?Chapter 1289: 417. Darkness Breeds_2


    Ah, how helpless.


    In today’s amusement-saturated culture, all rational discussions are crushed by blind enthusiasm.


    The few individuals capable of independent thinking choose to remain silent after witnessing the frenzy.


    In such a situation, aside from triggering the 5th ring story Task due to the Fleet assembly, there really was no other way to turn the tide for the “Gold Dragon” guild’s disadvantageous position.


    “Boss, are you sure it’s only ‘Arrogant Fantasy’ causing trouble? Is it possible that other Great Guilds are involved? Otherwise, with just ‘Arrogant Fantasy’s’ connections, the public opinion shouldn’t be so one-sided,” Cucumber Slice said.


    Golden Dragon in the Sky waved his hand and said: <div>


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    “Ah, in a situation like this where everyone pushes against a falling wall, what need is there for a conspiracy? As long as ‘Arrogant Fantasy’ takes the lead, other guilds will naturally join in to trample over us.”


    Cucumber Slice thought about it and decided not to dwell on the matter any further.


    He led Golden Dragon in the Sky down a Corridor to find an Elf tasked with cleaning the bathrooms.


    This Elf stood beside Cucumber Slice’s teammate.


    Seeing Golden Dragon in the Sky arriving, this person proactively canceled their own side Task to free up a slot for Golden Dragon in the Sky to take on the Task.


    This type of behavior was normal among yers, and generally, no one wouldin about it.


    However, just as Golden Dragon in the Sky and Cucumber Slice’s teammate were switching Tasks, a sarcastic voice came from nearby.


    “Wow~ The Great Guild really is different~ Even havepdogs to lead the way in Tasks~”


    Cucumber Slice and the other two’s expressions changed and they turned to look in the direction of the voice.


    It came from two yers dressed in standard wizard apprentice magic robes.


    Above their heads were their yer nicknames, but no guild names appeared underneath, indicating they were Loose yers unaffiliated with any guilds.


    One of them spoke slickly with mockery, while the other started the Game’s recording feature, pointing a semi-transparent camera lens at Cucumber Slice and hispanions.


    Since yers’ avatars in the Game did not reflect their actual appearances, initiating filming within the Game without others’ consent did not vite any real-worldws.


    However, the Academy Manual stiptes that recorded yers can demand the filmer to blur out their avatars and nicknames.


    But the thing is, such post-incident remedial measures are useless for a bigwig like Golden Dragon in the Sky.


    Even if Golden Dragon in the Sky andpany were blurred out into shadows in the video, it would still attract widespread attention due to the video’s content.


    Particrly with the scandal that urred yesterday, any slight misstep by the “Gold Dragon” guild would be ridiculously magnified by those with intent, leading to vehement criticism.


    Cucumber Slice quickly grasped the crux of the issue.


    He dashed in front of Golden Dragon in the Sky to block the camera, simultaneously activating his own filming function, aiming it at the two yers:


    “There they go again, ‘Arrogant Fantasy’ people throwing dirt! Don’t think I don’t recognize you just because you haven’t joined a guild!”


    The two yers looked at each other and burst intoughter.


    “That’s right, we are from ‘Arrogant Fantasy.’ What about it? You don’t agree? Come, fight us~~~ We’re just itching for it, we really deserve a beating! Come on~~”


    Cucumber Slice was about to speak when rapid footsteps came from the other end of the Corridor.


    Soon, a dozen Loose yers rushed towards them and quickly surrounded Golden Dragon in the Sky and his twopanions.


    One of them yelled out:


    “Boss Jin! You’re not doing any Tasks today! This area doesn’t allowbat, so let’s see what you can do about us!”


    A crowdpletely encircled Golden Dragon in the Sky, even surrounding the Elf as well.


    This Elf tasked with distributing cleaning Tasks cried out in rm, “Ah~,” and then disappeared into countless points of light.


    Apparently, the NPC’s hidden mechanism had been triggered by the gathering of yers, leaving Golden Dragon in the Sky behind as it vanished on its own.


    This delighted the disruptive Loose yers, who shouted about discovering a great method to prevent Golden Dragon in the Sky frompleting his Tasks.


    Even though the Elf NPC had left, the group of Loose yers remained, continuing to encircle Golden Dragon in the Sky on all sides.


    Several of them lowered their heads, thrusting their faces in front of Golden Dragon in the Sky.


    “Come on,e on, Boss Jin, if you don’t like me, just hit me~”


    “Strike, go on and strike~”


    “Aren’t you the guild leader, too awesome to handle? Howe now you’re acting like a scaredy-cat, not daring to make a peep?”


    “You’ve got the chance, aren’t you going to use it~”


    When registering as a Wizard Apprentice, yers received the Academy Manual.


    The Manual mentioned that yers who initiate attacks on NPCs or yers not marked with a red name would be punished by the Academy’s guards.


    Although the group of Loose yers had encircled Golden Dragon in the Sky, they hadn’t made any physical contact with him.


    Since there wasn’t any physical contact, it wouldn’t be judged as illegal.


    If Golden Dragon in the Sky wanted to leave, he could either use the forced log-off to return to the Safe Zone, or he could only ask the guild yermunity to help clear his path.


    The former would cost Golden Dragon in the Sky 24 hours of leveling opportunities, while thetter could potentially lead to an evenrger conflict.


    Either choice seemed to only lead to loss for the three of them.


    Just as they were at a loss, the previously vanished Elf NPC reappeared not far away, followed by a group of fully armed Elf Guards.