Arc of Light was indeed one of the three major player guilds. Although it was established the latest, its strength was no weaker than the other two guilds. Or rather, it was because of its late establishment that it managed to develop to the point where it could compete with the other two guilds.
Unlike the chaotic union, this operation had been planned for a long time. The management of Arc of Light had always been known for their efficiency and ruthlessness among the player guilds. Whether it was the plan or the specific implementation plan, they had already planted spies in the union. One of the leaders of a small player guild volunteered to join the union in the early stages of its establishment. He even became a representative.
Arc of Light watched the union's meeting live, and they even found out the target's location through their spies.
The so-called midnight deadline was just a passing remark. After all, Shen Xixi had issued the notice at 11: 32, and they couldn't just wait until midnight without doing anything.
In fact, their first team had already arrived near the target location at 11 o 'clock. If Shen Xixi knew who they were, everyone would be happy. If Shen Xixi decided to go all the way, Arc of Light would immediately launch an attack at midnight.
If everything went well, they could end the battle in less than ten minutes.
However, the news sent back by the advance operation team surprised the group of management. The target had actually been secretly moved away half an hour ago.
In fact, Arc of Light's internal evaluation of Shen Xixi had always been very good. This woman was young, but she was mature and calm. She also had considerable charisma and charisma. This was part of the reason why Arc of Light decided to attack the union early. The current situation wasn't entirely Shen Xixi's fault.
This was an unsolvable problem, and it would be the same no matter who tried to solve it.
However, Arc of Light was impressed that Shen Xixi was able to transfer the target quietly under such circumstances.
However, what she did was useless. The union's collapse was a foregone conclusion, and there were only a few people Shen Xixi could use. Relying on these people to fight against Arc of Light was undoubtedly like throwing an egg against a stone. What's more, Arc of Light had obtained first-hand information about Shen Xixi and the people around her.
Although they stated that tonight's operation was mainly aimed at the four murderers, they never promised to only target them. If they couldn't find the target, they could look for Shen Xixi and her people first. If the latter insisted on getting involved in this mess, they wouldn't mind taking down Shen Xixi and her people first before asking her about the target's whereabouts.
This was also why Zhang Heng couldn't use the 24-hour time halt to help Shen Xixi move her people out of the city. It wouldn't make much sense to do so, unless Shen Xixi and the others chose to leave and never come back. Of course, Shen Xixi wouldn't do that unless she had no other choice.
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Arc of Light's president, Eryue Weicheng, finished work on time at 4: 30 in the afternoon. He drove to the elementary school to pick up his daughter from school. He was going to hold a lively birthday party for his daughter at the Sheraton, and she had invited all her classmates to attend. Tomorrow happened to be a Sunday, and as her father, Eryue Weicheng made an exception and allowed his daughter to have an all-nighter. He needed to ensure that everything tonight was perfect. His daughter would be the only princess at the party, receiving everyone's envy and blessings. This matter was even more important than Arc of Light's operation tonight.
Of course, the preparatory work had actually been completed a long time ago. It didn't make much of a difference whether he watched over the rest of the operation or not. What's more, there were two vice presidents and three directors in the war conference room. Hence, Eryue Weicheng was very relieved.
At 00: 05, no one noticed a flock of owls perching on a telephone pole. They stared at the ground coldly with their large tawny eyes.
This was an urban village on the edge of the Fifth Ring Road. Many of the houses were self-built by local farmers, and they were rented to migrant workers. Since it was far from the subway station, the rent was relatively cheap. Even so, a room with a separate bathroom still cost about a thousand yuan.
In order to save money, some people simply shared a room with two people, or even four people.
Li Bai's rented room was for four people, and there were two bunk beds, just like a dormitory. It cost four hundred yuan per person, and the landlady turned a blind eye to it.
After Li Bai became a player, he earned a lot of money. However, he exchanged most of his points for money and sent it back to his hometown. He still lived here. Two minutes ago, he rushed back, seemingly to retrieve something. He didn't even answer his roommate's joke.
Downstairs, the two Arc of Light's vanguard squads had quietly surrounded the place.
After that, they looked at their superior, a bearded man dressed like a director. The latter shook his head, "Don't alert ordinary people if you can. Wait for him to come downstairs."
After waiting for another five minutes, they still didn't see Li Bai coming downstairs.
The bearded man finally realized that something was wrong. He rushed into the rental house with a team of people. Inside, three shirtless men were drinking beer and playing Honor of Kings. However, Li Bai was nowhere to be seen, and the people guarding the window didn't see anyone coming out.
Were they being played?
However, the bearded man didn't seem to be in a hurry. He turned around and said to one of his men behind him, "Find him."
The latter nodded, lit a bunch of strange tobacco, took a deep breath, and let out a strange cry. After that, his eyes rolled back. At the same time, a group of owls standing on the telephone pole outside the door seemed to have received some kind of message. They spread their wings and flew in all directions.
The bearded man knew that the other party had realized that he was being followed. Hence, he didn't come back to retrieve anything. He just wanted to use the complicated terrain of the urban village to deal with them and distract Arc of Light. On the other hand, Shen Xixi was probably trying to find a way to send the four out of the city. Unfortunately, they made the wrong move tonight. The vanguard team was already prepared for such a situation.
The owls on the telephone pole were there to deal with this situation.
Since it was a bait, they might as well eat the bait first before eating the main course.
The bearded man knew that Li Bai had always been with Shen Xixi, and he was one of the veterans in Shen Xixi's team. As long as they caught him, he believed that Shen Xixi would tell them the whereabouts of the target.
There was nothing wrong with his idea, but he still underestimated Shen Xixi's decisiveness.
Or rather, everyone underestimated Shen Xixi's decisiveness.
Shen Xixi knew very well how dangerous the situation tonight was. The strength between the two sides was seriously unequal. Defending would only lead to death. Hence, she did not intend to adopt a defensive strategy from the beginning. Instead, she chose to go on the offensive.
Arc of Light wanted to capture her people to force her to give in. She also wanted to capture the higher-ups of Arc of Light as a bargaining chip to negotiate with them.
Li Bai was the bait, but not to distract Arc of Light.
He was the bait to lure Arc of Light into the trap.
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