Confrontation? Cooperation!

After Li Nian introduced himself, the previously friendly atmosphere of negotiation vanished instantly.

However, once Li Nian made her move, the atmosphere became friendly again.

The trio on the other side chose to believe Li Nian's statement that she "had no malicious intent."

After all, they had no other choice.

"The 'Master Thief' reputation is truly well-deserved!"

The Little Fire Dragon sheathed its sword, clasped its hands in a fist salute, and said...

Deadshot nodded. "You're much better than the average 'thief'."

Generally speaking, a "thief" cannot steal Item that someone else is holding on their own.

However... the "Master Thief" in front of us did just that, which is enough to prove that her title of "Master Thief" is not undeserved.

This guy is definitely much more skilled than the average "thief".

At the same time, this also made Little Fire Dragon and Deadshot realize...

Since the other party was able to steal his weapon silently and without any apparent movement or warning, does this mean that Li Nian could also do the same during a fight?

In any case, Li Nian's presence alone was enough to solidify the trio's resolve.

This one "Master Thief" alone is difficult to deal with; it would be best to negotiate!

At the same time, all three of them were somewhat relieved—thankfully, they had followed the Principles of the "Player Mutual Aid Society" and chosen to talk first, even if it might be a [Confrontation Instance].

Otherwise, they would have almost gone head-to-head with the "Master Thief"... which would definitely not be a good thing.

Then, Little Fire Dragon spoke again, "Aren't the other two going to introduce themselves?"

Lin Yu nodded slightly. "I'm just a nobody, my Profession is 'veterinarian'."

"You wouldn't happen to be a member of the 'Freedom Alliance' as well, would you?"

"Deadshot asked warily."

After all, it's not hard to see through observation that among Lin Yu's group of three, the two women seem to be more intimate.

Lin Yu waved his hand. "Of course not."

Although Zhu Ming's identity is practically equivalent to joining the "Freedom Alliance," he hasn't officially joined it yet.

Just as Deadshot was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Lin Yu spoke with a smile.

"I am 'Clonazepam' from the 'Psychology Society'."

The tension that had just eased for a moment between Deadshot, Little Fire Dragon, and Squirtle tightened again.

"Psychology Society?!"

Li Nian smiled and said, "Oh, right, the Executive Commissioner of the 'Psychology Society'."

Then, she looked at Lin Yu and lowered her voice, saying, "But seriously, Sister Zhu Ming, Clonazepam sounds awful... Why didn't you choose a better one?"

"The two are pretty much the same, Valproic Acid and Lithium Carbonate," Lin Yu said helplessly. "Let's just make do with them, they won't last long anyway."

"That's true..."

Li Nian stopped worrying about it.

While Li Nian and Lin Yu could whisper to each other here, the situation for the other three was not so optimistic.

A "Master Thief" from the "Freedom Alliance" is scary enough, but why is there also a member from the "Psychology Society"?

The title "Executive Commissioner" implies that this guy is definitely a combat specialist, not some logistics or decision-making personnel.

The Little Fire Dragon looked serious.

He had given up hope of achieving a mutually beneficial cooperation.

After all, although the "Freedom Alliance" members act strangely, they can still negotiate in the [Confrontation Instance], and maybe the other side doesn't intend to fight to the death.

In particular, although "Master Thief" likes to steal things, he is considered to be one of the better-reputed members of the "Freedom Alliance" - upon careful recollection, there has never been any news of "Master Thief" committing murders inexplicably.

She liked to steal, but that was all she liked to do.

The "Psychology Society," however, is different. Every member of it is a madman who is keen to increase the difficulty of the Game for everyone in the [Instance] and hinder everyone from clearing the game under the guise of "accelerating the selection process to help growth".

Hoping these people will cooperate in [vshouldn't be as hopeful as Confrontation Instance!]

However, as a member who deeply identified with the "Player Mutual Aid Society," Little Fire Dragon chose to temporarily ignore Lin Yu's identity and continue with the process.

"And this one?" Little Fire Dragon looked at the Fei Dao, a forced smile on his face, "And what is your identity? You wouldn't happen to be... a 'Marauders,' would you?"

Hearing the other party's probing question, Fei Dao quickly raised his hand. "Honestly, I have no connection with those three organizations. My ID is 'Fei Dao,' and my forum profile shows 'Tier 2' and 'Referee.'"

"I just posted a request on the 'Hunter Society' to find someone to carry me through the [Instance], and I never expected to get these two amazing people," Fei Dao grinned, almost crying. "And... I only just found out that there's also someone from the 'Psychology Society' here!"

"I thought they were both from the 'Freedom Alliance'."

"Fei Dao," he said, sounding very aggrieved.

Li Nian crossed her arms and said, "What are you afraid of? Don't worry, we're just doing our job for the money, we'll definitely guide you through the Instance obediently."

Lin Yu nodded, "Don't be too prejudiced. Even if I'm a member of the 'Psychology Society,' the fact that I'm taking on cases means I won't deliberately do anything shady."

Then, he looked at Little Fire Dragon and his group. "Since you're here to discuss cooperation, let's first exchange the Clearance Conditions."

"The thing we must do is head to Willow Town."

The Little Fire Dragon was stunned. "What? You're also heading to Willow Town?"

Deadshot frowned immediately. "That's strange. Could our guess be wrong?"

The six-player Instance is divided into two groups of three. They don't gather together at the beginning but are placed in different locations according to their team relationships. This is a fairly standard start for a [Confrontation Instance].

But...

This is most likely just a [Confrontation Instance].

Just like a creature swimming in water with a flat beak is most likely a duck, but it could also be a platypus.

The six players on both sides inside the Instance were all experienced players. Based on their own experience and the strategies they saw on the forum, they subconsciously assumed that this was a [Confrontation Instance-...

But that's not actually the case.

Fei Dao stared at the three people opposite him, stunned. "You also consider 'reaching Willow Town's as passing the level?!"

Seeing the three nod in unison, Fei Dao breathed a sigh of relief, "We all misunderstood. Although it looks like a [Confrontation Instance], it's actually not a vulnerability type..."

"It seems it should actually be classified as a [survival] category."

Just as Fei Dao was getting optimistic, Lin Yu interrupted Fei Dao.

"Don't be too happy yet, employer," Lin Yu said, hands in his pockets, looking at Little Fire Dragon, Squirtle, and Deadshot. "Excuse me, could one of you repeat that?"