Apotheosis

Geoffrey was initially brimming with confidence, but at the sound of the word "death", his face paled.

"What's the probability of death?" Geoffrey asked in a small voice.

Elder Xue tilted his head and thought for a moment. "Excluding the people who died long before, about two million people have entered the chimney, but no one has succeeded." He paused for a moment. "If you want me to give you a probability, then the probability is zero."

"All of them died?" Geoffrey's voice trembled.

"Yes. They were the elites selected by the six great races. They were the smartest," Elder Xue added.

Geoffrey fell silent.

He and Zen grew up differently. He had grown up in a relaxed, privileged environment, whereas Zen had faced many challenges. Although he had met some minor setbacks in the past, Geoffrey had never truly dealt with a life-and-death situation before.

When he heard the severe consequence, his heart was seized by fear.

Elder Xue said this to see how Geoffrey would react. He continued, "Your father has lost the sword to that humanoid creature. Do you know what we are about to go up against?"

"An undefeatable opponent," Geoffrey answered.

"It's not that we can't defeat him, but that we will all die," Elder Xue said seriously.

Hearing this, Geoffrey was even more flustered. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "What about my father? And my mother?"

"Everything will be downgraded and destroyed, your parents included," Elder Xue said gravely.

Geoffrey grew even more frantic. "I need to go back! I need to go back to my parents!"

Since he knew that there was not much time left, he wanted to escape now and be with his loved ones.

He left them quite a long time ago. He'd be lying if he said he didn't miss them. After all, he'd only left because he thought this'd make for an interesting journey. The things he'd encountered along the way made him realize the seriousness of the matter, which changed his carefree attitude.

In fact, when Kincaid talked with Geoffrey, he made everything very clear. At the time, Geoffrey learned he had a very important role to play.

However, Kincaid didn't want to pressure Geoffrey too much, so he only mentioned that the task at hand was important. He didn't say that eventually, all people would have to die.

Eld

mney. Ten feet, twenty feet, thirty feet...

When the green light came to one third of the chimney, it suddenly disappeared and was replaced by a red light.

Elder Xue closed his eyes. With a pained expression, he said regretfully, "He's dead."

Geoffrey stared at the chimney in a daze. After a while, he finally reacted. "So soon?"

"Yes." Elder Xue nodded gravely.

The other members of the Elemental race stood up and put their fists on their chests in silence.

They had witnessed this scene so many times before, but they could never get used to it. Their hearts overflowed with sadness, although they stood in silence.

"If that thing is so difficult to get, why do you even try?" Geoffrey asked huffily.

"The same reason as yours. If we don't get it, and it's obtained by other races, the Elemental race will perish." Elder Xue shrugged.

The gaps between races could not be closed, and the law of the jungle was absolutely in control of everything here.

After saying that, Elder Xue turned around abruptly and entered the oval building.

From the moment he saw Geoffrey, Elder Xue knew that his chance had finally come.

He had waited here for so long, but in the end, the Elemental race was unable to produce a member talented enough for the task. However, now the Deep Space had sent Geoffrey here.

He deliberately put a lot of pressure on Geoffrey. Only in this way could he trigger Geoffrey's sense of responsibility.

Now that he had given Geoffrey enough pressure, the rest was up to Geoffrey himself.