A cold smile appeared on Lu Yang's face. He had long been prepared for this news. As long as they were not idiots, they could not possibly stand by and watch him use his air force to gradually devour Roland as well.
To launch the war as fully as possible and secure victory, Chekov, Liu Jie, and the others would certainly do everything they could to start the war early.
Lu Yang knew that it was time for his largest prewar mobilization yet. Like Chekov and the others, this would be an extremely terrifying war mobilization, involving more than thirty million players in total. The Iron Blood Brotherhood alone would need every member to fight.
The battlefield would stretch from Blue River Fortress at the southernmost edge of the New Continent map all the way to Sky Sword Stronghold in the north. The two sides would wage a decisive battle across this vast expanse of the map, one that would last an entire month.
Sky City suddenly changed. A massive screen appeared above the entire divine city, and Chekov, looking heroic and spirited, appeared on it. She declared loudly, "All players of Sky City, effective immediately, the Double-Headed Eagle Empire guild formally declares war on the Iron Blood Brotherhood. The region from Blue River Fortress to Black Rose Stronghold, as well as all territories within the Iron Blood Brotherhood, are war zones. We hope all player friends will stay away from the battlefield to avoid accidental injury."
The image shifted, revealing Roland. He delivered the same declaration of war, followed by Sanyou Weimen, Steiger, and Liu Jie. Of the six strongest guilds on the New Continent, five had declared war on the Iron Blood Brotherhood at the same time.
All of Sky City and the New Continent erupted. Players had