Free Web NovelChapter 125: Chapter 125: Free Choice
SSS-level dungeon, everyone who goes in is in danger.
Except for Jiang Che—going in for him is like going home.
Xiong Jie grabbed Jiang Che, insisting he go in together with him.
No matter what this SSS-level dungeon is, he believed Jiang Che would survive.
This isn’t strength—it’s all because of his connections!
"Then I’ll go get Zhou Ang." Jiang Che finished speaking and headed toward Zhou Ang’s room.
"Why call him? An SSS-level dungeon is way too dangerous." Xiong Jie frowned, very unwilling to let another person stick around Jiang Che. He had a strong sense of crisis.
And Zhou Ang, that kid, always seems blank. Ever since Jiang Che saved his life, he’s been giving Jiang Che absolute obedience.
This infuriated Xiong Jie. He felt like even being a lapdog had become competitive.
Now the only thing he had over Zhou Ang was initial experience in a lower SSS-level dungeon. If Zhou Ang followed Jiang Che out this time, his own advantage would be ground down to nothing.
"It’s not that." Jiang Che wanted to say this wasn’t an SSS-level dungeon, but it kind of was one.
To be more precise, this time it wasn’t the Six-Star Pond that Flying Tiger Group announced.
Xiong Jie followed Jiang Che, trailing him to Zhou Ang’s room.
Zhou Ang saw Jiang Che coming and immediately stood up.
He’d seen the news online too. Now, seeing Jiang Che come looking for him, he instantly knew why.
"Is it that dungeon from earlier?" He nodded seriously. "Got it."
"Can I talk with my mom a bit more before we go?" His eyes held a calm resolve toward death.
This time, the dungeon that had opened was announced online as an SSS-level rule dungeon, which meant it was the only SSS-level dungeon that could be cracked without force.
It all depended on deciphering the rules, and if something was in doubt, someone had to test it out.
And since Jiang Che had come to call him, he knew he was the one who’d have to test them out.
He felt no resentment and no anger.
Jiang Che had brought his mom to stay in Flying Tiger Group’s family quarters, and later let her hide with the rest from being pulled into dungeons. He was already deeply grateful.
"Go ahead. Who knows when you’ll be back this time." Jiang Che nodded. This dungeon seemed special—he also didn’t know if they’d be back in three days.
This time, the dungeon itself was a minor one, but they’d have to take a bus to the so-called Six-Star Pond.
And the entrance had been forcefully opened by humans.
Hearing Jiang Che’s words, Zhou Ang was momentarily stunned, then nodded.
He knew Jiang Che was hinting for him to be ready for death at any moment—he might not be coming back this time.
"Understood." He gazed reluctantly at the papers in his hand.
He’d thought he could try clearing an A-level dungeon, but now it seemed he’d missed even that chance.
Jiang Che wasn’t in a hurry. When Zhou Ang returned, Jiang Che saw a Peace Talisman had appeared around his neck.
There were plenty of cars at the villa, and the entrance wasn’t far away.
Xiong Jie got them there by car in just half an hour.
At the entrance, someone was announcing the rules for entering.
"According to what we know so far, to board the bus to Six-Star Pond, you need to pay a ticket. As for the ticket, everyone is free to choose how they pay."
The staff at the door spoke vaguely—how to pay for the ticket was up to you, but anyone who’d watched the livestream knew—there were only two options.
One, offer your own. Two, offer someone else’s.
Getting someone else’s definitely isn’t that easy—so killing them was the most straightforward method.
And wouldn’t you know it—eleven people at a time, ten seats, just enough for ten people.
The scene went silent, but most people nodded, indicating they understood.
Jiang Che watched the livestream; Liu Hong and the others were still on the bus, the destination was far, and they hadn’t arrived yet.
But as soon as they left the station, another identical bus would spawn here.
Same driver, same passengers, same ticket payment. Once the seat count filled, the bus would depart again.
Jiang Che saw on the livestream that Flying Tiger appeared on screen—she wasn’t with Jiang Che, and neither was anyone she knew.
Other people entering a dungeon would draw lots or use some lottery method to pick a "Sacrificial Offerer."
As soon as Flying Tiger got in, she casually shot dead the person next to her.
In that instant, Jiang Che felt for the first time just how ruthless and vicious this woman was.
"Her kindest trait is that she didn’t go in with anyone she knows." Xiong Jie watched the stream with a blank face.
With how ruthless she was, if someone needed to be sacrificed, she’d do it to others without hesitation.
Flying Tiger knew her own situation, so she chose to enter the dungeon alone,
"Which group are we going in with?" Xiong Jie looked at Jiang Che curiously. There’s no way he’d pay with his own finger for a ticket, right?
It all depended on which group they entered the dungeon with. Then, let fate pick some "lucky person."
"When we’re inside, I’ll just pull the trigger—probably a lot of people are thinking the same. When we get inside, be careful and protect yourselves," Xiong Jie patted the pistol at his waist.
Zhou Ang nodded; he knew Xiong Jie was talking to him.
He himself probably wasn’t the first-round sacrifice. If he were to be the first, there’d have been no point in him being called over.
Jiang Che walked in front, with Xiong Jie and Zhou Ang following behind.
It wasn’t mandatory to have exactly eleven people in the dungeon each time—eleven just happened to mean the other ten could pay their tickets.
Even a single person could go—after one bus left, another would appear, and the departure countdown would start again.
As soon as Jiang Che and Xiong Jie appeared, many in the crowd recognized Jiang Che.
He walked toward the dungeon entrance, and the others, who’d wanted to enter, instantly chose to avoid him.
Jiang Che stepped inside without even a second of hesitation.
Xiong Jie was stunned—he saw the previous bus had just departed, and now with Jiang Che entering, if nobody else joined, that left just the three of them on this trip.
Zhou Ang followed Jiang Che inside too.
Xiong Jie hesitated, because he realized everyone around them instantly gave up any idea of going in.
"Jiang Che, not with him—I’m not going in."
"Tier Five Peak, I can’t beat that. If I go in with him, I’ll be the ticket."
"He’s really too arrogant. No wonder they call him crazy. Doesn’t he know we can choose not to enter?"
"Haha! Would love to see him yank off his own finger. If he doesn’t, he’s dead. Nobody’s luck is always that good."
Xiong Jie was a little anxious—he also thought Jiang Che was too hasty.
They should have entered with the others, not gone in first.
Enter first—how do you deal with the ticket?
Can’t take Zhou Ang’s, right? Even if he didn’t like Zhou Ang, he felt Zhou Ang’s life might be useful at a crucial time.
Looking at his phone, Jiang Che’s point of view was already on the stream—the waiting area had started its countdown.
He sighed and dashed in.
He was already preparing to talk Zhou Ang into it.
Like, maybe Jiang Che would find some medicine for recovery—give him a new limb.
