In fact, the City Lord still had no choice at all; even if he wanted to join them, the opposition wouldn't trust him.
And if they killed him, some of their plans might not be able to proceed. Hence, after being stripped of his powers, the City Lord was directly imprisoned, and his abilities were sealed using a special method, which also cut off his capacity to enter other worlds.
Only some major forces have such a method, so it is normal for Blood Lotus to possess it.
However, this matter was no trivial concern—a large city was occupied, and its population nearly massacred and transformed. The actions of Blood Lotus could be said to have touched everyone's nerves.
Du You, who was still in the Aylan World, suddenly received dual alerts from both the academy and the Dark Web.
"War mobilization order? What's going on, is this a mandatory mission? The credit reward is not small, though."
