Amid the twisted, dark storm of the Void Abyss, all the Players aboard the remaining ships stared wide-eyed at the banner outside, radiating boundless light.
Having lived through the battle just now, they naturally remembered that banner all too vividly.
It was the terrifying magnetic storm released by that very banner that had knocked out all their communications, preventing them from assembling into their Demigod form in time.
It was also the immense power released through that banner that had slain their faction leader.
Yet now, as these Players faced certain death in a hopeless situation, they had never imagined...
That this very banner would suddenly appear and save them all!
Two-Headed Ogre muttered, "I'm not dreaming, am I? Horus... saved us?"
"Wasn't he already completely under the Shadow King's control?"
The other Players were equally shocked and excited, but their faces were also full of confusion.
Some Players, however, were already muttering in excitement.
"Now I finally understand... why those closed-beta Players called Horus Godfather."
The other Players around them, having narrowly escaped death, nodded in agreement.
Sixth Calamity said, "Holy shit, that was incredible!"
"Why am I suddenly getting the feeling that Horus isn't really a villain?"
Famicom Little Overlord said, "I agree. Judging by the kind of power we just saw..."
"I'd say that Watchful Elder guy seems more like a villain."
While some Players expressed their gratitude, others remained wary and suspicious.
Furmora said, "Don't let some casual gesture from these villain bosses buy you off."
"We don't even know why he's keeping us alive. Is he planning to use us as sacrifices, or torture us to death later?"
They simply couldn't imagine why Horus, who had wiped out three million Players just days earlier, would suddenly show them mercy.
Under their shocked, incredulous gazes, the