Players battled in the Red Thorn Forest day after day. The Breaker Guild and the Cerberus Alliance were steadily gaining the upper hand.

It was because the Cerberus Alliance and the Breaker Guild had joined forces. The Cerberus Alliance sought to retain ownership of the Ecle Palace, while the Breaker Guild's main goal was to weaken everyone else. 

Steel Heart and Hercules had similar goals. They wanted the Ecle Palace's mysterious scroll! Moreover, their leaders were extremely prideful, so neither side wanted to be the first to ask for help. Thus, they couldn't beat the combined might of the Breaker Guild and the Cerberus Alliance. 

When they were driven into a corner, things changed. 

If they lost this war, then they would have bigger problems than not obtaining the Ecle Palace and the mysterious scroll. The losing side would have to pay huge reparations!

It'd be enough to completely bankrupt a guild. Would they even be able to make a comeback after losing so much money and resources? They would also lose their position as one of the 5 great guilds.

Ultimately, it was a matter of survival. Arthand and Shion knew their guilds were at risk, so they joined forces. 

"Let's beat them first."

"Yes."

It was morning, a week after the outbreak...