Chapter 153 Traveling Together
In the original instance, another team, also composed mostly of members from the strongest guilds, was currently observing the distant battle through a map. Although the map only showed dots, the number and coordinates of these dots allowed them to quickly deduce the situation of the battle. The strongest guild team fighting Su Shi's team—had lost.
But why were all the dead S-rank individuals?
The team members in front of them were somewhat puzzled. They clicked on the dots on the map and indeed found that the team from the strongest guild, whose seven dots originally belonged to the S-rank, had all disappeared in that area.
Opening the chat interface with those seven S-rank players, it's easy to see that their player avatars have all turned black. The player's information page clearly states that the player is dead.
But those A-level individuals are still alive. Why is that?
Although they couldn't understand it, the team in front of them, who belonged to the strongest guild, all breathed a sigh of relief.
[Thank goodness we didn't agree three days ago when they asked our team to join them in hunting down Su Shi. Otherwise, our team members would definitely be among the dead players now.]
Yes, three days ago, those seven S-rank guild members discovered they were lucky enough to be matched into the same instance as Su Shi. So, after preparing to hunt down Su Shi and Wei Ye, they specifically asked members of the strongest guild in the same instance—the team in front of them. They asked if they wanted to join them in hunting down Su Shi, and that they could share some of the rewards they received after leaving the instance.
They were rejected by the team. The reason was simple: although both teams belonged to the strongest guilds, they were in different groups. The teams that had a grudge against Su Shi and his group were the seven S-rank teams, but this team had no conflict of interest with Su Shi.
Since there's no grudge, why bother killing Su Shi? Not to mention, although both teams belong to the strongest guilds, they're not in the same major group as the seven S-rank groups. This team only belongs to a minor group... So even if they cooperate to kill Su Shi and Wei Ye, they probably won't get much of the rewards after leaving the dungeon.
The supplies won't be much, but cooperating to kill Su Shi and Wei Ye would require a lot of effort. They might even die in the chaos… This team must be insane to agree to cooperate.
The seven S-rank members were furious. This team had been closely monitoring their movements for the past three days, worried that if they were killed by them, Su Shi and Wei Ye might face retaliation after leaving the instance for refusing their cooperation invitation. However, they no longer needed to worry about that.
Thankfully, those seven S-rank characters died, otherwise I was genuinely worried they would target me after I left the dungeon.
Members of the strongest guild don't have much of a sense of camaraderie, especially since these two teams weren't even in the same group. Furthermore, the strongest guild reveres killing and combat, so they felt even less regret or sympathy for the deaths of the seven S-rank members. They only felt relieved that the trouble was gone, along with a strange sense of exhilaration.
[But I really don't understand why Su Shi let those A-levels go? Is it because A-levels are too weak, and killing them doesn't give him any sense of accomplishment?]
[The competition option is already enabled. Even if an A-rank enemy is weak, you can still get a lot of resources after killing them, right?]
[Yeah, so why not kill them? It can't be because they saw that A-rank was too weak and took pity on them, right?]
[Who knows? But judging from this, Su Shi's strength is really quite formidable. You guys remember the members of his team, right? Five of them are currently the most important members being nurtured by the God Zone, and the other members are also players from the God Zone...]
The team members chatted in the team channel, realizing the strength of Su Shi's team, and dared not approach the location of Su Shi's group. They dared not approach, and neither did the other teams in the dungeon.
Especially now that the competitive option has been enabled in the current instance... if you get close and they try to take your supplies, you're really going to die.
Although Su Shi and the Divine Zone have a good reputation in the lobby, their strength is undeniable. Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, teams with average strength should try to stay away from these powerful teams.
With no other groups approaching, it was naturally easier for the cubs to travel.
Although the A-levels said they would transfer all the supplies in the prop vehicle to the cub, after discussing with A11, the cub chose not to take some basic supplies such as gasoline, food, and water.
The cubs already have these supplies. Because they're so basic, they might not be able to be traded back in the lobby after obtaining them.
So it's better to leave it for those few A-level items, which will take up less space in the cub prop vehicle.
The A-rank soldiers were deeply moved. They had been worried that if they handed over the gasoline, they might not be able to get fuel from the next treasure chest in time, leaving their vehicle stranded on the road and facing certain death. They hadn't expected Su Shi to be so generous and kind; despite having been chased by seven S-rank soldiers, he was still willing to leave them a considerable amount of basic supplies to survive.
They thought this was already quite a gesture of goodwill. What surprised these A-rank individuals even more was that, just when they thought Su Shi's team was about to leave... the branch that Su Shi had transformed into actually took their A-rank prop vehicle along with it?
Their first reaction was that the A-level members instinctively thought Su Shi had changed his mind and wanted to throw them back to the giant beast.
After all, aside from basic supplies like gasoline, the prop vehicle already contained rarer items such as energy resources... Although Su Shi would face some punishment if he simply threw them back to the behemoth because of the promise, the promise was more of a constraint on these A-rank players. Moreover, it was indeed difficult for members of the strongest guild to imagine players in a friendly light.
So when they discovered that Su Shi's branch had taken them along, actually helping them escape the giant beast's attack, and even seemed to be carrying them on their journey—they were filled with shock, incomprehension, and surprise.
Of course they'd be pleasantly surprised. While they were members of a large group within the strongest guild, all seven S-rank members in their team were dead. With only a few A-rank members remaining, their only option in the upcoming dungeons, especially if they encountered giant beasts, would likely be to flee. But if they were with Su Shi's team, unless Su Shi changed his mind and decided to kill them, their safe completion of the dungeons was a certainty. They might even be able to open treasure chests while traveling!
But shock and incomprehension also lingered among these A-level individuals. They couldn't understand why Su Shi had taken them along.
They were clearly the players who had come to hunt him down with seven S-rank players. And with only a few A-rank players, while they might not be able to obtain more resources from opening treasure chests in the subsequent dungeons, they still had a high probability of escaping to their designated location. After all, their vehicles were all level 3, and unless they were completely trapped in a confined space, it would be quite difficult for the behemoths in this primitive dungeon to truly catch up with them.
—The members of Peng Qihai's team mostly have level 1 vehicles. Level 1 vehicles can survive for three days in the original dungeon, and level 3 vehicles can survive for even longer.
However, if the player's team cannot defeat the behemoth or escape its pursuit, they may not be able to return to the road within the dungeon. Being unable to return to the road means there's no chance of encountering treasure chests, and therefore no new supplies.
More importantly, if the player is constantly on the run, even if they manage to get back to the road and find a treasure chest, the constant pursuit of the giant beast will prevent them from stopping the vehicle. In that case, even if they successfully escape to the designated location and complete the dungeon, they will gain nothing.
This is also why, for the past three days, the strongest guild's team chose to kill the giant beasts they encountered. It was to prevent the presence of those giant beasts from interfering with their ability to open treasure chests along the road.
However, according to the promise made with Su Shi and the others, all that was needed was for these A-rank individuals to survive and exit the dungeon. Therefore, the A-rank individuals couldn't understand why they were being given a ride through the dungeon, which offered greater safety and a chance to open treasure chests. But they didn't dare ask. So, after internally marveling at the opportunity, they obediently followed behind Su Shi's team.
In front of Su Shi's team was Peng Qihai's team.
As per the previous cooperation agreement, in return for Peng Qihai's team's willingness to contribute half of their resources to unlock the competitive option, the young team will do everything in their power to ensure their safety during the remainder of the current instance.
So the three teams lined up and returned to the road to resume their journey.
The members of Peng Qihai's team were extremely excited at this moment.
Since being chased by the behemoth, they had been in a state of high tension, constantly on the run. So now, back on the highway, simply clearing the vines from the road ahead—especially with Su Shi's team helping to speed things up—made the journey incredibly easy. More importantly, the sense of security was overwhelming!
Moreover, when they used their special abilities to clear the vines blocking their way, they all received energy potion subsidies from Boss Su Shi!
This is just too generous and wonderful! The members of Peng Qihai's team were practically ecstatic, shaking with joy inside the prop vehicle. The team chat was filled with praise for Su Shi and his team.
Meanwhile, the cubs were busy strengthening the mutated plants inside the prop vehicle.
Those seven S-rank members truly lived up to their reputation as key members of the strongest guild's major groups. Even with their points reduced to only one-tenth, they still had over 300,000 points combined—more than the total points the cubs had gained since entering the survival journey.
However, as the number of branches of the mutated plant increased, its need for growth nutrients also increased. As a result, although more than 300,000 more points were obtained than in the past, it was not enough to double the overall strength of the mutated plant.
More points are needed.
The cub busily helped strengthen the mutated plant, nodding its little head as it thought this.
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