Is this really a Game?!

As preparations for the portal were underway, tensions rose among the Dawnbreakers. The prospect of leaving their base and joining the Heaven’s Hooligans in a new city brought mixed feelings. Some were excited at the opportunity for a fresh start, while others were reluctant to leave behind the place they had called home for so long.

Meanwhile, Wolf’s suspicions grew as he observed the behavior of certain individuals within the faction. He had always been wary of spies and traitors, knowing that in such a dangerous world, betrayal could come from within. He made a mental note to keep a close eye on those he deemed suspicious, ready to act at a moment’s notice if his suspicions were confirmed.

As the portal neared completion, a sense of anticipation filled the air. The Dawnbreakers gathered around, eager to begin their journey to Doncaster or Wilkashere. Jin and Kate stood at the forefront, their expressions proud and determined.

“Today marks a new chapter for all of us,” Jin announced, his voice ringing out with authority. “We leave behind the past and embrace the future, together as one.”

With a surge of energy, the portal activated, shimmering with a bright light. The Dawnbreakers stepped through, one by one, disappearing into the unknown.

When they emerged on the other side, they were greeted by a bustling city, alive with activity. Doncaster or Wilkashere, depending on where they arrived, stretched out before them, a testament to the resilience and determination of the people who lived there.

Compared to their base, both Doncaster and Wilkashere were larger, not to mention the towering golden tree that made the barrier around the city, which was a sight to behold.

Reign and Shadow led their people through the streets, showing them to their new homes and explaining the rules of their faction. The Dawnbreakers marveled at the sights and sounds of their new surroundings, eager to explore and make this new city their own.

Wolf grabbed Reign and pulled him to the side, his face serious.

“You need to use that skill of yours, some of these people-”

“I already have, I’ve found 8 that are probably spies, and there are about 20 I am suspicious of, there’s still quite a bit to go, though.” Reign said, a warm smile plastered on his face as he turned and greeted the people from the Dawnbreakers.

“Uncle and auntie have done their best to keep the base functioning, but unfortunately, most of the people in it were freeloaders.”

“I hate such people, and even though there’s plenty of them in our faction, they are given only the bare necessities and have to find some work if they wish to gain more, but in their base, they had no such opportunities, nothing they could create that people could work at, very different from us.”

“Auntie might seem to be a bit cold at times, but I know her, her heart is too pure and she always helps others, I think it’s because of her that there were so many freeloaders in their base, Uncle is quite different, if he was alone, he wouldn’t let them do as they wished, which is nothing at all.”

Wolf suddenly smiled and patted Reign on the shoulder.

“And here I was worrying that you would be preoccupied with the reunion and wouldn’t notice the suspicious ones that are in the base, seems like I was worrying for nothing.”

“You … have changed a bit, Reign.”

“Haven’t we all?” Reign asked Wolf who chuckled and nodded his head.

“I guess we have, oh, and by the way, don’t think we have forgotten that you still need to tell us just what happened between you and Mia, you said you would tell us after the raid boss battle, and yet you still haven’t said a thing.”

“We won’t forget, so don’t think you’re gonna get out of this one easily.”

Reign sighed and chuckled as he glanced at Wolf.

“First, we deal with the people of the Dawnbreakers that have ulterior motives, then we will talk.”

As Reign and Wolf continued their conversation, the city buzzed with activity around them. The Dawnbreakers settled into their new surroundings, eager to begin their new lives in Doncaster or Wilkashere. But beneath the surface, tensions simmered as suspicions grew.

Reign knew that rooting out the spies and traitors within their faction would be a difficult task. It required careful observation and interrogation, and even then, there was no guarantee of success. Of course, that would be true had it not been for the skill that Reign was given by the Golden Tree.

With it, finding out who traitors were was many times easier as he could not only see their full status screen without them knowing, but he could see who was hostile and had bad intentions, and had a full view of both the territories.

It would still take some time to get them all and to make sure none were left, but he was determined to protect his people and ensure their safety in their homes.

They had come a long way since the start of the game, and Doncaster was slowly brought to its current state, bit by bit, piece by piece. He wasn’t going to let anybody threaten it.

As days passed, the Dawnbreakers settled into their new lives, slowly but surely building a thriving community in their new city. The streets bustled with activity, shops, and markets flourished, and laughter filled the air as children played in the parks.

The people from the Dawnbreakers integrated into Doncaster and Wilkashere relatively easily and quickly, especially in Doncaster.

The people living in Doncaster were used to getting new people in the town, they were used to others coming and integrating in the town and living amongst them, as for Wilkashere, it was a bit more challenging, but thanks to how large the city was, there were no problems there either.

Jin, Katerina, and Reign’s uncle John, were living in their building.

The building was quite large and could fit many people in it after all, so there were no issues with them living there.

Today, however, it was a bit tense inside the building.

To be more specific, the office where Reign and the others would meet to discuss important matters was feeling a bit tense.

They were all present, alongside some of the leaders of the top teams of the faction, as well as John, Jin, and Katerina.

“How many exactly?” Jin asked with a heavy face as Reign sighed.

“For now, 31 that we have been able to confirm, there’s still about 12 that we are not completely certain about, and we are keeping an eye on 8 more of them.”

“To think so many of them were … dammit!” Jin shouted in anger as Reign and the others sighed.

“Not all of them are hostile, about 15 of them have been sent by either one of the two factions that are not hostile to you, they have been placed to keep tabs on you so that they know whether you are going to go against them or not, which is not that bad, they haven’t tried to get any information that is sensitive and can harm you.”

“But the other 15, well, 7 are from that hostile faction you mentioned, and the rest are from factions that are outside of Newark but are keeping tabs on you, they have spies in the other factions as well.”

“Have you truly not sent a single person to keep an eye out on the factions?” Reign asked Jin who shook his head.

“No, I have done that.”

“Jin.” Kate glanced at her husband who glanced back at her and sighed.

“I have 4 men in the Protectors, 5 in the Sunless faction, and 10 who were able to get in the Wardens, I’m not angry at the 15 men that were sent from the Protectors and the Sunless faction as I knew there would be some, I’m just angry at myself for not noticing that the bastards from Wardens were able to sneak in without me noticing, especially since some have been members of the Dawnbreakers for quite some time now.”

“I was focused more on keeping us safe, focused on improving my own strength, making sure the base was taken care of, so I didn’t have time to keep an eye out for spies.”

“I know dad, you didn’t have anyone except for Mom and Uncle John, they were the only two people you could wholeheartedly trust,” Shadow said in a calm voice as he stared at his father.

“We had it a bit easier, after all, there were already a couple of us present, we had the castle where Eldar and Jack were helping us out, and we were able to slowly improve ourselves.”

“Compared to the situation in New York, we truly had it easier and didn’t have to worry about our safety as much, we were able to gradually improve ourselves and the faction, not to mention the skill Reign has, the one that helps with finding who spies are.”

“And yet, we were also betrayed in the past, by someone I wasn’t able to notice was a spy.” Reign added with a heavy heart.