"Those galactic overlords held back for ten years, watching our Origin Realm's warehouses fill with high-tier resources day by day. Now greed's gotten the better of them." Season Star stopped what she was doing.
Duo Long scratched his head, his bulky body pacing anxiously around the conference room. "We can't just sit here! Keeping the trade routes running costs a fortune every day. Now we can't ship goods out, no money's coming in, and our cash flow's dried up!"
The conference room door opened.
Night Cherry Tangle walked in. Law Fluctuations still lingered around his [Sin and Punishment: End Judgment], and several spots of blood marked the hem of his robe.
"We lost the three high-tier mines to the north." Night Cherry Tangle pulled out a chair and sat down.
Duo Long nearly jumped. "Lost them? That's our most profitable mining region! Who did it?"
"People from the Abyss." Night Cherry Tangle tossed the cloth he'd used to wipe his sword onto the table. "They didn't even hide their banners. They marched in and sent our guild members guarding the mines back to the city."
At the word "Abyss," Duo Long's face turned purple with anger.
"Those ungrateful bastards!" Duo Long cursed. "When the boss was around, they were falling over themselves to bow before him. Now that he's gone, they all think they can do whatever they want!"
Season Star tapped her fingers on the table as data streams from [Logic Heaven] raced across her fingertips.
"They're testing our limits," Season Star said. "It's been ten full years without a word from the guild leader. Rumors have spread everywhere that no one survives the Divine Radiance Forbidden Zone."
Night Cherry Tangle nodded. "And the 'ancestor' who killed the Archon of Radiance in one strike has vanished just as completely.