A Win-Win, Bai Fu Wins Twice!

The night was as dark as ink, the sky hanging low.

Outside the temporary stronghold built by the players.

The head of the External Affairs Department looked up at the moon, obscured by clouds, as if veiled by a thin black gauze.

"It's been about ten minutes, right?"

This operation, framing Bai Fu was just a side objective; the main goal was to completely destroy the temporary stronghold of the Outsiders and crush their arrogant and overbearing spirit.

"Notify everyone, commence the operation."

"Yes."

As the second flare shot up, leaving a dazzling red spot in the night sky, the members of the Wildfire Gang, who had already been lying in ambush, rushed out from behind their cover. They quickly reached the vicinity of the stronghold.

The head of the External Affairs Department shouted loudly, "Give me..."

"Stop!"

His shouted charge was ultimately drowned out by a shout from inside the building.

The head of the External Affairs Department, who had inexplicably experienced a moment of interruption, turned ashen with anger.

He stared intently at the entrance of the stronghold.

A moment later, four people walked out from the player stronghold. Leading the way was Bai Fu, her hands bound and her face covered in dust.

Wait, Bai Fu, why isn't she dead?

The pupils of the head of the External Affairs Department contracted sharply.

Meeting everyone's gaze, Digging Princess pressed a knife against Bai Fu's waist. "Anyone who takes a step forward, I'll kill her. You guys don't care about the lives of your own comrades, do you?"

This threat made the eager Wildfire Gang members halt.

"Why is Bai Fu there?"

They all turned their gazes to the head of the External Affairs Department. At this moment, no one dared to be the first to act.

The head of the External Affairs Department remained silent.

The development of the situation was completely beyond his expectations. In the past, he wouldn't have cared about Bai Fu's life or death, but now, the situation was slightly different.

On one hand, the boss currently attached great importance to Bai Fu.

On the other hand, the morale of the Wildfire Gang was a bit unstable. If he allowed these Outsiders to kill Bai Fu in front of everyone, those who didn't understand the situation would inevitably have doubts.

If you can sacrifice Bai Fu without hesitation today, can you sacrifice me tomorrow?

This would only make the morale even more unstable.

The head of the External Affairs Department quickly signaled to the four people who had been with Bai Fu, but they acted as if they hadn't seen him, their heads bowed almost to the ground.

Killing Bai Fu was simple, but who would bear the responsibility if the boss questioned them afterward?

Damn it, Cao Wenliang, that son of a bitch, really gave him a difficult problem.

The head of the External Affairs Department's expression flickered between shades of uncertainty.

Just as he was contemplating a solution, Bai Fu suddenly shouted.

"Don't worry about me, they will never let me go. I'm dead either way, hurry up and attack!"

"You... shut up, shut up!"

Digging Princess, as if completely unprepared for Bai Fu to shout like this, quickly reached out to cover Bai Fu's mouth.

"What are you guys standing around for? You finally have a chance, are you just going to watch them escape?"

Bai Fu struggled violently. Even with Digging Princess and Calamity Dragon working together, they couldn't control her.

Finally, Digging Princess had no choice but to strike Bai Fu's neck with a palm chop.

Bai Fu's body tilted, and she fell to the ground.

"Drag her back, quickly drag her back."

Calamity Dragon, cooperating with Digging Princess, hastily pulled Bai Fu back inside.

What?

The surrounding Wildfire Gang members were all stunned. They could only turn their gazes to the head of the External Affairs Department again.

The head of the External Affairs Department was also shocked. He never expected Bai Fu to perform such a "charge at me" act. After the shock, he was overjoyed.

Didn't this opportunity just present itself?

Now, it wasn't him being ruthless and wanting to kill Bai Fu; it was Bai Fu actively sacrificing herself for the greater good. Who could blame him?

She was truly, very foolish and naive!

To be honest, if Cao Wenliang hadn't given him a lot of benefits, he really wouldn't have wanted to kill Bai Fu.

In their line of work, perhaps people like Bai Fu would seem foolish, but at critical moments, who wouldn't want a comrade like Bai Fu by their side?

The head of the External Affairs Department raised his right hand high and roared, "Brothers, the situation has come to this. We cannot let Bai Fu's sacrifice be in vain. Charge with me, and kill these Outsiders!"

Following his roar, all the Wildfire Gang members entered a state of heightened emotion.

These past few days, they had already been seething with anger while capturing these Outsiders. Now, this bunch of bastards Outsiders were persecuting Bai Fu right in front of them.

Damn it, kill, kill, kill! From this moment on, let these Outsiders feel pain!

"Kill them!"

"..."

The players in the stronghold had strange expressions on their faces.

Can't let Bai Fu sacrifice in vain?

Holy crap, those were the exact words we just said!

But now wasn't the time to dwell on such things, the Wildfire Gang had already attacked.

As the overall commander, Patrick Star shouted loudly, "Execute the plan!"

As soon as the words fell, several players rushed out from the roof of the third floor of the stronghold.

"Haha, boiling water coming right up!"

With a few clangs, several large buckets of boiling water were mercilessly poured down. The Wildfire Gang members at the forefront were drenched, screaming in agony.

But this was just the beginning. As soon as the boiling water team retreated, the fishing net team and the shooting team hiding behind the windows moved in.

"Get out of the way!"

The head of the external affairs department quickly pulled out a gun from his body.

Bang!

A player on the rooftop fell to the ground, a massive damage value of "-30" floating above his head.

"Holy crap, he has a gun!"

"Ah, I can't move, I'm going to die."

"Brother, rest in peace. I'll take your gear and keep fighting them."

"You bastard, don't touch my gear!"

The players on the rooftop continued to throw things down while arguing and laughing, completely devoid of any sense of urgency.

Why, how could they be so calm?

The head of the external affairs department lowered his gun, intending to take down Patrick Star first, but seeing him pull out a gun, Patrick Star had already slipped back inside.

[Split up and act, try not to engage them in open areas.]

The players' first wave of attack only caused two actual casualties for the Wildfire Gang, and the two sides quickly entered the alley fighting phase.

Patrick Star led a few high-level warrior-class players in localized outnumbered engagements.

Those not skilled in combat, like Digging Princess, consciously acted as bait.

Meanwhile, Bai Fu hid in the shadows, acting as a crowd-control mage. She cast the Zealotry buff on the stomachs of those around her.

She now had 55 Spiritual Energy. Each Zealotry buff would consume 1 Spiritual Energy per minute. Under normal circumstances, with the Constitution of these elite monsters from the Wildfire Gang, they would start feeling stomach discomfort after three to four minutes.

This meant that without using the [Innate Spirituality] skill to convert HP into Spiritual Energy, she could control over a dozen people simultaneously.

But Bai Fu didn't go all out immediately. She only targeted the 5 strongest opponents, saving the remaining Spiritual Energy for emergencies.

Fight, fight! The more intense the fight, the faster their stomachs will rumble.

Bai Fu directly lay down in the VIP seats, pretending to be dead, and watched the show.

"Idiot, you think you can catch me with this?"

"Son of a bitch, how was the shit I fed you last time?"

The players' taunts were at their peak.

"Chris, remember to leave that little brat with the red starfish head for me. Damn it, the last time I met him, he kept calling me impotent, saying I only became a supervisor by selling my ass to the boss. I'll turn him into a cripple!"

"What's that compared to what they did? They blew up the latrine while I was taking a dump, haha, hehe, heehee, hahahaha! I'll make them all die!"

Several Wildfire Gang members pursued relentlessly.

As they chased, the one in front suddenly found the ground empty beneath his feet and fell into a pit hidden by weeds.

"Grass!"

Piercing pain shot up from his feet. As soon as he placed his hand on the wall, before he could even climb out, Convert to My Fu leaped down from above, wielding a large iron rod coated in filth.

"Eat my greatsword!"

Don't come near me!

Looking at the flying filth, the Wildfire Gang member in the pit desperately tried to dodge, but the small pit offered no room for evasion.

Bang!

Convert to My Fu's Ruyi Golden Rod finally landed squarely on his face.

"-15"

It was a critical hit, critical hitting both his health bar and his Spirit.

"Gag!"

"No matter how many times I see it, it still feels ridiculous."

"Ahhh, I'm going to kill you all!"

Several members of the Wildfire Gang who had dodged the pit traps flew into a rage, chasing after the player in front of them and beating them soundly.

The level difference of 3-4 levels in the early game was still too great, and the number of traps the players had set was insufficient. After unexpectedly taking down an elite monster, they couldn't face the enemy head-on and could only choose to flee.

"Go upstairs, hurry up!"

"Trying to run?"

Around the stairs, both sides engaged in another battle of wits and courage.

Since they were already on high alert, the Wildfire Gang members chasing this time did not suffer any serious injuries. After a chase, they finally cornered Digging Princess and the others on the rooftop.

"Run, haha, why aren't you running anymore?"

A Wildfire Gang member walked towards the panting Digging Princess with a laugh. He waved his knife triumphantly.

"I'm going to peel your skin off piece by piece, make you suffer... Holy crap, my stomach, what's happening..."

As he was laughing, he suddenly clutched his stomach.

Convert to My Fu's eyes immediately lit up. Now was the time. Every Wildfire Gang member they eliminated would make Fu Fu safer. Charge!

Without a word, he charged forward, smashing into the Wildfire Gang member.

"Die!"

The two fell off the building together like cannonballs.

Bang, bang!

After two loud thuds, both met their end.

Looking at the two corpses that suddenly fell beside him, the head of the external affairs department, who was single-handedly beating up ten players, was stunned.

His reaction was relatively good. The Wildfire Gang members upstairs who had witnessed the entire process were completely dumbfounded.

Are all you Outsiders this crazy? If everyone plays like this, how can we even play?

They were starting to lose their will to fight, but they had already formed deep grudges with these Outsiders, so they regained their courage.

Forget it, kill them first.

At this moment, a triumphant smile appeared on Calamity Dragon's face. "Do you really think you've won?"

"What do you mean?"

Calamity Dragon turned around. "Just watch, this is our bond!"

"?"

The Wildfire Gang members stared intently and suddenly noticed several unfamiliar figures appearing in the night. Those figures were rapidly approaching their stronghold.

No, not just a few. There were more in the distance.

"It's Outsiders reinforcements!"

Their faces changed drastically.

Digging Princess couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Bond," she muttered, "bought for 50 yuan each, right?" But she still cooperated and shouted, "You have nowhere left to run, prepare to face judgment!"

"Damn it, where did these Outsiders come from?"

"No, we can't keep fighting like this. Even if we win, I'll be half-crippled."

As their will began to waver, the surviving Wildfire Gang members gradually lost the will to fight.

When the first deserter appeared, the others no longer had any psychological burden to flee.

"Nobody run, stop, stop, do you hear me!" the head of the external affairs department roared, but his shouts were meaningless.

In the chaos, those who had initially acted with Bai Fu also started thinking about running.

Although Cao Wenliang had repeatedly instructed them to confirm Bai Fu's death before leaving, who cared about that now? They just wanted to escape.

One of them, rubbing his swollen eyes, ran towards the outside of the stronghold.

As he ran, he stopped.

"Bai Fu?"

On the blood-soaked path, Bai Fu blocked his way.

He was stunned at first, then became excited.

Bai Fu's survival was somewhat beyond his expectations, but it didn't matter, because soon Bai Fu would die by his hand. He could then report back to Cao Wenliang.

"It's great that you're not dead!" he said with a laugh, walking towards her. As he walked, he quietly placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.

Bai Fu nodded. "You're really lucky to be alive."

"Fortunately, fortunately."

"But it ends here."

"Huh?"

Before the Wildfire Gang member could even process what was happening, a sharp pain shot through his abdomen. He looked down to see a knife embedded in his gut, twisting rapidly. The hand holding the knife belonged to Bai Fu.

"You!"

Thump--

As the knife was pulled out, he collapsed to the ground, his eyes wide as saucers until his consciousness faded.

[You have killed Wildfire Gang Supervisor (Elite). Contribution: 100%. Experience gained after level difference correction: 540]

Bai Fu wiped the blood from her blade and continued searching for her next target. Soon, she found a wounded Wildfire Gang member within the stronghold.

"Follow me, this way."

"Bai Fu? You're alive? How did you...?"

"Someone kicked me earlier while passing by, and I woke up. I took the chance to break free from the ropes. Alright, hurry and come with me. I'll get you out first, then I'll come back for the others."

"Thank you, thank you. If it weren't for you, I might have died here today."

The injured man was deeply moved and quickly followed her.

Bai Fu's back might not have seemed particularly imposing, but thinking about what had just happened, he felt a sense of security he'd never experienced before.

This time, Bai Fu didn't kill. She needed a witness.

After escorting the injured man out, she secretly circled back to the stronghold's main entrance.

At this point, the battle near the main entrance had also temporarily paused. The head of the External Affairs Department had taken down over twenty players in one go.

With his stats, under normal circumstances, even with players like Patrick Star, known for their skillful play, or Black Tiger Afu, who fought recklessly, and with reinforcements constantly arriving, he would have sustained little to no injury.

After all, a player's attack only dealt one or two points of damage to him, while he dealt ten to twenty points of damage to players.

But as he was fighting, he suddenly felt a stomachache. The players seized the opportunity and shot an arrow, hitting him in the knee.

The knee injury impaired his movement, preventing him from quickly finishing off the players. In the ensuing struggle, his injuries accumulated, and he was beginning to feel overwhelmed.

"Damn it, too strong. This isn't a monster we should be dealing with at our level."

"Don't get cocky. Once I get the materials, I'll make a dirt bomb and blow you up!"

"Ahhh, my right hand, my King's Power!"

As soon as Bai Fu emerged, she saw a player rolling on the ground, his right hand severed.

She quickly called out to the head of the External Affairs Department, "Minister!"

"Bai Fu? What are you doing here?"

Like everyone else, the head of the External Affairs Department was stunned to see Bai Fu.

"Minister, don't worry about me for now. Outsiders reinforcements have arrived. It's not worth continuing the fight. Let's go, I'll cover you!"

The head of the External Affairs Department turned his head.

He could faintly hear shouts in the distance.

"Damn it, those Wildfire Gang bastards like ambushes too! Let's go, all of us, and shove it up their asses!"

These Outsiders were truly relentless.

While angry, the head of the External Affairs Department also felt fortunate. Bai Fu, though not strong, was someone who would never betray him. Having her cover his retreat provided an extra layer of security.

"Go!"

He limped towards Bai Fu.

Seeing his relieved expression, Bai Fu clenched her fist secretly.

This is perfect.

In the eyes of the players, she was a good person who informed them and genuinely cared about their interests.

In the eyes of the Wildfire Gang, she was a good person who refused to yield and was loyal to the gang.

Doing one thing, gaining favor from two sides. What the hell is a win-win!

PS+: A double-chapter release.

Thanks to the Silver Alliance patron, Ge Shui Li Yue! Ahhh, I thought I was seeing things when I first saw it, but it really was a Silver Alliance! I write this book very slowly, and I have other things to do during the day, but I will try my best to add 10 more chapters before it goes on shelves.

Thanks to ANR_An Ran and Yao Duo for the rewards.