The room fell into a brief silence.
At the moment of crisis, no player had expected Bai Fu to suddenly blurt out such a statement.
But upon reflection, this reaction seemed quite reasonable.
Their actions had indeed been a bit willful, but setting aside that willfulness, their unwillingness to leave and their determination to stay together could also be considered reliable.
In other games, their actions would have been just for show.
Because they faced NPCs who would only repeat predetermined lines, who even a second earlier were intimately recalling the adventures with players, but once the task was over, would turn into a poker face, not even necessarily acknowledging the players.
But in Stars Above, the situation was completely different because the NPCs' intelligence was realistic enough to fool anyone.
Seeing the reliable side of these players, it was only natural for Bai Fu to express such emotion; after all, she was a genuinely kind-hearted person.
Legendary hero?
Yes, we are the legendary heroes from the "Otherworldly," fighting for all love and justice!
Thinking this, several usually upright players couldn't help but straighten their backs.
Those who liked to run into the village to kill chickens and try various ways to lure NPCs to monster lairs were also in high spirits.
Playing games was all about having fun, and receiving heartfelt praise from an NPC was a pleasure too.
Bai Fu couldn't help but smirk secretly, Yes, yes, exactly this reaction.
But now wasn't the time to feel proud, what came next was crucial for boosting Affinity.
"Since you insist on an explanation, I'll give you one. The Wildfire Gang has organized a strike team, targeting your base, and they are already outside. I took the risk of appearing to be overeager and came here before they launched their full attack."
"What?"
This news surprised all the players, and those close to the window quickly looked out.
Bai Fu urged, "With your current power, you absolutely cannot defeat this strike team. Move your stuff immediately, or it will be too late."
As soon as her words ended, a player emotionally stood up: "I won't leave. If I do, they'll definitely realize Fufu you came to tip us off, ruining all your plans and you might even fall into crisis. Anyway, I'm not going."
His words garnered a lot of agreement from the players.
"There's really no need to leave. The ones coming this time are Elite Monsters, right? Killing one would be a gain, plus we have the Camp confrontation Task, and the damage accumulated can later be converted into Experience."
"Guys, it's just a game, we retreat from difficulties in real life, do we need to be cowards in a game too?"
"Let's fight, my broadsword is already thirsting for blood."
"Haha, Afu, it's just like you!"
Whenever there was such a situation, it was always Black Tiger Afu who charged to the forefront.
Watching them either relaxed or boiling with excitement, Bai Fu's brow furrowed even more.
She seemed to be brewing emotions.
One second, two seconds... five seconds...
"Shut up!"
A muffled, suppressed roar exploded throughout the room.
All the players were dumbfounded, staring at Bai Fu who had suddenly erupted.
"Do you think the purpose of the Wildfire Gang is just to raid your base?"
"This..."
Digging Girl hesitated, then thought, forget it, let's turn on the camera!
Bai Fu snapped, "Naive! The final goal of the Wildfire Gang is to gradually shrink your living space until they drive you into the Pollution Zone. Staying here serves no purpose; you'll just lose a lot of resources and make it even less likely to defeat the Wildfire Gang. Preserving your power and waiting for an opportunity is what you should be doing!"
"It's true, but losing these resources wouldn't make much of a difference."
"Yeah, being driven to the Pollution Zone isn't such a big deal."
A few players whispered among themselves.
This made Bai Fu's voice even more distorted.
"You don't understand, you don't understand anything! Outside the settlement in the Pollution Zone, pollutants are everywhere. Whether humans or animals, anyone who comes in contact with it undergoes mutations; at best they die, at worst they become insane monsters. Even the most skilled Scavenger dares not linger in the Pollution Zone. What can you do there? Do you want to turn into monsters and then be killed by me?"
"Well, that's not it, but you..."
"'You you you your ass!' It's none of your business! It's just a task, and if it fails, it fails. You'd better ask yourselves why you came here in the first place."
This spray of words left the players dazed, and there was silence for a good ten seconds.
Bai Fu was still very calm inside.
She didn't worry that her words would scare off the players; she had considered this before coming here.
If the players ran, it could be considered that she single-handedly defeated the entire player stronghold, and she would definitely be able to claim a lot of benefits from the [Counterattack] Task.
The downside was she might be suspected of having relations with the players, thus facing attacks from the Wildfire Gang, but it wasn't a big problem; the money she'd saved from previously killing Big Brother Dabiao and capturing players would suffice for her and An Ya to escape to another settlement.
What would the players choose?
Bai Fu scanned her surroundings.
Dragon of Catastrophe clenched his fists, emotionally agitated.
[Damn, even my dad has never cursed at me like that!]