Third Hurdle

"This…" Theo closed his eyes for a moment to think. "I feel like there is something flawed in your decision, but I don't know what…"

"There are only two monsters, Theo. If it's not the first one, then it will be the second one." Ellen felt it wasn't that hard for them. "I know that making the wrong choice will give us minus points, but don't you think it's good to test the water first?"

"But you should think about the wasted time along with the points reduction." Phyrill somehow agreed with Theo and tried to take another look at the hint.

"Theo said that this competition is meant to reduce other competitors, allowing only a few best teams to compete. We seem to have gained five more points than Australia Team, so we can afford to waste one or two chances, right?" Laust asked. "You can't win all the time… You can't…"

Laust's voice turned heavy as he spoke from experience.