Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 89 The Choice Between Staying and Leaving
I finally obtained the S-class autoloading mini robot, but I also lost Lu Xiaobei.

Sitting on the sofa, I don't know why this melancholy feeling arose, but it's clear that this feeling is a bit pathetic.

……

"Empty magazine detected. S-1 class autoloading mini-robot is on standby!"

I heard the voice of the mini robot demanding to work.

I couldn't help but laugh; what a dutiful servant!

"Prioritize loading armor-piercing rounds into the Hellfire magazines."

"Yes!"

The little robot stood ramrod straight and bowed, saying, "Begin executing the instructions immediately!"

As it spoke, it quickly transformed, its half-body turning into chains that tightly wrapped around an empty magazine. Then, its upper body transformed into several mechanical arms that rapidly peeled off the packaging paper and quickly loaded armor-piercing bullets into the magazine.

I no longer pay attention to mini robots.

I took out my phone, opened the player dark web, and entered the Creek City area section. I immediately saw a scene of panic, with many players discussing when the Grey Worm Legion would invade the city.

Furthermore, in the past two days, Xicheng has been organizing a large number of people to leave the city. Government personnel left first, followed by the civilians, to the point that the roads leading to the Red Dragon Kingdom are almost completely blocked.

"drop!"

Suddenly, I received a WeChat message from the leader of the Crimson Sky Alliance, Spear Like a Dragon: "Ding Han, there is a meeting at 2 PM this afternoon in the Martial Arts Hall of the Player Black Market. We have invited the top 50 players on the Xicheng leaderboard to participate. We hope you can attend. This meeting is very important and will determine the future of Xicheng players."

"Okay, I got it, I'll go."

"it is good!"

The spear flashed like a dragon, and he said no more.

Not long after, another WeChat message arrived, this time from Zhang Ruolin: "Ding Han, did you receive the message? We're going to the Martial Arts Hall this afternoon for a meeting to discuss the players' decision to stay or leave."

"I received it, I will go."

"How about I come to your place now, we can have lunch together later, and then we can go over together."

"also."

My mind was in turmoil because of Lu Xiaobei's situation, so it's good that Zhang Ruolin came over.

……

Soon after, Zhang Ruolin came to the living room, dressed as stylishly and beautifully as ever. This made me wonder if she spent half of the money she earned in "Star Abyss" on clothes. What's the difference between that and buying skins in a game?
That spendthrift woman!
"How have you been lately?" She sat down without ceremony and crossed her legs.

"good."

"What a load of crap..."

She said speechlessly, "I already know about Lu Xiaobei's matter."

"Fuck, how did you know?"

A second later, it dawned on me: "It's that big-mouthed Milo?"

"Ah."

Zhang Ruolin said, "Milo said you must be feeling down right now, so he asked me to come and keep you company. I never expected that things would end like this with my 23-year-old beautiful boss..."

I'm speechless.

"Ding Han".

She smiled and said, "Let me ask you a question: what are your feelings for Lu Xiaobei? Do you like her? Or rather, do you want her to be your girlfriend? Please answer me honestly."

"Whether you like it or not..."

I looked out the window and said, "To be honest, Lu Xiaobei is so beautiful and cheerful, it's hard for anyone not to like her, and I'm no exception. But I think this liking is based on her appearance and is just that—liking. It's unlikely to evolve into something more in the short term."

"Is it because she has a fiancé named Arken?"

Zhang Ruolin always gets straight to the point when she looks at a problem.

"I do not know……"

I crossed my legs and said, "Ruolin, we're on the same side, so there's no need to hide anything. Let's just say this: I think we're all players, so we shouldn't have any romantic entanglements in the Star Abyss World. After all, we'll all return to our original world once we have the chance. Are we going to leave our other half behind and suffer for the rest of their lives?"

"That's really a problem."

Zhang Ruolin looked thoughtful: "Now that you mention it, I don't even want to be in a relationship anymore."

I sighed and said, "Since you're here, help me figure out another problem."

"You have so many questions, go ahead and ask?" She smiled.

So, I recounted how I got drunk at the barbecue restaurant last night and was then taken to a love hotel upstairs, saying, "I still don't know who took me to the hotel. Can you help me analyze this?" Zhang Ruolin thought for a moment and said, "There are two possibilities. One is what you said, that guy who's been pestering you lately, trying to get you to join the Great Wall Watch, did it. The other one, well, you already know the answer in your heart..."

"Could it be her?"

I frowned. If Lu Xiaobei secretly escorted me upstairs to a love hotel, that would make sense. Perhaps she left with my father and Aken after watching me fall asleep.

Zhang Ruolin smiled without saying a word.

……

At noon, they ordered a few dishes at a small restaurant downstairs, and after eating, the two went to the player black market together.

In any case, I should always put my career as a player first. Otherwise, if I come to the Star Abyss world, meet a few nice women, and fall head over heels in love with them, that would be so pathetic and a complete waste of my identity as a player!
Player Black Market, Martial Arts Hall.

This hall, which usually serves as a warehouse, has unfortunately run out of ammunition, so the space has been freed up. Many players are already standing there, all of them tacitly displaying their health bars and game IDs in combat form, rather than appearing as ordinary people.

"Brother Han!"

Cai Cai strode over and asked with a smile, "How have you been lately?"

"It was quite fulfilling..."

Zhang Ruolin, who was standing nearby, almost burst out laughing after hearing what I said.

"Ding Han".

People from the Crimson Cloud Alliance came over to greet them, and Qiang Churulong, Xu Tian, ​​and others nodded in agreement.

I nodded in acknowledgment, and then we all waited for the rest of the group.

Soon, another group of people entered the martial arts hall. It was the group from Ragnarok. The highest-ranking member, One-Sword-to-Soul, walked at the front with a faint fierceness on his face. The beautiful girl following behind him was his younger sister, the firepower expert Rabbit Strike.

The top liberal arts student from Zuan and the mid-lane killing god appeared. The two of them glared at me fiercely together, which shows that the memory of killing "Ah, right, right, right" is still fresh in their minds.

……

It was exactly 2 PM.

More than 50 players gathered in the martial arts hall. Almost everyone on the leaderboard was there, since the matter to be discussed concerned their life and death, so everyone had to come and there was no reason to be absent.

"Alliance Leader Long, everyone is here. Shall we begin?" said One-Sword-Enter-Soul.

"Ah."

As the number one person in Xicheng, Qiang Churulong slowly walked into the crowd and said, "Brothers and sisters, please be quiet. We are about to start our discussion. This matter is closely related to everyone, and I would like to hear everyone's opinions."

Everyone nodded.

Xu Tian said from the side, "The news coming in from outside the city recently is not optimistic. Du Lin, the commander of the Burning Winds Legion, met with Vega, the commander of the Gray Worm Legion, outside the city. It is said that the two had a very unpleasant conversation and even cursed each other. This morning, the Gray Worm Legion redeployed its forces, concentrating a large amount of heavy firepower in the east of the city. It seems that they intend to use heavy firepower to directly blast open the city walls of Xicheng and enter Xicheng from the south without any obstacles."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's expression became much more serious.

"So, we've reached a point where we need to make a decision."

"We have received information that the Crimson Dragon Kingdom has deployed three battle groups in the wilderness north of Xicheng. Once the Dark Tide forces attack Xicheng, these three battle groups will most likely move south in one fell swoop. However, as long as the Dark Tide doesn't make a move, they probably won't either. Therefore, the battle for Xicheng is inevitable."

He looked at everyone and said, “We have two choices now. First, before the war starts, all players can evacuate Xicheng and head to nearby Crimson Dragon Kingdom cities. Jiangning City and Huaining City in Jiangning Province are both large cities and our best options. Second, we can’t leave like cowards. We have to stay and fight the Grey Worm Warband to avenge our fallen brothers. What’s your attitude?!”

"Fuck it! We have to do it! Damn it!"

A level 23 psionicist with a fierce appearance said, "Dark Tide is a bunch of bastards. They killed so many of us. If we just run away, what would we be? Besides, this time it's not just the Stream City garrison; the Crimson Dragon Kingdom's army will also be involved. We have backup. Would we be men if we didn't take this opportunity to take down Dark Tide?"

Immediately, players who supported this viewpoint responded enthusiastically.

"Brothers, are you guys getting too excited?"

At this moment, One-Sword-to-Soul coughed and said, "We Chinese have an old saying: 'Those who understand the times are heroes.' I think everyone has already seen the strength of the Grey Worm Squad. Moreover, the Grey Worm Squad's commander, Vega, is wearing the Dark Tide-class third-generation power armor, which is almost flawless. How can we, a group of people with flesh and blood, fight against it? Who can we rely on to fight it?"

He frowned: "It's good to have passion, and I'm willing to fight alongside my brothers even if it means my death, but can we analyze the enemy and our own stats before we fight? The Grey Worm Legion's forces far outnumber the garrison of Creek City. If we really fight... we don't even have a 20% chance of winning. How can we fight like this?"

"Not necessarily?"

Xu Tian said calmly, "Although the Grey Worm Legion is strong, it also has weaknesses. For example, they are completely unfamiliar with the terrain of Creek City. This is our advantage. In the street fighting in Creek City, even the third-generation power armor may not be able to exert 100% of its combat power. We may not necessarily have no chance."

"Xu Tian, ​​if you're so brave, why don't you go first?" One Blade Enters the Soul retorted sarcastically.

"you……"

Xu Tian gritted his teeth.

"What about the others?"

The spear, drawn like a dragon, looked at me and said, "Chasing Shadow, your combat strength is the ceiling of our Xicheng. Your attitude will be very important. What will your decision be? Revenge, or retreat?"

I frowned and said in a deep voice, "In the last battle outside the city, so many of our players died. Are we just going to walk away like this? Are we just going to let it go like this? Regardless of what others think, I've decided to stay and kill Vega at all costs!"

(End of this chapter)