Chapter 170: Fifth Wave, Surprise!

You heard what she said, do you guys wanna give up so that I can accept her offer, go to the treasure hall and get the fruit of life for John or do you guys want to continue with this trial and face greater danger to get more out of this place?" Vincent said while looking at his teammates, motioning them to make a judgment in a hurry as they didn't have much time on their hands.

"Let's decide this by vote. We would either continue or give up according to the choice of the majority. Is that alright with you guys?" John said.

"Alright," Leilani said, agreeing to make a decision based on votes.

"Sure," Nevis also agreed with John on this matter.

"That's great," Iris said, happy to see that no internal conflict happened at such a time.

"We've already come this far. What's the use of backing down now? Although we got a lot of treasures along the way, I believe that they would pale in comparison to the ones we would get from the treasure hall. I say, let's continue with the trials. I'm intent on seeing things through to the very end!" Varth said, choosing to fight this and the next trial to get the best reward that a person can get from the trials of Roselia.

"Buddy, I am with him! The items we would obtain after completing all the trials might as well change our lives. Roselia isn't no one. She is the companion of the greatest hero to ever exist! Every single one of her items might as well be legendary!" Nevis said, taking Varth side.

Iris shook her head, signifying that she is unwilling to continue with the trials. She said, "I don't have many magic scrolls left with me. I don't think it's a good idea to continue. Anyway, what we came here for is right in front of us. We can get the fruit of life for John and get out of this place. It's better than risking our life, not knowing whether we will manage to make it out alive through the next few monster waves or not.

"Okay, that's understandable, but no one is going to gain anything without risk," Vincent said to Iris before he looked at John and continued by saying, "John, what about you?"

John flinched a bit as he felt nervous when he noticed that he is being gazed at by both Iris and Vincent. He took a deep breath, remembering that he had always been a burden on his sister, and then on Vincent after they met in the orphanage.

Do I want to be a burden again and pull them away from gaining an item that can help them a lot in the future, just because I would be able to get the fruit of life for sure and awaken?

No!

John was tired of everyone sacrificing themselves in many ways for him.

So, he decided that he would no longer make them sacrifice themselves for him, and he said, "I want to stay!"

"What about you?" Vincent asked while looking at his girlfriend, Leilani.

"Whatever you choose is my answer," Leilani answered with an amiable smile on her face, making Vincent skip a heartbeat with her words laced with sweetness.

Since everyone has given their response, Vincent turned towards the Purple Fairy Melody to announce his decision: "I don't want to back down. Sorry, Purple Fairy Melody, but we will be tackling this and the next trial head-on instead of running away from them!"

"Hehe, I see. Congratulations!" She said smilingly, feel good and bad at the same time about their choice. Good because she felt that someone worthy to take away the items of her master is intent on challenging all the trials. Bad because she failed to fool mere teenagers.

"Huh?" They felt a bit taken aback by her words, unable to understand why she congratulated them.

"You guys don't get it, do you? You've defeated the fifth wave! That's why I congratulated you!"

As soon as she said those words, everyone felt confused, and they turned to look at her with an expression of bewilderment.

When did they complete the fifth wave? Before she appeared, they had only defeated four waves of monsters, so what's this about the fifth wave? Is she making things up, trying to make a fool out of them?

'Wait, could she be the fifth wave? Nah, that's such a silly thought. How stupid must I be to compare a fairy who does nothing but talk, chatter, and eat one's ears out to a monster wave?' Vincent thought, shaking his kick, kicking such thoughts to the back of his head.

John's eyes blinked in confusion, and he asked, "When did we do that!"

"Silly kids, you look so funny when you're confused, hahaha! The fifth wave started the moment I appeared in this hall. I am the fifth wave. The name of this monster wave is to make a choice. If you hadn't decided before the time ran out, then you would have lost the trial, getting kicked out of the castle and thrown far away from the Mysterious Violet Forest. If you choose to give up, then you would've failed and also gotten nothing! There was only one correct decision, and that was to charge head-on!"

Their lips remained parted open as they came to a realization, understanding what she meant by her words and thanking God that they made the right choice.

"Oh, she has been trying to play us from the very start! What a cheeky fairy!" Varth said under his breath, a bit taken aback by her tactics.

As he had traveled to many worlds and explored many planets, he had met many creatures, exotic and whatnot, so he knew that fairies, in general, were playful, beautiful, but honest, not liars like this one.

She also seemed a bit out of her mind, crazy, he meant to say, a far cry from the noble beings in his memories.