Over in the Sea City Ruins, the authorities had already split into two factions over the Phoenix Egg.
Yunjianyue had considerable influence, along with a group of subordinates who supported her. They guarded the entrance to the core area of the Blazing Fountain, refusing to let anyone enter.
Facing several powerful players from Sea City's authorities, Yunjianyue gave them an indifferent glance.
She wore fiery-red robes and held a twisted, tangled Platinum Tier staff. A fiery-red wizard's hat sat on her head, and even her shoulder-length hair had been dyed fiery red.
She said this hair color perfectly suited her identity as a Blazing Elementalist.
Her appearance drew considerable attention in Sea City. After all, in this era, as long as you were strong enough, whatever you said was the truth.
"Stop arguing, all of you."
Yunjianyue said coldly and decisively, "We won't give up on hatching this Phoenix Egg. Whatever happens, whatever responsibility there is, I'll bear it alone!"
At those words, the expressions of quite a few people present shifted slightly.
A young male player with white hair stood beside her. Seemingly finding this ill-advised, he couldn't help saying, "Sis, maybe we should..."
This young man was Yunjianyue's younger brother. His white hair wasn't dyed; it had turned white prematurely. His codename was Shan Shang Xue, and he was the main Priest in Yunjianyue's party.
"We are not giving up the Phoenix Egg."
Yunjianyue shook her head and said gravely, "Only the core area of this Blazing Fountain meets the conditions for hatching this Phoenix Egg..."
Shan Shang Xue fell silent for a moment, then said, "But we can't ignore Dark Shadow's warning. How about this? Before the Phoenix Egg hatches, we evacuate all the civilian players around this area."
"Our guild members could leave the Hideout for