I have an eye of truth

There was no other way. Faced with this kind of danger, to protect the city and themselves, the higher-ups of Fallen City had to step forward.

"Adventurers, I know we had some misunderstandings before, but now we all face danger. Someone has to step up, or everyone will be destroyed by the Others."

The acting city lord bowed to the crowd and then said loudly, "We need to unite and resist the Others together, buying time for reinforcements to arrive. Next, I need adventurers to go out, hunt bugs, and search for Others. At the same time, our army will also send people to assist, trying to find their leader and then eliminate them."

"Tch, more bait. I'm not going to die for that."

"Exactly. Once we find the bait, you'll just fire an electromagnetic energy cannon. We don't have Du You's strength; we can't stop that thing. No way, not going."

The adventurers clamored, and the scene immediately became chaotic.

Hearing this, the faces of the acting city lord and other higher-ups turned ugly, but there was nothing they could do. They still needed these adventurers. If they directly scolded and mocked them, they could only wait for bad luck.

"Everyone, this is a moment of life and death. We must stand up. If the city falls, we will all die."

"Who says so? Maybe we can be transformed into Others."

No one knew who said it, but hearing this, many people wavered.

That's right. Who said that if the city is destroyed, they will definitely die? Those Others will transform them all. Even if the success rate isn't high, for those with some strength, the success rate is still guaranteed.

Especially those who have reached the level of beginner professionals are not so easily killed in the transformation. Even without any preparation, the success rate of transformation is said to be close to 50%.

Now, the faces of the city's higher-ups turned even more ashen.

Others might want to become Others and survive this way, but they couldn't. They were all high-level officials. Putting aside the issue of success rate, even if they succeeded, they would lose everything. Having the power of life and death over the entire city, even having their power taken away would make them very uncomfortable.

On the bug Other side, the strong are respected. Once transformed, they would not only lose all their power but also be controlled by higher-level Others. They could do whatever they wanted to them.

In that situation, it would be better to die.

"Being schemed against by you is death, staying in the city and failing is also death. Why don't we die later?"

In the eyes of these adventurers, the higher-ups of Fallen City no longer had any credibility. There had been too many things happening recently, making it hard to believe.

Originally, their scheme against Wang Yang, hiding the good stuff, was actually known to many people.

This wouldn't have been a big deal normally, but in this situation, it was magnified infinitely. They knew that this kind of thing was done by this group of higher-ups. How could they believe them?

"Staying here, there is still a glimmer of hope. Going out is certain death. Who wouldn't choose the former?"

"You, are you trying to drag the entire city down to die with you?"

Now, the civilians and the higher-ups in the city stood together. There was no way, no one wanted to die.

At this time, an elderly adventurer stepped forward: "Let me say a few words. This can't continue. No one wants to die, and no one wants the city to be destroyed, but how do you guarantee the interests of us adventurers?"

"I am already very old, so I am not afraid of your resentment. I just want to live quietly. The problem now is that we cannot unify our internal opinions. If this continues, we will definitely collapse."

Seeing that someone was finally willing to speak properly, the acting city lord breathed a sigh of relief. If it continued like this, the trouble would be great. He had finally reached this point, and he didn't want to lose it all.

But danger is also an opportunity. If he did well, he could become the official city lord.

The position of city lord is not something that can be obtained casually. Once obtained, the benefits are enormous. Now, let's get through the crisis at hand.

After thinking for a while, the acting city lord said, "What do you want? How do you want us to prove ourselves?"

In fact, these people had already thought it through. The old man was just a representative. The elderly adventurer said, "We have a hard time believing you now because the things you have done are wrong again and again, and you are just covering them up. We need you to correct your mistakes first, invite the Sky Battle Team back, and make up for their losses."

"Don't explain. We adventurers are well aware of the methods you used to deliberately hide valuable things last time. By doing this, you will only make us unwilling to take on any high-difficulty tasks."

Everyone knew that if trust was lost, the trouble would be great.

"But, but we don't even know where they are now."

The old man waved his hand: "We don't care about that. We only have this one request."

If they weren't even willing to correct this, it would only prove that the higher-ups were rotten to the core and completely hopeless. Rather than helping them, it would be easier to find a way to escape themselves.

The adventurers gathered together. Maybe they could break through. If they acted quickly, the bugs and Others might not be able to react, so they had the confidence to continue negotiating.

The bald head among the higher-ups wanted to say something, but others directly covered his mouth.

This idiot, it's okay if he doesn't have a brain normally, but messing around at this time will cause trouble.

"We don't accept other conditions, and we don't want to negotiate conditions. We just want to see your determination. Before it is resolved, we will definitely not accept any tasks."

In the end, the acting city lord had no choice but to nod and say, "Okay, I accept. We will correct our mistakes. Next, we will find a way to notify the surrounding areas. If the Sky Battle Team is still there, they will definitely receive the message. But next, we still need you to help defend the city."

"No, we won't do anything." The old man looked serious, completely ignoring the higher-ups who were gnashing their teeth.

As adventurers, they were not truly small characters. They all had their own strength. In fact, even the cities in the inner world were built by former adventurers, so they were not lowly.

The higher-ups had no choice. If they didn't agree, these adventurers wouldn't work for them. At a critical moment, who knew if someone would rebel and stab them in the back. Besides, the Sky Battle Team was very strong. If they could really be found, it would be a huge help.