Just as Alan and the others felt their scalps go numb, a figure suddenly rushed over from Overlord main city.

It was none other than John.

The moment he appeared, both sides in the middle of the conflict almost instantly stopped fighting. Even the members of the War God Guild subconsciously did not dare to continue attacking.

"Alan, tell me what happened."

John’s gaze fell on Alan.

Alan immediately explained everything truthfully, including how the War God Guild had resisted just now.

John instantly shifted his gaze toward the management members of the War God Guild.

The moment they met John’s eyes, they lowered their heads at once, not daring to look at him.

"Who is the guild leader?"

John got straight to the point.

Among the War God Guild members, no one dared to step forward voluntarily.

However, most of them silently took two steps back, exposing a blond man in the middle. His expression was extremely ugly.

He had no choice but to raise his head.

"You’re the guild leader?"

John’s figure descended slightly and landed in front of him.

The guild leader of the War God Guild took a deep breath.

"Yes, I am. John, I admit you are very strong, but..."

"Disband the guild."

John did not waste words and directly gave the order.

When the guild leader heard this, a look of astonishment appeared on his face.

"What did you say?"

John said flatly, "I don’t want to repeat myself. If you don’t disband it, I will issue a kill order against the War God Guild. From then on, not a single player from your War God Guild will be able to level or complete quests."

This was a blatant threat.

Yet as everyone looked at John’s level 100 status and recalled his performance in the Myriad Races Arena, not a single person dared to speak at this moment.

Even the guild leader had no choice but to grit his teeth and ask,

"After disbanding the guild, will I receive any compensation?"

John glanced at him.

"No."

The guild leader’s expression became incomparably aggrieved.

"You’re being... unreasonable!"

John suddenly struck, grabbing him by the throat.

"Did I level up this high so I could reason with you? I told you to disband the guild right now. If you don’t, I’ll deal with you first."

Feeling the pressure around his neck gradually increasing, the guild leader was completely frightened out of his wits.

He no longer dared to resist. Under everyone’s gaze, he hurriedly disbanded the guild.

Immediately, all members of the War God Guild received a notification. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

[The current guild has been disbanded. Players have regained their free status and may choose to join a new guild!]

The fact that their own guild leader had been forced to disband the guild in front of everyone instantly caused the remaining Zone 4 players, who had still been harboring some fighting spirit, to collapse emotionally.

After all, the battle had not even truly begun, yet their boss had already been threatened by John into forcibly disbanding the guild.

This action was no different from surrender.

Even their guild leader had surrendered, so naturally, there was no need for ordinary players like them to keep resisting.

All of them chose to submit.

Just like that, the merger of the two zones was easily resolved by John through sheer intimidation.

John looked at Alan beside him and instructed,

"Next, there will be many people applying to join our guild. Handle the statistics properly and don’t let anything go wrong."

Alan could hear the dissatisfaction in John’s words toward how he had handled this incident.

He nodded repeatedly.

"Understood, guild leader. I will definitely handle this matter properly!"

...

It was foreseeable that in the future, Overlord Guild would certainly integrate all the high-ranking players from both zones.

However, John’s mind was no longer on this matter.

He had already handed everything in this area over to Alan to handle.

At this moment, all his attention was focused on the Holy Grail space.

The last time he had entered the Holy Grail space was when he had just unlocked the level restriction and reached level 70.

Now that he had reached level 100, the restriction on the second floor had already been lifted.

Naturally, he wanted to see what kind of reward the second floor could offer.

John’s mind blurred for a moment.

When he came back to his senses again, he had already appeared inside the sacred stele space.

He walked directly toward the location where the White Tiger sculpture had been before.

The moment he touched it, the entire scene changed instantly.

The original White Tiger sculpture disappeared, and he was now standing on a new floor.

[You have entered the second floor of the Holy Grail space!]

A notification rang beside John’s ears.

A new Holy Grail quest had been triggered.

[Holy Grail Space Second Floor Quest]

[Type]: Class Unlock

[Quest Objective]: Defeat the second-floor guardian of the Four Symbols: Shadow of Discord.

[Quest Description]: The second floor of the Holy Grail space records a fragment of the past. Defeat the Shadow of Discord guarding this piece of history, and you will unlock a memory from the past. Through that memory, perhaps you may be able to find the answer!

[Quest Reward]: Qualification to accept the special quest [The Grudge of the Primordial Divine Beasts]

[Quest Time Limit]: Three minutes

...

The requirements were not much different from the first floor of the Holy Grail.

Basically, he only needed to defeat the floor guardian to obtain the reward.

However, this time, the reward made John somewhat puzzled.

This was the first time he had seen a quest reward that was actually the right to accept another quest.

"A special quest... Whatever. I’ll get it first. In any case, the Holy Grail space can’t possibly give me garbage."

With that thought in mind, John immediately made his move.

The guardian of the second floor was an illusory giant wolf.

John threw out a Detection spell, and the opponent’s information instantly appeared before his eyes.

[Phantom of Fenrir] Lv.120

[Skills]: Ethereal Husk, Soul-Hunting Charge, Four Symbols Rift...

[Description]: A phantom of Fenrir, left here by him for a long time, specifically to guard the sealed memories.

...

For a player who had just reached level 100, this panel could absolutely be described as terrifying.

But to John, it was nothing more than a single slash.

Without any hesitation, he rushed forward and instantly flashed in front of Fenrir.

The giant wolf opened its huge mouth, seemingly wanting to devour him.

In the next instant, a crimson dagger pierced through its skull.

Pfft!

[-3.8 million!]

Fenrir’s HP instantly hit rock bottom.

John showed no mercy and killed it instantly.

[Congratulations, player. You have killed Phantom of Fenrir Lv.120. EXP +100 million, gold coins +10 million, Fame +10 million!]

[Congratulations, player. You have completed the second-floor quest and obtained the special quest "The Grudge of the Primordial Divine Beasts"!]

[The next floor’s space restriction will unlock at level 150!]

A series of notifications rang out.

John decisively opened the special quest he had just obtained and checked it.

[The Grudge of the Primordial Divine Beasts]

[Quest Requirement]: Head to The Far West and investigate the truth behind the White Tiger clan’s concealment.

[Quest Reward]: Origin of Archers

[Quest Description]: This is a special quest with a chance to trigger a storyline. Players must be extremely careful when completing this quest to avoid being drawn into the storyline!

...

"A quest that can trigger a storyline?"

When John saw this, his gaze shifted slightly.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

And The Far West...

As far as he knew, there were no cities nearby. Even the closest city was over a thousand kilometers away.

"Looks like I’ll have to make a long trip."