Minecraft: I Am The Demon King

Since players had just entered the Trial Grounds, even if they encountered hostile forces, most were still avoiding combat.

So the entire Trial Grounds was basically in a peaceful state.

Currently, only in Xu Yuan's area had friction occurred, so naturally, this became the focus of attention for outside spectators.

At this moment, seeing Xu Yuan suddenly appear, the animals and players watching from outside were all a bit stunned.

"Xu Yuan?... This ID is so unfamiliar, but judging from his moves, you can tell he's an expert..."

"Interesting. Brother Chicken is pretty strong, but even though it was surrounded, it didn't try to run. And now a player showed up and immediately started fighting those people. Is he trying to save the chicken? Or does he want to take it for himself?"

"Do we even need to analyze? If he wanted to take the chicken, he could have run off already. Staying behind clearly means he wants those people dead, right?!"

"Huh?? This... killing players just to save a chicken?! That's hard to judge!!..."

Although many of the outside players didn't want to see the chicken die, they were players, after all, so naturally they leaned toward other players.

Of course they didn't want to see a civil war break out among players over a chicken.

At this moment, the animals watching were also confused. They absolutely didn't expect players to have internal conflict over a chicken.

At this moment, also wearing a confused face like the animals, was the chicken protagonist, Barbeque Sauce.

It originally thought that falling into Xu Yuan's hands was definitely bad news. But Xu Yuan's words left it a bit dazed.

"If you don't want to fight one against five, stay quiet."

One against five, clearly with Xu Yuan there were six players on the field. But Xu Yuan said "one against five."

These four words already hinted at Xu Yuan's stance. In other words, Xu Yuan was currently standing on Barbeque Sauce's side.

Barbeque Sauce was still thinking about it when it realized the big hand holding its little chicken foot had let go.

Then, with a tugging force, Barbeque Sauce was instantly flung behind Xu Yuan.

Seeing this, Barbeque Sauce quickly flapped its wings and landed steadily on the ground.

Seeing Xu Yuan's actions, Barbeque Sauce could now be sure, Xu Yuan was on its side. If Xu Yuan were an enemy, how could he trust Barbeque Sauce enough to turn his back on it?

Also, if Xu Yuan had any intentions toward Barbeque Sauce, he wouldn't have thrown it aside so easily.

"Cluck cluck cluck??... (Why is he helping me?...)"

While Barbeque Sauce was still confused, the three players tripped by the spinning door had already stood up.

The five players quickly regrouped and began slowly approaching this side.

"Bro, we were the ones who saw that chicken first. Isn't this a bit unfair of you?"

"He's playing dirty, ambush tactics! Why are you even talking to him?!"

"Don't be impulsive! Brother Duck has low HP, and only four of us can still fight. Don't forget the chicken's combat power can't be ignored either..."

Although the five players had the numbers advantage, they didn't push forward recklessly.

After all, Barbeque Sauce had already disabled one person, and the remaining four barely had any decent equipment.

They hadn't even solved the food problem yet.

Even though they were lacking confidence, the five players still didn't want to let Xu Yuan and Barbeque Sauce go so easily.

Seeing the five players slowly closing in, Xu Yuan switched the fishing rod in his right hand to an iron sword, and equipped a shield on his left hand, preparing for battle.

This was the result of the three iron ingots he got after more than half an hour of mining earlier.

Since Xu Yuan planned to travel the entire Trial Grounds, iron sword + shield was the best early-game combo for survival and output.

Seeing Xu Yuan pull out an iron sword and shield, the five players on the other side were all dumbfounded.

"?????"

"Damn? This guy developed this well?!"

"Solo gameplay… he probably went mining from the start, never planned to team up…"

"This... can we even win?!"

Xu Yuan's development speed was considered fast. After entering the Trial Grounds, he immediately went mining.

Other players were either running around exploring or teaming up. Only lone-wolf players could barely match Xu Yuan's progress.

Seeing Xu Yuan's equipment, the five players grew more and more unsure of themselves. They were just randoms who teamed up. They had barely known each other. They had zero combat coordination or synergy.

They had already seen Xu Yuan's skill earlier, even if it was a sneak attack, his fast progress and game sense proved his strength.

With the added equipment of an iron sword and shield, it would be hard for them to win against him.

And they also had to consider Barbeque Sauce's combat power.

They could gamble on a fight, but they didn't want to take the risk. After all, the Trial Grounds had just started. Dying over a chicken wasn't worth it.

The five hesitated for a moment, looked at each other, even without speaking, they reached a consensus.

"We're all players, no need for civil war. Since you want that chicken, we'll give it to you..."

"We didn't know each other before the fight, now that we've fought, why don't we team up? That way there's no hard feelings, right?…"

"Bro, I know Big Bro Steve. We're all going to join him later. Want to think about it?…"

Although they didn't want to fight, leaving silently would be too embarrassing, saying these things was both to express goodwill and try to recruit Xu Yuan.

Seeing the five players back down, Xu Yuan didn't plan to pursue it further.

He didn't want to burn bridges with players either. Actually, Xu Yuan didn't even know the one he saved was Barbeque Sauce, he was just passing by.

After observing for a while, he realized this chicken had awareness. That's why he acted.

The reason for this was to get involved with both animals and players, to act as a middleman. Only by saving this chicken could Xu Yuan change the animals' view of players.

It laid the foundation for future mediation. So saving Barbeque Sauce and not killing the five players was the best solution.

Seeing the five players back down, Xu Yuan naturally didn't escalate. He shook his head and said, "I'm not interested in joining you."

Hearing that, the five didn't say anything more.

Xu Yuan didn't say anything arrogant either, which gave them a way to save face.

"Well then, farewell."

The five were about to leave, when Barbeque Sauce, who had been silently watching behind Xu Yuan, suddenly stepped forward.

It looked at Xu Yuan and said, "Cluck cluck cluck!! Cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck!! (We can't let them go!! They kidnapped a villager!!)"

Even though Barbeque Sauce spoke chicken language, somehow Xu Yuan could understand.

Hearing that, Xu Yuan was shocked. He quickly stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Stop."

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