"Alliance Leader, what happened?" Areya asked.
A Magpie Bridge stretched over, and Xu Longyun came to Lin Bai's side, her face full of alarm. "Husband, something's happened."
"I know. Don't panic. When soldiers come, we'll send generals to stop them; when water comes, we'll dam it with earth. It's nothing we can't handle," Lin Bai reassured her. "Since they want to play, we'll play along."
"Mm." Xu Longyun nodded, her panicked heart inexplicably settling.
"Little Yun, contact First Paparazzo. Publish a new order in Justice Weekly in my name. You decide the terms—the harsher, the better," Lin Bai said. "Open the Magpie Bridges in all major cities and connect them to the Real World. Have both continents prepare for migration..."
"Lin Bai, the Game Company has made its move, hasn't it?" Having overheard their conversation, the Metal Heavenly King seemed to forget his own predicament and beamed with delight. "You have no idea how powerful the Game Company is. Do you know how many worlds they've toyed with? How could you possibly defeat them alone? In the end, you're just another one of their toys. The Game Company is the true ruler that regards all living beings as ants. If the Righteousness Sect behind you can take the Game Company head-on, why would it send only you to stir things up?"
"You're right about all of that, but so what? This game has nothing to do with you anymore, does it?" Lin Bai glanced at him and used the Extraction Skill on him, mocking him. "Come to think of it, aren't you Heavenly Kings just players the Game Company abandoned, dumping you on an obsolete server to fend for yourselves?"
"..." The Metal Heavenly King's expression abruptly dimmed.
"To be precise, you're pawns." Lin Bai passed the Metal Heavenly King