Chapter 39: Timely Assistance in the Snow

Outside the prison, Prisoner Snake quickly noticed Fang Heng and his group emerging from Prison Building No. 3.

He raised his hand, signaling his subordinates to temporarily cease their attacks on the outer layer of the prison's barbed wire.

"Are you the leader here? Come out and talk!"

Fang Heng did not approach too closely; he stood more than thirty meters away from the group, coldly watching the nine players outside the barbed wire.

"I am."

Prisoner Snake also sized up the handsome young man before him.

His mood soured.

He hated people who looked better than him the most!

"Oh? You've got quite the nerve, don't you?"

"Quite the nerve? What do you mean?"

Prisoner Snake showed a look of disdain, his expression turning arrogant and fierce as he glared at Fang Heng.

"I said you've got nerve, daring to occupy our territory!"

"We worked so hard to clear this prison zone, only for you to come back and take it over? What kind of logic is that?"

"Do you think we're easy targets?"

Hearing this, the players behind Prisoner Snake began to jeer.

"Yeah! Hurry up! Hand this place over, leave all the food and supplies, and we'll let you keep your pathetic lives!"

"Get lost!"

"Get lost! Get lost! Get lost!"

Fang Heng watched them indifferently.

He couldn't be bothered to waste his breath; this group was clearly just looking for trouble.

Liao Bufan couldn't take it anymore.

He had never seen anyone so shameless.

Anger surged within him, and he began to curse loudly.

"Bullshit! We were clearly here first, and we were clearly the ones who cleared the zombies here!"

"Hahaha! Based on you? You actually have that kind of ability?"

Prisoner Snake didn't believe a word Liao Bufan said.

He figured there might have been some glitch in the game that caused the zombies originally stationed here to suddenly leave, allowing this group to swoop in and take the credit.

Prisoner Snake and his companions burst into laughter.

"Stop talking nonsense. You won't leave, right? Then smash it! Once I catch you, I won't be so easy to talk to!"

Seeing that negotiation was useless, Prisoner Snake waved his hand to resort to force.

The players behind him swarmed forward, swinging small stone hammers against the barbed wire.

The durability of the barbed wire began to slowly decrease.

At this rate, it would take less than an hour to smash a small hole through it.

Prisoner Snake stood with his arms crossed, watching Fang Heng inside the wire with great interest, looking as if victory were already in his grasp.

He truly couldn't imagine any way for Fang Heng and his group to resist, and he failed to notice that Fang Heng's expression had remained perfectly calm.

Not far away, seeing Prisoner Snake and his group begin their assault on the prison wire, Lu Yu and Zhou Yi, who had been observing from the shadows, grew anxious.

"The Great God is in trouble. Should we go up and help?"

"We definitely have to help. The Great God has been good to us; we can't just stand by and watch him die."

Anxious, Zhou Yi stared intently at the invaders near the barbed wire, contemplating a strategy.

"Right, we still have those homemade bombs, don't we? This group is gathered together; we can just toss two bombs over there later and give them a little surprise!"

"Great idea!" Lu Yu agreed. "When they're in chaos, I'll launch a sneak attack on two of them, and you can tie up another one."

"Exactly. Then, if we coordinate with the Great God's group, taking out this lot won't be a problem."

In just a few moments, Zhou Yi and Lu Yu had devised a simple and effective plan to repel the enemy.

The tension in their hearts eased slightly.

Lu Yu teased, "As expected of Wolong, to devise such a meticulous plan in just a few seconds is truly admirable."

Zhou Yi smiled proudly, waving his hand modestly.

"Fengchu, you joke. In this world, people who can keep up with my thinking are few and far between, and you are one of them."

Lu Yu said, "I'll contact the Great God and have them prepare to coordinate with us from the inside."

"Don't rush, stay steady first!"

Zhou Yi quickly stopped Lu Yu.

"The Great God hasn't called for help yet. How is adding flowers to silk better than providing charcoal in the snow?"

"Let's wait a bit longer. Once the Great God can't hold out anymore, we'll appear as saviors and properly boost his favorability toward us."

Lu Yu's eyes lit up.

"That makes sense! Boss Wolong, you are truly brilliant!"

"Hehe, you too..."

*Bang!*

A gunshot rang out.

The discussing Zhou Yi and Lu Yu were startled, both turning their heads toward the prison plaza at the same time.

*Bang! Bang! Bang!!!*

Gunshots erupted across the prison plaza!

What the hell!

To their astonishment, they saw that the once-arrogant Prisoner Snake and his group were scattering in all directions in an instant.

Among them, Prisoner Snake was the fastest runner!

Crazy!

Prisoner Snake was going insane!

The opponent had guns!

And not just one gun!!

There were mercenaries too!

And more than one!

And they were at least Level 3 mercenaries!

Ordinary players have low levels and lack firearm proficiency skills; their aim with pistols isn't great, and their long-distance damage isn't necessarily fatal.

But mercenaries were different!

Prisoner Snake could now be certain that the level of the enemy mercenaries was definitely not low!

At least Level 3!

From such a distance, just two rounds of shooting had sent one player down and left three others lightly wounded.

The moment every player under Prisoner Snake saw their teammate fall, they all performed the same action.

Turn around.

Run!!

Prisoner Snake regretted it to death.

If he had known the players in this prison had such powerful equipment, he wouldn't have dared to set his sights on this prison even if he were beaten to death!

He sensed that after this raid, his subordinates' casualties would be heavy!

More importantly, his prestige!

After this, the prestige he had so painstakingly built within his team would plummet to rock bottom.

But he had no time to consider any of that now!

Escaping for his life was the most important thing!

The moment he saw Fang Heng pull out a gun, he knew he was in trouble.

He immediately turned and bolted.

His running speed was the fastest, but Fang Heng had already aimed at him.

Fang Heng's perception ability provided an extra accuracy bonus.

Coupled with his Level 1 Firearm Proficiency, which also added to his accuracy...

Fang Heng fired only one shot.

The bullet accurately struck Prisoner Snake's left shoulder!

"A pity, a bit off target."

Ignoring the intense pain in his left shoulder, Prisoner Snake ran for his life.

The group that had been so aggressive just moments ago was now fleeing in a panicked, disheveled mess, vanishing completely in an instant.

In less than two minutes, everything around the prison returned to silence.

From within the low bushes, Lu Yu withdrew his gaze.

He looked at Zhou Yi beside him, his expression somewhat complicated.

He really wanted to ask one question right now.

"Mr. Wolong, what happened to 'providing charcoal in the snow'? Did you calculate this far ahead?"

Zhou Yi silently opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found he couldn't.

He only had a face full of bitterness.

Regret!

What "charcoal in the snow"?

Bullshit! Now there isn't even "adding flowers to silk" left!

Looking at the distorted expression on Zhou Yi's face, Lu Yu felt it was best not to provoke him further.

After all, Zhou Yi's mental state had been somewhat unstable over the past two days.

He patted Zhou Yi's shoulder comfortingly.

"Don't take it to heart. After all, there aren't many Great Gods like Fang Heng. He's the first to complete the construction of a super-large shelter, so he must have some real skills."

"As for recruiting mercenaries..."

Lu Yu sighed silently in his heart.

"Sigh! Things like recruiting mercenaries are indeed only something he could pull off, right?"

"We are mortals after all; we can't calculate this far ahead."

"Besides, Fang Heng is our partner, our teammate. When he gets stronger, we should be happy."

Listening to the consolation, Zhou Yi's mood didn't improve much; he only nodded bitterly.

The logic was sound, but he just couldn't bring himself to be happy.

Lu Yu felt helpless.

"Let's go. Cheer up, let's go find the Great God to collect the mission rewards."

(End of Chapter)