Alice and Black Gauze were terrified when they heard the news while discussing what to do next. They had thought Lu Yang was going to press the advantage and attack, but he stopped just outside the Qingling River Plain.
"That scared me to death." Alice patted her chest and asked, "Why aren't we leaving with Daniel and the others?"
Xue Yiming said, "Given our guild's current strength, do you think we'd be respected if we went to the Northern Region? Steiger and the others are currently joining forces with Daniel to fight a decisive battle against Liu Jie. If we go there and Liu Jie relentlessly attacks the area we're defending, what then? Steiger is looking for help, not dead weight. After cooperating on defense a few times, he'll start to resent you."
Alice nodded as if she understood. "That's true."
Xue Yiming continued, "I'm afraid it won't just be Steiger and the others who have an issue with you then. Daniel and Blood Butcher's people will as well. We might as well stay here and rapidly build up our strength while neither side can spare attention for us. Once we're strong enough and Steiger and Daniel have achieved some results, then we can leave. That would be the most advantageous option for us."
The Iron Blood Brotherhood was exhausted from fighting as well. After so many major battles, player levels had taken a severe hit, and many had fallen to around level 160. Before they could fight another major war, they needed at least one or two months of rest. Then there was the money problem. After this battle, the Iron Blood Brotherhood was broke. Mobilizing more than ten million players had emptied the guild warehouses, and the members had not even redeemed half their guild points yet.
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