"Let them come over?" Shuise Qiangwei perked up at the news. She'd initially been quite excited — Hei Zi and the rest had all advanced to their second-tier classes, which meant a formidable boost in combat power. But she quickly caught herself and said, "Guild Leader, entering Heavenly Thunder Island requires slots now. Without slots, they can't get in at all. And at this rate, there probably isn't enough time even if they had them."
Even with slots, traveling from Sea-Gazing Town in the Apocalypse Empire to Heavenly Thunder Island would take a considerable amount of time. Even using a unicorn ship, by the time they arrived, the battle for Heavenly Thunder Island would likely be long over.
"Don't worry — I still have slots on hand. And to get from Sea-Gazing Town to Heavenly Thunder Island, besides the sailing ship, I have a Spatial Gate that can teleport them here. It might take some time in transit, but the contest for Heavenly Thunder Island has only just begun. There should be enough time for them to make it." Shi Feng smiled.
"Great! If Hei Zi and the others can get here, that'll be a huge help. It'll definitely catch everyone off guard when they show up." Shuise Qiangwei's face lit up with delight.
She could already picture what Hei Zi and the others would look like arriving on Heavenly Thunder Island. She immediately began contacting them, telling them to cancel their registrations first and head straight for Sea-Gazing Town.
Meanwhile, Shi Feng opened his system panel and selected the option to leave Heavenly Thunder Island. No items could be used on the island itself — only after leaving could one use a Return Scroll.
As Shi Feng vanished from the ancient tower, far away in the Forest Tower, Nine Dragons Emperor was keeping constant watch over the situation at all three ancient towers, throwing virtually every available resource at the three towers held by Feng Qianyu and Zero Wing.
"My Lord, we just received word — Night Fang from Zero Wing's side suddenly vanished from the tower." Long Xue rushed over to report.
"Vanished? Did you find where he went?" The moment Nine Dragons Emperor recalled Shi Feng's teleportation skill, he pressed urgently.
The three ancient towers were each being monitored by Long Wu, Long Xue, and Shadow Fang respectively. Long Xue had been specifically assigned to watch the Cliff Tower occupied by Zero Wing — the position he valued most.
Shi Feng's teleportation skill was truly heaven-defying. It allowed instant reinforcements and surprise attacks at a moment's notice, which was precisely what had put them on the defensive. The moment they made any move, Shi Feng could teleport in with a full squad and launch another raid — and they'd have nowhere to turn.
"We couldn't trace him. But according to our planted informant, there doesn't seem to have been any activity. Feng Qianyu's side is also still struggling with how to assault the settlement." Long Xue shook his head.
"If it's just him acting alone in secret, then leave him be. Focus on watching their main team." Nine Dragons Emperor gave his orders.
This was still Heavenly Thunder Island. No single person could conquer a monster settlement on their own.
As long as they kept watch on the three tower teams, it didn't matter what Shi Feng was plotting — the end result would be the same.
"My Lord, the Miracle Guild has also gotten back to us. They say they can agree to our terms and form a single raid team, letting us share the tower buff. But in return, they want half the temporary teleportation slots from any monster settlement we capture." Long Xue spoke up again.
"That greedy old fox! He's really got some nerve!" Nine Dragons Emperor's brow furrowed.
A monster settlement only yielded two temporary teleportation slots for Heavenly Thunder Island. And all they were doing was borrowing the Miracle Guild's tower buff — yet the other side demanded half the slots in one breath.
"Then we..." Long Xue had no answer for this either. Everything ultimately depended on Nine Dragons Emperor's decision. If only they hadn't gone straight to war with Feng Qianyu from the start — they really should have captured a settlement first before picking a fight.
"Fine. Agree to their terms." As Nine Dragons Emperor uttered those words, he seemed to age several years in an instant.
Capturing the towers was completely out of the question under the current circumstances. To capture a monster settlement, their only option was to merge with the Miracle Guild into one large raid team — that way, they could send people to assault a settlement while simultaneously keeping watch over the three towers. Otherwise, they'd simply be locked in a grinding stalemate with Feng Qianyu.
The final result might look like a draw on the surface. But Feng Qianyu had Zero Wing backing her. Next time the Heavenly Thunder Island contest came around, she'd surely secure a large number of slots, and competing against her would become even harder.
He had to capture a settlement now. Only then would he avoid being so disadvantaged in the next round.
"Yes! I'll go coordinate with them right away." Long Xue departed from the ancient tower and headed straight for the one occupied by the Miracle Guild.