In the center of the battlefield, several guilds maintained a delicate balance, fraught with hostility toward one another. Yet, no one dared to make the first move to attack. For one, Wandersoul Princess Ena was still alive; if they started fighting among themselves, it would benefit no one. Secondly, their strengths were evenly matched—any fight would result in heavy losses for all sides.
The leader of Winter of Darkness was an Elementalist named Ice-Sealed World—around his thirties, thin build, and exceedingly ordinary appearance, so unremarkable that he could easily blend into a crowd unnoticed. However, his bright azure robe was strikingly conspicuous, adorned with three items of Legendary-grade equipment, and the rest Dark Gold-grade—superior to most other guild leaders.
"All warriors, switch to defensive stance. Just make sure the Wandersoul Princess doesn't come toward us!" Ice-Sealed World barked hoarsely in the guild chat.
