Edward and the others naturally had no objections. Following Lu Yang's instructions, they spent their days sightseeing in East Sea City. Meanwhile, Lu Yang sent Jerz a message: "The troops are preparing at full speed. We launch a full-scale war next Monday."
Jerz knew Lu Yang would not deceive him about this, so he worked even harder to prepare his players. Starting from Orange Stronghold, players from Black Stronghold in the west, Purple Stronghold in the south, and the more distant Blue Stronghold began gathering by the million—Elite Players and main-force players alike. The sight made Tom's face turn green.
Tom was no fool. At a glance, he saw that Jerz was preparing to attack him. Yet what surprised Tom was that Lu Yang's side still showed no movement, as if Lu Yang had no intention of attacking him.
"Could it be that Lu Yang is allowing Jerz to attack me because he wants to hand all my territory over to Jerz, ensuring that Jerz fully sides with him?" Tom muttered to himself.
Only a few vice presidents remained by his side. As for Christina's faction, he could not find them. He had no idea where they had gone.
"Damn it, where the hell did Christina run off to?" Tom cursed irritably.
Hemon stared at the map with drooping eyelids. Lu Yang had long since won him over, and now was the perfect chance for him to prove his worth. He said to Tom, "President, we must send our main forces to the Sapphire, Screen, and Fire Dragon line. At the very least, we need to stop Jerz's attack first."
Tom looked at the map, then at Hemon. "Are you confident you can stop Jerz's attack?"
Hemon nodded eagerly. "Stopping him will not be much of a problem. We have