Free Web NovelChapter 235: Chapter235-The Betrayal of Zones 1 and 2
"What?"
When the five vice guild leaders heard this, they were all incomparably shocked at first.
But very quickly, they became excited again.
After all, when they had subdued Zone 4 and Zone 3 last time, they had used that opportunity to multiply the number of members in their battle groups several times over.
This time, if they swallowed two entire zones in one go, their battle groups would probably reach full capacity instantly.
Anna stood up directly and said, "Guild leader, then what are we waiting for? Hurry up and declare war!"
John nodded slightly, then used the two Kingdom War Declaration Scrolls.
[Please select your declaration targets.]
"Zone 1 and Zone 2."
[Declaration successful. A server-wide announcement will now be issued!] fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
The moment John finished using them, the server-wide announcement rang out immediately after.
[Server-wide Announcement: Zone 5 player John has declared war on the players of Zone 1 and Zone 2. The Kingdom War will begin in 1 minute!]
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When the Zone 5 players heard the declaration of war, they were stunned at first. Then, they all fell into wild joy.
"Damn, I was just worrying that I had nowhere to test out these newly obtained skills. Guild leader found us a perfect testing ground this quickly."
"Hahaha! This time, I’m definitely going to beat Zone 1 and Zone 2 so badly even their mothers won’t recognize them."
"We’ve always been the ones getting beaten up. Now it’s finally our turn to beat someone else up."
"I’d like to see what Zone 1 and Zone 2 are going to use to stop us."
"The five human zones are finally about to come completely under our rule!"
These players had already gained enormous benefits from the demon tide. Their strength had increased greatly, and their morale was at its peak.
Now that the Kingdom War was about to begin, their fighting spirit was instantly ignited. One by one, they rubbed their fists and waited for the Kingdom War passage to open.
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In stark contrast, Zone 1 and Zone 2 had not even finished resisting the demon tide when they heard the news that Zone 5 had declared war on them.
The news was like a massive boulder crashing down, instantly stirring up towering waves among the players of the two zones.
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Zone 1, Glory Guild Headquarters.
At this moment, all the higher-ups of Glory Guild were seated around the conference table with gloomy expressions.
"Damn it. That John really is a madman."
One vice guild leader slammed the table heavily and cursed, "John just finished fighting the demon race. Logically speaking, the players of Zone 5 should still be recovering their strength. So why is he turning around and starting a war against both our zones at the same time? On what grounds?"
"On the grounds that he is John."
Just then, guild leader Shyron spoke calmly.
As the new guild leader of Glory Guild, his level was the highest among the players of Zone 1.
But even so, he was only Level 197.
He could not even compare to the lowest-level players in Zone 5.
At this moment, a trace of fear was hidden deep in the guild leader’s eyes.
That was because once the Kingdom War began, both sides could see each other’s average player level.
"An average level of 256. Just what did those Zone 5 players do?"
His voice was hoarse.
"Especially that John. His level has even reached an exaggerated Level 400. Tell me, how are we supposed to fight Zone 5?"
The entire conference room fell into dead silence.
Not a single higher-up could come up with a solution.
The average level of their Zone 1 players was only Level 150.
Meanwhile, the players of Zone 5 were already looking down on them from Level 250.
This enormous gap in strength was enough to make anyone despair.
Someone spoke weakly.
"How about... we surrender?"
Shyron raised his head and looked at the higher-up who had spoken.
"Surrender? If we truly surrender, he definitely won’t be satisfied with just our submission. He will completely dismantle our guilds. At that time, we will thoroughly become slaves of Zone 5!"
The atmosphere in the entire hall instantly froze.
Someone could not help asking, "We can’t beat them, but we don’t want to surrender either. Then what exactly are we supposed to do?"
Shyron remained silent for a long time, his gaze sweeping over everyone present.
Finally, he spoke.
"Since our identity as humans cannot allow us to fight Zone 5, then we will change our identity."
Everyone’s expressions stiffened.
They looked at Shyron in confusion, not understanding what he meant.
Shyron said expressionlessly, "What I mean is, all of us will join the demon race."
The moment these words came out, everyone found it hard to believe.
"Guild leader, what are you saying?"
"We’re still resisting the demon race right now. How can we join them?" fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm
"Exactly. Besides, even if we join the demon race, we’re still human players. Would the demon race even accept us?"
Shyron looked at everyone’s reactions and said calmly, "Don’t worry. I have already contacted Anya, the guild leader of Zone 2’s Death Guild. She has a deal with a demon race player!
"She revealed part of the inside story to me. John killed a Demon Progenitor Avatar, which means he has completely become a sworn enemy of the demon race.
"The enemy of our enemy is our friend. As long as we take the initiative to bow our heads to the abyss and request their protection, they will use a conversion array to transform all of us into demon race players."
After hearing this, one higher-up suddenly stood up.
"Are you insane? You’re actually thinking of defecting to the demon race? That’s equivalent to betraying the entire human race!"
Shyron looked at him and suddenly laughed.
"The human race? What benefits are there in being a human player? From the very beginning, dividing us human players into five major zones was meant to make us kill one another, wasn’t it? Now that John has revealed his wolfish ambition and is about to devour us completely, open your eyes and look clearly. In this world, so-called loyalty and righteousness are worthless. Only by surviving can we possess everything."
That higher-up opened his mouth, wanting to refute him, but found that he truly could not argue back.
In the end, all the higher-ups lowered their heads and accepted their fate.
"Then how do we contact the demon race now?"
Shyron immediately took out a pitch-black token from his chest.
A layer of Demonic Aura coiled around the entire token.
"This is the Demonization Token. As long as we crush it, the demon race will receive the message of our surrender. When the time comes, as long as all our guild members choose to surrender together, we will be completely transformed into demon race players with the help of their demon race mages."
A look of longing appeared on Shyron’s face.
"At that time, we will possess an even stronger demon race bloodline. Our strength will definitely far surpass what it is now. Even if we still cannot defeat Zone 5 by ourselves, at least we can gain the assistance of the demon race."
Hearing this, one higher-up asked worriedly, "But didn’t Zone 5 just wipe out the demon race? Even if the demon tides in our two zones are combined, they probably still won’t be a match for Zone 5, right?"
Shyron did not refute him.
Instead, the corners of his mouth split into a grin.
"Don’t worry. The true killing move has never been the demon tides in our two zones.
"Anya told me that during this demon tide, John killed a member of a mysterious organization.
"That mysterious organization is a taboo existence even in the demon race abyss. Now that John has provoked that organization, it probably won’t be long before they send a terrifying existence to hunt him down.
"When that happens, it will naturally be the day John dies.
"Once John is dead, the players of Zone 5 will no longer be worth worrying about!"
When the higher-ups heard this, their minds shook.
They had never expected that there was actually still a chance to turn the situation around.
