LWGP - Chapter 104
Chapter 104: X-Ray Dissection
Once inside the hut and seated on the straw mats, the group could still hear Mei Qinghe and Zhou Guican outside, haggling over how to split the 50 gold, occasionally interspersed with the Tribal Chief claiming he had no money…
"Master, are we really going to stay and fight that Octopus King?"
"If there's money, we fight. If not, we forget it," Wang Jiu said nonchalantly. The others thought it over and agreed.
Could those two teams come up with 50 gold?
Absolutely.
If everyone pitched in a few gold coins, it would be enough. Wang Jiu hadn't set an impossibly high price.
From this perspective, their Master/Captain still had a shred of mercy.
Still, they couldn't figure out what Wang Jiu's actual plan for this dungeon was. In any case, they would just follow her lead.
A weary silence fell over the group. With a little time to spare, they began to take stock of their resources.
Wang Jiu had a lot of resources, and she began to organize them.
Zhou Guican and his people had high attributes and many treasures on them, so the combined loot they dropped was substantial.
Two Class Skill Books, two puppet BOSSes, ten Basic Skill Books, four pieces of silver equipment, five Garden Fields, forty Strengthening Stones…
"What dogshit luck. I actually completed the set."
The rarely dropped silver items didn't even have any duplicates. Wang Jiu was suddenly so lucky that she herself found it a bit unreal. Could it be that in this time of crisis, the System had a pang of conscience and wanted to give her a few more chips, unwilling to let her quit the dungeon?
She equipped all the silver gear.
The moment she did.
A system notification arrived.
"Congratulations on activating a full silver set. You have received the title 'Little Silver Set Elite'."
Attribute: Spirit Energy +100.
"No silver set bonus attributes, huh," Wang Jiu said, a little disappointed.
The System thought she was dreaming. "Set bonuses only apply to equipment from the same system. The gear you get from the four difficulties of this island dungeon belongs to one system. Once you clear the Nightmare difficulty, if you're lucky enough to collect the full set, you can activate it. It's certainly difficult, but the attributes definitely won't disappoint you."
It was like dangling a carrot in front of a donkey. Wang Jiu's appetite was whetted, but she didn't respond. She just flipped through the two Class Skill Books, quite surprised.
Generally, once a Class Skill Book was dropped and entered a player's inventory, it would be used almost immediately. Those that were kept were either unsuitable for one's build or had learning restrictions, forcing the player to hold onto them.
Some teams with close relationships would trade skill books, but different books had different values. If they weren't equivalent, even the closest of friends would find it hard to trade directly. It was a matter of keeping business and friendship separate. So, it wasn't strange that wiping out this team yielded two Class Skill Books. What was strange was that neither of them was an ordinary item.
They were 《Earth Thorns》 and 《Beast Light》.
The restriction for 《Earth Thorns》 was a requirement of 800 Agility. It was a binding and attack-type skill, quite valuable.
《Beast Light》 was a more popular summoning-type skill, requiring 700 Constitution.
They had dropped from Zhou Guican and Zhou Han, respectively. Both were powerful individuals who had obtained two Class Skill Books they couldn't use yet, but they had planned to save them for when their attributes were high enough, or to trade them for something of similar value later.
In terms of value, they were slightly more precious than the Holy Light and Shadow Step skills Wang Jiu had learned before.
They were second only to 《Blood Wrath》.
Wang Jiu could learn them, but after looking at the usage methods for both skill books, she frowned slightly.
System: "There are no restrictions for you. Why don't you learn them? Are you reluctant to spend the permanent Spirit Energy?"
Wang Jiu: "No, that's not it. Earth Thorns requires casting from a prone position, which is a postural requirement. It easily exposes one's back to the enemy, which is a drawback. As for 《Beast Light》, it's a summoning skill."
She had never been fond of puppets or pets, treating the puppets she acquired as disposable tools—use them when needed, then discard them.
A summoning skill like 《Beast Light》 might be useful in the early stages, but if she didn't follow a summoning build later on, the skill would become useless.
It was pointless.
The faster one progressed, the more quickly early-game items became obsolete. To maximize resource utilization, it was unnecessary to learn such a class skill unless absolutely essential.
It would be better to…
Wang Jiu immediately listed them on the Auction House.
《Earth Thorns》 for 80 gold, 《Beast Light》 for 200 gold.
She didn't expect them to sell so soon. After all, those who could afford Class Skill Books were expert-level players with good judgment, not prone to impulsive, flashy purchases. However, looking at the entire global population of living beings, someone would eventually buy them, especially 《Beast Light》.
A foundational class skill necessary for summoning, eh? Heh!
At that moment, she began to spin the Lucky Wheel.
While taking stock of her resources just now, she felt her luck was pretty good. At this critical juncture, acquiring resources to enhance her strength was what truly mattered. She wouldn't hold onto the four Lucky Wheel chances.
System: "So you had already decided to make a move. Those poor people from the two teams."
They had been completely duped by her.
But even if they suspected Wang Jiu's intentions, they didn't really have a choice.
At least Mei Qinghe's team had no choice. And Zhou Guican, knowing Mei Qinghe had no choice and would certainly try to win over Wang Jiu, felt the situation was set and wanted to get in on the action.
So they could only bleed a little, treating it as an investment before fighting the boss.
50 gold coins, split between two teams, was actually manageable.
Wang Jiu had four spins on the Lucky Wheel, and with a few quick taps, she was done.
Meanwhile, Zhou Guican's two teams had also settled into the thatched huts arranged by the Tribal Chief.
They were in the middle of their own discussions when Zhou Han's face suddenly darkened.
"Brother, look at the Auction House."
Zhou Guican was sharp. The first thing he thought of wasn't the silver equipment he had dropped, but that rather precious skill book. Of course, his cousin had dropped one too.
They had obtained it with great difficulty from the last boss in the Dangerous-grade instance. They had been thrilled when 《Beast Light》 dropped.
The two of them had been trying hard not to think about the painful loss, but then!
Zhou Guican saw the Auction House, and his heart clenched. He took a deep breath and closed the window.
"In any case, neither of us was necessarily going to follow that class path. What's lost is lost. Just think of it as losing money," Zhou Guican said magnanimously.
If they sold, that would be 280 gold! And he had wanted to use it himself!
Ah!
The two were exploding inside, but they maintained a calm facade and continued discussing with the others how to split the 20 gold tomorrow.
Oh, that made it 300 gold!
Fuck!
Who could just throw away 300 gold!
The corner of Zhou Guican's mouth finally twitched. His expression turned grim as he exchanged a look with several others.
The rewards from the four Lucky Wheel spins landed in Wang Jiu's hands.
A puppet, a strange pool, a silver coffer, and finally, a Class Skill Book.
Wang Jiu picked up the medium-grade puppet, toying with it. Seeing its attributes, she grew thoughtful.
She had previously gotten a small puppet from Zhao Shanxiao, which she had planned to use tonight. However, she felt it was low-grade and its effectiveness might be limited, involving some risk. But suddenly getting a medium-grade one was like receiving charcoal in a snowstorm.
Puppet (Medium, Special Item)
Attributes: Requires 100 Spirit Power per use, for mimicry and disguise, shape can be freely molded. Medium grade can inherit 50% of the user's attributes, but only lasts for 12 hours.
This was a high-consumption, single-use luxury item.
In truth, even a medium-grade puppet didn't quite match the value expected from a Lucky Wheel spin, but if used well, it wouldn't be a loss.
At the very least, her plans for the night would be more secure.
Wang Jiu put it away and then looked at the pool.
Little Green Fish Pond (Manor Advanced Furniture, Permanent)
Attributes: Permanently increases Spirit Energy by 500, used for raising aquatic creatures, can also accumulate Manor spirit energy, enhancing recovery. Restriction: Requires Manor to be upgraded to Level 2.
It emanated a golden glow, indicating it was a treasure of gold-quality.
500 permanent Spirit Energy!
"Level two? I think my Manor can be upgraded to level 2. It needs 1000 permanent Spirit Energy to upgrade, right? It's a pity my homestead is in the village."
Wang Jiu frowned. A way to significantly increase her Spirit Power was right in front of her, but she couldn't use it!
The situation was critical.
Frustrated, she could only put the fish pond into her inventory and then list it on the Auction House.
10,000 gold.
This way, it wouldn't drop if she died.
System: "…"
"Auction house fees are a must. Otherwise, if more people discover this bug to avoid dropping items upon death, what will happen in the future?"
"Can I submit a bug report? Do you guys have a channel for that?"
The System said flatly, "Only those with sufficient lordly prestige have the ability to communicate with the system about rules. Minor lords don't have that privilege, so you can just keep dreaming."
Wang Jiu understood. The game would sooner or later update itself and fix this bug.
Who knew what kind of changes the next update would bring.
Fine.
Wang Jiu took out the silver coffer. It could yield either equipment or accessories, all depending on luck.
"Ah Shu."
"Y-yes, Master?"
"Hold me."
"!"
Wang Shu, who had just been gleefully organizing a large pile of recipes and materials, was terrified. It was as if six of his seven orifices had shut down at once. His face turned pale, and he subconsciously tried to hide behind Dao Dao, but how could he possibly escape?
Before the bewildered eyes of the others, Wang Jiu hugged Wang Shu.
Just for a moment. In the instant that goosebumps erupted all over Wang Shu's body, with a click, she swiftly opened the coffer.
Holy crap! Wang Jiu was shocked, and so were the others.
In the two adjacent thatched huts, since there was no soundproofing from a homestead, and everyone had sharp ears, when they heard the sounds coming from Wang Jiu's side…
Hold me?
What kind of flirtatious nonsense was that?
The eleven people, who were also in a mixed-gender living situation, sneered: Dog man and woman, so indecent, utterly lewd! Ptooey!
Afterward, Wang Jiu pushed Wang Shu away and held the silver growth necklace, her face dark.
A duplicate. After finally getting a treasure that could provide a swift boost in power, she got a duplicate! And it was a duplicate of the old lady's necklace.
She just wanted to spend all her assets to clear this Nightmare dungeon. Was it really this hard?
The System didn't dare to make a sound.
The others, though envious, also didn't dare to speak up. No one offered to trade with Wang Jiu, because they had no treasure of equal value.
Frowning, Wang Jiu tossed the necklace onto the Auction House, casually listing it for 500 gold.
She was utterly ruthless when it came to fleecing those big shots. After all, a growth-type silver accessory was worth it.
Its value surpassed that of twenty pieces of silver equipment.
Who knew if those people could scrape together 500 gold in one night.
Wang Jiu didn't care. The three spins from the Lucky Wheel weren't a total loss, but they couldn't help her solve the Nightmare dungeon at the moment. The only useful item was the puppet, a strategic tool. Ugh.
Was her class talent just for show?
Fortunately, there was still one skill book left.
《X-Ray Dissection》 (Rare Class Skill)
Attributes: Can see through the bodies of living beings, perceive their hidden physical ailments, and precisely control those ailments to make them flare up.
Usage: Costs 200 permanent Spirit Energy to learn. Costs 30 Spirit Power per use of X-Ray, and 100 Spirit Power per use of Dissection.
Hmm, this was definitely useful. It seemed very powerful.
But Wang Jiu still felt something was off. "Why does this look a little evil to me?"
It was supposed to be a doctor's skill, yet it made people's hidden ailments flare up?
Her pristine white-robed angel persona… what was she to do?
Though she said this, her eyes shone with an excited light, reminiscent of the times she held a syringe, about to interrogate a prisoner on death row.
System: "Perhaps it's because your other two talents are already quite evil."
Wang Jiu: "Try phrasing that differently."
System: "Because you as a person are already quite evil."
Wang Jiu: "…"
Late at night, protected by the barrier, everyone was exhausted and asleep. In the thatched hut, two puppets, a small and a medium one transformed into a cockroach and a fly, slipped out through a crack in the wall one after the other.
They silently lurked in the corners of the village.
After waiting for about an hour, Wang Jiu still hadn't seen any of the villagers moving about, but she wasn't anxious. Her high Agility allowed her to perceive her surroundings. The moment she detected the slightest clue, she would…
As Wang Jiu, controlling the two puppets, was pondering, she suddenly noticed faint impressions in the dark soil on the ground, but there was no sound.
Generally, a change in an object's physical form must be caused by a force and involve a contact surface, unless it was through more fantastical or super-technological means—like ghosts.
Here, then… a native advantage?
Or a skill?
While speculating, Wang Jiu had the medium puppet, carrying a portion of her own spirit power, activate X-Ray. With this, the darkness was rendered like a CT scan, revealing the flesh and blood within.
She saw the silhouettes of several figures emerging from a few of the thatched huts in the native tribe.
They moved cautiously across the dirt ground, avoiding even the patches of grass, likely to avoid leaving too many tracks. But strangely, their feet made no sound as they crossed the soil.
It was as if a strange power integrated their movements into the space… Wang Jiu saw faint lines of light moving within the natives' bodies, while the blood in their vessels was very dark, unlike normal blood.
Viscous, slow, and obscure.
A racial trait?
Interesting.
Wang Jiu waited quietly for a while, watching them sneak into the most remote thatched hut in the village. A dozen or so people filed into that tiny space.
Were they stacking themselves like a human pyramid?
There must be an underground passage.
Wang Jiu had finally found the information she wanted. She controlled the small fly to first fly under the thatched hut and squeeze through a crack. As expected, she saw a wooden plank on the ground with a gap beneath it, allowing air to pass through.
The small fly squeezed through the gap and entered the passage. Below, there was light and the scent of strange plants.
But the scent was odd, similar to the smell of the vegetation outside, as if to blend in with the environment while also concealing something.
The small fly slowly flew along the cracks in the corner of the wall, bypassing several turns in the staircase. It then began to cling to the wall, slowly approaching the firelight of the vast underground cavern.
When Wang Jiu saw the scene before her, she was stunned for a moment. A thought rose in her mind.
Oho!
Below, the area was brightly lit, revealing dozens of black iron cages wreathed in black energy. People were locked inside. Wang Jiu didn't recognize most of them, but six of them were familiar.
She had seen them once before—they were members of Mei Qinghe's team.
The occupants of the other cages were either already skeletons or were missing a few pounds.
Oh, by "missing a few pounds," she meant they were still alive, but their bodies were missing a few pounds of flesh.
As a doctor, Wang Jiu knew all too well that human life was both fragile and resilient.
Sometimes so fragile that a fish bone stuck in the throat could pierce the trachea and cause a person to suffocate to death.
Sometimes so resilient that even a bullet to the brain wasn't fatal.
Not to mention, with skilled technique, one could carve dozens of cuts on the chest and draw half a bowl of blood without it being fatal.
These people were in a state of being carved up and bled out, but kept alive.
It was said that wild beasts were ferocious and terrifying, but the truly frightening ones were primates. With their superior intelligence, their methods of torture were exceptionally varied and bizarre.
King Zhou's wine pool and meat forest, where livestock were raised to have their flesh carved off and cooked while still alive, was not an uncommon sight in history.
Now, the natives who had arrived in the cavern were all agitated. They had started a fire under a large pot and were now…
Hmm…
The System said: "Do you feel any guilt?"
Wang Jiu: "Of course. If I hadn't deliberately had Wang Shu make some delicious food to whet their appetites and expose their true eating habits, I wouldn't have seen this."
System: "If the old lady were here, you probably wouldn't dare to take this path."
It suspected that this Wang Jiu had long suspected this tribe of cannibalism.
Yet she still used this method to provoke the native tribe.
Wang Jiu's tone was leisurely. "But she's not here, is she? She died in your game's tutorial instance."
The System fell silent.
This woman was truly terrifying when she got sarcastic. No wonder her disciple preferred her to be ruthless.
Wang Jiu didn't mind and continued to calmly watch Mei Qinghe's six team members, who could neither live nor die.
As long as they were trapped and not killed, this group couldn't resurrect or send messages.
This tribe had indeed figured out all the secrets of their "prey."
Every player who died in the dungeon was a prize in their hands.
But those cages were interesting. What was that black energy?
Wary of the cages, Wang Jiu didn't get closer and waited for a while.
She wondered if the Tribal Chief would come.
There was still time, anyway.
Wang Jiu was an extremely patient person. She paid no mind to the suffering of the six people—in truth, they weren't screaming much, as their tongues had been cut out.
In fact, she was more concerned about something else—the cages containing skeletons.
She fell into deep thought.
She waited and waited, though it was only for a short while. After the meat was cooked, Wang Jiu saw the Tribal Chief arrive.
One of the native advantages: she couldn't detect his comings and goings.
It was probably stealth.
There might be others.
After the chief arrived, he didn't immediately start feasting. Instead, he led a group of his subordinates, each holding a bowl of flesh and blood, and solemnly walked to an altar at the far end of the cavern.
Since ancient times, the founding and cohesion of tribes have often been based on faith, with altars being a primary form of expression.
Wang Jiu saw strange formation patterns on the altar platform.
A formation? Or simply a ritual?
Her question was soon answered—she saw the chief lead the way, pouring the flesh and blood from his bowl onto the formation disk.
The flesh and blood splattered onto the ground, a shocking sight.
But soon, they dissolved, turning into a viscous liquid that seeped into the grooves of the formation. It flowed around in a large circle, forming a blood pattern, then crawled out of the holes and slithered up the bodies of the chief and the others, entering their bodies.
It drilled into their pores, entered their seven orifices…
The cockroach controlled by Wang Jiu had followed the chief in. Hiding in another corner, it activated X-Ray and saw the insides of the chief and the others' bodies.
The viscous blood traveled through their blood vessels, merging with their original blood, and finally accumulated in their hearts, densely adhering to them. It eventually solidified, forming a bright red layer of blood.
Was this the native advantage, the source of their core energy?
Didn't this tribe have any diseases?
Just as Wang Jiu had this thought, she saw them finish their worship. But each of them looked pale and weak, their bodies unsteady. They staggered to the large pot and began to eat and drink voraciously.
Huh?
Wang Jiu secretly thought it might be because the ritual had drained the energy from their bodies, leaving them famished.
Just like how players like them were useless once their stamina was depleted.
Wang Jiu waited until they had eaten their fill and left. She then had the small fly follow them out, while the cockroach crawled onto the altar. It circled the altar, studying it for a while, and finally used the Eye of Insight to inspect it.
A system notification popped up.
Nightmare Island Dungeon, Black Island Tribe's Sacrificial Formation Disk
Attributes: Object of racial blood sacrifice, tied to the race's lifeblood.
It also had an HP bar.
There wasn't much detailed information, but Wang Jiu saw its HP bar.
Huh?
Having an HP bar meant it could be attacked and destroyed.
Destroying it would be a devastating blow to this race—it was surely the source of this race's native advantage.
But she didn't know how hard it would be to destroy. Wang Jiu had some plans, but she couldn't act now. She had to wait until tomorrow when the chief and the others left the village.
She had the small cockroach hide, while the small fly followed the chief and the others out of the cavern. She saw the chief stand in the open space and observe the thatched huts where the three teams were staying for a while.
He wore an honest and square-faced expression, but gradually, a strange, perverted smile spread across his face.
If an ordinary person saw this late at night, they would be scared into cardiac arrest. But Wang Jiu, on the contrary, felt a strange excitement, wondering if this person was planning to make a move.
System: "If he makes a move now, what will you do?"
Wang Jiu had already thought it through and had a conclusion: "He didn't make a move before, so he must have some reservations. Either he's wary of my strength or wary of a trump card held by someone in the other two teams. Or, he wants to use our three teams to take down those two silver BOSSes. Or perhaps, it's our three teams on one side, and two BOSSes plus one tribe on the other."
The barrier existed before the tribe, as the tribe had moved to the resurrection point later. So, it couldn't be said for sure that this tribe was hostile to the two silver BOSSes.
Wang Jiu now needed to determine the true relationship between these three parties before preparing for tomorrow's battle.
If it was the last possibility, that they were all on the same side, then she wouldn't fight. She would just leave.
But if it wasn't the last possibility, then this Nightmare dungeon was still doable.
System: "Then how will you determine that?"
"That big octopus can come ashore, yet it doesn't fight with the Ogre BOSS over territory. This suggests that the two BOSSes are, in all likelihood, on the same side."
System: "So the key is this tribe?"
Wang Jiu: "Exactly. The variable is this tribe. But I probably don't need to confirm whether they're on the same side or not, because even if they are, that honest-looking chief will make a move on those two tomorrow."
System: "Oh? Why?"
As if a broken system like you wouldn't know the details. You just have to ask, like a dean with an exam paper.
Fortunately, Wang Jiu had nothing better to do at the moment, so she lazily replied, "The reason the big Fish King wouldn't leave that specific area of water before was that it was waiting for the young Octopus King to appear. It wanted to devour this Octopus King and evolve, then finish us off. Unfortunately, we beat it senseless. Back on Huize Mountain, that Little Silver Fox seemed to have evolved by devouring the Black Tiger. This shows that silver-grade BOSSes have this ability, or perhaps many creature races in Wilderness Civilization have this ability. Aren't we humans also supplementing our stamina by eating nutrients from food? It's just that these races are more direct; they can evolve. And just now in that cavern, the chief and his people ate the flesh and blood of us players. It looked like eating, but it was also a form of evolution—their hearts and blood are transforming, and this peculiarity is their native advantage. However, as humanoid primates, regardless of whether they have a native advantage or not, there's one habit they can't change."
System: "What is it?"
Wang Jiu uttered a single word, her tone light.
"Greed."
Waking up early, Wang Jiu found her game interface flooded with messages.
Her mailbox was full of private letters. She deleted them all with a single click, only collecting the auction mail.
Most of it was money from selling equipment. Bronze equipment was selling better than before; it seemed some people's funds were catching up, and mid-tier players were considering full bronze sets.
The two skill books hadn't sold yet, nor had the silver growth necklace.
The System, seizing a rare opportunity, mocked her for the failed promotion.
Wang Jiu, however, sighed, "Did all the funds go to buying bricks?"
It was early in the morning, and the 280 gold hadn't arrived. No way to level up.
Was this karma?
That was the System's thought, but Wang Jiu wasn't thinking about it, because it was time to gather.
The two captains, Mei Qinghe and Zhou Guican, handed her the 50 gold, but didn't let go.
Wang Jiu: "Hmm?"
Mei Qinghe: "Captain Wang, you promised we would cooperate."
Wang Jiu smiled slightly and rested one hand on the hilt of her blade. Mei Qinghe immediately let go.
After taking the 50 gold, Wang Jiu said one thing: "Join the team yourselves."
The others breathed a sigh of relief and quickly joined the team. 11 + 7, an eighteen-person team was formed.
Next, Wang Jiu asked the Tribal Chief, as a native, if he understood the habits of the Octopus King.
"It's uncertain whether it will be on land or in the water, but it's in its juvenile stage and needs to eat. As long as we use bait to lure it…"
As the chief spoke, Wang Jiu saw her own reflection in his eyes.
Oho.
Wang Jiu smiled and agreed, "Right, I also think we should use bait. We need to lure it out. I remember your village can set traps."
The chief nodded. "Yes, that was my plan as well. Captain Wang is truly formidable. As for the bait…"
"Them."
Wang Jiu raised her hand and pointed at a group of people.
The members of the two teams who had just paid up were furious and about to object.
"Aren't teammates meant to be sold?"
After Wang Jiu's nonchalant remark, the team members, their hearts sinking, realized she had said "teammates."
A glint flashed in Zhou Guican's eyes. "Does that mean your teammates as well?"
Wang Jiu: "These three are the same. They'll go with you. How about that? I'm sincere, aren't I?"
She pointed at the Liao Luo slave trio.
Those left behind were a pig and a low-combat member, and since Qiao Xuejing was a trap-setter, she couldn't be bait anyway. The other two teams couldn't say anything.
The Liao Luo trio had unspoken grievances but could only be sold by Wang Jiu as bait.
Next came the tactical phase.
Bait, traps—location and timing were crucial.
Wang Jiu said, "The chief mentioned before that the Octopus King needs to return to the water to rest after a certain amount of time. So we need to find a dry area far from any water source to delay it, forcing it into a weakened state from dehydration."
Yes, this tactic was correct. However, when it came to terrain, the chief clearly had more say than them.
Facing everyone's questions, the chief took the initiative. "I know of a rock beach in the dense forest. It's all stones, with no water at all. Not even grass can grow there. It's also in the center of our island, far from any water source. It should be very suitable."
And so it was decided.
The group discussed for a while longer before setting out.
Wang Jiu saw the chief eagerly taking stock of all his fighting forces. She ate her breakfast on the side, glancing at the tribe's warriors. She noticed that the grass skirts they wore around their waists had a few more patches of turf than yesterday.
She grew thoughtful.
"Alright, let's go!"
Everyone got up and moved out, quickly heading towards the island's heartland under the chief's guidance. Just as they left the tribe's barrier, Zhao Shanxiao cast an almost imperceptible glance at Wang Jiu.
Inside the tribe, without the team channel, they couldn't communicate easily. But now that they were outside, the private chat function was available. He guessed Wang Jiu might say something, perhaps about this tribe, or about the other two teams.
But there was nothing. Not in private chat, nor in the current 18-person team channel. Even when others started discussing, she didn't chime in.
She showed not a shred of a captain's awareness.
This made the members of the other two teams very uncomfortable. Gradually, they stopped talking and focused on traveling.
At this moment, Wang Jiu was thinking about one thing.
This path indeed led to the island's interior, but the further in they went, the fewer traces of other creatures there were, until they almost vanished completely. This meant there was a dominant creature inside that had eaten or scared away all the others.
The chief's plan wasn't to lead them to fight the Octopus King, but to feed them to the two silver BOSSes.
Wang Jiu frowned slightly, but her brow quickly smoothed out.
Her thoughts were too deep for the System to fathom.
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