Through the mail, Han Ruoxi received a total of 42 gold coins, 308 pieces of equipment, and more than 800 bottles of potions sent by this anonymous player.
Amid her shock, Han Ruoxi seemed to realize something.
She instructed the berserker beside her, Blood Dance Berserker, "Calculate the guild's battle losses."
Before long, Blood Dance Berserker completed the statistics, "The guild suffered 412 casualties. Total gold dropped was about 40 gold coins; total equipment dropped was around 300 pieces; plus various potions."
'The numbers match exactly?'
Han Ruoxi's heart trembled violently.
She realized, 'These are all the items our Blood Dance members dropped when they died just now.'
'The one who sent the mail… is Rulebound?'
'But why would he return all the loot he obtained after killing us?'
'And since he intended to wipe out Blood Dance, why did he give me that eight million in the first place? Why not just take the BOSS directly?'
'What exactly… does he mean?'
For such an important matter, Han Ruoxi immediately went to discuss it with her sister Han Ruoli.
Because she knew: her sister thought more comprehensively than she did.
Sure enough, after hearing the whole story, Han Ruoli hit the nail on the head, "Didn't you notice that his way of doing things is exactly the same as how we deal with the Divine Nation Guild?"
"When we ambush and kill the players recruited by the Divine Nation Guild in various level-three main cities, are we targeting those players? No. After all, they have no grudges with us. We're only trying to deal with the Divine Nation Guild, so they are forced to become sacrifices."
Han Ruoxi was instantly enlightened by her sister's words.
"Oh, I get it! After we kill those players, we also return the items they dropped, because they aren't our real enemies."
"So in Rulebound's heart, he doesn't see our Blood Dance as a true enemy. It's just because of different positions, since he's a core member of the Divine Nation Guild, he has to follow the guild's orders."
"I thought Rulebound was completely loyal to the Divine Nation Guild… but if that's the case, then there's still room to turn things around."
At this moment, Han Ruoli continued, "But since you said Rulebound sent the mail anonymously, it means he doesn't want others to know about this. If anyone in the guild asks, just say you bought these back with money, so you don't leave any leverage against him."
"If you want to win Rulebound over, you can't rush it."
"Mm, don't worry, sis, I understand!"
After a pause, Han Ruoli changed the topic, "I heard from people in the guild that in order to win Rulebound over, you even offered to be his girlfriend as a condition?"
Seeing the questioning message from her sister, Han Ruoxi subconsciously glanced at Blood Dance Berserker beside her.
Blood Dance Berserker felt guilty and didn't dare meet Han Ruoxi's eyes.
Han Ruoxi's eyes turned red, "I just want to defeat Ming Yuexin as soon as possible, avenge Dad, and take back everything that belongs to our Han family."
But Han Ruoli reproached her, "Didn't I tell you before, no matter what, you must never sacrifice yourself just to achieve your goal?"
"I know, sis…"
Han Ruoxi said aggrievedly, "I won't be so impulsive next time. But it doesn't really count as a sacrifice. That Rulebound is a guy who's excellent in character, strength, and looks. I even feel like I might not be good enough for him."
Han Ruoli, however, didn't think much of it, "You saw that he's someone Ming Yuexin has her eye on, so you wanted to snatch what she loves at all costs, didn't you? Your little thoughts are way too easy to guess."
"Revenge isn't something that happens overnight. We can take it step by step. There's no need to rush. Ming Yuexin isn't as easy to deal with as you think."
Han Ruoxi said, "Alright, alright, I get it, sis!"
Having understood Lin Mo's intentions, not only did Han Ruoxi stop blaming Lin Mo for what happened today, she even felt a trace of gratitude, 'Thank you, Rulebound.'
'I know, it must be that witch Ming Yuexin forcing you. Destroying our Blood Dance today was all because she pressured you '
'Don't worry! I'll definitely snatch you away from her clutches… no, I mean, rescue you!'
———
[Ghost Cemetery]
After this battle, Lin Mo had further gained Ming Yuexin's trust and had taken the high position of Vice President of the Divine Nation Guild.
His next plan was to clear the level-three main city as soon as possible and head to a level-two main city to establish his own guild forces.
Because the Divine Oracle experts Lin Mo wanted to recruit were currently scattered across various level-three main cities. Only by gathering in a level-two main city would it be convenient for Lin Mo to act on them.
Secondly, Lin Mo definitely couldn't do this under Ming Yuexin's watchful eyes. If she discovered that Lin Mo was harboring other intentions and secretly building his own faction, his position as Vice President of the Divine Nation Guild would become unstable.
So Lin Mo had long made plans, 'In the Beast Race level-two main city, Purgatory City, there is an SS-grade magic scroll called [Incubated Clone] buried somewhere. Through this scroll, a player can create a clone.'
'When the time comes, I'll use the clone to secretly build power, recruit allies; at the same time, I can use my authority as Vice President of the Divine Nation to expand resources and advantages, and use the guild's power to remove any obstacles the clone encounters while building the faction.'
'Once the guild's strength takes shape, I'll join forces with Blood Dance, Dragon King Hall, War God Palace, these former enemies of the Divine Nation Guild from my previous life, and overthrow the Divine Nation Guild in one fell swoop.'
Thus, in order to kill the Tier 5 BOSS Dark Ruler Riga as soon as possible, complete the A-rank hidden quest "Eradicate the Darkness," and clear the level-three main city, after leaving the Ghost Cemetery, Lin Mo returned with Ning Xi to the level 36 dungeon: Poison Swamp.
To ensure he could take down this hidden quest in one go, Lin Mo still needed to continue increasing the strength of the Poison set to boost both his and Ning Xi's power.
And the poison gas bottles produced in the Poison Swamp could raise the level of Lin Mo's Poison set from level 35 to 40 to 45 to 50.
With the current strength of Lin Mo and Ning Xi, going back to farm a level 36 dungeon was naturally like an elephant trampling an ant nest.
In just ten minutes, they cleared it again with a perfect rating, obtaining a 24-hour buff that guaranteed a 100% drop rate for poison gas bottles.
Then by hunting giant lizards, the number of poison gas bottles in their inventory began to skyrocket at an astonishing rate.
———
[Blazing Ember City]
[Class Hall]
Whoosh!
As a beam of golden light descended, after countless hardships, Wang Junjie finally leveled back up from level 0 to level 30, and completed his second class advancement, becoming a Sword and Shield Warrior.
"Damn it!"
Wang Junjie couldn't help but burst into wild laughter, "I've finally stood back up again."
"Everything that doesn't kill me will only make me stronger. Hahahaha!"
At that moment, the strategist sent a message, ["Brother Jie, I heard that just tonight, the Blood Dance Guild was wiped out by Rulebound in the Ghost Cemetery map."]
As soon as Zhuge Jie finished speaking, Wang Junjie said dismissively: "What the hell does that have to do with me?"
Zhuge Jie adjusted his glasses and said in a deep voice, ["The one leading the Blood Dance Guild is named Ruoxi."]
"???"
Hearing that name, Wang Junjie's pupils suddenly shook.
Fury instantly surged up.
"Damn it! Rulebound! You dare touch my woman!"
"I'll kill you!"
"I'm going to slaughter you!"
As he spoke, Wang Junjie urgently questioned the strategist, "How's the battle preparation going?"
This time, the strategist finally gave Wang Junjie a satisfying answer, ["Everything is ready."]
["Currently, our Chaotic World Guild has gathered five thousand elite members."]
["Each one is level 30 with second class advancement, all equipped with level 30 Tier 2 purple-quality Poison sets. Every single one is a top-tier player ranked within the top 100,000 in Blazing Ember City."]
["As long as you give the order, Brother Jie, we can immediately launch a full assault on Rulebound."]
"Good!"
A thick killing intent flashed in Wang Junjie's eyes, "Rulebound, just you wait! Tonight, either I die or you live!"
"Pass down my order, everyone assemble!"
"Kill Rulebound!"
["Yes!"]
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