Universe Infinite Canteen-Chapter 716: If You Can’t Beat Them, Join Them

Moreover, it was a cooked Space Blue Striped Horseface Fish; he didn't know if Old Wang would still be able to process it.

While Ma Lu was pondering, he walked again towards the emergency stairs.

He deftly jumped over the trap mine's tripwires, set up the Flame Sprayer, and turned the person behind the electrical box into BBQ.

His other hand held the Harpoon Gun, and as soon as the two people in the room showed their faces, he shot one in the chest.

Furthermore, he was lucky this time; the one he shot was the one with the gun, while the other person charged at him wielding a weapon that looked like a Light Sword, Ma Lu aimed the Flame Sprayer at him.

But at this time, the two people ambushing from the upper level also peeked out, and seeing the scene below, they both raised their guns and shot at Ma Lu.

Ma Lu was hit, but he pressed the Flame Sprayer's trigger, taking one down with him before dying.

And that was about his limit; it would be tough to make any more breakthroughs in such a short time.

After dying this time, Ma Lu decided to change his approach, since he couldn't beat the five-man group alone, he might as well join them.

Of course, joining them didn't mean becoming part of the group, as those five people seemed to have grouped up before and knew each other well; they wouldn't easily accept an outsider.

Most importantly, they had enough manpower to guard the emergency stairs, adding one more person meant reducing the share for everyone, leading to reduced income for each of them.

So without even thinking, it was clear they wouldn't accept Ma Lu's capitulation.

But Ma Lu could emulate them and also bring in outside support.

He didn't need too many people, as Ma Lu himself could handle three, and as long as his allies could take care of the remaining two, they could pass.

But choosing this ally was not easy.

Apart from the group robbing near the emergency stairs, Ma Lu had only encountered three living people on this level, including the original owner of the Gravity Shoes, who died at 5 minutes and 22 seconds,

the person dressed in a Rabbit costume who he had killed, and Annie.

Ma Lu first ruled out the original owner of the Gravity Shoes, as he was already being targeted by the mysterious assassin lurking in the shadows when he passed by the door.

Ma Lu couldn't save him.

What was left were Rabbit Man and Annie, which made Ma Lu somewhat hesitant.

Annie's advantage was that she was communicative and obedient, but you never knew which of her words were true, and when she might backstab you.

Of course, for Ma Lu, this wasn't too big of a problem; he could revive, and after being backstabbed, he would just rewind and restart.

What truly concerned Ma Lu was Annie's combat ability; being a fraudster and an arsonist, her skills weren't much stronger than the average person.

Aside from being killed by her once deceivingly, Ma Lu had never lost to her again, which made him doubt whether Annie could really handle the remaining two enemies.

Another very important point was that Ma Lu primarily used a Flame Sprayer for his triple kills, and if Annie wasn't dead, he wouldn't have the Flame Sprayer.

Therefore, Ma Lu still preferred to kill Annie, take her equipment, and collaborate with Rabbit Man.

But Rabbit Man also had his flaws, the biggest one was his brain.

Annie said he had always been a loner in prison without friends, and this was not without reason.

He was a true oddball.

Normal people wouldn't insist on playing music before taking action, and Ma Lu hadn't forgotten that there was also a mysterious assassin hidden in this place.

Just the right treatment for Rabbit Man's bad habit of playing music out loud.

And compared to Annie, his communicativeness was the worst. Ma Lu wasn't even sure if this guy could communicate at all.

The first time they met, he sought help from Rabbit Man who, without saying a word after opening the door, shot him with a Harpoon Gun.

Considering that the space station was filled with extremely vicious prisoners, Ma Lu wasn't so angry about his action, and after nearly being killed by him about twenty times, his previous anger had mostly dissipated.

Well, anyway, he would try to communicate first.

With Ma Lu changing his strategy, a new round of intense combat began.

Communicating with Rabbit Man required him to obey first, and to achieve that, he needed to be captured.

This was much harder than killing him.

Initially, Ma Lu's only equipment was a crowbar, while Rabbit Man's mascot suit itself also had some defensive power, particularly good against blunt trauma, with an especially good resistance to being stunned.

Fortunately, the moves Ma Lu had memorized previously were still applicable, and after dying six times, he finally succeeded in capturing Rabbit Man alive.

But then, the communication phase encountered an expected issue.

Despite Ma Lu talking his lips off, analyzing the pros and cons, pinpointing the situation, or even threatening death, Rabbit Man had no reaction at all.

And as soon as Ma Lu tried to release him, he would immediately attack, making Ma Lu suspect that this guy was not even alive but controlled by an AI robot.

Until a bright idea struck him; he opened the Walkman on Rabbit Man's waist, took out the cassette, and then discussed cooperation, after which Rabbit Man finally responded.

Ma Lu and he agreed to deal with the group near the emergency ladder, and after succeeding, he would return the cassette to him.

Upon hearing this, Rabbit Man nodded his head and even extended his pinky finger.