The Man They Threw Away

**[Route C: Shadow Hunter enters the pit alone from behind, steals Elder, chains dashes through enemy marks, and baits pursuit into narrow terrain. Comeback probability: 3.1%.]** **[Lowest route is valid. Select?]** Chenzhou's fingers went still. Three point one. It was not a probability. It was a road so thin it could barely be seen. He confirmed. **[Selection accepted. Completing the route will award 18 Luck Points.]** "Wanzhao, give up mid priority," he said over voice. "In forty seconds, do exactly what I tell you." She saw his eyes and sat straighter. "All right." The chat was still laughing. Five opponents with an eight-thousand-gold lead were already moving toward the pit.