In the Purple Bamboo Grove, both sides were still locked in fierce combat. But after their leaders left, World-Proud Heroes' morale fell even further, and the Three Great Guilds completely overwhelmed them.
Just then, World-Proud Under Heaven and the others returned with grim faces and immediately ordered a retreat. With the boss stolen, there was no point in fighting anymore. As they withdrew, however, World-Proud Under Heaven shot the Three Great Guilds' leaders a vicious glare. "Just you wait! World-Proud Heroes will settle this score with you!" With that, he led his remaining members away.
The Three Great Guilds' members were dumbfounded. Why had their enemies suddenly run away in the middle of the fight? The Three Great Guilds' leaders exchanged looks, equally baffled by the move.
Just then, a member rushed over. "Guild leader, the boss was stolen!"
"What?! Who stole it?" Turbulent Times Hero cried out.
Leng Yue looked toward where Wu Shaozhen had been standing earlier. Finding the spot long since deserted, she understood and told the other two, "Dustseal probably stole it!"
The two men caught on and hurriedly looked over. Sure enough, Dustseal was nowhere to be seen. Their faces turned black as coal. Hadn't they been fighting tooth and nail here to steal the boss? Yet someone had snatched it away without a sound.
"So what do we do now?" Storm Across the Sky Starlight asked dejectedly.
"What else can we do? Go back. The boss has already been stolen, so why stay here?" Turbulent Times Hero said angrily. After all that work, they had only helped someone else reap the rewards. How could he not be angry?
"There's Silver equipment listed at the Auction House!" Leng Yue suddenly said.
"Silver equipment?!" The two hurriedly opened the Auction House. At the top of the