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Chapter 145: Threat

Chapter 145: Threat

Noah looked at his teammates and Nightingale, piercing them with a calm gaze as they also drew their gaze from the map, focusing on him.

He continued. "Guild Echelon is a threat".

"A threat to the status quo that has been established since the inception of the Pro Alliance when the top guilds rose, becoming top guilds".

"Since then, they’ve had an iron grip of the game, always unchallenged but Lord Doom’s rise has challenged that iron grip, first in the 11th server".

"In the 11th server, they tacitly let it after that guild war. They were helpless, too weak to do anything, and so they let us grow".

"But in here? In their backyard," Noah shook his head. "I’m not naïve enough to believe that they’ll let us do what we want".

"The moment we establish ourselves, they’ll suppress us at every turn". He leaned forward, tapping the map. "They’ll choke off resources, block raids, monopolize dungeons, and even go as far as hunting us down in the field".

"They’ll throw everything at us to make sure Guild Echelon stays beneath them. It’s what top guilds do, its what keeps them in power".

Noah’s words were like drenching them in cold water. With slightly grim looks on their faces, they kept their focus on him.

Nightingale exhaled sharply, adjusting his gloves. "They won’t just let a wildcard guild like us rise uncontested. They’ll see us as a threat the moment we set foot here," he paused. "And we already did".

Aria, ever brash, smirked. "Let them come. I wouldn’t mind cracking some skulls".

Caleb, more calculated, rubbed his chin. "The problem isn’t just fighting them. It’s that they have the numbers, the resources, and the influence".

"Besides, apart from numbers, we can’t oppress them with quality anymore".

"Pro players see it beneath them to come into the game and fight in skirmishes against normal players, but like Jonathan already showed, if it’s against us, against Lord Doom, against Noah, they’ll do it". He smiled darkly.

"We need to be smart about where we build our headquarters. A bad location could cripple us before we even begin".

A grim silence settled over the room.

And then, Genevieve, always the voice of reason, nodded. "Then we should pick a location that minimizes our weaknesses and plays to our strengths".

Noah’s fingers drummed against the table as he spoke. "We need somewhere defensible but also resource-rich. Somewhere with a lot of dungeons where we won’t be starved of growth".

"Somewhere with tactical advantages, but not so obvious that we become an immediate target". His eyes flicked across the map, scanning the varied landscapes. "A place where we can dictate the terms of engagement".

The group fell into a deep discussion, throwing out ideas.

The mountains strongholds to the north, the hidden valleys in the east, the island fortresses off the western shores, the shifting dunes of the south. Each had strengths and weaknesses, each with their own unique features.

They had a lot of things to consider, they could not be hasty about it.

But then, at some point in the conversation, Nightingale’s gaze settled on a particular area. His lips curled into a knowing smirk.

"What about here?"

He pointed at the projection of the map, pointing to an unassuming location, a vast canyon network, riddled with ancient ruins and unpredictable terrain.

"The Labyrinthine Expanse". Benjamin muttered.

Nightingale nodded. "It’s difficult to navigate, easy to fortify, and filled with hidden pathways. Perfect for ambush tactics".

Noah’s eyes gleamed with approval. "Now that... that’s interesting".

Without hesitation, he clicked on the part of the map where Nightingale just pointed at, expanding it to show more details.

The Labyrinthine Expanse is located in the southwestern region of the Heavenly Domain, near the border between the burning Obsidian Wastes and the Ashen Dunes in the Western Expanse.

It is a sprawling canyon network filled with ancient ruins, twisting ravines, and unpredictable terrain, making it a natural fortress.

This location was truly good for what they had in mind.

With a maze-like structure, a terrain formed by a complex we of narrow paths, towering canyon walls, and underground tunnels, it would make it difficult for outsiders to navigate.

The ruins of an ancient civilization dot the landscape, offering natural fortifications and secret chambers.

With the right amount of work and money, they could turn this labyrinthine expanse into a hidden stronghold, their headquarters.

And of course, the importance of strategic ambush points could not be understated. The terrain had many chokepoints and elevated vantage points, making it ideal for guerilla tactics.

Also, there was the advantage of proximity to resources.

While the land itself is harsh, nearby regions offer crucial supplies, veins of rare minerals in the Obsidian Wastes and hidden oases in the Ashen Dunes.

Also, there would be no lack of monsters to slay, and dungeons!

The Ashen Dunes was crawling with scorpion behemoths, and it had 8 dungeons, 3 of them being level 100 dungeons.

On the other side, the Obsidian Wastes is a volcanic wasteland where fire elementals roam free. There was no lack of monsters and dungeons.

And finally, the Labyrinthine Expanse is difficult to siege.

If in an act of madness from any top guild or even a coalition of top guilds to suppress them, any large-scale attack would struggle with the terrain, forcing enemies into unfavorable engagements.

This location plays perfectly into Guild Echelon’s strengths. They may be small in number, but with iconic figures like God Noah and his crew holding the helm, they had the qualifications to pull this off.

Once settled, they may be small in number but with such terrain, they were bound to be devastating in execution, unpredictable, and nearly impossible to root out once entrenched.

A nightmare for larger guilds hoping to suppress them.

’Sweet!’ Noah thought, his eyes flickering in excitement.

The Labyrinthine Expanse was not exactly perfect, having its fair share of problems and disadvantages, but it was a devil that they could tolerate.

A devil that could work for them and not against them.

Noah stood up. "That’s it then, we’ve found our headquarters".

"The Labyrinthine Expanse it is".

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