War Wolf 008 was deeply moved, but she felt no embarrassment about letting the team stand up for her. This was the very meaning of being a team! If anyone else in the team needed her help in the future, she would step up without a second thought.
She decisively wrote down the nicknames of 12 players and posted them directly in the chat hall.
She understood the people in District 438 all too well—a textbook mob, bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
And those 12 players she had carefully selected were rotten to the core, having committed plenty of evil deeds. They led the charge in bullying, robbing, and even outright killing ordinary players. They were standard troublemakers, thriving on chaos. Their deaths were no loss at all.
Killing a bunch of scumbags would also allow Whirlwind Boss to establish his authority. A win-win situation, and a good one at that. Aside from a few utterly wicked ones, the players in District 438 were all fence-sitters who needed a good scare to behave!
The reason War Wolf 008 and River of Darkness became sworn enemies in the first place was because she couldn't stand the sight of River of Darkness's underlings ganging up to corner and slaughter ordinary players. Professional duty and a sense of justice compelled War Wolf 008 to act!
Even though she was now in a survival game, some habits and beliefs were still etched in her bones.
However, she had also made plans, thinking it over carefully for a long time, trying her best to save everyone she could while preserving her own safety.
War Wolf 008 had also tried to organize ordinary players to unite and resist, but aside from twenty or thirty players willing to stand by her side, the rest didn't even dare to make a sound.
They only spoke up to beg for help when the killing came to their own doorstep. As for standing up and fighting back together? They didn't dare. Sometimes, after being rescued, they didn't even say thank you, let alone offer any supplies. They simply ran away during the fight.
It would be a lie to say War Wolf 008 wasn't disheartened. She slowly grew through this back-and-forth struggle.
Originally, the two sides were fairly evenly matched, but War Wolf 008 was set up. They deliberately laid a trap, causing her to be betrayed by a player she had just saved. She was instead enslaved by River of Darkness and only escaped after River of Darkness died.
From that day on, War Wolf 008 worked like a dog from 6 AM to 9 PM every day, toiling in the shadows without seeing a single penny of the profits...
Whenever there was a situation requiring combat, River of Darkness would summon her to serve as a damage sponge and suicide squad. Because of her own strength, they didn't dare do anything else too evil to her, only wanting to enslave and exploit her. Pushing her to death would mean getting nothing.
As for those twenty or thirty people, because of War Wolf 008's defeat, they were all scattered. They either changed their names or switched districts, not daring to lead any more trouble.
However, those still in District 438 did their best to help War Wolf 008 during her escape, either by giving supplies, providing information, or helping to create diversions.
Now, War Wolf 008 was not only looking for those heartless, textbook bullies but also searching for her former teammates.
Adversity reveals true friendship. They had already done more than enough.
Now, Whirlwind Boss was short on people. These individuals with decent strength and good character were perfect candidates to recommend.
Qi Xu directly quoted the nicknames of these 12 players.
Invincible Black Whirlwind: "Received. See you in the morning. [Smile]"
The 12 players on the list had all immediately tried to use district transfer cards or name change cards, but without exception, every attempt failed.
Then they checked the chat hall.
Tonsils Never Speak: "Sorry, everyone. Due to some team private matters that need resolving, I've used a District Lock Card. No district transfers or nickname changes are allowed for 24 hours. Hope you all understand, thanks!"
Little Crab from Yangcheng Lake: "Our Goddess of Good Luck is flexing her power again!"
Silver Ear Soup: "If I had even one-tenth of the Goddess of Good Luck's luck, I'd be thriving by now."
Nile Bear: "I'm content, truly content. Getting merged into 666 on the first district merge was lucky enough."
Qi Xu and War Wolf 008 were completely on the same page. Even if you couldn't kill them all, you could kill a few to establish authority.
Most ordinary players were definitely fence-sitters, no doubt about it. After all, they didn't have the capability to stand out; all they wanted was to survive.
Qi Xu wouldn't actively kill such players, nor would she choose them as teammates or faction members. Their mindsets were different. It was fine for them to stay behind and be "crops"; Lai Cai was already starting to "sharpen the knife."
The team had to consist of players and elites with unique strengths in various aspects. Only then could the team grow stronger. A mob of fence-sitters? Not welcome.
But now, with a team, Qi Xu didn't have to run over there alone after all this trouble. She could just issue the mission.
Invincible Black Whirlwind: "I have a meeting tomorrow at 8 AM. Let's divide these 12 people among the 8 rescue teams? Members of the Cross-District Challenge Prep Team, if you're free, you can each follow a team to observe."
A unified "Received." came from all players via the Gold Group Chat Card.
To be honest, everyone was pretty excited. Everyone faces tough situations sometimes. Having a reliable team to lean on is truly a fortunate thing.
Wealth From All Directions: "Um... I have a question, not sure if I should ask."
"Ask."
Wealth From All Directions: "These people are all going to die anyway. Is it okay if I scam them out of a bunch of stuff tonight first?"
Invincible Black Whirlwind: "That is absolutely no problem at all."
Lai Cai took a deep breath. Knowing about today's district merger, she had deliberately postponed this month's emergency-supplies sales until tonight and had meticulously devised the scenario.
She thought the plan was ruined, but it turned out it could proceed normally.
She immediately sent a message in her sales group.
Wealth From All Directions: "Lai Cai Elite Team, proceed as planned! Operation 'Harvest the Crops, Shear the Sheep' begins now!"
Everyone had been waiting. At Lai Cai's command, they all replied with "Received."
First, Wintergreen Tree posted in the chat hall: "I won't be selling next month's disaster info anymore. Found out too late, feels wrong to charge you all. Old customers who bought info from me before, DM me for the free update.
For those who haven't bought before, it's still 1 Survival Coin. Players who just merged into this district, no cooperation."
The players of District 438 used all their connections, going through great hardship and paying high prices to finally learn that the disaster type was an earthquake!
Aside from possible intense ground shaking, there might also be ground collapse and fissures. If a vehicle accidentally fell in, survival chances would be slim.
This kind of disaster was really hard to guard against. You could prepare for cold or heat in advance, but what could you do about an earthquake? Knowing early didn't help much; you could only be extra careful when the time came.
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