"What audacity!" Ye Xiu praised as the three of them formed a "品 (pin)" shape, surrounding Deceitful Straw.

"Yeah, you're really pushing it," Steamed Bun Invasion added, throwing a handful of sand.

"You're quite confident. You think we can't handle you if we're burdened with weight?" Ye Xiu said.

"You're wrong, and you're terribly wrong," Steamed Bun said.

"That's why playing online games alone is always so difficult," Ye Xiu said.

"That's common sense, don't you know?" Steamed Bun said.

The two of them were chatting away, but Deceitful Straw wasn't listening at all. He slightly adjusted his view, observing their positions. The fact that they were talking so much made him think there was an opportunity; it was hard to concentrate when you were talking.

He charged!

Deceitful Straw suddenly formed a seal and used "Earth Tunneling Decapitation," preparing to escape underground. But Lord Grim and Soft Mist's spears were incredibly fast. Just as his body entered the ground, both spears pierced the earth, pulling Deceitful Straw out and throwing him onto the ground.

"Still trying to run!" Steamed Bun roared, slamming a brick down.

Deceitful Straw was stunned...

"Busy scavenging lately?" Ye Xiu asked.

"..." Deceitful Straw didn't speak.

"How's the harvest?" Ye Xiu asked.

"..." Still no answer.

"You died before I could finish last time... Have you considered these past few days? How about joining our team?" Ye Xiu asked.

"..." Deceitful Straw remained silent.

"I'm talking to you!!" Steamed Bun Invasion's Brick skill cooled down, and he slammed another brick down.

"Not here anymore?" Ye Xiu muttered. Lord Grim swung his Myriad Manifestations Umbrella and struck again. Deceitful Straw fell to the ground without any input.

"Sigh," Ye Xiu sighed. "He's got guts, but no perseverance. He actually gave up." Lord Grim began attacking Deceitful Straw, who was lying on the ground.

Deceitful Straw had simply stopped controlling his character; he hadn't left. Hearing Ye Xiu's evaluation, he felt incredibly frustrated. He couldn't win at all! What could he do? And yet, he was being accused of lacking perseverance? He often lay in the dark, waiting for the best opportunity to scavenge, repeatedly restraining his impulses. How was that lacking perseverance?

Having given up resisting, Deceitful Straw was quickly killed by the three of them. He didn't say a word from beginning to end. After being reborn at the revival point, he decisively logged off, switched accounts, and went back to scavenging with another alt. But he was incredibly frustrated... He thought he could sneak in and get revenge this time, but he was surrounded and beaten up by three people. What else could he feel but frustration?

"This guy..." Ye Xiu was also a bit helpless; Deceitful Straw was just too difficult to communicate with.

"You should talk to him nicely! You always kill him," Chen Guo said.

"I don't know if he's logged off or not. What if he logged off and disappeared? Wouldn't he laugh at us for being idiots if he knew? We can't let him be so smug," Ye Xiu said.

"So, what do we do?" Chen Guo asked.

"We'll take it slow!" Ye Xiu said, obviously prepared for a long-term struggle. Deceitful Straw was just too different from ordinary players. The pro scene held no appeal for him, and he wasn't as simple and out-of-touch as Steamed Bun. It was really difficult to win him over. No wonder so many guilds had failed. Deceitful Straw's skills were quite outstanding; you didn't need Ye Xiu's discerning eye to see it like Little Cold Hands. The big guilds would definitely recruit talents like him, and not just any kind of recruitment—this was recruitment to supply talent to the teams. Yet, he still remained independent, which showed that all the guilds' persuasion and recruitment tactics were useless against him. This guy was indeed a bit of a tough nut to crack.

The three of them continued scavenging. Under the Blue Rain elite team's crushing sweep, the equipment dropped in this area was like a mountain. Gradually, it attracted more and more scavengers. Compared to those who were indiscriminate, Ye Xiu and his group were very particular. They didn't even look at ordinary equipment, only picking up the good stuff.

While scavenging, Lord Grim suddenly stopped. Ye Xiu adjusted his view, locking onto a certain spot ahead.

In the middle of the fierce battle, an assassin nimbly weaved through the chaos, dodging various attacks while picking up equipment. Yes, picking. This guy was just like Ye Xiu and his group, only picking up equipment of good quality. The trash was beneath his notice.

And the position where he was picking up equipment was quite daring. Ordinary scavengers wouldn't dare to venture into such a fiercely contested area. Even if you weren't afraid of death, there had to be a limit, right? Charging into a place like that was just asking to die.

The assassin ran nimbly, quickly weaving out of that area. He had crouched several times, so it seemed he had a good haul.

"Is that guy?" Ye Xiu wondered. Deceitful Straw's alt had to be in this area, that was beyond doubt. Otherwise, he wouldn't have known their whereabouts. It was also possible that they had bumped into each other here. And this person's performance was particularly outstanding. Even if it wasn't Deceitful Straw, he was still a decent expert!

Ye Xiu thought to himself as Lord Grim approached. The assassin, after rushing out of the crowd, suddenly stopped when he saw Lord Grim running towards him.

These details didn't escape Ye Xiu's eyes. He immediately knew that this was probably Deceitful Straw's alt. As expected, after failing his sneak attack, this guy immediately switched accounts and went back to scavenging.

"Steamed Bun, Little Tang!!" Ye Xiu called out. Lord Grim was already rushing forward at top speed.

The two of them were happily picking up loot when they suddenly heard Ye Xiu's call. They turned their view and saw Ye Xiu's Lord Grim charging out. In the direction he was charging, an assassin named Mobai turned and ran.

Tang Rou immediately understood. Steamed Bun might or might not have understood, but his character followed Soft Mist and charged over as well.

In the middle of the chaos, chasing someone was much more difficult. Ye Xiu didn't rush to attack; he kept his eye on the target first. Deceitful Straw's assassin character had much worse equipment than his ninja, so his movement speed wasn't as fast. He was only relying on the environment to hold out.

Deceitful Straw obviously understood this as well, so he didn't run outside the circle at all. He was just weaving through the battlefield. Ye Xiu said he had no perseverance, but this time, he seemed to be showing off his perseverance. By weaving around like this, it was difficult to completely shake him off, so it depended on whether the people behind him would lose patience from failing to catch him!

Let's see who has more perseverance!

Just as Deceitful Straw was thinking this, a sword light suddenly flashed.

It was not uncommon to encounter attacks in the middle of the chaos, and Deceitful Straw was good at playing assassin, so he immediately jumped up. In mid-air, he jumped again, using the assassin's unique Sky Leap to flip over the sword light.

These scavengers were irrelevant bystanders who had nothing to do with the battle. Although they were annoying, no one had the energy to deal with them specifically when the fighting was so intense. They would usually just attack if they happened to see them, and if they missed, they would just let it go. Very few people would doggedly pursue them.

So, Deceitful Straw didn't take this attack too seriously. He dodged and prepared to keep running. But before he landed, another sword light arrived. The opponent missed the first attack and immediately followed up with a second.

Normally, Deceitful Straw wouldn't be afraid, but right now, there were three strong players chasing him! Every second he was delayed meant that he was in greater danger.

So, Deceitful Straw simply didn't dodge. He took the opponent's sword and countered with a Double Stab, trying to force the opponent back and create space for himself to escape.

But unexpectedly, the opponent had the same idea. He didn't dodge Deceitful Straw's incoming Double Stab, and he was willing to take the damage to continue attacking. He was determined to stick to him!

Deceitful Straw was getting anxious. He didn't have time to fight to the death here! But this person's skills were quite experienced, and he couldn't shake him off easily, especially with the opponent's shameless style of ignoring his own losses.

With this brief delay, Lord Grim was already upon them. Deceitful Straw hadn't even gotten rid of the person in front of him!

"Thanks, go back to your own thing!" Ye Xiu greeted the swordsman who had helped him, taking over the assassin from Deceitful Straw.

"How did this person offend you?" Blue River casually asked.

"Heh, he's stealing my business!" Ye Xiu said with a smile as he fought Deceitful Straw's assassin. This time, Lord Grim had the advantage in equipment, so was there any question about the outcome? Without needing help from Tang Rou and Steamed Bun, the little assassin was already being suppressed. By the time the two of them arrived, the battle was almost over. And this was in the midst of chaos, where he would sometimes be accidentally disturbed.

"Will it help to change to a small account?" Ye Xiu smiled. He was sure that this person was Deceitful Straw. Why else would you run? Even if competitors were enemies, scavengers wouldn't necessarily turn around and run away when they met.

"Stop scavenging and come play in the pro league with me!" Ye Xiu said with a smile.

"Stop talking nonsense!" This time, Deceitful Straw didn't leave. Gritting his teeth, the assassin twisted his body and desperately attacked, directly using the ultimate skill, Sacrificial Strike.

As a result, the attack missed, and the suspense completely disappeared. Lord Grim easily knocked him down. With a crash, items scattered all over the ground, as if a Boss had been defeated.

"You picked up quite a bit!" Ye Xiu exclaimed, acting as if he had just defeated a Boss, picking up all the equipment that Deceitful Straw had dropped. Deceitful Straw's own equipment wasn't worth much, but the key was that he had a lot of stuff in his bag from scavenging! A few items came out this time, all of which were high-quality items that Deceitful Straw had worked hard to pick up, but now Ye Xiu had looted them all at once.

Amidst the chaos, Blue River couldn't hear what the two of them were saying. He just saw Lord Grim finish off the opponent and pick up all the things that had dropped.

Damn... Is this really a competitor stealing my business? The competition between scavengers is also cruel...