Chapter 456 Grand View Garden Faction Battle 13

"The Lingbo Sect is part of the same faction?!"

The group, who were on edge watching the dangerous situation of Yinzhi and the others in the live broadcast, were all greatly stimulated when they saw the system notification. Yinqi couldn't help but blurt it out.

"Wasn't this factional war forcibly initiated by Zhu Chongba?"

Yin couldn't understand it; Yin couldn't comprehend it.

"He initiated it, but games can't be controlled by anyone." Yin Zhi pondered. Sure enough, when it comes to games, no matter who you are, you'll suffer if you trust too easily.

Yinqi, still shaken, couldn't help but say, "This wasn't made clear beforehand. What if Eighth Brother and the others had gone all out against the Lingbo Sect before...?"

Yinqi didn't finish his sentence, but everyone could guess what he was implying, and their expressions turned somewhat unpleasant.

Emperor Kangxi frowned and concluded: "Therefore, we must never take games lightly."

"Actually, it's not like there were no hints at all," Yinreng explained carefully, meeting the curious gazes of the others. "From the beginning, the game stated that it was a battle between the Grand View Garden factions, so it's not a problem if one side is the Grand View Garden."

"Moreover, the rewards for Xiao Ba and the others' missions were all ranked together, which is a way of saying that the players are a unified whole."

"Of course, these points are rather vague, and the game isn't without its deliberate attempts to mislead, such as the faction display in the initial livestream. But that seemed more like a deliberate attempt to mislead us..."

Seeing that everyone was listening attentively and deep in thought, Yinreng continued, "Therefore, I boldly predict that live streaming may still appear in future games. And those watching the live stream may also have ways to influence the game's progress."

"Being in a game makes you vulnerable to being deceived," Yin Zhi couldn't help but think, "What if people outside are also deceived, and this wrongly influences those inside, then..."

Emperor Kangxi sighed deeply: "We still don't understand games well enough..."

The group fell into deep thought. It wasn't that they didn't care about the situation of Yinzhi and the others, but at this moment, with the system's prompt, the eight people who had originally been opponents turned into teammates began to cooperate without hesitation.

Under Zhu Chongba's instructions, Yintai contributed a precious teleportation talisman, which moved everyone present to a safe and hidden corner, giving them some breathing room.

"As expected, Xiao Ba and I are truly destined for each other—"

Once they reached a safe place, Zhu Chongba began to chat with Yinzhi.

With lightning speed, Yinzhen pulled Yinsi back two steps, dodging Zhu Chongba's outstretched hand. Yinzhi, however, took a large stride and stood in front of them, blocking their path, and rolled his eyes at Zhu Chongba: "Didn't you start this faction war? How can there be a problem with the factions?"

Zhu Chongba regretfully withdrew, and when questioned by Yinzhi, he nonchalantly replied, "This is my first time using it too. Who knew the game would trick us like this?"

As she spoke, she smiled at Yinzhi and joked, "Or perhaps the game knows that I'm always thinking about Xiao Ba, and wants to bring us together—"

Yinzhi couldn't help but step back two steps, blocking Yinsi and Yinzhen, and looked at Zhu Chongba with disgust: "You're disgusting, Eighth Brother is still a child!"

"Feelings need to be nurtured from a young age."

Zhu Chongba spoke with righteous indignation, but after he said this, everyone present, except for the three from the Lingbo Sect, looked at him with even stranger eyes.

Oh, there's one exception.

Jia Baoyu, who was originally with Zhu Chongba and the others, couldn't wait to run to Lin Daiyu's side to show concern and care after they were safely settled, as if he couldn't see the irritation on Lin Daiyu's face at all.

Hearing Zhu Chongba's words, Jia Baoyu nodded in agreement and said loudly, "Brother Zhu is right. Lin Daiyu and I grew up together since we were little, which is why we are so close!"

"Who said you're on good terms with me!"

Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes in disgust, feeling aggrieved and unhappy as she thought about what Madam Wang had said earlier.

But Jia Baoyu didn't know that. Upon hearing this, he immediately became anxious, "If you don't get along with me, who will you get along with?"

As he spoke, he turned to look at the other strangers present, ignoring the burly Suo'etu, Yinzhi, and the icy Yinzhen, before finally fixing his gaze on Yinsi's profile. "Could it be that you want to be with him...? That's not impossible."

Upon rushing over and seeing Yinzhi's face, Jia Baoyu instantly changed his tone, speaking softly, "Little brother, what's your name? Where do you go to school now? How about we play together sometime?"

"..." Everyone fell silent upon seeing this. They knew what kind of person Jia Baoyu was, but they never expected that he would remain unchanged even in the face of death.

Lin Daiyu and the others felt inexplicably ashamed; Baoyu was really... too uncouth.

Lin Daiyu gritted her teeth and stepped forward to pull Jia Baoyu away, saying, "Don't delay their important business!"

“Yes, Baoyu, you’ve been running around for so long, come and rest for a while,” Xue Baochai gently persuaded, hiding her dislike beneath her concern.

Even Shi Xiangyun, who loved to join in the fun with Baoyu, felt that he was not quite right for the occasion and advised, "Brother Ai, why don't you sit down for a while?"

Although everyone's tone was gentle, Baoyu felt a chill in his heart for no reason. He dared not say anything more and walked away reluctantly but timidly.

Yinzhen, who had been frantically radiating coldness, calmed down a bit. But he remained vigilant, after all, one Jia Baoyu had passed away, and there was still Zhu Chongba to contend with.

"Boom—"

A heavy tremor followed, and without thinking of anything else, everyone became vigilant again.

"Are the giants coming?"

Yinzhi leaped onto the wall that was blocking the way, looked at the stone giant in the distance that was destroying everything with its back to them, and shook his head. "No, it's not facing us."

Yintai spoke up to warn, "We can't leave the Grand View Garden; we've only moved to the place furthest from the giant. But given its size and destructive power, it will find us soon."

"What happened to you?" Yinzhi ignored Yintai's question and looked directly at Zhu Chongba, asking, "Why did you run into us?"

Zhu Chongba shrugged and replied, "It's nothing. I just encountered a stone mountain that was almost sentient, and then I smashed it."

Zhu Chongba's explanation was too concise, so Yu Linglong had to step forward to explain on behalf of their leader: "Actually, we happened to be hiding on a rocky mountain, and we attacked the moment the mountain made a sound."

"Therefore, the rocky mountain failed to take shape, but the fragmented rocks seemed to have a mind of their own and kept attacking us. The more scattered we became, the more rocks attacked us, so we had no choice but to run away."

Yinzhen frowned slightly and suddenly asked, "Is it just an attack on you? No other changes?"

Yu Linglong pursed her lips, and seeing that Zhu Chongba did not object, she continued to explain: "Yes, actually the stones were chasing us from behind. But in the second half, we found that the stones stopped chasing us and started moving in one direction, as if they were being sucked away by something... We chased the stones and then we met you."

"So it wasn't an escape..." Yin Zhi suddenly realized, "No wonder you all look much better."

He had thought that the Lingbo Sect was stronger, but now that he heard this, Yinzhi felt much better.

Soetu glanced helplessly at Yinzhi and said in a deep voice, "So... the growth of the stone giant is because it absorbed stones from another stone mountain that could have been formed."

"The stone giant has grown up?" Yinzhi was shocked. He had been so busy running away and talking that he hadn't noticed at all.

Yinzhi helped him recall: "Brother, didn't you notice? In the second half, the stone giant's strides were obviously much larger."

"I thought it was because I was hit by rocks and ran too slowly."

"Actually, it's not slower, it's even faster."

After Suo'etu finished speaking, Jia Cong, who had been silent, raised his hand: "I can testify that I became even more dizzy later on."

"So now it's two stone giants combined?"

The reasons were perfectly valid; to give Suo'etu and Jia Cong some face, even the considerate Yinzhi would change the subject.

“It might not be as simple as just merging; it can already imitate, a more powerful body paired with a more intelligent mind,” Yinzhen gazed at the giant figure in the distance, his eyes filled with solemnity, “This is no longer a matter of 1+1=2…”