A... a dragon?!

"I understand..."

William Carter closed his eyes in pain once again. He remained silent for a long time before finally speaking in a slow, heavy voice. "Margaret, please go talk to our daughter. Nightfall, I need you to send word to Inferno Tyrant—I want to meet with him."

"Understood..." Nightfall nodded.

"Carter, I... Alright..." Behind William, a dignified middle-aged woman also nodded, her face filled with sorrow.

...

Meanwhile, outside Icelight City, deep within a massive canyon—

The forces of the Inferno Dragons guild had entrenched themselves there.

Icelight City was surrounded on three sides by barren, rugged terrain, making travel difficult.

Only this side had relatively better resources—more wild creature spawn points, more of the six major resource nodes. Because of that, Inferno Dragons had taken control of the area, effectively choking off Icelight City's players.