Chapter 23: Safe Zone

The players on guard were shocked to see Su Mo and the others charging towards them. Still, they didn't say much, nor did they give them any trouble; instead, they opened up a gap.

"Quick, get inside."

Su Mo hurriedly crawled in; at this moment, they were finally temporarily safe. Sun Duoxiang and the others sat down on their bottoms inside the safe zone, gasping for breath and complaining.

"Whoever told me this game was easy, I'd absolutely give them a slap. Coming all this way nearly cost me half my life."

At this point, Zhang Hao also expressed his admiration to Sun Duoxiang, "Brother Sun, it's a good thing we listened to you, or we probably would have been long gone from the game."

"No big deal."

Sun Duoxiang waved his hand proudly.

At this time, a man and a woman among the players on guard came over and said to Su Mo and the others.

"We need to check your bodies to see if you've been bitten or infected. If not, you can move around freely."

"Okay."

Su Mo and others didn't put up any fuss and cooperated fully.

Soon, their check was completed and they left, and Su Mo and his friends were fortunate not to be infected.

Just then, Captain Wang came over with a group of brothers, accompanied by a middle-aged man in a suit and tie who looked very shrewd.

"Sun Duoxiang."

The shrewd middle-aged man called out with a smile beaming across his face.

Sun Duoxiang turned his head, saw them, and quickly got up to reply, "Manager Chen Xin, what brings you here?"

"Of course, to welcome you. I've been hoping and waiting, finally got you here, you don't know how worried the guild has been about you."

Chen Xin held Sun Duoxiang's hand with great warmth.

Sun Duoxiang's face went blank. What was going on? He was only a regular guild member, and Chen Xin was the very executive who had recruited him to the guild. What on earth made him show such enthusiasm today?

Seeing this scene, Zhang Hao and his friends looked at Sun Duoxiang with even greater respect. Brother Sun really held a high position in Wuji Guild.

"Thank you."

Sun Duoxiang replied a bit stiffly.

"By the way, who are these?"

Chen Xin turned to look at Su Mo and the others.

Sun Duoxiang quickly explained to Chen Xin, "This is Zhang Hao, and these guys beside him are his brothers; they all want to join our guild."

Hearing Sun Duoxiang's words, Chen Xin got even more excited, practically adoring him.

"Truly worthy of you, not only did you make it to the safe zone alive, but you also brought back so many members, haha! Rest assured, I'll have someone handle their membership procedures immediately."

No wonder Chen Xin was so excited. Damn it, their guild had lost many people, significantly reducing their numbers. But, if it was just that it would be fine, as the game's death rate was high. However, the worst part was, many guild members barely made it to the safe zone, only to have someone poach them.

He was almost scolded to death by the superior, and now Sun Duoxiang's successful return with a few new members was truly timely!

"Um, just handle it for these four."

Sun Duoxiang quickly clarified, fearing Chen Xin might misunderstand.

"And these two?"

Chen Xin looked puzzledly at Lan Xi and Su Mo.

Lan Xi replied politely, "I belong to Dream Guild, I already have a guild."

"Ah, what a pity, such an outstanding and beautiful girl. But since you're Sun Duoxiang's friend, you are also our friend. Wuji Guild always welcomes you. Rest assured, we offer very good conditions here, definitely better than in your current guild."

Chen Xin also started to poach, jokingly commenting about such a beautiful girl, stating that even if she were just a vase, she could attract a large crowd, let alone Lan Xi, who did not seem like just a vase.

"No need, thank you."

Lan Xi politely declined.

Chen Xin then shifted his focus to Su Mo, as a seasoned HR executive constantly recruiting. He had a good eye for people, and he could tell that the young man before him was a master, not to mention that Captain Wang had already told him how fierce this guy was on the way here.

"So this one...."

"This is my big brother; let me tell you, he's super strong. He alone can take on five zombies—no, ten isn't even enough for him to kill. You have no idea how awesome he is, tackling a butcher over four meters tall all by himself. We managed to survive and make it here all thanks to my big brother...."

Sun Duoxiang unabashedly praised Su Mo.

"Absolutely, we can all vouch that Brother Su Mo is extremely strong."

Zhang Hao and the others readily agreed.

The look in Chen Xin's eyes became even more fervent as he rubbed his hands and asked Su Mo.

"Brother, do you belong to a guild?"

"No."

Su Mo indifferently replied.

"Well, brother, you could consider joining our Wuji Guild. We can negotiate terms favorable to you; any demands you have can be brought up, and I will certainly fulfill them if possible. If I can't fulfill them, I will still make every effort to petition the guild on your behalf."

Chen Xin's eyes sparkled as he looked at Su Mo. Recruiting a top-tier master would be like winning the lottery.

"No need, I currently have no intention of joining any guild."

Su Mo responded simply.

"Mr. Su Mo, you don't need to reject so hastily, you can think it over. Our Wuji Guild has a great reputation and is competitive in all respects. Everything is up for discussion. Besides, Sun Duoxiang is also part of the guild, so if you join us, not only will you have company, but you'll surely be very popular as well."

Chen Xin was quite disappointed after hearing Su Mo's response but didn't give up, earnestly inviting him while signaling Sun Duoxiang with his eyes to say some good words.

"Yeah! Big brother, just consider it."

Sun Duoxiang also joined in persuading, joking that not taking the opportunity to cling to such a strong supporter would be foolish.

Unfortunately, Su Mo still wasn't the least bit interested.

He firmly replied, "No need, I currently have no intention of joining any guild."

Of course, he said this somewhat to just appease them. The more significant reason was that he simply was not interested.

"Alright then, we won't press any further, but Mr. Su Mo, if you ever change your mind, you can always come to our Wuji Guild."

Chen Xin reluctantly responded, knowing that it wasn't easy to sway the man before him.

"Big brother...."

Sun Duoxiang didn't know what else to say for a while.

Su Mo turned to look at Sun Duoxiang and spoke indifferently, "You guys go back to the guild. I still have things to do."

After saying this, Su Mo walked away, with Lan Xi quickly following after him.

Only Zhang Hao and the others were left looking at each other. Sun Duoxiang wanted to follow but hesitated and finally decided against it, as there seemed to be no reason to follow.

After all, they had been temporarily grouped together, and now that they were safe, it was quite normal to go their separate ways.

So he forced a smile and said to Zhang Hao and the others, "Let's go take care of the formalities."

"Okay."

Zhang Hao and the others nodded in response, very aware of their own limitations. Without Su Mo's help, they wouldn't have made it to the safe zone. Joining the Wuji Guild was something they were already satisfied with.