“I appoint you as the Great General of the Blood Tide Empire!”

These words were spoken in the great xia language.

Consequently, a significant portion of the players present did not understand.

However, the missionary Jeon Yobong had actually learned the great xia language, so he understood.

Additionally, the red-haired Shu La Jimi Er, being an NPC, was instantly instilled with most common great xia language terms, leaving him momentarily surprised.

This NPC, the 'Stitch Artist,' had just been wondering exactly where this place was.

And in the blink of an eye, a language from another country appeared.

"Someone from outside the Great Han Country?"

"So, is this person the Shadow who killed me?"

"After killing us, he even transferred us to this strange place?"

Shu La Jimi Er observed his surroundings with great caution.

Unfortunately, besides this White Jade Labyrinth, he could find no useful information; looking up at the sky revealed only an endless darkness…

What is this place?

Shu La Jimi Er's head was full of questions he couldn't answer, so he could only remain vigilant in his heart.

And when that cheeky voice rang out…

Everyone present was first stunned.

Kim Shi-woo and other guild higher-ups all frowned…

Only the missionary Jeon Yobong reacted immediately, dropping to his knees in an instant!

He blurted out in fluent great xia language, "I knew it! You're Shadow's pet chicken, right?"

???

As soon as these words were spoken, the invisible, cheeky, 'robbing' Grey Chicken immediately bristled.

A Hell Phoenix, wings flapping and body shrouded in black-red flames, manifested above the crowd, glaring furiously at Jeon Yobong. "Pet chicken is one thing, but why did you have to add that 'ba' at the end…"

"Wait, no!"

"I'm not a chicken! I'm a phoenix!"

Seeing Grey Chicken's furious appearance, Jeon Yobong immediately knew he had misspoken.

He instantly changed his tune: "Grandpa Phoenix, you are a great man with a generous heart, please forgive my slip of the tongue… You just said we should hand everything over? I'll hand it over, I'll lead the way. Whoever doesn't hand it over, their whole family's a goner!"

As his voice fell, Jeon Yobong raised his hand and dumped all his equipped gear and the contents of his backpack onto the ground in front of him.

He was left wearing only a white short-sleeved shirt and shorts; these were system defaults that couldn't be removed even if he wanted to…

"Damn, what an eyesore."

Grey Chicken covered its eyes. "Who wants your trash gear? Forget it, forget it, you guys don't have anything valuable anyway… Just that red-haired idiot, yeah, you, Shu·La-ji·Mi-er, right? Hand over your valuables."

"…"

Everyone present was a bit lost as to what was happening.

Kim Shi-woo looked at Jeon Yobong, his expression dark behind his glasses. "Shibal… Jeon Yobong, what are you saying to this chicken?"

Kim Shi-woo didn't understand the great xia language, so he had no idea what was going on.

The other guild higher-ups from the Great Han Country, both men and women, were also clueless, so they all looked at Jeon Yobong.

Jeon Yobong, seemingly to earn lenient treatment, was now acting very proactive and immediately became the translator. "This chicken… no, this Big Brother Phoenix, is Shadow's pet! I heard through the grapevine that Shadow has a phoenix pet…"

"I don't know where this place is, but I guess we've fallen into Shadow's control. This is Shadow's territory. Big Brother Phoenix wants us to hand over everything we have, including all our gear…"

At these words, Kim Shi-woo and the other guild higher-ups were all shocked.

Because they had also heard rumors…

That some players killed by Shadow, though not removed from the God Forsaken Game and not technically dead yet, never appeared again!

They must have been sent to a special place!

"So this place…"

"…is the special place where Shadow imprisons people?"

Thinking of this, Kim Shi-woo and the others were filled with despair.

And so…

Clatter, clatter, clatter…

Behind Kim Shi-woo, one Great Han Country player after another submissively threw their things onto the ground.

Regardless of gender, they all followed Jeon Yobong's lead, stripping off their gear until only the system-default white cloth clothes remained…

The scene was truly quite spectacular…

Among them, a short-haired female swordsman was trying to cover herself up a bit…

But then another voice came from the sky: "Why are you covering up? You don't actually think our boss would be interested in you, do you?"

Osirio flapped his wings and landed on a nearby wall of the White Jade Labyrinth, looking down at the crowd with disdain.

Even by Osirio's standards, he could tell that these women were all 'battle-hardened' types.

After all, in the Great Han Country, how could anyone with even a bit of beauty not be targeted by the chaebol groups?

Osirio and Grey Chicken paid no more attention to these Great Han Country players.

Because the task Qin Feng had given them was to make that red-haired NPC yield as much as possible and voluntarily hand over his valuables!

There really wasn't anything on the Great Han Country players that Qin Feng would care about.

But this NPC was different; who knew if this guy had some good treasures on him?

However…

It was clear that the red-haired NPC, Shu La Jimi Er, did not intend to comply.

"Shadow?"

Shu La Jimi Er tossed his hair, revealing his other blood-red eye that had been hidden by his bangs. Both eyes were filled with a cold sneer. "During my time in the Great Han Country, I have indeed heard much of 'Shadow's' name. He seems very, very strong, even getting the first kill on a Mythic BOSS…"

"However, no matter how strong this Shadow is, he cannot possibly compare to our Blood Clan Civilization."

"I admit, Shadow's strength is not bad, but precisely because his strength is good, he should know things that ordinary people do not…"

"I am the Crown Prince of the Blood Tide Empire of the Blood Clan Civilization! Currently exiled to the Blue Star Civilization by rebels!"

"Tell your master Shadow that if he can help me return to the Blood Clan Civilization, I can appoint him as the Great General of the Blood Tide Empire. Gear and lifespan will all be within his grasp, inexhaustible and limitless!"

Hearing this, Osirio and Grey Chicken were a bit dazed.

Grey Chicken scratched its head. "Brother Dragon, why does this pitch sound a bit familiar?"

Osirio felt the same way and nodded in deep agreement. "It is indeed very familiar. Fortunately, I've used the Anti-Fraud App; don't even think about deceiving me with such a pitch!"

Grey Chicken looked at Shu La Jimi Er. "Laji, do you not understand the situation? No matter who you are, obediently hand over your valuables… After all, even if you don't, you won't be able to keep them!"

Osirio said indifferently, "Exactly. For our boss, stripping the items off you would just be slightly more troublesome and a waste of some Divinity… If you don't compromise now, you're going to suffer later."

Shu La Jimi Er was getting red-hot with rage, staring at the two pets with bloodshot eyes. "No, brothers, do you not understand? As long as you can help me return to my civilization, what your master can gain will be worth a thousand times more than the things on me!"