Resident Evil now has 18 lines, with a total population cap of 3600.
Excluding those Adventurer in novice and normal modes, there are currently about 3000 people in hard mode, ready to show off their skills.
However...
Everything seems easy when watching a live stream.
But when they actually get their hands on it, the problems are huge.
"Pulling group, quickly hold the Tyrant for me!"
"What's wrong with the pulling group? How did we get wiped out?"
"How did the scouting group get wiped out too?"
"Damn it, listen to the command! I told you not to go, not to go, but you just had to go..."
"What's going on? How did the Tyrant transition to the next phase?"
"Holy crap, why is the missile heading towards me? Aim properly!"
All sorts of complaints echoed from the Resident Evil hard mode.
Team combat is not as simple as imagined.
Even with microphones, coordination isn't always timely, and strange actions can occur, let alone in a situation without microphones, where 20 small groups act separately, making timely communication between them very difficult.
This led to many blunders.
Ultimately, most Adventurer didn't even see a shadow of G William, falling one after another at the hands of the Tyrant.
The chat channel was filled with wails of misery.
When meeting for a team, they would furiously declare: "Noobs stay away!"
But after the game started, they often found that the person who was shouting "noobs stay away" was the noobiest of them all.
During this period.
In the Dark World, the Harpy Lord Xu Hu had already dispatched troops to besiege Bai Yunkong's territory, and the Harpy Kingdom had also mobilized all its forces under his command, heading south to attack Starlight Forest.
Meanwhile, the Flower Elves and Witches under Lin Qingqiu had already found Chen Yu's territory in Starlight Forest, but they did not venture deep into Starlight Forest.
Because rows of defensive towers stood before them, making them hesitant to act rashly.
However, even without entering, they could observe from the sky the numerous protected building territories within Starlight Forest.
These territories alone were enough for them to confirm that the Level 10 Dungeon Lord must be here.
Therefore.
Lin Qingqiu contacted Chen Yu through one of the territories.
Chen Yu looked at the several new emails in his system mailbox and initially didn't intend to bother with them.
But after a brief glance, he found it interesting and replied, "You mean... someone in your Alliance, a War Lord, wants to attack me?"
Lin Qingqiu replied solemnly: "That's right, and from what I know... he has also colluded with the Harpy Kingdom in this area, preparing to launch a southward attack on all your territories. They have already set out."
Chen Yu said with interest: "So why are you telling me? He is from your Alliance; by all accounts, you should be on his side! Even if you don't lend him a hand, you shouldn't reveal this to me, right?"
Lin Qingqiu: "Because our Witch Alliance does not want to fall out with you, and this matter is his personal doing, so I feel it's necessary to clarify it with you beforehand to avoid misunderstandings later."
Chen Yu chuckled at the words, "But I remember not long ago, you just helped someone from your Alliance repel the troops I sent to besiege the city, right? Now telling me this... isn't it a bit indecisive, trying to have it both ways?"
Lin Qingqiu was silent for a moment, and after a long time, she said, "So those Feathered people were yours. I wasn't aware of that. The reason I helped him was also to seize this opportunity to find out your whereabouts."
Lin Qingqiu admitted frankly: "You also know... everyone now knows that all the soul crystals in the entire region are in your hands. Whichever Alliance can get you, that Alliance can suppress the other three Alliances and instantly become the number one Alliance in this region. Even... after contacting other regions later, they can quickly stand out and become the strongest."
Lin Qingqiu spoke very frankly. At this moment, she also knew...
Only by trying to appear as sincere as possible could she gain the other party's trust.
Chen Yu had no strong reaction to this.
He just smiled faintly, "So what is your stance? Since you're planning to sell out your teammate, you must have a goal, right?"
At the taunt of 'selling out a teammate', Lin Qingqiu frowned.
She could only pretend not to have seen it and stated the result of her discussion with Lin Qingxian, "Our stance is... we hope you can join our Witch Alliance through cooperation and provide us with soul crystals. In return, you will become our Vice-Alliance Leader, and we will also protect the safety of your territory. For example, this time's Harpy southward raid, we can settle it for you."
Chen Yu did not express an opinion, only saying amusedly: "How will you settle it... You said there are ten to twenty thousand Harpies. With your few dozen rare-grade troops, I'm afraid you can't stop them, can you?"
The reason he knew there were only a few dozen rare troops was from Bai Yunkong's previous report.
Lin Qingqiu was not surprised and replied calmly: "My territory is not far from yours. As long as you join us and agree to our terms, I will send out all my forces. Trust me, we have such strength. Although we can't defeat them, defending is certainly not a problem."
Facing ten to twenty thousand Harpies, Lin Qingqiu could still be so confident.
It shows that the four major Alliances are indeed not to be underestimated; those who can hold their ground in the Dark World are not weak.
However...
Lin Qingqiu only dared to say 'defend'.
Regarding this answer.
Chen Yu was not satisfied, "If your strength is only like this, you're not qualified to make me a tool. Forget it, since you mentioned your stance, I'll talk about mine."
Chen Yu decided not to argue with the other party anymore and said directly: "It's very simple to make me provide you with soul crystals; you just need to join my Great Xia Alliance. If you perform well, I can provide some soul crystals as a reward, or if you want more... be sensible, and you'll get everything."
Seeing the last sentence.
Lin Qingqiu frowned slightly, "Haven't you seen the situation clearly? Those are tens of thousands of Harpies. Without the help of my Witch Alliance, with your ability, you can't possibly deal with them. Sigh, I'll give you another chance to choose. You don't have to reply to me so soon... just think it over, and you can join our Alliance anytime."
Lin Qingqiu believed that they had already made enough concessions.
In the current situation, facing the threat of over ten thousand Harpies, a Dungeon Lord simply had no ability to counter the invasion of so many Harpies.
The only way forward was to choose to join their powerful Alliance; that was the most correct choice.
Moreover, she also said that if he joined their Alliance, she would provide protection, which was a win-win choice.
This guy...
There was no reason for him not to accept.