This was destined to be a day when no player could sleep soundly.
The forum had broken plenty of bombshells before, but this was the only one that concerned every single player. Although The Three Great Guilds had never been particularly well-liked by ordinary players and were often criticized for their overbearing ways, they showed a certain degree of resolve when it mattered.
Less than twenty minutes later, they released a joint statement and pinned it to the very top of the forum. It strictly prohibited anyone from spreading the contents of the spreadsheet in any form and called on players who had saved it to delete it as soon as possible. At the end, it also issued an exceptionally stern warning.
It stated that over the next four months, The Three Great Guilds would dispatch no fewer than a hundred experts to investigate player deaths. Once human involvement was discovered, they would pursue the culprit with all their strength, regardless of whether the victim was a member of The Three Great Guilds.
This freshly issued statement slightly eased the anxious atmosphere on the forum. Although a shadow still hung over most people's hearts, no one knew how much deterrence The Three Great Guilds' statement would have against the hunters, nor did they know where players would go after the four-month deadline passed.
But at least, at this moment when everyone felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy and held an utterly bleak view of the future, The Three Great Guilds' statement served as a stabilizing force.
Once the players broke free from their despair and fear, their brains finally started working again. The major guilds soon discovered that they were suddenly receiving far more membership applications.
Under the threat of having their identities exposed, everyone had to