In truth, Maireizhe, King Gu, and Bian Wuji did have the right to be arrogant. Without Xiong Ba, Dao Jian Sha Shen, and the others holding them back, they truly had the ability to wage a major battle against Lu Yang.
Iron King City.
Maireizhe, Bian Wuji, and King Gu were leading tens of thousands of players through the wilderness, pursuing the remnants of Dao Jian Sha Shen and Gudu Banyue's forces. Together, the two had fewer than ten thousand players left.
"You still wanted to ambush us? You're courting death." King Gu said smugly.
Dao Jian Sha Shen and Gudu Banyue had joined forces for profit, intending to retake Iron King City's fortress while Maireizhe's group was fighting Xiong Ba. But Xiong Ba's retreat freed up Maireizhe's forces, allowing the three of them to ambush Dao Jian Sha Shen and Gudu Banyue instead.
Bian Wuji said, "You two can head back. I can deal with them alone. This is the perfect chance to level up my skeletons."
Skeletons leveled faster by killing players. Although Bian Wuji had defeated Xiong Ba, his skeleton army had suffered devastating losses. Only a little over twenty Platinum Skeletons remained, and he urgently needed to raise their levels.
Maireizhe said with a smile, "Brother, attack as you please. We'll cover you. This is also a good opportunity for your skeletons to level up in Iron King City."
Bian Wuji's eyes lit up. "You agree to let me kill people freely?"
After capturing Sunlight City, he had wanted to slaughter the players within the city to level up his skeletons, but Maireizhe had vetoed the idea.
Maireizhe said, "This is different from Sunlight City. Iron King City has always been a land of conflict, and the forces here are too complicated. If we recruit players