"Ding! The Alliance Raid War has ended. You will be teleported to the Imperial Province in 10 seconds!" "Ding! The Alliance Raid War has ended. You will be teleported to the Ten Thousand League Alliance in 10 seconds!"
Just as Proud Dragon Emperor and Call Me War God stared at each other, bewildered by what had happened, a system notification chimed in both their ears simultaneously!
"What happened?" Proud Dragon Emperor looked at Call Me War God, who wore an equally confused expression, and murmured, but only silence answered him!
"Ahhh! What the hell happened!" Proud Dragon Emperor clawed at his head, nearly losing his mind, shouting at Call Me War God repeatedly.
For this Alliance Raid War, he had prepared thoroughly to crush Genesis!
First, he overruled all objections, abandoning the defense of the Imperial Province's main stronghold, letting Skywave Mansion snatch an easy win. Then he allied with the Ten Thousand League Alliance, leading tens of thousands to attack Cold River City, thinking victory was certain—only for things to go awry at the last moment!
The Genesis guild members on Cold River City's side were equally dumbfounded. Just as they stared at the last sliver of health on the boss, despair crept onto every face. Yet in the next instant, all Genesis members received a message declaring their victory in the Alliance Raid War!
"What the hell? We won?" Ding Ye glanced at the countdown nearing its end and asked a guild member beside him.
The next second, a flash of white light—everyone in the Blackwater City stronghold map was expelled by a powerful force, landing in their respective alliance's capital maps.
In the Imperial Province's capital, Central City, the high-ranking members of the Proud Alliance, Nine Provinces Guild, and Mu Shui Guild gathered in the city lord's mansion meeting hall. The atmosphere was tense.
"President Proud, after this Alliance Raid War loss, don't you owe our Nine Provinces Guild an explanation?" Nine Provinces Guild president "Sole Dominion" scowled, fixing his gaze on Proud Dragon Emperor.
"Brother Nine Provinces is right. When you insisted on abandoning defense and joining the Ten Thousand League Alliance to attack Cold River City, honestly, I was against it! But out of respect for Brother Nine Provinces' trust and support for your Proud Alliance, our Mu Shui Guild chose to believe you once. And the result? We got nothing—lost alliance resources and gained nothing from Cold River City either! Hmph!"
After Sole Dominion spoke, the Mu Shui Guild president snorted coldly, his displeasure written all over his face.
In this Alliance Raid War, the Imperial Province and the Ten Thousand League Alliance had lost both the bait and the catch, with a near-certain victory mysteriously slipping into someone else's hands!
"I'll get to the bottom of this quickly. For the decision-making error in this war, I apologize to you both here!" Proud Dragon Emperor stood up, bowed slightly to the presidents of Nine Provinces and Mu Shui Guilds, and spoke.
"Hmph! A light apology like that! What about the brothers waiting for their Alliance Raid War rewards? How do you settle that, President Proud?" The Mu Shui Guild president asked indignantly. When they joined the alliance, Mu Shui had originally planned to join Skywave Mansion under the Ascend Guild. It was Proud Dragon Emperor who got the Nine Provinces president to act as a persuader, spinning tales to change their minds and bring them to the Imperial Province. Yet their first Alliance Raid War under the Imperial Province ended in defeat—a result the entire Mu Shui Guild found hard to swallow!
"President Mu Shui, in this Alliance Raid War, it's not just your Mu Shui Guild that got no rewards. My Proud brothers also got nothing. I think you're well aware of that, aren't you?" Hearing the Mu Shui president demand compensation, Proud Dragon Emperor's face darkened further as he said coldly.
"Eh~ following you gets us nothing—what's the point of playing then!" The Mu Shui vice president voiced his discontent in a thick dialect after hearing Proud Dragon Emperor's words!
"Exactly, if we lose the next Alliance Raid War too, what then?" "In my opinion, switching to Skywave Mansion is more reliable!" "Right, right, right! Switch alliances!"
The Mu Shui vice president's remark triggered a chain reaction. Several high-ranking members from Nine Provinces and Mu Shui Guilds chimed in, their words hinting at defecting to Skywave Mansion!
Seeing the growing clamor for switching alliances, Proud Dragon Emperor grew uneasy. He quickly stood up, raised his hands to quiet the discussion among the Nine Provinces and Mu Shui high-ups.
"Everyone, calm down! Don't get so worked up!" Proud Dragon Emperor put on a smile, scanning the high-ranking members of Nine Provinces and Mu Shui Guilds as he spoke cheerfully.
"Though this Alliance Raid War loss was due to my decision-making error, I assure you all—it won't happen again!"
After Proud Dragon Emperor finished, the high-ups from the other two guilds turned their heads away. Even the Mu Shui president sneered coldly, snorted, and averted his gaze.
Proud Dragon Emperor's mouth twitched slightly, but he forced a smile to stay on his face.
After a brief pause, he continued, "How about this: to compensate for the losses of the brothers from Nine Provinces and Mu Shui Guilds, I'll personally fund 10,000 game points for each brother in both guilds. What do you all think?"
"What! 10,000 points?" The Mu Shui president immediately turned his head, eyes gleaming as he stared at Proud Dragon Emperor.
Converted by the exchange rate, 10,000 points in *Myriad Realms* equaled 100 Dragon Kingdom dollars—meaning Proud Dragon Emperor was compensating each member of Nine Provinces and Mu Shui with 100 Dragon Kingdom dollars!
Keep in mind, though Nine Provinces and Mu Shui weren't as big as top guilds like Ascend or Genesis, together they numbered over a thousand people!
Just then, the Proud Alliance vice president, Proud Little Tyrant, who had stayed silent until now, couldn't hold back!
"Boss, why should we compensate them? Our Proud brothers put in the most effort—many had their gear smashed to pieces without a word. These useless guys just coasted behind us, and now they get 10,000 points? What will our Proud brothers think?" Proud Little Tyrant spoke with a righteous air—no denying the guy had a talent for stirring up trouble!
"Damn it, what did you say?" "MMP, say that again, you bastard?"
At his words, two high-ups from the Nine Provinces Guild stood up, pointing at Proud Little Tyrant and shouting in a Sichuan dialect.
Proud Dragon Emperor's mouth twitched even more violently. To keep his smile intact, he clenched his molars so hard the veins on his neck bulged, fighting the urge to strangle Proud Little Tyrant on the spot!