Chapter 447

“That’s quite a joke.”

After the registration was completed, on the way to the forward base with the guild masters.

A man in a long brown monk-like robe with a tall staff on his back said this.

He was the Guild Master of Biseung Guild, lingering around the 20-30th rank in the guild rankings.

“Is that so?”

“Yes. These already tired individuals due to the business of the alliance, how do you torment them further?”

“Sorry. I was just curious and wanted to confirm, but it seems they reacted rather aggressively.”

“In that case, we shall apologize on our side. There were too many people gathered, making everyone overly sensitive. There are tight deadlines too.”

“Hmm. It’s their mistake, isn’t it? Even if you chase someone away, you should check properly before doing so.”

“Neris, what you said is also correct.”

“Whew.”

A woman with twin pink braids feebly vomited and giggled.

She was Neris, the Guild Master of Magic Tower Guild. She wore a robe with diverse colors and ranked 9th in the guild rankings.

Around her floated various hues of magical power, blending together.

“Totally into the concept, aren’t you?”

“It’s not about the concept…”

“Got it, got it! There must be a penalty, right? This game is truly terrifying.”

“Neris. Be good during the meeting.”

“Would I dare in a place with monsters like these?”

“Besides…”

“With Lady Lily here, I definitely won’t do anything like that.”

“It doesn’t matter to me?”

Regardless of what happens at the meeting, it’s not particularly important to her.

As long as everything doesn’t completely fracture, this kind of small talk is fine.

Neris laughed out loud with an “Oh”, causing about five guild masters to sigh.

Each having their own unique personality and strong power, it wasn’t exactly the best experience gathering them all in one place.

Still, as we entered the headquarters of the forward base, we were greeted by an interior neatly decorated even in this short span of time.

Inside, rankers were walking around. They were all at least level 80, and many were level 90, or even approaching the end of level 100.

A force that truly could be called an ‘alliance.’

[Oh]

[Whoa whoa whoa whoa]

[There are so many rankers]

[So many level 90s]

[All the upper guild masters are here]

[Kya]

[The human alliance]

[Lily, take over as the alliance leader]

[So intimidating]

[Is that Jeoksa?]

“Lady Lily?”

“It’s been a long while.”

From far away, the Guild Master of Jeokwol Guild, Jeoksa, walked towards me with a pair of red swords on his back.

By Jeoksa’s side was another user at a lower level who seemed to be part of his guild and likely assisting him.

Most importantly, he was the brother of ‘Wind Rapid Blade’ who we had cleared the dungeon of Circulation’s Red Horse with just a few months ago.

“How is your brother doing?”

“Hahaha, he’s fine. I’ve locked him up in the guild facilities so he won’t be doing anything reckless.”

“I see.”

Apparently, his restriction still hasn’t been lifted.

“Anyway, it’s fortunate you’re part of the alliance. The meeting will start soon, so let’s move together.”

“Yes.”

“Alright~ Let’s go talk with the grouchy old folks~”

“Neris, please…”

Jeoksa confirmed me and the other guild masters behind us then led us deeper into a room.

A guard-like man stopped us near the door.

“Only those with gold emblems can enter from here. Please show your emblem.”

“Lady Lily, did you receive the gold emblem?”

“Yes.”

I nodded in response to Black’s question.

After completing the registration earlier, I had received an emblem indicating my position within the alliance.

Bronze emblem: regular alliance member.

Silver emblem: a moderately strong alliance member.

Gold emblem: one of the important alliance members.

While possessing a better emblem doesn’t grant extra buffs or special privileges, you must have a high-quality emblem to attend the meeting.

After showing the emblem, guild masters, excluding the regular guild member beside Jeoksa and the Vice Guild Master of Chaos Guild, were permitted entry.

Inside the room was stylishly decorated with a long table placed in the center.

Guild masters who were already seated greeted me kindly and showed goodwill.

Then, the person sitting at the highest position spoke:

“You have arrived. I have been waiting.”

“Leader of the Challenger Alliance.”

With golden hair and a hearty smile, this person in a white thin armor had a long sword behind his back, its presence overwhelming, like a shield.

In fact, a semi-transparent shield was truly enveloping the body of the alliance leader.

[Oh]

[A knight?]

[The Guardian Guild?]

[Knight! Knight! Knight! Knight!]

[He sure looks arrogant]

[Such a handsome man]

[Is the knight the alliance leader?]

Guild ranking 4th, Guild Master of Guardian Guild, and owner of a mythical item, ‘Griffin’s Shield.’

Knight greeted me with a smirk.

“Nice to meet you. I am the Alliance Leader of the Challenger Alliance, Knight.”

“My name’s Lily.”

“My name is Neris.”

“Hey hey.”

Neris suddenly popped out and waved. Another familiar guild master grabbed her.

“Glad to see you again, Master of the Magic Tower. It’s been a year since the last raid, hasn’t it?”

“Yep! Is the shield you received still useful?”

“Of course. It was assigned following the raid guide. I am very grateful.”

“Will you take it this time too?”

“If we have good results, it should be you. Although we need to think about the World Boss first.”

With a cheerful laugh, Knight requested us to take our seats. Soon the thirty seats were completely occupied.

According to the information I heard, the Angel Guild didn’t join.

They aren’t completely against joining the alliance, but they’re moving separately, having only received partial floating resources, and are working on organizing the northern region.

Knight, sitting at the highest position, slowly stood up and placed both hands on a tall table imbued with an amplification magic spell, proceeding to speak.

“Thank you all for coming. Especially those Guild Masters who believed in the title of ‘Alliance Leader’ I obtained and trusted in the alliance.”

“Of course.”

“Knight is reliable.”

“Cut the prelude and start! Our territories are on the verge of destruction!”

“Yes, understood. Now, let’s start the first meeting of the Challenger Alliance. To those who couldn’t attend this meeting, please let your guild leaders convey the information.”

Swish.

As Knight finished speaking, a secretary dressed in pure white clothes beside him unfolded a magical screen showing a map marked with four danger signs.

“First, the World Boss of the Great Cataclysm, we shall call it the Kraken. This Kraken is not the usual ordinary Kraken you all are familiar with but rather possesses considerable strength.”

Crack.

Next to the map, a mana hologram appeared, displaying a semi-transparent image of the Kraken and its information.

“The Kraken’s ‘shadow’ alone is equivalent to a Level 100 Field Boss or even stronger. It particularly appears with the new middle-level boss, the Fallen Water Spirit. Have you all hunted it?”

“Yes.”

“I’ve hunted it.”

“It’s not that difficult.”

“A bit hard, but we’ve handled it.”

“I’ve also captured it. The bosses currently appearing are the Kraken and the Fallen Water Spirit.”

After nodding in agreement with the responses from the guild masters, Knight gave a signal to the secretary, causing the danger signs on the map to light up.

Two in the eastern region, one in the western region. And one indicated in the northern sea.

It felt ominous even just by their marking.

“I’m sure all of you can tell, the first three stages can be easily dealt with. If you are Level 50, you can solo the first and second stages. The third stage can be handled either by a guild master individually or with the help of guild members.”

“The fourth stage is tough.”

“You’re right. From the fourth stage onward, it requires a guild for extermination.”

Given the presence of the Level 120 Fallen Water Spirit and Level 129 Kraken, it would be nearly impossible for a single guild to deal with both bosses without exceptional rankers like Leo or Sword Saint.

“Currently, the areas where a Stage 4 Boss has appeared are these four places. The northern area will be handled by the Angel Guild, so we can divide the remaining three areas.”

“There~ Could there be any other news from different areas? There should be far more Stage 4 situations…”

“As of now, these are the only ones discovered.”

“That’s right…”

An agreeable nod from the young girl-like Guild Master who was munching on snacks.

Everyone else also agreed.

Thus, to exterminate the threats, we need to equally divide our full power into three parts.

[Oh]

[The meeting is interesting]

[hahahaha]

[The top-tier human meeting]

[Lily should say something]

[Angels can wipe out by themselves? Wow]

[They’re incredible]

[Lily could solo, too]

[Lily could clear all three simultaneously haha]

I raised my hand.

“Yes? Lady Lily.”

“How will the forces be divided?”

“First, while gaining contribution is important for world boss hunting, ultimately, we need to defeat the boss to receive any rewards. So, we need to balance the power equally.”

“That’s correct.”

“After analyzing the power of each guild and Lady Lily’s strength, the most efficient approach would be for Lady Lily and either one or two guilds to handle one area. The remaining two areas would each get half of the total power.”

The optimal conditions were determined after comparing my strength and each guild’s power.

It’s a good suggestion.

There’s no reason to overly invest excessive power in one place for a raid. Furthermore, I can earn more contribution by being elsewhere.

Conversely, the advantage of accompanying me, despite the fewer numbers, would be that the group can safely earn contribution.

This choice has its pros and cons.

“Good suggestion.”

“So, Lady Lily, we should select the guilds who will go with you. Will you pick them?”

“Me?”

“Nananananana!!”

“Is it possible?”

“Please pick the Magic Tower Guild Leader, Lady Lily!”

Half of the meeting room voiced their opinions.

Who should I go with?

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