The whole nation is trying to survive on the cable car; I'm choosing one of three options at ea

Lin Yuwei didn't say anything more. She lowered her head and turned off the panel.

Meanwhile, the discussion continues on the public channel of the 100 cables.

A user with the ID ending in "Sakura Country" sent a message: "Our line has clashed with 886. When Ishikawa Yu was leading the team, Su Mu wiped them all out by himself. Our Ishikawa-kun is level 9 and he led a group of core soldiers. His strength can't be explained by level 13. He must have high-level equipment or a special bloodline."

"Then we absolutely cannot let him leave Loulan alive. If we can get the equipment and bloodline drops, we can split one type each, and that will be enough for us."

"That's right. No matter how he got promoted, once you enter the ancient city of Loulan, everyone is a red name. There are no rules to protect you, no system to shield you. Kill him, and the loot is ours."

"But I think everyone's thinking too simply?" someone from another Great Xia cable line couldn't help but speak up. "No matter how strong he is, he's still just one person. The ancient city of Loulan is so big. He can just disappear into any corner. With hundreds of your cables spread out, how can you possibly surround him at the same time? If he defeats you one by one, you'll die even faster than him."

"That's why we need to unite. Everyone should gather around the perimeter first, confirm his location, and then advance. We won't give him the chance to defeat them one by one."

"Yes. And he'll have to come out eventually. After the lockdown is lifted, everyone has to go back to the cable car. We'll be guarding the exit; he can't stay hidden forever."

"What if he takes the unsealing stone beforehand?"

"That would be even better. If he dares to charge into the core area alone with the Unsealing Stone, we won't need to split up. Everyone can just rush in that direction and trap him inside."

The discussion in the channel became increasingly heated. Some people started drawing maps, some started allocating their own routes of advance, and some even started listing the tactics that Su Mu might use and the corresponding countermeasures.

Among these 100 cables, some of the most powerful individuals also saw these messages.

On the 65482 cable channel, the woman with the high ponytail was leaning against a tree trunk, toying with a slender straight knife in her hand. The barefoot boy next to her read through the message on the public channel, then looked up at her.

"Sister, they're all saying they want to surround and kill that Su Mu."

The woman sheathed her straight sword, her tone flat: "Level 13, that's really too fast. A normal person at this stage would only reach level 10 at most. He either has a 3S talent or some special equipment or building that can continuously generate experience."

"Should we take action then?"

"We'll see," the woman said. "I don't do things I'm not sure of. If he's really as strong as they say, then we won't get involved. If he's getting chased and is in a sorry state, then we'll see if there's a chance to pick up the pieces. But either way, the nail that sticks out gets hammered down. He's already being watched; so many cable men are waiting for him to enter Loulan. Whether he'll even come out alive is a question."

The barefoot boy nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Inside the cable car on cable line 23541, the extremely tall man slammed an iron rod on the ground while looking at the messages on the panel.

"Level 13," he muttered to himself. "Much faster than rumored. But he's too flashy. Everyone in the region is watching him now. He's either strong enough to fight off a combined attack from hundreds of cables, or he's the next one to die. I think he'll most likely not survive this trip to Loulan."

The shorter man next to him shrank back: "Then we..."

"We're not getting involved." The man slung the iron bar over his shoulder, turned, and walked deeper into the cable car. "But I want to see what this guy can accomplish in the end. If he can really break through a hundred cables all by himself, then he's not just a matter of 'strength.' He'll be the variable in this world."

Meanwhile, in the desert cableway to the west, the man in desert camouflage leaned against the corpse of a sand scorpion and read the message on the public channel twice.

"Level 13." He chuckled, drew his dagger from his waist, and drew a circle in the sand. "How interesting. These people keep saying 'he must have a secret,' yet they're so eager to kill him and divide the loot. They clearly just want to steal, but they act like they're doing the right thing."

The teammate behind him leaned over and asked, "Captain, are we going?"

"Go." The man planted his dagger in the sand. "But not to surround and kill him. If he's in the ancient city of Loulan, I want to see what kind of person he is. Someone who can reach level 13 at this stage must be different."

"Then how do we determine whether he is a friend or foe?"

"Let's see if he kills first or takes the stuff first." The man stood up, brushing the sand off his clothes. "If he starts clearing people out first, we'll go around him. If he only cares about taking the stuff and not the people, then this guy is worth talking to."

Similar analyses and judgments are being made simultaneously on several more distant cable lines.

Some lines were discussing the tactical details of a joint encirclement and suppression operation, some decided to wait and see after weighing the pros and cons, and some were assessing the potential "treasure" value of Su Mu. But regardless of their attitudes, one point had already reached a consensus.

The name Su Mu became the focus of the entire region the moment the ancient city of Loulan opened.

Meanwhile, the person everyone was talking about was carrying a cactus and walking side by side with Lin Yuwei toward Loulan.

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