Though it was a joke meant to find cheer amid hardship, Zhang Yuanqing's frustration was real.
Ling Tuo kept pulling one outrageous stunt after another. Even while inside a dungeon, he could still dictate the course of the real world.
The evil faction's schemes ran deep and far. The Free Covenant had hidden itself for a century and laid plans everywhere. All it took was the detonation of a single chess piece to throw the lawful faction into turmoil.
During the New Covenant County faction conflict, the advantage he had painstakingly accumulated was nothing more than children playing house before a demigod-level powerhouse.
There were still twenty days until the Slaughter Dungeon, but even if he advanced to Dominator, he would still be an ant in a demigod's eyes.
This time, the lawful faction faced an unprecedented crisis. If they could not weather it safely, the lawful side would collapse completely. There would be no future at all, and he would not even have time to grow stronger.
Fu Qingyang's calm voice came through the speaker.
"Boreas is an experienced demigod. Whether in Spirit Realm-related knowledge or combat experience, she measures up to her rank. Since she chose to merge with the Thunder God, she must have considered it a sure thing and believed she had nothing to fear from the evil faction's schemes. Yet she still miscalculated."
Zhang Yuanqing fell silent for a few seconds. "Boss, you mean..."
Fu Qingyang gave a hum. "It means that there is an existence in the evil faction whose experience and knowledge far surpass Boreas's—one of the gods you mentioned to me. The Free Covenant endured in silence for a century and plotted countless things in secret. Once it erupted overnight, it was bound to bring a devastating disaster. That is perfectly normal.