Everyone Is A Lord: My Talent Is A Little Too Strong Chapter 3031 1656: Moving Forward and Beyond the City Wall

"Are you saying we've been trapped here?"

Leo Ray first instructed the powerful ones to continue searching the surrounding area for other survivors, then responded to Helena.

"That's right, Your Majesty of the Humans, why would these Parasites specifically set up a deadlock to surround and kill us?"

Helena furrowed her brows deeply, her face filled with confusion.

Upon hearing this, both Zhen and Rorick, as well as the Mirror Lake Singer and Silver Maple Forest Guardian, cast their puzzled gazes over.

They knew that among these guests from the First-class forces, almost no Royal Family Member from their respective forces attended, clearly not taking this Shadow Market's gratitude banquet too seriously.

If the Parasites had premeditated this, they must have known this fact long ago. However, they went through so much trouble to teleport these guests of limited status here to a slaughter, which made no sense at all.

Amidst their doubts, the eyes of the powerful elves lit up again as they continued to stare intently at Leo Ray.

Compared to them, guests of limited status from First-class forces, Your Majesty of the Humans is the master of both Second-tier and Third-class forces, holding an extremely prestigious status in these forces. Furthermore, Your Majesty of the Humans also possesses means to counteract "Corrosion" and Parasites. Could it be that their main target is Your Majesty of the Humans?

"You all are overestimating me a little."

Leo Ray quickly realized what the elves were thinking, smiling and gesturing with his hand, "If they wanted to deal with me, they wouldn't need to go through this trouble. The real purpose of such an elaborate scheme must still lie with you all."

"With us?"

The Mirror Lake Singer first instructed his underlings to send a signal to find lost companions and then, full of doubt, asked, "Does Your Majesty of the Humans mean that they want to convert us into Parasites to increase their Combat Power?"

"No, from what we've seen before, they attacked very ruthlessly, seemingly with no intention of converting us into Parasites."

The Silver Maple Forest Guardian furrowed his brows, a trace of fear flashing in his eyes, apparently recalling the terrifying scene of the earlier ambush.

"You misunderstand, Your Majesty of the Humans means that their true target is the efforts behind each of us, perhaps?"

Helena, with her Perception fully activated, spoke thoughtfully while searching for other survivors.

"That's correct, I think the first reason they attacked all the guests is to demonstrate power, to warn your respective forces that the Great Catastrophe is imminent, more precisely, like a warning before the apocalypse."

Leo Ray nodded slightly, offering his thoughts.

"Your Majesty of the Humans makes sense. Although our status within our respective clans is relatively limited, we are all Demigods, which will certainly cause some level of panic within the clans. And fear is exactly what they love and are skilled at spreading."

Rorick nodded thoughtfully in agreement.

"Your Majesty of the Humans, then what is the second reason?"

Already accustomed to using honorifics for Leo Ray, the Mirror Lake Singer continued to ask.

"As for the second reason, it is the most crucial one."

With a serious look, Leo Ray frowned, "That naturally involves the Shadow Market. I'm sure all of you experienced some abnormalities the first time you stepped in here. But why did none of us question it at the time?"

"It's because, for Three Thousand Years, the Shadow Market has never had any mishaps. Who could have predicted that this heavily guarded Bazaar Brotherhood's direct market would be secretly occupied by Parasites?"

The Silver Maple Forest Guardian responded without hesitation to Leo Ray's question and then came to an abrupt realization, "Your Majesty of the Humans, you mean they want to undermine the trust among the Ten Thousand Clans in the Shadow Market?"

"Precisely, and the reasons are even more apparent."

Leo Ray confirmed with a nod and continued, "The Shadow Market is the trade hub for the Ten Thousand Clans, especially so for your respective forces. If the forces you all belong to start questioning the Shadow Market, what would happen?"

"Our trade will inevitably face significant disruption, or even come to a complete halt!"

The powerful elves immediately came to this realization, exchanging glances.

As powerful beings of the First-class forces, and holding a certain status within their clans, they clearly understood that any First-class force is synonymous with arrogance and self-importance, not only looking down on Second-tier and Third-class forces but on each other as well.

This resulted in aggressive trading practices where neither side was willing to concede an inch. It was the emergence of the neutral platform of the Shadow Market that allowed these First-class forces to maintain a delicate trade balance, continuing to this day.

It's no exaggeration to say that through this platform, various forces have kept certain dialogues open and even engaged in occasional cooperation in other areas.

Therefore, if an issue arises with the Shadow Market, the result would be self-evident.

By then, each force, trapped within a stagnated trade, would become isolated islands, filled once more with opposition and suspicion toward each other.

At this thought, the same changing faces of the powerful elves became increasingly grim.

Whether from the frequent eruptions of the Magical Ley Lines in recent years or from this recent incident, it was evident that the arrival of the Great Catastrophe was imminent.