Chapter 276: Chapter 276: This is Just Too Difficult

In the screen, on the sky bridge,Charles opened his eyes again in confusion, but this time he felt no sense of discord or strangeness.

"I almost forgot, my mom and dad are coming to find me soon. They just happen to be passing through here with some goods and want to see me." Charles suddenly slapped his forehead as he remembered.

He had just finished his classes at the Beast Master Academy today and received a message from his parents to meet on the sky bridge.

It was because Charles was going to start his contract with a mystical beast today, and his father and mother came specially to see him so he wouldn't feel too nervous.

Now Charles had arrived at the sky bridge but had not seen his father and mother.

According to common sense, the street at noon should be bustling with vehicles and pedestrians.

Strangely, there were hardly any vehicles or pedestrians near the sky bridge where Charles was.

"There's an indescribable feeling, it just doesn't seem right. The permanent population of Lsengard is around one million, so at this time..." Charles began to speculate instinctively.

It was a habit ingrained in his subconscious to observe his surroundings, gather information, and then conduct comprehensive analysis and speculation. Continue your adventure with mvl Sёarch* The NôᴠelFirё.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Even in a mirage, he did this out of instinct.

In the next moment, outside the mirage,

Lucas watched the screen shake again with a sense of helplessness and continued to inject light attribute energy.

This time, he didn't exclaim, clearly, he was more prepared for Charles's monstrous performance.

"Charles, you're the first person to be this abnormal. The mirage affects a person's thinking and logic, thereby exposing their innermost nature."

Lucas continued to speak to himself: "At the current intensity of the mirage, a typical Level 7 Beast Master would be completely entranced. Yet you are able to maintain strong observational skills and logical thinking. It looks like I need to increase the intensity!"

After saying this, the intensity of the light attribute energy around Lucas suddenly surged, and he became even more excited about Charles's performance!

The trial hadn't truly begun yet, but Charles's performance had already left him sufficiently astonished.

Soon,

Within the mirage, Charles suddenly felt a ringing in his ears,

As if someone had placed a huge speaker right next to him, the loud, sharp static made him close his eyes and shake his head.

In the blink of an eye, the ringing stopped,

Charles opened his eyes somewhat dazedly, no longer looking around but instead staring down at the area beneath the sky bridge.

At the intersection,

A figure appeared, it was a girl who looked somewhat familiar, waiting at the traffic light.

The girl inadvertently lifted her head and glanced up at the sky bridge, exclaiming in surprise:

"Charles! What are you doing up there?"

Charles immediately remembered, it was Catherine!

They had grown up together, and they were classmates in the same Beast Mastery high school, with a very close relationship.

Just as Charles was about to respond, a group of lively elementary school students appeared on the other side of the sky bridge.

Accompanied by their teacher, they slowly made their way toward Charles.

One little girl at the front, upon seeing Charles, suddenly brightened up and happily shouted:

"Brother Charles, what a coincidence! What are you doing here?"

Charles's mind instantly recalled information about the little girl, she was the sister of his good friend, Daniel.

The familiar faces appearing one after another left Charles momentarily speechless.

Just as he was about to say something, several screams shattered the tranquility of the scene.

"Ahhhh! It's a ferocious beast! A ferocious beast has appeared!"

"Run! There are so many ferocious beasts!"

"Mom, help! I don't want to die yet!"

The entire area instantly descended into chaos, with frantic screams mingling with the hissing roars of the ferocious beasts, instilling fear in everyone.

Charles remained where he was, not out of fear.

In front of him on the sky bridge, behind those elementary school students, a figure suddenly appeared—a ferocious beast, a Grayhide Wolf!

Just as Charles was about to take action against the Grayhide Wolf, a cry for help came from below the sky bridge:

"Charles, help!"

In front of Catherine, another Grayhide Wolf appeared!

Charles watched as the Grayhide Wolf bared its bloody jaws, slowly creeping closer to the group.

On the sky bridge were his best friend's sister and a bunch of little kids.

While below, at the intersection, was Catherine, someone very close to him!

Both groups of familiar faces were in danger at the same time, who should he help?

Outside the mirage,

everyone watching the scene on the screen fell into deep thought.

Someone sighed and slowly spoke up:

"It seems that Charles knows people in both places, or at least knows them in the mirage. This is really tough."

"Yeah, there are a lot of kids on the sky bridge, and only one girl below. If it were me, I would definitely choose to help the kids above."

"That's easy to say, but what if that girl below is your wife?"

"Why not say, what if one of the kids above is your daughter?"

"Damn, if that's the case, I wouldn't know how to choose!"

"What do you think Charles will decide next? As expected of the trial of the heart, it's really a difficult choice!"

At that moment, it seemed like Charles had made up his mind.

Lucas, watching the scene on the screen with a smile, said:

"Don't rush, the truly exciting part hasn't come yet! Since you're so exceptional, we need to raise the difficulty a bit!"

In the next instant,

within the mirage, Charles heard two familiar voices calling out.

"Son, where are you? Dad is coming to save you!"

"Son, are you okay? Mom is here too!"

These two voices belonged to Charles's father and mother.

Charles immediately looked in the direction of the voices,

He saw his parents standing below the sky bridge, looking up at Charles with expressions of surprise, waving their hands excitedly.

They were completely oblivious to the fact that a Grayhide Wolf had quietly appeared behind them.

"Damn it! Dad, Mom! Run!" Charles yelled frantically, losing his composure in an instant.

He never expected the situation to turn out like this, his parents were in danger too!

Damn!

One was his parents, one was the ambiguously close Catherine, and another was his best friend's sister, all of them were in jeopardy.

What was he supposed to do?

Charles instinctively tried to analyze the situation. According to the current circumstances, he thought he still had some time to think.

The Grayhide Wolf on the sky bridge hadn't begun to move, it was at the very back and wouldn't reach Daniel's sister so quickly.

As for Catherine below the bridge, Charles felt a sense of unease. He just had a feeling that nothing bad would happen to Catherine.

This reasoning was quite strange, both he and Catherine were students of Beast Mastery high school.

Faced with a sudden attack from a ferocious beast, there shouldn't be any means of resistance. How could he think she would be able to handle it?

In the next moment, a ringing in his ears drowned out his earlier thoughts of unease.

At the royal banquet,

everyone watching the scene on the screen fell into silence once more, this time with no one speaking up to discuss.

Each person instinctively put themselves in Charles's position, facing the choice he had to make.

Many quickly ruled out saving the little girl and wanted to choose to help his parents instead.

Some faces showed despair because, given the current situation, Charles was still some distance away from his parents. He might not make it in time to help them.

What if by the time he got there.

What if the Grayhide Wolf had already killed his parents?

The little girl was closer, and saving her was the most reliable choice!

Then he could escape with the little girl and see if he could make it down to help Catherine.

However, no one voiced their thoughts because the situation was simply too agonizing.

Some people didn't care about the bonds between brothers,

some didn't care about other women, only about their father and mother,

and there were those who were estranged from their parents and felt indifferent.

No one expressed their thoughts, everyone stared intently at Charles, eager to see how he would choose.

But then, a worse situation arose.

Behind Charles, strange noises began to emerge!

It was another Grayhide Wolf, and it had set its sights on Charles!

However, there was still some distance between this Grayhide Wolf and Charles, and it didn't seem like it would attack him right away.

If Charles chose to run away at this moment, he could definitely escape safely.

But if he decided to take the little girl and flee, they would be pursued by the Grayhide Wolf behind them, and in that case, neither of them might be able to escape!

They could all end up as food for the Grayhide Wolf!

"Damn, another ferocious beast! This is too difficult! It seems Charles can't summon a mystical beast, right now, he looks like an ordinary person! This is truly despairing!"

"Truly the trial of the heart, if I were in such a situation, I'd go crazy!"

"Charles looks just as powerless as we do. At this point, running away is the best choice for him!"

"Exactly, it's impossible to save everyone. Just surviving would be a great achievement."

Unable to contain themselves any longer, many people in the room began to shout in frustration,

imagining themselves in Charles's situation, it was a maddening choice to make!

Finn clenched his fists tightly, for him, his parents were the most important. If it were him, he would choose to save his parents at all costs!

Even if it meant sacrificing his own life, he wouldn't care!

But what about Charles?

What kind of choice would he make?

Would he give up?

Everyone present was thinking about what choice Charles would make next, and Lucas was no exception.

Watching the scene on the screen, a dramatic smile tugged at his lips as he whispered:

"Charles, it's your turn now. I'm really curious to see what your choice will be."