Summoning Players into My Game

Red Moon Mountain.

As the sun rose, although the morning breeze carried a hint of chill, the players watching the gate on Red Moon Mountain and the vagabonds who came early to set up stalls all felt restless. Each one gazed at the only entrance, the Steel Bridge, with shock and fear in their eyes.

Before the Steel Bridge stood a fully armed group of Ape Race members, each taller than 2.3 meters, wearing armor of grade A4 or higher, and wielding weapons of grade A5 or higher, forming a dense, oppressive sea of steel.

"What's going on? Why are so many from the Great Ape Gang here?"

"There are definitely over a thousand of them. Are they planning to attack Red Moon Mountain?"

"I previously thought the rumors about the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall sending experts to raid the Great Ape Gang's base were fake, but now that so many have come from the Great Ape Gang, it seems that news was true."

"Even if the Great Ape Gang wants revenge on the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, this is way too exaggerated. To send thousands of troops over, this could easily wipe out not just Red Moon Mountain but even other gangs ranked around the twentieth."

"If the Great Ape Gang attacks, what should we do? Won't they kill us all too?"

The vagabonds gathered at the foot of Red Moon Mountain soon noticed the banners of the Great Ape Gang raised by the Apes, leading to a clamor of discussions, some terrified, some anxious.

Wilderness gang wars are nothing new to vagabonds, who often roam outside. In fact, they are quite common in the wilderness.

But the spectacle of the Great Ape Gang today truly frightened everyone.

Even if gangs are mortal enemies, battles in the wilderness typically only involve hundreds, but today the Great Ape Gang has dispatched over a thousand—enough to attack a small town.

Though there are more than three thousand vagabonds gathered at Red Moon Mountain, far surpassing the Great Ape Gang in numbers, everyone still felt uneasy facing the fully armed Great Ape Gang, fearing they would attack at any moment.

While the vagabonds felt panic on Red Moon Mountain, an ape nearly three meters tall, with reddish-brown hair, wearing A6-grade battle armor, emerged from the Great Ape Gang.

"Listen up, people on the mountain. I'll only say this once."

"I'm Chick, the Deputy Gang Leader of the Great Ape Gang. Our target is only the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall people. For those unrelated, we offer half an hour to evacuate Red Moon Mountain. Anyone still here after half an hour will die!"

Deputy Gang Leader Chick's voice was like a great bell, amplified by the A6-grade battle armor, echoing across two to three kilometers and even causing the leaves at the mountain's foot to tremble.

"Such a strong blood qi; this Deputy Gang Leader Chick is probably not merely the extreme apprentice as rumored, but an extreme quasi-martial artist, just a step away from becoming a martial artist," commented Fluo at the foot of Red Moon Mountain, gazing at Chick 300 meters away.

"Should we leave with the vagabonds?" Fisher pointed to the vagabonds already packing up, whispering, "If we leave now, given the Great Ape Gang's way of doing things, they probably won't harm us. But if we stay, the Great Ape Gang might really kill us too."

"The Gang Leader and three Deputy Gang Leaders of the Great Ape Gang are all here, even those rumored Elders have come. It seems they really intend to destroy the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall completely," Fluo said helplessly, looking at the twenty masked Apes next to Gang Leader Watu. "But if we give up and leave now, it'll be difficult to reestablish connections with the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, not to mention the huge future interests of Red Moon Mountain."

"Why don't you leave? I'll stay here with Papu and some people, to show good faith to the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall," Fisher suggested decisively, looking at the hesitant Fluo. "Even if we can't hold Red Moon Mountain, you can maintain a good relationship with the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall."

"What are you doing? Planning to sacrifice yourself for me?" Fluo's face darkened as he looked at the resolved Fisher. "I said before that I chose you two to follow me because I see you as friends, not to groom you as death warriors."

"But there's no choice now," Fisher replied helplessly. "To advance further in the future, we must align with the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall; otherwise, with just the Cyan Sparrow Gang's background, there's no future."

"But if we leave without doing anything, the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall will definitely be displeased, especially since our Cyan Sparrow Gang holds a share of the energy ore. To satisfy the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, only people with weight need to fight, and only Elder Papu and I qualify."

The silent Feather Race man, Papu, standing beside them, nodded in agreement with what Fisher said.

"Forget it, it's just death!" Fluo gritted his teeth and instructed Fisher and Papu, "The Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall probably has some leverage, otherwise they wouldn't attack the Great Ape Gang. Plus, the terrain here is easy to defend and hard to attack. As long as the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall can hold those few mountain passes, we can use long-range attacks to wear down the Great Ape Gang. Quickly go gather arrows; this will definitely be a tough battle. Prepare at least thirty arrows per person, and buy more from the vagabonds if needed."