The end of the world is approaching, I'm handing myself over to the country.

The massive body of the Pangu nodded almost imperceptibly.

A very slight, almost imperceptible nod.

Upon seeing this action, Liu Yun was immediately overjoyed.

"Great! Let's go!"

It was too oppressive here; she couldn't stand it for even a second longer.

Seeing this, Zhang Hongguang could only sigh inwardly and temporarily suppress all his doubts.

Never mind, let's leave here first.

I browsed the world chat channel for a while.

Zhang Hongguang: "Stay close! We're heading north; there's a temporary shelter that players have spontaneously built over there!"

They immediately determined the direction and led the way out.

The four of them headed north, walking through the dimly lit forest.

Amidst screams, they remained on high alert and moved at top speed the entire way.

They ran for about half an hour.

The trees ahead gradually thinned out, and faint voices could be heard.

After rushing forward a distance, the view suddenly opened up.

They finally broke out of the oppressive woods and arrived at a relatively open campsite.

This place appears to be a converted abandoned logging camp, surrounded by a simple fence made of sharpened wooden stakes.

In the camp, players gathered in twos and threes. Some were cleaning their weapons, some were processing monster materials, and some had simply spread out a cloth on the ground and set up a small stall.

"Finally arrived..." Zhang Hongguang breathed a sigh of relief, his tense nerves relaxing slightly.

There are many people here, and the yang energy is strong, which immediately increases my sense of security.

Their appearance also attracted the attention of some people in the camp.

Especially Pan Gu, who was following behind Liu Yun.

His unusually robust physique and the mysterious black robe that covered him from head to toe made him stand out in the crowd, attracting many curious glances.

A tall, thin player who was setting up a stall on the ground to sell materials saw them coming and immediately started shouting at the top of his lungs.

"Hey buddy! Just came out of the woods?"

"Look at this! Freshly forged, complete pelt of an elite-grade tusked wild boar! Absolutely top-quality material for making leather armor!"

Zhang Hongguang simply waved his hand, directly rejecting the tall, thin player's sales pitch, without even bothering to ask about the price.

As soon as he stepped into the camp, Pangu felt uneasy.

Do not!

These are the people who feel extremely uncomfortable.

There were about twenty people in the camp, all of whom were busy with their own things.

But their gazes always seemed to fall, intentionally or unintentionally, on these few people who had just come out of the woods.

In those gazes, Pan Gu sensed a feeling that instinctively disgusted him.

It's greed.

This is completely different from the pure vigilance that Zhang Hongguang and Li Chen showed before.

The smell here is thick with malice and scheming.

It made him feel nauseous.

Zhang Hongguang clearly sensed that something was wrong. He didn't delay any longer and turned directly to Pan Gu, carefully considering his words.

"Friend, let's say goodbye here. Thank you for your help."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "We'll rest for a bit, then we'll move on to other activities."

This time, Liu Yun, who was standing next to her, did not try to persuade her to stay.

Although she got along fairly well with Pan Gu, she could tell that her cousin was very wary of him.

Now that we're both safe, there's no need to stay together.

Li Chen glanced at Pan Gu, then at Zhang Hongguang, shook his head, and sighed deeply.

He muttered to himself, "Tsk tsk tsk, what a pity..."

Liu Yun didn't know what Li Chen was regretting.

But Zhang Hongguang knew it perfectly well.

He immediately kicked out, but with the kind of force you'd use as a joke.

"Get out! Get as far away from me as you can, and die!"

Li Chen chuckled and nimbly dodged.

But at this moment, Pangu refused decisively.

"No, I want to go with you."

His head, shrouded in black robes, turned slightly to face Zhang Hongguang, and the words he uttered were simple and direct.

Zhang Hongguang felt a pang in his heart, but maintained a calm facade.

What's wrong with this guy?

Is it because you can't understand human speech?

He seems a bit dim-witted...

So he patiently explained things more clearly.

"Friend, although we enjoyed our time together, all good things must come to an end. We do have our own things to do and it's not convenient for us to be with outsiders."

Zhang Hongguang emphasized the word "outsider" very much.

The refusal was quite obvious.

Anyone with a modicum of sense would have wisely left.

But Pan Gu shook his head firmly.

"I told you, let me follow you."

His repetition, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, conveyed an undeniable firmness.

Zhang Hongguang was completely at a loss and felt a surge of anger.

No.

Is this person stupid?

Why won't he listen to reason...?

Just as they were at an impasse, the players around them, who had been "busy with their own things," finally stopped pretending.

A group of people approached from different directions, their steps neither hurried nor slow, but they blocked all possible escape routes.

The leader was a man with a face full of scars. He was playing with a dagger in his hand, and he grinned, revealing eight teeth.

A standard toothy smile.

"Alright, alright, stop arguing. None of you are leaving today."

The atmosphere froze instantly.

Oh no, we just escaped one tiger's mouth and entered another wolf's den.

Li Chen reacted the fastest. He widened his eyes, pointed at the group of people, and was so nervous that he could barely speak.

"You...you guys are going to...rob...rob us?"

The man in the lead chuckled and patted his palm with the back of his dagger.

"In the real world, we guys are honest people, but in the game, we guys want to be a little dishonest too."

"Besides, the game rules don't prohibit PvP, do they?"

A few pebbles hit Zhang Hongguang and his three companions. Although the force was not strong, it successfully put them into a fighting state.

In case they suddenly go offline.

The man chuckled, "We've been keeping watch here for ages, it hasn't been easy."

"How many Source Crystals did you get from the event?"

"Bring out any other valuable materials you have, and my brothers might be in a better mood and let you go."

"otherwise......"

Before the man could finish speaking, Li Chen subconsciously continued, pointing to Liu Yun, whose face was pale.

"Or are you going to sleep with her first and then kill her?"

"Fuck you!"

Zhang Hongguang slapped Li Chen's hand hard across the back, almost breaking his finger bones.

"If you can't speak properly, then don't speak at all. Your mouth just reeks of corpses!"

Li Chen winced in pain, realizing he had said the wrong thing, and immediately shrank back, not daring to argue.

Liu Yun was so frightened by these words that she trembled all over and almost burst into tears.

However, to everyone's surprise, the group of robbers were not angry at all; instead, they were all stunned for a moment.

The man with the fierce face stopped playing with the dagger.

A skinny player next to him even seriously rubbed his chin.

Then, the man looked at Li Chen and gave him an approving look.

"Damn, bro, you're a fucking genius!"