Luring Bai Shi Jing Lun into their ranks failed spectacularly. The bosses chuckled inwardly, but held their tongues. Gai Shi Qi Ying was now acting a little crazy.
"Why isn't Bai Shi Jing Lun logging off?" Gai Shi Qi Ying asked suddenly.
Nobody wanted to say it, afraid of further wounding Gai Shi Qi Ying's ego, but seeing his aggressive glare, Ya Xiaosuan Gen finally had to explain, "He's just clearing his PK points before logging off."
A flash of white light, and Gai Shi Qi Ying vanished.
"What happened?" Everyone was shocked.
"He logged off," someone noticed.
"What's going on?" They were all baffled.
Gai Shi Qi Ying returned quickly, his face not just dark, but twisted like a steamed bun.
His sudden departure must have a reason, but no one dared to ask. They quietly went about their own business. What business? Stirring up trouble in the twenty-six main cities, of course. With all the studios working together, the rumors spread like a blizzard. The players from the twenty-six guilds were furious, but a few individuals within those guilds felt uneasy.
The rumors stung them, stung their entire guild, and they were naturally uncomfortable. But at the same time, the rumors seemed to be helping them. Gathering manpower to make trouble for Ni Tian would be extremely smooth this time.
Such conflicted feelings were mostly felt by rational people like Bao Du Feng Shuang. The impulsive types were simply swept up in the collective anger, not thinking so much.
"Feng Shuang, how's your guild doing?" Yi Deng Di Wen asked in a message.
"A chorus of罵声."
"Some in our guild have already volunteered to go to Yunduan City and teach Ni Tian a lesson," Yi Deng Di Wen said.
"Don't you think this is a little strange?" Bao Du Feng Shuang said.
"How so?"
"We just got defeated in Yunduan City. Is that enough to be mocked like this?" Bao Du Feng Shuang asked.
"Then what would be humiliating enough?" Yi Deng Di Wen asked, surprised.
"I don't know…" Bao Du Feng Shuang thought for a moment. Traveling a long distance, only to be killed twice or three times, was indeed embarrassing. Very embarrassing. Extremely embarrassing.
"You're hesitating? Don't you want to get revenge?" Yi Deng Di Wen asked, puzzled. As a priest, his losses in this incident weren't heavy, but Bao Du Feng Shuang had been knocked down to level 40 and even jailed, so he had been a strong advocate for revenge.
"Of course not." Bao Du Feng Shuang immediately denied it. He wanted nothing more than to twist Qian Li Yi Zui's head off and use it as a ball.
"Then don't overthink it. This is an opportunity," Yi Deng Di Wen said.
Bao Du Feng Shuang finally saw Yi Deng Di Wen for who he was. Just from that sentence, he knew this was a rational, even cold-blooded, guy. He actually saw the guild's humiliation as an opportunity to get revenge on Ni Tian. Bao Du Feng Shuang, on the other hand, felt guilty about dragging the entire guild down and being ridiculed. He never considered it an opportunity.
"I'll contact the other brothers. Do you still have that second route to Yunduan City?" Yi Deng Di Wen asked.
"Oh? Yes, yes, I do." Bao Du Feng Shuang looked at his friend list. The priest called Hong Chen Yi Xiao was still online. Even without him, Bao Du Feng Shuang could find the route himself now. It wasn't difficult at all, just a high-level leveling area where everyone had to pay a price to get through.
"Get ready!" Yi Deng Di Wen said, and then the messages stopped. Bao Du Feng Shuang stared at the players frantically leveling in the leveling area, lost in thought.
They absolutely had to get an explanation from Ni Tian!
In fact, the guilds of the twenty-six cities had already unanimously passed a resolution to that effect. But at that time, everyone had just learned efficient leveling methods and was eager to level up. Although they expressed their determination, they were still more enthusiastic about leveling. But now, under the renewed barrage of rumors fueled by all the studios, they couldn't level anymore. The rumors had spread to the leveling areas, and they could hear strangers mocking them while they were efficiently killing monsters. Even the screams of the slain monsters sounded like they were despising them.
One guild after another, players began petitioning their guild leaders, demanding an expedition to Yunduan City to destroy Ni Tian and show those fools in the city.
The guild leaders, of course, had no objections. They valued the guild's honor more than anyone else in the guild and couldn't stand the constant contempt and ridicule. Moreover, most of the top guild leaders were high-level players who didn't need the level 40 efficient leveling method, so they had no attachment to leveling.
But they had one concern. They were going on an expedition to another main city. As the saying goes, even a mighty dragon can't suppress a local snake. Could they really get revenge on this expedition?
Someone naturally stepped forward to dispel this doubt. It was the very big shots who had attracted the ridicule. They told the guild leaders that they were not alone in this fight. Guilds from twenty-six main cities were all going to demand an explanation from Ni Tian. This was an unprecedented gathering of masters and elites since the game had started. If they still couldn't defeat Ni Tian, then they would have to admit that Ni Tian's guild name was accurate – they really were *very* heaven-defying!
"I see, that's good." The guild leaders all had similar attitudes.
The guilds had already begun to mobilize their troops, claiming it was voluntary. But could they really sit this out? The guild was being ridiculed and despised, and they didn't care? Didn't they have any self-respect? Any sense of responsibility? Any face? Were they even human?
Any players who didn't want to go or were too lazy to go would be subjected to a series of moral judgments. In the end, even those who weren't online at the moment were called in and notified of the event. It was said to be voluntary, but in reality, they were bound by morality. If they didn't go, they weren't human. So, would they go or not?
All the guilds were level six, with a full capacity of 1050 people. Even those who weren't online were called in. Though there were still some who couldn't be contacted, the average guild sent out over a thousand people, totaling more than twenty thousand. Everyone shouted impressive and triumphant slogans as they set off from their main cities, each slogan more exaggerated than the last.
"Ni Tian, are you going to die or what?"
"Offend My Ming Ge, and we will pursue you to the ends of the earth!"
"Bloodbath Yunduan City!"
...
In this atmosphere, even the players who were initially reluctant were ignited. They shouted slogans with their brothers and embarked on the expedition from their main cities with heroic spirit.
This was already two days later. After all, rumors weren't missiles that could hit their target the moment they were launched. It was the result of all the studios working together that they were able to successfully incite action in just two days.
"It's done!" At this moment, the studio bosses were sitting together again, celebrating the success of their incitement after receiving news of the armies setting off from each main city.
In these two days, besides doing this, they paid special attention to whether Bai Shi Jing Lun and Chen Qi Yi had logged on. The results showed that both sides had kept their promise. These two talents had not appeared in these two days. Now that the armies were on the march and victory was probably within reach, the bosses were in high spirits. The host once again ordered his men to bring two more cases of wine.
"Boss Ya, you wouldn't be sending any messages to anyone, would you?" Gai Shi Qi Ying said.
"Sending messages? To whom?" Ya Xiaosuan Gen shrugged. "Qian Li Yi Zui isn't online right now anyway."
Gai Shi Qi Ying was at a loss for words. Personally, he wanted revenge on the entire Ni Tian guild, but for the other bosses, the goal of this operation was to eliminate Qian Li Yi Zui. There was a slight difference in concept.
"Boss Gai, you can't expect the Ni Tian people to know nothing about such a big movement, right? Even if they don't log into the game, they'll see it if they browse the forums," Ya Xiaosuan Gen said.
"I'm just afraid some people have ulterior motives," Gai Shi Qi Ying said.
The other bosses saw that these two guys were at it again, arguing with hidden meanings in their words. Afraid that one of them would go crazy and come up with some bad idea to ruin their business, they quickly stepped in to interrupt.
"These twenty thousand people should be enough to deal with Qian Li Yi Zui, right?" one of them said.
"Could Qian Li Yi Zui be scared and not dare to show himself?"
"If he really doesn't show up, we can still do our business. Isn't that right, Boss Gai?"
Gai Shi Qi Ying smiled. "I'm saying that since we've come this far, everyone shouldn't hold back. Take out any masters you have! These twenty thousand people are strong, but their target is the entire Ni Tian guild, and they're fighting on enemy territory. Who knows what resistance will pop up in Yunduan City? Our goal is very simple, which is Qian Li Yi Zui. So, shouldn't everyone contribute to ensure targeted attacks even in the chaos?"
"That makes sense, that makes sense." The bosses nodded in agreement. They usually kept a team of masters for these kinds of studio endeavors, not for PK, but mainly for hunting bosses. Besides buying low and selling high on the market, studios also had a bit of a self-sufficient system, from low-end materials to high-end rare items that depended on luck.
"Then what about you, Boss Gai? Can you let everyone get to know your Chen Qi Yi?" one of the bosses suggested.
"Are you all interested?" Gai Shi Qi Ying smiled.
"Of course."
"Okay, I'll call him over so everyone can get to know him," Gai Shi Qi Ying said generously.
The bosses nodded repeatedly, but some of them flashed a dark smile for a moment.
"It's done!"
"Yeah, the person is in place."
"The resurrection point has also been set up."
"You won't mistake the person, will you?"
"Don't worry. Players usually don't come here at all. If a thief comes, it must be him."
"That's good."
The bosses sent messages furtively while chatting and laughing with Gai Shi Qi Ying.
"He's online. He'll be here soon." The system message that Chen Qi Yi had logged on came. Gai Shi Qi Ying told everyone, and the bosses continued their mysterious smiles.
"Tell everyone to get ready. He'll be here soon."
"We've been ready for a long time. You're so long-winded."
"Damn it, kill this Chen Qi Yi and see what he can do. Blackmailing us, damn it!"
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