Many players from the Dongfang Family and other Guild Alliances still looked down on the Shang Shan Alliance, including Ouyang Feiri and the others. In their minds, they could easily sweep through the Shang Shan Alliance. So, when they learned that Shang Shan Alliance players had stationed themselves in Drinking Water City and appeared ready to help defend it, they did not take it seriously. They even believed they could teach them a lesson while capturing Drinking Water City, something they had long wanted to do.
Ouyang Feiri and the others did not know the Shang Shan Alliance's true strength, but Night Rain Misty and Dongfang Mingxing knew it very well. The former bluntly stated that they no longer had any chance of capturing Drinking Water City.
"Why? Although the Shang Shan Alliance has many ninth-turn players, they have too few players overall—less than a hundred thousand, not even one percent of our numbers. They pose no threat to us at all." Ouyang Feiri was baffled, and most of the others did not understand either.
"Although the Shang Shan Alliance has fewer than a hundred thousand players, all of them are ninth-turn players. They have over a hundred Dual Profession experts, and even a Combination Equipment Awakened Skill. That is already a very powerful force," Great Desert Lone Smoke explained on his behalf. "Of course, that strength alone would not be enough to contend with us. But this time, the Shang Shan Alliance players will not be fighting us one-on-one. They will be joining forces with the Misty Pavilion Alliance. That is enough to affect the outcome, especially since they have the advantage of defending a stronghold. Their strength will be even more effective under those conditions."
"That's right." Dongfang Mingxing took over. "This force can completely make up for