Faced with Dragon Soul Aoshi's order to fight to the death and not retreat, even Dragon Soul Whisper, who had always understood him and wanted step by step to become someone like Dragon Soul Aoshi, was shocked beyond measure at this moment.
"Boss, we've completely lost our way out."
"If we fight them to the bitter end, every single one of us will be killed back to level 0."
"Even if Rulebound gave us huge benefits, I don't think we should make such a massive sacrifice."
As Dragon Soul Aoshi's right-hand man and a core pillar of the Dragon Soul Guild, Su Muqiu also took the bigger picture into account and stood on the same side as Dragon Soul Whisper, advising Dragon Soul Aoshi, "Boss, I also think we should first cover part of the main force to retreat and minimize the losses as much as possible."
"Chaotic World has numbers, and Wang Junjie has money. Even if this batch of people gets crippled, he can immediately spend money to recruit a new group into the guild. Trading our people for their tools isn't worth it!"
They had thought Dragon Soul Aoshi was just temporarily dazzled by the benefits and leverage Lin Mo had offered.
But unexpectedly, Dragon Soul Aoshi understood the current situation better than anyone.
"I know everything you're saying."
"It's just that today, we have no way out. Once we retreat, our entire Dragon Soul Guild, and even my company in the real world, the Aoshi Group, will be affected at best, or completely destroyed at worst."
Hearing such words from Dragon Soul Aoshi for the first time, Su Muqiu and Dragon Soul Whisper were both stunned.
At the same time, they grew even more curious, "Boss, this time we're helping Rulebound. What exactly did he offer us?"
"No leverage," Dragon Soul Aoshi said something shocking, "Someone told me to protect him at all costs. This person is someone we can't afford to offend."
Su Muqiu said in disbelief, "Who?"
"Our Aoshi Group's biggest investor, the president of the Ling Group in the capital, Ling Xue."
Only now did Dragon Soul Whisper finally understand the stakes involved. As a company backbone, he knew very clearly, "If the Ling Group pulls its investment, the company the boss has painstakingly built for decades will be ruined."
"Without a real-world enterprise as support, relying only on passion, our Dragon Soul Guild wouldn't last a month before falling apart."
At this moment, Su Muqiu was also utterly baffled.
He had known Lin Mo for several years and had never known, "When did Lin Mo, and how, get connected with someone as powerful and high-ranking as President Ling of the Ling Group?"
"Wait! Could it be because we cleared the Snake King Island dungeon last time and received that invitation from Divine Nation. Is Divine Nation a guild under the Ling Group?"
"Lin Mo joined Divine Nation, so Divine Nation sent us to protect him?"
Even after guessing this much, Su Muqiu still didn't understand, "But even so, Lin Mo only just joined Divine Nation. How could he receive such importance from them?"
"They're even willing to sacrifice our Dragon Soul just to make sure he's safe?"
Though there were many doubts, since Dragon Soul Aoshi had said such words, it meant Ling Xue's order was at the highest level.
They had to obey.
They could not disobey.
At that instant, Su Muqiu completely changed his stance.
He shouted to the surrounding Dragon Soul players, "All personnel! Fight to the death, no retreat!"
Amid the roars, Dragon Soul Guild players, with a mindset of facing death without fear, rose up to resist Chaotic World Guild.
Under the effect of the A-grade magic scroll Death Lockdown, whether Dragon Soul or Chaotic World players, once they died, they would revive on the spot after ten seconds.
And the death penalty remained unchanged.
Every death meant the risk of losing levels and dropping equipment.
With only a few hundred people, Dragon Soul was no match for Chaotic World's massive army.
Their defensive line was quickly broken.
Chaotic World players began pushing through the breach and charging deeper into Death Valley.
Because to these money-hungry players, the Dragon Soul members outside, priced at twenty thousand each, were just small change.
The real prize was Rulebound and Liuli inside Death Valley.
The two of them, one worth five million, one worth ten million, if they killed Lin Mo or Ning Xi, for an ordinary person, they'd be set for life.
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Deep inside Death Valley—
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
With Lin Mo and Ning Xi, two SSS-level talent holders working together, the mission progress had reached 455/500. All ten Shadow Shamans had already been killed.
Which meant as long as they killed forty-five more Death Warriors, the mission would be complete.
However, at this moment, Chaotic World players had already infiltrated.
"Rulebound and Liuli are over there!"
"Holy crap! Ten million! Five million!"
"Brothers, that's our whole life right there!"
"Rulebound is insanely strong. We can't solo him. Everyone together! Once we kill them, we split the reward!"
"Brothers, kill!"
Amid the shouting, dozens of Chaotic World players who had infiltrated deep into Death Valley rushed at Lin Mo and Ning Xi with weapons in hand.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
Some of them didn't even get close before being crushed to death by the level 40 Death Warriors inside Death Valley.
But no matter the situation, numbers were Chaotic World's greatest advantage.
Even though more than half were instantly killed by the Death Warriors, the other half still managed to get close.
A large group of Chaotic World warriors, knights, and assassins, brandishing blades and daggers, charged toward Lin Mo.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Having just used his ultimate skill Annihilation · Storm Arrow Rain to wipe out three Death Warriors, Lin Mo looked at the Chaotic World players rushing from behind, a chill flashing in his eyes.
"Courting death!"
Just as he raised his bow to aim at those Chaotic World players, Ning Xi suddenly stopped him.
"Brother Lin Mo, you still have to go back to the city to turn in the mission. Once you carry sin points, you won't be able to enter the safe zone."
"You keep doing the mission. I'll handle them."
With that, Ning Xi gripped her staff tightly, her deep gaze locking onto the approaching Chaotic World players, ready to cast at any moment.
The Chaotic World players who were charging in had originally been facing the number one on the rankings, Rulebound, and were somewhat afraid.
But the moment they saw their opponent switch to a girl who didn't even look like she knew how to play the game well, they instantly relaxed.
"Why is Liuli even worth five million? I feel like one punch and she'd cry for ages…"
"Who cares! Isn't it better if she's weak? Brother Jie said she's worth five million, so we just kill her and split the reward!"
So none of them took Ning Xi seriously.
All of them excitedly rushed toward her.
Ning Xi stood in place.
Waiting until the Chaotic World players entered her attack range.
Boom!
The instant she waved her staff, the A-grade Shadow Storm, amplified tenfold in damage by her SSS-level talent Nine-Five Supreme, bloomed within the crowd ahead.
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