MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter
Chapter 1066 - Chapter 1066 Chapter 1066 Surrender Request

Chapter 1066: Chapter 1066: Surrender Request Chapter 1066: Chapter 1066: Surrender Request The Altar usually presents a few Hero options to choose from, which seems stronger than just one random choice. However, the Heroes available are all within a first-tier limitation, with limited grades and wisdom.

On the other hand, building the first random Hero is different; there are no tier and grade limitations. With good luck, one might end up with a top-tier Hero from Red Island, and at worst, the Hero will still be within the first tier. That’s why Li Yao cared so much, waiting to build the Altar before starting on a second military structure.

Of course, Li Yao was still very hopeful. What if a super boss appeared? Then, he would really make a fortune.

As for the remaining tens of thousands of parasitic drones, although they couldn’t build advanced military structures, they were crucial as transport workers and for the expansion and splitting of the nests. Li Yao didn’t synthesize them immediately.

And the Berserker Guild was at its wit’s end by now, having lost control everywhere except the council hall.

Frenzied War Unparalleled shouted, “Prairie Fire, you Starfire have won. I can tell you the bank’s password. Don’t destroy other buildings or the council hall. You can take the wealth, and we’ll accept defeat.”

Hearing this, Unparalleled ordered to halt the attack, seemingly acting with great integrity. In truth, she secretly adjusted the formation and aligned the crossbows at the front line, ready for the final assault.

“Prairie Fire, let’s talk. Spare the Berserker Guild. We admit defeat. From now on, our grievances will be erased.” Frenzied War Unparalleled, seeing the halt in the attack, continued to shout loudly. Simultaneously, they ceased their own attacks but weren’t idle and quickly rearranged their defenses.

Li Yao, riding on the back of the black dragon, looked down at Frenzied War Unparalleled below and said indifferently, “So now do you admit that your people intercepted our Starfire at the dungeon entrance?”

Frenzied War Unparalleled’s expression changed. He knew this battle was being broadcast live. If he admitted it, his own battle would be deemed unjust, and Starfire would wholly occupy the moral high ground.

Although morality means nothing in the game, it is very important in public opinion. If he admitted, they would have to endure the stigma, and the guild’s reputation would be ruined.

“Prairie Fire, you have won. Why are you pressing us so hard? Do you want to use your power to force us to admit it?” Frenzied War Unparalleled cunningly said.

Li Yao’s expression darkened immediately. “Since that’s the case, then we Starfire will use our power to the end. Communicate my command: prepare the total assault, slaughter all the Berserker’s people, load the ships with explosive barrels, and blast every building, including the walls. Don’t leave them anything intact.”

“Prairie Fire, you…” Frenzied War Unparalleled was furious, but quickly said, “Yes, it’s our fault for not seeing the big picture, for allying with the Shengshi Guild to intercept you and preventing you from entering the dungeon. Can you spare us now? We admit defeat, we give up.”

Li Yao sneered: “That’s it? You think too simply. If anyone who provokes Starfire could resolve the situation so easily, who knows how many would come against Starfire? If I physically assault you in real life, harass your wife, can a mere apology and concession resolve it? Ridiculous.”

“Then what do you want?” Frenzied War Unparalleled said. They had sustained heavy losses. If their base was wholly destroyed, the damage would be irreparable, and the remaining fifty thousand men, all elite members of the Berserker Guild, especially your followers, who were also expensively bought, many of them Silver Heroes.

The losses aside, it would further lead the elite members and the guild to be divided in heart and mind.

“It’s simple to let you go, but you have to tell me first, aside from Prosperous Era and your guild, which other guilds are involved? Don’t think about deceiving me. I already have some ideas; I’m just asking you to confirm it. If you dare to lie to me, we’re not done yet,” Li Yao said.

Frenzied War Unparalleled knew speaking out would offend many guilds, but at this point, he couldn’t consider other matters and hastily informed Li Yao, who then asked Feng Yi, and Feng Yi nodded in confirmation.

“Good, that’s fairly honest,” Li Yao extended his second finger, “It’s simple to let you go. Since you’ve surrendered, bring out three hundred thousand Gold Coins, ransom your guild headquarters and your followers, and we’ll call it even.”

Everyone was stunned, damn, three hundred thousand Gold Coins, they really dared to ask for that; what a joke. Not to mention small guilds, even large and super guilds might not possess such wealth.

Take Prosperous Era as an example, they only had a few thousand in liquid assets on the books.

“Prairie Fire, have you gone mad with greed? It’s impossible for me to cough up three hundred thousand Gold Coins,” Frenzied War Unparalleled yelled.

Li Yao calmly explained: “Let me do the math for you. Your guild headquarters is about to be upgraded to a small city level; even castle constructions have started. Just considering the time waste and delay of raids if this headquarters were destroyed and had to be rebuilt, not to mention the clearing and reconstruction alone would need at least a hundred thousand Gold Coins.”

Many people suddenly snapped awake–indeed, constructions of such a level were extremely expensive. Although guilds normally didn’t spend much due to players submitting resources from missions, if they had to rebuild, they couldn’t just wait for members to hand in resources and would have to spend money to buy them.

“Secondly, there are many followers here, including quite a few highly ranked ones. You must have spent countless Gold Coins to recruit these elite followers. Each one might not seem much individually, but the total must also be in the hundreds of thousands. If you were to lose them all, it’s unlikely that your guild could buy followers again in a short period. No one wants their subordinates to hang a few hours after following someone else, right? Most importantly, if these followers were lost, you wouldn’t even have the qualifications to raid the grand cathedral’s backyard. Think about those losses yourselves. However, being the benevolent person I am, I’ll reduce it by fifty thousand.”

Frenzied War Unparalleled’s expression grew stormy; inwardly, he cursed Li Yao for his ruthlessness. Now, everyone was looking at him, especially his own people. If they really were wiped out, he guessed the heart of the Berserker Guild would be shattered, and its elite members would lose their loyalty–what point then remained for such a guild to exist?

Thus, although Li Yao seemed to be after money, he was actually cornered; it was he who had called for a truce and surrendered. If he ultimately couldn’t bear to part with the money, it was likely they wouldn’t fight to the death afterward either.

“This Prairie Fire, truly monstrous; the Berserker Guild is really screwed,” Xiao Ze sighed.

So were the spectators. They had initially thought that with so many Gold Coins required, the Berserker Guild definitely couldn’t and wouldn’t pay, but observing the expressions of the members and Frenzied War Unparalleled, it seemed there really was such an amount available; the astronomical blackmail had a possibility of success.

However, Li Yao simply watched Frenzied War Unparalleled, smiling without a word, well aware of the license’s value. Seeing the scale of their followers and the unique construction of their guild, Li Yao could imagine that through overseas trading, Frenzied War Unparalleled had silently earned an enormous amount of Gold Coins.

An amount beyond what other guilds could fathom or understand…