By the time Matic reached the area where Lu Yang had been hiding, Lu Yang had long since vanished. Faced with the endless plains and countless mountains before him, Matic could only wear a helpless expression.
"President, I can't track them anymore." Matic called Claudio.
"Why?" Claudio asked, suppressing his fury.
Matic said, "According to the intelligence we received, the people who ambushed us have split up into scattered groups. They've divided into over a thousand small squads and blended into the villages around more than two hundred of our strongholds."
Claudio had three hundred strongholds spread across an enormous territory. With the enemy operating so scatteredly, Matic had no idea how to pursue them.
Claudio said furiously, "Then keep chasing them anyway. Pursue them with everything you have. No matter what, bring those people back to me. I want my equipment back."
Matic said, "They're Spider Bloodline players who can turn invisible, the same group that ambushed Tom. As long as they hide invisibly in a tree, I simply can't find them. Besides, I have five hundred thousand people with me. We can't afford to keep spending money like this."
Unless it was a necessary war, no one would lead five hundred thousand people wandering around everywhere. The daily guild point payouts alone would be enough to cripple a mid-sized guild.
Claudio was rendered speechless. He let out a heavy sigh and said regretfully, "Why did I ever use that useless Sailang? What do we do now?"
Matic said, "Gather the advisors and vice presidents. We need to discuss the next stage of the war. We no longer have the ability to continue fighting."
At the rear headquarters, one of their two major armories had been wiped out, while the remaining stockpile was less than a third of what