Chapter 113 -113-Gray Ledger’s Threat

Chapter 113: Chapter113-Gray Ledger’s Threat

...

Meanwhile.

At Gray Ledger headquarters.

The Unit Three Leader hurried into the main hall.

"Guild Leader!"

"It’s confirmed."

"Endbringer has returned from the Dark Realm."

The man seated in the main chair slowly raised his head.

"His condition?"

"According to our informants, he just returned after completing his mission. He should have consumed a tremendous amount of energy."

"Right now is when he’s at his weakest."

The corners of the Gray Ledger Guild Leader’s lips curled upward.

An opportunity.

Finally.

What had happened in Night City had put all of them under enormous pressure.

Endbringer was growing far too quickly.

If they continued letting him develop unchecked, no one knew what kind of monster he would become in just a few more days.

So they had to act now.

They had to restrict his movements before it was too late.

"Release the announcement."

The Guild Leader’s voice was cold.

"Force him to cut ties with Black Rose."

"Also."

He paused.

"Have our people offline get ready."

"Send them to the location we investigated earlier."

The Unit Three Leader’s expression changed.

"Guild Leader?"

"Do we really need to go that far?"

The Guild Leader didn’t answer.

He merely looked at the documents spread across the table.

Every single page contained information about John.

"I refuse to believe..."

"That Endbringer truly has nothing he cares about."

"Put Gray Ledger on full combat readiness."

"This time..."

"He has to make a choice."

...

Novice Village.

Entrance to the special dungeon.

At this moment, the area had been completely occupied by Gray Ledger players.

A huge crowd of players had gathered outside, angry shouts rising one after another.

"Why the hell are you stopping us from entering?"

"This dungeon doesn’t belong to you!"

"Isn’t Gray Ledger being way too overbearing?"

"If you’re so capable, go build your own dungeon!"

However.

No matter how loudly the surrounding players cursed, the Gray Ledger members had no intention of moving.

They stood in front of the entrance.

Like a solid wall.

Suddenly.

A voice came from behind the crowd.

"Make way."

The voice wasn’t loud.

Yet the nearby players instinctively turned around.

A man in a black robe was slowly walking toward them.

The moment they saw him, the crowd froze.

Then an enormous uproar erupted.

"Endbringer!"

"Holy shit, it’s him!"

"He’s back!"

The Gray Ledger members also turned toward him.

One of them was just about to bark out a warning.

But the next second—

The ID floating above John’s head entered his vision.

[Endbringer]

The air instantly fell silent.

The Gray Ledger player’s expression changed.

Still, he gritted his teeth and forced himself to speak.

"The dungeon has been sealed off."

"Gray Ledger’s orders. No one is allowed inside."

John looked at him.

"Whose orders?"

The man clenched his jaw.

"Gray Ledger’s."

John nodded.

"Got it."

The next second.

Void Staff appeared in his hand.

Black-gold light erupted instantly.

"Then get lost."

BOOM!

Fire Dragon.

Black Hole.

Void Spear.

Several skills descended at the same time.

The Gray Ledger players didn’t even have time to react.

Huge damage numbers instantly filled the air.

[-998,453!]

[-994,795!]

...

Notifications of shattered equipment rang out one after another.

The Gray Ledger members who had been blocking the dungeon entrance—

Were wiped out in an instant.

The surrounding players fell silent for a brief moment.

Then—

Deafening cheers erupted.

"Holy shit!"

"Endbringer!"

"Fuck Gray Ledger up!"

"Now that’s what the number one player should be like!"

John didn’t respond.

He simply looked at the shattered pieces of equipment scattered across the ground.

His expression remained calm.

These people...

Were only foot soldiers carrying out orders.

A moment later.

John raised his head.

"How do you start a Guild War?"

A player beside him froze.

"You’re asking about that?"

John nodded.

"Yeah."

The player thought for a moment.

"First, you need to own a guild."

"Second, you need a Guild War Challenge Token."

"Ordinary players basically have no way of getting one right now."

John looked at him.

"You have one?"

The player hesitated.

"I do, but—"

Before he could finish speaking.

Two Orange-grade weapons flew directly toward him.

The player’s pupils instantly widened.

"This..."

John spoke calmly.

"Trade?"

"Deal!"

The player hugged the weapons to his chest, his voice trembling with excitement.

"Of course I’ll trade!"

What kind of joke was this?

Two Orange-grade pieces of equipment.

In exchange for a Guild War Challenge Token that almost no one could even use at this stage?

He was making a fortune!

John took the token.

He didn’t stay any longer.

He directly activated the teleportation array.

Destination—

Sunset City.

...

Sunset City.

Guild Registration Hall.

The NPC girl responsible for reception was organizing documents behind the counter.

Suddenly.

A figure appeared in the center of the hall.

The girl raised her head.

"Hello. What service would you like to apply for?"

John didn’t waste any words.

"Register a guild."

The girl froze.

Endbringer?

She immediately straightened up.

"Of course. May I ask what you would like to name your guild?"

John paused for a moment.

Then entered the name.

[Void]

Registration complete.

A system notification sounded.

[Congratulations, player Endbringer! You have successfully established a player guild!]

[Would you like to use the Guild War Challenge Token?]

John didn’t hesitate for even a second.

Confirm.

[Please select your challenge target.]

John looked at the list.

Gray Ledger.

Confirm.

The next second—

The entire server shook once again.

[Guild War application submitted!]

[Challenger: Void]

[Challenged Guild: Gray Ledger]

[The war will officially begin once the preparation phase ends!]

[Server-Wide Announcement: Player guild "Void" has declared a Guild War against the large-scale guild "Gray Ledger"!]

The World Channel—

Exploded instantly.

[Guild War Preparation Phase Activated!]

[Challenger: Void]

[Guild Leader: Endbringer]

[Number of Members: 1]

[Challenged Guild: Gray Ledger]

[Guild Rank: Large-Scale Guild]

[Number of Members: 12,786]

The instant the server-wide announcement appeared—

The entire World Channel went completely insane.

Every player immediately noticed one absurd piece of information.

Number of members.

"???"

"Am I seeing this right?"

"Void Guild only has one member?"

"Endbringer created a guild by himself and immediately challenged Gray Ledger?"

"Has he lost his mind?!"

Countless players’ first reaction was pure disbelief.

Gray Ledger.

They were currently one of the highest-ranked major guilds on the entire server.

Not only did they have more than ten thousand members—

They also controlled their own guild territory.

And yet now...

A guild that had literally just been created—

With only one member—

Had directly declared war on them?

This couldn’t even be described as bold anymore.

It was completely absurd.

...

Meanwhile.

Near Sunset City.

Gray Ledger headquarters.

It was an independent small city.

Although it couldn’t compare to Sunset City in scale, as the territory of a large-scale guild, its defensive facilities were anything but weak.

Towering walls surrounded the entire city.

Above the gates, numerous defensive weapons operated without pause.

And over the central district—

A pale-blue energy barrier covered the entire city.

This was the guild defense system that Gray Ledger had spent an enormous amount of resources constructing.

Back when they first purchased this territory—

They had poured a massive amount of gold into strengthening its defenses alone.

It could be said that—

This city was Gray Ledger’s greatest source of confidence.