Will There Still Be One?

【Brother Invincible】: You murderers! To be so lawless, daring to discuss how to kill people right in the regional channel? If everyone were like you, how could anyone survive?!

Cheng Shuili and her companions didn't even need to step in; enthusiastic bystanders were already stepping up to snap back.

"You've got some nerve!"

"What are you putting on an act for? Don't you know how high the mortality rate is in normal dungeons? After using that card, you've certainly hoped for higher dungeon difficulty, haven't you? After all, the more people who fail, the more supplies you get! Especially with these big bosses you've targeted, you're practically wishing they'd die in the dungeon, right?"

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you—didn't you learn that in elementary school? Crow and the others are treating you the way you treated everyone else, so why can't you handle it?"

That’s right, why couldn't he handle it?

With his mind full of taking advantage of others, suffering even the slightest loss felt like losing his life...

To be honest, Cheng Shuili really felt that for people like this, dying early was only a benefit to those still alive!

Cards, cards... rest days...

Killers shouldn't have holidays at all!

But judging by Su Rui, the system was definitely impartial; today was likely a day where everything took a break.

Including those monsters lurking inside the supply crates.

Thinking about it, it was quite strange; they usually fought to the death at the first meeting, but now they were all resting on the same day.

Her train of thought had just drifted away when it was pulled back by a tag.

【Brother Invincible】: @Angry Crow Takes Flight, I might not be able to do anything to those other guys, but aren't you afraid at all?! That thing in your hands—if I reveal it, do you know how many people will be jealous of you? I'll give you two choices: either apologize to me now and guarantee my safety! Or I'll make the reward you received public. Faced with such massive profit, so what if you're number one on the leaderboard? There will be an endless stream of people coming after you, and then you'll be the target of everyone's arrows!

"Whoa! He's threatening! He's threatening Crow! How exciting!"

"Is this building out of the wind? Open your eyes! You're not tagging some random nobody; that's Crow!"

"Don't discriminate against random nobodies!"

"Is that the point?"

"Am I the only one curious about what reward Crow actually got?"

"I'm curious too. Crow definitely won't back down to him, right? Let him talk! Let him say it!"

Cheng Shuili raised her eyelids, saw what the guy was saying, and then lowered them again.

Let him say it.

What could she possibly be afraid of?

Brother Invincible's message looked fine at first glance, but for anyone with a brain, a closer look revealed it was full of holes.

The regional channel was already starting to question him.

"@Brother Invincible, was your brain caught in a door? Threatening the number one? Do you think everyone else is brainless like you and wants to go to their deaths?"

"Laughing to death, 'target of everyone's arrows'—he's got quite the vocabulary! Hahaha! But Crow has been a target for a long time; the question is, does anyone actually dare to move against him?"

"@Brother Invincible, your logic is truly touching. Does it make any difference if Crow's wealth score goes up or not? It's just a number we all look up to anyway. It's like a millionaire—whether their assets are one million or two million, they're still a millionaire!"

"Does anyone actually think this could threaten Crow? Let me explain: he means that after he exposes the reward, everyone will keep attacking Crow out of jealousy. It's really funny. Are you saying I'd suddenly lose all my sanity because Crow's wealth skyrocketed and use a designated player duel card on him?"

"Is that a duel card? That's a 'go to your death' card."

"What 'go to your death' card? It's clearly a 'one-stop funeral service' card."

"Exactly, exactly. Losing is one thing, but with Crow's nasty temper, he'd have your ashes scattered to the winds!"

"Wuwu, I still think Crow is so terrifying; I still don't dare to send any messages to Crow's private chat."

Cheng Shuili: "......"

The development of events seemed a bit strange.

But regardless, one thing was certain: this clown, Brother Invincible, was about to break.

【Brother Invincible】: @Angry Crow Takes Flight, speak!

Cheng Shuili leaned lazily on the bed, her fingertips sliding across the virtual screen at will.

Seeing that last tag, she scoffed and typed a reply in a leisurely manner:

【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Keep talking, I'm watching.

After sending that, she added the system's default smiley face, that standard smile so official it was infuriating.

The regional channel exploded instantly:

"It appeared! The Crow-style mockery! Screenshot, screenshot! It's rare to see one where she doesn't just start swearing!"

"That expression combined with that sentence—the damage isn't high, but the insult is extreme, hahaha!"

"Eh? Why no swearing? I was hoping to learn some insults."

"Maybe she just doesn't want to bother with a dying man."

"Not bothering? If it were any of the other big bosses, I'd believe it... but this is Crow. I have a feeling Crow is brewing some nasty trick."

"I think so too, hahaha. Although I've never spoken a word to Crow, I already know Crow very well. How can this not be considered a type of charm for the number one?"

Cheng Shuili: "......"

She didn't!

She only answered like that because she knew it would piss the other person off to the point of near-death, which was far more effective than just swearing.

Brother Invincible was clearly enraged by this attitude, and the message popped up almost immediately:

【Brother Invincible】: Good! Very good! That reward of yours...

His message was sent just like that.

"??? Half a sentence, half a life!"

"He chickened out! He definitely chickened out! Laughing to death; weren't you putting on quite a show just a moment ago?"

"@Brother Invincible, why don't you finish it? We're all waiting!"

"Hahahaha, today really gave me a huge joke to watch! Thank you, Crow! Thank you, rest day!"

Brother Invincible didn't want to stop; it was just that at the moment he was about to send it, his brain suddenly reconnected.

He realized in that instant that this information was like a hostage in the hands of a kidnapper.

As long as the hostage was alive, the kidnapper had a chance to live.

But the hostage... this message, if sent out just like that, he would definitely be dead by tomorrow.

Brother Invincible trembled again; it was a physiological, fearful shaking.

Even though the temperature was very comfortable and he was wearing long sleeves, he shouldn't have felt cold, yet he was chilled to the bone.

He had to survive.

Failing this time didn't matter; there would be a next time! If the next time didn't work, there would be a time after that!

But once dead, everything would be gone.

He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his lips were trembling.

If he went to beg Crow for mercy now, would there still be a way out?

Would there still be one?

As he thought about it, he felt a bit unable to swallow his pride, but after hesitating for a moment, he finally clicked on Cheng Shuili's private chat just as several tags popped up in the regional channel.