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Chapter 2 Such a Choice
Immediately afterward, the group woke up one after another. Fang Senyan didn't dare to be careless and maximized everyone's combat capabilities. For example, Reef's mutated DIsaya servant "Seven" (who gave himself that name), and Old Charlie, who had requested protection as a non-combatant (he would be transferred to another dimension if attacked but could not participate in any combat or assist in any way), were both brought out. Of course, Sanzi's Kulu tree was also summoned in advance.
Because Fang Senyan didn't have time to reconfigure and strengthen the Ramtas's genes, he could only summon the wild boar Ramtas that could previously shoot backstab barbs. Otherwise, after his reconfiguration and optimization, its combat capabilities could be increased by more than 20%.
Of course, to avoid being shocking, Ramtas and the others were disguised. The funniest was that the Kulu tree was disguised as a little fat boy, looking like Dudley, Harry Potter's cousin, but with long, trailing snot and wide, round eyes, constantly eating snacks, adding a bit of naive honesty.
Sanzi was still very tired at this time, a kind of exhaustion that wasn't physical but a manifestation of mental fatigue. The data showed that his health and MP recovery speeds were stagnant, simply put, like someone who hadn't slept for five days and five nights.
The solution was simple: drink a cup of hot cocoa and sleep in a warm bed for twenty-four hours to recover 60%. Then, another twelve hours of sleep would restore 90%.
Next, Fang Senyan and the others habitually searched the wreckage of the car, discovering that most of the people were dead. Only three people survived, but they were all seriously injured, and the current environment was around zero degrees, with torrential rain. The low temperature, bleeding, and pain were rapidly eroding their bodies and health, so the condition of the injured was not optimistic.
At this time, Old Charlie suddenly said respectfully to Fang Senyan, "Master, based on the introduction of the world and the main theme of this world, whether to save these people or not is probably a very important choice."
Fang Senyan was stunned and immediately nodded, "You're right. What's your opinion?"
The gray hair under Old Charlie's top hat was soaked by the rain, but he was completely unaware, revealing that gentle but cold tone again: "Master, my suggestion is... kill them. In this way, although it may lead to a series of troublesome chain reactions, so that the mission difficulty is likely to increase, I believe that at any time, killing and destruction are a hundred times simpler and easier than saving and building!"
The air was frighteningly quiet, and the atmosphere seemed to freeze. Fang Senyan brought Old Charlie to his side primarily to use him as an imperial encyclopedia. In the end, Fang Senyan's ultimate goal was to pave the way for himself to enter the clock tower research institute of the empire. Old Charlie, who once had the highest data access, was likely to help.
However, Fang Senyan did not expect that after entering the Nightmare Space and successfully regaining a human body, Old Charlie showed a very strong logical reasoning ability! And all his reasoning was from the most cold-blooded perspective of interest, cold as a robot, giving people a sense of forbidding approach!
Therefore, although Old Charlie didn't say it, Fang Senyan could feel that this guy's past must be very complicated, with his own secrets, maybe the kind who made a wrong move in a cruel political struggle, losing everything, but refusing to give up, gritting his teeth and fighting stubbornly.
Fang Senyan carefully considered Old Charlie's words, and then shook his head seriously: "Although I know you're right, I can't bring myself to attack innocent people. This is a matter of principle for me. Since the main mission hasn't appeared yet, let's treat the wounded first."
At this time, under Fang Senyan's arrangement, the group began to move the injured to the cliff below, hastily using the discarded car doors and the canvas cover from the trunk to make a simple tent, and then started a fire.
The warmth of the bonfire finally restored the consciousness of these injured people. At this time, Fang Senyan's bottle of "Endless Vodka," which hadn't been used for a long time, came into play again. A mouthful of spirits that warmed from the tongue to the stomach made the moans of the injured more powerful, and the shadow of death was temporarily dispelled from their bodies.
At this time, the dry wood in the fire made a cracking sound, attracting Fang Senyan's attention. The flames kept jumping, and then they turned into words, instantly appearing in front of him.
"You have saved five passengers in the car, but their condition has only just stabilized. Now you have two choices."
"The first is to leave them here. Rescue will arrive in the morning, and some of them will die as a result."
"The second is to escort them to the town of Forks, fifteen kilometers away. In the hospital there, they will receive help, but you will be delayed with valuable time. To emphasize again, you are delaying valuable time before the end of the world!"
Fang Senyan was an extremist and didn't like mediocrity. Despite the many warnings, he decisively chose to go to Forks. Walking fifteen kilometers in darkness, rain, and cold may be difficult for ordinary people, but for Fang Senyan and the others, it wasn't too difficult. Therefore, an hour later, they entered a desolate, icy town with dim streetlights that seemed uninhabited.
For some reason, Fang Senyan always had a faint feeling of unease when he entered this town, like the fiery, violent high temperature hidden beneath the mirror-like surface of Tianchi's white clouds and blue sky. Once it erupted, it could only be described with four words: utter destruction! (Okay, that's more than four words, but it's not the first time, so whatever, you guys can complain if you want.)
The commotion caused when the three injured people entered the hospital was quite unusual. The originally peaceful town became lively as if a bomb had been dropped. Several cars stopped outside the hospital in an instant, and the lights shone brightly on the muddy streets.
Fang Senyan could vaguely see that the town was located in a valley. The dark mountains on both sides extended endlessly into the distance in the gloomy weather and cold rain. Tall Douglas firs, hemlocks, spruces, and rare red cedars grew on the mountains. Quiet, deserted, and a deathly silence like a tomb.
"How is Sanzi?" Fang Senyan turned his head and asked Zi, who was walking out.
Zi nodded, "Good. I've found him a bed and he's already asleep."
"Why did these three injured people cause such a big stir?" Fang Senyan then asked.
Zi nodded, "Because that car was originally going to pass through Forks. These three injured people are all residents of the town, and one of them is the mayor. Don't you feel something is wrong?"
Fang Senyan narrowed his eyes, "You mean?"
Zi frowned her very beautiful and delicate eyebrows, and said slowly, "Such a strange and peaceful start is something I've never encountered before, but in my heart, there is always a feeling that a storm is coming, as if something is about to happen in the next second..."
While the two were discussing, a group of patients came to thank them, especially the mayor. Although his fat belly was tightly restrained by the barely buttoned suit, he still shook Fang Senyan's hand solemnly with great effort, bowed, thanked him, and seemed very sincere.
After finishing this series of greetings, Fang Senyan was wondering what the Space had thrown his group here to do, while emphasizing that time was precious. But at this moment, the Kulu tree, who was holding a large bag of Bangbangwa beef jerky, actually stood beside him and quietly tugged on Fang Senyan's pants: "Uncle, awoo awoo."
"Here, unstable."
"Seems like the earth is angry."
"I feel the rocks are roaring excitedly."
The two heads of the Kulu tree still spoke unclearly, but Fang Senyan immediately understood by combining the terrain he had seen before and some things he remembered. It turned out that the Space's tests were linked together, seemingly simple and ordinary, but full of ingenious ideas!
"This town is about to be flooded by a mudslide!!" Fang Senyan's heart suddenly felt like it had been severely pinched. The more he thought about it, the more likely it was. This town was mainly based on logging, so the vegetation on both sides of the slopes was of course severely damaged. Plus, it had been raining for a long time, and the surface soil was soaked through.
So Fang Senyan's first reaction was of course to escape!
And his second thought was: What about the residents of this town, those residents who were mostly still asleep?
Fang Senyan immediately asked, "Guoguo, how long until nature goes out of control?" It took the Kulu tree a long time to use gestures to make Fang Senyan understand that there was less than an hour left!
"I roughly understand the Space's intentions." Fang Senyan's eyebrows suddenly cleared: "It turns out that it is using such tests to arrange the main mission for us! I have to save everyone in this town, without missing a single one!"