Upon hearing that Dongfang Shitian could not participate in the battle because he had triggered a quest, Breaking Waves Riding Wind and the others were all astonished and somewhat worried. After all, he was a very powerful combatant and even possessed a Combination Equipment awakened skill. His absence would have quite an impact on their next course of action.
Indeed, Dongfang Shitian was extremely strong. He could hold back any top expert from the Japanese Server Alliance, such as Dark Night or Tokyo Myth, allowing Ye Luo and his group to destroy the Siege Weaponry on guild territories more easily, seize the walls, and even capture the guild territories themselves. Not to mention that after using his Combination Equipment awakened skill, he could greatly increase the China Server Alliance's strength.
Of course, Breaking Waves Riding Wind and the others were also somewhat suspicious. They suspected that Dongfang Shitian was using this as an excuse to avoid the upcoming team operations and act alone to increase his strength. However, they could not prove anything in the short term, nor could they openly accuse him of anything—Dongfang Mingxing had already said that he had triggered a mandatory quest, and under such circumstances, it was understandable that he could not participate in team operations.
"About how long will Dongfang Shitian's quest take to complete?" San Mei Shi asked the most crucial question.
"The quest my brother accepted has a very high difficulty rating, and it's also a continuous quest. It will probably take around ten days," Dongfang Mingxing said, her tone carrying a faint hint of apology.
"What, ten days?!" Breaking Waves Riding Wind raised her voice. "That's far too long. By then, we might have already captured a large number of guild territories from the Enemy Alliance and perhaps even destroyed their