Infinite Survival: The winner takes all!

After waiting for about half a minute, the door of the Tianyu team lounge finally opened for him.

When Zhan Shibang stepped into the room, he saw Sikong Mingshen sitting alone on the sofa, looking calm.

The other five teammates were lying casually on the sofa, with their eyes closed, seemingly unaware of his entry.

"Captain Zhan Shibang, thank you for your visit. What advice do you have for me?" Sikong Mingshen asked slowly, his tone revealing a kind of detached indifference.

"Are you really not aware of the reason why I came here?" Zhan Shibang suppressed his inner anger and said in a deep voice, "Last time you failed in your transportation mission and lost three crystals, was that intentional?"

Sikong Mingshen frowned, with obvious displeasure on his face, "I don't understand what you are saying. Are you implying that the failure of your crystal transportation last time was intentional?"

"Hmph, let's not beat around the bush," Zhan Shibang snorted. "I know exactly what you are planning, but I advise you to quit while you are ahead. If you really get into trouble, we will certainly die, and you won't have an easy life either, let alone advance to the next level."

"Although I don't know what benefits there are in advancing to the quarterfinals, Gibson would rather bleed heavily than give up hope. So, I warn you, it's best to leave some room for maneuver and don't play with fire and get burned!"

"Hahahaha..." Sikong Mingshen suddenly laughed, as if he heard something ridiculous.

Then, his laughter suddenly stopped, and his expression became extremely stern, "You feel wronged? Haha... You are really taking advantage of me and still acting cute, how ridiculous!"

"What do you mean? I hope you can explain it clearly." James Bang said in a deep voice.

Sikong Mingshen suddenly took out a red crystal key and threw it hard on the sofa. "The reason you dare to be so presumptuous in front of me is because we exchanged keys before, right?"

"If there hadn't been that key exchange, what kind of desperate situation would you have been in? I'm afraid even if you lost everything you had, you might not be able to save your lives, right?"

"Now, I just ask you to give up some of your belongings. Not only can I guarantee your safety, but I can also help you become one of the top eight."

"But you still have the nerve to complain in front of me. It's such a joke."

"My biggest mistake was that I didn't expect Li Ming to be so cowardly that he actually gave up the chance to advance. Otherwise, I would never have exchanged the treasure chest key with you!"

Faced with Sikong Mingshen's rapid-fire verbal attacks, Zhan Shibang was speechless for a moment. Although he had a strong desire to refute, he could not find an appropriate response no matter how hard he tried.

Because what the other party said does make sense.

If the key exchange had not taken place, Sikong Mingshen would have absolutely no regard for their lives or deaths, and would have exploited their resources by any means necessary until the last drop of value was squeezed out.

He coughed lightly to hide his embarrassment and uneasiness, then adjusted his tone to make it sound more gentle, "To be honest, we were also forced into a desperate situation, otherwise we wouldn't be so panicked."

"Heh..." Sikong Mingshen sneered, "After all, you still can't bear to part with those little possessions. Gibson is much more courageous than you. When he came to me to trade, he only talked about the price and never said any nonsense."

Zhan Shibang was silent for a long time. Finally, he slowly waved his hand and took out a pile of materials and crystal cores from the system backpack. He said in a slightly hoarse voice: "This is the last resource I can take out. Besides, I have to find a way to stop Li Ming from acting as a prosecutor when the 'Yanzhihua' team transports crystals. The cost will definitely not be small."

"It is becoming increasingly difficult to mine crystals nowadays. If Li Ming decides to fully support the 'Flower of Evolution' team, then one of our two teams will definitely not be able to advance."

"But now, we are two grasshoppers tied to the same rope. The failure of any team means that the other team's road to promotion will also be blocked. I hope you understand this."

Sikong Mingshen glanced at the resources and crystal cores on the ground, and the sternness on his face eased a little. "It's quite sincere."

As he spoke, his voice revealed a bit of relief, "In that case, I will do my best to help you prevent the 'Flower of Evolution' team from advancing. In addition, starting from the next round, our two teams can combine their strengths and mine crystals together."

"This way, we can dig out one more crystal stone every round."

Upon hearing this proposal, a gleam of light flashed in Zhan Shibang's eyes, and he quickly nodded in agreement, "This is indeed a good idea, Captain Sikong Mingshen, you are very thoughtful. In addition, we are very grateful for your help."

Sikong Mingshen was obviously not interested in listening to flattery. He waved his hand in a disinterested manner and said, "If you have nothing else to do, you can go back and take some more rest. Otherwise, in the last few rounds, you may not have enough energy and will not be able to fully mine the crystals."

After saying this, he seemed to suddenly remember something and added, "By the way, you'd better buy the extra crystals from Li Ming as soon as possible, otherwise they will be snatched away by Gibson."

"I understand." James Bang nodded in agreement, then turned and left the room.

Outside the door, he stopped to think for a moment, and instead of going back to his own team room directly, he knocked on the door of the Meteor team lounge.

"You want to buy crystals?" Li Ming got up from the sofa, a look of surprise on his face, and stared at the uninvited guest in front of him.

Zhan Shibang nodded and confirmed, "Yes, the price is one L7 level non-element crystal core, right?"

After saying that, he took out a translucent crystal core that emitted a gray mist-like halo, "This is a crystal core with spiritual attributes. I wonder if it can be exchanged for a crystal stone?"

"Of course." Li Ming put the crystal core in front of him into his pocket, and then showed a faint smile, "I'm a little curious, why did you suddenly think of buying crystal stones?"

Zhan Shibang did not respond directly, but asked: "Do I need a special reason to buy crystals from you?"

"You're joking." Li Ming waved his hand, then raised his hand and pointed at the two crystal stones in the corner of the room, "You can choose any one of them and take it away."

James Bang nodded, without any hesitation, quickly picked up a crystal, and went straight back to his team's lounge.

"Captain, what's the situation? What did Sikong Mingshen say?" Deyuan asked impatiently.

"It's been settled." James Bond replied calmly, "It just costs some money, including..."

Before he could finish his words, Deyuan interrupted him angrily, "This bastard is so shameless that he even wants to blackmail us!"

Tong Xin and the middle-aged man with a flat head also looked annoyed and couldn't help but utter angry curses.

James Bang looked at the resentful faces of his teammates and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

From the perspective of each team, no one is actually wrong.

As for why things have developed to this point, it is simply a conflict caused by differences in positions and interests.