Little Xie knew he wasn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed. Now that he was teamed up with Cheese Foam, listening to her for the time being seemed like a good idea. He turned his head and saw that the Invincible Black Whirlwind squad had already set off at the first opportunity! Good grief, how were they running so fast?!
"Tang Tang! What the hell do you mean by this! Neither of us said you should just give up, and you even changed teams, huh?"
Cheese Foam turned back and gave her two former teammates a smiling glance, saying absolutely nothing. She quickly left. The camaraderie between them had been completely exhausted; the next time they met, there would be no mercy!
Originally, she had planned to directly head to the 666th subdivision of the 88th grand region to join Invincible Black Whirlwind after this treasure map journey ended. But the more she ran, the more unwilling she felt.
She had already established an organization and built up its scale. There were currently over 400 people in the team, and the team's total assets were no small sum.
Aside from the five or six teammates from before the survival game, the rest were connections she had slowly made and accumulated bit by bit after the game began.
It was no exaggeration to say that those other teams, all brawn and no brains, could never have built such an organization on their own. Initially, she didn't want to make a fuss over it, but now... they better spit out everything they ate from me.
If she just left, wouldn't she be letting those guys off too easy? And why should she be the one to leave? She was the one who set up the whole operation; if anyone should roll out, it should be them!
Besides that, Cheese Foam had even more to consider. Invincible Black Whirlwind's side didn't lack players with strong individual skills at all, like the two people beside her, for example.
One possessed a bizarre special skill, while the other's combat prowess looked entirely on par with Invincible Black Whirlwind, perhaps even faintly surpassing her in overall lethality...
That was terrifying.
Going to join her right now wasn't the best timing. After all, she couldn't offer any particularly handy top-tier items, and her own strength would likely struggle to even rank in the top five of that team. It would be better to streamline her own team and then bring the entire core group over to join.
First, it would demand respect and prevent them from being marginalized upon arrival. Second, changing to a new place and environment with a group of her own people meant that if any accidents happened, they wouldn't be entirely passive and helpless.
After Qi Xu came out, she saw the Threeking trio being besieged by a horde of monsters.
She didn't make a sound and just slipped away along the edge. However, Battle Wolf 004 really liked that thick gold chain and activated a skill to steal it.
Threeking only felt his neck lighten and instantly understood what had happened. Gritting his teeth, he wanted to turn around and curse! But seeing the two idiots beside him tangled up with monsters, he forcefully held it in to avoid causing more trouble.
It wasn't until the Invincible Black Whirlwind squad had run far away and the other three squads came out that Threeking warned, "They're out!"
The three of them shared a rare look of tacit understanding, endured the monsters' attacks, and sprinted swiftly into the crowd of people.
If they had to fight monsters, everyone should fight together. They weren't going to be the only ones taking the fall.
Xie Shaoning was just about to start cursing when Cheese Foam smacked the back of his head hard. "Go! Run quickly!"
On Qi Xu's side, they had just finished a fight when she noticed a very familiar thick gold chain around Battle Wolf 004's neck.
"Did a kind soul give you another gift?"
"This is actually a defensive item. He's such a nice guy."
"Old Four, I'm worried that in the future..."
"It's fine. I was suppressed too badly before. It's rare to have an opportunity like this, so being happy for a moment is worth it." Battle Wolf 004 grinned happily while killing monsters. Even with blood spraying into his mouth, he couldn't stop smiling.
Qi Xu suddenly felt that this third brother wasn't doing much better than the sixth brother.
Once the monsters gathered, the three of them resumed their previous strategy: avoid fighting whenever possible, focus on running, and absolutely do not waste any extra energy.
As a result, they became the first team to reach the entrance of the second stage.
There was no reason to help someone once, and then a second and third time. They had already targeted Threeking's side enough.
Qi Xu originally planned to go in early to see what the next stage was about, but to her surprise, entry to the second stage was forbidden.
Fortunately, the reason was clearly written above: "Each team member must take the lives of 50 monsters to obtain entry qualifications for the second stage.
[Invincible Black Whirlwind: 0, Watch Me Cut You Down: 0, Battle Wolf 004: 0.]"
They had only cared about speed along the way and hadn't killed a single monster. Who knew the rules would suddenly change halfway? Fortunately, the other three groups hadn't caught up yet, giving them time to adjust.
The monsters had pretty much caught up by now, so they quickly turned around to fight back.
After Xie Shaoning's team underwent readjustments and member swaps, things surprisingly went much smoother. Cheese Foam's practical combat ability was strong; with a whip in hand, she could fight solo or provide crowd control.
Thus, they directly became the second team to arrive. Seeing Invincible Black Whirlwind and her two teammates still in combat, Xie Shaoning asked loudly, "What are you guys doing? You're at the entrance, why aren't you going in?"
Qi Xu effortlessly chopped off a Wolverine's head. With Ni Jiujiu constantly restoring her mental energy from above, she felt no negative status effects whatsoever, save for a tiny bit of physical fatigue.
She even felt playful and decided to fool around a bit more.
"Not a single team has gone inside yet, so why should I go in so early? This endless stream of monsters is perfect for practicing individual combat skills. Do you really think I got the rank one spot on the entire server just by luck? It's all about daily accumulation and hard work!"
Xie Shaoning's throat went dry. He couldn't say a word, and his face even flushed slightly.
After a brief moment of hesitation, he grabbed his longsword and charged into the monster horde!
Cheese Foam beside him reached out immediately, but still failed to stop him.
She slapped her own forehead and closed her eyes in a headache. Why was it so hard to find some normal teammates...
Taking eight deep breaths to adjust her emotions, she rolled her eyes at Xie Shaoning, who was frantically killing monsters in the center of the field. "Come back, Brother Xie, my dear captain! If you don't go in now, you won't get a chance later!"
Invincible Black Whirlwind was smiling and clearly bluffing, yet this idiot actually believed it. Even the simple-looking burly man behind him didn't fall for it. Xie Shaoning really wasted his smart-looking face.
"Neither of you is moving! If you don't accumulate and work hard normally, how can you possess supreme strength!"
Xie Shaoning felt incredibly cool after saying that!
But Qi Xu couldn't hold it in anymore...
She completely lost it and burst out laughing. Fortunately, they had already killed enough monsters, so she simply called for Dongfang Yuan and Battle Wolf 004 to enter the stage.
Xie Shaoning froze. When he arrived at the stage entrance and saw the entry conditions, his entire old face instantly flushed beetroot red...
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