Courtesy Is Reciprocal!

The projection of the Firmament ended, and the light and shadow images disappeared into darkness.

The history of the Dragon Country has been fully told, and everything has returned to calm.

[Firmament Curtain Reminder: The history of the Dragon Country has been introduced. Firmament would like to remind all challengers once again that the Dragon Country's war history has been passed down for thousands of years, and in terms of the application of military strategy and tactics, the Dragon Country has long since reached the pinnacle!]

[According to the Dungeon Designer's design, the Dragon Country is a peaceful and friendly nation. Once war breaks out, the Dragon Country will no longer accept surrender, therefore there is no surrender option in this dungeon.]

[However, an additional way for all challengers to leave the instance can be provided before entering the battlefield.]

"We can leave the instance directly? That's so user-friendly."

"Stop talking, I'm leaving the instance!"

"Excuse me, Firmament, how can I leave the instance directly?"

"Hahaha, great! We don't have to die!"

Some Koreans cheered, giving the impression of being disaster survivors.

Upon hearing this, Lee Tae-yong's expression immediately turned ugly.

They make it sound nice, all this talk of peace and friendship, but it's really just like the previous "Raging Waves" and "Winter Is Coming —misleading everyone into surrendering.

In truth, Lee Tae-yong also wanted to surrender directly.

He had just read about the thousands of years of history of the Dragon Country. If we use the Azure Star instance to understand the Dragon Country, then the Dragon Country is a country that has gone through countless instances along the way.

Everyone in this country is tempered and refined to an extreme degree!

Faced with such a powerful force, surrender is absolutely the best option.

However, compared to other ordinary challengers, Lee Tae-yong does have some brains...

He knew that the situation in the Korean Settlement was precarious, and some decisions couldn't be made lightly.

Lin Ye is clearly an enemy of Goryeo, and with so many eyes watching them, surrendering directly would be tantamount to admitting defeat to Great Xia.

They shouted slogans loudly, did all sorts of things, even changed the names of their Settlements, but when it came to the actual fighting, they surrendered without a word.

This is so delicious, so sticky!

If this is indeed the case, then the other seven Settlements will definitely look down on Goryeo, and Goryeo will truly be left isolated and helpless.

Without the alliance, Lin Ye can manipulate them more easily.

Therefore, it's better not to win this battle and leave the instance with a small deduction of points than to surrender directly.

"You cannot surrender!" Lee Tae-yong roared through the crowd. "Damn it!"

"Are you even Koreans? How spineless you are!"

"No one is allowed to surrender!"

He shouted, but most of the two million Koreans remained unmoved, looking at him as if he were a fool.

"Tch! Lee Tae-yong, who do you think you are, ordering us around?"

"You're no longer the head of the family!"

"Whether to surrender or not is a personal choice; it's none of your business."

"To put it simply, after leaving the instance, I'm migrating to the Libian Settlement, where General Kaza, a top 8 player, is located! From now on, I'll have absolutely no connection to the Goryeo Settlement!"

The Koreans were making a racket, chattering away and giving Lee Tae-yong a terrible headache.

Things are different now. Although he is the dungeon commander, with his current prestige, he simply cannot control his tribesmen.

The group of people were arguing back and forth, essentially making a fool of themselves for the spectators in the instance.

Finally, the announcement from the Firmament brought this awkward farce to an end.

[Title from the Firmament: The Dragon Country is a friendly nation that values reciprocity. Throughout history, the Dragon Country has received tribute from all directions, and countless countries have been eager to become Dragon Country vassal states. Therefore, leaving the instance at this stage requires paying a small fee.]

[Reciprocity: If you choose to leave the instance now, you need to keep only 1 point on you, then give the remaining points to the Dragon Country. This way, you can leave the instance safely.]

In an instant, the previously excited Koreans immediately deflated.

What kind of reciprocity is this?!

It's pure exploitation to extract points! It's a disguised form of extortion!

Even if you leave the instance with only a few points, you'll be wiped out if you fail to complete another instance tomorrow.

Especially for those with a lot of points, this is practically the same as being dead.

Previously, the surrender options for "Winter Is Coming" and "Raging Waves" only required paying 20 points. Now, it's different; no matter how many points you have, they'll clear them all down to just a few.

Most individuals have more than 20 points.

For someone like Lee Tae-yong, who has over a million points, leaving the instance is like stripping his underwear completely bare.

This setting, while ostensibly allowing it, clearly aims to prevent anyone from leaving, making leaving a huge sacrifice!

This so-called "reciprocal courtesy" approach is clearly just an attempt to disgust the challengers!

Even so, some cowardly Koreans chose to leave the instance directly.

I'm leaving!

"I'm leaving too!"

"I'm willing to dedicate all my points to the Dragon Country!"

Among those who chose to leave, there are two types of people.

One type is those who don't have many points to begin with, maybe less than 10 points in total. They're like fish out of water, so they can just leave and still survive.

The other type is those who are truly willing to risk their lives rather than spend money; they would give up all their savings to save their own lives.

With flashes of light, many Koreans were teleported away.

[Number of players remaining in the instance: 1,900,000.]

Those who remained were either greedy for money or clinging to a sliver of hope, thinking there was still a chance to turn the tables.

"Heh... you bunch of scheming fools," Lee Tae-yong sneered. "You wanted to leave? Now then!"

"Lin Ye has a grudge against the Settlement. Which one of you hasn't slandered Lin Ye and Great Xia before?"

"How could Lin Ye possibly let us off so easily?"

Stop dreaming!

"Do these traitors who left know how many points they contributed to Lin Ye's score?!"

"Can you hide forever? What if Lin Ye brings these people into the dungeon again next time?"

Seeing their hopes dashed, the group could only grit their teeth and grit their teeth along with Lee Tae-yong.

"Lin Ye! Are you treating us Koreans like monkeys?"

"Why did everyone surrender in previous dungeons, but not in this one? This is clearly targeting us!"

"Damn you, Great Xia people! I'll fight you to the death!"

"Quiet down!!" Lee Tae-yong roared again. "If you really want to live, do as I say!"

"I am the raid commander!"

Time passed quickly, and the notification sound from the Firmament rang again.

[Firmament Notice: The selected time has ended. The system assumes the remaining challengers do not wish to leave the instance... The instance exit will be completely closed!]

[Next, we will enter the spawn point selection phase!]

Immediately afterwards, the Earth Online began to rotate, and the camera slowly zoomed in.

Each selectable area is highlighted.