"I have no choice! Youâre not blind! Didnât you see that under the instigation of those few people, our Refugee Village, which has always been united, almost fell apart, fulfilling that womanâs scheme! Our village was almost plotted against by that bastard, wasnât it?" Xing Lingfengâs voice grew louder, even somewhat angry.
Originally, he wanted to continuously expand the number of Survivors, but Lily Kalahao took advantage of a weakness. Because of those few people, his last discussion with the villagers caused a great backlash.
Even more, due to the infiltration and incitement by those people, over half of the villagers felt it was better to defect to Lily Kalahao.
To prevent the collapse of the village, he impulsively went up and killed those people.
However, this also caused quite a negative impact. Many people criticized his actions, and some even openly protested!
In the end, when a few people openly wanted to lead others away, he again resorted to violence.
Although it caused a temporary unrest, he ultimately succeeded in quelling the disturbance through these means.
A few of his confidants didnât say anything on the surface, but Xing Lingfeng felt that they seemed unconvinced.
These were things Xing Lingfeng didnât want to see, yet he felt he had no choice.
"Boss, I might not be the brightest bulb, but I can tell which direction is right. Youâre just so afraid of that Kalahao, so be afraid yourself! About prioritizing supporting Lin Yue, havenât you failed to do that every time?"
Xing Lingfeng snorted coldly: "Supporting him, we have supported him quite a bit, right? That time with Levik..."
"Only that time with Levik, and that was because we feared for our own survival. After that, every single time, we were just watching from afar. Thatâs how it was during the Underground Ruins, attacking the Lizardman and beggars, and even during the shocking Nitrate Ore battle, we barely did anything. Leader, tell me, does bartering count as support? What have we supported him with? We did nothing and just expect to be allies with him, did he agree? No!" Feng Peng couldnât help raising his voice, finding Xing Lingfengâs words hard to accept.
"Allies? He wonât ally with anyone! Heâs just a lone wolf!" Xing Lingfeng got angry too, what was up with these people? Have they forgotten who they are? What benefits did Lin Yue give them?
"Boss, you...""Leader, do you know what youâre saying?"
You Siyuan and Feng Peng were suddenly restrained by Huo Yu.
Huo Yu sighed but then locked his gaze on Xing Lingfeng: "Leader, I didnât expect you canât even think of why Fei Yue, who was initially unmentioned in the group, is now ranked ninth in the world. That person told you from the beginning to let Lin Yue be their Domineering Person; though Lin Yue didnât agree, you can be sure they arenât just ordinary trading partners. Lin Yue is not a lone wolf; instead, the lone wolf is you."
"What a joke, Iâm the lone wolf, how did you all come together?" Xing Lingfeng felt increasingly strange today, his once striving-to-stay-cool mind now greatly agitated!
"Alright, I understand now, the three of you are teaming up against me, right? Youâve been conspiring for a long time, havenât you? Absolutely bewitched by that woman, right? Anyway, I canât see your private messages, I get it, today the three of you are here to force me out, and then you plan to take charge?"
Huo Yu, You Siyuan, and Feng Peng suddenly fell silent; all three of them felt shocked.
Xing Lingfeng had always been their leader, and indeed he led them from the early snow disaster to just surviving through the treble disasters of extreme heat, fire tornadoes, and hail.
However, in terms of various capabilities, Xing Lingfeng was only slightly stronger in survival techniques, but he had inherent disadvantages in command, hunting, gathering, and even strategy.
Moreover, his nearing fifty-year-old age sometimes became a burden for the entire team.
Indeed, they initially gathered because of Xing Lingfengâs reputation, and he stated that no matter what happens, they should discuss together.
Later, they all felt it wasnât necessary to discuss every minute detail, only some particularly important issues were deliberated by everyone.
Ever since Lily Kalahaoâs surrender message arrived, everything changed.
Xing Lingfeng first killed those people as a warning to those daring to rebel, then secretly contacted a man named Du Ping, engaged in an apparently loss-making trade, giving away large amounts of food.
Now, inexplicably, he wanted Lin Yue and Lily Kalahao to become enemies, and all these events were without consulting, purely his dictatorship.
Xing Lingfengâs actions and those recent remarks made them finally understand that it couldnât continue like this.
If they follow Xing Lingfeng this time, the next time he will do the same.
If they donât follow, next time they might face more than just unwarranted accusations and insults, right?
You Siyuan suddenly took out a pile of things from the Storage Space and tossed them on the ground: "You killed people publicly, did you consider others? Now you make these two people fight, whichever one wins, weâll gain nothing and just be annexed by the winning side! Now, do you still feel you did the right thing? Did you ask everyone in the Refugee Village? You are wary of all three of us!"