[The capital of Dragon Nation, Beijing]
[Ling Group]
It was late at night, and the company building was pitch black.
Only the CEO's Office was still lit.
Sitting at her desk, Ling Xue yawned while sorting through the mountain of reports and documents related to Oracle in front of her.
Just then...
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Lin Miaomiao, Zhao Jun, Sun Yang, and He Xiao knocked and walked in.
"You told us you were getting off work, but you're secretly working overtime by yourself!"
Complaining as she spoke, Lin Miaomiao set down the late-night snacks she was carrying.
The four of them all looked at Ling Xue with concern.
"Xiaoxue, work is important, but you have to take care of yourself too! Don't push yourself so hard. Your health comes first."
As soon as Zhao Jun, the oldest among them and the one who had always treated Ling Xue and the others like younger siblings, finished speaking, the youngest, Sun Yang, nodded and said, "Yeah! If there's a problem, we'll solve it together. Don't always carry everything by yourself! You're treating the four of us like outsiders!"
He Xiao, still the old smooth talker, said, "Don't worry. We're not asking for a share of your dividends."
Every sentence sounded like a complaint, but every word was filled with concern.
Ling Xue rubbed her sore neck and smiled bitterly, "You all know that the biggest problem our company has been facing is gradually reaching its critical point."
Lin Miaomiao hurried over, took the documents from Ling Xue's hands, and placed them on the desk.
"Every problem will be solved sooner or later! Besides, haven't we already trained Lin Mo as our trump card in Oracle?"
"The proposal for the second phase of the Supreme Plan has already been approved. Once it's officially launched and implemented, and Lin Mo is fully developed into our trump card..."
"That trump card will definitely become our turning point."
"And what you need to do right now is put your work aside. Eat when it's time to eat, drink when it's time to drink."
With everyone's persuasion and encouragement, the tension Ling Xue had been carrying finally began to ease.
Just as the group was about to relax and enjoy their late-night meal...
Ding!
A message suddenly popped up on Ling Xue's computer.
[President Ling, we've detected a large-scale login by the Golden Age and Ironblood guilds in Inferno City, and they're heading out of the city in a hurry.]
[Our investigation confirms that both guilds have connections with the Assassin player ID Mo, the one you asked me to investigate last time.]
Seeing the message,
Lin Miaomiao thought for a moment.
[If our previous analysis is correct, and this Mo really is Lin Mo's alt account, doesn't that mean Vice Guild Master Lin Mo is carrying out some urgent operation?]
Thinking of that, the group no longer cared about the late-night snacks.
"Notify everyone in the guild. Anyone who can log in, do it immediately!"
"Got it. I'll notify them right away!"
———
[In Oracle]
[Dark Underground City]
With the combined efforts of more than five thousand Genesis guild players, and at the cost of over a thousand casualties, they finally eliminated every Black Demon hidden within the mist.
At the same time, the mist surrounding the city gradually dispersed.
The magnificent Dark Underground City was finally revealed before everyone's eyes.
The Genesis players all looked up at the city, whose walls stood over ten meters high.
Their eyes were filled with excitement.
"Holy crap! Could this be a hidden map?"
"Probably not, but even if it isn't, this city definitely isn't ordinary! I bet there are treasures hidden inside!"
"But you need Gold rank to get in! I'm only Bronze IV... I'm nowhere close! There's no way I can enter!"
"Forget us. Even Rulebound, who's ranked number one on the Heavenly Rankings, is only Silver V and hasn't reached Gold yet. Even if he came here, he couldn't get in."
While the Genesis players were all examining the magnificent Dark Underground City, not far away...
Seeing that every monster had been cleared and the Dark Underground City had officially opened, Ji Ningshuang and Nether immediately took out the three C-rank Rank Boost Scrolls they had prepared beforehand.
After using all three scrolls at once, their ranks instantly rose from Silver III to Silver IV, Silver V, and finally Gold I.
Just as the two were about to approach the Dark Underground City, suddenly...
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Large numbers of players rushed out from the darkness on both flanks, surrounding both the Dark Underground City and the Genesis guild players outside it.
Ji Ningshuang frowned.
"Where did these people come from?"
Nether observed the group before calmly analyzing,
"The Chaotic World guild."
"They're Genesis's rivals."
"If nothing unexpected happened, Genesis probably led them here without noticing."
Ji Ningshuang couldn't help muttering, "Idiots."
Meanwhile, on the battlefield, the Genesis guild had only just finished clearing the Black Demons and dispersing the mist.
Now, facing the sudden appearance of the Chaotic World guild from all sides, they were immediately thrown into confusion.
The players from the two guilds, who had never gotten along, instantly faced each other with weapons drawn.
At that moment, Liu Kai, standing at the front of the Genesis formation, pointed at Wang Junjie across from him and shouted, "Wang! What the hell are you trying to do?"
Resting his greatsword on his shoulder, Wang Junjie looked at the Dark Underground City behind Liu Kai and laughed.
"Trying to hog such a huge prize all for yourself!"
"I've got to say, Liu Kai, that's pretty selfish of you."
Before Liu Kai could answer, Wang Junjie continued,
"I won't ask for much. We'll split the meat behind you. I take seventy percent, you take thirty."
"If you've got a problem with that, I'll wipe out Genesis first and then take all one hundred percent myself!"
Liu Kai was about to argue, when the Genesis strategist Yuange stopped him and reminded him, 'Brother Kai, this Dark Underground City requires Gold rank to enter. Chaotic World is at the same rank level as we are. We can't get in, and neither can they."
"We might as well let them have it. There's no point fighting over a map none of us can enter."
Liu Kai thought about it and found the reasoning sound.
But just then, his father called again.
Liu Kai answered the voice call, and his expression immediately turned extremely ugly.
Yuange asked, "What did Chairman Liu say?"
Liu Kai's face darkened.
"My dad told me to guard the Dark Underground City."
"If I dare take even one step back, he won't just freeze my bank cards, he'll break my legs too."
Even Yuange found it unbelievable.
"What on earth is going on with Chairman Liu today? What's gotten into him?"
A father's orders couldn't be disobeyed.
Although Liu Kai had intended to simply give up the Dark Underground City, he now had no choice but to confront Wang Junjie.
Representing Genesis, the strategist Yuange said to Wang Junjie, "You should leave. This underground city requires Gold rank to enter. Even if Brother Kai gives it to you, you still won't be able to get in."
Since the opposing strategist had stepped forward, Chaotic World's strategist, Zhuge of Chaotic World, naturally refused to be outdone.
"Whether we can get in or not is Brother Jie's concern."
"All you need to do is hand over this city."
"Or we can settle it the way our two guilds always do."
"Keep it simple. Let strength do the talking."
Liu Kai clenched his teeth.
"Fine!"
"Then let's settle it with strength!"
The moment his words fell...
Shing! Shing! Shing! Shing!
Players from both guilds drew their weapons.
A battle was on the verge of breaking out.
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