Chapter 153: Victim Blaming
As early as yesterday.
While Vikram stopped acquiring metal and instead went to acquire finished metal products.
The Savage Wolf Shelter began a series of secret talks, and the subject of these talks was Vikram.
Around a circular stone table, several high-ranking members of the Savage Wolf Shelter sat together.
They varied in height, weight, and build, but that couldn’t stop the power emanating from them.
If Vikram were here, he would surely see that most of these people were Survivors with physiques above twenty.
The group began various discussions about methods to deal with Vikram.
However, because Vikram’s Shelter location was still unknown, many ideas were rejected one by one before they could even be fully articulated.
For a time, no one had any good ideas to deal with Vikram.
Only a seemingly malnourished middle-aged man next to Rahul Soniwal, who was seated in the main position, leaned over to Rahul Soniwal.
He offered a good solution in a voice loud enough for everyone present to hear.
"Boss, since we can’t pose any real-world threat to him, we’ll make it impossible for him to thrive in the channel."
"Without the channel, all sources of food and supplies will have to come from himself. This method is much crueler than simply killing him." The middle-aged man hadn’t even finished speaking when a sinister smile he couldn’t suppress appeared on his face.
The person speaking was none other than Brijbhushan, who had recently joined the Savage Wolf Shelter.
Brijbhushan had personally experienced the days of being universally condemned on the chat channel.
During that time, as soon as he dared to show his face in the channel, he would quickly be recognized.
As a result, he could only survive alone in the Wasteland during that period.
He had to painstakingly acquire all supplies by himself.
Water was easy enough to come by, but normal food was completely out of his reach.
He would never forget those days when he could only eat wild grass and gnaw on tree bark to survive, and Vikram, the person who made him so miserable, became the guy he hated the most.
He secretly swore then that as soon as he had a chance to rise, he would do everything in his power to get revenge.
The Wasteland World seemed to have understood his plea and gave him a wonderful opportunity to rise.
That was a mysterious building with many materials for making warm supplies.
And relying on the materials inside, he successfully rose and joined one of the strongest Shelters in this area.
The Savage Wolf Shelter.
When he learned that Vikram had also offended the Savage Wolf Shelter, he had only one thought in his mind, "Heaven is helping me!"
When he told Rahul Soniwal all his thoughts, his body couldn’t help but tremble.
With revenge in sight, he felt that even when he first saw that mysterious ruin, he had never been so excited.
And as for this idea, Rahul Soniwal’s reaction was as he wished; he not only applauded it but also took the initiative to extrapolate.
"Brother Brij’s idea is very good, but since we are going to frame him, why not broaden our scope?"
"Just using bad things like robbery and kidnapping to slander him is too simple."
"In this world, how many Survivors haven’t killed or robbed someone? Maybe other Survivors won’t criticize Vikram when they see it, but instead will come to laugh at our Shelter."
"Can’t even keep an eye on two little girls, and still call yourselves a top power." Saying that, Rahul Soniwal narrowed his eyes.
"Then what do you mean, Boss?" Brijbhushan was somewhat blinded by hatred and couldn’t think of a better solution, so he asked doubtfully.
"That’s not difficult. Since we’re already framing him, why not just say that Vikram was the first to discover the metal ruin from a few days ago?"
"As soon as this news comes out, even those who are just watching the show will probably pay more attention to Vikram."
"Some extreme ones might even go directly to Vikram’s Shelter."
"After all, the Savage Wolf Shelter’s reputation isn’t that high yet, but wealth moves people’s hearts." Rahul Soniwal stroked the beard on his chin, revealing a sinister smile.
Upon hearing this, the various high-ranking members of the Shelters sitting together all had expressions of sudden realization, applauding and praising their boss’s wisdom.
And Brijbhushan looked like a villain who had gotten his way, rubbing his hands and thinking to himself, "Vikram, blame yourself for being too stupid; of all people to provoke, you had to provoke the Savage Wolf Shelter."
In his mind, he had already imagined Vikram seeing the news and trembling in his Shelter.
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However, Vikram facing various messages, he was not trembling, but his expression was indeed solemn.
"Damn it, this Savage Wolf Shelter really got lucky. They actually stumbled upon the metal ruin by chance," he thought with a bitter smile.
He was very sure that the Savage Wolf Shelter had not actually seen him arrive at the metal ruin first, they were just blaming him.
But who told the Savage Wolf Shelter to have so many people and such great power? Framing an unknown Survivor like him was as easy as pie.
As expected, there was no reaction in the channel to Vikram taking the two girls, but the discussion about the ruin was heated.
Many Survivors even wanted to add him as a friend, with remarks uniformly telling him to hand over the supplies, or else they would go and attack him.
"Sigh~" He sighed.
Now Vikram truly understood the benefits of having great power and high prestige. He was low-key and had little influence, so he had no good solution.
Just as he was thinking that he should develop his influence more in the future, or at least become the mastermind behind a large Shelter or something similar.
A sudden message popped up in the channel.
[Director Aditya: Do you really trust the Savage Wolf Shelter that much?]
[Director Aditya: Our King Kong Shelter also explored the metal ruin, and the monsters inside could not possibly be dealt with by a lone wolf Survivor.]
[Director Aditya: You should know you’re being used, right?]
The person speaking was surprisingly the vice-admin of the small group, but this time he was not helping in the small group, but directly exonerating Vikram under the name of King Kong Shelter.
This surprised him a little, and he raised an eyebrow, not expecting this vice-admin to actually step up when there was trouble.
[Radhika: Exactly, what’s the use of just listening to one side of the Savage Wolf Shelter’s story? You might as well let the person involved or the two girls who were taken away explain themselves.]
[Bobby: And you’re still framing a lone wolf for exploring the ruin? I’d say you, the Savage Wolf Shelter, are saying this to cover your tracks.]
[Bobby: It’s still uncertain who really took the ruin’s supplies.]
[Geetanjali: Hasn’t the Savage Wolf Shelter done enough despicable things? You guys should be more careful and not just follow what others say.]
[Alex: Yes, how can you blame a single person, you should understand, that Savage Wolf Shelter are real wolves, after using you, they will devour you.]
[Chandan: I will never believe anything that Savage Wolf Shelter will told, they are lairs.]
Not only these few group members, but many other friends in the group, and even his subordinates also spoke out at once.
And they all seemed not to be too afraid of retaliation from the Savage Wolf Shelter. This power was greater than Vikram, the person involved, had imagined.
For a moment, the people in the chat channel didn’t know which side was telling the truth.
However, this situation only lasted for a while. After all, even if the Savage Wolf Shelter really took the ruin’s supplies, they wouldn’t dare to say anything, only thinking it was natural.
And a lone wolf Survivor like Vikram, with no name or power, was just there to be kneaded by others.
They would rather believe that Vikram took the supplies, so at least there was still hope of getting a share.
Although the group members’ help did not play a decisive role, many Survivors no longer paid attention to this matter.
Only a few Survivors who wanted to take advantage were still persistent, and finally, after Vikram closed the friend request channel, the matter temporarily died down.
It seemed to have no impact on Vikram, but it made Vikram, who originally disliked appearing in the public eye, show his face and be remembered by many people.
He estimated that all future transactions would be affected by this.
It wasn’t until evening, when the incident had completely subsided, that he let out a deep breath.
He closed his eyes, his expression seemingly calm as water, but his forehead was throbbing with veins, and his upper and lower teeth were clenched tightly.
If it hadn’t been for his group members’ help this time, he didn’t know what kind of fate he would have met.
Originally, he had dealt with the Savage Wolf Shelter with an attitude of not caring if he didn’t find the exact coordinates.
Now, however, he could no longer bear it, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "Savage Wolf Shelter, is it?"
Although he desperately wanted to deal with the Savage Wolf Shelter as soon as possible, the conditions did not allow it.