Excessive ferocity due to caution

The inner city of the abandoned city, south gate.

Outside the cracked and mottled city walls, the ground was littered with bits of flesh.

Inside the city walls, tensions were high!

Looking at the five high-level quasi-fierce individuals who had touched the realm of rules before him, Miao Jiang's face was icy cold.

It wasn't impossible for them to break out of the city despite being blocked by these five people.

But it will take time and come at a great cost!

However, at this moment, Miao Jiang's anger had been completely ignited by Zhao Yi. Although he had not lost his mind, he would never give up the pursuit of Zhao Yi because of the obstruction of these five people!

"Give Way!"

Miao, leading over a hundred of the guild's core fighters, coldly addressed the guards at the city gate.

The guards looked at them, somewhat conflicted.

After a brief standoff, they ultimately chose to concede.

"All right……"

"We are indeed no match for you."

The guards sighed.

They made way for them.

That city wall, ravaged by time, is actually quite thick.

But for a person's two feet, it's only a dozen or so steps.

For the players of the Tianwang Guild, it was an instantaneous event.

Miao Jiang and his men left the city and looked at the blood and mud covering the ground outside the city. Their faces were extremely ugly!

He's late!

"President, a few minutes ago, Liang Ye sent a message saying that they encountered a terrorist attack while heading towards the South Gate..."

One player said this behind Miao.

Miao frowned and said:

Where are they?

The player forced himself to say:

"No reply...maybe..."

Miao's eyes kept flickering:

"It's Zhao Yiyao..."

"If it's Zhao Yi, it means they went to the North Gate..."

Why did he go to the north gate?

Thinking of this, Miao's mind raced.

Miao remembered the message Zheng Piaopiao had sent him earlier.

Zhao Yi somehow acquired a terrifying force that guarded the city gate, blocking all players from entering or leaving.

This prevents them from providing support when they should be providing it!

The inner city and the outer city... are completely separated!

Suddenly, Miao raised his head sharply and murmured:

"We've fallen for their trap..."

"I should have thought of that..."

"How could Zhao Yi possibly stop after taking just a certificate of assets from the Tianwang Guild?"

"His goal..."

"These are all the top ten guilds in the Bone Zone!"

Miao will immediately turn his head away.

as predicted.

The five guards who had made way for us at the city gate are now on high alert, ready for a major battle at any moment!

The players of the Tianwang Guild finally understood...

Zhao Yi exploited their hatred for him, deliberately luring them out of the inner city...

Even if they were able to defeat the five guards and re-enter the inner city, it would be a long time before they could.

Although these five guards were no match for them, working together, they could easily hold them off for an hour or two!

Miao clenched his fists tightly.

The veins on his forehead were visible.

From the moment Zhao Yi stirred his emotions, it seemed that it was already destined that he would be firmly controlled by Zhao Yi!

If we take Zhao Yi's little tricks out of context, they are not particularly sophisticated schemes.

In any other place, Miao Jiang could easily see through it and expose its true form!

But Zhao Yi's most terrifying and ingenious aspect lies in... adding an "insurance" layer to these simple strategies.

This layer of insurance is Zhao Yi's control over the emotions of the members of their Tianwang Guild!

If it weren't for contempt and arrogance, Bai Xiao wouldn't have died, and Miao Jiang wouldn't have been so surprised that Zhao Yi would sneak into the inner city and raid their base before the turmoil even began!

If it weren't for his anger, he would never have led his guild members out of the inner city of the ruined city without any hindrance, thus allowing himself to be manipulated by Zhao Yi!

Miao told himself that he must not get angry.

But the nameless, furious flames continued to burn in his chest!

He, a powerful figure in the Bone Zone who rose to power by stepping on the corpses of countless players... was actually tricked into such a pathetic state by players from a trash guild!

What a disgrace!

Bloodshot veins appeared in his eyes. Miao Jiang stood at the city gate, his tone as cold as a thousand-year-old iceberg atop a snow-capped mountain:

"Kill them."

After he finished speaking, his whole body burst into flames, transforming into several fire phoenixes that pounced on the five people at the south gate!

...

inner city.

Zhao Yi and Warehouse Ghost stood on the top floor of the Tianwang Hotel, watching the chaotic battle in the inner city. The latter couldn't help but sigh:

"The Horn-Blowing Camp Guild and the Demon Ruins do indeed have something..."

"Without the help of the Skyward Guild, and with such a significant difference in strength, they actually managed to use the terrain for guerrilla warfare and hold off Leah's forces, and the losses don't seem to be too severe..."

"Unfortunately, in the face of absolute power, these petty tricks can only prolong their time; they cannot turn the tide of the battle..."

At this point, the warehouse ghost seemed to understand something and looked at Zhao Yi:

"The leader... deliberately separated the Skyward Guild, which wanted to destroy everything, so that we could help the other two guilds defeat Leya on their behalf, thus forming an alliance with the other two guilds?"

Zhao Yi tossed away the cigarette butt in her hand, glanced at him, and said with a smile:

"You are clever... but not clever enough."

"Has the Demon Ruins and the Horn-Blowing Camp formed an alliance?"

"Do you think that now that the current crisis has passed, they will choose the weaker us, or their familiar rival, Tianwang, as an ally?"

The warehouse ghost remained silent.

Zhao Yi continued:

"Furthermore, what do you think our chances of winning are if we join this battle?"

The warehouse ghost remained silent, but a light had already appeared in its eyes.

After a moment, he asked:

"What does the cult leader want to do?"

Zhao Yi's lips curled into a smile.

"Stealing a house."

The warehouse ghost was stunned:

"Still raiding our base?"

"Whose house did you steal from?"

"Demon Ruins or a Camp of Horns?"

Zhao Yi said calmly:

"Neither."

"Let's go get... the Leah Monroe Guild's asset certificate for the inner city!"

The warehouse ghost fell into deep thought.

He was trying to figure out the deeper meaning behind Zhao Yi's actions.

Standing behind Zhao Yi, Chris, who had been silent for a long time, finally voiced her doubts:

"Master, what's the point of doing this?"

"Once Leah has dealt with the Horned Camp and the Demon Ruins, reclaiming our asset ownership certificates will be a piece of cake..."

She kept looking at Zhao Yi the whole way.

The more I look at it, the more alarmed I become.

Truly great designers don't use many fancy tricks; they just need to use the right strategy at the right time and place.

Zhao Yi is such a terrifying designer!

He hid in the shadows, using the simplest of tactics to manipulate all his competitors at will!

She could somewhat understand the reasons behind many of the things Zhao Yi did during that time...

But this time,

She couldn't understand it at all.

Why did Zhao Yi try to steal the asset certificates of the guild under Leya's command?

"He won't come looking for me to claim the guild's lost asset ownership certificates."

Zhao Yi smiled and said.

He paused, then turned and walked toward the elevator, his tone calm yet meaningful:

"I only gave them all one way."

"Therefore, they must follow the path I have given them."

"They...can only follow the path I gave them."

P.S.: Another terrible update today.

It seems like I've torn the meniscus in my knee.

My right leg cannot bend; it hurts a lot when I try to bend it.

Alas, this year has been truly full of disasters.

Goodnight, my darlings!!