25: The happiness in the city is beyond Li Xiao’s imagination

"Star Coins?" Li Xiao perked up when he heard the words "Star Coins," immediately getting interested. Banks were, after all, all about money.

He wondered how much money this bank could process to be worth both sides being at daggers drawn.

Yun Dongliu said coldly, "You'll find out very soon whether I'm worthy or not!"

"What! You want to fight! With a three-to-one troop advantage, I advise you to leave quietly. I don't want to waste my forces!"

Chen Jie heard the killing intent in Yun Dongliu's voice, and his expression also turned grim.

But he and his companions beside him seemed not to have noticed certain abnormalities, such as the faint red lights flickering under the abandoned vehicles and metal trash cans.

Boom!

An earth-shattering explosion instantly lit up the entire street, even startling Li Xiao. And that wasn't the end; two more abandoned cars exploded immediately afterward, sending the soldiers hiding behind them flying.

The three explosions almost all occurred within Chen Jie's two-man unit. After the smoke cleared, only half of Chen Jie's men behind him were standing, and a considerable number were injured.

At the same time, Yun Dongliu launched the next round of attack. Over a dozen grenades were thrown, and countless shrapnel and steel balls forced the enemy, who was about to counterattack, back. Immediately afterward, a fierce gunfight erupted between the two sides.

"Well, this Yun Dongliu also likes to set up ambushes."

Seeing this, Li Xiao pretty much knew what was going on. This Yun Dongliu was likely here today to collect Star Coins from Xi City Bank, but he hadn't expected the guy who originally shared resources with him to be unwilling to give them up.

However, Yun Dongliu seemed to have been prepared, having set up the engagement zone in advance.

So, within a minute of the battle, he had decimated more than half of the enemy's original three-times-larger force.

But even so, the remaining enemy firepower still seemed stronger than his.

"You, Yun Dongliu! How dare you ambush me! Today, I'm going to kill you! Machine gunners, open fire!"

Chen Jie and his teammates originally had five machine gunners. After two were killed by C4 explosives, there were still three left.

As soon as these three machine gunners opened fire, the suppressive power immediately became apparent. Dozens to hundreds of bullets per second rattled against the abandoned cars where Yun Dongliu and his men were hiding.

Yun Dongliu's side only had one machine gunner, and he was being specially targeted by the enemy, unable to raise his head.

Under these circumstances, Chen Jie's forces began to maneuver to both sides, attempting to outflank their opponents.

Under the lights of the surrounding buildings, Chen Jie's movements were obvious. Yun Dongliu knew Chen Jie's tactics, but his men were currently being suppressed and couldn't stop him.

"Boss, should we make a move?"

Di Yun, standing nearby, watched Yun Dongliu's precarious situation and softly prompted Li Xiao.

"Wait a little longer. I think this Yun Dongliu probably has more tricks up his sleeve."

Sure enough, before long, plumes of thick smoke rose around Yun Dongliu's position. Coupled with the insufficient street lighting around their position, it would be easy for people to break through and construct defensive lines on both sides.

Although still under suppressive fire, the threat from the flanks was neutralized. Yun Dongliu calmly commanded his squad in battle, and both sides exchanged blows with mutual losses, creating a stalemate on the battlefield.

Seeing this situation, Li Xiao gestured to Yan Yizhou on a tall building not far away. Then, an inconspicuous gunshot rang out, and a line of blood splattered from the temple of the player next to Chen Jie, who fell to the ground with a thud.

This player was not wearing a helmet and had no damage reduction capability against a sniper, so he took full damage and left this world.

The Level Five Base System only increased players' health to 500 points, but very few could upgrade to a Level Five Base at this stage.

As Yan Yizhou fired, Li Xiao's side's firepower suddenly erupted, catching Chen Jie's unit off guard and causing them to fall one after another.

Yun Dongliu's pressure suddenly decreased, and he immediately led his troops in a fierce counterattack.

Seeing that there was no chance of victory, Chen Jie had no choice but to gather his troops and retreat.

However, Yan Yizhou, from his elevated position, had no intention of letting his prey go easily. The target Li Xiao had given him was to kill two Commanders.

Before Chen Jie disappeared into the darkness, the QBU-A7 fired again. The bullet struck Chen Jie in the lower back, and he had already lost half his life.

However, Yan Yizhou no longer had an opportunity to land another shot.

"After all, he's just a low-level sniper; his accuracy still needs practice."

Li Xiao, with a slight regret, turned out from the street corner. Yun Dongliu immediately saw him, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Yun Dongliu, I didn't expect us to meet again so soon!"

Li Xiao walked over and laughed naturally.

"It's you. Thank you for helping me out, but that's all it is."

Although Yun Dongliu said thank you, Li Xiao felt as if he hadn't said it at all, his attitude so cold it was awkward.

"It's nothing, I can't stand bullying with numbers. But speaking of which, how many Star Coins are in this bank that makes you willing to fight to the death?"

"What does that have to do with you?"

Uh... Li Xiao awkwardly scratched his head: "I thought we were acquainted. Well, I guess I was being presumptuous."

Yun Dongliu had an unapproachable demeanor, so Li Xiao simply didn't bother to press his luck. He turned to leave, as dawn was approaching, and his relationship with the Tianyu Republic didn't support him wandering around the city.

"Actually, it's nothing, just two thousand Star Coins per week."

Li Xiao had only taken two steps when Yun Dongliu suddenly spoke again.

"Two thousand!"

Li Xiao secretly clicked his tongue. Currently, the exchange rate between steel, fuel, and Star Coins at the trading center was five to one. This meant that the Star Coin reserves in this bank could bring Yun Dongliu over ten thousand resource points in income every week, averaging over a thousand a day.

"Don't be surprised. It's not as good as you think. The Star Coin collection speed here is very slow. My Private First Class Engineer can only collect ten coins per hour."

Ten coins an hour, if an Engineer worked twenty-four hours a day without eating or drinking, he could only get eight or nine hundred coins in a week. To collect all the reserves, at least two Engineers would have to stay there.

"No wonder that Chen Jie mentioned not having finished collecting; that was the reason," Li Xiao suddenly realized.

However, many players now, after upgrading to Level Three or Four Bases, have a rapidly increasing demand for Star Coins, so the price has also risen. The three to four thousand Star Coins in his backpack currently have quite strong purchasing power.

"Alright, Brother Dongliu, I'll take my leave now."

Although Li Xiao greatly envied Yun Dongliu for occupying such a lucrative resource point as Xi City Bank, he wouldn't go so far as to make an enemy of someone as promising and intelligent as Yun Dongliu for two thousand Star Coins.

"Go ahead!"

Li Xiao had walked a few steps when he suddenly remembered something. A few days ago, he had been thinking about forming a team, and at that time, he was just missing one person.

And this Yun Dongliu... Li Xiao was very interested in him. Not only was he in the vicinity of Xi City, but he was also sharp-minded and absolutely rational (overly cautious).