He actually didn't expect them to truly block the insect tide outside. The fences in a small place like the Abandoned Cooling Plant were very crude and couldn't withstand the tearing of the shape-shifters and the corrosion of their venom.
He only hoped to drag it out as long as possible. This way, even if the tactic of using induced bait to lure away the insect tide failed, he could live a little longer, and perhaps wait for Lynn's reinforcements.
But soon, he realized something was wrong.
"Damn it, the scale of this insect tide is too big!"
Looking at the wall in front of him, which had collapsed directly under the weight of the bugs, Yago's scalp tingled. Although players immediately rushed to block it, could they block one collapsed wall, let alone dozens or hundreds of collapsed walls?
"Help!"
"I don't want to die yet, Mom!"
"This is divine punishment, this is God's punishment for the unclean, hahahaha!"
The fleeing residents became even more chaotic, and some even voluntarily gave up escaping, instead kneeling on the ground and closing their eyes in prayer.
Pray for a hammer!
Lily's expression was solemn. It was a critical moment; things couldn't be allowed to develop like this any longer, otherwise everyone would crowd into the Wildfire Gang, and she would miss out on the Strengthening Potion. That was the special template she had been hoping for ever since she transmigrated.
She could only resort to the final tactic. As long as it was executed properly, she could get her hands on the Strengthening agent and also greatly boost the players' favorability.
"Listen to me, we cannot wait passively like this!"
"Ah?"
Shino, Yago, Excavation Princess, and the others all turned their heads.
Lily explained, "If we just wait like this, how long will it take to get an opportunity to rush out with the induced bait? We must take the initiative to lure those bugs and make them expose their weaknesses."
This proposal received unanimous approval, but—
"Who will take the induced bait and rush out?"
Yago asked.
This task was extremely dangerous. There was still a slim chance of survival by staying in the Abandoned Cooling Plant and resisting the insect tide, but whoever took on this task was practically condemned to death.
Convert to My Lily was the first to jump out: "Let me do it."
"No, this is not a task you can complete." Lily immediately stopped him, "To lure away the insect tide, the induced bait must be thrown far away from the Abandoned Cooling Plant. With your strength, you are very likely to die halfway, and then all our efforts will be in vain."
These words were a bit hurtful, but they were very realistic. Players were not afraid of death, but their current strength truly did not support them in completing the mission.
So, among the many people present, the only one who could perform this task was…
A bad premonition suddenly arose in the hearts of all the players.
"I will personally carry out this task."
Lily stood up.
"No!"
At that moment, all the surrounding players shouted in unison.
Lily's face curved into a faint smile: "I know, I know your intentions, but right now, I'm the only one here who can do this. Mr. Yago and Miss Shino are good at gun combat. I'm different; I specialize in close combat. Don't worry, Ordinary shape-shifters cannot harm me."
She wasn't lying in that statement.
Her 26 points in Physique were simply overwhelming compared to the shape-shifters. Unless a large group of shape-shifters simultaneously sprayed her with venom, she didn't have to worry about getting injured at all. Even if she was truly surrounded, she wasn't afraid; she still had the Spiritual Energy Binding Device she got from Seven.
But how would the players know this? They only knew that Lily wanted to sacrifice herself.
How could this be!
They had just managed to overcome the hurdle of Yulia, and what awaited them should have been happiness and contentment, not separation by life and death?
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