And now, they had actually collapsed from within on their own. What a satisfying turn of events!
However, even more sensational news spread the next day:
Six lords under the Star Alliance had rebelled and defected to the Four Emperors. In an instant, the Star Alliance had lost more than half its territory.
Chapter 368: They'd Been Set Up!
This news was nothing short of earth-shattering. The moment they received it, nearly every major force was first stunned, then overjoyed, and finally began mobilizing their troops, ready to rush into Star Alliance territory at any moment and kick them while they were down.
The six lords who received the news were all shocked in turn. Their first reaction was to wonder why such news had spread. Even if they had not always obeyed the Star Alliance wholeheartedly, they were still willing to acknowledge themselves as members of the Star Alliance in the broader sense.
But this sudden development left them terrified.
Almost immediately, every lord tried to contact Ronglin, hoping to clear up the misunderstanding and prove their loyalty. They had absolutely no intention of betraying the Star Alliance.
The Lodun Islands incident was deeply etched into their minds. Back then, Ronglin had dared to wipe out the Lodu Army with such strength. Now that the Star Alliance had grown into such a force, even if there were some internal disagreements, once it set its sights on a target, the power it could unleash would be enough to reduce lords like them to ashes in less than a day.
But what filled them with terror and despair was that they could not contact the Alliance Leader of the Star Alliance. The Den Den Mushi seemed to have been disrupted by something.
The six lords even began suspecting one another. Perhaps