It turned out that Ji Ningshuang and Super God Athena were both the "Boss's" goddaughters.
Since they were young, the two had always been in competition with each other.
In Ji Ningshuang's words, "Because godfather only likes smart and capable people."
At this moment, Qin Ming finally understood the true meaning behind what Ji Ningshuang had told him back then, ("Godfather's life is a game of chess.")
("In his eyes, everyone is one of his chess pieces.")
("Only valuable pieces will be entrusted with important tasks. And the more valuable you are, the more you can get from godfather.")
("But once you lose your value, even a pawn that once defended the general, or a rook that fought through every obstacle, can be discarded without hesitation.")
That was exactly how he had treated Tyrant back then.
Obviously, Ji Ningshuang, who had been knocked back to level 0 by Lin Mo, had also become the discarded piece she had spoken of in godfather's eyes.
Even being his goddaughter was no exception.
So someone to replace her had immediately arrived.
But there was not much hurt in Ji Ningshuang's eyes.
It was as if she had already expected this outcome.
At this moment, Ji Ningshuang looked at Qin Ming, "Didn't you ask me why I protected you?"
"Because the two of us are in the same boat. As long as one of us still has value, neither of us is considered a discarded piece in godfather's eyes."
For some reason, Qin Ming suddenly felt a lingering sense of fear.
If he and Ji Ningshuang had both been crippled by Lin Mo last night, would he have lost his chance to find his fiancee, Chu Xinran, forever?
At this moment, Qin Ming's determination to kill Lin Mo became even stronger.
Even though Qin Ming knew full well that he too was just a chess piece in the hands of the Boss, as Ji Ningshuang had said, so long as he could find Chu Xinran, he was willing to be that chess piece.
With Super God Athena replacing Ji Ningshuang and taking over as the person in charge of the Super God Guild, no one raised any more objections.
The trial continued.
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[At the Same Time, Outside Dark Night Spirit City]
Under Liu Kai's leadership, the Genesis Guild's army of players arrived.
At this moment, seeing the devilish trial taking place inside the city, the players of the Genesis Guild couldn't help sneering at it.
"Making players who aren't even level 70 yet solo level 75 monsters? What kind of genius came up with this trial?"
"This difficulty is way too high! And those people are actually stupid enough to participate! Are the Super God Guild's benefits really that good?"
"Anyway, no matter how good the Super God Guild's treatment is, I swear I'll only follow Brother Kai!"
Hearing this, Liu Kai was deeply moved.
"Good! Good brothers! Having brothers like you is my, Liu Kai's, good fortune!"
After a pause, Liu Kai continued casually, "You guys really have good judgment! Actually, the Super God Guild's treatment isn't that great either."
"No salary for the first two months."
"They only said that if you can stay in the guild for two full months, they'll give you a one-time bonus of one million."
Two months!
One million!
The moment Liu Kai mentioned these two key phrases, the Genesis subordinates behind him seemed to be possessed.
"Money isn't important. What's important is that I like the challenging atmosphere of Super God."
"Me too! Brothers, I'm going to take the trial. Hopefully we'll still be brothers after I join Super God."
"Sorry, Brother Kai! But don't worry. If I fail the trial, I'll definitely come back and follow you."
As they spoke, before Liu Kai could even say anything, he was knocked to the ground by the group of subordinates behind him.
Everyone stepped over Liu Kai and rushed toward Dark Night Spirit City.
"You…"
"Motha…"
In the crowd, a hand that had just reached out was stepped back down.
Not long after, another large group of players arrived outside Dark Night Spirit City from the direction of Inferno City
These players were none other than the Chaotic World Guild players led by Wang Junjie.
Seeing that the Genesis Guild players had indeed gathered inside Dark Night Spirit City, Wang Junjie laughed loudly.
"That bastard Liu Kai really is secretly grabbing another opportunity behind my back!"
"There must be a treasure in Dark Night Spirit City!"
"Brothers, charge! Kill those Genesis dogs!"
With Wang Junjie's order, the Chaotic World Guild players immediately pulled out their weapons and charged aggressively toward Dark Night Spirit City.
At the same time, hearing the commotion outside the city,
a Genesis Guild subordinate hurriedly reported to Liu Kai, "Brother Kai! The Chaotic World Guild is here!"
Liu Kai frowned, "Why is it Chaotic World again!"
"Wherever my Genesis Guild goes, their Chaotic World Guild follows!"
"Damn it! Why is this Wang Junjie like a dog!"
As the Chaotic World Guild army approached the northern gate of Dark Night Spirit City, Super God Athena noticed the commotion and immediately frowned, questioning Ji Ningshuang.
"How did you handle things?"
"The trial location was exposed, and you didn't even realize you'd attracted the enemy here. Sure enough, you've been a useless piece of trash who has been inferior to me in every way since we were little. Godfather sending you to Inferno City to carry out this mission in the first place was a mistake."
"You can't even deal with a mere Rulebound! If it were me, he would've been crippled already!"
"I'll report this matter to godfather exactly as it happened. Ji Ningshuang, just wait for your punishment!"
"You know godfather's methods!", Super God Athena's eyes and tone were full of menace.
Ji Ningshuang wanted to argue back, but Qin Ming stopped her.
"Let's solve the problem first. Internal fighting is meaningless."
As soon as Qin Ming finished speaking, Super God Athena snorted coldly.
"A mere Chaotic World isn't worth worrying about, but they're closely connected with Divine Nation, Dragon Soul, and Blood Dance."
Obviously, she had done her homework before coming to Inferno City.
Super God Athena analyzed the situation, "We shouldn't fight them. Otherwise, we'll quickly attract people from the Divine Nation, Dragon Soul, and Blood Dance Guilds."
"Before our Super God Guild is fully established, our only available fighting force is Genesis. If those guilds surround us then, it will definitely put us at a disadvantage."
Super God Athena immediately ordered Liu Kai, "You, take your guild's people and guard the north gate. Stop Chaotic World."
"Everyone else, quickly withdraw from Dark Night Spirit City through the south gate."
As the president of the Genesis Guild, Liu Kai was naturally unwilling to obey.
"Why should I listen to you just because you say so?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Super God Athena sent a message to someone.
The next second, Liu Kai received text messages.
[Your bank account ending in 2332 has been frozen... (Jingdu Bank)]
[Your bank account ending in 3768 has been frozen... (Jiangcheng Bank)]
"Holy shit!"
Liu Kai was horrified.
"Big Sis! Don't do this to me, Big Sis!"
"Don't message my dad and have him freeze my cards!"
"I'll listen to you! I'll listen, okay?"
As he spoke, Liu Kai hurriedly ordered the surrounding Genesis Guild players, "Brothers, hold the north gate. Don't let the Chaotic World people in."
"Cover the Super God Guild's retreat!"
Just as the Super God Guild players were preparing to follow Super God Athena, Qin Ming, and Ji Ningshuang toward the southern gate of Dark Night Spirit City, someone suddenly hurried over to report.
"The Divine Nation Guild is attacking! They've blocked the south gate!"
At the same time, reports came from both wings.
"The Dragon Soul Guild is attacking! The west gate is blocked!"
"The east gate is also blocked by the Blood Dance Guild!"
At this moment, Super God Athena finally realized what was happening.
Her first reaction was to blame Ji Ningshuang and Qin Ming.
"Idiots!"
"You've been watched for a long time and have already become prey, yet you didn't even know!"
"Two useless fools!"
"If we fail today and the Super God Guild is ruined, you'd better be ready for godfather to cripple you too!"
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