594: Unexpected random rewards

Whether replacement counts as killing or not, this question is a bit philosophical.

Chen Du couldn't comprehend it for a moment.

The reason he had this conjecture was because only by assuming a powerful invader had broken into Egg God could all the subsequent illogical behaviors be explained.

Chen Du temporarily called this invader Annihilation; only if he caused a certain degree of destruction within Egg God could the current situation exist.

As for how he invaded, that naturally remains unknown.

Chen Du's inclination to think in this direction was mainly because this first stage was too abnormal; without some special means, it would be impossible to pass.

If this were truly the first stage, then no one could possibly pass all five assessments.

As for why he triggered the eternal heart challenge, it was probably related to some degree of mutation in this place.

After instantly understanding these points and deciding to continue with the assessment, Chen Du looked at the remaining three options.

Since he decided to continue, the 'go back' option (1) was naturally not considered.

So, what remained were 2 and 3.

Option 2 was a fixed reward: a 1-level increase in Life Strength Rank.

However, it would only take effect after leaving, which was easy to understand, as the Rank difference between each track was only 0.9 levels.

Normally, participants entering Chen Du's current track would be at least Rank 27; if they gained 1 Rank here, they would become Rank 28, which, to some extent, would be a violation.

Option 3 was a random reward, and it explicitly stated it was completely random.

To put it plainly, this was the gambler's option.

Although Chen Du never gambled, it depended on the situation.

From Rank 25 to Rank 26, this level wasn't difficult for him.

While rapid leveling was what Chen Du wanted, at this moment, he leaned more towards 3.

He didn't know the upper and lower limits of the rewards in this place, and this attempt was very necessary, as it would determine whether he would choose such gambler-type options later.

Moreover, this reward wasn't marked as 'only obtainable after leaving,' meaning it was an instant acquisition, which implied it could potentially help in later stages.

Therefore, Chen Du decided to choose 3 for the reward of this first stage assessment!

He extended his right index finger and pressed on 3, as if tapping a touchscreen.

The text above instantly changed, as if receiving a command.

【Congratulations, Challenger, you have received the random reward "A Pack of qi and blood milk"】

"What!"

Chen Du's eyes widened slightly, thinking he had misread.

But when a plain pack of qi and blood milk fell from the sky and landed precisely in his hand, Chen Du was completely stunned, as if his soul had been lost, and it took him more than ten seconds to recover.

"I, Chen Du, passed the first stage assessment by the skin of my teeth, and all I got was a pack of qi and blood milk that I drank every day in high school?!"

"No!"

Chen Du quickly thought of something.

"The qi and blood milk here must be extraordinary; there must be some hidden mystery, and it might even greatly increase my talent."

Thinking this, Chen Du didn't hesitate, immediately bit open the packaging, and squeezed it into his mouth.

The taste was a dream back to Liang City!

After a pack of qi and blood milk, his body had no reaction.

Even if Chen Du was unwilling to believe it, he had to admit at this moment that he had gambled and hit the lower limit!

This was just an ordinary pack of qi and blood milk!

"Sigh."

Chen Du sighed, feeling a little disappointed, but quickly adjusted his mindset.

At this moment, he noticed that the text on the parchment in his hand had changed again.

【Second Stage Assessment: Defeat Zhou Xiaogu, Long Shan, Gao Zhongwang】

【As people you never truly defeated, you will now face them again】

【00:59:59】

The parchment was like a mission navigation, telling him what to do next.

Chen Du hadn't expected the second stage assessment to be this.

Undoubtedly, this assessment was personalized, but more than having to fight these three people, Chen Du was more concerned about something else.

Had his memories been read by this place?

Otherwise, why would he be fighting these three people?

However, dwelling on this question was meaningless; it was better to think more about the second stage.

The parchment was right; these three were indeed opponents he had never truly defeated.

Zhou Xiaogu was defeated after he successfully ambushed her with War Stomp; his normal strength at the time couldn't beat her.

The same applied to defeating Long Shan; if not for the intrusion of that Yun Que Clan, forcing all Junior General Group participants to cooperate against the enemy, he wouldn't have had the chance to defeat Long Shan.

These two were people Chen Du couldn't defeat with pure hard strength, but the gap wasn't significant.

Gao Zhongwang, however, was different; he truly couldn't be beaten!

The kind where there was no chance at all.

His win at the time was purely due to Karabo's attack hitting Gao Zhongwang first, not him; that win was purely luck.

These three people were those Chen Du had "defeated" in the Hundred Cities Championship, Seven Regions Genius Battle, and Three-School Joint Martial Arts Competition, respectively.

More than all of the above, Chen Du was more curious about what strength these three would appear before him with?

If this place truly read his memories, then normally, these three would definitely not be his opponents now!

This was not arrogance, but absolute confidence.

In his memory, the last image of Zhou Xiaogu was her being eliminated by Zhang Youren, who went to this place with him.

Long Shan was eliminated by Wang Dadi, whom he later defeated.

Gao Zhongwang was a lucky win for him.

These were Chen Du's last memories of these three people; if he was fighting these three at that stage, then Chen Du considered himself lucky, meaning the chaos here was more severe than he thought.

However, this was not impossible, as Yan had once directly picked up resources here.

As a semi-collapsed track, Chen Du felt that anything was possible.

As for whether this was the case, the answer would come in an hour.

At the same time, Chen Du also noticed a detail.

On the back of his left wrist, the five black horizontal lines, like a battery indicator, were reduced by one, now only four, presumably decreasing after he passed the first stage.

This meant that he didn't necessarily have to stay here for five days; completing five assessments would suffice.

The parchment gave him an hour to prepare.

Honestly, Chen Du didn't have much to prepare; he didn't have any environmental abilities that could be set up in advance, and his body didn't need to enter the Crystal Space to recover.

Thus, Chen Du began to fly aimlessly; the obedient Chen Du did not enter the clouds, and he soon discovered that almost everything here was replicated.

Infinite mountains, infinite rivers, an unsetting red sun, eternal twilight.

He didn't know if it was because he triggered the eternal heart challenge, but there were no resources or monsters along the way.

Time flew by.

An hour quickly passed, and Chen Du, sitting on a flat plain, slowly opened his eyes.

Boom!

The clouds in the sky thundered again; this time there was no lightning flash within the clouds, and Chen Du didn't know if the monster called Annihilation was still within them.

Boom!

Another thunderous sound, without much brewing, three purple lightning bolts struck in front of Chen Du with lightning speed, stirring up a burst of white smoke.

After the white smoke dissipated, the figures of two men and one woman appeared before Chen Du.

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