Chapter 1996: Chapter 2097: The Pain of Losing a Brother

Darzi also considered this situation. He glanced around and said, "If you retreat now, our COM will thank you in person later and promise you one thing. But if you insist on staying, don’t blame me for not warning you when the entire army gets wiped out."

Darzi’s words were filled with strong menace.

Many small organizations began to hesitate. They came here just to pick up some easy gains; they never intended to fight desperately.

Now that the temporary head of COM has spoken, staying here would be unwise.

Therefore, many small organizations stood up and expressed their willingness to leave.

Some medium-sized organizations were still hesitating. Darzi did not make any explicit promises to them, so they didn’t want to leave.

"Didn’t you hear clearly?" Darzi said, glancing around. "If you stay here, I can’t guarantee you can retreat safely."

As soon as Darzi finished speaking, intense gunfire suddenly erupted outside.

Everyone’s faces changed, even Lin Youyong frowned and asked, "What are you trying to do?"

"Trying nothing, just warning those who lack sense." Darzi replied arrogantly.

At that moment, someone from Wolf Fang came over and whispered something in Lin Youyong’s ear.

Lin Youyong’s expression improved significantly, and he continued drinking tea.

The surrounding medium-sized organizations were shocked by this, even the Wolf Fang people didn’t bother anymore, and they dared not say anything.

At this point, another group of people stood up and left.

In the end, only three forces were left seated: Wolf Fang, COM, and God of Killing.

The people from God of Killing were dressed in black, sitting in the far corner, acting low-key and generally silent.

Seeing only the three forces left, Darzi laughed heartily and said, "Two gentlemen, I hope you won’t mind that I didn’t discuss this with you beforehand."

Lin Youyong waved his hand indifferently and said, "What’s your plan?" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Darzi thought for a moment and said, "To be honest with you, tonight we did find a lot of gold, which clearly shows Xiang Yu’s economic strength."

Darzi paused before continuing, "Xiang Yu’s forces still exist, but as far as I know, they are already a spent force. We no longer need them."

"Are you so sure?" Lin Youyong sneered, "As far as I know, Xiang Yu’s forces are quite sizable."

"Humph, how long have Xiang Yu’s forces been developing? And in a slum no less? I believe the battle at Sun City has already shattered their confidence. As long as our three forces unite, we can quickly defeat them." Darzi said confidently.

"Wouldn’t it be faster if we left them alone?" Lin Youyong asked.

"The place is only so big, how can many people share it?" Darzi said with a grin.

Lin Youyong smiled without speaking, then silently drank water, clearly agreeing with Darzi’s viewpoint.

Darzi looked up at God of Killing’s representative.

God of Killing did little in this battle and has little influence, but Darzi dared not underestimate them.

"We choose to withdraw from future wars too; staying now is just to tell you that our God of Killing won’t be threatened by anyone."

The temporary head of God of Killing finished speaking and then stood up, heading outside.

Darzi just smiled without stopping him. God of Killing is unparalleled in assassination, but in large-scale battles, they are useless.

Finally, only Wolf Fang and COM were left.

"Alright, that’s one less to share the benefits." Darzi said easily.

Lin Youyong also smiled and said, "Thank you for your box of gold. Now that only we are left, I hope COM will give its all in tomorrow’s battle."

"You can rest assured about that. Our COM never shirks in combat; you’ll see tomorrow." Darzi replied.

Lin Youyong said nothing more and then turned to leave.

Darzi continued sitting there, quietly drinking water, watching Lin Youyong’s departing direction, his eyes flashing with a cold gleam.

In his view, Xiang Yu is just a small force dependent on Wolf Fang.

When Wang Qian was around, Xiang Yu’s forces could show off, but now that Wang Qian has left, Xiang Yu’s forces are nothing.

Moreover, their overt attack on Xiang Yu is just a disguise—their true target is Wolf Fang.

Wolf Fang’s forces are as solid as iron around here; they’ve tried many methods to crack Wolf Fang’s defenses but failed.

This time, taking advantage of this situation, he could solidify the forces here.

Thinking of this, Darzi couldn’t help but laugh. They’re using Wolf Fang, while those useless Wolf Fang thugs haven’t even noticed.

On Xiang Yu’s side, they headed to the western battlefield after placing their possessions down.

Tie Zhuzi was lost in the western battlefield, and in Xiang Yu’s heart, there was a persistent belief that he must find him.

The buildings in the west were all bombed into ruins, and there were many corpses around. Because of the hot weather, the corpses had started to stink.

Xiang Yu’s guards kept vomiting because they couldn’t stand the smell, and some almost fainted seeing the severed corpses around.

But Xiang Yu remained calm, his face showing no signs of joy, anger, sorrow, or fear.

He just quietly searched around.

Due to the environmental conditions here, the alliance army never stationed anyone.

Initially, Xiang Yu’s group was very careful, but they later started searching openly.

The sky was dark, which posed a significant obstacle to Xiang Yu’s group.

"Chief, it’s almost daylight; we should head back." The head of the guard stood by Xiang Yu’s side worriedly.

Xiang Yu did not respond to him but continued searching ahead. He had a feeling that Tie Zhuzi was amidst these ruins.

"Chief..."

"Shut up."

Xiang Yu coldly said.

The head of the guard saw this and could only walk away, continuing to search.

Xiang Yu and his team searched the entire western battlefield but found no sign of life.

A sense of powerlessness struck Xiang Yu’s heart, and he sat down there in exhaustion.

Daylight was about to break, and he had to rush to Lieyun City to manage the situation, or else he feared danger would arise if the alliance army began a large-scale attack.

Xiang Yu’s guards gathered around him, also deeply disappointed.

"Let’s go!"

After sitting there for a while, Xiang Yu finally stood up, his heart aching, breathing difficult, almost suffocating.

That feeling from years ago made him wish it were him who died, so he wouldn’t have to endure the pain of losing brothers.

Just then, a lightning bolt suddenly streaked across the sky, illuminating everything around.

Xiang Yu abruptly stopped and looked back.

Others were puzzled and looked at Xiang Yu, the guard head stepped forward, asking, "What’s wrong, Chief?"

"I think I heard Tie Zhuzi’s voice." Xiang Yu said, full of anticipation...

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