The Shelter Game: Me, Starting with a Tenfold Drop Rate
Chapter 129 - 129: The Cunning Plot of Night Blades

Day by day, Night Blades had not launched an attack on the city of warding, nor had they made any moves against the surrounding cities.

This situation left Irving and his team in a state of confusion and awkwardness.

Irving had been prepared for a decisive battle with Night Blades, but who could have thought that Night Blades didn't plan to take any action at all.

After six whole days passed, Irving could no longer wait idly. He decided to go directly to the headquarters of Angel Guild to discuss the situation with Anna and the others.

The headquarters of Angel Guild was heavily guarded.

Even though the scheduled attack time had passed by several days, Angel Guild had not relaxed its vigilance. The members of Angel Guild still believed this might be a ploy by Night Blades.

When Irving saw Anna, she was discussing the intelligence gathered in recent days with Aron.

"Night Blades must be planning something in the shadows. The reason they delayed their action is probably that they sensed we were prepared."

Anna's voice came from the room.

Although her voice was as gentle as always, there was a hint of worry in it.

Night Blades' continued inactivity was causing great concern among all members of Angel Guild.

"Is it possible that our intelligence was wrong? Maybe Night Blades has no intention of taking immediate action to disrupt the order maintained by the officials in the city of warding and the surrounding cities."

Irving suddenly walked into the Angel Guild's discussion room and shared his thoughts.

Anna and Aron both turned to look at Irving.

Though Anna's face showed a trace of worry, she still managed to smile at Irving. Aron, as always, maintained his aloof and unapproachable demeanor.

"What you said is possible. However, the longer Night Blades delay, the worse it will be for them. Our strength in Angel Guild is continuously growing."

"Moreover, Angel Guild can collaborate with non-official individuals like you. Combined with the guilds that lean towards supporting us, our power is immense."

"If Night Blades don't act immediately, they might miss their best opportunity. Given their cunning nature, I doubt they haven't considered this."

Aron insisted on his perspective.

He believed that Night Blades would never easily abandon their established plans. The sudden quietness of Night Blades must be because they are secretly plotting something more sinister.

Anna tended to agree with both Irving and Aron's viewpoints.

She couldn't understand why Night Blades would delay their actions. She also couldn't figure out when Night Blades would act if not now.

"If we can't figure out why Night Blades are doing this, then maybe we shouldn't overthink it. Can't we just attack Night Blades' bases directly?"

Previously, Irving agreed to adopt a defensive strategy against the threat of Night Blades because he believed that Night Blades had a significant advantage at that time.

On one hand, Irving did not yet know the true strength of Night Blades.

On the other hand, Night Blades were hidden in the shadows. It was almost impossible for Irving to find them. Plus, Night Blades had colluded with certain families.

This made it impossible to directly target Night Blades at that time.

But now, the situation was quite different from before.

After several days of preparation, Irving felt he had done his best on the defensive front. Even if Night Blades launched an attack, it wouldn't immediately put him in a difficult position.

Thus, Irving naturally considered adopting a proactive attack strategy.

Instead of waiting for the opponent to strike first, why not target them directly? If they could significantly weaken Night Blades, then Night Blades wouldn't be able to pose a substantial threat in the short term.

Irving's proposal surprised the members of Angel Guild slightly.

They thought Irving's suggestion was a bit too bold. Anna also felt that Irving's idea was somewhat far-fetched.

However, Aron, who hadn't always been on the best terms with Irving, supported Irving's proposal.

"I think Irving's plan could be very effective. We can't just sit here idly waiting for Night Blades to make the first move."

"We do know some of Night Blades' bases. We should take this opportunity to eliminate those bases directly."

"This way, we can put more pressure on Night Blades to reveal their true plans. Additionally, we can weaken Night Blades' strength, making their subsequent actions harder to succeed."

With Aron's support, Angel Guild finally agreed to Irving's plan.

The members of Angel Guild planned to join Irving in eliminating the known Night Blades' bases in the city of warding first. This would significantly weaken Night Blades' strength.

While Irving and Angel Guild were taking action, at a Night Blades' base in Starling City, Elder Seville was discussing the action plan with Joseph.

"Six days have passed. Has your informant made the necessary preparations? We can't keep waiting. The longer we wait, the greater the risks we face."

Though Elder Seville's tone was somewhat calm, Joseph could tell that his patience was nearly exhausted.

"My informant should be ready soon, within the next day. You've already waited six days; can't you wait just one more?"

Joseph's tone was much gentler than before.

He knew that angering Elder Seville now would do him no good. Besides, aside from Night Blades, Joseph had no one else to rely on to regain control of Ocean Group.

Elder Seville's expression fluctuated.

He seemed to be contemplating whether to act alone. Further delays would only cause extreme dissatisfaction among the higher-ups of Night Blades.

As the two of them fell silent, the door to the room was suddenly knocked on heavily.

With a somewhat irritated tone, Elder Seville said, "Come in!"

A member of Night Blades hurriedly handed a letter to Elder Seville.

"This letter is from Ocean Group."

Upon hearing this, Joseph snatched the letter from Elder Seville's hand.

After tearing open the envelope, Joseph saw that it contained a red piece of paper. This was the signal he had agreed upon with his informant.

Seeing the red paper, Joseph's expression finally relaxed a bit.

With a sense of relief, he said to Elder Seville, "Elder Seville, my informant has succeeded! Let's proceed with our plan. My informant will help us take control of Ocean Group first."

A smile finally appeared on Elder Seville's face as well.

"Good, then let's take action immediately!"

At 1:30 AM, a few rooms in the headquarters of Ocean Group were still lit.

On the top floor of Ocean Group's headquarters, Vicky was still in the CEO's office handling documents. Although the crisis Irving had mentioned hadn't arrived, Vicky felt it was important to remain vigilant.

Vicky specifically reassigned all the security personnel at Ocean Group who had once followed Joseph and were promoted by him, sending them to branch offices.

Now, the security personnel at Ocean Group headquarters were all trustworthy individuals.

Standing guard at the main entrance of Ocean Group headquarters was Benjamin. He was leading his special strike team in a thorough patrol of the surrounding area.

Other security personnel from the security department were responsible for patrolling other areas of Ocean Group headquarters. The entire headquarters was in a state of high alert.

"Captain, don't you think the new CEO is making a fuss over nothing? She's already kicked her uncle out, so why do we have to stand guard here in the middle of the night? Does she really think her uncle can come back? Donald has personally taken control of Ocean Group. Her uncle shouldn't be able to return," one of the special strike team members complained to Benjamin, slightly annoyed.

Although every member of the special strike team had undergone extremely rigorous training and received very high salaries, they were still human. Anyone would feel frustrated being called out in the middle of the night to guard a place where danger seemed unlikely.

"Stop complaining! Don't forget what our duty is! Our duty is to follow orders from above and ensure the safety of Ocean Group!" Benjamin didn't like it when his subordinates complained.

To Benjamin, a subordinate who constantly complained would only be a hindrance during missions. If this person hadn't been rigorously selected and proven their competence in front of Benjamin, he would have kicked them out long ago.

Just then, a member of the special strike team lowered his voice and said, "Did you guys see those suspicious-looking people over there? They seem to be observing our headquarters' entrance."

Hearing this, Benjamin immediately directed his gaze into the distance.

In the shelter game, Benjamin had acquired the [Far Sight] scouting skill. Even in the real world, he could detect information from a distance that others couldn't.

Benjamin quickly noticed that the suspicious figures in the distance weren't actually people, but illusions created by some skill.

Realizing this instantly, Benjamin issued commands to the members of his special strike team.

"Everyone, prepare for combat! It looks like a powerful enemy has surrounded our headquarters! Stay alert and don't let them breach our defenses!"

Upon receiving Benjamin's orders, the special strike team immediately formed a defensive formation.