Seeing that the "old battery" was about to run out, he decisively made the first move and created a "new battery" for Su Mu to save himself.
Logically speaking, killing only one person was the most appropriate.
Killing two of them would be equivalent to giving up a battery.
However, this was precisely his cleverness!
If only one person was killed, the remaining two would be suspicious of each other and fight among themselves.
As a result, their speed would be reduced.
Moreover, if they delayed until the 'battery' was exhausted, it would be another bloody infighting.
He wasn't confident in becoming the winner.
Therefore, he might as well kill both of them!
This way, there was no risk of dying in the hands of his companions.
In addition, Su Mu guessed that the village shouldn't be far away.
This person felt that one battery was enough, so he chose this option.
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Su Mu's guess wasn't wrong.