"I think we must help!"
King's Eternal insisted on his initial thought and analyzed, "In today's Southern Wilderness City, who knows how many small forces are eager to attach themselves to my King's Guild? If the king does not help this time, won't that cool their hearts? Wouldn't they feel that the king is not worth relying on?"
Overlord Batyen replied, "You have made it very clear. They only wish to attach themselves, not out of genuine intent. To put it bluntly, they just want a nominal backing to secure their survival. Such forces are better off without; the king does not need to take risks for them!"
"Take risks?"
King's Eternal laughed, "Brother Dominion seems quite wary of Mist of Time! Even if he has allied with the Brotherhood Alliance now, at most they only have 20,000 people. My King's Guild can muster 35,000 troops to fight; is that taking risks?"
"Hmph..."
Overlord Batyen retorted without backing down, "By your reasoning, how many people do you plan to send to deal with the mere 20,000 from Mist of Time and the Brotherhood Alliance?"
King's Eternal said, "Considering Brother Dominion's previous calculations regarding Mist of Time, I would only need 20,000 men. Adding 10,000 from Blood Night would be enough to handle the 20,000 from Mist of Time and the Brotherhood Alliance, wouldn't it?"
"And what about us?"
Overlord Batyen sneered coldly. "As you said, the king currently has only 35,000 troops available for battle. Even if I push it to 40,000 for you, after sending 20,000 for support, we would only have a mere 20,000 left. The 30,000 troops from War God Hall are right at our doorstep!"
"War God Hall?"
King's Eternal was taken aback and then suddenly laughed. "So Brother Dominion is worried about this! I admit that War God Hall is indeed powerful, but do you really think that a mere 30,000 can capture my fortified Guild Base? Do you think our stationed 20,000 are three-year-olds?"
"Tianheng..."
Overlord Batyen gritted his teeth in frustration. "How can you be so foolish today? The 30,000 from War God Hall are clearly just a battering ram. If War God Hall truly goes to war with the king, their forces will keep pouring in. At that point, it won't just be 30,000 but rather 100,000!"
"Uh..."
In the King's Eternal realm, there was a moment of stunned silence, leaving everyone at a loss for words.
The War God Hall indeed possessed such strength. If the King were to go to war with the War God Hall, it would become a battle that determined life and death. How could the War God Hall possibly engage with only thirty thousand troops?
"Clearly..." the Invincible King summarized, "the actions of the War God Hall are meant to coordinate with the Mist of Time and the Brotherhood Alliance against Blood Night, restraining the King from sending reinforcements. Otherwise, the King might truly bring disaster upon himself. And let’s not forget, in Southern Wilderness City, the War God Hall has other allies!"
"Exactly!" After listening to their argument and the Invincible King's conclusion, Zeng Jian sighed deeply. "The King can only watch from the sidelines in this battle!"
"Must we just stand by and watch Blood Night be annihilated?" King's Eternal protested unwillingly.
"Hmph..." Overlord Batyen scoffed and sighed. "Blood Night is likely just at the beginning of its troubles!"
The Invincible King nodded. "Indeed, once Mist of Time initiates this conflict, they will not easily back down. And let us not overlook a crucial rule of Guild Wars: as the Victorious Side, other guilds cannot formally declare war within a week."
"What do you mean by that?" King's Eternal asked, puzzled.
The Invincible King explained, "What I’m saying is about the opposite side of that rule! While other guilds cannot formally declare war on the victorious guild, as the Victorious Side, they can declare war on other guilds. This can lead to an endless cycle of unilateral declarations of war."
"And if we do not act now, we may never have another chance!" Overlord Batyen interjected. "As long as Mist of Time secures victory in this battle and subsequently cleans up various smaller guilds, they will continue to enjoy protection under this rule, preventing us from declaring war on them!"
"MLGBD, isn't this equivalent to banishing us to the cold palace?" King’s Eternal gritted his teeth.
"Not just that!"
Overlord Batyen forced a bitter smile and sighed, "Moreover, it has completely wiped out the prestige we painstakingly built up in front of many Guilds. It will also show other forces that are trying to attach themselves to us that we, the kings, actually have no ability to protect them!"
"Desiring speed leads to failure!"
Zeng Jian clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with helplessness as he lamented, "The biggest mistake we made was monitoring War God Hall too early!"
The three exchanged glances but none dared to refute him.
Zeng Jian had hit the nail on the head; if it weren't for their surveillance raising suspicions in War God Hall, Mist of Time wouldn't have been able to exploit the situation and destroy the alliance between them. The current situation where War God Hall was aiding Mist of Time would never have occurred.
"Sigh..."
With a long sigh, Zeng Jian said calmly, "Instruct everyone to return to Base of Operations until the battle between Blood Night and Mist of Time and Brotherhood Alliance is over. We must also be on guard against any actions from War God Hall!"
"And Blood Night..."
Zeng Jian let out a bitter laugh, looking up at the sky as he murmured, "May the Almighty be with them!"
"…"
The kings had officially given up on Blood Night. Meanwhile, Blood Night was in complete chaos. In just a few minutes, the battlefield would randomly generate, but facing an enemy that was 1.8 times their number—among which were seven opponents over level eighty and even possessing divine artifacts…
"Damn!"
Blood Night Poison Dragon gritted his teeth in frustration, cursing under his breath, "Damn it, the King. Back then, when it came to dealing with Mist of Time, I didn't even blink before agreeing. Now that Blood Night is in trouble, they just turn a blind eye. Damn it, I really misjudged people."
"What good does it do to say this now?"
Chaos of Life tightly gripped his staff, a flicker of flame dancing in his eyes. "No matter what, we have to fight to the death against Mist of Time and Brotherhood Alliance!"
"Hey, why have you been so quiet?" Blood Night Poison Dragon asked Speechless.
Blood Night Poison Wolf toyed with the cold dagger in his hand, gazing at the clouds drifting in the distance with a bitter smile. "Facing the combined assault of Mist of Time and Brotherhood Alliance, along with the terrifying Level and equipment of Fallen Leaves Whisper and others, there’s only one thing we can do in this battle..."
"What is it?"
"One word!"
Blood Night Poison Wolf turned his head, his eyes filled with unwavering determination as he said solemnly, "Wait to die!"
"…"
"…"
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