In Alice's special space.
Flashes of light appeared one after another as Sanyou Weimen, Olma, Radvijev, and the others entered in succession. At the sight of Alice, everyone sighed inwardly.
Once, they had been steadfast allies, united in their goal of dealing with Lu Yang and the Iron Blood Brotherhood. But after their defeat in the war, their relationship had become subtle. Though they had given Alice some supplies, it was only to use her guild to hinder Lu Yang's advance, not out of goodwill.
More than a month had passed since their last contact. Seeing Alice again now left them with complicated feelings—both wary and unworried.
They were unworried because Alice's guild was too useless and would collapse at the first attack. But they were wary because Alice herself was too capable. She could cause trouble behind their lines, setting their backyard on fire while they were fighting at the front.
The first time they had joined forces to besiege the Iron Blood Brotherhood, Alice had been the one causing trouble behind Lu Yang's lines. If their attacking strength at the front had not been insufficient, they might have defeated Lu Yang that time.
Therefore, to keep their own backyards from catching fire at some unknown moment, they still gave Alice a basic degree of respect. The moment she called for them, they contacted one another privately and all came. Still, the atmosphere was awkward. Not long ago, Radvijev had crushed White Devil and stolen twelve Hearts of the Gods from him. Sanyou Weimen, Stephen, and the others had each seized two as well. White Devil had suffered devastating losses, and they did not know whether Alice had called them here to settle scores.
"What did you call us here for?" Radvijev had a fiery temper and could not