"What's going on?"

"Old Ding is the kind of person who won't act until he sees a clear benefit. Among us, he's the most shrewd. Once he gets involved, he's a real shrew."

"How come it's being given away for free now?"

"Did Zhang Lin secretly promise him some benefits?"

Liu Guorong urgently summoned several accomplices together.

The group of people were all puzzled.

Zhang Lin wanted to control the vanguard army, so they withdrew their own men, preparing to sell them off later.

As a result, Ding Peng's attempt was completely thwarted.

This is way too curly!

In particular, Ding Peng was considered one of the more calculating among them.

Ding Peng is now not just fawning over Zhang Lin, he's practically kneeling before him, and he doesn't even ask for any benefits in return.

They couldn't help but have their doubts.

The one in the most urgent situation is Liu Guorong.

He had a very good relationship with his younger brother, Liu Guohua. Liu Guohua was killed by Zhang Lin, and he already regarded Zhang Lin as his enemy.

Now that he sees some doubts in the hearts of his accomplices, he is afraid that something might happen.

Don't overthink it!

"Zhang Lin must have given Xu some benefits. Otherwise, why would Ding Peng fawn over him like that? It's just a show for us."

Liu Guorong feigned disdain.

“Think about it, Zhang Lin is just working under the city lord. He doesn’t have his own territory. How can he win people’s hearts? Does he have as much money and manpower as Boss Peng?”

"It's just an act with Ding Peng. Don't fall for it and foolishly follow Ding Peng's example and give away your lives."

After hearing what Liu Guorong said, everyone's doubts were indeed reduced.

After temporarily calming down a few accomplices, Liu Guorong immediately went to find Peng Bing.

Something's not right.

People's hearts are a bit unsettled; we need to do something.

“Boss Peng, Zhang Lin and Ding Peng are quite capable. Their show is making our men uneasy. What do you think, should we increase their stakes?”

Liu Guorong suggested.

That old bastard has quite a few selfish motives.

If someone adds chips to another player's bet, then shouldn't the person acting in the middle add even more chips?

But Peng Bing was no pushover either. He glanced at Liu Guorong and said, "Just giving benefits can easily turn kindness into enmity. I think it would be more effective to take the opportunity to do something."

Having failed in his plan, Liu Guorong remained calm and asked, "Boss Peng, what are you trying to do?"

"Whether it's just a charade or he's truly capable, we'll find out by testing him!" Peng Bing sneered. "You take the lead in forming a coalition army and go outside Hope City, where the city lord can't see you, to test Zhang Lin's mettle!"

"Let's do it..."

Liu Guorong hesitated.

"What are you afraid of? I already said we'll fight where the city lord can't see us. In this vast wilderness, if he leads his troops out to fight, it's perfectly normal for him to die out there, isn't it?" Peng Bing looked at him coldly. "What, I just delivered a batch of supplies to you, and you're all unwilling to fight for me?"

"Of course I'm willing!" Liu Guorong said quickly, then added, "But... even if all our men withdraw, the vanguard still has over a thousand men... I'm afraid..."

He was afraid he couldn't win.

Peng Bing had already planned everything out in his mind, so he said, "I'll give you a group of people, and my son-in-law will lead the team. At that time, you will all listen to Niu Chuan."

Niu Chuan, who was standing nearby, immediately asked, "Boss Liu, do you have any more questions?"

"No doubt about it!"

Liu Guorong knew he couldn't avoid it, so he could only nod in agreement.

He who eats another's food is bound to do his bidding; he who takes another's money is obligated to do his bidding.

Those who only take benefits without doing any work are likely to get beaten up.

“Don’t worry, Boss Liu. Zhang Lin’s side only has a little over a thousand people. If we gather our own, we can easily mobilize at least two thousand.” Seeing that he was still a little worried, Niu Chuan laughed and said, “Besides, with me leading the team, I might not even need to lift a finger to take him down.”

He was quite confident.

Peng Bing nodded in agreement from the side.

Even Liu Guohua didn't say anything, which can be considered as tacit agreement.

Niu Chuan's awakened extraordinary template is rare, and it is something that is achieved by simply piling up resources. If he were to rely on himself, he might only be able to awaken an ordinary template.

However, Ushikawa's advantage lies in his sharp mind.

Moreover, he is a very cunning person.

Many people know this.

He said he might be able to take down Zhang Lin without lifting a finger, and neither Peng Bing nor Liu Guorong thought he was bragging.

Even Liu Guorong's accomplices didn't think that Niu Chuan was bragging.

Upon hearing that Niu Chuan was leading the team, the group readily contributed manpower and supplies, forming a coalition of two thousand men. They went out of the city to eliminate the extraordinary creatures before Zhang Lin could.

Zhang Lin was also preparing to take his men out.

Training alone is not enough, especially with the beast tide approaching. Training only increases discipline; to quickly improve combat effectiveness, real combat is necessary.

Of course, before Zhang Lin left, he also heard that Peng Bing's son-in-law had led a team out as well.

More than two thousand people were mobilized; this cannot be kept secret.

Zhang Lin also took it to heart.

He and Peng Bing had already fallen out, but just before he left, Niu Chuandu led a team out, and there were more people than him...

Zhang Lin couldn't help but be suspicious.

Not only him, but others also had doubts.

Ding Peng.

"Captain Zhang, I feel there's something fishy about this. What do you think... should the vanguard not go out first?"

He took the initiative to visit Zhang Lin to remind him.

"Yes, I guessed it too."

Zhang Lin nodded slightly, "However, we still have to go out. We can't just stay in Hope City because they're out there, can we? I'm counting on the vanguard to accumulate more combat experience."

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