Waking up from sleep, it was eight in the morning.
Out of habit, the first thing Lin Mo did was check the balance in his bank account: 91.25 million.
At this moment, Lin Mo's mood could be summed up in one word: awesome.
If he hadn't spent some money buying BOSSes earlier, his assets would be even higher now.
Using mobile banking, Lin Mo transferred 50 million of it into another card.
Because this money was reserved for recharging Divine Oracle to claim cumulative recharge rewards, it couldn't be touched under any circumstances.
As for the remaining money, once he reached the Level 2 main city and created his clone, it would be used to build guild power and gather allies.
But Lin Mo realized, "Just 40 million is nowhere near enough to build a guild."
Take Wang Junjie for example. His guild's daily investment was already over a hundred million.
Even if you didn't compare with him, a top tycoon, a more normal case would be the Dragon Soul Guild. Buying equipment, skill books, scrolls, and all kinds of resources for guild members, Dragon Soul Aoshi's daily expenses for the guild were far from small.
Even Qin Feng, just to maintain his Zhufeng Guild with only thirty-something members, was going all out, even selling cars at the cost of his dignity.
"I need to earn more money to keep the guild running efficiently. Only then can I quickly build a top national server guild."
"With Ning Xi's tenfold reward amplification, this Tier 5 BOSS and the A-rank hidden quest should bring in a considerable amount of profit again."
"And after completing these, I can also unlock the divine pet White Fox."
Thinking this, Lin Mo got even more excited.
So after finishing breakfast, Lin Mo logged in together with Ning Xi.
Leading the NPC army, they headed straight for [Shadow City].
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At the same time, offline—
[Ning'an City, Wang Family Villa]
Wang Junjie, who had stayed up all night and had just logged off to sleep, was suddenly awakened by a jarring ringtone.
["Boss Jie, we found Rulebound! He's in Shadow City!"]
"Damn it!", Wang Junjie snapped, irritated, "You couldn't find him all night, and the moment I'm about to sleep, he shows up? Are you messing with me?"
"Just you wait, Rulebound. I'm coming to deliver you a big gift right now."
Saying that, Wang Junjie had no mind to sleep anymore.
With revenge against Lin Mo in mind, and also to win the heart of the goddess Han Ruoxi, he immediately logged back in.
["Pass down my order! Everyone in the Chaotic World Guild log in and attack Shadow City! Kill Rulebound!"]
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The next moment, countless beams of white light symbolizing players logging in appeared across Blazing Ember City.
Five thousand elite players of the Chaotic World Guild logged in all at once.
Following Wang Junjie out of the city, they marched in grand formation toward Shadow City.
This scene drew quite a crowd of onlookers.
Passerby A: "Wang Junjie really has some strength! His guild was just crushed a couple days ago, and now he's already made a comeback. And this time, all his members are top-tier players from Blazing Ember City."
Passerby B: "But what's with all this commotion? What are they trying to do?"
Passerby C: "Didn't Rulebound also lead his NPC army out in this direction about ten minutes ago? Same direction. Chaotic World is probably going after him."
Passerby D: "Looks like another good show is about to start. Let's go, brothers, follow them and watch. All those Chaotic World guys are wearing purple-quality Poison Sets. When they get wiped by Rulebound again, we can just pick up one piece of their dropped gear and get rich."
So various independent players also followed behind the Chaotic World Guild, heading excitedly toward Shadow City.
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The A-rank hidden quest "Eradicate the Darkness."
The final step was to use the [Shadow Secret Scroll], already filled with Shadow Power, to reopen the Shadow Gate in Shadow City, enter the elite hidden dungeon Shadow Holy Hall, and kill the Dark Ruler · Riga.
Under the escort of three level 50 leader-tier captains, Cavalry Captain Karen, Infantry Captain Ono, and Archer Captain Cloros, who commanded a thousand soldiers, Lin Mo and Ning Xi successfully arrived at Shadow City.
At that moment, Lin Mo suddenly received a private message from Ling Xiao: ["Boss, I saw Wang Junjie leading a large force heading toward Shadow City."]
Seeing this message, Ning Xi frowned slightly, "Ever since Wang Junjie was killed back to level 0 by you in Death Valley last time, he's been rebuilding his guild strength these past few days just to take revenge on you."
"I heard he's been searching for us everywhere since last night. It's just that we were inside dungeon instances the whole time, so even after searching all over Blazing Ember City, they couldn't find us."
"Brother Lin Mo, we shouldn't have made such a big scene on our way here just now. Chaotic World must have noticed us because of the NPC army."
However, Lin Mo didn't take Ning Xi's concern seriously at all.
Instead, he gave a sly smile.
"As long as they came."
"I was afraid they wouldn't."
Ning Xi was surprised, "Brother Lin Mo, you deliberately lured them here?"
Lin Mo smiled faintly, "Everyone in Chaotic World is wearing at least Tier 2 purple-quality Poison Sets. Five thousand people, that's five thousand sets."
"Each one of them is walking atm."
Ning Xi's eyes lit up instantly.
She finally understood, "You hold control over level 50 troops. Logically, you could suppress Wang Junjie anytime and leave him no chance to rebuild his guild and make a comeback. But these past few days, you let Chaotic World grow…"
"Brother Lin Mo, you were… raising them?"
Lin Mo smiled, "Only when the pig is fat does it have more meat."
He couldn't help it, Lin Mo hadn't originally wanted to be this "cruel."
But last time in Death Valley, after wiping out the entire Chaotic World Guild, the total value of resources he gained from them exceeded 50 million RMB. It was just too good.
And last time, the ones he killed were just worthless cannon fodder.
This time, what he was about to harvest were elite troops that Wang Junjie had spent heavily to build.
Their value would far exceed those previous cannon fodder.
Still, Ning Xi felt a bit worried, "This time, Wang Junjie has been preparing for so long. Everyone in his guild is now top-tier players in Blazing Ember City. And like you said, he spared no expense to equip them with top-grade Poison Sets."
"Their overall strength must be quite high now. If we really clash head-on, we can win, but it'll be hard to win completely."
"Even losing just one NPC, the loss to you would be huge, Brother Lin Mo."
Lin Mo said confidently, "That's why this time, besides this NPC army, we also need a powerful helper to deal with Chaotic World."
Ning Xi asked, "Who?"
Lin Mo didn't answer, only quietly looking toward the depths of Shadow City.
Following his gaze, Ning Xi saw a stone gate deep within Shadow City, the Shadow Gate.
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