Weird Rules Rumor: At The Beginning, He Insisted That He Was Not Dead
Chapter 149: A Giant Bows Before a Novice – Can Such a Thing Be Spoken Of?

"Rejected?"

At the Giant Beast Alliance headquarters, Beipo's face darkened as he read Li Xin's reply.

His eyes flashed with anger for a moment, and the black suit on his massive frame seemed ready to burst from the tension of his muscles. But in the end, Beipo suppressed his surge of fury.

Li Xin had clarified everything in her reply. Bai Liang's current stance was this: as long as the Giant Beast Alliance didn't actively provoke him, he wouldn't seek trouble with them.

If they crossed paths in dungeons, Bai Liang would still attack, but that would merely be repayment for Ke Tianxing's previous ambush.

This was perfectly understandable. If Beipo were in Bai Liang's shoes, he probably wouldn't be able to tolerate such a betrayal either.

If, for such a price, they could soften relations with a player who was on the verge of becoming one of the best, it was a rather reasonable deal.

"If that's the case, then please convey my apologies to Bai Liang on behalf of the Giant Beast Alliance, Miss Li Xin. I can guarantee that from this moment on, the Giant Beast Alliance will not take any targeted actions against Bai Liang!"

After sending the message, Beipo deflated like a balloon and leaned back in his chair. Confusion was etched in his eyes.

When had it ever come to this, that the Giant Beast Alliance, such a mighty organization, was forced to bow its head before a single player?

Since the organization's inception, it had never been so humiliating. But what could be done against such an enemy, there was simply nothing to do!

The power Bai Liang demonstrated was terrifying, and his pace of development was simply frightening.

According to the latest data Beipo received, Bai Liang had once again cleared a D-level dungeon with an SSS-rank in a single day!

For ordinary players, achieving even an S-rank seemed unattainable, yet this person consistently scored SSS, as if it were as simple as eating or drinking water for him!

Realizing that such a player could become an enemy, an indescribable shiver ran through Beipo.

"I hope I made the right choice..."

Beipo, fixing his bull-like gaze on the ceiling, mumbled something to himself. After finishing his thoughts, he felt a sense of relief, as if he had pulled himself back from the edge of a precipice.

...

Zero Clearing organization headquarters, Li Xin's office.

"Beipo asked me to convey his apologies to you on behalf of their Giant Beast Alliance. He also promised that from this moment on, their organization would not take any actions against you."

As she spoke these words, Li Xin looked at Bai Liang with a strange expression, as if he were a monster.

This was the Giant Beast Alliance! One of the five largest player organizations in the Strange World, unrivaled, just like Zero Clearing. This was, without a doubt, a colossal power.

But it was precisely this pinnacle among organizations that had today bowed its head before some newcomer, without any backing.

If this news spread, it would surely shock a vast number of players in the Strange World! After all, in the eyes of ordinary players, the Giant Beast Alliance was an absolute authority, one not to be provoked. And now it had bowed to a newcomer? Unimaginable.

"Boss, 666!" Wu Fanfan exclaimed, her eyes shining with admiration as she looked at Bai Liang and made a gesture with her hands, forming the number six.

"Mhm," Bai Liang nodded, as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened.

"Oh, right!"

Li Xin quickly suppressed her mixed feelings, suddenly remembering something, and asked Bai Liang, "How many times have you cleared dungeons since your Professional Transformation?"

Bai Liang pondered, then replied, "I think, five times."

He included the mutated dungeon 'Scarlet Night' in his count. Although it was the same dungeon map, its completion was also accounted for in the clear statistics on the panel. So, since it was the first dungeon after his Professional Transformation, it was perfectly logical to count it as one of the five.

"Five times?" Li Xin choked on her water, sputtering it in all directions. Without even wiping her mouth, she stared at Bai Liang in shock.

Bai Liang looked at her, bewildered: "What's wrong? Any problems?"

Problems? They were huge!

"How many days ago did you undergo your Professional Transformation?" Li Xin counted on her fingers, looking utterly bewildered: "Let's see, it hasn't even been ten days. And in those ten days, you've cleared five dungeons?"

"And what's so strange about that?" Bai Liang was perfectly calm, as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred: "Only five dungeons? That's already quite low efficiency."

If it weren't for the dungeon clear limits, he could clear hundreds, even thousands of dungeons in a day, without stopping for a minute!

"Yes, yes, of course," the corners of Li Xin's mouth twitched. If that was considered low efficiency, then what about them, who cleared one or two dungeons in ten to fifteen days? Did that make them utterly useless?

"Why are you asking this?" Bai Liang inquired.

Li Xin took a deep breath, cast a glance at this 'monster' before her, and slowly stated, "Once you've cleared five dungeons, the Strange World opens up the ability for you to form teams. You can group up with friends from your list."

"But be aware, if you participate in team matchmaking, the other players you find will also be in teams. And the dungeon difficulty will increase as well."

It turned out that the players she had previously seen in co-op clears on streams started together precisely for this reason. And she had thought that helping each other was a basic rule in the Strange World.

"Boss, would you like to take your junior along?" Wu Fanfan asked enthusiastically, standing nearby.

Bai Liang finished his coffee and gave her a radiant smile: "Why not!"

"Really?!" Wu Fanfan's eyes widened as if struck by a huge surprise. She was so excited she almost rushed to hug Bai Liang!

Bai Liang smiled and nodded: "Of course, I don't mind taking you. But we need to settle everything upfront. A single dungeon run, led by me – 100,000 Rule Points."

The smile on Wu Fanfan's face instantly froze. Li Xin, sitting opposite, was speechless: "100,000 Rule Points? You might as well just rob them!"

At these words, Bai Liang shook his head regretfully: "If that were possible, I'd happily just rob them!"

It's hard to earn money. Is it really faster than robbing?

The answer is no, otherwise there wouldn't be so many 'old hands' killing for loot.

"See? That's the true face of your 'big boss'," Li Xin nodded towards Wu Fanfan and continued, "If you follow him, sooner or later you'll be left without your last pair of pants."

"You're slandering me! Be careful, I can sue you for defamation!" Bai Liang protested: "We've known each other for so long, have I ever set you up?"

"And haven't you set me up plenty of times?" Li Xin gave him a look that said, "Can't you tell?"

Wu Fanfan looked at Li Xin with her innocent eyes and asked: "Xin-jie, is it true that the boss left you without your pants?"

Li Xin blushed, then lightly tapped Wu Fanfan on the head again: "Hey, you, be serious!"

"I just asked..." Wu Fanfan clutched her head, wincing in pain.

Suddenly, her eyes glinted mischievously, and she approached Bai Liang, leaned towards his ear, and whispered: "Boss, Xin-jie is wearing black lace underwear~"

Bai Liang turned to her, his eyes wide as brass bells.

What the...???

Can you even say that???!!!