[You're a fool. Why fight against Fufu when you can just join her side? If it were me, I'd surrender and stand with Fufu right now.]
[Exactly, I'd surrender too if there were somewhere to surrender.]
[Damn, some people have all the luck. I'm so jealous.]
Right? Just surrender!
The player who was live-streaming brightened up. They had joked about surrendering on the spot during downtime chats.
Now that Bai Fu was actually attacking, why wait for New Year's? If Bai Fu accepted his surrender, he could seamlessly join the Silent Court and enjoy top-tier gaming.
The player threw his gun to the ground and raised his hands high: "I surrender, Fufu. I've actually been a fan of yours all along. I just never had the chance to meet you!"
With him taking the lead, the players who had long been fans of Bai Fu swiftly followed suit.
"I surrender too. I only joined Genetic Primordial out of desperation and for the show. The Silent Court is my true love!"
"Finally, I've found my people."
"Fufu, I've been your die-hard fan for ten years!"
One after another, guns clattered to the ground and only a few remained hesitant.
Actually, they were quite envious of the Silent Court players, but surrendering here and quitting Genetic Primordial would mean losing a lot of Experience, and their Affinity with Genetic Primordial would plummet. Wasn't that a bit of a loss? After all, they had been busy back and forth for more than twenty days just to complete this guard Task.
A player stepped forward to persuade them: "Why are you still hesitating? Screw that bit of lost Experience. I've read the guide; you can take on commission Tasks and Sandworm sweep Tasks from the Silent Court anytime. Just form a team or find some elites to carry you, and you can recoup the lost Experience after a few rounds."
"Brother, why not follow the Main Character in the game instead of choosing the hardest path where you oppose the Main Character?"
"Isn't the beauty behind the counter far better than some toe-curling dude?"
Under a relentless verbal barrage, those few hesitant players were finally persuaded.
Surrender, can't I just surrender?
With only a few of them left, what else could they do? If the defense line crumbled, they wouldn't be able to continue with the Task anyway.
Bai Fu raised an eyebrow in amusement.
Now that was truly an emperor's aura, compelling players to bow down!
She knew her popularity had recently soared and that many players had said they wanted to defect to her, so she came to try her luck. But she didn't expect it to go this smoothly.
The official promotion on the homepage had been a much bigger boost than she imagined.
If she really became the poster girl, in the future, she probably wouldn't even have to speak; simply passing by some place would cause a horde of players to run after her.
What a bright future!
Bai Fu nodded to herself, deciding to first complete the Task at hand.
She feigned a surprised look: "You guys..."
The first player to surrender hurriedly said, "Fufu, we are sincerely defecting. If you don't believe us, let's go capture the person in charge of this defense barrier right now!"
He turned and left, with the other players quickly following.
Surrendering indeed required some Proof of Identity.
These players picked up their weapons from the ground and strode into the interior of the defense barrier.
Bai Fu followed closely behind.
As they marched, players who were slower and hadn't managed to rush out earlier figured out what was happening and joined the ranks to capture Cedric.
Their commotion successfully caught Cedric's attention, and he said to the Elite Agent beside him with a smile, "Look, they've already brought the people back."
The Elite Agent was impressed by the efficiency.
Cedric walked to the doorway: "Let me go inquire about the background of this intruder."
As he stepped out of the office building, the players also arrived at its entrance.
Both parties met face to face.
Cedric waved his hand: "Bring the person up, let me have a good look at her."
The players moved, but not in the direction Cedric expected; instead of moving back, they charged forward.
By the time he realized what was happening, the player at the forefront had tackled him fiercely to the ground.
"Let go, release me, what are you doing?" Cedric struggled violently.
"What are we doing? Of course, we're capturing you to present to Fu!"
Cedric turned pale with shock: "Are you rebelling? You scoundrels, betraying Genetic Primordial won't end well for you!"
The players pinning him down were unmoved. The other players weren't idle either.
"Let's go capture the others!"
Excluding offline players, the remaining ninety went on the offensive, quickly pulling out many people from nearby buildings.
These NPCs were bewilderingly apprehended by the players. Hearing Cedric's shouts about rebellion, they thought the players had uncovered Cedric's embezzlement and panicked.
"It's not my fault, really, I was forced by Cedric. It's him! He embezzled your subsidies, and he purposely withheld your food expenses, forcing you to eat trash every day."
"I can prove he's not lying. I did take some money from Cedric, but it wasn't much. I can give it all back to you, please don't kill me!"
"I actually sympathize with you. I wanted to give you medicine for your injuries, but Cedric said you could be resurrected after death, so there was no need to waste medicine on you. What could I do? I could only follow orders."
Their cries turned the players on the spot, those in the live-stream, and Bai Fu completely dumbfounded.
Wait, what's all this?
Pinned to the ground, Cedric yelled, "Slander! This is slander against me!"
But no one believed him.
"Deliverance has come!"
Bai Fu turned her head and glared at Cedric, who was crushed beneath the players.
She had already figured out how to make a memorable scene after transforming into the temporary poster girl.
"I have always loathed such people the most. Hang him up on the lamppost!"