Chapter 258: Bloodstained Years Disband

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Within the Royal Capital, the allied forces continued to hold their ground stubbornly against the siege of the Blood Age.

They were pinned down inside the Resurrection Point, forced to endure the taunts of Blood Age, their small faces etched with unwillingness and fury.

“Ahaha! Where did the boss lady run off to? She really ought to come see these cute little expressions on their faces.”

Blood Sickle Hua leaned forward slightly, pinching Little Cake’s face that was as snow-white and tender as cream, savoring the humiliated and defiant look on it.

“Just a bunch of small-fry from tiny guilds, and you still dare to resist us Blood Age? Don’t you look in the mirror and see how much you’re worth?”

“Guh… just kill me already. I won’t surrender…”

Little Cake bit her pearl-like teeth.

“Huh? Interesting. At a time like this, you’re still hoping for a miracle?”

Blood Sickle Hua stomped her foot onto Little Cake’s body, looking down at her from above with a hint of cruelty surfacing on her face: “The strong are meant to humiliate the weak. Little guilds like yours deserve to be trampled beneath our feet!”

Just as she was laughing without restraint, a system notification suddenly rang in the ears of every Blood Age member—

[Your guild “Blood Age” has been dissolved.]

“What?!”

Blood Sickle Hua, along with all the other Blood Age members, froze in place, their faces blank, momentarily unable to process what had happened.

Only when one person opened the guild interface in disbelief did she exclaim, “The guild really is dissolved!”

“How is that possible?”

“Why would the boss lady do this?”

The previously arrogant Blood Age members now wore expressions of sorrow, doubt, and panic on their faces.

“Blood Age dissolved?”

Sitting at home, disaster fell from the sky.

Though they had no idea why it happened, they made no effort to hide the joy on their faces and laughed with schadenfreude.

Hearing the wails of their enemies, the allied forces also murmured among themselves.

“Why… why would the boss lady dissolve the guild?”

Blood Sickle Hua stared blankly at the sky.

“Because evil reaps what it sows,” Little Cake sneered.

“Even if it’s dissolved, that won’t stop me from killing you!”

She raised her massive scythe high, as if she would bring it down viciously at any moment.

Suddenly, a pitch-black blade flash streaked past, cleanly severing Blood Sickle Hua’s neck, causing her to vanish into white light.

[You have been killed by player “Ying Ye.”]

After respawning, Ying Ye sheathed her blade and pulled Little Cake up from the ground. Listening to the chatter of the crowd around her, she couldn’t help but pause in surprise:

“Blood Age dissolved?”

Silver Tooth and Lie Lie also respawned in the Square. Watching the jubilant crowd around them, they were momentarily confused.

“Didn’t we just get wiped by Blood Rain a moment ago? Why are you all so happy?”

But after an explanation, they froze too.

“Blood Age dissolved… meaning… Little White won?”

“No way… how did she pull that off?”

The news of Blood Age’s dissolution spread quickly on the breeze. Before long, the entire Royal Capital knew that the notorious evil guild had suddenly fallen apart.

Meanwhile, on the Fate World forums, a flood of posts suddenly appeared:

[Breaking News—The large guild “Blood Age” suddenly dissolves!]

[An ugly scene hidden behind a glamorous facade? Exposing the unknown misdeeds of “Blood Age.”]

[Evil meets divine punishment! Counting down the Seven Deadly Sins of “Blood Age”!]

Those who had never even interacted with Blood Age suddenly transformed into “victims of Blood Age,” not only piling on but also adding a “good riddance.”

As the saying goes, when a wall collapses, everyone pushes it. In no time, half the forum was filled with ridicule and mockery of Blood Age.

But unlike those “pure passersby” on the forums, the players in the Royal Capital of Fate World were genuinely overjoyed, singing and dancing, even turning around to hunt down the remnants of Blood Age.

With the guild dissolved, like soldiers losing their morale, Blood Age’s members could no longer put up any resistance and fled back to their former stronghold.

“What the hell happened?”

Blood Sickle Hua respawned inside the stronghold and saw Blood Rain sitting listlessly in a wrecked room, her Deep Red Armguard lying limply on the floor, her face full of confusion.

Blood Sickle Hua hurried over and asked, “Boss lady, what on earth happened? Why did the guild suddenly dissolve?”

At the same time, the other two vice-commanders, Jian Gong Du Duan and You Dao, also walked in and asked Blood Rain what had occurred.

Facing her companions’ concern, Blood Rain just hung her head, pale-faced, saying nothing, like a gambler who had lost everything and could never win it back.

At that moment, a ring of fire suddenly blazed to life before them.

A devil, bearing enormous pitch-black bat wings, spiral ram horns atop her head, and deep crimson eyes, strode slowly out of the flames.

She stood before Blood Rain, her dark pupils curving into crescent moons like a fox that had just stolen a chicken:

“Miss Blood Rain, I’ve come to fulfill the terms of our contract.”

Blood Sickle Hua raised her scythe and cried out sharply, “You! Stay away from the boss lady!”

The devil raised her hand lightly, and an invisible force burst forth, blasting the three vice-commanders away.

“A loser should act like a loser, and admit defeat gracefully.”

The devil leaned close to Blood Rain and smiled: “Am I right, Miss Blood Rain…?”

Seeing no reaction from Blood Rain, she shrugged and pressed her right hand onto Blood Rain’s forehead. Crimson mana swirled into two vortexes, mercilessly stripping away everything she had.

[Your equipment has been removed.]

[Your skills have been removed.]

[Your items have been removed.]

[Your level has dropped to 1.]

[Congratulations! You have acquired the title “Failed Gambler.”]

The massive Deep Red Armguard was pulled by the invisible force and swallowed into the vortex, followed by her iconic red leather jacket, the dark hot pants around her waist, and even her undergarments gradually peeling away.

Blood Rain sat there completely naked, her skill menu and inventory utterly empty, no longer bearing the sharp edge she once had.

“Hmm~ What a bountiful harvest. Pleasure doing business with you, Miss Blood Rain. You really helped me land a big deal. As a token of gratitude, allow me to gift you a piece of cloth from Hell.”

The devil pulled out a gray cloth, tossed it onto Blood Rain, and leaned down to mock:

“You can use that to cover your precious body. After all, it’s the only property you have left now, isn’t it?”

Blood Rain remained seated, unmoving. Her crimson eyes peered through the gaps of her red hair, fixed on the devil’s cunning figure.

“You… what’s your name?”

The devil smiled politely and gave a bow: “My name is Aracira. Miss Blood Rain, please do remember it.”

She stepped back two paces and pointed at the floor beneath her feet:

“Oh, right. This stronghold is my property now as well. Please be sure to leave my home within a day, along with the people outside.”

The flames flickered, and the devil vanished once more, leaving only a circular scorch mark on the ground.

The vice-commanders finally rushed back and anxiously draped the gray cloth over Blood Rain.

“Back to level one?” Blood Sickle Hua’s face turned pale. “Boss lady, you… really dropped back to level one?”

Jian Gong Du Duan also sighed: “Equipment, skills, items—all gone. What a devastating loss.”

You Dao, however, laughed heartily: “It’s fine! Boss lady, just stick with me, and I’ll get your level back within a week. Then we’ll rebuild ‘Blood Age’!”

Facing her friends’ concern, Blood Rain’s gaze remained dazed as she shook her head:

“No need. I think… I won’t be coming online for a while.”

The moment she finished speaking, Blood Rain vanished in a flash of white light.

Leaving the three behind, staring at each other in silence.

“With the boss lady gone, what do we do now?”

“How about… we call it quits too?”