After Dugu Xing and his group left, the original guild leaders were preparing to go out and level up.
It was rare to have no one to bother me, so I happily led the group to earn activity points. I never expected to be blocked by a group of people as soon as I stepped out.
The newcomers were none other than members of the Raiders Alliance, and who else could be leading them but Meng Ziyi?
After learning about the hotel from the traitorous scouts, Meng Ziyi quickly devised this plan.
Pretending to be rescue scouts will inevitably distract the hotel staff, allowing them to be gradually divided and weakened, and then defeated one by one.
After learning from Raven's eyes that the largest force, Dugu Xing's group, had gone to rescue people, he knew the plan had succeeded, so he took this opportunity to lead the alliance members here.
It would be best if this group could accept the offer of amnesty; if not…
Hmph, Meng Ziyi sneered as he walked toward the hotel without finishing his sentence, but the meaning he conveyed was self-evident.
He rushed towards the hotel without stopping, just in time to block the group of people who were about to leave from the doorway.
Speed is of the essence in warfare, and he exemplified this principle to the fullest extent.
With a kind and benevolent expression, Meng Ziyi addressed the wary men at the hotel entrance, saying loudly, "My name is Meng Ziyi. Meng means 'meng' and Zi means 'zi'. I'm here for no other reason than to invite those who are willing to leave with me. I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury."
"Is there anyone willing to come over on their own initiative?"
The crowd looked at each other as if they were watching a joke.
Those who remained were almost all confidants of the guild leaders. Of course, I said almost; a few of the lower-ranking subordinates had shifty eyes, and it was clear they were somewhat tempted.
But no one volunteered to step forward, and I felt embarrassed to go out first.
The nail that sticks out gets hammered down. Even someone as powerful as Lü Bu was called a traitor who served three masters, so what about me?
Many people think it's best to wait and see how things develop.
Despite his repeated speeches, no one was willing to take the first step.
Left with no other choice, Meng Ziyi apologized to everyone, saying, "Then let's talk about it later."
Since you won't accept the polite offer, then you'll have to accept the penalty!
His men understood the meaning behind his words, and decisively grabbed their weapons and marched forward, blocking the guild members at the entrance.
We should first try to reason with them, then resort to force. Since we have already shown courtesy and they are so uncooperative, then we should take action.
The mercenary team in front of the gate was clearly no pushover either; those who had survived to this day were all capable of handling things on their own.
The entrance was narrow, limiting the number of people who could enter at a time, so they fought desperately to defend the entrance and repel several attacks from the Raiders' Alliance.
Seeing that things were going badly and that the melee attacks in the alliance were ineffective, Meng Ziyi signaled the mages in the alliance to join the battle.
Mages are very good at focusing fire and killing people instantly. If several fireballs hit one person at the same time, even if he has the best equipment, he cannot cope with so many attacks at the same time.
The hotel staff began to dwindle, and everyone hesitated, unsure of who to send in.
Clearly, the doorway is a hot potato right now, and everyone is thinking of conserving their strength and letting others go first.
With everyone in the hotel harboring their own secrets, and with the addition of a mage from the alliance, the hotel entrance was on the verge of falling when a sudden change occurred.
A usually stern regimental commander overruled the objections and quieted everyone down.
"What are you still arguing about? If we don't unite, none of us will escape."
"Give me one person to fill in."
Under his leadership, no one dared to object. He pulled a prop from his pocket, smiled coldly, and threw it out of the hotel.
"Get ready!" The group understood and immediately assigned their subordinates to prepare.
Just as the Alliance members were about to storm the hotel entrance, they discovered something being thrown from the lobby and landing at their feet.
Someone in the alliance recognized its value and exclaimed in astonishment, "Absolutely stunning..."
Before he could finish speaking, a flash of white light appeared, and everyone's vision was filled with snowflakes. Some even covered their eyes and rolled on the ground.
Meng Ziyi, who was farther away, overheard the conversation and reacted quickly. He pulled out a pair of sunglasses from his pocket and put them on. These were no ordinary sunglasses; they were immune to strong light and had been found in a lone wolf player's deck.
However, the mage units in the alliance suffered, being forced to interrupt their spellcasting and enduring the double torment of intense light, tinnitus, and magical backlash.
Fortunately, there are now attribute points to add, and their spirit has been improved to varying degrees, so the power of the magic backlash is far less intense than before the update.
Although he was immune to strong light, the tinnitus still bothered him, and this unexpected event enraged Meng Ziyi.
After waking up the people lying in front of him, he shouted at them to show their true skills, and he even took out several prop fire grenades from his pocket.
The fire and thunder can be held in one hand. It is dark blue all over and has a fuse on the outside. Although it looks old-fashioned, it is a magical item and cannot be judged by common sense.
"This is a tough one, I don't care if you live or die!" Meng Ziyi's expression changed, and he was no longer the sanctimonious man he once was. He roared as he lit the fire bomb, clearly enraged.
After the fuse had burned halfway, he threw it into the hotel room.
Just as they finished assembling and were about to recapture the suicide squad at the hotel entrance, they were hit by a fire bomb, and their health dropped rapidly.
Several loud booming sounds echoed inside the hotel.
It's not very harmful, but extremely insulting.
The fire damage within the area not only knocked down some people, but also set the hotel's decorations on fire.
Unfortunately, no one paid attention to these things at the moment, because the Alliance attacked again from the door, and everyone could only fight to the death inside the hotel.
They let the flames slowly spread until thick smoke billowed out, at which point everyone in the hotel snapped out of their daze and hurriedly told those upstairs who were unable to fight to come down and put out the fire, otherwise they would all burn to death inside.
However, this change was a good thing for Meng Ziyi.
They retreated to the hotel entrance and waited calmly outside.
Many people, dazed by the thick smoke, were disarmed and tied up by Meng Ziyi's men as soon as they ran out the door.
Seeing that the situation was not going well and the fire was growing larger and larger, it was impossible to control.
The hotel staff began heading upstairs, firing signal flares in an attempt to call back Dugu Xing and his group, who had already moved far away, to provide assistance.
The signal flare was launched, and they waited anxiously while fighting the fire.
As Meng Ziyi watched the signal flare ascend, he immediately sensed that something was amiss.
Knowing that the main force was outside, he directed the crowd to throw flammable materials inside, intending to burn everyone inside alive.
The fire was growing larger and was showing signs of spreading upwards.
Faced with this situation, the regimental commander inside was at a loss, and no one could come up with a solution.
The fire waited for no one and grew larger and larger.
One of the more respected people among them spoke up again: "We can't wait any longer. We need to find a way to break through now. Every one of us who can survive is a life we can save."
"We'll all jump out of a window somewhere on the second floor. If we can break through, great. If not, we'll hold out until the city lord returns."
Everyone knew that now was not the time for infighting, and they all agreed.
Li Gang whispered to Li Qiang in the group, "I'll try to break through the encirclement, and you can take the opportunity to break out and tell the city lord about this."
Li Qiang looked reluctant to part, as if he wanted to say something more.
But by then, preparations for breaking out had already begun, and Li Gang was the first to walk to the window.
The downstairs area was engulfed in flames. Inside, the people broke the second-floor windows and jumped out, preparing for a final battle with Meng Ziyi and his gang.
Before jumping out of the window, Li Gang gave Li Qiang a wink. Li Qiang understood, and the two of them jumped out of the window next to them together.
Li Gang jumped down first and immediately began fighting with the people around him. Ignoring his injuries, he struggled to hold off the people around him.
Meng Ziyi and his group were somewhat alarmed by the man's reckless fighting style, which allowed him to successfully tear open an opening.
Seeing this, Li Qiang jumped down from the building and fled through the torn opening.
"Send a few men to grab him." The squad leader was shocked, knowing that he would definitely be punished if he let this man escape, and said to the men in his squad.
"The rest of you, push forward to the death, or I don't need to tell you what will happen to us, right?" the squad leader said, his eyes bloodshot.
Upon hearing this, the others, thinking of the consequences of letting others escape, worked diligently to plug the opening.
Li Qiang looked back reluctantly; the opening his brother had desperately left behind had been sealed up again.
He was a little anxious because he couldn't see his brother.
The only way to save everyone is to have Dugu Xing return to help. With that thought, he mustered his courage and ran in the direction the city lord had left.
Five men were hot on his heels, and if he escaped, they would all suffer a terrible fate when they returned.
The leader won't treat useless people as human beings, which is why the alliance is called the Raiders Alliance—they don't even spare their own people.
In the blink of an eye, the six people had already escaped the inferno and their whereabouts were unknown.
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