Korean players had mixed feelings.
They had lost their country and become the laughingstock of players worldwide. But then the Southern Yue Region had been crushed too, becoming the second region to fall. Suddenly, half the ridicule had shifted away from them, easing the pressure.
On second thought, that was hardly worth celebrating.
Being mocked by only half the world was still humiliating.
But the Korean Region had lost too much strength. The stat penalties hurt, and everyone had dropped five levels. Forget taking revenge on the Night Roaming God—anyone who could handle a roadside monster was an elite now.
As for bosses?
If they spotted one a hundred meters away, they had to go around.
Fighting was out of the question. A boss that once took thirty to fifty players might now withstand ten times that number.
At this rate, recovering their former strength would take the Korean Region at least a month, probably longer. Until then, they would have to keep their heads down.
Some Koreans who considered themselves society's elite could not accept that. They posted on the forums, claiming that Korea had Three Gods Mountain in the real world, even if it had yet to appear in the game. If it did, the White Tiger guarding it would surely punish the Night Roaming God!
Yan Country players scoffed.
Hah. You're still trying to steal that too?
What did they mean, their White Tiger? It was one of the four sacred beasts of Yan Country's traditional culture!
The Koreans did not care. They were so used to claiming things that they had forgotten what stealing meant. As far as they were concerned, the White Tiger belonged to them, and they felt no shame about it.
The claim quickly won broad support among Korean players.
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