White River City, Zero Wing Guild headquarters.
Due to the Star River Alliance's sudden provocation, the entire Zero Wing Guild had been thrown into chaos.
Before this, the Black God Legion had been slaughtered, yet the guild hadn't responded much. That had already left many members feeling stifled and resentful. If Waterless Rose and the others hadn't been holding them back, quite a few people would have charged straight to Stone Fang Mountains to settle the score.
Now the Star River Alliance was provoking them like this — how could anyone stay calm?
Those independent players were hard to find and difficult to deal with, fine. But the Star River Alliance had laid everything out in the open. Even if the Star River Alliance was a first-rate guild, even if it was a trap, Zero Wing had to show everyone that they weren't pushovers. So what if they died?
"Vice Leader Waterless, the guild members are just waiting for one word from you! Say the word, and we'll march out immediately to wipe out the Star River Alliance!" numerous core members declared, stepping forward.
Zero Wing was no longer the weak, newly established guild it had once been. It was the overlord of White River City, with over a hundred thousand members and nearly twenty thousand Elite members. Even those who weren't Elite were very close to reaching that threshold.
They could absolutely take on the Star River Alliance in an all-out war.
"You're thinking too simply," Waterless Rose shook her head. "If the Star River Alliance dares to do this, they're certainly confident they can crush us entirely. And our enemies aren't limited to just the Star River Alliance." After seeing that post, it wasn't as if she wasn't angry — but anger was one thing. Ordinary members could charge in without a care, but she couldn't. She had to consider things from the guild's perspective.
As long as it wasn't a key figure in the guild, even if someone died a few dozen times, it wouldn't have much impact on the guild as a whole. But if the guild's entire Elite roster was wiped out in one go, that would be a massive problem.
At best, it would slow the guild's development speed — the accumulated advantage would be gone.
At worst, it could cripple the guild entirely. They'd be forced to withdraw from the contest for supremacy in the Divine Realm. All the effort and time previously invested would turn to smoke. Guilds like this littered the history of virtual gaming, long since forgotten by everyone. Every step the guild took had to be as cautious as possible.
Turning a guild into the dominant power in the Divine Realm wasn't as simple as acting on hot-blooded passion. Otherwise, first-rate guilds wouldn't be so rare — they'd be everywhere.
But regarding the Star River Alliance's provocation — as the overlord guild of White River City, if Zero Wing couldn't respond in some way, what prestige would they have left? Who would want to stay in a guild like that?
"The Star River Alliance really is despicable this time, resorting to such underhanded methods." Huo Wu's delicate brows were also tightly furrowed. "But if we really go to fight them head-on, the Seven Sin Blossoms will definitely provide covert support from the shadows, specifically targeting our guild's top players. Other guilds might also take advantage of the chaos and join in. In the end, we'd just be devoured by the Star River Alliance."
"Huo Wu, you've sparred with one of the Seven Sin Blossoms' squad leaders. Our main raid team combined with the Black God Legion — do we really not stand a single chance?" Waterless Rose turned to ask Huo Wu.
"The Seven Sin Blossoms' members have extremely good equipment. They're no worse than our main raid team members. Only those of us wearing first-tier set gear have a slight edge. But these people are experts who've been honed through years of training. Even their most ordinary members have combat skill levels comparable to mine. The vast majority are significantly stronger than me. If I hadn't relied on my weapon and equipment, plus the power of darkness and magic scrolls, there was no way I could have traded blows with that squad leader for as long as I did and escaped in the end. When facing that squad leader, there was simply no opening. Every move I made was laid bare before his eyes — he'd already prepared countermeasures. It felt like facing the guild leader himself."
When the others heard Huo Wu's words, they couldn't help but draw in a sharp breath. Any remaining traces of wishful thinking evaporated.
Only now did everyone truly grasp the terrifying nature of the Seven Sin Blossoms.
Huo Wu's combat skill ranked in the top three of the guild — only the guild leader was clearly above her.
The Seven Sin Blossoms had an ordinary member whose combat level was roughly on par with Huo Wu, and there were fifty such people.
It was as if fifty Huo Wus were standing before them, and the squad leaders among them were monsters comparable to Shi Feng.
This was simply inhumane.
A single monster like Shi Feng could play an inconceivably pivotal role in a battle involving tens of thousands — and the Seven Sin Blossoms had no fewer than six such monsters…