Dark Night Empire, Dark Night City:
A group of Unyielding Soul's upper echelons sat on the top floor of Unyielding Soul's Guild Hall. The meeting room was indescribably silent.
After the battle at the Buried Bones Fortress, Unyielding Soul's main force had suffered significant losses. Now, it couldn't compete with Starlink for the Ancient Undead Country. The situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable for Unyielding Soul. Hence, the Guild had called for an emergency meeting to discuss their next move.
"Crimson Emperor has stopped its operations in the Ancient Undead Country. The Guild isn't even meeting the people we sent to negotiate with Crimson Emperor. I'm afraid it's no longer possible to rely on the Guild's help," Mu Lingsha said helplessly.
Previously, Starlink had relied on the Ancient Undead Country's fortresses to gain a massive advantage. However, Unyielding Soul had secretly cooperated with Crimson Emperor. With the Stamina Gemstones Ling Yi had provided, Unyielding Soul had barely been able to contend with Starlink.
Now, not only had Unyielding Soul lost a significant portion of its strength, but Crimson Emperor had also withdrawn from the Ancient Undead Country.
Meanwhile, the Ancient Undead Country's resources were incomparable to those in other neutral maps. If Starlink occupied the Ancient Undead Country, Unyielding Soul would no longer have a foothold in the Dark Night Empire.
"In that case, our only hope lies in the Stamina Gemstones and Exotic Stamina Potions Ling Yi has provided. If we have a large number of them, we might be able to compete for the Ancient Undead Country. After all, the Ancient Undead Country's Stamina consumption rate is far higher than in other neutral maps. Moreover, only expert players can survive in the Ancient Undead Country.
Although the Ancient Undead Country was a juicy piece of meat, ordinary players couldn't survive there due to the environment and levels. Only expert players could survive in the Ancient Undead Country. Although Unyielding Soul had suffered significant losses, it hadn't lost many of its elite players.
As long as they had enough Stamina, they wouldn't have to worry about resources.
"To pin down Starlink in the Dark Night Empire, Ling Yi has already used all the Stamina Gemstones and Exotic Stamina Potions she has. If she wants more, I'm afraid …" Mu Lingsha shook her head. She wasn't optimistic about Unyielding Soul's chances.
"Don't Destroy, you've truly fallen. Ling Yi is just a small Guild that occupies a kingdom. Do you actually expect them to do anything at a time like this? Previously, Ling Yi dared to act so arrogantly in the Dark Night Empire because of us and Crimson Emperor. Now that we've suffered such heavy losses, a small Guild like Ling Yi should hide as far away as possible. Do you think it's possible for them to contribute? " Soul Oath, a Level 67 Guardian Knight clad in golden armor, reprimanded, "I told you that we should take advantage of Starlink's fledgling nature to develop elsewhere, but you insisted on working with Ling Yi to fight Starlink to the bitter end. Look at what happened now!"
Hearing the Guardian Knight's words, everyone fell silent.
If they had immediately moved to other kingdoms after Starlink had taken over Dark Night City's Auction House, although their development speed would've been greatly reduced and they would've remained dormant for a long time, it would've been much better than their current situation.
"Done!" Silent Soul, the Guild Leader of the Dark Night Empire, reprimanded. "Let's not discuss who is to blame but what we should do next!"
Following Silent Soul's reprimand, his imposing aura silenced Soul Oath. The Guild upper echelons present nodded in agreement. Now that the matter had already happened, their priority was to resolve it.
While everyone considered their next step, the conference room's doors opened, and a Level 66, Tier 2 Assassin entered the room.
"What is it?" Silent Soul asked as he glanced at the Assassin.
"We just received news that Ling Yi Society has purchased 45 Shops in the Dark Night Empire's ten major cities from the various major powers," the Assassin reported hurriedly.
"What did you say? Ling Yi purchased 45 Shops in the Dark Night Empire? "
"How is that possible?!"
When everyone heard the Assassin's report, Unyielding Soul's upper echelons were stunned.
"Is Ling Yi Society stupid? Don't they know that Starlink is about to occupy the Ancient Undead Country and begin consolidating its influence and position in the Dark Night Empire? "Soul Oath could not believe his eyes.
The Dark Night Empire's various major powers were trying to avoid Starlink, yet Ling Yi had taken over the empire. It was as if he didn't care about Starlink at all.
For a moment, Soul Oath even wondered if Ling Yi knew that Unyielding Soul and Crimson Emperor could no longer pin down Starlink.
"This is great! Sure enough, Ling Yi hasn't given up! "Mu Lingsha exclaimed.
Hearing Mu Lingsha's words, the other Guild upper echelons couldn't help but glance at Soul Oath. Soul Oath had previously accused Unyielding Heart of being a blind man and dragging his Guild down with him. Now, however, Ling Yi had stepped forward without hesitation. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Ling Yi had openly declared war on Starlink in the Dark Night Empire.
"It's too early to celebrate. Ling Yi's finances are already tight in the Starmoon Kingdom. With this move, he'll only hasten his death!" Soul Oath said, sneering.
Unyielding Heart, who had remained silent, agreed with Soul Oath's warning.
"What is Ling Yi thinking?" Although Unyielding Heart was grateful to Ling Yi for stepping forward, his decision had been foolish.
Ling Yi had the home ground advantage in the Starmoon Kingdom. Starlink would have a hard time dealing with Ling Yi, but Ling Yi had appeared in the Dark Night Empire. This was Starlink's home ground. Ling Yi's decision was no different from suicide.
At this time, Ling Yi's purchase of Starlink's Shops had caused a huge commotion among the empire's various major powers.
Should Shi Feng be called courageous or foolish?
Although the Dark Night Empire's various major powers considered Ling Yi's decision suicidal, the empire's independent players didn't see it that way.
"Is Ling Yi planning to start a war with the empire's overlord?"
"Didn't you say that Starlink was suppressing Zero Wing in Star-Moon Kingdom to the point that Zero Wing was on the verge of collapse?"
"Amazing! I've heard that even Super Guilds don't dare provoke Starlink, yet Ling Yi has already stopped Starlink's Auction House in Dark Night City. Now, he's purchased 45 Shops in the Dark Night Empire. He's going to start a war with Starlink! "
"Crap! Forty-five Shops in the Dark Night Empire's top ten cities? Is Ling Yi trying to become the empire's fourth powerhouse? "
For a time, the empire's independent players were in an uproar.
They had seen plenty of wars between Guilds and superpowers, but this was the first time they had seen Ling Yi, a Guild without any background, openly challenge a superpower.
Many players had even begun to take an interest in Ling Yi, wanting to join Ling Yi. As a result, the Ling Yi Society's reputation in the Dark Night Empire was unparalleled.
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