With godlike talent from the start, how did he become invincible?

Chapter 469 Marcus's Decision

Marcus remained silent for a few seconds.

Then he said something that surprised everyone.

"It's not giving up. It's... trying a different approach."

He looked at the crowd.

"Have you ever considered that we don't necessarily have to be enemies with someone like Lin Tian?"

Catherine was stunned.

Jack was stunned.

Vincent's eyes narrowed slightly.

"What does the president mean?"

Marcus smiled.

I want to be friends with him.

The scene was silent for three seconds.

Then Catherine was the first to react.

"Are you crazy?! How could someone like that be friends with us?"

Marcus shook his head.

"Not that kind of 'friends.' It's...getting to know each other, leaving a good impression, so that we can talk when we have the chance in the future."

He pointed to the battlefield in the distance where the fighting was taking place.

"Look, after today, the name Lin Tian will resound even more throughout the entire Newbie Continent. By the end of the second round, he will be a true legend. At that time, countless people will want to curry favor with him but won't be able to."

He paused.

"We have an opportunity now. He's in this region, right on this battlefield. Instead of provoking him, we're taking the initiative to be friendly—do you think he'll have any ill feelings towards us?"

Jack scratched his head: "But boss, how do we make a good impression? We can't just go up to him and say, 'Hi, we want to be friends,' can we?"

Marcus laughed.

"Of course not."

He looked at Vincent.

"Vincent, did your men see which direction Lin Tian went just now?"

Vincent pointed.

"They went east. They must have returned to the eastern border."

Marcus thought for a moment and then said.

"During the next overlap, we'll find an opportunity to proactively contact him. We don't need to say anything, just... let him know that our Imperial Barrier has no ill intentions towards him."

He clenched his fist.

"As long as he doesn't treat us as enemies, that's enough."

Catherine remained silent for a long time.

Then she looked up at Marcus.

"Marcus, I've never seen you so... cautious before."

Marcus gave a wry smile.

"Because that person's strength makes me cautious."

He turned and looked at the battlefield.

"Let's go. Let's harvest some resources in the Western Region first, accumulate some points, and then find a safe place to wait for the next overlapping period."

He paused.

"Remember, from now on, if you see Lin Tian, ​​go around him. If you see anyone from the Eastern Territory, don't kill them if you can. We need to let him know that the Imperial Barrier is not his enemy."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

A force of four hundred men silently cut into the battlefield from the western edge.

However, instead of rushing to the most intense battlegrounds, they specifically targeted lone, wounded, or fleeing Western Region players.

It is highly efficient and has very low risk.

Marcus stood in the center of the group, his blue eyes gleaming with a complex light.

In the distance, the battlefield remained noisy.

But what he was thinking about was already the next overlapping period.

......

In the eastern border, in a remote valley.

Zhang Tianya and his allies are resting.

They earned a lot of points from that last charge.

Although several brothers were wounded, no one was killed—a miracle in the midst of the chaos.

Li Weiwei and her sisters from Blood Romance were also here, resting as well.

Zhang Tianya sat on a rock, gulping down a recovery potion.

Seeing Lin Tian flying in from a distance, he immediately stood up and went to meet him.

"Boss Lin Tian! He's back?"

Lin Tian landed in front of him and nodded slightly.

Celia leaned on Lin Tian's shoulder and waved to Zhang Tianya.

Little White wrapped itself around Lin Tian's arm, its eyes closed as if it were dozing.

Zhang Tianya chuckled.

"We made a lot of money in that last wave. It was all thanks to your buff."

Lin Tian hummed in agreement.

Li Weiwei also came over and said earnestly.

"Thanks."

Lin Tian glanced at her.

"Need not."

He paused, then looked into the distance.

"That American guy is interesting."

He looked at Zhang Tianya.

"What are your plans next???"

Zhang Tianya thought for a moment and then said.

"Let's keep developing. We'll make another profit during the next overlapping period."

Lin Tian nodded.

"Then I'll be leaving first."

Zhang Tianya was taken aback: "Leaving so soon??"

Lin Tian hummed in agreement.

"There's another place we need to visit."

Without saying much, he took to the air.

Celia waved to Zhang Tianya and Li Weiwei.

"Brother Tianya!! Sister Weiwei!! See you next time!"

Xiao Bai opened its eyes, glanced at them, and then closed them again.

Zhang Tianya watched Lin Tian disappear into the horizon and murmured to himself.

"This guy, he can't stay still for a moment."

Li Weiwei stood beside him and said softly.

"It's not that he can't sit still. It's that he's not on the same level as us."

Zhang Tianya was silent for a few seconds, then smiled.

"That's right."

He turned around and looked at the people from the War Alliance.

"Have you rested enough? If so, let's get back to grinding! There are still over ten hours until the next overlap period, we can't waste any time!"

"yes!"

Everyone stood up.

In the distance, the sun is setting.

The first overlapping period has ended.

But the battle is not over yet.

......

The fifth hour after the first overlap period ends.

In the eastern border, in a remote, rocky area.

Deep within the rocky hills, behind a massive rock, six figures huddled in a narrow crevice.

This is the "Wilderness Squad"—a team temporarily assembled by casual players.

The six people came from all over the country and did not know each other before the first round of the preliminary competition. They only became friends because they happened to land in the same area when they landed in the Eastern Territory and were chased by monsters.

The captain's name is Chen Feng, he is 28 years old and is a shield warrior.

His equipment was the best among the six, but it was still just a mix of a few blue items, and he had two damaged pieces on his body.

He crouched on the outermost side, watching the darkness outside warily.

Beside her was the sorceress Zhou Min, a young girl with her hair tied in a ponytail.

Her mana was almost depleted, and she was sipping her last bottle of basic mana potion.

There was only one-third left in the medicine bottle, and she drank it slowly, reluctant to finish it all at once.

Further inside was Liu Lei, an archer, a tall and thin young man.

His bowstring was broken, and he was trying to repair it by the faint moonlight.

Beside him stood the thief Zhang Peng, his leg wrapped in thick bandages—the wound from being pierced by the stinger of a rock scorpion two hours earlier, the bleeding having just stopped.

Two priests, a man and a woman, were huddled inside.

The man's name is Zhao Yan, and the woman's name is Sun Li.

Their mana was also nearly depleted, and they were resting with their eyes closed, trying to recover as much energy as possible.

No one speaks.

The silence lasted for nearly ten minutes.

Finally, Liu Lei couldn't hold back any longer.

"Captain," he asked in a low voice, "how much longer are we going to hide here?"