"An individual?" Dragon Soaring World repeated the phrase.
His voice was low, yet it possessed a strange penetrating power, as if it were directly questioning the rules themselves.
"My guild members have died by the hundreds and thousands in the City of Mist and the Black Stone Fortress."
"They were instantly killed without even seeing what the monsters looked like, then returned to the Respawn Point and waited blankly for the next charge."
"And Ghost Shadow, an assassin player who had previously been unknown, could easily score more than a hundred points and even obtain that one-of-a-kind Divinity Shard."
Dragon Soaring World stepped forward.
That step seemed to land on some node in the rules, causing Night Cherry Tangle to feel an invisible pressure.
"Vice President Night Cherry Tangle, is this how Apex treats its allies?"
The questioning echoed through the hall.
This was no longer an argument over the terms of the alliance, but the most direct accusation over the distribution of benefits.
Night Cherry Tangle's expression finally changed slightly.
He raised his head and looked at Dragon Soaring World. For the first time, a solemn expression appeared in those divine eyes.
"Guild Leader Dragon Soar, you've misunderstood one thing."
"The core of the Trial of the Gods has never been to select the strongest person, nor to let anyone obtain that shard."
Dragon Soaring World said nothing. He merely watched him in silence, waiting for what came next.
"You've only seen your guild members dying and suffering setbacks."
Night Cherry Tangle's voice also turned serious.
"But have you ever considered what the tens or even hundreds of millions of players in the entire Yan Country War Zone are like right now?"
"They're trapped at their respective levels, watching so-called top guilds and God's Chosen like us ascend into