Under Xie Lin's blade, 52 souls instantly perished.
The BOSS was naturally slain by him.
Once again, the Star Alliance failed to land the final blow on the BOSS, and Jiang Yixing died again.
This time, the corpse wasn't a sickly green, but pitch black.
Xie Lin's Holy Light Judgment was a blinding radiance with a searing effect; after a kill, the corpse turned black.
"You! You're too much, how dare you kill our Star again!"
"Star's been burnt to a crisp!"
"Don't, don't scold them—what if they get ticked off and won't revive us?"
"Quick, get that Suture Saint over here to help! Star's lying on the ground getting cold."
The Suture Saint had been fighting for the BOSS too. After both BOSSes were eliminated, the entire team had fully secured all the BOSSes in this counterattack war.
There were 12 in total, granting 12 points of free attributes.
With the monsters dead and the minor mobs cleared, the system naturally announced the victory.
[System Announcement: The beast tide has receded, Dragon Village Counterattack War completed!]
[System Announcement: Non-Dragon Village players achieve special achievement: Savior; receive Savior Badge.]
[System Prompt: Detected that you have obtained the Savior Badge. Badge progression progress increased.]
[System Prompt: Savior Badge (Bronze Grade) upgrading to Savior Badge (Silver Grade, next upgrade condition: 520/1000.]
The Savior Badge had become Silver Grade.
Not just them, but all 3,000 people who had come received Silver Grade badges.
The players who didn't make it tonight would surely regret not joining Chu Fu and their team's operation.
Next came the leaderboard settlement.
[Contribution Leaderboard Rank 1: Suture Saint: 45.7 million; Reward: Talent Enhancement Stone ×1, Skill Enhancement Stone ×3, Golden Chest ×1.]
[Contribution Leaderboard Rank 2: Who Wants to Be a Plant: 16.34 million; Reward: Skill Enhancement Stone ×2, Golden Chest ×1.]
[Contribution Leaderboard Rank 3: Who's Calling Me Blind: 5.22 million; Reward: Skill Enhancement Stone ×1, Golden Chest ×1.]
The Suture Saint secured first place by rescuing 432 NPCs.
It made her want to jump for joy.
But before she could show off, a crowd came begging her to save people.
"How did they die again? Ah, killed by the Sword Saint? Well, that's fine, but this time it's not free—100 silver coins to revive a person. Pay up first!"
The Suture Saint had raised her prices.
Of course, it wasn't because Dragon Village's prices were different. On the contrary, the copper coins produced by Dragon Village had long been cleaned out, traded to Jiang Yixing, and then quietly sold off by him.
Most were sold to individual players. Even guild members who needed to learn skills, repair equipment, or buy potions had to fork over their own money.
So prices were very high: 1 type-flower coin could only buy 0.5 copper coins.
Even at the last moment before the village's destruction, the economy hadn't collapsed.
For the Suture Saint to revive one person, it cost them 200,000.
Guild members naturally didn't have that much money; even the wealthy backers lay dead on the ground.
Fortunately, when Jiang Yixing died, the gold in his pockets dropped, and someone took the liberty of trading it to the Suture Saint.
With 5 gold and 200 silver spent, Jiang Yixing and the others were all revived.
Jiang Yixing covered his face, quickly casting his Enchanting Aura charm. His look of brokenness didn't seem like an act.
He wanted to say that he had scoured an entire newbie village, hoarded all that money, and it was all used just to resurrect him?
Reviving him was fine—why did he have to pay for reviving everyone else?
But he didn't dare say it.
That would seem too stingy.
That's not what an idol should do.
He should be "spoiling his fans."
Besides, these people had rushed in on his orders. Who knew that the Blind Man, plain as day and a melee player, could unleash a full-screen attack with a terrifying Holy Light spanning a 50-meter diameter?
Was this whole team a bunch of monsters?
At that moment, he deeply doubted whether he was even playing the same game as Chu Fu and their crew.
Compared to their heavy losses, Chu Fu's side was booming.
The Suture Saint had taken first place, with contributions reaching a terrifying 45.7 million.
After exchanging for 1 Talent Stone, 3 Skill Stones, and 1 Revival Scroll, she still had 28.7 million in contributions left.
"How much are you guys short? I'll split the rest among you—no need to pay me back.
This is my thanks to the team for always carrying me!
If you hadn't shared a Talent Stone with me last time, I wouldn't have earned this much!
I still feel a bit sorry for Plant Girl. Actually, first place should've been yours, but there weren't enough monsters for you to kill, so I got it. It's a shame the mission rewards and limited Talent Stones can't be traded, or I would have given one back to you!"
The Suture Saint was a little embarrassed.
Chu Fu laughed. "What's there to apologize for? There were only three waves of counterattacks left. Even without the BOSSes, we could only get about 27 million in contributions. You pushed that value higher—everything extra is pure profit for us!
Besides, this is the last perk we can enjoy. There won't be any more counterattacks to fight!
This one move of yours gave the team at least two extra Talent Enhancement Stones!"
The Suture Saint's individual contribution helped cover Shen Chi, Xie Lin, and Jiao Jiao, letting them all buy enough Enhancement Stones.
Chu Fu also spent 12 million to purchase the basic 1 Talent Enhancement Stone, 3 Skill Enhancement Stones, and 10 points of all attributes, leaving her with 4.34 million.
"Let's save up another Revival Scroll for Wheelchair Brother to hold. If we get wiped out, you're fast enough to come back and revive the Suture Saint."
You always need a backup plan for survival.
They hadn't died yet, but that didn't guarantee they wouldn't in the future.
Double insurance was best.
With the exchanges done, it was time to deal with Dragon Village's NPCs.
Chu Fu and the Suture Saint hadn't voted yet, so the system's voting progress was stuck.
[System Announcement: Newbie Village Major Event! The Future of Dragon Village.
Dragon Village survived the beast tide but suffered heavy losses. It seeks help from the Saviors:
Choice 1: Go to Hope Creek Village. Hope Creek Village expands into a large settlement, increasing capacity for newbie players.
Choice 2: Rebuild Dragon Village by restoring the ruins. Many quests will be issued. With a higher number of surviving NPCs, the rebuilt village can still accommodate 10,000 players.
Choice 3: Go to Fengdu Town. Escort the NPCs there to increase its population, earning a generous reward (Exp, Silver Coins +10, Reputation +10, Guild Reputation: Participant Count ×10, Guild Building +1).]
The Star Alliance members didn't want to merge with Chu Fu's group at all, so they all chose choice 2.
But even with all of them voting, their 3,000 votes only accounted for 5%.
"Plant Girl, which one should we pick?" The Suture Saint's single vote could decide everything. She had never felt such heavy responsibility on her shoulders.
