Serial Player
Chapter 288 - 8: Not Following the Rhythm

Chapter 288: Chapter 8: Not Following the Rhythm

Li Changhe clearly understood their thoughts, which was to use ordinary people controlled by him to attack the [Players].

If [Players] fought back or defended passively, those people would be in a terrible situation.

Li Changhe didn’t consider himself a good person. At Jiushan Temple, he had killed some victims who were planning to cause turmoil.

They brought that upon themselves, and even now, Li Changhe didn’t think he had done anything wrong.

Under disasters, human malice would magnify infinitely—robbing food, defying orders, and even attempting to ambush [Players].

So let them pay the price they deserve. Li Changhe did not underestimate these discovered and dangerous people but dealt with them ruthlessly.

But now it was different. He was not a lunatic who killed innocent people indiscriminately. If these controlled people died at his hands, Li Changhe guessed that his current mood would be even more somber.

Moreover, Xu Zhi’s move was actually very unfavorable for the [Players].

It would be fine if they could subdue the ordinary people without harming them. But if there were casualties, who knew if the [Evolution Game] would issue an [Instant Task] to the nearby [Players]?

Oh, Brother Ting said he didn’t know. Nevermind then...

Also, another purpose was actually to screen out the ’Hidden Pile’ among the six [Players]? Or simply to see people’s reactions?

It didn’t matter. Li Changhe didn’t want to follow the opponent’s pace.

Li Changhe originally planned to reduce his presence as much as possible and not do anything that would attract attention.

That was the proper behavior for a ’Hidden Pile’: not attracting attention and doing things secretly.

When everything was ready, he would call Great Wall in a single wave.

According to Wang Er, the "Hidden Pile" predecessor, once everything was over, Li Changhe could walk proudly into the headquarters and marry the [Holder] to reach the pinnacle of life.

At that time, he spat, feeling like he had just been given a death flag. But he was still sure of Wang Er’s routine. He needed to hide carefully.

However, when Li Changhe saw these ordinary people, he felt annoyed.

"Did I make a huge cognitive mistake?"

Li Changhe thought at that time, it was these idiots? It was these fools who were obsessed with their own power, causing Yanyun to be transfered and forcing Li Changhe to quickly strengthen his mentality?

Damn it, such a bloody loss!

If a [Player Organization] that could cultivate such idiots wouldn’t be a good one!

No matter how great the initial intentions and ideas of this [Player Organization] looked, when Xu Zhi said such words, Li Changhe knew how to deal with it.

Want to be superior? Want power and rights? Sorry, but they no longer exist.

I won’t follow your pace.

Before the Earth Knight spoke, the black hawk that had been standing on Li Changhe’s shoulder quietly disappeared, weaving between the feet of the ordinary people with the effect of [Aura Blocking].

From the angle, Xu Zhi couldn’t see the black hawk. And the [Players] on the other side, who were in some sense on Li Changhe’s side, naturally turned a blind eye.

After the Earth Knight spoke, the black hawk suddenly swooped up, creating an unobstructed straight-line distance.

Li Changhe stepped out with a [Shadow Step], fell from the midair beside Xu Zhi, and grabbed his shoulder with one hand. In his right hand was a [Boss Lead] that he held against Xu Zhi’s back.

Behind him, phantoms flickered, and Yun Ting’s hair had already pulled out nine sanction nails from Li Changhe’s waist. Each nail had a faint cold light. In the situation where Li Changhe was holding Xu Zhi hostage, Brother Ting guarded his back.

Silhouettes seemed to flicker around Li Changhe before calming down. They were Xu Zhi’s companions, hiding in the dark. Unfortunately, by the time they discovered the black hawk, it was too late to get close to Xu Zhi.

As a high-energy [Player], Xu Zhi didn’t have a strong physique. It was difficult for [Players] to advance in all attributes at the same pace. Since he chose the high-energy route, the other attributes would not be too strong.

If they insisted on rescuing Xu Zhi, then Li Changhe could kill him several times before they could break through Yun Ting’s blockade.

Even if Xu Zhi had defensive measures on him, it wouldn’t matter. How many times could they protect him?

"[General Mountain]?" Xu Zhi’s face turned pale as he slowly let go of the girl, looked back at Li Changhe, and smiled, "Do you know what you’re doing?"

"Don’t use mental skills on me. Once I let go, the ball will go through your stomach. My old friend hasn’t evolved eyes yet, so hurry up. I’m in a hurry!" The laughter came from the bird beak mask, and the [Boss Lead] in his hand nudged forward.

"Damn it! What’s going on? How did all my defensive measures fail?" Xu Zhi could vaguely feel the danger from that ghostly thing behind him, but strangely, the Mysterious Series Defense [Equipment] on his body didn’t trigger. Or rather, it had been destroyed.

There was a reason for being cautious about the [Players] of [General Mountain].

Actually, it wasn’t [General Mountain] that was amazing, but [Boss Lead].

If Sun King had been touched by Li Changhe’s [Boss Lead] at that time, he would have surrendered. What about pulling off masks?

"Could it be someone from [Great Wall]? It shouldn’t be. This is not the way an undercover agent who wants to infiltrate our organization should act." Xu Zhi quickly thought in his mind. He indeed wanted to confirm if there was any [Great Wall] presence among these [Players]. He planned to use controlled people’s casualties to uncover the [Players]’ weaknesses. Afterward, he would think and judge when he went back.

He didn’t expect any [Player] to react so violently. Was he from [Great Wall]? If so, then doing something so attention-grabbing would ruin his cover.

Feeling the impatient guy behind him and the other five [Players] starting to get restless, Xu Zhi received an instruction, and his expression changed slightly. He responded, "Fine, since you’re so impatient... Let’s sign a cooperation contract."

The [Alliance Contract] was an [item] that could be purchased by high-level [Players] after the update.

Its effect was simple, binding several [Player Organizations] together.

There were no additional benefits or privileges. At most, when encountered in [Tasks], there would be some hints. The initiator of the organization could communicate with others in [Social].

The only advantage was that they could participate in some special requirement [Plot Tasks].

However, actually, the rights were unequal, and the [Player Organization] behind them was definitely not something Li Changhe could compare with. This time, they were just tacitly joining together to keep warm. As for their thoughts... it would have to be seen later.

Watching the [Players] disappearing with the white light, Xu Zhi immediately released the girl’s arm and sat on the side drenched in cold sweat.

"Excuse me!"

"It doesn’t matter. I could only see them clearly from that angle." The girl no longer appeared dazed but sat in the chair brought by the butler, murmuring, "In that instant, they exposed their killing intent, as if they wanted to unite other [Players] to simply wipe you out."

"Were they from the Great Wall?"

"Impossible, [Great Wall] wants information. They wouldn’t directly turn against us." The girl’s eyes sparkled, "Xiao Shi? He’s interesting. Be careful with them later."

"Yes!"

...

Meanwhile, in the gymnasium’s restroom, a cleaning lady with a sanitation cart left. Underneath the disguise, her face was filled with solemnity.

"That woman... Could she be a [Holder] too?"

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