Master of Open Stratagems had muted the chat channel, so naturally, he received no response.
Presumably, he did not want any response, either.
He continued on his own:
"I'm sure everyone's read the relevant posts and knows how troublesome Hozuki Castle Prison is, right?"
"Once you're imprisoned in Hozuki Castle Prison, you can't contact the outside world or use the chakra inside your body."
"Worst of all, even if you die inside Hozuki Castle Prison, you can't respawn."
"The imprisoned players have already confirmed all these things, so I won't say any more about them."
"In short, the instance we're facing this time is extremely difficult."
"Since the game launched, the only difference between us players and NPCs-or rather, our only advantage-has been our ability to 'respawn indefinitely.'"
"Now that we're going to rescue people from Hozuki Castle Prison, all our advantages are gone."
"So we must be extra cautious and extra careful in our operation."
"We need to minimize losses to our fighting strength. Otherwise, the more we fight, the fewer fighters we'll have and the weaker we'll become."
Master of Open Stratagems rattled on for a while. Perhaps he was thirsty by then, and he naturally paused for a moment.
Since Master of Open Stratagems still had not disabled mute mode, the legion members still could not offer their opinions.
After a short while, Master of Open Stratagems spoke again:
"The solution I can think of right now is to seek outside help, preferably the strongest help available."
"I imagine the first person everyone thought of was the leader of Hidden Jun Village."
"He was the first person I thought of at the start, too."
"But judging from the various events, every time the leader of Hidden Jun Village acts, he follows his own rules, or rather, a