Chapter 781 - A Deal (1/2)
In the previous timeline, the Blood Reaver Corps only stayed on the surface for two months before being chased back to the underworld. This time around, the situation was completely different. Asskickers United and Angel Corps were sworn enemies. There was no way the two sides would cooperate!
Asskickers United would be all alone in this fight. Though incredibly difficult, their only hope was to surround the Blood Reaver Corps and wipe them out.
「If you find their whereabouts, report to me immediately. You will have to delay them, at least until we return from the World of Darkness,」Nie Yan said. Every second they could buy was more precious than the last.
「I’ll do my best. I don’t think they are brave enough to attack our strongholds yet.」
「I’m not so sure about that. Anything is possible with that bunch of maniacs.」Nie Yan shook his head. In the previous timeline, the Blood Reaver Corps had fearlessly attacked strongholds many times.
Guo Huai was taken aback. Did those people really dare to attack a stronghold? Thinking about it, if Nie Yan dared to sneak his way into the Clemenci Stronghold alone, why wouldn’t the Blood Reaver Corps with their 60 Silver Wings dare to take on a stronghold?「Looks like I’ll have to fortify the defenses of our strongholds.」
「No harm in making preparations.」
「Alright, I’ll let you continue with your levelling,」Guo Huai said. He ended the call, then walked into the guild headquarters’ main hall.
When Black Heaven and several others saw Guo Huai enter, they walked up to him and asked, “What did the boss say?”
“He wants us to delay the Blood Reaver Corps for as long as possible and wait for his return from the World of Darkness,” Guo Huai replied.
“The Blood Reaver Corps don’t seem to have any intention of attacking us. We’ll just have our members steer clear of them for now. When the boss is back, we can deal with them then!” Paladin of the Elegy said.
“The most important point is that we still have no idea of their exact location!”
“We already have our Hundred Thieves searching all over for traces of them,” Hapless Frog said. He and Tyrannical were the leaders of the Hundred Thieves. Each of them had hundreds of subordinates under them responsible for managing these Thieves.
“Since the Blood Reaver Corps has arrived in the Viridian Empire, they definitely won’t stay idle for long. When they make their move, we’ll know where they are,” Tyrannical said confidently.
Under Guo Huai’s arrangements, Asskickers United and all their allies started fortifying the defenses of their strongholds.
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At this moment, a team of 60 players riding three-meter tall Nightmare Beasts crossed the border into the Viridian Empire. They sped through the wilderness known as the Kross Plains.
“Boss, who’s our next target?” a fallen human Mage asked. This fellow was basically all skin and bones with his eye sockets caved in and his cheekbones protruding out. He looked to be in his 40s.
“Old Bat, no need to ask. Wherever the boss wants to go, all we have to do is follow. When has he ever led us astray?” a Slayer carrying dual short swords on his back said with a smile.
Old Bat scratched his head with an embarrassed smile. “My bad. Just curiosity. Shadow, you’re always so calm and collected. Aren’t you the slightest bit curious?”
“Doesn’t matter. Heads roll wherever we go. I just hope our next opponent will be a bit stronger. I’m really bored of killing these weaklings who can’t even take one or two hits.” The Slayer called Dark Shadow shrugged.
“Shadow is the strongest Slayer in the Demon Tribe. If he claims to be second best, no will dare to claim to be first. Honestly, we don’t need to be scared of that Asskickers United or whatever. Even if Nirvana Flame comes, what could he possibly do against us?” a dark elf Thief called Autumn Gust said. Dark Shadow was the vice-captain of the Blood Reaver Corps. So, everyone was fairly respectful toward him.
“Autumn, there’ll always be someone stronger. Take the boss for example. In the Demon Tribe, there are still a few people who can go toe-to-toe with him.”
“Like who?” Autumn Gust asked.
“Pantheon’s Godking comes to mind. That guy is pretty mysterious. He never shows himself in public, but he’s always at the top of the level leaderboards. He’s definitely an expert. As for the Righteous Faction, Nirvana Flame is also a pretty tough bastard. You know, there’s a good reason why we stayed in the Satreen Empire for so long and avoided the Viridian Empire,” Dark Shadow said. He was old and wise enough to look at things objectively, unlike Autumn Gust.
Blood Devil didn’t refute Dark Shadow’s words.
Autumn Gust couldn’t accept this and asked back, “Then why are we in the Viridian Empire right now?” He felt Dark Shadow was overestimating this Nirvana Flame.
Dark Shadow didn’t immediately reply, instead turning to face the silent Blood Devil. This was also a question he wanted to ask. Previously, Blood Devil had received a voice call from someone. After chatting with that person, he decided to come to the Viridian Empire. These two matters were definitely related.
Blood Devil pulled on his reins, causing the Nightmare Beast he was riding to rear up its front legs before stomping on the ground and coming to a halt.
Everyone else also came to a stop and gazed at Blood Devil.
Blood Devil looked at his brothers, then said in a serious tone, “I’m going to make an announcement. Afterwards, we’ll take a vote. The majority will decide our next move.”
Everyone was puzzled. Just what was going on? Normally, everything in the team would be decided by Blood Devil alone. Only on really important matters would he ask for the input of the other members. In their memory, there had been no more than seven instances of this happening. The last time was when they were deciding whether they should go to the surface.
“I received a call from a man surnamed Cao yesterday, and he proposed a deal to me. He managed to get in touch with me through our contacts in the Satreen Empire. We spoke for a bit, and…” Blood Devil spoke slowly word after word, making sure everyone in the team could hear him clearly.