This was Zhang Heng's first time meeting other players in a quest. Before this, it had always been just him alone. He only had to think about his surroundings and the resources at hand to successfully complete the main mission. There wasn't much else to consider.
This time, however, there were six other players in the Apollo Program's training camp with him. No one knew each other beforehand, which meant everyone's identity, skill, or game items they carried were a mystery.
Seven people competing against each other for three spots. Even if they were able to achieve a short-term truce, it wouldn't make much difference in the end. Those who were falling behind wouldn't just sit there and do nothing if their career was as stake. Of course, that wasn't the reason why Zhang Heng refused to go along with Livingston's proposal.
Anyone who had played games that involved killing people knew the importance of character design.