58: Chapter 58 Who do you think you are?

However, just as the discussion was becoming increasingly heated.

An ID with the prefix 【Vitaliy】 suddenly jumped out, its message full of gunpowder:

【Vitaliy: The strongest? What a joke! A bunch of Tribes that hide their heads and show their tails, afraid to interact with other Tribes, deserve to be called the strongest?】

【They don't interact with other Tribes, perhaps because they're afraid of exposing their true strength.】

【Vitaliy: Our Prosperous Alliance is the truly strongest alliance! 01 Tribe? If you have the guts, come out! Let's see if you're a mule or a horse by taking you out for a walk!】

Once these remarks were made, the island channel went silent for a moment.

Everyone knew that the 09 Tribe had been in the limelight recently and acted aggressively.

Their Tribe leader's unique profession was rumored to be god-like.

Inside the stone house, Qi Yun chuckled as he looked at the provocative words on the screen.

Hiding their heads and showing their tails? A mule or a horse?

He hadn't participated in the channel discussions before, firstly because it wasn't necessary, and secondly, because he wanted to develop in a low-key manner.

But now that someone was sticking their face out to be slapped, shouldn't he satisfy them?

With a slight movement of his mind, he slowly typed a line of text into the island channel input box.

This was the first public statement in the island channel by Qi Yun, the leader of the 01 Tribe.

It was only five short characters, yet it stirred up a massive wave in the channel.

【01 Tribe - Qi Yun: How do you want to take me for a walk?】

The channel was deathly silent for a full three seconds.

Then, the messages went crazy!

【Survivalist Lao Ba: !! They appeared! 01 Tribe! It's them!】

【Daxi: Dark gold badge! It's the Tribe leader! It's Qi Yun, the leader of the 01 Tribe!】

【Steady Brother: "Damn! The real deal has appeared! That idiot Vitaliy has kicked an iron plate!"】

【Da Gou Gun: "Fight! Fight! (Pulling up a small stool)"】

Meanwhile, 【Vitaliy】, who had just been so arrogant and spewing nonsense all over the screen, didn't reply for a long time.

At this moment, his real self was staring blankly at the chat channel interface, fine cold sweat seeping from his forehead, his fingers trembling slightly.

Was he afraid of the 01 Tribe?

Nonsense! Of course he was! They were the monsters who could survive a corpse tide with zero casualties and wipe out two Tribe monster nests with ease!

He dared to talk so arrogantly largely because he was certain that the people of the 01 Tribe were always mysterious.

They usually disdained to pay attention to the arguments of people like them.

He merely wanted to use stepping on the 01 Tribe to show off.

But he never expected that this time, not only did the 01 Tribe appear, but it was… the Tribe leader himself!

Vitaliy opened his mouth, wanting to type a few more harsh words to regain some face, but found his fingers stiff.

He chickened out.

Completely chickened out.

He deleted the words he had typed over and over, and in the end, he didn't dare to show his face again.

...

Qi Yun's first appearance caused a huge wave.

The various Tribe leaders couldn't sit still!

【Tribe 03 - Yu Jie: Tribe leader Qi Yun, I've long admired your name! I've tried to contact you privately many times before, but received no reply. Today, I am finally honored to meet you in the channel!】

【07 - Zhao Shanhe: Boss Qi Yun! Could you give us a chance to follow you?】

【Tribe 12 - Su Banxia: Hello Tribe leader Qi Yun, I am Su Banxia of Tribe 12. Our Tribe is mainly composed of female members, and survival is difficult. I implore you to extend a helping hand.】

...

For a time, the channel, which was originally a public discussion area, instantly turned into a large-scale "clinging to someone's leg" scene.

One by one, the Tribe leader IDs that were rarely seen on weekdays popped up, their tones respectful.

They had sent countless private messages to Qi Yun in private, all of which had sunk into the sea without a trace.

Now that they had finally seen the real deal appear, how could they hold back?

Especially 【Tribe 03 - Yu Jie】, the leader of the "Orderly Alliance," which currently had the most members:

【Tribe 03 - Yu Jie: Tribe leader Qi Yun, the next wave of corpse tides will definitely be even more dangerous. Fighting alone is not a long-term solution after all.】

【I know that the 01 Tribe's strength is superb. If you are willing to join the alliance, I am willing to be on equal footing with you and serve as the alliance leader together!】

Equal footing? Joint leaders? Priority supplies?

Inside the stone house, Qi Yun chuckled directly as he looked at Yu Jie's seemingly generous remarks.

A so-called alliance leader who relied on having many people and whose internal affairs were full of unknown infighting actually wanted to be on "equal footing" with him?

It was nothing more than wanting to borrow the prestige of his 01 Tribe to stabilize his own shaky position as alliance leader.

Qi Yun couldn't be bothered to play along with him; he tapped his finger lightly and replied directly:

【01 - Qi Yun】: "You are not worthy."

Three words.

Crisp, neat, and extremely domineering!

No subtlety, not a hint of politeness!

The channel went silent again.

All the onlookers gasped in shock.

Yu Jie of Tribe 03 was, at the very least, the initiator of the largest alliance on the island right now, with hundreds of people under his command.

Qi Yun actually refuted him so directly and without mercy?

Was this the confidence brought by absolute strength? Too lazy to even do superficial pleasantries?

Having been slapped in the face like this in public, the 【Tribe 03 - Yu Jie】 ID remained silent for a long while.

Just when everyone thought he would be furious, his message appeared again, the tone surprisingly still calm, even carrying a bit of earnest advice:

【Tribe 03 - Yu Jie (Orderly Alliance): Tribe leader Qi Yun, I understand that the strong have their own pride.】

【But I invited you not for my personal gain, but for all the fellow survivors struggling on this island! We are all poor people who were inexplicably transported here, and we should support each other.】

【If you are willing to step up to protect and lead this alliance, I, Yu Jie, am willing to step down and yield the position immediately, honoring you as the alliance leader!】

【I only ask to give more people a hope to survive!】

Moral kidnapping.

Naked moral kidnapping.

Placing himself on the high ground of "righteousness" and "fellowship," he tried to pressure Qi Yun in the name of the collective.

At the same time, he once again threw out the bait of yielding the alliance leader position, his posture lowered to the dust.

Inside the stone house, the smile on Qi Yun's face became more apparent.

He tapped on the screen, his reply speed unhurried:

【01 - Qi Yun: What do your lives or deaths have to do with me?】

【01 - Qi Yun: All I care about are the people of my 01 Tribe.】

The implication was crystal clear: whether outsiders lived or died was none of his business.

Don't try to kidnap me with any righteousness; I only care about my own patch of land.

This cold, almost heartless remark caused another uproar in the channel.

Some thought Qi Yun was selfish and cold-blooded, while others secretly admired this unhypocritical strength and clarity.

Just then, another ID with a distinct badge and an arrogant tone made a brazen appearance:

【09 - Wang Chong: Hahahaha! Yu Jie, did you see that? A hot face pressed against a cold ass! Your hypocritical talk of righteousness and fellowship is worth nothing in the eyes of the truly strong!】

The leader of the 09 Tribe, Wang Chong, had finally appeared in person!

His tone was arrogant; he mocked Yu Jie directly, then changed the subject:

【09 - Wang Chong: Qi Yun! You're not bad! Direct enough, domineering enough! This is what fits the style of the strong! Only the strong can truly understand the strong!】

【How about it? Interested in joining my Prosperous Alliance? I'll give you the position of vice president!】

Wang Chong directly threw an olive branch of vice president to Qi Yun, his posture arrogant.

Qi Yun looked at this newly emerged ID, whose tone was even bigger than Yu Jie's, and a smirk curved on the corner of his mouth.

He slowly typed another line of text:

【01 - Qi Yun: And what are you?】

A calm tone, the ultimate insult.