My chat group is full of female losers

Chapter 380 Trouble
Black Wind Mountains.

Su Lianyue stared at the chat history in the chat group, her face turning deathly pale, as if her blood had frozen.

The emperor is the group leader!

And he's hunting me down!

Fear overwhelmed her like a tidal wave, making it difficult for her to even breathe.

She immediately disregarded everything else and tagged Fei Wu repeatedly, asking, "Minister! He's after me! What should I do? What should I do?!"

However, Fei Wu's response was perfunctory and impatient: "Just find a way to hold out until I arrive."

Hold on until she arrives?
Su Lianyue stared at the order, her mind blank.

How can we hold on?

The other party is the group leader who could beat the Third Princess to a pulp! With my meager abilities, I probably wouldn't even last an incense stick's time against him!

Su Lianyue asked again in a panic, "But... how am I supposed to hold on?"

But Fei Wu did not reply.

The silence in the chat group made her feel even more helpless.

Su Lianyue was in despair.

She closed the chat group, her clothes soaked with cold sweat. Her mind raced, desperately trying to think of a way to escape. Escape? Where could she run? If they could catch her, it meant they already knew her location. How could she possibly escape?!

Just as she was about to break down, she inadvertently caught a glimpse of the sleeping baby in the maid's arms.

She suddenly woke up with a start, and an idea suddenly came to her mind.

—No, I'm just an ordinary female protagonist. The group admin has no reason to risk exposing his identity to hunt me down. So his target isn't me, but this little loose end!
“So as long as I use the baby to distract him…” she said, then suddenly frowned again, “No, that’s still not reliable enough. Why not go a step further and use the baby as a hostage to force him to comply!”

Thinking of this, Su Lianyue suddenly stopped panicking and was no longer afraid. She began to feel smug, as if she had everything under control and was in a superior position.

—So that's how it is. I'm the one who has the upper hand!
She couldn't help but smile smugly, but then she thought about it and felt it wasn't safe enough. The baby could only be used as a last resort; she still needed other methods.

She immediately stood up and summoned several trusted generals to the side.

"Everyone," her voice held just the right amount of urgency, "the situation has changed. That tyrant has seen through our diversionary tactic and is now personally hunting us down!"

The generals were shocked upon hearing this: "What? Madam, how is this possible!"

“Nothing is impossible!” Su Lianyue said decisively. “How could he possibly tolerate my husband’s only bloodline? He’s trying to wipe them out!”

The generals exchanged bewildered glances, then said helplessly, "No, Madam. We were wondering how that tyrannical emperor could possibly have gone himself? And how did you know?"

Su Lianyue paused upon hearing this. Not knowing how to brush it off, she simply glared at him and said, "Don't you believe me?"

As she spoke, the aura of a female protagonist slowly rose behind her.

The generals, who were initially speechless at Su Lianyue's words, were momentarily stunned before their expressions changed abruptly, their helplessness instantly replaced by panic and anger.

"What a wicked and tyrannical ruler!"

"That's right! This is outrageous! They actually dared to come in person!"

"Rest assured, Madam! We will risk our lives to ensure that tyrant does not harm you or the young master in the slightest!"

Seeing the excited crowd, Su Lianyue nodded in satisfaction and continued, "However, relying solely on blood courage is not enough; we also need to be smarter. Do you have any ideas?"

After a moment's thought, one of the men stepped forward and said, "Madam, I remember there's a suspension bridge spanning a deep ravine a few miles ahead. That's the only way up the mountain. As long as we cross the bridge and then destroy it, even if he has incredible abilities, he won't be able to catch up with us!"

"Good idea!" Everyone agreed. Su Lianyue shook her head, a serious look on her face: "This is not safe enough. Destroying the rope bridge can only delay things for a while. If he is really determined, he will always find a way to get here. I have another idea, but... someone needs to make a sacrifice."

As she finished speaking, she looked around at everyone: "Who's willing?"

Without the slightest hesitation, a burly general with a full beard thumped his chest and declared resolutely, "This humble general is willing to die for the lady and the young master!"

Su Lianyue looked at him and smiled with emotion: "Okay, then it's you."

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Meanwhile, on the other side of the Black Wind Mountains.

Chu Lu moved swiftly through the rugged mountains and forests like a black ghost.

Based on his detailed study of the map, he had already calculated the most likely escape route for Su Lian Yue and her group. The messy footprints on the ground now confirmed his judgment.

"The mountain road is difficult to travel, and there are many of them, so they can't go fast," Chu Lu said to Qin Su in his heart. "At this speed, I will catch up with them soon."

"Chu Lu, tonight is crucial. You must succeed." Qin Su said solemnly, "This is our only chance. The dungeon is locked, and the only way to break through is to defeat Fei Wu. To defeat Fei Wu, we must obtain modifiers from key characters in the dungeon."

"But now, many characters, including the protagonist, have died, and those people in the mountains are the last remnants."

"If we fail and they escape or die, we won't be able to maximize our recovery value, and then there will be no chance of turning the tide. We will be truly helpless and at their mercy."

"I understand," Chu Lu replied calmly.

He hurried along, and soon, the sound of rushing water came from ahead, and a suspension bridge hanging over a hundred-foot-deep ravine appeared before him.

However, the suspension bridge had already collapsed. More than a dozen thick ropes had been cut in half, leaving only a few pieces of debris swaying helplessly in the night wind.

Qin Su's heart sank instantly: "We've been discovered! There must be a powerful female lead infiltrating the army. She discovered your movements and informed Su Lianyue through the chat group!"

"If Su Lianyue knows, it means Fei Wu knows too! Chu Lu, we don't have much time left!"

Chu Lu nodded.

He glanced at the bottomless cliff below, and without the slightest hesitation, he exerted his strength and leaped across the ravine like a bird, landing steadily on the other side.

Before he could even regain his footing, a dark figure burst out from the hiding place, roaring as it pounced on him!

Chu Lu almost instinctively swung his palm out.

However, the man neither dodged nor avoided the attack, and instead smashed a porcelain bottle in his hand hard at Chu Lu.

Snapped!
The porcelain bottle shattered on Chu Lu's chest, and a strange-smelling liquid splashed all over him.

At the same time, Chu Lu's palm struck the other man's chest. He used too much force, and with a crack, the man died on the spot.

Chu Lu quickly retreated, first checking himself, and found that although the medicine had a pungent smell, it was not poisonous.

He looked at the corpse again and, by the moonlight, saw the person's face clearly.

"Qin Su, who is this person?"

"He was one of Gao Kun's fierce generals. I didn't expect him to still be alive."

Chu Lu frowned, his mind filled with doubt. This person went to such lengths to lie in wait, then launched a reckless sneak attack, all just to smash this bottle of potion on him? What was the point?
Just then, he suddenly noticed a series of rustling sounds coming from the surrounding darkness, as if countless things were rapidly approaching from all directions.

Several miles away, Su Lianyue and her group were heading towards a dilapidated temple on the mountaintop.

Su Lianyue, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped. She listened to the unusual noises in the forest and a smug smile slowly appeared on her lips.

—He got infected!
(End of this chapter)