Realizing the situation was a bit tricky, Yu Nian thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Can we team up with Rakshasa?"
"Team up with Rakshasa! Are you crazy? We just killed so many of Rakshasa’s people, can they really team up with us?"
As soon as Yu Nian said this, a wave of questioning voices arose.
She looked at everyone and continued, "I understand what you’re saying. This is what I think: although we killed Yao Gang, Yao Gang only knew them for a short time so their friendship isn’t deep. According to the rabid dog’s personality you’ve described, he’s bound to target Rakshasa eventually. Imagine the consequences then..."
Yu Nian stopped speaking here, but everyone quickly understood her point.
What Yu Nian said wasn’t without reason.
Now, their common enemy with Rakshasa was the rabid dog.
An enemy of the past can sometimes become a partner today.
Soon, Ye Chen had a plan in mind.
Ye Chen looked at everyone and said, "I know how to handle this. Nuoyi, bring up Rakshasa’s contact information."
Lin Nuoyi responded with a hum.
After getting Rakshasa’s contact information, Ye Chen directly dialed Rakshasa.
The phone rang a dozen times before Rakshasa’s voice came through.
"Hello, who is this?"
Ye Chen calmly smiled, "It’s me, Ye Chen."
"Ye Chen! Why are you calling me!" Rakshasa sounded surprised and a bit angry.
Ye Chen laughed, "To discuss something with you."
"Discuss what! There’s nothing to discuss!"
Ye Chen quickly interjected, "Don’t be hasty, let me finish."
Rakshasa sounded impatient: "Spit it out already!"
Ye Chen was a bit speechless—the way Rakshasa spoke was really harsh.
"How about we temporarily collaborate to deal with the rabid dog and his crew?"
The other end of the phone was silent for two seconds.
Suddenly, Rakshasa burst into laughter, "Hahaha, Ye Chen, you’re finally scared, aren’t you? Afraid that the rabid dog will kill you? Makes sense, you’re in first place now and tomorrow’s the last day, the rabid dog definitely won’t let you off, hahahaha, Ye Chen, you’re doomed!"
Ye Chen dryly chuckled and said, "What, aren’t you worried the rabid dog might come after you?"
"After me? For what reason? We don’t even have a hope of competing for first place now! We’re no threat to him, why would he come after me!"
Ye Chen knew Rakshasa would say that, and laughed, "Rakshasa, you’re too naive to think like that. Don’t forget, you still have points now. If we hide somewhere tomorrow and they can’t find us, do you think they might come looking for you?"
Rakshasa’s laughter abruptly stopped, stunned.
"You’re right, if the rabid dog kills us and takes our points, he’s still in first place. How could I forget that."
Rakshasa’s expression suddenly changed to one of anger, "Are you threatening me?"
Hearing Rakshasa’s fearful tone, Ye Chen laughed, "I didn’t mean that. I’m just here to discuss collaboration."
"We could always hide too."
Ye Chen confidently laughed, "We have the Black and Yellow Antenna, which can detect any creature within 2000 meters. Do you think it will be them finding you first, or us?"
Upon hearing this, Rakshasa started cursing, "Ye Chen, you bastard!"
"Don’t be quick to curse. So, cooperation or not?"
Rakshasa gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, I’ll cooperate, but you have to promise that after it’s over, you won’t attack us anymore!"
"Alright, it’s a deal! We’re still at the previous location, come over."
With that, Ye Chen hung up the phone.
The conversation between them was clearly heard by those around.
Heaven-Devouring Tiger gave a thumbs up and laughed, "Smart, really smart! You’ve got Rakshasa tightly under control!"
"Brother Chen is amazing!"
"Strong, both in skill and intelligence!"
Lei Yun exclaimed, "Luckily, I became your friend. If you were an enemy, it would be terrifying."
Lin Nuoyi worriedly asked, "Ye Chen, aren’t you afraid Rakshasa will seek a collaboration with the rabid dog?"
Ye Chen laughed, "Rakshasa isn’t that foolish. If he goes looking for the rabid dog, he’ll only end up walking into a trap. Why would the rabid dog search for us when there are idiots offering themselves up?"
Hearing Ye Chen’s words, everyone finally relaxed.
Soon enough, Rakshasa and his people finally arrived.
Rakshasa stood ten meters away from Ye Chen and wouldn’t come any closer, clearly intimidated by Ye Chen.
Ye Chen said, "Come on over, what are you doing over there?"
Rakshasa looked at the crowd and then slowly approached.
Sitting next to Ye Chen, Rakshasa spoke, "We’re thoroughly convinced by you. Winning this contest is hopeless for us now. We only aim to stay safe and sound."
Lei Yun suddenly stepped forward, brows knitted, and asked, "Where’s Jin Li?"
"Killed him. How can you keep a traitor around? Someone like that, unreliable, is a ticking time bomb if kept by your side." Rakshasa chuckled, his tone full of disdain.
Lei Yun took a deep breath and didn’t say anything else.
Jin Li eventually suffered the consequences of his own actions.
Ye Chen looked at the time and said, "It’s getting late, let’s rest. Tomorrow, we’ll primarily focus on hiding—avoid conflict as much as possible."
Everyone nodded and returned to their respective quarters to rest.
Leaving two people outside to keep watch.
The five of Ye Chen lay side by side and took security measures.
After nearly a whole day of fighting, everyone was mentally and physically exhausted. As soon as they lay down, they quickly fell asleep.
Everyone was awake and had already gathered outside.
Now, the team of over twenty people was completely led by Ye Chen, awaiting his orders.
Ye Chen said, "Nuoyi, keep an eye on any movement around us and report any changes immediately."
Lin Nuoyi nodded and said alright.
Heaven-Devouring Tiger suddenly suggested, "Brother Chen, why don’t we head to the shore first? There’s a tall hill there, easy to defend and hard to attack, it might give us a slight advantage."
Ye Chen nodded and agreed, heading toward the shore.
Arriving at the shore, a tall hill appeared before everyone.
The hill was over 20 meters high, with a platform on top, enough for more than thirty people.
Without hesitation, everyone climbed up the hill and sat at the top, observing the surroundings.
On our watches, the points of the rabid dog’s crew didn’t change at all.
Looks like they really are searching for Ye Chen and the others.
Heaven-Devouring Tiger was a bit worried and said, "Brother Chen, do you think they’ll choose to hunt monsters instead?"
Ye Chen confidently replied, "They won’t. If they hunt monsters, we could be doing the same. To ensure first place, they must find Rakshasa or us."
Meanwhile, on Monster Island.
A group of people were riding pets, frantically searching for something on the island.
"Brother Rabid Dog, we’ve been searching for a day and a night, and haven’t even seen a shadow!"
A man with three knife scars on his face said, "We must keep searching. Didn’t expect Rakshasa’s useless gang to be defeated by a group of LV10s, truly pathetic!"