No sooner had he finished speaking.
System Notification: Astu Fortress's teleportation array had temporarily failed. Time until restoration: 8 hours System Notification: Golden Lion Stronghold's teleportation array had temporarily failed. Time until restoration: 8 hours ... Poseidon Fortress's teleportation array had temporarily failed. Time until restoration: 8 hours
All sixteen teleportation arrays had failed.
Alfonso felt as if he had been struck by lightning. Too terrified to believe it, he asked, "Alvaro, what is going on?"
Alvaro was equally dumbfounded. "How would I know? Why have all these teleportation arrays failed? It must be Lu Yang. The other side must have a Time-Space Breaker."
"Damn it, Lu Yang did this on purpose. He wants to split the Eastern Mountain Region in two. Even at my fastest, it will take me four hours to get from Hydra Stronghold to Blood God Stronghold," Alfonso said.
Hydra Stronghold was the easternmost stronghold in the western half of the Eastern Mountain Region, while Blood God Stronghold was the westernmost stronghold in the eastern half. The Ragewind Plains lay between them.
Alvaro now clearly understood Lu Yang's objective. "Send people over as quickly as possible. I'll do everything I can to hold them back here."
With no other choice, Alfonso ended the call and hurried off to gather players.
Alvaro hung up as well after listening to the busy tone. He turned to look at the players assembling beneath the city walls, his face full of worry.
It was five in the morning. Most of the four hundred thousand players had gone to sleep, and waking them up would be no easy task. Another four hundred thousand would not log in until eight o'clock. For these three hours, all he could do was "give it everything he had."
Cruz stood beside him and