Lin Yu looked at the screen and began to think.
He had one Analysis Charge left.
Between A and B, he could analyze only one.
So...
which should he choose?
In terms of strength, there was a ninety-nine percent chance the Red-Robed Female Ghost was stronger than the Succubus.
But option A had one advantage: he only needed to share a room with the ghost for twelve hours. He didn't have to fight her.
Option B, on the other hand, required spending a night of passion with the Succubus.
Even if there was a loophole, that part couldn't change.
Almost instantly, Lin Yu made his decision.
"Analyze... option A."
He stared fixedly at the screen.
Please... let this work!
If option A was a hopeless death trap and even Analysis couldn't find a way out, he would have to give up.
[Analyzing...]
[Analyzing option A: Red-Robed Female Ghost.]
[Analysis complete.]
[The Red-Robed Female Ghost is named Chen Xian. On her wedding night, as she awaited her groom in the bridal chamber, bandits attacked. More than a hundred members of the household were slaughtered. To preserve her chastity, Chen Xian killed herself with a pair of scissors. Her blood stained her red bridal veil. Until the moment she died, no one had lifted it.]
[After her death, Chen Xian's overwhelming resentment transformed her into a Red-Robed Vengeful Ghost. Seven days later, on the night her spirit returned, she summoned every bandit back to the residence and slaughtered them brutally.]
[Chen Xian's resentment is exceptionally intense, and she is extremely vicious. Everyone who enters the residence becomes tainted by her resentment and develops the urge to kill themselves. Probability of surviving this [Choice]: 0.]
Lin Yu's heart sank.
This was bad.
The ghost was too vicious. His chance of survival was zero!
But the analysis continued.
[Conducting deeper analysis...]
[Obsession detected within Chen Xian...]
[Although Chen Xian avenged herself, her bridal veil had never been lifted before she took her own life. This became her lingering obsession.]
[If you lift her veil, you can resolve her obsession and disperse her resentment.]
[You may then spend the 12 hours safely.]
[Note: This [Choice] carries enormous risk. If Chen Xian refuses to let you lift her red bridal veil, you will certainly die. Choose carefully.]
After reading the analysis,
Lin Yu couldn't suppress his excitement.
Good...!
There really was a way out of this seemingly hopeless death trap!
[Analysis] was fucking amazing!
Once he was certain of the information, he looked at the screen and spoke without hesitation.
"I choose A."
True, even with a solution, a [Choice] this difficult still carried enormous risk. The analysis had warned him of that.
But...
the risk was worth taking!
Unless he improved his strength soon, the skateboard in his hands alone could put him in grave danger.
One dose of Gene Enhancement Serum would be enough to transform him completely!
He was going for it!
The instant Lin Yu spoke, all the survivors widened their eyes in astonishment.
What?
Someone really was volunteering to die?
"Holy shit! Someone actually dares take this [Choice]?"
"That's a fucking Red-Robed Female Ghost! Even a Beyonder would die facing it. Is he tired of living?"
"Doesn't he look familiar? He took part in the last two [Choices] too!"
"Shit, he got lucky twice and now he thinks he's got some kind of system!"
"Congratulations. He can die now!"
The crowd buzzed with comments.
Zhou Mei's eyes immediately lit up with excitement.
Good!
That lunatic Lin Yu was volunteering to die again!
The last two [Choices] had turned out unexpectedly, but surely he would die this time!
Huang Mao was stunned. He muttered,
"Well, fuck me. When you gave me bread, I thought you were a coward. Turns out I'm the fucking coward!"
"Did this kid really give me bread out of respect?"
Lin Yu's image in Huang Mao's mind underwent a dramatic reversal!
An ordinary person who dared challenge a Red-Robed Female Ghost.
How could anyone call him a coward?
If he was one, there wasn't a single person in the squad who wasn't!
So...
if Lin Yu wasn't afraid and still chose to give him bread, that had to mean he respected him!
At that thought, Huang Mao's opinion of Lin Yu shot upward. Having a spineless wimp show him respect and having a fearless hardass do the same were two entirely different kinds of satisfaction!
Chen Sui studied Lin Yu deeply. The composed eyes behind his glasses were no longer quite so composed. He realized he couldn't see through what Lin Yu was trying to do...
He had always believed there were only two kinds of people he couldn't understand at all.
Madmen.
And fools.
Lin Yu was certainly no fool, so...
was he a madman?
Before today,
Lin Yu had always kept a low profile, neither standing out nor falling to the bottom.
What had gotten into him today?
Chen Sui glanced at Uncle Zhao and moved his lips, silently mouthing a few words. Uncle Zhao immediately understood.
If Lin Yu survived this time...
he would need to be placed on Chen Sui's priority watch list.
If, on the other hand, they would simply act as if nothing had happened.
Faced with everyone's astonished stares,
Lin Yu remained calm. He walked beneath the screen and waited for the [Choice] to begin.
There was now a measure of admiration in Huang Mao's eyes. Loud and brash, he shouted, "You've got fucking guts, kid! More than I do. You really must be tired of living! Hahahaha!"
"If you want to die, why not choose B? At least you'd have some fun first. Shit! You don't know how to enjoy yourself!"
His eyes were full of regret!
A Succubus...
He wondered what that would feel like!
Zhai Guang's eyes held mockery. He looked at Lin Yu as though he were already dead.
As he saw it,
Lin Yu had spent too long under the crushing pressure of the apocalypse and was desperate to get stronger. At the sight of Gene Enhancement Serum, he had thrown caution to the wind.
But...
an idiot was still an idiot!
If he wanted to gamble, he should choose B.
Option A?
Heh.
That was pure suicide!
Zhai Guang couldn't be bothered to say a word to a fool like that!
Lin Yu turned toward Chen Sui and suddenly spoke.
"If I survive, I'll be using the Gene Enhancement Serum myself. You'll agree to that, Captain Chen?"
He had said "I'll," not "I'd like to."
The mockery in Zhai Guang's eyes deepened. He was even more certain he understood Lin Yu's thinking.
The kid didn't want to live anymore and was gambling with his life.
Chen Sui didn't answer immediately. His calm eyes studied Lin Yu for a long moment before he finally spoke.
"Yes. You have my permission."
The corners of Lin Yu's mouth lifted slightly.
Good. He agreed.
Although...
Lin Yu would have used it even if he hadn't.
Just then, another voice suddenly rose from the crowd.
"I choose B."
Everyone was startled.
Another brave soul?
They turned toward the voice.
It belonged to a voluptuous woman. A purple slip dress clung tightly to her full curves. She looked to be in her thirties, with carefully tended skin and a rich, mature allure.
Her name was Su Man.
Under the crowd's astonished stares, she showed no embarrassment. If anything, she seemed to enjoy the attention. She brushed aside the long black hair hanging over her chest and gave a little snort.
"What are you all staring at?"
"An ox can work itself to death, but the field never gets plowed to ruin!"
"Let me see just how good this Succubus really is!"
Su Man looked up at the screen and licked her lips with a hint of challenge in her eyes.