Excessive ferocity due to caution

At the Tianwang Guild's headquarters, Bai Xiao sat in a park with a gloomy expression.

He had many subordinates in front of him.

The light shone on their faces, casting shadows.

"Lord Bai, Zhao Yi has been so rampant this time. Not only did he destroy all our resurrection items, but he also killed Liu Ming. We absolutely cannot let him get away with this!"

The man who had accompanied Bai Xiao to negotiate with Zhao Yi said this.

Liu Ming was one of the entourage.

Because there were no resurrection items available, Liu Ming died on the spot!

Losing a near-top-tier player is a significant loss, even for a giant guild like Tianwang!

For Bai Xiao's side, this is an even heavier blow!

The power structure within the Tianwang Guild is fragmented, with members holding differing opinions.

Miao Jiang is their backbone, but if Miao Jiang is not around, none of the remaining people will submit to anyone else!

Bai Xiao had put in a lot of effort to cultivate and win over Liu Ming.

Now that Liu Ming has been killed by Zhao Yi in such an inexplicable way, how can Bai Xiao swallow this anger?

Now, just thinking about his seven Calabash Brothers... no, his seven damaged resurrection items, fills Bai Xiao with rage!

That damned Zhao Yi!

I must find an opportunity to tear him to pieces to vent my anger!

"The reason I called you here is about Zhao Yi."

Bai Xiao's eyes were gloomy.

A look of resentment appeared on her face, like a wronged woman who had suffered extreme injustice!

He had no idea that he was the one who started the trouble.

At this moment, I only see myself as an innocent victim.

"When has the Tianwang Guild ever suffered such a loss?"

"This grudge cannot go unpunished!"

"That's right!"

Bai Xiao's subordinates were all extremely arrogant, with fierce glints in their eyes!

Players from a trash guild dare to bare their fangs at them. If this grudge isn't avenged, how can they gain the respect of others in the future?

"Brother Bai, call the brothers, let's go and fucking kill him!!"

"A mere two hundred half-step Great Fiends dare to act so arrogantly in front of our Tianwang Guild?"

They knew this was the perfect opportunity to prove themselves. It was rare to see Bai Xiao suffer a setback, and if they could step forward now, they would naturally be valued by Bai Xiao afterward!

Bai Xiao waved his hand, signaling them to be quiet.

"listen to me……"

"The president has given orders that we cannot make any major moves at this critical juncture..."

"But this grudge... cannot go unpunished!"

"Although we can't openly disobey the chairman's orders, I still have ways to kill Zhao Yi..."

Upon hearing this, the others were immediately invigorated!

"Brother Bai, what do we do?"

Bai Xiao squinted:

"Identity card..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a guild member whispered a reminder:

"But Brother Bai...didn't the guild leader issue a special ban, absolutely forbidding guild members from touching the ID cards?"

"If discovered, they will be expelled from the guild immediately..."

Bai Xiao smiled dismissively:

"Of course I know that the president's rules cannot be broken..."

"What I mean is, we can use the ID card to take out Zhao Yi!"

He paused, then waved for the people to gather around:

"Isn't Zhao Yi in contact with those three people from the inner city, Leana?"

"All we need to do is..."

...

The outer city area of ​​the abandoned city.

Zhao Yi received a call from Chang Yu in her luxurious apartment.

Chang Yu has recently become obsessed with collecting identity cards with Leah and Clark, and hasn't contacted Zhao Yi for several days.

As they collected more and more identity cards, Chang Yu also saw Leya becoming increasingly arrogant!

The number of identity cards far exceeded their expectations!

So far, they have collected 6!

What's even more exciting is... this time, the entertainment company seems to have issued more than six identity cards!

Seeing that Leya was becoming increasingly strange, Chang Yu finally couldn't help but call Zhao Yi.

"Brother Zhao, things are getting a bit out of control..."

Zhao Yi stood on the top floor of the 30-story apartment building, gazing through a glass pane at the extremely thick and towering city wall of the inner city in the distance.

Just a wall apart, yet worlds apart!

Zhao Yi held the phone steadily, and his tone was also very calm.

"Tell me what went wrong, don't rush me."

The person on the other end of the phone said:

"Collecting identity cards was unexpectedly easy for Leah, so easy that it even seemed unbelievable to me..."

"In just a few days, he's already collected six identity cards..."

"We encountered no obstacles during this period."

"Those big guilds in the inner city seem to be deaf and blind..."

"You should know that the major guilds have an extremely terrifying level of control over the inner city. If we were to occasionally pull some tricks under their noses, I think it's possible... but things have progressed to this point, and they're still completely unaware. There must be something fishy going on!"

A gentle smile appeared on Zhao Yi's face.

"What could possibly be going on?"

"them……"

"I just want the three of you to 'grow up' quickly."

Zhao Yi's tone gave Chang Yu goosebumps all over!

"Brother Zhao... what do you mean by that?"

Starlight spills down in front of the glass wall.

Zhao Yi turned around.

"There is a delicate balance in the inner city."

"This balance has been formed slowly over many years."

"Whoever breaks this balance first will become the target of everyone's criticism, understand?"

After being pointed out by Zhao Yi, Chang Yu immediately realized the truth!

"What Brother Zhao means is... those big guilds aren't unaware of the identity card issue."

"They're just pretending not to see it."

Zhao Yi smiled:

"You're not stupid either."

"The internal balance cannot be easily broken, which is why an external force is needed."

"This force must be strong enough..."

"Ideally, we should be able to dominate all the other guilds, so that we can completely muddy the waters!"

"Therefore, not only will they not prevent you from obtaining the identity cards, they would be eager to personally deliver them to you..."

"The reason I told you to keep a low profile earlier wasn't to guard against the big guilds, but rather to guard against forces similar to yours."

"Those guys are your real competitors!"

Chang Yu asked in confusion:

"But if that's the case, wouldn't they just watch a subordinate guild grow stronger and eventually ride roughshod over them?"

Zhao Yi said calmly:

"yes……"

"They just want to watch an ordinary guild grow powerful and then ride roughshod over them."

"So why don't you guess what will happen after that?"

On the other end of the phone, Chang Yu's pupils contracted.

He finally understood...

Tianwang, Demon Ruins, Trumpet Battalion...

These three behemoths have been waiting for a legitimate opportunity to make their move!

Under normal circumstances, whoever makes the first move will inevitably become a thorn in the side of the other two!

But if...

A new force has emerged that can put pressure on the three guilds...

When these three guilds draw their swords, the blades will inevitably be aimed at the new forces first!

Chang Yu gasped!

Leah always believed that she was waiting for a higher bidder, and that she was scheming against Zhao Yi...

Little did he know, he was the one being schemed against all along!

"You... never intended for us to live from the beginning?"

Chang Yu's voice carried a hint of anger.

Zhao Yi calmly said:

"There was no intention to let 'they' live."

"You don't need to be angry."

"At least for now, you're no longer on the same side as Leah and Clark."

Chang Yu clenched his fists tightly.

His eyes were bloodshot.

Fear, anger, lingering fear...

A mix of emotions welled up inside.

At this moment, he truly realized how terrifying Zhao Yi was!

There's a reason this guy has gotten to where he is today in such a short time!

"You're telling me you're not afraid I'll betray you?"

Chang Yu's gaze was icy.

Zhao Yi's lips curled into a slight smile:

"Can you?"

On the other end of the phone, Chang Yu's body stiffened.

He collapsed against the wall of his room like a deflated balloon.

Yes……

He will not.

If he betrays Zhao Yi, it will bring nothing but harm.

He had long since lost control of the inner city.

Only by following Zhao Yi... is there any chance of winning!

After a long silence, Chang Yu spoke:

"There's another piece of news I need to tell you."

Zhao Yi:

"explain."

Chang Yu:

"Our people in the city received a message—an identity card appeared in a cursed, dilapidated temple on a mountain in the southern outskirts of the abandoned city."

"Recently, things have been very tense in the inner city. We can't mobilize a large force to leave the city, or we'll be targeted..."

"If possible, we might need you to help Leah and the others get that identity card."

Zhao Yi was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed:

"it is good."

PS: First update.

We're almost at a million words short of the book title brainstorming session! Fellow readers, please share your thoughts and help this author, who has been struggling with cerebral palsy for ten years, come up with a good title.