“A Dungeon Duel challenge invitation? Interesting…”
It was only then that Chen Yu remembered he hadn't participated in a Dungeon Duel for a long time, so the system must have thrown them into the passive duel zone.
After staying in the passive duel zone for a while, the system would automatically match two areas with similar battle levels for a forced duel. This was just a 'noob vs. noob' situation, nothing worth watching.
However...
While in the passive duel zone, before the system's automatic matching was completed, the town area would appear on the challenge duel list for nearby areas.
For example, Deep Sea Town.
Jinshan Town, Clear Water Town, and Cloud Sea Town...
When these areas initiated a Dungeon Duel, they could all see Tidal Town's name on the list.
The same applied to Baiye City.
This was also an influence exerted on the surrounding areas after reaching level ten and breaking through Tidal Town's system constraints.
This included several surrounding towns and other areas; if they remained idle for a long time without participating in a Dungeon Duel, their names would also appear on Tidal Town's list.
This was actually a warning from the system to areas with low combat desire: if they didn't continue with Dungeon Duels, their population would be drawn away by nearby areas, and their losses would be even more severe.
However, the areas near Tidal Town were all quite proactive, and everyone actively participated in Dungeon Duels.
Therefore...
This event had not occurred for some time.
But unexpectedly...
Baiye City, despite its status and position as a leading power, initiated this challenge.
Yes.
In the eyes of areas like Jinshan Town, Clear Water Town, and Cloud Sea Town, Baiye City's action was akin to abandoning its dignity and bullying the weak.
They didn't know what had happened.
The only thing currently known was that Baiye City had violated the rules during the Battle Royale competition, with ten teams ganging up on the Tidal Squad.
This shameless act had spread throughout the nearby areas after that competition.
Not only did the fifteen surrounding towns like Jinshan Town, Clear Water Town, and Cloud Sea Town know about it, but other nearby cities also knew.
They had been ridiculed countless times behind their backs, especially since Baiye City ultimately failed and was massacred by Tidal Town, which made it even more of a laughingstock among the populace.
This sudden challenge from Baiye City to Tidal Town was naturally seen by other nearby areas as: Baiye City, enraged by its loss in the competition, was shamelessly bullying the weak.
This behavior caused the fifteen towns under Baiye City to despise it.
Everyone called Li Yunque one after another:
“Yunque, Baiye City is really going too far this time. You clearly didn't do anything; you just won against them once in a competition, and they're doing this.”
“What kind of leading power? They're just a bunch of rats! Bah! Just thinking about having to be under such guys makes me feel sick.”
“Yes, yes, this behavior is truly disgusting. I didn't expect Baiye City to be so petty. Are they really going to try and save face over a trivial matter from a competition?”
“Brother Yunque, if you need anything, just say the word. We'll definitely help you. We must firmly resist Baiye City's actions. If they dare to attack Tidal Town today, who knows, they might attack us tomorrow.”
“Right, exactly! We are united now, we must strongly resist...”
Feeling the enthusiasm of the many Guild Presidents of the Adventurer's Guild.
Li Yunque felt a warmth in his heart.
He pounded his chest and stomped his feet, saying, “I appreciate everyone's kindness. To be honest, I don't know how I offended Baiye City, and their targeting makes me feel heartbroken. But... sigh, forget it, forget it, we can't beat them.”
Li Yunque sighed in pain, like pouring a bowl of boiling water into a hot oil pan.
It instantly ignited the emotions.
The Guild Presidents of the many Adventurer's Guilds immediately started cursing, spewing insults at Baiye City. Some even directly opened their system terminals and confronted Baiye City online.
“Damn it!”
“You despicable Baiye City, your faces make me sick!”
“Truly disgusting!”
“Your actions are utterly unworthy of the leading power's status!”
This day.
Guild President Ma Lingzhi of Baiye City, upon opening his system, felt as if his world had collapsed.
Who am I?
Where am I?
What am I doing?
After understanding the cause of the matter, Ma Lingzhi couldn't help but lament:
Which little bastard is it? You must be bored out of your mind to challenge Tidal Town!
And most importantly, they didn't even notify the Baiye City Guild before initiating the challenge.
Although the initiator of a Dungeon Duel is the Dungeon Lord, and whether to initiate a duel is up to the Dungeon Lord.
But since everyone is in the same area, as a community of shared destiny, a Dungeon Lord should communicate with the current area's guild before initiating a duel.
After coordination, the duel arrangements should then be made.
This has always been the rule.
After all, an area usually has dozens to hundreds of Dungeon Lords, and Baiye City has even more, several hundred. Although many are just freeloaders, their numbers are considerable. If this rule didn't exist, one person would initiate a duel here, and another there.
It would surely descend into chaos.
This is where the Adventurer's Guild needs to coordinate, comprehensively consider the strength of each Dungeon Lord, and then arrange the sequence of 'Dungeon Duels'.
Powerful Dungeon Lords certainly have more preferential rights and responsibilities for 'Dungeon Duels'.
Those who are weaker must consciously step aside.
After all, if they lose, they might end up losing Adventurers, which affects the entire area's revenue.
Baiye City has developed for so many years, it has its own set of rules.
Initiating a 'Dungeon Duel' definitely requires the Adventurer's Guild's approval. Yet this time, Ma Lingzhi received no notification, nor did he see anyone approve it, and a Dungeon Lord from below directly initiated a 'Dungeon Duel'.
This infuriated Ma Lingzhi greatly.
What made him even more furious to the point of wanting to vomit blood was that the Dungeon Lord who initiated the duel actually challenged Tidal Town...
Crazy!
What are you trying to do? Haven't you disgraced yourself enough these past few days?