Qi Xu thought to herself that since he knew the rest of the Battle Wolves were with her and yet pretended not to know them, it didn't matter whether he wanted to go solo or had other reasons.
The winner holds the right to speak. Striving for first place is the most important thing; after all, there is only one spot for the gathering of top players.
Threeking sighed slightly in relief. As expected of the top-ranked player on the national server, her mindset and strength were top-tier. But it really had been a long time since he last saw his brothers...
Number Four, Number Six, Number Seven, Number Eight, and Number Nine were all here. Only Number Two and Number Five were missing. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. He glanced at Invincible Black Whirlwind, his eyes filled with extremely complex emotions, looking at his former teammates with a hint of longing.
Qi Xu smiled faintly. "Of course you can."
Threeking felt that there was a catch. Her smile... was truly too cunning...
But there was nothing he could do. No one understood the strength of 666 better than him. Not to mention that almost all his former teammates who trained day and night together were on the opposing side, they were positioned relatively far back. The few people at the very front were not only ability users, but they also looked very tough to deal with.
It wasn't just him who didn't want to fight; Qi Xu didn't want to either. After this trip out, the food they brought had all been eaten, and they had been starving for a long time. Furthermore, their friends from the Surprise Settlement no longer had a camp.
In this special area, not being able to rest properly and replenish food energy was no different from being dead.
As long as Threeking wasn't an idiot, he should understand that after a slight adjustment, he had to hurry up and start plundering.
If they couldn't defeat the Food Settlement, they could only set their sights on the Ruins or the Medicine Settlement. Qi Xu was more than willing to gain an extra set of hired thugs for nothing.
Waiting until they fought to the point of exhaustion, and then appearing with her teammates in peak condition to reap the spoils without lifting a finger—that was how a smart person played the game.
Fighting purely with brute force was not quite suitable for this Tournament of Champions.
But that didn't stop her from putting on a show first.
"But... if I leave just because you tell me to, and we don't fight just because you don't want to, wouldn't that make me look bad? I am the number one on the entire server, after all."
Threeking frowned in a somewhat troubled manner. "So, what do you want?"
"Compensation! Look at what you've tortured my team member into. He looks neither human nor ghost. You must compensate him for his mental distress."
Qi Xu spouted this nonsense with a straight face, while Dark Night Fanatic cooperatively tilted his neck to the side, acting as if he were having a seizure.
Threeking took out a card. "One Medicine Card."
Qi Xu replied without a second thought, "Plus one Weapon Card and one Food Card."
"Impossible!"
"Brother Seven, show him what you've got."
After Qi Xu said this, Dandan Seven didn't react for a long time. It wasn't until Qi Xu turned around to look at him in confusion that Dandan Seven pleasantly realized, "Ah? Brother Seven is calling me? I've made it!"
He immediately flushed red and hurled a bolt of lightning at Threeking. Not only did he not hold back, but he also unleashed his maximum power. A thick bolt of lightning almost scorched Threeking's hair.
Threeking looked speechlessly at Dandan Seven, whose face was flushed with excitement. He really wanted to grab him and beat him up.
"What is the meaning of this? You want to start a war."
"Yes."
Threeking laughed out of anger and agreed outright, "Fine!"
As a result, the forty or so people on Qi Xu's side either raised the assault rifles in their arms or gripped special weapons that clearly flowed with halos of light. They stared ahead with excited faces, just waiting for the boss to give the order.
Especially the few Battle Wolves at the front, who were already so excited that they couldn't stop themselves from wanting to charge forward.
Threeking's pupils shrank instantly. Good heavens, aren't you guys a Food Settlement? What's the meaning of everyone holding weapons!
Did you rob a Weapon Settlement and get rich overnight?
"What I meant by 'fine' is that three cards are no problem. Everyone, don't get excited."
Threeking instantly chickened out. He and his men were almost fainting from hunger, and they didn't have many weapons left in their hands, having consumed more than half of them at the Food Settlement. If they fought now, there was an eighty percent chance they would be eliminated.
Qi Xu quit while she was ahead. She didn't really want to push them into a corner, otherwise, how would they have the strength to compete with the other two Settlements.
By the time they took down the Weapon Settlement, they should have already reached the resource point. As long as the top players on both sides were smart, they wouldn't waste their combat power at the first resource point fighting to the death.
It was even possible that they peacefully took down the first resource point and divided it equally.
"Alright, I hope you keep your word."
"Guaranteed."
Threeking handed the three cards to Dark Night Fanatic and untied the ropes binding him. Dark Night Fanatic excitedly rushed toward Whirlwind Boss, having thought he was going to be the first unlucky bastard to be eliminated in the 666 zone.
He didn't expect things to take such a dramatic turn!
After receiving the three cards and checking that there were no issues, Qi Xu directly led her team members into the vehicles.
Before leaving, Battle Wolf 004 deliberately lagged behind a step. Waiting to be the last one to get in the car, he gazed affectionately at his Third Brother, yet didn't forget to screw him over. He performed beyond his usual level, instantly stealing twice.
Then he bolted for the car.
What was there for everyone not to understand? Every time Battle Wolf 004 finished stealing something, he always had this awkward look—a face full of righteousness, faintly excited, but outwardly acting both innocent and helpless.
Retired Magical Boy quickly closed the car door, slammed on the gas pedal, and sped away at top speed.
Threeking cursed loudly on the spot. When did Number Four become like this? If Number Seven did this, it would be perfectly normal, but this is Number Four, my man of steel!
"What good stuff did you steal?"
"How can you call it stealing? At a glance, you can tell he deliberately left this for me."
Battle Wolf 004 stubbornly defended himself, his face blushing.
Qi Xu agreed entirely. "You're right."
Everyone wanted to talk about Battle Wolf 003, and Battle Wolf 004 had deliberately changed the subject. But seeing that Qi Xu didn't follow up, they understood that now was not the right time to bring it up.
They were vaguely worried in their hearts, but no matter what, Number Three was at least a zone boss. Whatever his difficulties were, his personal safety was not an issue.
Qi Xu found that Battle Wolf 004 had indeed stolen something good.
She had always been puzzled about what was so surprising about the Surprise Settlement. Was it simply a better place to live? That would be somewhat useless. Although the Dilapidated Warehouse was worn out, resting normally and reducing fatigue points was not an issue.
So, in comparison, the Surprise Settlement was far inferior to the Food, Weapon, and Medicine Settlements.
But one of the cards Battle Wolf 004 stole back was a Surprise Card!
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