Who would have thought that, with such enormous profits from the Nian Beasts at stake, Lu Yang and Liu Jie would withdraw from Tian Yuan Continent one after the other as if they had planned it beforehand.
Alice was completely powerless to do anything about it, but what she did not know was that Liu Jie's withdrawal had been half voluntary and half forced.
Liu Jie knew full well that he and Lu Yang were mortal enemies, and only one side's complete defeat could end things between them. Lu Yang's withdrawal from Tian Yuan Continent had cost him a great deal of money, but in return, his forces had become extremely free to move.
At this point, Lu Yang could attack anyone he wanted. If Liu Jie had not withdrawn and had instead chosen to fight the independent players, Lu Yang might very well have taken the opportunity to cross Germany and attack his main city. After all, Lu Yang held shares with Schneider. Liu Jie could not afford to gamble, and having experienced the independent-player chaos on the national server himself, he did not dare refuse to make concessions to them.
"Could Lu Yang and Liu Jie have discovered our objective?" one of her subordinates asked nervously.
Alice shook her head. "Impossible. Our operation was very well concealed. Forget about that for now. Order the Thorn Birds Organization to continue searching for the Heart of the Gods and prepare for our future plans."
"Yes." The subordinate left.
Who would have thought that the top assassin group that had always claimed to have no guild organization was actually under Alice's command?
Alice sat alone in her chair, carefully reviewing whether there had been any flaws in what she had done before. Yet after thinking for a long time, she found