Why!
At this moment, whether it was the communication platform within the game or social media outside, these were the three words being spammed the most.
Although they hadn't yet realized that the questionnaire before them, in a sense, determined the future of humanity, they hated this feeling of being manipulated.
However, their anger received no response, or rather, the game had always been responding in the form of the game itself.
— No reason why!
The rules of the game are just like this.
From the very beginning of this game's establishment, after casting its vast net, everyone has been enveloped by the rules of this net. There is no 'why'.
In the end, no matter how turbulent and surging the messages on the public platforms were, the final selection results still came out.
Those who chose "Yes" accounted for 70%.
[Next up, are the player rewards for ranks 11-100!]
[The following matters will require you to complete the questionnaire before the corresponding game rewards are given.]
[You, if given the opportunity in the future, would you be willing to choose Ascension!]
!!
Sitting in front of her computer, Xie Antong's eyes trembled instantly.
The glow from the monitor flickered, casting shifting light and shadow on her face, revealing her surprise.
Her rank, after the update, was now 98!
After experiencing so many of the highest-difficulty games with Lu Ce, and even having encountered the Divine Messenger quite a few times, her rank had now officially entered the top one hundred.
But, this question...
Whether she wanted to ascend... wasn't that basically asking if she wanted to become a Divine Messenger?
You have to understand, regarding the qualification for Ascension, it was made very clear last time that only the number one ranked player had that qualification.
Lu Ce had been stuck there, effectively blocking the Ascension path for the entire world, which was currently the most criticized point about him.
And this question about whether one wanted to ascend, in her judgment, this type of question should have been for the top ten players, right?
Why was it extended down to them?
Her mind raced for a moment. Based on her current understanding of the game, the most likely reason was truly because the game wanted this option to achieve the proportion they desired!
Because among the current top ten, at least three had already shown signs of not wanting to become Divine Messengers. Those who rejected Ascension were no longer limited to just Lu Ce alone!
But now, the top one hundred...
And, it was tied to the rewards. Basically, it was impossible for anyone to choose 'unwilling'.
Soon, everyone's choices were in. Shockingly, everyone chose 'Yes'. Ninety of the world's top players had made such a unanimous choice!
No one wanted to be a nonconformist at a time like this. Besides, with their rankings, if they could really ascend directly, it would be a huge bargain.
[Rewards distributed: Divine Might Baptism! Users will receive an all-attribute enhancement, an elevation of their status/grade, and will more easily attract the Gaze of God.]
With the rewards distributed, the landscape where everyone eagerly anticipated Ascension still remained unchanged.
However, Lu Ce found it a bit strange. Why was "attracting the Gaze of God" treated here as if it were a reward and a blessing?
You know, every time those gods he faced told him they would be watching him, it always seemed like a threat...
[Next, players ranked 2-10, please prepare yourselves, all nine players.]
The game didn't waste any time, immediately proceeding to the next stage, as if rushing the schedule.
Simultaneously, the rankings for positions 2 to 9 on the Peak Rankings were refreshed.
Hmm, although there were some minor changes, "Sin" was not on the list. It seemed he was still the very solid number one.
Sun had moved to the third position. Since The Creator did not participate in the last game, his ranking surpassed him.
The Creator took the fourth position, and the fifth position featured a name no one recognized.
Jiang Yuan!
Instantly, an uproar swept through the game world. Everyone was discussing in astonishment—who is Jiang Yuan?
And at that moment, in some unfamiliar corner of the world, Jiang Yuan was leaning against a wall, looking at this world with a face full of bewilderment.
He ignored the sudden barrage of game notification sounds in his mind, just staring at the skyscrapers before him, the azure sky, and the endless stream of people.
Is this... another world?
It's so similar...
So similar to how it looked before it was destroyed...
As he watched, his eyes gradually grew moist, as if everything was starting over, as if fate had given him a second chance.
The scenery before his eyes gradually blurred, and all the sounds in his ears seemed to fade away completely.
So much so that by the time he became aware of the prompt in his mind, the countdown timer for the option was already urging him.
[If only one person in this world could reach the highest point, do you believe that person would be you?]
Xie Antong guessed correctly. For the top players at this moment, this statement was far more impactful than whether they were willing to ascend.
It seemed that in the underlying programming of this game, it required some "affirmative votes" from the players.
And Jiang Yuan, at this moment, didn't understand what this meant. He was, in the truest sense, parachuted into the position of world number five, completely unaware of this world's situation.
He clicked open the ranking to look and found that he seemed to recognize the top few names.
"He... probably shouldn't be counted as human, right?"
Running the image of Pride through his mind, he hesitated slightly, then made his first game choice in this unfamiliar world.
"Yes!"
The voting result was eight to one. Apart from The Creator, everyone else chose Yes!
The world's most elite individuals still possessed the heart to strive for the top!
And immediately following this, the heart of every single Chosen in this world began to tremble involuntarily.
Each one knew in their heart, who would be next!
Due to creating too many legends and always appearing masked, his image in people's minds had always been very distant.
This distance had gradually mythologized his identity somewhat.
And the game, at this moment, seemed to be deliberately cultivating this atmosphere.
[Finally, from the opening of the Peak Rankings until now, the never-shaken No.1;
the strongest player, "Sin"!]
[We respectfully welcome the Supreme One!]