Chapter 1 Hearing the Report

Hearing the report from his subordinate, Xue Ji suddenly froze.

"Could it be that they really want a fight to the death?" Xue Ji's eyes were bloodshot, his agitated emotions like a volcano about to erupt.

The entire area was sealed off, and return scrolls couldn't be used, making escape impossible.

Here, steep slopes rose on both sides, leaving only one path forward, either to advance or retreat, with no third option. Now, the way back to the city was blocked by the Snake Devourer, and the path to Silverleaf Forest was blocked by Zero Wing.

Originally, he didn't think breaking through Zero Wing's pincer attack would be a problem, but after witnessing Zero Wing's strength, he no longer held his previous disdain.

Breaking through either the Snake Devourer or Zero Wing would not be easy.

The current situation had Xue Ji in a dilemma, but inaction would result in annihilation.

They from Xiong Ba Tian Xia (Hegemon's World) came here only to restrain the Snake Devourer from dealing with Dark Star, but now, he had become the center of the battle.

"Everyone, form a defensive formation!" After a few seconds of deliberation, Xue Ji didn't dare delay and immediately gave the order.

The members of Xiong Ba Tian Xia immediately sprang into action, forming a tight circle to defend against the attacks from both sides, minimizing losses. Xue Ji immediately sent a communication request to Wei Wo Du Kuang.

Wei Wo Du Kuang was still happy about finding Huo Wu and the others' location when he suddenly saw Xue Ji's urgent contact.

"Guild Leader Xue Ji, I will compensate you for the damages after this is over, so please stop urging me," Wei Wo Du Kuang said impatiently.

"Compensate?" Hearing the word "compensate," Xue Ji's anger flared up. Dark Star was supposed to deal with Zero Wing, but now Xiong Ba Tian Xia was facing Zero Wing and the Snake Devourer. Moreover, they were in such a dangerous situation. Could compensation make up for this?

"Guild Leader Wei Wo, I only agreed to help you delay the Snake Devourer, not to engage in an all-out war with them. Now, not only did you let the main force of Zero Wing escape, but you also made us Xiong Ba Tian Xia deal with two guilds, while you only need to compensate us a little? Guild Leader Wei Wo, what a good calculation, a very good calculation!" The more Xue Ji thought about it, the angrier he became, feeling that Wei Wo Du Kuang was scheming against them.

First, they were sent to fight the Snake Devourer, then the main force of Zero Wing was allowed to escape. To escape, Zero Wing would definitely have to break through their lines, which meant they couldn't avoid fighting Xiong Ba Tian Xia.

Wei Wo Du Kuang's actions were simply killing three birds with one stone, causing heavy losses to the three major guilds of White River City, while only Dark Star benefited.

Hearing this, Wei Wo Du Kuang felt that this must have been an accident. He hadn't let Zero Wing go; they had simply left on their own and happened to run into the battling Xiong Ba Tian Xia, resulting in the situation of being attacked from both sides.

It was all just a coincidence.

As for Zero Wing turning around to directly attack Xiong Ba Tian Xia, no normal person would do that.

Dark Star was currently in an all-out, life-or-death battle with Zero Wing. Hei Yan had even declared that Dark Star would pay a price of thirty thousand men. How could they turn around and provoke the first-rate guild Xiong Ba Tian Xia?

Waging an all-out war against two of White River City's top six guilds at the same time would be suicidal, or just plain crazy.

But no matter what he said now, Xue Ji definitely wouldn't believe him.

So Wei Wo Du Kuang quickly said, "Guild Leader Xue Ji, I really didn't know about this. I'll send the main force over right now. We'll attack Zero Wing from both sides and definitely destroy them!"

"Then hurry up and get over here!" Xue Ji said angrily, feeling more and more that Wei Wo Du Kuang was despicable for using them as bait. But now, they had to escape first.

"Okay, I'll have them go right away." Wei Wo Du Kuang hung up and immediately contacted the main force outside Silverleaf Forest, ordering them to send five thousand men to deal with Zero Wing, while a thousand men were left to guard the entrance.

But as time passed, Xiong Ba Tian Xia's situation became increasingly dire.

Zero Wing's three thousand-plus members were incredibly fierce. After several continuous attacks, although Zero Wing lost several hundred men, Xiong Ba Tian Xia had to pay three or four times that number, not to mention the Snake Devourer's relentless attacks from behind.

"Guild Leader, if we keep fighting like this, we're finished! Haven't the people from Dark Star arrived yet?" Gu Dan, the elite team leader of Xiong Ba Tian Xia, walked to Xue Ji's side and asked in a low voice.

If all of Xiong Ba Tian Xia's elite members were to lose two or three levels, along with a large amount of their weapons and equipment, then Xiong Ba Tian Xia would definitely be out of the running for dominance in White River City.

"I know that, but it will take them more than ten minutes to get here." Xue Ji's heart was bleeding at this moment, but there was nothing he could do unless Zero Wing or the Snake Devourer opened a path and let them go.

Thinking of this, Xue Ji's eyes lit up. He wasn't without a chance. It was impossible with the Snake Devourer, as the two guilds were mortal enemies. But it might be possible with Zero Wing. After all, Xiong Ba Tian Xia and Zero Wing didn't have any direct conflict. Zero Wing's main enemy was Dark Star. This time, Xiong Ba Tian Xia was just here to freeload.

So Xue Ji immediately contacted Shi Feng.

"Guild Leader Xue Ji, I wonder what you want from me?" Shi Feng saw Xue Ji's communication request and accepted it directly, asking with a smile.

"Guild Leader Hei Yan, our two guilds' battle is just a misunderstanding. We Xiong Ba Tian Xia are mortal enemies with the Snake Devourer. We came here just to deal with the Snake Devourer and never intended to attack your guild. I can represent Xiong Ba Tian Xia in compensating for the losses and inconvenience caused to your guild. As long as your guild stops its actions now, I can have the finance department immediately transfer one million credits to you as compensation."

"I wonder what Guild Leader Hei Yan thinks?"

Although Xue Ji said it easily, his tone was very anxious because every second, elites of Xiong Ba Tian Xia were dying.

One million credits.

In the past virtual gaming world, even well-known large studios would take a month to earn more than a million credits. Now, he was offering a million credits right away, which was definitely a sincere offer.

"So it was a misunderstanding." Shi Feng pretended to suddenly realize, giving Xue Ji a glimmer of hope. However, Shi Feng's tone suddenly changed, "Guild Leader Xue Ji is so generous that I'm tempted. But I have a flaw, which is that I'm very capricious. Since it's a misunderstanding, let's just continue misunderstanding."

"If you are so hostile to our Xiong Ba Tian Xia, aren't you afraid of our Xiong Ba Tian Xia's revenge!" Xue Ji roared in anger.

"Guild Leader Xue Ji, why be angry? We are all in the game, and debts must be repaid. If you're not even prepared for that, you should just go home and rest. Although you Xiong Ba Tian Xia are just here to freeload in Dark Star Guild's encirclement plan, if you provoke our Zero Wing, you will still pay a heavy price," Shi Feng said with a chuckle. "But don't worry, Dark Star Guild will soon accompany you."

After hanging up, Shi Feng sent a message to Shui Se Qiang Wei, "Don't be polite, beat them to death. I want everyone to know what the result will be for daring to freeload against our Zero Wing Guild."