Even so, many Blood Alliance higher-ups remained hesitant.
Quite a few still clung to a sliver of luck, convinced they had hidden themselves deeply enough that they might not be dug out.
Of course, that was only if Yun Feidian had not been captured.
"Do you think you still have a chance to muddle through?"
Yun Feidian keenly caught their mood. Narrowing his eyes, he snorted coldly. "You even think that since Meng Chao and the others have yet to make a move against me here in Dragon City Gymnasium, things may not be beyond saving. Pull a few strings, think of a few solutions, and perhaps the storm will pass?
"Don't be naive. The reason Meng Chao and the others haven't moved against me isn't because they lack evidence, nor because they don't know where I am. It's simply because they haven't yet decided how to deal with the earth-shattering scandal of 'the man at the helm of Thunder Cloud Technology is actually the Blood Alliance's chairman,' along with the Stormy Waves that will follow in the Financial Market.
"But before long, they'll draw up contingency plans and gather enough resources and capital to defuse the scandal and stabilize the market.
"When that time comes, it will be the day you and I die!
"None of us should dream of escaping this heaven-shaking tempest.
"Listen. Meng Chao has begun describing to all Dragon City Citizens the Beast Tide outbreak that just occurred in the city center, along with the Golden Roc explosion. He has even pinned every conflict since the Monster War's victory—between Transcendents from wealthy families and Transcendents from humble backgrounds, between Transcendents and ordinary people, between the Nine Super Enterprises and the Blue Alliance—on our 'Blood Alliance'!
"That's right. The Blood Alliance did exploit countless conflicts, fanning