"Ah, this Withered Fish, it’s just a small grudge, was it really necessary to make such a fuss?"

Su Ran helplessly shook his head and sighed to himself, "Does this count as showing off the superiority of a big guild? Getting upset and issuing a bounty, is that interesting?"

As Su Ran was making his remarks, the world channel refreshed again, and this time the chat content rather surprised him.

"What kind of idiots exist nowadays, daring to say such things! Overturning Water a traitor? Is this joke supposed to be funny?"

"Got any proof? Stop spouting nonsense if you don’t!"

"Who’s spreading these rumors? Show yourself! I’ll spit in your face! When Overturning Water was reclaiming our district’s honor, where were you all? Now look, all popping out! If this disheartens Overturning Water, I won’t forgive you!"

"The person above, well said, I support you! Anyone who slanders Spilt Water Can’t Be Regained is messing with our entire Human Race! Tiger Supreme thinks it’s something just because it’s a big guild? Nuts!"

"I am Withered Fish, now officially issuing a bounty for Tiger Supreme’s guild leader Withered Fish, whoever can take him down, show a video screenshot to claim 5000 gold coins! This bounty remains effective long-term, all rights of explanation reserved to guild leader Withered Fish!"

"Pffhahaha, the person above too funny, does your mom know how outstanding you are?"

"Issuing bounties, we won’t buy it, it’ll just end up a joke, my son Withered Fish, I think you’re almost dead fish now!"

...

The opinions on the world channel were polarized and the confrontations were quite intense. It was clear that Su Ran held a very high reputation among the Human Race, with most players staunchly supporting him. As for those few who blackened Su Ran, their harsh words were soon drowned out by a wave of counter-comments.

Seeing this, Su Ran was filled with emotion and a bit of regret, thinking, you guys got hit with divine punishment buffs because of me, yet you still support me so much, it’s really hard to keep harming you...

Alas, different factions, please forgive...

After a while.

The turmoil in the world channel gradually subsided, and the folks from Tiger Supreme guild were no longer willing to touch this bad luck, and thus the matter was left at that.

However, Su Ran knew that he had messed up Withered Fish’s plans, and as a guild leader, he’d undoubtedly hold a grudge, so he’d need to watch out for him in the future, to avoid this guy tripping him up from behind.

"Ding ding, ding ding."

As Su Ran was browsing the world channel, his friend notification sounded repeatedly. He instinctively opened it to see, indeed, all his friends had lit up, only making his friends interface so active thanks to guild leader Withered Fish.

"Huh?"

Su Ran noticed that Buttercup’s messages had come through several times, pushing them to the top of the list.

"Could it be something urgent with sister Wan’er?"

Seeing the name Buttercup, it only then dawned on Su Ran that it had been a while since he last contacted Li Wan’er. After pondering for a moment, Su Ran opened Yu Jing’s message first.

After settling Yu Jing’s worries, Su Ran then opened Buttercup’s messages.

"Overturning Water, where are you? Why would Tiger Supreme issue a bounty for you?"

"Need help? Though Tiger Supreme guild is formidable, our Singing Song guild isn’t to be trifled with!"

"If you have time, send a message back. I’ll go organize some manpower first."

Seeing the concern in sister Wan’er’s messages, it was hard for Su Ran not to feel touched. As a guild leader, willing to make enemies with a big guild for him, this decision alone said it all.

"Wan’er, you’re taking it too seriously. There’s no need to drag the guild into this for my sake; I can handle Tiger Supreme myself,"

Su Ran said very seriously, "Besides, Withered Fish will have to think twice before making a move against me."

"You’re so formidable, not even taking major guilds seriously anymore. Sigh, Overturning Water, what am I supposed to say to you?"

Creamy Young Man sighed and continued in the chat box, "With the way you’re making enemies everywhere, you’re going to fall because of it one day. You should know the principle of the brittle easily breaking, right, Overturning Water? Please stop doing irrational things, alright?"

"Some things are beyond my control; you’ll understand later."

Su Ran didn’t know how to explain to Sister Wan’er, especially this time with the Devil’s task requiring the deaths of a million players — if he dealt with it rationally, he’d never complete it in his lifetime!

However, Su Ran understood that Sister Wan’er wanted the best for him. Unfortunately, from the moment his character turned into a skeleton, he was destined not to follow a common path.

"Overturning Water, no matter what, I... all of us are your strong support, and the Singing Song guild will always be your home!"

"Sister Wan’er, if you keep talking like this, I’m going to start crying from being moved. By the way, I brought some gifts from the ghost realm for you; I’ll give them to you when we meet,"

To lighten the mood, Su Ran changed the topic. He had been wanting to give some Truth Holy Water and various crystals to Sister Wan’er. Supporting such a big guild alone was exhausting for her. Although the items he was giving weren’t too valuable, their quantity was significant, and even if used to fill the guild’s treasury, that would be useful.

"At least you have some conscience. Where are you now? I’ll come find you,"

The voice of Creamy Young Man was filled with joy, and his tone became much lighter.

"Err, let’s talk about this later. I’m on a mission right now, and I can’t leave,"

"Are you in the Dark Abyss?"

With his usual wisdom, and from the information available on the world channel, Creamy Young Man guessed Su Ran’s location. He asked tentatively, "Overturning Water, the Dark Abyss has long been occupied by Tiger Supreme. How dare you still stay there? Do you really want to completely offend them?"

"I’m not that foolish,"

Su Ran didn’t deny his location, paused, and then continued, "I have a mission to complete here. Sister Wan’er, don’t worry, my position is absolutely safe. Once I finish the mission, I’ll come find you,"

"I’ll be waiting for your good news,"

Seeing that he couldn’t change Su Ran’s mind, Creamy Young Man could only go along with him. "Overturning Water, you must be careful. Withered Fish holds a grudge,"

...

After closing Li Wan’er’s chat box, Su Ran replied to all his friend’s messages, even receiving greetings from Nan Qiang and Bei Diao, which surprised him a bit.

Once all that was done, Su Ran then focused on the bait.

Su Ran firmly believed that as long as the bait was valuable enough, these players wouldn’t hesitate to bite!

But just as Su Ran was busy organizing his words, something unexpected happened.

Suddenly,

The teleportation portal glowed intensely, and countless players poured in, quietly taking up positions without alerting the distant Army of the Undead, accumulating in ever-greater numbers and readiness.

"Well, the fish bit themselves,"

The appearance of these players saved Su Ran some trouble. Seeing how prepared the group of players was, it wasn’t hard to guess that a fierce battle was about to ensue.