"I believe in you!"
As Tang Hao's voice trailed off, the players were still hesitating when a female player stood up. She retracted her gaze from Tang Hao and faced the players around her.
"My name is Gurisoltan, and I'm trapped in this game world with my real husband, Grimlock. Not long ago, my husband was killed by a skeleton soldier, and it was my friends who risked their lives to save me. After that, Guild Leader Tang invited us players who had encountered skeleton soldiers to lead the way to the Crimson Moon Forest. I did not respond to his request due to fear, but now … although I know that killing those skeleton soldiers will not avenge my husband, I don't want to be a coward anymore, even if it might cost me my life. "
After saying that, the female player walked forward with determination until she stood on the right side of Tang Hao.
Apart from her, there were a few other male and female players following behind her. They were obviously the friends she mentioned.
"Guri Sertan? Is that Guri Sertan? "Some of the players in the crowd were discussing, seemingly very surprised.
Tang Hao opened his eyes and looked at these people. He then asked the person beside him in a low voice, "Is she famous?"
The one who answered him was Agil. "I've heard some things about her. She is indeed famous. Although she is a woman, she did not lose her vigor and courage despite being trapped in such a world. She was optimistic, cheerful, and full of energy to face the new world. Many players who fell into depression or even despair because they could not return to the real world received help and encouragement from her. She is very popular among the low-level players, but it is also my first time seeing her in person. "
"Oh, that's a good start." Tang Hao nodded to himself, then frowned slightly … Why did he feel that he had heard of this Guri Sertan before?
Just as Tang Hao said, Guri Sertan had given him a good start. With this highly popular player taking the initiative to side with him, the atmosphere of the scene quickly began to tilt.
"Since even Guri Sertan is willing to believe in Guild Leader Tang, I have no more doubts."
"That's right. Not working together at a time like this is simply cowardly!"
"Then I'll join too."
"Me too …"
After a short moment, more and more players began to approach Tang Hao's right side. As these players joined the fray, the neutral players finally wavered. One after another, they rose to their feet. Eventually, no one took another step forward.
Tang Hao purposely paused for ten seconds to make sure that there would be no more changes. Finally, he looked at the ten or so players standing alone in front of him and smiled. "It seems that you have made your choice. Very well, Klein, remember all of their names. From now on, they will never be welcomed in the [God of Conquerors] guild."
"What did you say?!" Rage appeared on the faces of the dozen or so players, including Kibao.
"Is it wrong?" Tang Hao sneered and looked at Kibao. "The [God of Conquerors] guild is determined to conquer Aincrad and return to the real world. We are also willing to help the weak environment to create a peaceful leveling environment at all costs. However, this does not mean that we will tolerate all players. You are trying to incite the players here and create voices of distrust towards us. I can already see this as an act of hostility, especially … the appearance of the Skeleton Soldiers in the Crimson Moon Forest. All players should bear the risk together, but you are trying to push all the responsibility onto me. I have never seen such a shameless person like you. Get lost! "
"You …!" Kibao gritted his teeth, his body trembling in anger.
"What about you? Since you are not willing to help, then leave this place quickly. "
Kibao was so angry that he laughed. "You are not the one who opened this place. Why do you want us to leave?"
"Because our guild is holding an emergency meeting. Anyone who is not part of our guild will be treated as an eavesdropper … Of course, you have the right to object, but at the same time —" Tang Hao slowly pulled out his Lou Guan Sword. "I will be responsible for clearing the area."
Tang Hao looked at Kibao and the others with a smile. "Don't worry, I am a very fair person. Since this is my decision, I will accept your dissatisfaction alone. Do you want to fight one-on-one or do you want to gang up on me?"
His words sounded a little contradictory, so Asuna asked curiously, "How do you want to fight one-on-one? How do you want to gang up on me? "
Tang Hao smiled and explained, "It's very simple. If I fight one-on-one, I will fight all of them. If I gang up on them, I will beat all of them up."
"…"
Everyone was speechless.
Being provoked and humiliated in front of so many players, Kibao and the others were so angry that they wanted to kill Tang Hao. However, after some hesitation, they didn't dare to do anything. Not to mention the fact that Tang Hao had killed seven bosses in a row, he was already level 28. If it was true … the highest level in their group was only level 18. There was no way they could fight him!
"Hmph, just you wait!"
In the end, Kibao could only leave with these harsh words and leave with the others.
Looking at their backs, Tang Hao said loudly, "Oh right, after we get rid of the skeleton soldiers, you can come back to level, as long as you can afford to lose face."
Hearing this, Kibao and the others didn't look back. Instead, they all quickened their steps.
However, they were at a loss as to what to do next. At their level, Crimson Moon Forest was the most suitable leveling area. The other places were either too high level and too dangerous, or too low level and too little reward.
After thinking about it, in the end, it was still too much of a loss.
"Damned Tang Ritian!" Someone said hatefully. Their resentment towards Tang Hao had risen to the extreme.
In the Crimson Moon Forest, Kirito walked towards Tang Hao and whispered, "You've offended those players, they will definitely hold a grudge against you, isn't that bad?"
"It's not me who offended them, it's them who offended me." Looking at Kirito's puzzled look, Tang Hao said, "Those people are level 17 or 18. Do you think they are noobs who don't know anything? It's nothing more than worrying about us becoming stronger, which will be detrimental to their future development. "
"But … even if our guild becomes stronger, it will be more beneficial for us to conquer Aincrad. What good will they get by deliberately destroying our guild?" Kirito frowned, seemingly still didn't understand.
"Yeah, what good can they get …" Tang Hao patted him on the shoulder, "Kirito, you have to be a good person, but don't be too naive. Not everyone can be as kind as you. In such an environment, sometimes the darkness of people's hearts will be far beyond your imagination."
As Tang Hao said so, he once again turned his head and looked at the direction where Kibao and the others left with a hint of killing intent in his eyes.
Earlier, he saw a familiar logo on one of the players. It was a black coffin with a twisted smile engraved on it. It was the logo of the killer guild [Laughing Coffin]. Although at this stage, this notorious guild may not have been fully established, but the seeds have obviously started to burn.
If it weren't for the guild's reputation, Tang Hao wouldn't have done it in front of so many people. If they were in another place, and there were no outsiders, none of them would have been able to leave alive.
However, he already saw the name of the guild, so he temporarily remembered it.
"Alright …" Tang Hao turned around once more, the killing intent in his eyes completely gone. He faced the dozens of players who had pledged their allegiance to him and smiled like a spring breeze. "Next, I will explain the battle plan in detail to everyone …"
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