273: Backstab!

“So you’re saying…”

“You guys were also instantly defeated by that Wang Chen?”

Beside the Secret Realm entrance, Zhao Kaishan and Zhang Boyu looked at their utterly disheveled subordinates, their expressions quite pained.

In just a few minutes, ten subordinates who had entered the Secret Realm were eliminated, and all of them by the same person.

This directly bewildered the two of them!

With such strong power, can he not leave us a way to live?

“Yes, yes, yes…”

Beside them, the Berserker and others gathered together, and upon hearing their respective leaders’ words, they nodded like chickens pecking rice, perfectly synchronized.

“Scram… All of you, scram!”

Seeing this scene, Zhao Kaishan and Zhang Boyu were almost angered to the point of spitting blood.

Damn it!

Eliminated by a student several rounds younger and twenty-some levels lower in power than you, and you still have the nerve to stand here?

If it were me, I would have long since died of shame by crashing into a block of tofu.

“What now?”

After sending their subordinates away, Zhang Boyu and Zhao Kaishan looked at each other, both seeing solemnity in the other’s eyes.

They hadn’t even encountered the boss yet, and one-third of the subordinates sent into the Secret Realm were already lost.

The situation was gravely unfavorable!

“Go ask Li Yue. Both our sides have lost half our manpower, while she’s only had two eliminated.”

“She was so confident before, pulling us into this cooperation. Now that the situation has turned out like this, she must give us an explanation.”

Zhao Kaishan clenched his fists, saying in a muffled voice.

“Let’s go!”

Hearing his words, Zhang Boyu nodded.

To obtain this Secret Realm, he and Zhao Kaishan had staked everything from Berserker Alliance and Arcane Secret Society, even their own lives.

If in the end, it all came to nothing, then they would be completely finished!

Not to mention the future rise of Arcane Secret Society and Berserker Alliance, whether their own lives could be preserved was an unknown.

…

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Li Yue’s expression was even more unsightly than Zhao Kaishan and Zhang Boyu’s.

The continuous elimination of Awakeners from the three major forces made her feel that her plan had spiraled out of control.

“What exactly is the Holy Blood Church doing?”

Thinking with worry, Li Yue called someone over:

“Go call that guy who just came out. I need to understand the situation from him.”

Soon.

The Awakener from New Moon Guild who had been eliminated from the Secret Realm came to Li Yue’s side.

“Chairman.”

This Awakener looked at Li Yue with uncertainty, his eyes filled with both resentment and a hint of anger.

He had just entered the Secret Realm only to be eliminated by “his own people,” and now he was going to be held accountable by the Chairman. It was utterly ridiculous!

“Tell me in detail what happened before you left the Secret Realm. Explain every single detail clearly.”

Li Yue didn’t notice the complex psychological activity of her subordinate, speaking in an icy tone.

“Alright…”

Hearing this, the Awakener nodded and recounted his experience of being “backstabbed” by his “companions” in meticulous detail.

After listening, Li Yue’s expression became unpredictable.

This situation was not part of her agreement with Bishop Feng.

“Could it be that the Holy Blood Church was afraid of a mishap and eliminated all our people in advance to avoid being linked to them in the end?”

Unable to grasp the intentions of the Holy Blood Church members, Li Yue silently speculated in her heart.

But when this speculation emerged, she felt a sense of disbelief.

Could the Holy Blood Church be so kind? Would they consider her, a collaborator, in every aspect?

Bang bang bang!!

Just as Li Yue was thinking, heavy footsteps suddenly sounded, and Zhao Kaishan and Zhang Boyu strode over menacingly.

“Chairman Li, what exactly are your people doing in the Secret Realm?”

As soon as he approached, Zhao Kaishan asked without ceremony.

“This…”

Hearing his words, Li Yue’s heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that the Holy Blood Church people also attacked the Awakeners of Berserker Alliance?

“Alliance Leader Zhao, listen to my explanation…”

Thinking this, Li Yue quickly prepared to defend herself.

However, before she could finish, Zhang Boyu on the side questioned her directly:

“Chairman Li, what’s going on with your New Moon Guild people? We agreed to act together after entering, but our people haven’t even seen a single hair of them after going in!”

As he spoke, Zhang Boyu gave Li Yue a subtle look.

The “New Moon Guild people” he referred to were naturally the Holy Blood Church members who had disguised themselves and infiltrated the Secret Realm.

Seeing this, Li Yue couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, it wasn’t the Holy Blood Church people causing more trouble.

“Chief Zhang, please calm down. You know, I’m only cooperating with them; I can’t directly command them.”

Pulling Zhao Kaishan and Zhang Boyu aside, Li Yue gave a helpless bitter smile.

Even though the Holy Blood Church was reviled by everyone on Blue Star, like rats scurrying across the street, they were not an organization that her rural force in Haoyue City could command at will.

“This situation is different from what we discussed before.”

“If we don’t get the Secret Realm ownership in the end, Chairman Li, don’t blame my Berserker Alliance for turning hostile!”

Hearing this, Zhao Kaishan said in a muffled voice, his expression somewhat unpleasant.

On the other side, Li Yue’s expression was equally unsightly.

Damn it!

When discussing the benefits, each of you smiled like foxes who stole chickens, but now, having just encountered a small setback, you come running to demand an explanation.

You can’t change your faces this quickly, can you?!

However, at this moment, the few of them were in the same boat. Though seething inwardly, Li Yue composed her face, intending to appease Zhao Kaishan a few words.

But just then.

Bang bang bang!!

Several dark figures were once again spat out from the spatial rift, and ten disheveled Awakeners landed on the ground.

They were all the Awakeners from Berserker Alliance and Arcane Secret Society who were still in the Secret Realm.

As soon as they appeared, these Awakeners hadn’t even gotten up from the ground before they started cursing loudly.

“New Moon Guild, I’ll f*** your mother and all your ancestors!”

“CNM! Attacking from behind? New Moon Guild, you sons of bitches with no assholes!”

“That slut Li Yue must have been secretly hooking up with Wushan University, shameless, she can’t walk straight when she sees those student punks!”

“Maybe she and that Teacher Sun from Wushan University have been having an affair for a long time. What the hell is a ‘defensive alliance’? She sold out both our Berserker Alliance and Arcane Secret Society!!”

“…”

As these curses fell, the atmosphere around the Secret Realm entrance instantly exploded, and everyone’s expressions became uncertain.

The Awakeners from Haoyue City’s three major forces who were still here subtly confronted each other, each with very unfriendly expressions.

On the other side, Li Yue, who had been instantly enraged upon hearing these curses and was about to lash out, felt a chill in her heart after understanding the situation.

The Holy Blood Church had wiped out all the Awakeners from the three major forces who were still in the Secret Realm!

“Damn it!”

“Am I being sold out?!”