177: Under real pressure, Batian Group is in dire straits!

Seeing that the Overlord Guild was about to collapse, many people began dumping their stocks.

"Damn it, those bastards at Ba Tian Group cost me so much money!"

"Does anyone know which company White Jade Capital belongs to? I'm going to check it out!"

"Twenty thousand people can't beat five thousand? What a bunch of useless trash!"

In the Fengyun Strategy office, Leng Wuyou had been closely following the Guild War.

He had already dumped his stocks long ago.

This time, he had made a killing again.

"I invested three billion this time and made a direct profit of one billion!"

"A pity the time was too short, otherwise I could have made even more."

"How is it going with the media?"

Hearing Leng Wuyou's question, the secretary hurriedly stepped forward to answer.

"Everything has been arranged."

"Major media outlets have already headed to Ba Tian Group to corner them, and some of Ba Tian Group's shareholders have already contacted us!"

Leng Wuyou smugly watched the livestream of the Guild War, which was now nearing its end.

"Let public opinion ferment properly and keep escalating the situation; money is no object."

"As for the shares, drive the price down to the absolute minimum. We're in no rush."

"Someone will definitely buy them. We won't compete with them. Let others eat the meat; we'll just have the soup."

Leng Wuyou naturally understood that the mastermind behind all of this was the White Emperor.

How much he could profit depended entirely on how much the White Emperor gave him.

Since the White Emperor didn't want to reveal his identity, he couldn't pry too deep.

For a figure like the White Emperor, there were plenty of people looking to curry favor with him.

He had to cling tightly to this "big tree" lest others beat him to the punch.

Outside the Ba Tian Group building, reporters from major media outlets had already swarmed the area.

"Where is your person in charge? I want to see your person in charge!"

"Why are you blocking us? Is it because you have a guilty conscience?"

"Did Ba Tian Group really do these things? Are the rumors online true?"

...Ba Tian Group's security personnel kept them outside, but this couldn't stop the situation from escalating.

Negative news about Ba Tian Group had already spread online and could be seen everywhere.

"A certain well-known livestreaming group actually did such a thing; is it a distortion of humanity or a loss of morality?"

"A Few Things Between Me and Overlord Invincible!"

"A certain streamer under Ba Tian Group met a fan offline and didn't return all night."

"Multiple people jointly sued a streamer under Ba Tian Group for involvement in several illegal activities!"

...Truth and lies were intertwined.

Meanwhile, Ba Tian Group, at the center of this vortex, was playing dumb.

"Who on earth is behind this!"

In the high-level conference room of Ba Tian Group, a shareholder slammed a large bundle of documents onto the table.

"Today, Ba Tian Group's stock hit the limit down. Does no one have anything to say?"

He glared at all the shareholders present, but no one cared about his words.

"What else can we do? Everyone just go home to their mothers."

"Overlord Invincible's defeat is a foregone conclusion. This is entirely due to your poor decision-making!"

A shareholder who had already found a way out spoke bluntly.

Since he would soon have no more vested interests in Ba Tian Group, there was no need to indulge them.

"What did you say?"

The previous shareholder slammed the table and glared at him.

"Is it not true?"

"The master is finished; do you think a dog like you will have a good end?"

"Ba Tian Group has offended quite a few people, and you know the details better than I do."

"The people outside waiting for us to fall are already lined up from here to France."

"I suggest you all find your own way out. Ba Tian Group's days are numbered."

"And we have your wonderful Young Lord to thank for that!"

The shareholder glaring at him was about to lash out, but looking around, it seemed no one was in the same boat as him.

So he had no choice but to sit down and wait for the Chairman to arrive.

To fund this Guild War, Ba Tian Group had not only squandered all of its internal funds...

...but had also incurred massive debts in the company's name. It was now a hot potato.

At this rate, it wouldn't be long before Ba Tian Group's stock became worthless.

Although these shareholders were still meeting here, in reality, many were already privately contacting buyers.

Yet the person who should be the most anxious hadn't arrived: the Chairman of Ba Tian Group, Overlord Invincible's father.

His family held forty percent of the group's shares, making them the dominant force.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Ba Tian Group belonged to Overlord Invincible's family, yet there was no word from them.

"It looks like someone is so desperate they have no way out. I don't think this shareholders' meeting is going to happen, and we won't need to see each other again!"

Having said that, he prepared to leave.

"Who wants to leave?"

Suddenly, someone pushed the door open and entered, interrupting him.

Seeing who it was, the shareholder immediately sat back down in his seat.

"What, not leaving?"

"Whoever wants to leave, I certainly won't stop you today!"

The person who entered was none other than the Chairman of Ba Tian Group.

"We haven't lost yet, have we?"

"The bear isn't even dead yet, and you're already thinking about skinning it. If I really hadn't come, you would have turned Ba Tian Group upside down!"

"Don't worry about the media for now. Suppress what you can, and dismiss whoever you can."

"This is a critical moment for the group's survival; it's a test of everyone's sincerity."

"If anyone wants to leave, our next meeting won't be as friendly as this one!"

Hearing the Chairman's words, the previously restless shareholders fell silent.

"Talking is useless now. The most important thing is how to minimize the losses!"

"I assume no one has any objections to what I've said. In that case, there's nothing more to discuss."

"The time has come to test everyone's loyalty to the group!"

...By contrast, in the game, the Overlord Guild was still continuously battling White Jade Capital.

"Overlord Invincible, surrender! Continuing to resist is just delaying the inevitable!"

Dragon City Overlord shouted.

"Impossible! If you want to defeat the Overlord Guild, you'll have to step over my dead body."

"Everyone, hold your ground! We fight to the death today!"

Even from hundreds of meters away, Overlord Invincible's words reached every corner of the guild.

The city where the guild was located was massive, even larger than their original guild headquarters.

The perimeter consisted of towering city walls, while the interior was a complex maze.

In addition to the original guild buildings, there were also Arrow Towers for defense.

These could not only attack continuously but also mitigate damage for the Overlord Guild members.

Houses stood inside, providing defensive positions for the Overlord Guild.

The Overlord Guild's Resurrection Point was located within, and they kept pouring out as they continuously respawned.

Breaking through in a short amount of time would be no easy feat.

"Close the city gates! Hit them with everything you've got!"

"Don't let a single one of them remain in the city!"