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Chapter 386 Human nature is the biggest variable.
[Explorer Assessment, Rest Lobby]

The pale blue teleportation light dissipated, and Liu Ma, Vivian, and Isabel appeared in the center of the hall.

At this moment, all three of them hung their heads, their faces showing only undisguised disappointment, completely devoid of their previous confidence.

Liu Ma clenched his fists, Vivian frowned, and Isabel leaned against the wall, looking dazed.

They had considered the possibility of failure, but they hadn't expected their failure to be so 'simple'.

That's right, it's simple.

All the so-called plans and arrangements became a joke in the face of absolute power.

If this were not an assessment, but a real exploration of the occupied territories.

What returned to the rest hall at that moment were not three dejected people, but three cold corpses.

Reality will always show those who underestimate it what true 'cruelty' is.

"Liu Ma, are you alright?"

Upon seeing the three appear, Chen Kong quickly stepped forward and offered words of comfort.

But Liu Ma seemed not to hear anything at this moment, staring blankly at the floor, his mind replaying the image of the raccoon keeper's paw pressing on his shoulder.

He didn't even have a chance to react before being frozen in place by an invisible force.

In this process, he was like a helpless 'infant', powerless and vulnerable.

Liu Ma wasn't the only one who was distraught.

"So the gap between us and Mi Yao is actually this big."

Isabel suddenly spoke, her voice slightly hoarse.

Her words not only expressed the feelings of herself and Liu Ma, but also the feelings of many people around her.

Even when he was watching Mi Yao's assessment from outside, he only hid and occasionally retaliated.

This gave Liu Ma and others the illusion that "I could do it too."

But when it was Liu Ma's turn, they couldn't even last half the time.

It turns out that not everyone can maintain a calm mind when facing a calamity-level powerhouse.

Not everyone can escape unscathed from the clutches of a calamity-level powerhouse.

It was this huge psychological gap that made Liu Ma and others feel like their Dao hearts were shattered.

Upon hearing Isabel's words, Chen Kong subconsciously looked in the direction where Mi Yao was.

At this moment, Mi Yao was leaning back on the sofa, his left arm still wrapped in bandages.

Even though he was injured, he still held the handheld console with his right hand, his fingers rapidly tapping the buttons, and the screen flashed with a game completion message.

This 'effort' made Chen Kong suddenly realize that perhaps he had always been prejudiced against Mi Yao.

The reason the other person was able to become a top-level student is not only because of their talent, but also because of their perseverance in maintaining their condition even when injured.

[Dimensional Bullet Comments]

'No way, Liu Ma and his group are in such a terrible state. They were completely wiped out?'

'This is the crushing power of a natural disaster; plans are meaningless in the face of absolute strength.'

'Mi Yao is truly a pro player; he still insists on playing even at this level. Perhaps that's why he's ranked No. 13, completely different from some No. 3 player who's just a lazy bum.'

"Hey, Liuli wasn't slacking off, that was part of her training, okay?"

'Hmm, it seems fine. After all, sleeping is indeed part of cultivation for a lazy person like Liu.'

Amidst the scrolling comments, the raccoon administrator suddenly shook the golden bell in his hand, his gaze sweeping over Chen Kong and the other two.
"Alright, you'll be in charge of the rest of the assessment."

Currently, besides Chen Kong's team, there is still Tian Dao Caroline, as well as Yagami Rin, Huan Qianying, and another random teammate.

Thinking of this, Chen Kong subconsciously looked at his two temporary teammates.

The cameraman's face was expressionless, as if he were just an uninvolved bystander. Anqin, on the other hand, kept her head down, twisting the hem of her clothes with her fingers, not even raising her head, remaining silent.

Seeing these two complete strangers, and without knowing their exact strength, Chen Kong was filled with worry about his upcoming assessment.

Just then, the anime cut to the scene with Tendou and Caroline.

Caroline looked at Chen Kong and the other two not far away, her emerald pupils flashing with a torrent of data, and asked softly, "Heavenly Dao, do you think they can pass the test?"

Upon hearing this, Tiandao first looked at Anqin, a meaningful smile appearing on his lips.

Theoretically speaking, no.

As he spoke, his gaze turned to Chen Kong and said, "But in this world, there are always many things that theories cannot explain, especially when this issue involves the complexities of 'human nature'."

The words of Heaven were not only ambiguous, but also contained some statements that were completely irrelevant to the current issue.

Caroline, who was familiar with the Heavenly Dao, knew that if the Heavenly Dao said that, then it must have its reasons.

After all, his eyes could see the 'future' that he himself could not.

Humanity?
A massive torrent of data flashed in Caroline's eyes.

It seems to be analyzing the role that 'human nature' can play in this assessment.

No matter how she analyzed it, she felt that in this assessment that only depended on strength and luck.

The complexity of 'human nature' makes it difficult to influence the results of assessments.

Unless someone is hiding their strength.

Thinking of this, Caroline's gaze swept over Chen Kong's teammates and finally settled on the one whom Tiandao called a 'suspected traitor'.

If there is any one of these three who is the "variable" that is affected by "human nature," it is perhaps only her.

Anqin seemed to notice Caroline's gaze and quickly lowered her head to minimize her presence.

You should know that among the people she was most wary of this time, the Starry Sky Ladder was...

If the Heavenly Dao ranks first, then Caroline, the disciple of Grand Master Ennet and a genius AI Star Envoy of the New Federation, is the second being she needs to be wary of.

When she came to participate in this assessment, she never expected that these two would also come.

With that in mind, she had made up her mind to be 'unexpectedly eliminated' in the next assessment, so as to avoid getting involved with the two of them.

After all, she couldn't guarantee that she wouldn't reveal any flaws in front of these two monsters.

Moreover, they seem to already know something.

"Teleportation preparation, 10-second countdown."

Just as Anqin was still lost in thought, the raccoon keeper's voice rang out.

Chen Kong took a deep breath, activated his Void Rune, and pale blue star energy enveloped his entire body, making his figure begin to become transparent.

The cameraman also adjusted the shooting frequency of his lens, pointing it towards the ruins.

Anqin quietly put her hand into her pocket, as if she were holding something.

The pale blue teleportation light shone again, and the three figures disappeared from the rest hall.

Soon, the holographic screen above everyone's heads switched to a completely new scene.

It was a ruin filled with abandoned factories, chimneys collapsed on the ground, and wisps of black smoke still billowed from the pipes, the air thick with the smell of rust.

The Heavenly Dao looked at the screen and said softly, "The show is about to begin."

Caroline, who was standing to the side, did not reply, but instead stared intently at Anqin in the picture.

She was very curious about what kind of surprise this "variable" mentioned by the Heavenly Dao would bring her.

And the 'weight' of humanity in this test.

(End of this chapter)