Chapter 792: Mischievous Ye Xiu

The Fourth Rank individuals of the Eternal Kingdom are those who possess cultivation talent but have not inherited Special Abilities or Totems. They reside on six designated islands, and the strongest among them is the Fourth Realm War God.

Of these, everyone on Cloud Mist Island was led to their deaths on Biluo Island by Kristina. Dream Island has been ambushed by hundreds of thousands of Restorer Alliance members and is currently embroiled in war; furthermore, Dizang has set up a Trapping Formation there. As for the remaining four islands, all their Third and Fourth Realm War Gods have been dispatched to attack Phoenix Perch Island, which is occupied by Hell’s Gate, and Drunken Fairy Island, held by the descendants of the prisoners.

After the core member meeting of the three Judicator Families concluded, Stephanie ordered the four islands to gather all their First and Second Realm War Gods for a land and sea assault on Phoenix Perch Island.

Traveling through the underground and underwater passages would have actually been faster and offered the element of surprise. However, those passages are now swarming with armies of mutated beasts. If the First and Second Realm War Gods were to enter, they would surely be overwhelmed and torn apart by the hordes.

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「Phoenix Perch Island!」

At the Headquarters of Hell’s Gate, the Sect Leader scanned the high-ranking members of Hell’s Gate and the leaders of the Restorer Alliance before speaking gravely, "I’ve received news that all the First and Second Realm War Gods from the four islands inhabited by the Fourth Rank—Phoenix Island, Xiaoyao Island, Ice Spirit Island, and Endless Island—have been mobilized and are on their way to Phoenix Perch Island."

"Currently, we have fewer than 500,000 people on Phoenix Perch Island. The number of invaders, combined with the more than five million lower-class inhabitants here, brings their total to a staggering seven million. They aren’t engaging us head-on; instead, they’re using all sorts of guerrilla tactics: ambushes, sniping, grenades, grenade launchers, rocket launchers, and the like. Our forces below the War God level, as well as our First, Second, and Third Realm War Gods, are suffering heavy casualties. If this continues, everyone in Hell’s Gate and the Restorer Alliance below the Fourth Realm will be wiped out through attrition."

Everyone present was aware of the situation the Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate had just described.

"Meng Yinwan!" The Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate turned to her and asked, "Given the circumstances, the Restorer Alliance can no longer hold back. Hurry up and mobilize the hundreds of thousands of members you have lying low around the world to support us."

As soon as he said this, the expressions on Meng Yinwan and all the high-ranking Restorer Alliance members turned utterly sour, as if they were constipated.

Gritting her teeth, Meng Yinwan said, "I fear those hundreds of thousands are likely doomed!"

The expressions of the Sect Leader and the other Hell’s Gate members changed instantly. The Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate asked, "What do you mean?"

"Take a look!"

Meng Yinwan took out her cell phone, opened a text message, and handed it to the Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate.

He took it and read aloud, "I can’t take calls right now. Follow all arrangements made by the person coming to pick you up."

After reading it, he asked with a puzzled look, "What does this message mean?"

"I didn’t send it," Meng Yinwan stated.

Everyone present immediately understood what she meant. Someone had used her phone to send that message. The person sent to retrieve the hundreds of thousands of members wasn’t dispatched by Meng Yinwan, but by whoever sent that text from her phone. And God only knew where that contact had led the hundreds of thousands of Restorer Alliance members.

"Who used your phone without your knowledge?" the Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate demanded angrily. "Do you have any suspects?"

"No one used my phone," Meng Yinwan said, shaking her head and grinding her teeth. "If I’m not mistaken, it must have been You Ming, one of Huang Quan’s Thirteen Protectors. He must have hacked my phone and sent the message."

At this point, the North King explained, "You may not know this, but You Ming is the most formidable hacker in the world. He was the one who remotely infiltrated and destroyed the Eternal Kingdom’s network, satellites, and power grid."

The people from Hell’s Gate had heard about these deeds. At the time, they had been quite impressed by You Ming and were even grateful that he had vented their frustrations for them.

"Huang Quan has the same target as us: the three Judicator Families. Why would he risk a two-front war by making an enemy of us?" the Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate asked.

"It must have been Ye Xiu’s rotten idea!" Meng Yinwan’s pretty face twisted with rage. "After we arrived on Phoenix Perch Island, I made a post on the Martial Artist forum to slander Ye Xiu. You Ming hacking my phone and Huang Quan’s people tricking our hundreds of thousands away... this must be Ye Xiu’s revenge! Only he could come up with such a despicable scheme!"

The members of Hell’s Gate and the Restorer Alliance now understood: Meng Yinwan had provoked Ye Xiu first, bringing his retaliation upon them.

"Call Ye Xiu. Confirm this with him and ask where he took those people," the Sect Leader commanded, suppressing the urge to slap the foolish woman dead.

"Yes!"

Meng Yinwan took her phone back from the Sect Leader and dialed Ye Xiu’s number. She put the call on speakerphone, wanting everyone present to hear her conversation with him clearly.

"Hello, Auntie Meng," Ye Xiu’s playful voice came from the phone.

Meng Yinwan was so furious her chest heaved. "Ye Xiu, let me ask you, are the hundreds of thousands of Restorer Alliance members who gathered in Tamwood City in your hands?"

Upon hearing this, everyone from Hell’s Gate and the Restorer Alliance held their breath and strained their ears, afraid to miss a single word.

"Yep," Ye Xiu said. "I sent them on a little trip to Dream Island."

What?

The faces of Meng Yinwan and everyone from Hell’s Gate and the Restorer Alliance changed dramatically.

Even though the Third and Fourth Realm War Gods from Dream Island had been sent to attack Phoenix Perch Island and Drunken Fairy Island, there were still a great number of First and Second Realm War Gods there. Among those hundreds of thousands of Restorer Alliance members, only a thousand were First or Second Realm War Gods; the rest were all below the War God level. Factoring in the sheer disparity in numbers... sending the Restorer Alliance members to Dream Island was like sending them straight to hell!

"Ye Xiu, you’re a bastard!" Meng Yinwan cursed.

"Thanks for the compliment!" Ye Xiu replied.

Meng Yinwan was left speechless.

At that moment, the Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate spoke, his voice grave, "Ye Xiu, this is the Sect Leader of Hell’s Gate. I am ordering you to rescue those hundreds of thousands of Restorer Alliance members and bring them to Phoenix Perch Island. Otherwise, I will lead the forces of Hell’s Gate and the Restorer Alliance to attack Biluo Island immediately."

"Have you forgotten that I set up a Formation on Phoenix Perch Island that only allows entry, but no exit?" Ye Xiu retorted.

With that, he hung up.

What?

The faces of the Sect Leader and everyone present turned deathly pale.

"We... we’re trapped on Phoenix Perch Island?"

"Only entry, no exit? Doesn’t that mean the three Judicator Families and the Eternal Kingdom can send a continuous stream of troops to Phoenix Perch Island, while we can’t get out?"

Meng Yinwan was completely dumbstruck.

At that moment, she was consumed by a regret so deep it felt like her insides were turning green. If I had known Ye Xiu’s methods were this ruthless, why in the world would I have been so foolish as to make that post on the Martial Artist forum? Now look at what I’ve done. My post failed to trap Ye Xiu and instead dragged both Hell’s Gate and the Restorer Alliance straight into the pit!