MMORPG: Martial Gamer

In the online gaming world, humans have naturally transitioned their need for social connections into a concept called a guild.

The larger the guild, the stronger it becomes. Sanguine Alliance’s strength was based on their vast membership.

However, it was not always the case of membership translating into guild strength.

After all, these players were ordinary players and not professionally trained military soldiers. When there were more people, the group would become bloated. The quality of the players would be uneven, resulting in lower standards of discipline…

If the opponent was just a small group of common players, a larger guild could swiftly defeat them with superior numbers. However, if it was a professional group like Assassin Monarch, it seemed more like the case of a lion trying to kill a mosquito.

Assassin Monarch could inflict a small degree of pain on Sanguine Alliance if they wanted to.

Of course, this was not to say that the larger guild had no way of dealing with the smaller one. It was just a matter of whether it was worth the effort or not.

As the saying went, the man who is barefoot is not afraid to wear another who is wearing shoes.

If Assassin Monarch were to attack Sanguine Alliance, there was little opportunity cost on their part but a lot more to gain if their attacks were successful.

Compared to the players from Sanguine Alliance who had their own daily responsibilities and tasks to run the guild. In the event that Sanguine Alliance had to mobilise their manpower, it would derail the smooth running of the guild. That was the true loss for them…

Moreover, these guys were all Assassins… They could strike at will and hide when the odds were against them. Against such slippery opponents, it was not worth it for Sanguine Alliance to spend resources to deal with them. They were in an awkward situation.

Thinking about it, the last small guild that Sanguine Alliance provoked was the Quan Zhen Sect…

Sanguine Warflag naturally did not grasp the intricacies of the matter. He had a complicated expression on his face as he turned towards Fearless.

Sanguine Warflag was dragged as an innocent bystander into a war.

This was a conflict originally only between Assassin Monarch and Quan Zhen Sect. However, Sanguine Alliance was somehow dragged into the mud with them… even if it was out of their control.

Under this sort of situation, either side that Sanguine Warflag chose to side with meant that he would have to offend the other.

Could he really afford to offend the Quan Zhen Sect? Antagonising Assassin Monarch might bring him a lot of problems in the short run but these could easily be resolved if he activated his experts. However, if he dared to offend the Quan Zhen Sect, he could wait to collect his own corpse.

Sanguine Warflag was not so charitable to shoulder the burdens of others. It was because of Quan Zhen Sect that his Sanguine Alliance had to offend another guild. If the players from Quan Zhen Sect did not offer their help in this matter, it was too self-centred of them.

Sanguine Warflag contemplated for a brief moment before saying, “Brother Fearless, this matter resulted from you guys and it has implicated my Sanguine Alliance.”

“I know!” Fearless replied straightly, “Don’t worry, there is a massive city gate blockade. The Assassin Monarch would not dare to kill people indiscriminately!”

“Is that the case?” Sanguine Warflag continued probing, “Those guys have a very fearsome reputation. They even dared to stand up against Iron Bull. Is there anything they would not dare to do?”

“Nonsense!” Wang Yu interjected from the side, “As long as the PK reaches a certain threshold, the perpetrators will be chased down by the city guards. Since the city gates are now closed, attacking within the city will only lead to their deaths! Is this your first day playing the game?”

“F*ck…”

Sanguine Warflag was speechless. In his stupor, he actually forgot to consider this important point. He was a little embarrassed by Wang Yu’s chiding.

The city guards were the strongest lifeform in the game. There was no sane player that would dare to challenge their authority, Wang Yu included. The players from Assassin Monarch would certainly not send themselves into a death trap.

One had to know that once the PK value reached a certain threshold, there was a 100% equipment drop rate. If they brought out the City Lord Seal and lost it there, would all their efforts thus far count for nothing?

At this moment, Sanguine Warflag smiled delighted, “Since they would not dare to kill my people, there is no need for them to hide anymore.”

“Listen carefully, they are not going to kill before indiscriminately, but there is still the possibility of them killing people!” Fearless shot a glance over to Sanguine Warflag as he rubbed his chin in thought, “If you were leading the Quan Zhen Sect, what would you do in your position?”

“Take the initiative and eliminate the opponent!” Wang Yu chimed in from the side, “If it was me, I would attempt to find their leader and eliminate that person to strike fear in the rest of their members!”

Wang Yu was indeed worthy of his title as the number one most ruthless player. He spoke about killing others as easily as eating.

“Not bad!” Fearless nodded at back at Sanguine Warflag, “Warflag, you have suffered much for my Quan Zhen Sect…”

“F*ck!!”

Sanguine Warflag broke into a cold sweat.

Wang Yu and Fearless complemented each other perfectly to deliver the bad news to Sanguine Warflag.

Following the intentions of Wang Yu, as the guild leader of Sanguine Alliance, the main target of Assassin Monarch would be himself. Disregarding his special status, the Assassin Monarch did not need to have any other reason to target him other than his prior betrayal.

As Sanguine Warflag spiralled into self-doubt, there was a notification that came into the guild chat channel.

Sanguine Warflag hurriedly open it up and saw Sanguine Asura violently yelling, “F*ck, I was killed!”

Sanguine Warflag was taken aback by the news and further inquired, “What exactly happened?”

“How would I know?” Sanguine Asura replied in exasperation, “I was hitting on some girls in the streets when an Assassin suddenly appeared and killed me with a single blow before I could even register his presence…”

It was as Wang Yu had predicted that the players from Assassin Monarch had begun their swift retaliation. Since Sanguine Warflag was protected by a few of his players alongside Wang Yu, the Assassin Monarch had chosen Sanguine Asura as their target instead.

Sanguine Warflag immediately sent an announcement, “Everyone, be on high alert. There are Assassins all around so do not act alone!”

The moment Sanguine Warflag notified his guild, several updates started streaming back into the guild chat. “F*ck, I was also killed! Sanguine Darkness, weren’t you behind me? Did you see the perpetrator?”

Sanguine Darkness replied, “I didn’t see him clearly. They immediately went back into [Stealth]…”

“F*ck! What is going on?” Sanguine Stormbringer declared, “Did anyone of you offend the Quan Zhen Sect… Only that bunch of degenerates are inclined to do such things.”

It was clear that the players from Sanguine Alliance were still scarred from their previous conflicts with Quan Zhen Sect.

Sanguine Warflag naturally did not notify anyone else when he brought dozens of his men to aid Quan Zhen Sect.

Since two of the elders of their guild died in quick succession, the other players from Sanguine Alliance were unable to sit still and started gossiping.