Daigus was contacting his subordinates, trying to suppress the players' eagerness to join the war, when he suddenly sensed someone appear before him. Looking up and seeing Lu Yang, he stared in shock. "Why are you here?"
Lu Yang walked up to Daigus with a smile. "Surprised?"
Daigus fell silent, then said, "Makes sense. Under your financial offensive, it was only a matter of time before my subordinates betrayed me. Too bad they were nothing but ungrateful wolves I could never raise properly."
"It's just a game," Lu Yang said. "No one's fighting to the death. Why take it so seriously?"
Daigus sneered. "I'm taking it seriously? If it were your people, wouldn't you? Back when we surrounded Tiger's Maw, weren't you just as furious over your subordinates' betrayal?"
Lu Yang laughed. His subordinates' betrayal was entirely different from Daigus's. The Iron Blood Brotherhood's most elite core players had not betrayed him, and that was why Lu Yang had been able to rise again. Daigus's people had come for money, and they were leaving for money.
"You still have a chance to surrender," Lu Yang said. "If you're willing, I can offer you the same terms Ayala and Li Wenxing received."
Daigus shook his head decisively. "Impossible. I won't do something that stupid. Stop trying to persuade me to surrender. I will not surrender."
Lu Yang was not surprised. Smiling, he asked, "How many more days do you think you can hold out?"
Daigus fell silent again, then said furiously, "I will never surrender. I'd rather be defeated than become a surrenderist like Hemon."
Lu Yang had not expected Daigus to be so resolute. He smiled and said, "In that case, I won't try to persuade you anymore. Prepare to face my offensive. If you can keep them under control,