Chu Fu's voice, though soft and sweet, was resolute—each word clear and firm.
The surrounding crowd erupted in uproar.
Not only them, but even the viewers in the livestream room were cursing.
“Thief! Still in denial?”
“Youlong Studio is so shameless! Taking what’s lying around and then calling others rude?”
“Let’s see him talk his way out of this one!”
The members of Youlong Studio were mortified.
But Youlong Zhuye, as the high-priced team leader, quickly thought of a way out, struggling desperately to say:
“Why did you kill our man? He’s the finance officer of our studio! Those gold coins are studio funds!
And he’s an S-rank talent—do you have any idea how much damage you’ve done to Youlong Studio by killing him?
Revive him now, and I’ll let this slide. Otherwise, Youlong Studio isn’t just big on this server—we’ve got people in other regions too.
Youlong isn’t a group you can just mess with!”
He blustered, trying to sound intimidating.
Chu Fu’s lips curled slightly, a mischievously wicked smile spreading across her face.
If he weren’t an S-rank talent, she wouldn’t have bothered killing him!
After arriving, Chu Fu had questioned the situation, asking Lin Haowan first. But Lin Haowan said she hadn’t seen anyone, and hardly anyone had been close.
Chu Fu’s first thought was an invisible unit sneaking in to loot the gear.
But thieves and assassins couldn’t pick up items while invisible.
The only exception was if they had advanced stealth techniques.
In the original story, Youlong Guild indeed had such an expert.
That was Youlong Shendao.
As an S-rank player of Youlong Studio with strong abilities, he was later developed into an SSS-rank talent, clashing with Chu Feng and causing him plenty of trouble.
Though his end was tragic.
But Chu Fu didn’t mind nipping the enemy in the bud.
As for Youlong Zhuye’s excuses,
Chu Fu gave only three words in reply:
“I don’t believe you.”
Youlong Zhuye felt like he’d punched cotton.
Such a perfect excuse.
And Chu Fu didn’t buy it?
Of course, no one else believed it either.
Youlong Zhuye shouted in disbelief, “What do you mean, you don’t believe me? That’s it?
You won’t even give a basic reason—are you just being unreasonable?”
He tried to turn the tables.
Though Plantman didn’t play by the rules, he’d done everything he could.
That would save Youlong Studio a lot of public relations costs.
But then, the girl’s voice rang out again, like the whisper of a sorceress:
“Because your studio’s about to go under. You’ve sold every copper you could online.
So, not only does he have no money—you don’t either!
If you don’t believe me, I can prove it to everyone!”
Youlong Zhuye couldn’t piece it together.
He even asked,
“How will you prove it?”
How to prove it? That was easy!
Chu Fu raised her staff again.
In an instant, a blood-red mist enveloped everyone in front of her.
This farce had set Thorn Guild and Youlong Studio at odds.
All the players from Thorn Guild and Wangxi Village stood behind Chu Fu, glaring at Youlong Studio’s people.
Youlong Guild had a full fifteen hundred members.
But the players from Tianhe Village stayed far off, some even gleefully siding with the Wangxi Village players.
Chu Fu cast Plague Spread.
In a flash, it blanketed everyone in Youlong Guild.
Then, everyone felt the terror of the plague.
Their heads spun, bodies grew weak, lymph nodes swelled, and their lungs felt like they were bursting—coughing up blood.
Chu Fu’s damage was too high.
Within seconds, someone from Youlong Studio collapsed.
Their body swelled quickly, then exploded with a bang!
The corpse explosion killed those nearby, triggering a chain reaction.
Screams filled the air.
Priests frantically healed themselves, but their health dropped faster than they could restore it.
Still, Youlong Studio had talent. One priest had a cleansing skill.
Since the plague was a virus—a debuff in the game—any cleanse-type skill could remove it.
She cast a purge centered on herself, thinning the mist slightly. But the mist thickened again, and she was poisoned once more.
There were too many infection sources around.
After a few rounds, that priest fell too.
Total annihilation.
Within ten seconds.
Everyone in Youlong Studio was dead.
Even dead, their corpses seemed to have living mouths.
Youlong Zhuye went berserk, sending text on the map channel:
【Map】【Youlong Zhuye】: Plantman! How dare you! Killing our entire guild! You bitch! Wait and see—I’ll—
Chu Fu stood on his corpse and said, “Didn’t you ask me to prove it? I proved it, and now you’re mad?”
“Look at your guild—everyone’s so broke, the ground’s littered with copper coins!”
“And you say your guild can cough up one gold coin?”
“Stealing is bad enough, but you wouldn’t own up, and then you try to blame us?”
“Think the Thorn Guild’s people are pushovers?”
The next moment, a server-wide announcement blared:
【0308888 Server】【Who Wants to Be Called Plantman】: From today, the Thorn Guild officially declares war on Youlong Studio! Any guild member who kills a Youlong Guild player earns contribution points. The guild will cover resurrection costs for those killed. No mercy!
Seizing the chance,
Chu Fu publicly declared war.
They’d have to fight sooner or later anyway.
Might as well have a righteous cause.
So, she tore off any pretense of peace and went all out in the game.
What use was superficial peace?
Chu Fu didn’t need it.
If they had to fight, let it be early,
and cripple Youlong Studio until its stock hit rock bottom.
Of course, as Youlong Zhuye had said,
Youlong Studio had people beyond just this server.
They had many studios,
hiring tons of workers—
maybe enough to crush Chu Fu’s Thorn Studio.
But for now, Chu Fu could deliver a fatal blow,
humiliating them in the official livestream.
Before players could digest what had happened,
the tenth wave of monsters attacking the village arrived.
【0308888 Server】【Who Wants to Be Called Plantman】: The final beast wave is coming! All drops, including boss loot, are free for everyone to pick up.
【0308888 Server】【Who Wants to Be Called Plantman】: And here, I thank the Wangxi Village players for joining me in saving a desolate village ruined by a shady studio. We’ll be the heroes of this village—and in my heart, you’re the most righteous players of all!
