Help, I've become a paper man

Chapter 475 Give Up or Continue

The voice of Noah's Ark sounded, a plain system voice, saying:

"The spread of Purgatory has stopped. As of the end of the points calculation, the current number of cleanups has reached the target. Congratulations to those who have completed it!"

"Well, the battlefield mode is over, and the next stage will begin..."

"In the following process, you will be eligible for independent selection due to your own efforts. Please use your authority with caution."

The systematic narration pauses here, deliberately leaving a few seconds.

It seemed like it was giving everyone time to think, but it also seemed like it was intentionally increasing the sense of oppression.

Song Yi thinks it is the latter.

He didn't have the chance to speak. Everyone was in the same situation and was deprived of the right to speak. They continued to sit there and listen to the system continue.

"First of all, what you will face next is what everyone is looking forward to, the legendary salvation stage."

"The first item is, everyone present, will you choose the basic reward, ensure the safety of yourself and your supporters, and withdraw from the selection first?"

"Or will you remain true to your original aspiration and choose to continue participating, hoping to achieve ultimate victory and become the god here?"

Along with the bewitching words, a screen slowly appeared in front of everyone, stating the question and with buttons for options.

The simple "Abstain" or "Continue" appears.

There are no fancy special effects, and no more guidance, they just wait quietly.

Song Yi raised his hand, but because of this, he was disturbed by doubts and did not make a choice immediately.

This is Noah's Ark. This guy has tricked him more than once. Logically speaking, the option without traps is also the biggest trap.

"I need a third option. In the next phase, I hope to give up power."

A female voice was heard, a little hoarse, as if the person who spoke was tired or perhaps dehydrated a second ago.

This voice was slightly different from usual, but those who knew her could recognize who it was as soon as she opened her mouth.

It was Ling Zhi who was speaking.

That's why, after she finished speaking, there was a sound of inhalation, following closely behind, filled with disbelief.

Power is in Ling Zhi's hands as natural as breathing. No one can believe that he will give up the authority and hand it over to others.

There was silence for two seconds, as if the system was thinking, and then the prompt popped up again.

"Unfortunately, player Lingzhi, the help you need is difficult to fully provide, and there is currently no option to transfer."

"But if you insist, I can make an exception for you and complete the transfer of power, but the corresponding..."

"After losing power, the rewards that you and your territory should have received will no longer be paid out."

At the end of the notification, there was a loud prompt sound. Ling Zhi got the answer and gave up readily without continuing to pester.

Obviously, at that moment, she had made her choice. She needed tangible benefits more than helping others to succeed.

As for why not keep fighting?

There was no explanation, but Song Yi understood that when giving rewards, people and territories were mentioned together, and the same was true vice versa.

If Ling Zhi loses, everyone in the camp will have to follow him. The kind of protection Ling Zhi advocates is different from Yan Changyue's.

This person would rather keep the people he has fixed, not willing to accept the consequences of failure, and not wanting to take risks with everyone, but...

Song Yi raised his hand and asked, "Can I report it? Noah's Ark, as the host, are you cheating?"

Not long ago, the system told him that Ling Zhi would give the opportunity to Sui Yuesheng, but the situation now is obviously different.

Noah's Ark had read but not replied, and no one paid attention to his words, followed closely by two "continue" prompts.

They sounded at the same time, from Yan Chang Yue and Feng Ji Huan, and the one behind was Sui Yue Sheng.

But in the blink of an eye, everyone present made their choices one after another, leaving only Song Yi who had not made a choice.

He asked, "Who is the third person to solve the problem of purgatory?"

Before Noah's Ark could answer, a countdown appeared on the panel in front of him. Song Yi did not exclaim and continued to sit there.

Two seconds later, the system responded and announced the information readily, saying that it was Xu Yueran who solved the problem, but he was already in a near-death state when he solved it.

After listening to this, Song Yi pressed the "Continue" option.

Then the sky and the earth began to spin, and the surrounding white mist spread and quickly peeled off.

Song Yi opened his eyes and was still sitting in the car. He lowered his head to look beside him and saw the time on Ying Rushi's watch. Only a few seconds had passed compared to when he was dragged away.

almost negligible.

"What's wrong?" Ying asked.

Song Yi shook his head first, then hesitantly said: "I want to get another ride, take the opportunity to tidy up the space, and leave later."

Ying Rushi asked again: "What's wrong? What happened just now?"

Song Yi skipped the concealment and deception and answered honestly, saying:

"Nothing special. I was just pulled away by the system and entered a space with several people in the same situation as me."

"The system said that the Purgatory Mode has ended and we will enter the next stage. We can give up the competition or continue, but it didn't mention the rules or the format."

"I think there's something wrong, a big problem. When I came here, I said that Stardust couldn't become a god, but I had to help people become gods. Now I'm saying..."

The more Song Yi spoke, the lower his voice became, and finally it blended into the other person's sigh, with no further content.

Ying Rushi asked again: "If you choose to continue, there are still conditions. You don't want to implicate us, right?"

Song Yi nodded slowly in silence as an answer to the question.

The air became quiet again, with only the rattling noise of vehicles passing by.

At this moment, Song Yi had a strange thought that it had not been long since they walked to Yan Changyue's place.

At that time, Zhigui said that they didn't drive a car, not because they didn't have one at home, but in order to go there, he asked Yan Changyue for one.

As it turned out, they didn't have anything good at home, and Yan Changyue not only didn't give them anything, but everyone had to walk back and forth.

Ying Rushi's voice interrupted his thoughts and suddenly said in a calm tone:

"Although I don't know who were taken away by the system, I heard from Feng Jihuan that Mo Li and her cat were left outside."

"Under the current circumstances, those who haven't returned yet may... never come back."

The inexplicable and strange content made Song Yi confused for a moment.

He almost couldn't remember who the other party was talking about. Fortunately, the next moment, he suddenly remembered that Molly was Jasmine's friend.

It was also the first time he saw a comic, and after that, when he followed Yan Changyue and left the banquet, Sui Yuesheng faced a powerful enemy...

Song Yi asked: "Will he tell you this?"

Ying Rushi smiled and shook her head, but while smiling, she winked at him.

There is no further explanation, but the meaning is self-evident.

What this person was saying was: Feng Jihuan has lost a general, so if you want to fight, the risk has been reduced, so it's not impossible to give it a try.

As for Yan Changyue?

Ying Rushi didn't say it, and no one needed to say it. Song Yi understood it very well. The only question left now was...

"I should get off the bus. The system only said 'one', not 'two' yet. If I follow you and lose again, I might get you into trouble."