Their eyes met briefly in mid-air before looking away.
Avoiding the shoving and pushing of those around her, Xiao Jin maintained a distance from the other players. The others, however, ignored this and kept trying to squeeze into the crowd.
There was no other way; the further out they were, the closer they were to the lava, and nobody wanted to die!
"Hey, don't push! Get out!"
"Get out! You're the one who should leave. Move aside, I need to go in."
"Give me a hand, I'm about to fall!"
"Damn it, who touched my ass?! I'll fuck you...!"
For a time, the mountaintop was extremely lively. Although everyone was angry at first, they were still within a controllable range.
Until a few minutes later.
As the countdown drew to a close, the lava spread faster and faster. Players on the outer edge of the crowd were about to be affected, and those outside tried to squeeze into the crowd but couldn't get in.
One of them hardened his expression, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes, and grabbed a weapon to stab the person next to him.
The player who was attacked was unable to dodge in time, and with a sharp pain in his body, he was thrown into the lava without hesitation.
All the players were stunned for a second by this sudden change. Then, as if they had realized something, the players in the inner circle of the crowd looked warily at the people on the outside, but it was too late.
With such an example, the peripheral players will certainly not be willing to die.
Fortunately, the space on the mountaintop is limited, so the more people die, the greater their chances of surviving in the end.
As a result, the players fought each other with bloodlust.
Xiao Jin had anticipated this scenario, so she calmly dealt with the players' attacks while slowly moving from the outer edge of the crowd to the inner side, like an eel.
Those who tried to kill Xiao Jin during that time were all sent to meet the King of Hell by her.
The players weren't stupid; seeing that there was a tough nut to crack, they all quietly went around it.
Within minutes, half of the players had died.
But to everyone's despair, the lava continued to spread rapidly, seemingly threatening to devour this last patch of pure land. There were still five minutes left in the disaster; at this rate, the mountaintop where they were located would not escape unscathed.
Seeing this, the players' eyes turned bloodshot, and they lost all will to fight. They were all dejected and their eyes were lifeless.
Even if we kill a lot, what good will it do? There's nowhere to land on the mountaintop, so we still can't escape death!
Just when everyone was at a loss, a male player suddenly took out a shimmering feather from his backpack.
The male player shook the feather in his hand, and the feather instantly turned into specks of light that surrounded him. When it landed on his back, a pair of gray-black wings grew out of his body.
The wings were about two meters long. When they were spread out and flapped, the wind blew around them, and then the man slowly rose into the air.
There was a moment of silence, then the crowd erupted in uproar.
"What the hell? How come he's so lucky to get a flying item!"
"Help! Lava's coming! Bro, can you pull me out of here?!"
Upon hearing this, the people around lit up. "That's right!"
"I...I...handsome guy, I'm very light, it won't be difficult for you to carry me." The pretty female player blinked pitifully at the guy in the air.
"Oh dear, young man, I'm not feeling well. Can you bear to watch me die in the lava?"
All around him, there was jealousy, threats, flattery, and pitiful cries, which made the male player in the air feel overwhelmed. His face turned red, half from embarrassment and half from anger.
"500 points!!"
Just then, a loud shout stunned all the players present.
Who? What is this thing that has 500 points??
All the chattering and shouting stopped, and everyone looked in the direction of the sound.
A chubby boy wearing glasses stood with his hand raised, his eyes full of seriousness. He pushed aside the surrounding players and walked to the front in a few steps.
The chubby boy said urgently, "I'll spend 500 points to hire you to take me flying."
Xiao Jin paused for a moment, this person looked familiar, as if she had seen him before. His name should be... Pan Peng, right?
In an extremely hot world, they were once thrown together by the system into a godforsaken laboratory, where they later encountered that bastard...
As she pondered, Xiao Jin's thoughts began to wander.
Upon hearing this, the guy in the air was the first to be stunned, but then he seemed to have been enlightened and immediately nodded in agreement, "Okay!"
As he spoke, he put away the points card the chubby boy had given him, then grabbed him and lifted him into the air.
The two of them settled their payment and cooperated smoothly, but the other players were dumbfounded. Good grief, it's just 500 points! These are all players who have survived for several days; everyone has some savings.
They could afford 500 points, but given the chubby guy's size, the players in the air definitely couldn't carry a second one.
Hurry, hurry, while there's still time, quickly think of another way.
"We buy flying items at high prices, and we're open to negotiating points..."
"Looking for a carry, payable!"
To be honest, there are more than one person who has flying props. Of course, no one is so stupid as to actually sell the props; at most, they would just make a slot fee.
Xiao Jin also found the Magic Flying Carpet, sat on it, and let the carpet float into the air.
However, there were simply too many players and not enough resources. There were about fifty players, and many flying items had limitations. As some players left the ground, those who remained were as anxious as ants on a hot plate.
"Please, please take me with you. 1000 points, 2000 points will do..."
Such comments kept coming, but the problem wasn't the points; it was that the players were willing but unable to contribute.
Xiao Jin's blanket was so big that it attracted the attention of many players, but Xiao Jin said she couldn't help them, so she didn't bring any of them.
The maximum load capacity of the Magic Flying Carpet is 100kg, or 200 jin (100 catties).
Don't be fooled by Xiao Jin's slender appearance; she actually weighs over 100 pounds. Her tall stature and firm muscles make her slightly heavier than women of similar build.
Therefore, the flying carpet can only support a maximum weight of less than 100 kilograms!
The ground was mostly filled with male players, and they didn't look like they weighed less than 100 pounds. With them around, Xiao Jin's flying carpet was going to turn into a carpet!
However, this made Xiao Jin and other players flying in the air targets of attacks from people on the ground.
"A bunch of bastards, take them down!"
"Yes, yes, take it down!"
"Even if I die, you won't have an easy time."
Immediately, all sorts of attacks were launched at the players in the air. It was difficult to retaliate in the air, and the targets were clearly identified; soon, players were knocked to the ground.
The loss of the flying item did not quell the anger of the others. Those who had chosen it on the ground swarmed forward and quickly turned the player into a pulp.
The players in the air had solemn expressions.
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