The room fell into a brief silence.
At this critical moment, none of the players expected Lily to suddenly blurt out such a sentence.
But upon closer thought, this reaction seemed perfectly reasonable.
Their actions just now were indeed a bit willful, but putting aside the willfulness, their refusal to leave and their insistence on staying to bear the burden together could also be called reliable, couldn't they?
In other games, doing this would be showing off to thin air.
Because they would be facing an NPC who would only repeatedly say pre-set lines, even if they were deeply reminiscing about their adventure with the player just a second ago, once the quest ended, they would turn poker-faced, and might not even bother with the player.
But in Above the Stars, the situation was completely different, because the NPCs here were intelligent enough to be indistinguishable from real people.
After seeing the reliable side of these players, it was only natural for Lily to express such emotion; she was a kind-hearted person to begin with.
Legendary heroes?
That's right, we are legendary heroes from 'another world,' fighting for all love and justice!
Thinking of this, several players who usually conducted themselves with extreme integrity couldn't help but straighten their backs.
Players who usually enjoyed running into villages to kill chickens and trying various methods to move NPCs into monster lairs were also in a rather good mood.
Playing games is for fun, and being praised sincerely by an NPC is also a kind of fun.
Lily couldn't help but snicker, 'Yes, yes, that's the reaction!'
However, now was not the time to be smug; the next step was key to increasing favorability.
"Since you insist on an explanation, then I'll explain. The Wildfire Gang has organized a commando unit, and their target is your stronghold. They're already outside. I took advantage of the moment before their full assault to pretend to be greedy for achievement and rush over."
"What?"
This news startled all the players, and those near the window quickly looked outside.
Lily urged, "With your current strength, it's absolutely impossible to defeat this commando unit. Quickly take your belongings and evacuate. Any later and it will be too late."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Convert to My Lily stood up, agitated, "I'm not leaving! If I leave, they'll definitely realize you came to tip us off, Lily. Then all your plans will be ruined, and you might even be in danger. Anyway, I won't leave."
His words were echoed by many players.
"There's no need to leave. These are all Elite Monsters, right? Trading one for one is a gain, and we still have a faction confrontation quest; the accumulated damage can be converted into experience later."
"Brothers, it's a game! If we're deserters when we face difficulties in reality, do we have to be deserters in a game too?"
"Let's fight! My greatsword is already thirsty for blood."
"Haha, Black Tiger Afu, it's just like you!"
Every time something like this happened, Black Tiger Afu was always the first to rush forward.
Watching their relaxed or excited expressions, Lily furrowed her brows even deeper.
She seemed to be building up emotion.
One second, two seconds... five seconds...
"Shut up!"
A muffled, suppressed roar exploded throughout the room.
All the players stared dumbfounded at the sudden outburst from Lily.
"What do you think the Wildfire Gang's objective is? Just to raid your stronghold?"
"This..."
Excavation Princess hesitated, then thought, 'Never mind, turn on the camera first!'
Lily growled, "Naive! The Wildfire Gang's ultimate goal is to gradually compress your living space until they drive you into the Wasteland. Staying here is useless; you'll only lose a pile of supplies for nothing, making it increasingly impossible to defeat the Wildfire Gang. Preserving your strength and waiting for an opportunity is what you should be doing now!"