The male gunslinger, who had initially been prepared for battle, was now carefully observing the two teammates approaching from outside whom they hadnât seen for nearly half a day. His eyes told him that these two were in a fairly normal state, with a high probability that the dire situation he had anticipated hadnât occurred.
"I can confirm that within a 200-meter radius, thereâs no strong malicious intent directed at us. Looks like their progress has indeed been much smoother than ours."
The female gunslinger had somehow pulled out a small, round object resembling a marble from somewhere. The spherical object was slowly rotating in her hand, and after observing it for a second or two, she suddenly made a few conclusions.
"Mr. Yan, this thing in your hand can detect malice? Thatâs impressive!"
The male gunslinger across the coffee tableâs eyes lit up upon seeing this, feeling envious of his teammate pulling out such a valuable item. However, he could only envy, not to mention his lack of strength to snatch this treasure from his teammate, nor did he dare challenge the penalties imposed by the instance.
As the two were exchanging words, the chubby summoner and glasses-wearing Priest had already pushed through the glass revolving door of the café and approached their seats.
"Wow, you two seem quite relaxed, even have time for coffee?"
The four of them were meeting again after half a day, and surprisingly, the first to speak was the glasses-wearing Priest. This lively girl spoke with a rather sarcastic tone to her two gunslinger teammates, seemingly still upset about their previous kibble in the slums.
"Whereâs that rich Warrior guy?"
The second person to speak was the tall female gunslinger sitting and smiling at the arrivals. She didnât mind the Priest girlâs sarcasm but asked about the whereabouts of the one teammate currently absent.
"Mr. Wang is still busy."
The chubby summoner immediately responded, then added excitedly:
"You have no idea, Mr. Wang is something else! In no time at all, he had the Iron Wolf Gang, who attacked us, completely submitted! Heâs now their boss! This means weâre really lucky in this instance! With an expert like Mr. Wang, weâll definitely clear it easily if we just stick with him!"
The chubby summonerâs few words gave a rough idea of Wang Zhifanâs situation, which left the tall female gunslinger and the stocky male gunslinger listening intently looking utterly shocked.
"What?! You say that rich Warrior guy has become the gang leader? How is that possible?!"
The female gunslinger almost thought she had misheard and reacted with a hint of disbelief, standing up from her seat and questioning the chubby summoner in disbelief.
The stocky male gunslinger opposite her had a similar reaction, nearly spilling his latte that he had just picked up over the table.
"Whatâs impossible about it? You abandoned us and ran so fast, of course, you wouldnât know anything! If Mr. Wang hadnât saved us, the two of us might already be gone, huh!"
The glasses-wearing Priest girl shot an annoyed glance at the two gunslingers, clearly still upset about having been abandoned earlier, and took the opportunity to vent.
"You canât completely blame us... The situation was really complex, there were too many enemies, and we could barely protect ourselves. Going separate ways was our only option."
The male gunslinger put down his coffee cup and replied to the glasses-wearing Priest girl with a slightly guilty tone.
But before the Priest girl could respond to his emotional plea, the chubby summoner interjected to smooth things over.
"Priest girl, itâs not the time to dwell on this! Mr. Wang said they couldnât protect us back then, and thereâs no clear right or wrong in this situation! We need to unite and follow Mr. Wang to clear this mission! Thatâs the top priority!"
He worked to steer the groupâs conversation back on track.
The glasses-wearing Priest turned her face away upon hearing this, ceasing her remarks, while the male and female gunslingers focused intently on the chubby summoner, eager to learn more from him.
The summoner player held nothing back during this segment. He quickly sat down at the adjacent seat, recounting his primary experiences in the slums, emphasizing how mysterious yet powerful Wang Zhifan was. Without needing to lift a finger, Wang had brought the entire Iron Wolf Gang down like submissive lapdogs, indicating that the male and female gunslingers could easily fulfill the instanceâs first requirement by simply joining Wang Zhifanâs Iron Wolf Gang. This was also why the summoner and Priest had come to find them.
"This... does that Warrior really have such absurd capabilities? Those slum thugs couldnât even move against him? Couldnât resist at all? That sounds too overpowered, doesnât it?!"
The tall female gunslinger listened carefully to the summonerâs account, looking even more shocked. She couldnât quite believe a Warrior player, who claimed a level lower than hers, could have such ridiculous abilities, completely outmatching them.
"I also find this hard to believe... According to what youâre saying, this instance should be like childâs play to him! Iâve never even seen such a ridiculous player mentioned on the forums..."
The stocky male gunslinger was also full of disbelief, shaking his head repeatedly, unable to accept the summonerâs claim that shattered his understanding of players.
"Believe it or not, Mr. Wang has already said you better join our Iron Wolf Gang and cooperate to complete the mission! Itâs good for everyone!"
The glasses-wearing Priest, who had been watching them coldly, couldnât help but interject.
"Indeed, Mr. Wang has already said you can join his gang directly. Thereâs no need for you to return to the slums to register, just stay here and wait to cooperate in the next action."
The summoner continued.
"Who does he plan to take on first?"
Upon hearing the summoner, the tall female gunslinger seemed to realize something and immediately lowered her voice to further inquire, ensuring no one in the sparsely populated café could overhear.
"Itâs... the Black Fist Gang."
The summoner also showed some vigilance, first looking around quickly to confirm no one was eavesdropping, then stepped closer to the two and lowered his voice to inform them of Wang Zhifanâs next move after taking leadership of the Iron Wolf Gang.
As the instanceâs teammates, the gunslingers both understood the missionâs pass requirements, so they werenât surprised by Wang Zhifanâs planned course of action.
"Oh... but according to what youâve just said, Iâm very curious if he really needs our help. Shouldnât he be able to take down the Black Fist Gang by himself?"
After hearing the summonerâs words, the tall female gunslinger couldnât help but retort. She still found the otherâs earlier statements hard to believe.
"Mr. Wang said he does have that capability, but itâs best not to reach that point."
To even this retort, the summoner gave a direct response based on Mr. Wangâs words.
"Because the instance requires causing specific kills in gang conflicts, not a one-person faction clash. So at most, he can ensure we donât fail, but he wonât overly participate in the battle. He aims to achieve the goal through teamwork, hence highly values the expertise and support of you two skillful players. After all, this instanceâs gang war is perfectly suited for you gunslingers to showcase your strengths."
He explained Wang Zhifanâs reasoning, showing his cooperative and mutually beneficial attitude, not intending to steal all the glory alone.