Xiaobai heard this, his mood turned heavy. He never expected that the masterminds' 'authority' had reached such a high level of clearance. They were even able to disable the use of the exit command. They were willing to go so far in order to kill him!

  From a certain point of view, this rookie had died because of him!

  The monsters poured into the forest without end. The monsters that eclipsed the sky were swooping down constantly. The number of monsters in the forest continued increasing.

  It was a cacophony of deafening roars, hisses and growls.

  Occasionally, there would be the sounds of humans screaming mixed in it.

  Shi Xiaobai immediately awoke from his reverie. It was now not the time to feel guilty and upset. With the monsters entering the forest, they were attacking wantonly. The other rookies were also being attacked by the monsters!

  Shi Xiaobai hurriedly carried the rookie that had slumped to the ground as he charged deeper into the woods.

  "Get it together, we need to save the others!"

  Shi Xiaobai shouted to the rookie that had lost his wits.

  The rookie revealed a wry smile, "Save the others? We can't even save ourselves."

  Shi Xiaobai sighed in his heart and did not speak further. Carrying the rookie in his left hand, he constantly slashed with the sword in his right hand at the attacking monsters.