Chapter 2676: Only Two Paths! Choose the Rest Yourself!

Right after that, Wang Cen sat back down in the same spot as before.

He said coldly, "I called you all here to discuss one thing—or rather, to issue an order. Now I'm giving you two choices: either continue down this road with me, or leave right now! I can unilaterally declare that you've left the Wang family and I won't pursue it. Or rather, since the Wang family no longer exists, there'll be no restrictions on you anymore. Do you understand?"

The group exchanged glances, all of them baffled. They couldn't understand why Wang Cen would suddenly say something like that—wasn't this just undermining morale right before a major battle?

But on second thought, there didn't seem to be any need for such concerns now, because everything was being led by the Archaeology Team One.

As long as the Archaeology Team One led by Wu Tianzhen didn't run into any problems, they could naturally set their minds at ease.

Given that premise, the group couldn't help but smile bitterly, because from their perspective, they were certain Wang Cen wouldn't give up so easily.

That's right—when Wang Cen said those words earlier, they had given up the very last sliver of hope in their hearts.

Originally, they had assumed Wang Cen was deliberately showing a weakness, choosing to leave the Wang family in order to cooperate with the other side, and that at the critical moment, Wang Cen would definitely Will Find a Way to double-cross them.

Even if he truly wanted redemption, he wouldn't necessarily have to make this kind of choice—that was the conclusion everyone had settled on. Because from their perspective, once this kind of cooperation was reached, it would instead drag Wang Cen into a passive position, and if that passivity continued, going forward, let alone rescuing Su Nan, even keeping their own lives safe would be as hard as reaching the heavens.

Based on this, they certainly wouldn't make such a choice, and they also believed Wang Cen wasn't that kind of person. But this time, they were exactly wrong—Wang Cen had never once considered betraying this cooperation from the very start.

If it only concerned himself or the others in the team, then Wang Cen would absolutely not hesitate to stake the opponent's life as the wager for this gamble.

But now the situation was completely different—Wang Cen truly could not afford to fail, because if he failed, what he'd be risking wasn't just his own life, but Su Nan's as well.

The reason Wang Cen was saying all this now, and asking them to make a quick decision, was precisely because of this. Moreover, before this, Wang Cen had already explained everything to them very clearly—it was just that these people still didn't understand his good intentions.

But even taking a step back, Wang Cen also felt it wasn't right to stake these people's lives for his own affairs. Although following him would allow them to shake off that mysterious person's entanglement, and they wouldn't need to keep hiding, and the authorities wouldn't trouble them either.

But at the same time, it carried very high risks. If those risks couldn't be avoided with absolute certainty, then it seemed Wang Cen shouldn't let the people under him make this kind of choice either—that would make him far too selfish. Having clarified this point, Wang Cen once again looked at them with an appraising gaze.

And at this moment, those trusted confidants were all silent. They never in their wildest dreams imagined that Wang Cen's attitude could be so resolute at this moment—in their view, this was completely unreasonable.

After all, this matter had already been discussed many times before. They had assumed Wang Cen was just joking, or didn't want any unnecessary complications, so as not to let this become known to everyone, which would only expose the plan prematurely.

But now reality was right before their eyes, and it told these people quite bluntly what the real Wang Cen was actually like. The people who followed Wang Cen felt a mix of emotions—disappointment, confusion. They couldn't help but recall what Wang Cen used to be like; at the very least, he wouldn't be resigning himself to fate like this now.

Even under immense pressure, he would Will Find a Way to find a way out. But now it seemed like he was on the verge of collapse—this was something they absolutely couldn't understand. But thinking about it again, what was the point of not understanding?

They had no choice but to listen to him, because Wang Cen's reasoning was already very clear. He didn't want to wipe everyone out, nor did he intend to force anyone into making a choice. On the contrary, he had already laid two paths out before them. These two paths seemed to be a matter of life and death, but in reality, whichever one they chose came with its own corresponding benefits.

Therefore, these people once again fell into deep indecision. Meanwhile, Archaeology Team One was also making intense preparations, but Wang Cen was in no rush.

He checked the time and said, "Archaeology Team One still needs one to two hours to prepare—that's how long you have to think. I don't want to hear any arguments, and I don't need your persuasion. I've already made up my mind. When the time comes, those who want to continue down this road with me, stay. Those who don't want to go on, leave while you can! But if you choose to stay and still harbor other thoughts, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"

After saying that, Wang Cen went straight over to Archaeology Team One, and walked up to Wu Tianzhen. The two exchanged a glance, nodded at each other—a greeting, that unspoken understanding.

Wang Cen had basically resolved everything. What remained was exactly as he had just said—his subordinates couldn't really say much more this time, because Wang Cen had already laid every opportunity out before them.

If someone was willing to take this risk, Wang Cen wouldn't stop them. If they truly chose to protect themselves, then Wang Cen wouldn't say a single word of "no" either.

Those who knew Wang Cen's character were actually all extremely shocked inside at this moment, because they had never seen a Wang Cen like this. In the past, Wang Cen was absolutely synonymous with ruthlessness—his subordinates had to follow him with absolute loyalty, otherwise the only thing waiting for them at the end was death, nothing else.