Pons had not expected Lu Yang to recruit these people so easily. Somewhat excited, he nodded and led Lu Yang to the Ten Thousand Tree Forest.
By then, the Ten Thousand Tree Forest had returned to its original appearance. The players grinding monsters there were no longer from the Iron Blood Brotherhood, but former players under Jerz.
Because Lu Yang had ordered a large number of players to attack the Wind Spirit Tower and had also sent people to farm the Fire Spirit Tower, no one was managing this place for the time being. That had benefited some of Jerz's high-level former players.
However, Jerz's old subordinates in the Ten Thousand Tree Forest were now clearly divided into two factions. One stood behind a dark mage, while the other stood behind a paladin.
The paladin's side had more people, while the dark mage's side had fewer and was at a disadvantage. The dark mage looked furious as he forcibly suppressed his rage and pointed at the opposing paladin. "Kushchak, our guild is gone already. Why are you still picking a fight with me?"
"If trash like you hadn't taken the lead in betraying us, how could the guild have lost so quickly?" Kushchak roared, pointing at the dark mage.
These two were none other than the jack-of-all-trades Kushchak Pons had mentioned and the traitor Malik. When words failed them, the two sides quickly came to blows.
By the time Lu Yang and Pons arrived, they happened to see Malik's side driven out of the Ten Thousand Tree Forest. If Malik had not run fast enough, he would have been killed.
"That bastard. Just wait until I gather my people—I'll kill him," Malik cursed as he drank potions to restore his health and mana.
Bang
Malik realized he had bumped into