The female players united

Xin Jiu thought that if not for Qingming's [Fox Dream Flowing Fireflies], that blow would have killed her.

It seemed she still needed to raise all her stats as soon as possible.

Otherwise, against NPCs far above her level, she could still be slapped to death.

"Jiujiu!" Bubu cried out anxiously.

Xin Jiu wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and reassured him, "I'm fine."

She popped two Bear Gummies.

Then she ate two Bear Biscuits.

Her stamina returned to its peak, and her injuries rapidly improved.

The gray wolf stretched out its scarlet tongue and licked its fangs. "Your blood smells so good. I can't wait to eat you..."

Xin Jiu scoffed and charged at it again.

Fear was written all over the players' faces.

"She can't beat that wolf..."

"Are we really going to die here?"

"It's over. It's all over."

As Xin Jiu fell further and further behind, a young woman stepped forward.

She looked only about twenty, with delicate features.

She looked just as frightened, but her gaze was firm. "We can't let her fight that wolf alone. We have to help her!"

"Are you crazy? Going up there would just get us killed."

"Exactly. Look how strong she is. Maybe she really can defeat that wolf and get us out."

"Yeah, we just need to wait."

Just then, several more wounds were clawed into Xin Jiu's body.

The gray wolf grew even more brazen.

The women all stepped forward.

"Tangtang's right. We can't just stand here and watch!"

"I'm scared, but every little bit helps!"

"We have to help her!"

One girl after another walked out of the crowd.

Their hands were shaking, and so were their legs.

But they still raised their weapons and unleashed their skills.

Some wielded blades, while others had bows and arrows.

A few even picked up sticks from the ground, stamped their feet, and prepared to charge.

Xin Jiu was sent flying again.

This time, she spat out twice as much blood as before, nearly bringing the livestream viewers to tears.

[Why is this monster so hard to fight?!]

[Jiujiu, stop fighting! Run! You can definitely get away on your own!]

The first young woman to step forward immediately rushed to Xin Jiu's side.

She placed her palm against Xin Jiu's chest, and green light shone where her palm met it.

Xin Jiu felt a warm power flow into her body.

Her wounds began to heal, and her stamina recovered.

Was she a player with a healing skill?

"Thank you," Xin Jiu said.

The other women began attacking the gray wolf.

Their skills dealt only minor damage when they struck it, but with so many of them, they did manage to hamper its movements.

Only then did Xin Jiu notice their trembling hands.

They really were terrified.

The gray wolf's claws were about to slam into a girl.

A male player was standing right beside her, yet all he did was retreat on his own!

Coward!

Xin Jiu immediately rushed forward, grabbed the girl by her collar, and pulled her back.

"All of you, get back!" she shouted.

"But you'll get hurt on your own!"

"We can help you!"

The gray wolf grew visibly irritated and swung its claws to attack the players.

It couldn't kill the one in red.

But surely it could kill these ordinary humans?

Xin Jiu shouted, "Bubu!"

Over this period, Bubu and Xin Jiu had developed a tacit understanding. The moment she called, he knew what to do, so he beat his wings hard and whipped up a fierce wind.

Xin Jiu used [Branch and Vine Entanglement] to hold the women in place so the wind wouldn't send them flying, then used the [Niuniu Berserk Card].

She could feel all her stats rising. Now, her entire body brimmed with inexhaustible bovine strength.

What a good card... it just had too few uses!

But this was no time to worry about that. If she didn't use it now, she would die here!

Bubu flapped with all his might.

Sand, gravel, and vegetation swirled into the air. The gray wolf couldn't keep its eyes open in the wind and instinctively raised a hand to shield them.

Now!

Xin Jiu appeared before it like a phantom and drove her military bayonet straight into its heart.

With a wet squelch, the blade sank into its chest.

In excruciating pain, the gray wolf swung its claws at Xin Jiu. She dodged, and when it beat its wings to flee, she grabbed its tail.

She now possessed Niuniu's brute strength at his peak, so holding on to a wolf was easy.

The gray wolf screamed in desperation, "Where the hell did you get all these bizarre skills?!"

Xin Jiu's lips curved into a smile. "A dead wolf doesn't need to know that much."

She raised the bayonet high and stabbed its heart several more times.

[Congratulations to player Xin Jiu for killing the Bloodthirsty Wolf King. Points +80,000]

[Reward obtained: Wood-Attribute Core x1]

[You already possess a Wood-Attribute Core. Would you like to synthesize an intermediate core?]

Xin Jiu selected "Yes."

The players froze for a moment, then erupted into deafening cheers.

"We're saved! We're saved!"

"We can live!"

Some collapsed to the ground, while others buried their heads in their hands and sobbed.

The young woman who had healed Xin Jiu came forward, her eyes red. "Thank you. Thank you so much. If it weren't for you, we would definitely have died here."

"Yes, we've been trapped for four days. The barrier won't open until tomorrow, but today was our last day."

Xin Jiu caught the key detail. "Four days?"

The young woman explained that after the wolf captured them, it hadn't eaten them immediately. Instead, it made them discuss among themselves and hand over ten people each day for it to feast on. After eating those ten, it wouldn't eat anyone else that day.

Then, once five days had passed, it would open the barrier and give them ten minutes to escape.

They had considered killing it back then, but... they simply couldn't beat it.

Besides, the players were a disorganized mess, and most were unwilling to give it their all.

Xin Jiu fell silent for a few seconds.

Ten sacrifices a day, for four days-that meant forty people.

"Who chose the sacrifices?"

The air suddenly went quiet. The players exchanged glances, and a few looked at one another, their eyes evasive.

"Don't listen to these female players' nonsense. There were no sacrifices."

A male player stepped forward, and others chimed in.

"She's lying. We're all players from the Nine Provinces. How could we hand our companions over to die?"

"Exactly. Don't let her fool you!"

"I always said women love stirring up trouble. Look, they're still doing it inside a dungeon. What does she even gain by smearing her own people?"

The dungeon would close soon, and there wasn't enough time to walk out.

Their only hope now was for Bubu to carry them toward the exit. Only then would they have a chance of getting out alive, so they absolutely couldn't let Xin Jiu become hostile toward them. What if she refused to take them out?

A short-haired girl suddenly stepped forward. Her eyes were swollen, and her voice was hoarse. "I'll tell you who chose them."

Everyone's gaze fell on her.

"My little brother was one of the people they chose to sacrifice." Crying, the short-haired girl pointed at them one by one. "My brother and I were lucky enough to end up in the same dungeon. We thought we'd be getting out soon, but then we ran into that wolf..."

A burly man retorted, "Your brother volunteered!"

"You're lying!" another girl stepped forward and said. "You were the ones who demanded that girls be sacrificed, saying us girls were useless. Then you chose her. Her brother couldn't bear to lose his sister, so he had no choice but to step forward!"

The burly man's expression changed. "Stop making vicious accusations!"

Another girl stepped forward. "We're not making anything up. Everyone can testify. It was you! You even said that if anyone dared resist, you'd kill them first and take their skill cards!"

The players the short-haired girl had pointed at all avoided Xin Jiu's gaze.