Chapter 123: Dreamwalkers make their move

East Ocean city;

A team of twenty elite players from various guilds entered the city after finishing a wild boss.

"Hahaha, we got them for good, this time," laughed a berserker.

"But, are you sure they won't retaliate? Little Seven ordered us to be silent," said a summoner named

"I think that Time Traveler is just scared of facing our massive army. However strong he might be, he's alone. I think those higher-ups are worrying for nothing…" 

*Ding. Ouroboros, Dreamwalkers, Redwings, Battlecrushers, Greybreaker, Swiftmane, Earthstars, Rise of the Skull, Hellguards, Mystiques, Winged Inferno, Chaospikes, and Blood sins… guilds are blacklisted in East Ocean city. 5 minutes later, players belong to the guilds will be teleported to outskirts of the city and get blacklisted.

"What the hell…" the twenty of them stupefied on the spot upon receiving the notification…

Two more announcements followed it, scaring the hell out of thousands of players.

*Ding. Properties acquired by the Blacklisted players will be returned to the administration and will be provided a refund in return.

*Ding. Blacklisted Players who step inside the city will be imprisoned until they pay a fine of 10 gold coins.

A Region-wide announcement has been made all of sudden, causing chaos everywhere as all the guilds belong to the Resistance faction suddenly got blacklisted in East Ocean City.

Casual players, who were still in their senses, quickly left their guilds on the spot while several thousands of players went into a state of panic. Before they know what's going on, the five minutes are up and they lost the chance and got blacklisted from the city, finding themselves outside the walls.

Meanwhile, at the Mayor's Mansion, as both of them were leaving the building, Hyori commented on his decision, "Wil, you didn't do the right thing. I know they are your enemies but they are no longer a threat to you, right?

Not to mention, isn't the punishment is too harsh? A lot of them are just innocent casual players… Ack..." Hyori immediately stepped back in reflex as she glanced at his emotionless expression.

Even though it's a game and sensitivity is only ten percent, she felt as if her heart raced and pulse quickened.

A shiver started from the back of the legs and spread throughout the body while he gazed into her eyes and replied without a shred of emotion, "Miss Hyori, do you think I'm a saint who forgives my enemies or do you mistake me for a good guy who judges everyone fairly and think about innocent.

If you think so, then you are wrong. I'm a downright bad guy who never spares his enemies no matter how small the grudge is.

And by the way, this is my mercy, not a punishment…"

As Wil left her alone and walked forward, Hyori felt her legs weakened and caught the door to support herself.

"What was that about? It was if he turned into a different person. It isn't the same Wil I knew. Did I say something that triggered him or something? Strange"

Thinking about various possibilities, she quickly went after him and found him waiting for her, outside of the gate in silence.

***

No one knows who spread it but within a few minutes, the forums are filled with thousands of hate messages and curses against Wil while his supporters tried to back him with 'there's no clear evidence that their idol was the one behind their expulsion' even though everyone believes Wil is in a position to do that.

After all, just a while ago, he became the Crown prince.

While a verbal is going on between both sides, suddenly, Dreamwalkers' guild leader stepped forward with an aggressive post, "how arrogant is that Time Traveler. Just because he has one legendary grade pet, equipment, and a title of prince, he thinks he can do whatever he wants?

Hmpf… and people say he is the Hero of Llyne Kingdom just because he won one tournament. No, these are the actions of a villain. I know the rest of you fear him but not us.

An eye for an eye.

We, Dreamwalkers will bring them justice by razing Deloris town to the ground.

I challenge Time Traveler and his supporters to go and fortify it with as many soldiers as they wish."

"We, Ouroboros will support you…" "We, Redwings will support you…"

Along with the Resistance faction guilds that have nearly 20-25 thousand of players left, several adventurer teams, thousands of casual players supported him…

Meanwhile, the medium and large guilds continued to stay silent as if they heard nothing of it.

"Hahaha…" laughed a guy in his late thirties after picking up a call from Vice-Leader stating that Dreamwalkers' main branch suddenly attracted over 10000 players thereby increasing their level to 11.

Taking a sip from a drink, he put his arm over a slender waist beside him, "See, babe. This is what you call two birds one stone."

A girl in her early twenties then, sat on his lap before giving a peck on his cheek, "you are brilliant, Mr. Chairman."

An hour later, a simple post appeared in forums that caused waves once again…

"You are welcome to try, then. I'll accept your challenge, Dreamwalkers, and the other weaklings. It doesn't matter whether it's a thousand or a hundred thousand." 

Weford city, Searvale Kingdom;

In the city of an Elf kingdom, Kiyumi and Akiko are walking together, discussing various things. All of a sudden, as Kiyumi received a message from one of their spies, a chuckle escape from her lips in amusement, "interesting."

"What is it Kiyumi-Nee?" asked Akiko.

"Your hubby has not only offended but he also challenged nearly fifty to hundred thousand players to a battle…" replied Kiyumi, making Akiko almost tripping her foot, "hun… hundred thousand?"

***

*Ding. Seraph's Bow has been enhanced to +10.

*Ding. Seraph's Ring has been enhanced to +10.

*Ding. Elementalist's Ring has been enhanced to +10.

*Ding. Elementalist's Light Armor has been enhanced to +10.

*Ding. Elementalist's Bracers have been enhanced to +10.

*Ding. Elementalist's Boots has been enhanced to +10.

Using six +10 Augment-stones he bought from Battle shop, Wil enhanced everything except the necklace to +10 successfully.

"Damn… I should have bought 7 of them each… Sigh… well, let's just keep it at that and check the stats…"

*Gasp*

Even Wil, who has three years of experience in gaming, gasped in a shock as his hp reached a staggering amount of 1.4 Billion…

"Ah, that's right. I forgot about the bracelet. Hmm, should I use limit break stones and go the all the way? Nah, I guess, it's fine for now. When the war starts, I can use them and increase my stats further. But, before that, let's use those legendary scroll appraisers…"

Placing the Bow on the ground, Wil took out a legendary appraiser scroll and placed on it.

After confirming, it glowed for a second before disappearing into the Bow…

*Ding. Seraph's Bow has been appraised successfully. A stat has been revealed.

*Ding. Seraph's Bow has been appraised successfully. A stat has been revealed.

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*Ding. Elementalist's Light Armor has been appraised successfully. A stat has been revealed.

After using all of them, Wil surveyed the equipment once again with a pleased expression.

Gazing at the horizon, Wil mumbled, "Now, It's time for me to finish Mirella's quest. As for the protection of the town, let Leon handle it…"

*Ding. You've set Leon as the guardian beast of Deloris town.

All of a sudden, the players saw a guardian temple rose near the Mayor's Mansion while Leon disappeared from the pet slot and reappeared in a sleeping position inside the temple.

Meanwhile, the pet slot turned grey…

***

At a random restaurant in the city of Neshel;

Lu Heibei, his girlfriend Wen Zhenya, and secretary Long Jing take their seats before Dreamwalkers' Vice Guild leader Sugar alias Fan Jiang, along with their company's private lawyer.

As Heibei let Long Jing read the documents, after a while, the latter frowned, "so, you want to acquire 'Imperial' and the subsidiary guilds for 50 million dollars and a Vice-general position in Dreamwalkers?"

As a huge smile appeared on Wen, she grabbed his arms, "Isn't 50 million dollars and a position in a top guild, a good deal? With this, not only a part of your losses from the company will be recovered a bit, but also you can fulfill your revenge against that enemy of yours… Eh, Babe…"

Heibei on the other hand, stared at his secretary and asked in a calm tone, "what happened? Is there something wrong with the contract?"

While displeasure appeared on Wen as Heibei ignored her opinion, Long Jing replied, "according to our current exchange rate, it's nearly 3000 gold coins.

That's like only 15 silver coins per member if we combine all of our subsidiary guilds. Rather than a good deal, isn't it an insult? I think at the very least, it should be 30 silver even we are going bankrupt. Since we aren't, it should be at least 75 silver on average. So, 13500 would be considered a good deal but at worst, we can compromise on 10000 gold.

Considering the calculations, it will be considered a loss if it's anything less than 170 million dollars." Upon hearing it, Lu Heibei's and Fan Jiang's expression changed all of sudden.

Looking at her, Heibei asked with a rise in his vocal pitch, "So, we are losing out at least 120 million dollars?"

Meanwhile, Fan Jiang frowned, "you should consider that there are no official agreements exist in the game between players, save for bank. So, there's a risk factor here...

What if they leave the guild and join other guilds. There's no saying about it. The next thing is that we are giving you one of the positions below Guild and a Vice guild leader. We know your financial difficulties. Rather than the present, think of a stable future."

Looking at Heibei who seemed a little bit unconvinced, he took a deep breath, "Mr. Lu, How about this. Along with Vice-General, you can also be the Dreamwalkers' branch manager of Eldershore. Only the name will change and the other guilds will be merged into our guild. Nothing will be changed."

Heibei turned his head towards Long Jing, who shook her head, gesturing not to sign it while his girlfriend continued to pester him to sign while insulting that why a chairman like him listening to a mere secretary.

Persuaded by his girlfriend, just when he was about to sign it, Long jing tried to stop him, "wait. Just think again. You will..."

He raised his hand and interrupted her, "don't bother. I already decided..."

As he signed on the papers, Long Jing closed her eyes tightly for a second in frustration and then stayed silent, witnessing both of the parties, shaking their hands with a smile.

"Long Jing, let's go..." said Lu Heibei as he opened the door for his girlfriend, Wen.

Long Jing shook her head with a strained smile, "it's fine. You both can proceed without me. I have plans..."

Patting her shoulder, Wen spoke loud enough for her boyfriend to hear, "thank you for your hard work" and then, whispered, "in the end, you are just an employee. please know where you stand, ok?" 

As the two of them drove away, she tightened her fist, "five years... I stayed with the company for five long years without taking a single leave. No matter how many better offers I got, I didn't leave the company. I even had to sacrifice my free hours and enter a game to save you, and yet..."

She dialed a number...

"Hello, it's Long Jing, Heibei Corporation Chairman's secretary. You offered me a position in the company in exchange for the list of shareholders, right? Is it still valid?"

***

Pregas City, Western Continent;

Meanwhile, at another empty high-class restaurant in the city of pregas, HQ of the western continent; Miyazaki Reisa was staring at Walter Rodin with a smirk on her lips while the latter's hands shook uncontrollably for a few seconds in a rage, looking at the slideshow in the laptop, where his daughter was locking her arms with a guy in one picture, dancing with him in a club, kissing him in another picture, going together to a high-class hotel at late night...

"If you are wondering about its authenticity, we even have a video from a cc tv that captured their moments. I heard that they are even dating for more than 6 months. Sigh... for a police chief's daughter, who was engaged to someone else, behaving like that is indeed... 

"Stop it," Walter slammed the screen and closed it. As his fists tightened, the veins popped out on his neck, clearly indicating, he was about to explode.

"What do you want?" asked Walter while suppressing an animalistic growl that rose in his throat.

Leaning to the edge of the seat, she folded her hands, resting them on her thighs while staring straight into his eyes, and said in a clear tone, "Williard Ravens."

"Huh?" As Walter was taken aback, Reisa then said, "well, it isn't a complicated one. Our Galaxy Net was interested to make an alliance with the Scarlet group and I happen to have a daughter. What alliance is stronger than the one that formed by marriage?"

After revealing her intention, she didn't wait for his reply and stood up, "annul your daughter's engagement with him or else... Well, I don't think there's a need to explain further in this simple blackmail.

You have 3 days."