Chapter 42 What Did You Say!

"What did you say!"

Nearly an hour later, in the Long-Haired City Fortress, first floor of the Pillar Tower.

"How is this possible?" Sanyu Qiangxi simply couldn't believe his ears after hearing Chuanyue Wei Wang's report.

"It's absolutely true!" Although Chuanyue Wei Wang couldn't make many rich expressions, he still tried his best to reply in a conclusive tone, "Not to mention that sniper hiding in the dark who killed the vice-captain with one shot... just take [Siyu Ruo Li]... among the female players I've seen, only [Xu Huai Shang] can compare to her. Du Du Mo and Xixi Man only lasted one move in her hands! If I hadn't decisively chosen to retreat, I wouldn't even have been able to bring back the information I have now!"

Upon hearing this, a trickle of cold sweat slowly flowed down Sanyu Qiangxi's temple: "If what you say is true... then..."

"Then it means... we far underestimated the strength of the enemy team." Re Sheng Wei Wang, who was beside him, took over the captain's words in a solemn tone, "No... it should be 'I,' not 'we'... this is a dereliction of my duty as a strategist."

"It's useless to say this now." Sanyu Qiangxi didn't blame him. "Let's think about whether there's a way to reverse the disadvantage..." He crossed his arms, lowered his head, and muttered, "The opponent only relied on the combat power of two people to make us lose the team's sniper and two powerful NPC helpers... If we calculate it like this, if the other four people and 'Blood Corpse God' attack together..."

"Then let them come." At this moment, a strange voice suddenly came.

The speaker was in a corner of the room, but none of the players seemed to have noticed his existence. It was only after he uttered this sentence that the three members of Corpse Blade Second Squad suddenly turned their heads and looked in the direction of the voice.

"You are..." Sanyu Qiangxi looked at the person and asked tentatively.

"Heh... so you three are the Earthlings who killed Qiu Qiu Qi." The rabbit person was dressed in a green military uniform, with a red beret clipped between his two long ears. He didn't answer Sanyu Qiangxi's question, but said to himself, "I've also heard about the matters with Xixi Man and Du Du Mo... it seems they've encountered strong enemies."

"This gentleman... could you also be one of the Six Heavenly Officials?" Hearing how this person addressed the other two Heavenly Officials, Re Sheng Wei Wang guessed a bit, so he asked.

"That's right." The other party took the opportunity to introduce himself, "I am the Longevity Star Lord of the Long-Haired Six Heavenly Officials—Colonel."

"Colonel?" Sanyu Qiangxi asked suspiciously, "Is that your name or your rank?"

"That's not important." The Colonel replied, "A name is just a code name. What's important... is that you want the world to know what your code name means."

The Colonel's words and actions all revealed a certain kind of *bige* (air of importance) unique to newly appearing characters, and this successfully intimidated the members of Corpse Blade.

"Then... Colonel." Re Sheng Wei Wang thought for a few seconds before asking, "How do you plan to deal with today's matter?"

"Heh..." The Colonel sneered, "You want to incite me to 'avenge my companions'?" As he spoke, he burst out laughing, "Hahahaha..." Before the laughter ended, he moved and appeared in front of the players.

His speed was as fast as the wind, yet silent, as if he had teleported. The three members of Corpse Blade were all shocked by his actions and instinctively took two steps back.

"In the end... this whole thing was caused by you aliens, right?" After stopping, the Colonel glared at them and said, "Saying 'we know there's a wealthy village that's never been plundered' and using 'leaving them as hostages' as insurance, you tricked Xixi Man and Du Du Mo into going..." He snorted coldly, "Hmph... Xixi Man is reckless, arrogant, brave, and lacks strategy. Du Du Mo is shortsighted, clever, and self-serving... if there's anything these two guys have in common, it's that they're both greedy and like to exaggerate their achievements. So... they fell for your trick and were used by you."

His words almost completely exposed the tricks Re Sheng Wei Wang had played. Hearing this, the three members of Corpse Blade felt a chill in their hearts and all entered a state of alert.

"What? Tightening your bodies, preparing to fight me?" The Colonel swept his cold gaze over the three of them. "Don't be nervous, I don't plan to kill you. If I were to attack... the three of you would already be three corpses."

His words were not just empty talk. Before he took the initiative to speak, none of the three, Sanyu Qiangxi, Re Sheng Wei Wang, and Chuanyue Wei Wang, had noticed his existence. If he had suddenly attacked at that time, he might have been able to instantly kill one of them.

"Then... Colonel, what's the meaning of you saying all this to us?" Sanyu Qiangxi pondered for a few seconds and replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"I'll be frank with you..." The Colonel replied, "First of all, I acknowledge the intelligence and strength of you few, so I also hope that you... don't treat the remaining four Long-Haired Six Heavenly Officials as fools."

"Understood..." Sanyu Qiangxi replied, "But we won't apologize for what happened before..."

"Apologize? Ha!" The Colonel laughed. "You just made the right response when faced with the threat of force and unreasonable demands, why should you apologize?" As he spoke, he turned around, exposing his back to the players without any hesitation, and continued, "In this world... if a person (rabbit) wants to get something, then they have to take the corresponding risk, bear the corresponding cost, and have the corresponding strength..." He paused. "Qiu Qiu Qi, Xixi Man, Du Du Mo... these guys' deaths can't be blamed on anyone. It's like encountering someone cheating when gambling... if you don't have the ability to expose the other party on the spot, then you can only blame yourself for being an idiot, and you can't blame anyone else. To pursue the matter after losing... that's what a loser does, it's very unsightly."

"The Colonel is truly understanding." Re Sheng Wei Wang took the opportunity to please the NPC and added, "Then we can rest assured."

"Hmph..." The Colonel glanced at Re Sheng Wei Wang out of the corner of his eye, then said, "Alright, let's stop talking about what's already happened and talk about something more practical..." He turned to face the players again. "I've been listening to you talk for a while now, and from what I understand, the current situation is... in that village you mentioned, there are four very powerful Earthlings. For some reason, you and those four are all eager to kill all the members of the opposing side."

"Yes." Sanyu Qiangxi nodded in agreement, indicating that what the other party said was correct.

"Let's talk about us..." The Colonel raised one hand, pointed his index finger upwards, "I... and the three above, are indeed also interested in the village you mentioned." He licked his rabbit lips, revealing a greedy smile. "Heh... nowadays, it's hard to find villages of that size. Once we occupy it, it will mean new water sources, farmland, and a large number of slaves..." He said in a deep voice, "So, I can also tell you bluntly that we are determined to get that village."

"That's great! Our two sides can cooperate completely!" Chuanyue Wei Wang interjected at this time, very excitedly (but his face still didn't change much), "The four Earthlings who are against us are standing on the side of the villagers. As long as they are alive... they won't let you attack the village! That is to say..."

"...That is to say, although our goals are different, we have a common enemy." Re Sheng Wei Wang said in a relatively calm tone, continuing his teammate's words and making a summary.

"I know, that's why I came to talk to you..." The Colonel replied, "...Cooperation."

............

At the same time, in Xiazhong Village, outside the tomb.

"Hey~ we're back~" After jumping out of the dark cave, Xiao Tan immediately saw Xiao Ling and Ruo Yu waiting for them, and waved to them.

"Look at your dog-like posture, you must have gained a lot, huh?" Xiao Ling said, looking at Xiao Tan.

"Hey... what do you mean by dog-like posture?" Xiao Tan asked with narrowed eyes.

"It's a lively posture with a silly smile, jumping and bouncing around." Xiao Ling replied with a grin.

"Ah~ what an apt description." Ge Jue, not far behind Xiao Tan, soon walked out of the cave as well.

"Looking at your cat-like posture, you must have come back empty-handed." Ruo Yu, standing beside Xiao Ling, also said to Ge Jue.

"Hehe..." Feng Bujue smiled. "Then I'll also ask... what is a cat-like posture?"

"It's a dead-faced, listless, and annoying posture." Ruo Yu replied coldly.

Not far away, Tu Aotian and Tu Lisu were also waiting for the return of the two players. Seeing them come up alive, Tu Aotian stepped forward and said, "Brother Feng, Brother Wang, did you find anything in that tunnel?" (Tu Aotian saw them open the hidden tunnel in the tomb.)

"Dead end." Feng Bujue didn't want to explain too much to the other party, and it was useless to explain. These rabbit people didn't have Blackbeard's cursed items in their hands. Even if they went to the end of the tunnel, they wouldn't find anything. "There were some words engraved on the wall at the end, which seemed to record the life story of some interstellar pirate a long time ago. We studied it for a long time but couldn't figure out what it meant."

He paused for two seconds and added, "Oh, right..." He looked at Tu Aotian, "Although there's nothing all the way to the end of this tunnel, it's very long and its structure is very stable. I'll tell you how to open and close the tunnel entrance later. In the future, when your village encounters any crisis, you can use this tunnel as a shelter."

"That's great! Thank you so much!" Tu Aotian smiled and exchanged glances with Tu Lisu beside him, then gave Ge Jue and the others a grateful look.

In fact, when Feng Bujue said that the tunnel was a "dead end," Tu Aotian was still a little skeptical. Fortunately, Ge Jue cleverly added the following paragraph to dispel the other party's doubts... The reasoning was very simple: since the other party was willing to tell them how to open the tunnel, it meant that they had nothing to hide. If you don't believe it, you can go to the end of the tunnel yourself to find out.

In short, after everyone chatted for a few words, they temporarily dispersed.

The four members of Hell Frontline chose a quiet place to start exchanging information, while Tu Aotian and Tu Lisu ran off to deal with various after-effects...

The two of them were very busy rabbits. The daily production and defense work in the village were originally being watched by them. Elder Pi Pian was just a mascot, to put it bluntly...

Today, there were so many motorcycles (building materials), corpses (organic fertilizer), and clothes at the entrance of the village, they had a lot to keep them busy.

In addition... the attack a while ago made the villagers of Xiazhong Village panic. Since those people (rabbits) from Long-Haired City Fortress came once, it meant that the coordinates of the village had been exposed. Although Ruo Yu and the others used overwhelming strength to kill almost all of the enemies, this didn't mean that those thugs would give up on this village from now on.

Therefore, the entire village was now shrouded in a sense of unease... Under this situation, Tu Aotian and Tu Lisu undoubtedly still had a lot of ideological work to do. Even though they themselves were under a lot of psychological pressure, they still had to lead and appease those who were weaker. Because... this was the path they chose.

In this dog-eat-dog world, the strong either become plunderers or guardians... this is the choice that the strong must face.

............

Another hour passed, and in the desert between Long-Haired City Fortress and Xiazhong Village, another motorcycle team appeared.

In the dust that filled the sky, there was a group of fierce thugs.

And among them, there were also the three members of Corpse Blade Second Squad, as well as... three members of the Long-Haired Six Heavenly Officials.

Those three were...

Longevity Star Lord—Colonel.

Benefit Calculation Star Lord—Mama Huhu.

Deliverance Star Lord—Didi Wei.

Obviously, the players of Corpse Blade had formed an alliance with the six Heavenly Officials of Long-Haired Divine Fist.

This time... they had no slightest intention of underestimating the enemy, and were only heading towards the location of the Hell Frontline team with the same goal.

"We should be able to reach the entrance of that village in another ten minutes." Chuanyue Wei Wang, who was responsible for leading the way, was sitting in the front of a motorcycle. At this time, he turned his head and shouted to his teammates and the three NPCs, "Be careful of the opponent's sniper. Maybe this time she will attack before we get close to the village. A little carelessness may cost you your life!"

"Hmph... rather than dealing with someone who uses a gun, I'd rather compete with that female swordswoman you mentioned." The one who said this, Didi Wei, was also a giant. Looking at his figure, he was even bigger than Xixi Man.

"Don't get me wrong... we're not here to spar with others." The one who answered him was Mama Huhu, an old rabbit with a thin and hunched figure, with a goatee under his rabbit mouth. "If possible, I'd rather have the Colonel go in alone and assassinate all of them... that would save a lot of trouble."

"Hehe..." The Colonel smiled and turned his head to reply (he and Mama Huhu were riding on the same motorcycle, with him responsible for driving). "Senior, you think too highly of me..."

Just as the few of them were talking, suddenly, a minion at the front of the convoy shouted loudly; "Look! There are people ahead!"

As soon as this was said, the members of Corpse Blade and the three Heavenly Officials were all slightly stunned and looked into the distance.

But they saw... in the desert ahead, there were indeed two figures standing there.