# Chapter 1174: The Reason to Help You
When Earth Tiger saw a group of people approaching from afar, his face immediately filled with impatience.
The word "Scram" was already on his lips, about to be spoken, when he saw the person leading them—Human Monkey.
"Huh...?" Earth Tiger slowly stood up, his towering stature and angry expression causing the many "Extremists" in the distance to stop in their tracks.
At that moment, an uneasy feeling quietly emerged in everyone's hearts...
Could it be that this Human Monkey, taking advantage of being able to move around, was planning to lure them over to kill them?
But how would the other party even know about the "boarding" news?
"You..." Earth Tiger looked at Human Monkey. "What are you doing? Drumming up business for me?"
Upon hearing the words "drumming up business," Old Sun looked up at the small building behind Earth Tiger. This place already radiated killing intent. Combined with the rules of the "Tiger" game, if the other party wasn't "one of their own," then the "Extremists" behind him could only wait here to die.
"Teacher," Human Monkey said softly. "There's a bit of a special situation now..."
She walked forward and stood beside Earth Tiger, who bent his head down as they exchanged a few whispered words.
"What the hell?" Earth Tiger was stunned. "Why should I help him?"
"Teacher... this isn't helping him! Isn't this..."
Human Monkey stepped forward and whispered a few more words. Old Sun and the others could only remain even more silent.
They looked up at the sky. Dusk was approaching. If they still couldn't convince the great white tiger before them by then, they would have to try to forcibly seize a "Door."
With that thought, Old Sun turned around, gave the others a signal, gathered them together, and roughly outlined the tactics they might need to use next.
Although the Earth-level "Zodiacs" were fierce, in the end, they were just immensely powerful. If all the desperate "Echoers" attacked together, there might be a glimmer of hope.
"But Brother Sheep didn't arrange it this way...!" Earth Tiger frowned. "What kind of clever trick is that dead Rat trying to pull? Does he think he's smarter than Brother Sheep?"
"It's precisely because the plan involves too many people that Teacher Brother Sheep can't cover every aspect." Human Monkey said. "Maybe he deliberately left a few 'Zodiacs' vacant, considering they could serve as backups after other 'Zodiacs' ran into problems. That's where Earth Rat's role becomes apparent."
Earth Tiger pondered for a few seconds after hearing this, then spoke: "To be honest, I don't really trust that Rat. He always gives me a bad feeling. If Old Black had told me this, maybe I'd consider it."
Human Monkey wanted to say something more after hearing this, but ultimately nodded: "I didn't think it through. Don't be angry. This time I acted on my own. It's fine if you don't agree."
"It's not your fault." Earth Tiger said. "The plain truth is, I have no reason to help these people. Helping strangers I don't even know—I'm always worried something will go wrong."
"Alright, I understand." After speaking, Human Monkey turned to face the few "Extremists." Before she could speak, Old Sun opened his mouth.
"Sis, don't bother." Old Sun said. "I know you mean well. If it really won't work, just forget it."
Hearing Old Sun speak, Earth Tiger slowly furrowed his brow.
A few seconds later, he left his spot and walked step by step toward Old Sun.
Old Sun and the others immediately tensed up, beginning to mobilize their "Convictions."
Earth Tiger stopped in front of Old Sun, stared at him for a long moment, and asked: "What did you just say?"
Old Sun blinked and replied cautiously: "I said, 'I know you mean well. If it really won't work, just forget it...'"
"The part before that."
"I said, 'Sis, don't bother'..."
Earth Tiger's eyes slowly narrowed. Old Sun felt his heart leap into his throat—at such close range, if the other party suddenly attacked, he wouldn't even have room to dodge.
Then, Earth Tiger opened his massive tiger mouth and slowly uttered two words no one had expected—
"Fellow townsman?"
"Huh?" Old Sun was taken aback. "Oh my god, really a fellow townsman? You're from Northeast China too?"
"No kidding?" Earth Tiger nodded. "What a coincidence, huh? I'm from Jilin, man! And you...?"
"Shenyang!"
"Oh my god! Why didn't you say earlier you were a fellow townsman? Of course a fellow townsman will help!"
Earth Tiger slapped his head, and amid everyone's puzzled expressions, he actually started chatting familiarly with Old Sun.
Their conversation ranged from household matters to cities and counties in certain provinces. It seemed if they kept talking, their ancestors might have come from the same village.
None of the people nearby, including Human Monkey, had ever seen such a bizarre way of claiming kinship. Two people with seemingly no connection were chatting as if they were long-lost brothers.
Seeing her teacher's usual reckless behavior, Human Monkey sighed helplessly.
No matter how she explained the current situation to Earth Tiger, it couldn't convince him. But the moment he heard the other party was a "fellow townsman," it instantly became a matter of "help whether you want to or not." Where did this sense of trust even come from...?
"Don't worry, big bro!" Earth Tiger said. "Just leave this to little bro me. Nobody's gonna change that, no matter who shows up!"
"We're brothers, and you're telling me this?" Old Sun said. "Listen to your big bro on this one. I won't make things hard for you, little bro. I'll figure something out myself!"
Human Monkey turned around, looked at the many "Extremists," and spoke: "As expected, from now on they'll just be exchanging polite refusals and empty courtesies. You can go inside and rest."
The "Extremists" exchanged glances, also feeling the situation was equally bizarre.
...
"Damn it, damn it, damn it...!" Jiang Ruoxue was hopping with anxiety. "Old Fatty, what the hell am I supposed to do?"
"Hey hey hey!" Earth Monkey was furious at this address. "What exactly are you trying to do? Why don't you just hand over the ticket? That way, if you cause trouble, I can kill you. What's this supposed to be?"
"I need to convince you quickly!" Jiang Ruoxue slammed the table. "If I don't convince you, I'm screwed!"
"Then say it already!" Earth Monkey couldn't take it anymore either. He leaned back and swung his legs back up onto the table. "Do you think just spinning around in circles will convince me?"
"Fine, I'll say it. I want to get on the 'Train' through your 'Door.'"
"Ah, fuck..." Earth Monkey's legs, which had just landed on the table, instantly lost control and fell off, nearly making him trip.
He knew things were chaotic outside now. Even "Heavenly Ox" had broadcast an announcement. He had originally planned to stay out of it, but he never expected these "Participants" to charge straight to him under the banner of "rebellion."
"Then we'll charge onto the 'Train' and turn the whole place into..."
"Hold on, hold on!" Earth Monkey quickly raised his hand to interrupt Jiang Ruoxue. "Fuck, I thought this was a robbery or extortion, but you guys really aren't afraid of death..."
"What would robbery or extortion accomplish?" Jiang Ruoxue frowned. "I want to rebel!"