Lu Yang had never expected the several guild presidents of the Eight Nation Alliance to be so shrewd. At the slightest sign of defeat, they immediately led their players in retreat.
If they had not retreated, he could have wiped out the Eight Nation Alliance's five million players by midnight at the latest.
"What a pity. We were so close," Lu Yang said regretfully.
He personally led Cute Queen's five hundred thousand players toward Resurrection Point No. 1. But by the time he arrived, the players were gone. The Eight Nation Alliance's main force had vanished, with most of them already withdrawn.
"Only five minutes short," Zhou Tianming said to Lu Yang in frustration. His legion and Ku Ai Bansheng's had just reached Resurrection Point No. 1, but their earlier moment of hesitation had cost them the chance to expand their gains.
"I thought they had set a trap. Who knew they were running away?" Ku Ai Bansheng said gloomily.
Cute Queen also wore a frustrated expression.
Lu Yang smiled and said, "Winning this battle was already no easy feat. I'm not greedy. Set up defensive lines where you are."
"Yes," the three replied together.
Lu Yang called Bai Shi and Tian Yao to ask about the situations in their areas. The reports he received were the same as his own.
A flash of light appeared as Bai Shi, Tian Yao, and the other vice presidents used teleportation tokens to fly to Heavenly Origin God City, where they met up with Lu Yang at guild headquarters.
Inside the meeting room, everyone looked somewhat dejected.
Seeing their expressions, Lu Yang smiled. "Don't be unhappy. We won a major battle."
"The enemy ran too fast," Bai Shi said. "I was close too."
"So was I," Tian Yao said.
They had all assumed