Maple Sugar closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly let it out.
The sound of everyone exhaling in the palace was far too obvious—so obvious that it was almost noisy.
When Maple Sugar opened her eyes, Mist Blade, Withered Cover, Bone Shadow, Hua Shu... whether they had participated in the "Card Swap" game or had remained in Zeland during the game to oversee Zai Jiu Xunge's descent, they were all taking deep breaths.
She would bet this was the most synchronized moment the rulers of Zeland had ever shared...
Mist Blade cleared her throat and said gracefully, "Continue."
Maple Sugar kept a straight face. "This Godly Game occurred at a special time. Players who didn't participate were spared the penalty of losing their game qualifications, but they'll all have to enter the next Godly Game. The number of players in the next game will inevitably surge, and we..."
As though nothing had happened, all the leaders continued discussing how to deal with Dawn.
No one considered capturing Zai Jiu Xunge. It wasn't that they didn't want to, but given that woman's arsenal of skills, no one was confident they could keep her.
More importantly, everyone tacitly understood one thing—if Zai Jiu shattered and merged into Zeland, Zai Jiu Xunge could help fight Dawn.
When faced with a greater threat, every Zeland leader was somewhat reluctant to kill Zai Jiu Xunge. Their first thought was to hurry up and recruit her into their team...
She was enough to make people dizzy and nauseous as an opponent, but if she could become an ally when Dawn invaded Zeland, everyone present would gladly scoot over and make room for her.
Since they couldn't bear to kill her for the moment, the best choice was naturally to play dumb.
After leaving