"They're fighting! They're fighting! Dragon Soul and Chaotic World are fighting."
"Real fight or fake fight? I've fucking waited four hours! I've never even waited this long for my girlfriend."
"It's 100% real! If I'm lying, Wang Junjie's a dog! Dragon Soul's people have already charged out from the east gate of Shadow City!"
"Holy shit! Then hurry over and loot! If we're late, we won't even get scraps!"
As they spoke, outside Shadow City, a massive crowd of onlookers, like people lining up at a supermarket early in the morning for cheap eggs, all rushed toward the east side of the city, each carrying dreams of scavenging loot and getting rich overnight.
At the same time, at Shadow City's east gate, Dragon Soul's players were indeed attempting to break out from within the city.
At this moment, Wang Junjie personally led his men to the east gate.
Seeing Dragon Soul trying to break through, he let out a cold snort, "Trying to come out? Hmph! If even one of you walks out alive today, I'll take your last name!"
As he spoke, Wang Junjie drew his sword with a sharp swish and gave the order, "Charge!"
The moment his words fell, the Chaotic World army surged forward like a tidal wave, launching a full assault on the east gate
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Warriors and knights launched close-range charges.
Mages and archers laid down long-range fire suppression.
Unexpectedly, this time it was incredibly easy. They repelled Dragon Soul's charges several times in a row.
"You guys are pretty weak! Too short! Not even half as lasting as me!"
Just as Wang Junjie was feeling smug about it.
Suddenly, a subordinate rushed over to report, "Bad news, Brother Jie! Dragon Soul's main force is breaking out from the west gate of Shadow City! Most of our people were just pulled over to the east gate, there aren't many left at the west gate, the brothers over there can't hold on anymore."
Hearing this, Chaotic World's strategist reacted instantly, "A feint to the east?"
"Oh no! We've been played!"
———
At the same time, at Shadow City's west gate.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
As the gate swung open, under Su Muqiu's command, Dragon Soul's elite forces charged out from the city.
Because most of Chaotic World's players had just been redeployed to the east gate, there weren't many left on the west side. Before they could even react, a sudden wave of concentrated fire from Dragon Soul's mages and archers on the city walls blasted them into critical condition.
Immediately after, a large group of Dragon Soul's high-level assassins entered the fray. Amid a chorus of screams rising and falling, they wiped out Chaotic World's injured players to the last man.
In an instant, the battle was over.
At this moment, not far away, a figure arrived right on time.
And that person was Lin Mo.
"Into the city!"
After linking up with Lin Mo, Su Muqiu didn't linger outside at all. He immediately led Dragon Soul's players back into Shadow City.
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Not long after, when Wang Junjie led a large portion of Chaotic World's main forces around from the east gate to the west gate, all he saw at the gate was a chaotic battlefield aftermath. He instantly flew into a rage.
"Where the hell are the Dragon Soul dogs? Did they all fucking escape?"
Under Wang Junjie's furious questioning, a priest subordinate stationed at the west gate, who had narrowly survived by stepping into a pit during the chaos, said in a trembling voice, "After Dragon Soul killed our people… they retreated back into the city again!"
"They went back in?", Wang Junjie said in disbelief, "What the hell does that mean? Did they come out just to kill a few of my guys?"
At this moment, the priest subordinate added, "I saw them come out to escort Rulebound into the city."
Hearing this, Chaotic World's strategist suddenly realized, "The west gate of Shadow City leads straight toward Blazing Ember City. Dragon Soul deliberately launched a feint at the east gate. From the start, their goal wasn't to break out at all, but to draw attention east and escort Rulebound in from the west."
"But why bring Rulebound into Shadow City? Could it be… to challenge the Shadow Holy Hall dungeon?"
"Right! I heard the boss of that Chasing Dreams Studio say before that the Hearts of Shadow he had for opening the Shadow Gate were schemed out of him by Rulebound. Looks like Rulebound really is here for the Shadow Holy Hall dungeon."
Hearing this, Wang Junjie's face lit up with delight, "The dungeon key just walked right up to us? That's perfect!"
"And while we're at it, we can wipe out Dragon Soul and Rulebound in one sweep."
A ferocious smile spread across Wang Junjie's face.
He immediately barked an order, "Pass down my command. Everyone, prepare to attack the city!"
———
[Inside Shadow City]
Lin Mo went straight to the Shadow Gate and met up with Dragon Soul Aoshi.
Seeing Lin Mo arrive as promised, Dragon Soul Aoshi asked right away, "How confident are you?"
"Ninety percent," Lin Mo said, "If you guys don't have any problems, then it's a hundred."
'He shifted the key factor for success or failure onto us. Have to say—'
"You really do think like a businessman."
As a business tycoon handling tens of millions every day, Dragon Soul Aoshi always acted decisively, without the slightest hesitation.
Seeing that Lin Mo was fully confident, he immediately handed over the Heart of Shadow he was carrying.
"Then it's settled. I'll guard you. Once you clear the dungeon, I take forty percent of the profits."
"No problem," Lin Mo took the Heart of Shadow and immediately walked to the Shadow Gate.
Together with the two he already had, he placed the three Hearts of Shadow one by one into the three grooves on the gate.
The next moment.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The three Hearts of Shadow simultaneously released streams of blood, converging at the bloody handprint in the center of the gate.
At the same time, a system notification rang out—
[Ding~ Dungeon raider identity locked. The Shadow Gate is about to open. Before entering the elite hidden dungeon Shadow Holy Hall, please select ten guardians on your own (choose your guardians carefully. Guardians must protect you outside the Shadow Gate, prevent the Shadow Legion from entering the dungeon. During your dungeon run, for every guardian who dies, dungeon monster strength will increase by 10%. If all ten guardians die, the dungeon attempt will be judged a failure immediately.)]
Lin Mo looked at Dragon Soul Aoshi.
"I need ten guardians. Their life and death will directly determine the dungeon's success to a certain extent."
Realizing the importance of the guardians from Lin Mo's words, Dragon Soul Aoshi instructed Su Muqiu, "Aside from you and me, select eight more of the strongest from the guild."
"Yes!"
Su Muqiu immediately began selecting guardians from the crowd.
The choices were quickly finalized:
Blazing Ember City Level Rankings second place, level 26 archer Dragon Soul Dusk.
Level Rankings third place, level 25 warrior Dragon Soul Aoshi.
The remaining eight were all ranked among the Top 100: 8th, 9th, 10th, 15th, 28th, 34th, 40th, and 55th.
When ten Top 100 ranked players stood before him, even Lin Mo couldn't help but feel a genuine sense of awe.
'As expected of Dragon Soul. Casually picking out ten Top 100 powerhouses from a level-three main city.'
'Looks like choosing to cooperate with Dragon Soul really was the right call.'
Thinking this, just as Lin Mo was about to confirm the guardian selection, suddenly, a system voice sounded in his ear—
[Ding~ Player Liuli has applied to become your dungeon guardian. Do you accept?]
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