There were eight people in total.
Among them were Liu Guorong and Ding Peng.
These people were the ones who bet on Peng Bing from the very beginning, so after their representatives joined the Vanguard Army, they immediately became Peng Yong's lackeys.
But at this time, Peng Yong died.
Liu Guohua and Ding Jian also died.
Therefore, the next choice is very important.
Why did they join Peng Bing's side?
Because Peng Bing has always been very strong.
In this life, Peng Yong also awakened an even stronger legendary-level template, showing great potential.
On the Hope City side, although the city lord has put forward Zhang Lin.
But according to their understanding of the city lord.
The city lord has always been a neutral party. Although the city lord has promoted Zhang Lin, if someone can show potential that surpasses Zhang Lin's, then the city lord will immediately switch his training target.
Therefore, they had high hopes for Peng Yong.
As for the result...
He died before he could achieve his goal...
He had just joined the vanguard and hadn't even had a chance to challenge Zhang Lin's position when he was slaughtered.
It's not just Peng Yong.
Liu Guohua and Ding Jian were also killed.
"Tell me your thoughts, what's the next step?"
Liu Guorong was the first to speak up, seeing that everyone was silent, he said, "You all know the current situation. With Peng Yong dead, Peng Bing will definitely fight Zhang Lin to the death. What should we do? Join them or not?"
No one spoke.
They were all fence-sitters. They chose to side with Peng Bing because they saw that Peng Bing was strong and Peng Yong had potential.
Now that Zhang Lin is so powerful, they hesitate.
Continuing to follow Peng Bing would mean risking your life against Zhang Lin!
"It's all the city lord's fault. If he were the alliance leader, none of this would have happened." Someone said this from the darkness.
That's the problem.
If the city lord is the boss, everyone will accept it, and there will be no need for fighting or arguing.
But they didn't understand the city lord.
The city lord was very self-aware. If she could end the apocalypse, she would have done it long ago and wouldn't have had to reincarnate so many times. Therefore, she had to introduce new people, even if it would cause some conflict.
"Why bring this up? I'm asking you whether you're following Peng Bing or not."
Liu Guorong cursed in an annoyed tone.
His younger brother died, and he wasn't much better off than Peng Bing, but he didn't have Peng Bing's strength to openly seek revenge—he didn't dare!
If everyone else is unwilling to side with Peng Bing and instead sides with Zhang Lin, then he will have to reluctantly follow suit and side with Zhang Lin as well.
In the apocalypse, the little people are so insignificant.
"Old Liu, don't rush. The situation is unclear right now. I suggest we wait and see before making a decision," Ding Peng said.
Although both he and Liu Guorong had lost loved ones, their feelings were completely different.
"That's nonsense. Do you think they'll give you a chance to wait and see?" Liu Guorong said impatiently. "Don't you know Peng Bing's character? Zhang Lin is also a ruthless killer. Although Peng Bing killed your nephew, don't you know who exactly killed him? Wait and see? Heh..."
"Then who do you think we should vote for?"
Ding Jian glanced at him.
Liu Guorong fell silent.
He certainly wanted to join Peng Bing, since Zhang Lin had killed his younger brother. Joining Peng Bing would give him a chance to get revenge, but joining Zhang Lin...
This is a classic case of "recognizing an enemy as a father."
However, Liu Guorong was anxious, but others were not.
They didn't have a younger brother who died at Zhang Lin's hands.
Ding Peng's suggestion of "wait and see" is the approach they prefer.
“I think it’s safer to follow Boss Peng because he’s stronger,” Liu Guohua said, unable to hold back his words when the group remained silent.
"I think Zhang Lin has a better chance of winning!" Ding Peng said at this moment. "His strength is unfathomable, and he also has the strong support of the city lord. Peng Bing may not be a match for Zhang Lin!"
"Ding Peng, don't forget, your nephew also died at Zhang Lin's hands!" Liu Guohua became anxious when Ding Peng contradicted him.
"I don't care!" Ding Peng chuckled. "I have many nephews, it doesn't matter if a few good-for-nothings die."
“You…” Liu Guorong’s voice faltered.
Ding Peng smiled but remained silent.
He really didn't care about this nephew.
Unlike Liu Guorong, who felt that Peng Bingsheng had a better chance of winning, Liu Guorong sent his younger brother, which was a big gamble.
But he was different.
From the very beginning, he felt that the city lord valued Zhang Lin too much. With one move, he pushed Zhang Lin toward the position of alliance leader... This was too much of a push!
Therefore, Ding Peng felt that if they really fought, Peng Bing might not be able to win.
At the time, everyone favored Peng Bing, and he couldn't go against their wishes, but he was also afraid of offending Zhang Lin, so he simply sent a distant nephew he didn't like...
That way, even if his nephew died, he wouldn't care.
If his nephew is still alive, and he accidentally offends Zhang Lin, he can personally kill his nephew and send him to Zhang Lin as an apology.
Now, Ding Jian was killed by Peng Bing, although everyone knows that this was Zhang Lin's "borrowing a knife to kill" scheme.
But if Ding Peng pretends to be stupid and believes that Ding Jian was killed by Peng Bing, then...
He could also openly seek refuge with Zhang Lin under the pretext of avenging his nephew.
At this point, Ding Peng could be said to have secured an invincible position.
So he wasn't in a hurry at all. Instead, he was thinking about how to persuade these people to immediately switch their allegiance to Zhang Lin. That way, when he joined Zhang Lin, he would be doing so with merit and would be more valued by Zhang Lin.
Seeing that Liu Guorong remained silent, Ding Peng smiled and stared at him for a while. Suddenly, an idea popped into his head, so he said to everyone, "Brothers, I have an idea. Continuing to observe is not only dangerous, but it's also easy to miss opportunities. How about this, Lao Liu, go contact Peng Bing, and I'll go contact Zhang Lin. We'll talk to both sides, learn more, and then we'll make a decision. What do you think?"
His words were immediately met with unanimous approval.
"That's a great idea!"
"Old Ding, then I'll have to trouble you."
"Old Liu, what do you say?"
A group of fence-sitters who dislike being in the limelight.
They are unwilling to be the first to take the lead in contacting one party rashly, as it could easily offend the other.
If they could just sit back and watch Liu Guorong and Ding Peng each contact their respective sides while they continued to observe, they would be more than happy.
Liu Guorong also thought this method was good.
His stance was to pledge allegiance to Peng Bing.
From the very beginning, he secretly wanted to encourage everyone to continue following Peng Bing so that he would have a chance to take revenge.
Ding Peng's suggestion was exactly what he wanted.
"Then let's listen to Lao Ding. Lao Ding and I will each contact one side, and once we have the results, we'll call you over to make a decision together!"
In the darkness, the crowd dispersed.
...
The sky gradually brightened.
Zhang Lin stepped out of his house, looking refreshed and in high spirits.
Last night, An Qingge did something unusual and even a little fancy.
Given her personality, this would have been almost impossible in the past.
And today, he has another piece of good news.
He invited the city lord and Pan Jiaxuan, and of course, the most important protagonist, Jin Sina.
Today is the day Kim Sina challenges him for the first time.
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