As it turned out, Lin Mo and Ning Xi hadn't entered the Shadow Holy Hall dungeon at all.
After Ning Xi used the Shadow Secret Scroll to reopen the Shadow Gate, the two of them immediately withdrew from Shadow City.
They were waiting precisely for Wang Junjie to lead the Chaotic World Guild into the city.
Watching from outside as, within the city, the Dark Ruler led the Shadow Legion in a massive slaughter of the Chaotic World Guild players, everything was proceeding exactly according to plan.
Lin Mo immediately instructed the three leader-level NPC captains, Karen, Ono, and Cloros, "Each of you take your troops and guard the three exits of Shadow City. Don't let a single person leave the city."
"If anyone tries to force their way out, kill them on sight. No need to report."
"Yes!", The three captains accepted the order and immediately led their NPC soldiers around the outside of the city to guard the three main exits of Shadow City.
Meanwhile, Lin Mo and Ning Xi took the remaining one hundred NPC cavalry, watching the show unfold while quietly holding position at the east gate.
Inside the city, the battle was intense.
Although the Chaotic World Guild had superior numbers, solid individual gear, and full preparation, with a massive level gap of 15 levels, they found it nearly impossible to even fight against ordinary Shadow Cavalry.
As for the level 50 Tier 5 BOSS Dark Ruler, he was completely unstoppable.
"This Tier 5 BOSS hits way too hard! One touch and you're dead! How are we supposed to fight this?"
"Forget the BOSS! Damn it, even those small mobs kill me in two hits! The level gap is too huge, we can't fight at all."
Under the rampage of the Dark Ruler and the Shadow Cavalry, Chaotic World Guild's casualties rapidly escalated.
Zhuge Jie felt things were getting worse and hurriedly advised Wang Junjie, "Boss Jie, all our preparations were meant to deal with Rulebound. Our original intention was just to kill even a dozen of his NPC soldiers, which would already be enough to cripple him."
"But using this setup to fight a level 50 Tier 5 BOSS, along with such a large group of level 50 monsters, it's far from enough!"
"I have a plan! Since Rulebound released the BOSS, even if he was killed by it, he'll definitely come back to try again. We can sit back and reap the benefits! Once Rulebound weakens the BOSS, we strike, kill him, and take the BOSS, a win-win!"
Although Wang Junjie had a short temper, he wasn't stupid enough to smash an egg against a rock.
It was obvious that his people couldn't contend with this BOSS.
Seeing his subordinates suffering heavier losses by the second.
He had no choice but to follow his strategist's advice and cut losses in time, "Then we'll use Rulebound to fight the BOSS for me!"
So Wang Junjie shouted to the surrounding Chaotic World players, "Everyone, retreat!"
Just as his words fell, suddenly, a subordinate rushed over in a panic, "Guild leader! The north gate of Shadow City is blocked, our brothers can't get out!"
At the same time, several others reported one after another, "Guild leader! The west gate is blocked too!"
"Boss Jie! The south gate is blocked!"
Hearing this, Wang Junjie's anger exploded, "Who the hell dares block my way?"
"It's the NPC army under Rulebound!"
"Rulebound and Liuli are there too!"
"Guild leader! All four gates have been blocked by Rulebound!"
"Damn it!", Zhuge Jie's heart sank, "We've fallen into a trap! Rulebound wasn't killed by the BOSS. He deliberately lured us into the city and then released the BOSS to suppress us."
Wang Junjie gritted his teeth.
"Damn you!"
"Rulebound, are you a dog or what?"
In his panic, Zhuge Jie said to Wang Junjie, "Rulebound is definitely trying to use the BOSS against us while also using us to help him wear down the BOSS. He's exploiting both sides."
"Boss Jie, we can't let him use us! We need to leave this place immediately."
Wang Junjie snapped in frustration, "Didn't you just say all four gates are blocked by him? How the hell are we supposed to get out?"
Zhuge Jie adjusted his glasses and said in a low voice, "I have a plan, but the cost might be a bit high. We can have people buy Return Scrolls from the shop and mail them over. We'll just teleport back to the city."
"One Return Scroll costs 1 gold. For five thousand people, the cost isn't small. But compared to getting wiped out by the BOSS, losing levels and equipment, and letting Rulebound benefit for free, this is already the smallest loss."
At this moment, Wang Junjie was like an ant on a hot pan. Already not the sharpest, his mind had gone completely blank, so whatever his strategist said, he followed.
Gritting his teeth, he said, "Buy! As long as Rulebound doesn't get any advantage."
Without another word, Wang Junjie immediately spent five thousand gold coins, ordering people to purchase five thousand Return Scrolls from Blaze City's shop and mail them to everyone here.
Holding a Return Scroll in his hand, Wang Junjie grinned smugly, "You think you can use me to fight your BOSS? Dream on, Rulebound!"
"I'll withdraw for now. After you weaken the BOSS, I'll come back with my people and harvest both you and the BOSS together!"
"This time, if I don't cripple you—"
Just as the surrounding Chaotic World players looked at Wang Junjie, waiting for him to finish his bold declaration.
Wang Junjie suddenly stopped himself and snapped at them, "What are you looking at? Teleport!"
With that, just as Wang Junjie was about to crush the Return Scroll.
Suddenly, a loud map announcement descended from the sky, echoing throughout Shadow City.
[Map Announcement (Shadow City): "Ding~ Player Rulebound has used B-rank Magic Scroll · Map Lockdown. Within Shadow City, all teleportation-type skills and magic scrolls are disabled for 30 minutes."]
Buzz!
Not just Wang Junjie, all the Chaotic World Guild players inside Shadow City who were about to use Return Scrolls to escape were instantly shaken, panic setting in.
"It's over! We've been trapped!"
"Looks like this time, Rulebound came fully prepared!"
At this moment, Wang Junjie grabbed Zhuge Jie by the collar and demanded, "Tell me, what do we do now?"
Zhuge Jie steadied himself and said, "Force our way out!"
"Our original purpose for coming here today was to take revenge on Rulebound. Since he dares to set up an ambush, then we'll make him regret it."
"Avoid the BOSS. Everyone split into four groups and break through from the east, south, west, and north gates, targeting the NPC army under Rulebound as the primary objective."
"We don't need to kill Rulebound directly, and we don't need to wipe out all those NPC soldiers."
"But killing even one soldier is equivalent to killing Rulebound once. Kill ten, and he's crippled. Kill a hundred, and he'll be blacklisted in Blaze City, with no chance of ever turning things around."
As Zhuge Jie finished speaking, Wang Junjie clenched his teeth and roared, "Then kill for me!"
"Kill all those NPCs!"
"Make Rulebound wanted by the entire city!"
"Turn him into a rat living in the sewers for the rest of his life!"
"Make sure he never rises again!"
"Kill!"
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