48: Everything I said is true!

After Xiao Xi saw Jin Yu alive, he immediately had all sorts of conjectures, then settled on one thing—

The guy who didn't kill Jin Yu was probably a fool who didn't understand the situation and was easily tricked.

Otherwise, why wouldn't he kill someone with low health? Was it because he was a peerless saint who enlightened with love?

If he could meet that guy, maybe he could even use information to trick him.

But the prerequisite was that Jin Yu didn't kill him with one strike.

“Only I know this information, you guys…”

Xiao Xi opened his mouth to argue, but Jin Yu interrupted him coldly—

“Alright, put away your petty thoughts.”

Jin Yu raised her hand and threw a pile of ropes, which landed not far in front of Xiao Xi.

“Although I really want to stab you to death, the Big Boss won't let me. So I'm giving you a choice now—if you don't want to fight, tie yourself up.”

Xiao Xi's expression turned ugly: “What kind of joke is this?! I wouldn't be so foolish as to put my life in your hands!”

“You won't agree?”

Jin Yu grinned and called out to the nearby NPCs: “Then let's all go together and tie him up!”

“Don't worry, this guy is tough and won't die easily. As long as your axe doesn't split his head, you can do whatever you want with the rest of him.”

“Oh, I'll do it myself, come on, give me the axe!”

Jin Yu was eager to try with the axe, and the Warriors also gradually surrounded him. Xiao Xi panicked a little: “Wait! I really have important information! Killing me here won't do you any good!”

“If we really wanted to kill you, we wouldn't be wasting words with you here. Your subordinates are all exhausted by now, who can they stop?”

“I'll tie myself, I'll tie myself!”

Seeing Jin Yu raise her axe, Xiao Xi estimated the current combat power. This group of useless NPCs under him definitely couldn't escape. Even if he could escape the encirclement, if he encountered other people later or fell into a state without food and water, it would be difficult to win. It would be better to agree to Jin Yu first and meet the Raiders behind her.

After they finished tying him up, Jin Yu was still not satisfied and added another layer of rope, tightening it so much that Xiao Xi suspected he was being constricted by a python, feeling a little less space in his lungs with each breath.

A few minutes later, looking at Jin Yu who had tied the person back, Cheng Zhen once again doubted the possibility of him dreaming.

Didn't they say this guy was an old hand? Yesterday, I was still figuring out how to deal with him, but today, as soon as he showed up, I hadn't even made a move, and he was already down?

Even a staged accident wouldn't be this fast, right?

After Xiao Xi was led over, he secretly observed Old Xu and Cheng Zhen.

The young man had a furrowed brow and a confused expression, seemingly lacking in cunning, and looked easy to trick.

In contrast, the middle-aged man had a poker face (slacking off, staring blankly), making it impossible to fathom what he was thinking.

This middle-aged man should be the leader of their alliance.

The young man next to him, who looked like a student, couldn't possibly be their leader, could he?

If he wanted to live, he had to find a way to start with the middle-aged man.

Xiao Xi's mind raced, and he had already thought of what to say.

He looked at Old Xu and said with a serious face: “Brother, have you also noticed that although this instance is a confrontation instance, it's not like ordinary confrontation instances!”

Old Xu: “Hmm?”

Xiao Xi said with a sincere face: “Not only does it require reasonable resource allocation to ensure survival, but… there are also opponents other than the Raiders!”

Old Xu: “Oh.”

If this were before, Old Xu might have worried a little, but Cheng Zhen had already revealed all the clues and deductions, so whatever Xiao Xi said about NPC armies no longer held any surprise.

If Conan's opening is spoiled by the bullet comments, the rest of it becomes bland.

Seeing Old Xu's indifferent expression, Xiao Xi thought he didn't believe him, and his heart pounded as he wondered if he had made it too exaggerated.

Yes, Xiao Xi was talking nonsense, trying to trick them.

After observing the NPCs under Cheng Zhen at close range, Xiao Xi immediately recognized that this group of people was not the same as those who had attacked the Green Oasis before, as the totem patterns between different tribes were quite different.

So, after careful thought, Xiao Xi 'understood'—

The one who surrounded him before must have been the last Raiders who hadn't shown up yet!

That guy must have completed some mission or met special conditions to expand the number of Warriors under him.

Perhaps his previous idea of staying behind closed doors was wrong? Only by going out to find missions could he expand his manpower, increase his subordinates, and then defeat others?

An old hand's imagination is indeed rich; a minute of overthinking can conjure up a 36-episode drama.

If this were the case, Xiao Xi wouldn't worry that only dozens of his subordinates were left. As long as he could find a mission opportunity, he could also have that many Warriors!

As for now…

Xiao Xi had to find a way to survive and weaken the combat power of other enemies!

He knew that most old hands were very cautious. As long as he threw out a piece of information that the other party didn't know, the other party couldn't possibly not care.

Xiao Xi first constructed a 'fabricated' powerful enemy to draw the other party's attention. Given that he knew information about the powerful enemy, the other party would most likely not kill him immediately but would try to extract information from him.

Then, he would lead them to the Green Oasis, let this group of people fight with that Raiders, and then find an opportunity to escape. Following the direction from which those 300 people came, he might even find a mission opportunity. By then, even if all his current subordinates died, he would still be able to turn the tables!

Hmm, he had to make it sound serious and try hard to trick these few into falling for it, so they wouldn't attack him first.

Xiao Xi looked solemn: “The enemy has over three hundred people! After fighting them, I found that their combat power is not to be underestimated. If we don't unite, we simply won't be able to survive until the end!”

“My subordinates all died at their hands; I barely managed to escape with these few people!”

The so-called true lie is half true and half false. Others certainly wouldn't think that Xiao Xi killed half of his own people just to trick them, so his lie would most likely be accepted.

Old Xu: “Ah…”

He was only thinking about what Cheng Zhen had said the whole time.

Everything he said was true; it was truly terrifying!

Cheng Zhen didn't expect his guess to be so accurate: “Are there really that many?”

Xiao Xi: See? This kid looks easy to trick! Unlike that middle-aged man, who always has no expression; I can't tell if he believes it or not!

Jin Yu next to him expressed her opinion: “…I think he's lying.” With so many enemies, how dare he go up and fight?

A murderous glint flashed in Xiao Xi's eyes. He only regretted not killing Jin Yu with one strike back then, letting her undermine him here.

However, since things had come to this, he could only continue to trick them: “What I said is true. If you don't believe me, I can lead the way!”

Xiao Xi looked at Old Xu, who remained silent, making Xiao Xi a little uneasy.

Old Xu: I'm just a hanger-on who makes up the numbers for the big shot; why do you keep staring at me?

“Captain Xu, why don't we listen to this friend first and go investigate?”

A voice interjected, and Old Xu looked at the side with a blank expression.

And Cheng Zhen actually acted like a subordinate, leaning close to him, looking dutiful and professional.

Old Xu: ?

Captain Xu?

Who?

Me???