Chapter 68: Surprise
Players imprisoned in this cold world have long understood the word cruelty, and this incident today has hit the surface of their weak minds.
Maybe it's because of a deep awareness of the harmfulness of the red player, or maybe it's based on the idea that if he doesn't die, he may die, and the mood of wanting the red player to disappear is unconsciously injected into everyone's hearts.
Under the watchful eyes of the onlookers, after Xiangkong agreed to the request of the young man with the inch head, he turned around and strode towards the direction of the main road, and the crowd automatically made way for him when he saw this.
All kinds of emotions filled the area, Tilberu silently looked at Xiangkong's cold expression, his eyes flickered slightly, and sighed softly: "It's full of light." β
Lin De, who was beside him, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What light?" β
"Nothing." Tilberu shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Go back to the guild stronghold, depending on the situation, the raider operation will be suspended in the short term." β
Lin De nodded approvingly.
Everyone's eyes retracted as Shoku left, and fell back on the inch-headed young man who was stunned in place, and in the crowd, Kirito took a deep breath and said to his companion beside him, "I'm sorry, I may have to leave for a while." β
Keita nodded understandingly, "If it weren't for the limited ability, we would definitely not sit idly by." β
The rest of the Black Cat Group nodded in agreement, and Yuki looked at Kirito with some concern, but quickly relented his worries and joined the others in supporting Kirito's decision.
It doesn't take a word to know the reason for the departure of the Dao Kirito, and this tacit understanding is actually the same for a moment for those who are touched by the scene in front of them today.
On the other side, the direction that Xiangkong was walking was not far from Asuna, and when she saw Xiangkong leaving, Asuna followed, and the two walked side by side on the main road.
"I've already told the president." Asuna looked sideways at the sky and spoke.
Xiangkong said lightly: "What did he say?" β
Asuna sighed and said, "The original words are: I'll leave it to you." β
Xiangkong's eyes were slightly cold, and he was not surprised by Heathcliff's response, he turned his head sideways to look at Asuna, and said, "In other words, the decision is up to you?" β
Asuna's compelling eyes made Asuna frown slightly, nodded and said, "Yes." β
The players seem to be attracted by what happened before the transfer, and the NPCs can't see it inexplicably, and there are only Xiangkong and Asuna on the main road.
Xiangkong stopped, looked away, looked up at the hundred-meter-high white clouds, the cold light in his eyes surged, and said coldly: "Then let's do it, wipe them out!" β
You don't need to understand what the red player does, it is enough to know one thing, and that is the necessity of making the red player disappear.
"Obliteration?"
Asuna's heart shuddered, her eyebrows tightly intertwined, "I don't agree with this approach, what's the difference between this and them." β
"Asuna!"
Xiangkong snorted coldly and sneered: "Don't be too naΓ―ve. β
Asuna was slightly stunned, and then said coldly: "I am the person in charge, and the method is up to me." β
Xiangkong squinted at her, sneered a few times, and said, "Have you seen them?" What do you think the survivor will survive? Not because of their negligence to let that guy run away, but intentionally, that bastard is declaring war on us! β
Asuna's eyes slowly widened, and she was speechless for a moment.
Xiangkong stared at her sideways and continued, "If you don't change your mind, I advise you to transfer the right to this operation to me. β
The sides of the wide main road are planted with unknown green trees with lush foliage, and the breeze can also cause the spread of branches to rattle.
Asuna stared at the sky in amazement, the determination and cold light revealed in those dark eyes made her feel palpitations, and she fully understood that what the man in front of her said was serious.
Even if it is a murderous word, I am afraid that I will not hesitate to implement it, and if I am myself and imagine that kind of picture, a question will pop up: Can I do it?
"The starting point is not a level at all..."
Asuna was a little unwilling, and her moral concept restrained her, so even if the starting point was not of the same level, she couldn't be defeated so easily.
"This kind of thing... Let's decide at the meeting. β
"Understood."
Xiangkong took a deep look at Asuna and replied without hesitation, as if he had seen through Asuna's thoughts.
If you can't make your own decisions, then let the majority opinion decide.
"What about the embodiment of escape..."
Xiangkong thought silently, and after taking a deep breath, he walked forward quickly to leave Asuna behind, and after closing the distance between them, he left a word.
"Asuna, if you're fighting with the half-hearted idea of sending those brutes to prison, then the crusade doesn't need that kind of person."
Asuna's face changed, and she stood there blankly looking at his departing back.
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In the afternoon of the same day, after finding a meeting place that could accommodate hundreds of people, Xiangkong contacted the presidents of the major guilds and asked Argo to spread the news of the meeting.
The meeting took place in the public area of the church, and by the time the time it was 5 p.m., the church was already packed.
Although the meeting was initiated by Xiangkong Connection, it was nominally a blood alliance, and the person in charge was Asuna, so he did not stand on the church podium, but stood silently not far from the side.
There were 106 people attending the meeting, the Knights were led by Tilberu, three people attended, the number of people who could be assigned to the raid team was referred to the number of the complete strategy group, and the Holy Dragon United Guild was led by the president of the team, Jonaf, two people attended, and the number of people who could be incorporated into the raid team was referred to the number of people in the complete strategy group.
Except for the five people from the two major guilds, the rest are all people from large and small guilds, and there are a few scattered players among them.
The level of response to the meeting was surprising, and it is clear how the incident affected the player base in Al Grant.
Before the meeting began, Xiangkong and Asuna had an agreement to vote on the disposal of the red player group by a show of hands after the meeting began.
If there are a lot of people who are in favor of sending the red players to prison, then the head of the Blood Pact Raid Team is Asuna.
If the number of people who agree with the erasure of red players is relatively large, then the person in charge is Xiangkong.
Asuna looked at the hundreds of people who were sitting or standing, her eyes slowly closed, and after a while, she suddenly opened, and said calmly: "In response to this bad incident, there is only this meeting, I am Asuna, the deputy head of the Blood Alliance, before the real meeting begins, you need to raise your watch for decisiveness." β
As soon as the words fell, the crowd was in an uproar.
"A real meeting?" The leader of the Holy Dragon Alliance, Qiang Nafu, sat at the front with his arms folded, his big nose twitched slightly, and he looked at Asuna and said lightly: "Deputy Head Asuna, just because I'm sitting here doesn't mean that I agree that the crusade team is headed by the Blood Alliance, so it's better not to put things on the table." β
Asuna looked at him calmly and said, "Of course. β
Tilberu asked with interest, "What to vote on?" β
"I'll leave it to me on the question of the vote."
Xiangkong suddenly interjected into the conversation and took a step forward, and everyone's eyes suddenly fell on him, and Asuna also looked at him, but was silent.
Xiangkong's expression was indifferent, and he looked around at the players present, and vaguely saw many familiar faces.
"Anyone who agrees to wipe out the red player, please raise your hand!"
The cold words swept through the church in an instant, and the word "erasure" broke into everyone's hearts, and the audience fell silent.
Without any foreshadowing, it's as simple as letting everyone vote.
After a short silence, someone finally slowly raised his hand, and at the same time said hatefully: "Let the red player disappear, so as to save more victims." β
Seeing someone raise their hand, the person who was a little wavering in his heart also raised his hand, and the relatively calm player asked, "If the majority of people don't raise their hands, will this meeting be canceled?" β
Xiangkong glanced at the player who was speaking, and said lightly: "No." β
After that, there was a long silence, and from time to time someone silently raised his hand.
Xiangkong looked at the time and said, "You still have one minute to decide." β
Tilberu and Jonaf, who were sitting in the front row, did not raise their hands directly, and the two looked at each other with some doubts in their eyes.
"What the hell are you thinking, those two people..."Jonaf frowned at Asuna and Shoku.
Tilberu chuckled and said, "All in all, just make a choice according to your own ideas, obliterate..."
Speaking of the most reluctant, his tone was also a little cold, and he raised his hand firmly, and the Tooth King and Lin De, who came to the meeting with him, also immediately raised their hands.
Johnaf paused, and raised his hand.
"When the voting time is over, those who raise their hands please do not put their hands down for the time being."
Roughly glancing at the number of people who raised their hands, a sneer appeared on the corner of Xiangkong's mouth, he turned his head to look at Asuna, but was surprised to find that Asuna was looking at him, and there was a look of loss in those beautiful eyes.
Xiangkong did not waver in the slightest because of this, and said lightly: "The voting results are clear at a glance. β
Those who raised their hands accounted for the majority, while only one in five did not raise their hands.
Asuna nodded lightly and sighed, "I'll leave it to you." After speaking, he stepped off the podium under the surprised gaze of everyone, and stood quietly in the position where Xiangkong had just been.
Xiangkong passed by her, walked up to the podium, faced the many players in the field, and said, "You can put your hands down." β
The crowd lowered their hands and waited for an explanation.
Xiangkong propped his hands on the podium and said: "I am Xiangkong, a member of the Blood Alliance Strategy Group, and also the head of the Blood Alliance at this meeting, before the meeting, I had different views from Asuna, I thought that the crusade must be aimed at erasure, and Asuna thought that it was enough to send the red player to prison, so before the meeting began, I would let you raise your hands to vote to decide who would be the head of the Blood Alliance, so before the meeting began, please ask those who did not raise their hands to withdraw from this crusade." β
There was a moment of silence in the church, and after a while, someone among the people who did not raise their hands suddenly shouted, "What do you mean?" β
Xiangkong did not give any explanation, and repeated indifferently: "Please withdraw from this crusade if you don't raise your hand." β
"What are you kidding?! Just because we don't agree with you, let us go? If you don't give a reasonable explanation, Uncle Ben won't leave. β
"That's it!"
Xiangkong suddenly slapped his palm on the podium, and the sound formed made the voice in the church disappear suddenly, and then, he said word by word: "I think I have explained it very clearly, please withdraw from this crusade if you have not raised your hand." β
The cold tone and tough posture made everyone reacquaint themselves with the shield of the Blood Alliance, and this time, those who didn't raise their hands didn't make any more noise, and under the gaze of Xiangkong, they got up and left honestly one by one.
After seeing those people leave, Xiangkong suddenly looked at Asuna on the side and said lightly: "What about you?" β
Asuna gave him a deep look and said calmly, "I'll quit." β
Xiangkong nodded and said, "Please leave." β
Asuna's expression was calm, and she walked towards the door without any delay, she actually didn't understand, she didn't understand why she had to do it to this extent.
Kratir, who was sitting in the middle, suddenly smiled coldly when he saw this scene, and most of the people cast a slightly strange gaze between Asuna and Xiangkong.
As everyone knows, Asuna and Xiangkong have a very close relationship, but they didn't expect that there were differences of opinion in this crusade, and some people still maliciously thought in their hearts that it would be best if the relationship between the two broke down.
After shutting out the naΓ―ve players, there are still 81 players left in the church, and this number does not include the members of the strategy team of the two guilds.
There is no clear information on the number of players in the Red Guild, so the more players participating in the action, the better, and this idea arises after seeing the number of people in the field.
But Xiangkong didn't think so, and said without warning: "If the level is lower than 40, please leave the meeting." β
Tilberu and Jonaf closed their eyes slightly and nodded secretly, but the players who came to help the battle out of righteousness did not do it, and when these players just wanted to protest, Xiangkong did not give them this opportunity, and said loudly: "The strength of the smiling coffin is no worse than that of the raider group." β
A simple sentence can change the color of players who want to protest.
What is a Raider Group? That represents the top presence among the players, could it be that the red players have also reached this height?
"In order not to add to the senseless sacrifices, please withdraw from this operation, I can promise you absolutely... Don't leave half a mouth alive! β
The seriousness and indifference of the tone make most people change color when they hear it.
At this point, players with a level lower than 40 also got up and left honestly, and after that, the number of players in the church was only 26, including Xiangkong, there were a total of 14 players from major guilds, and the other 12 people were all players from small guilds, among these people, Xiangkong knew Kirito, Achill, Klein, and only a few people didn't know each other.
"Then, the meeting of the crusade against the Red Name Guild has officially begun."