The Birds Scatter and the Fish Scatter?

Earth.

Central Shelter, Yong City.

One day.

In just one day, the once-united, orderly atmosphere within the shelter had quietly descended into chaos.

Although Lin Qinyue's emergency meeting had some effect, it had only had a little effect.

The Lin Family's mid- and high-level combat players were able to remain steady, but the Civilian Players who had also seen the video were extremely restless.

Lu Li was dead.

And the higher-ups in the know had concealed the news.

Put together, it was hard not to think of a terrible possibility—

the burdens, the Civilian Players, were about to be abandoned.

No one knew who had spread the rumor

that the reason the Lu Family had endured without making a move was because the Oath Contract they had signed with Lu Li had not yet expired.

And its deadline was dawn the next day.

Less than eighteen hours remained.

Eighteen hours.

Three Steel Airship flights.

Leading to the Changbai Mountain Snow Region, to Frost Territory.

Rumor had it that as long as they got there, they could temporarily evade the Lu Family's retaliation and cling to life a while longer.

No one wanted to die.

Especially not the Civilian Players, who had only enjoyed a few months of peaceful days.

The clamor, the crowding, the constant friction and malice all gradually wore down the patience of the Lin Family guards.

The former friendly balance shattered bit by bit with the passage of time, like a dam slowly cracking apart.

The first Steel Airship took off smoothly without encountering any obstruction.

When the second Steel Airship was halfway through its ascent, scattered attempts at interference began to appear.

A large number of Lu Family combatants arrived, taking up positions around the shelter's perimeter and blocking the evacuation routes.

Though they did not