The Shelter Game: Me, Starting with a Tenfold Drop Rate

If the actions of the Night Blades in the city of Warding could be described as successful, their operations in Starling City could only be termed a resounding success.

Starling City was already home to many families who had pledged their allegiance to the Night Blades.

During this operation, these families played a pivotal role. At the onset of the Night Blades' movement, these families coordinated with the members of the Night Blades to dismantle the official organizations of Starling City. Initially, the city had a branch of the Angel Guild.

However, right from the beginning, the Angel Guild's branch was completely destroyed by the Night Blades, in collaboration with several powerful families. The Angel Guild's branch in Starling City couldn't even manage to send this information to other branches of the Angel Guild.

At this point, Starling City was left with only a few forces resisting the Night Blades, led by Sophia of the Green family.

Even the main forces of the Green family, led by Sophia, had already fled to the suburbs of Starling City. Now, within the urban area of Starling City, only Sophia and a few other powerful individuals dared to continue their opposition against the members of the Night Blades.

Sophia was hiding behind a wall. and on the other side were two powerful members of the Night Blades, one an assassin and the other a dark mage.

Although Sophia was an ice mage, she felt tremendous pressure facing the attacks of an assassin and a dark mage.

"I hadn't anticipated that the Night Blades would have such reserves hidden here! Had I known that the Night Blades had also stationed some of their people in this area, I would never have ventured here so carelessly."

Sophia was currently in the commercial district of Starling City.

The commercial district, having few official institutions and with most of its major families already aligned with the Night Blades, had not initially been attacked by the Night Blades.

Sophia had come here merely to undermine the influence of the families that had sided with the Night Blades.

She had not expected that the Night Blades would also have stationed members here, members not so weak.

"You can't keep hiding! You must be well aware that continuing to hide won't delay things for much longer." shouted a member of the Fox family from not too far away toward Sophia.

Hearing the words from the member of the Fox family, Sophia was seething with anger.

She could never forget how the Fox family had betrayed her own, the Green family. Although those who directly betrayed her were dead, the remaining members of the Fox family had to pay a price.

"Don't be arrogant, you lackey of the Night Blades! You haven't won yet!"

Sophia shouted angrily, swinging her staff to cast a spell of ice spikes towards the Fox family member.

"Your defiance is futile now. I must tell you something critical—the headquarters of the Angel Guild in the city of Warding has been destroyed by us.

Even the Angel Guild cannot secure their own safety. How can you possibly hope for their support? Just give up. The Night Blades have already taken control of the city of Warding and all the surrounding areas."

This time, the speaker was not a member of the Fox family but a Night Blades assassin.

Who deliberately hid while speaking, hoping to unsettle Sophia with his words.

If his tactic succeeded, Sophia would undoubtedly be thrown into panic, allowing him an opportunity to strike her down unawares.

Sophia was initially alarmed upon hearing this news.

But she quickly regained her composure. She knew that the words spoken by her opponents were not necessarily true. The Night Blades had previously tried to confuse her judgment with lies.

"Such schemes will not deceive me. If you really had destroyed the headquarters of the Angel Guild, why would you waste time talking to me here? Why not send a more powerful member of the Night Blades to eliminate me directly? The only reason you spout so much nonsense is to cloud my judgment. Such tactics are simply disgraceful. I'm not as foolish as you think, easily fooled by such tricks."

Sophia retorted sharply.

The Night Blades members did not immediately respond to Sophia's taunt, nor did they continue their assault on her.

This sudden halt in their actions surprised Sophia momentarily.

She decided to observe the situation of her enemies in the distance more closely.

If the members of the Night Blades were unable to eliminate her in a short time and chose to leave, Sophia could seize the opportunity to move to a safer location. Just as Sophia was about to assess her surroundings, a very unfamiliar voice reached her ears.

"Since you wish for a more powerful member of the Night Blades to end you, I shall grant your wish!"

Upon hearing this, Sophia fled from her original position at top speed, even though she had not yet determined the identity and strength of her adversary.

However, she sensed immense danger.

Which meant that her opponent had already launched an attack as he spoke.

Just after Sophia had escaped from her hiding spot, the place where she had been hiding exploded violently. The entire wall was obliterated.

Although Sophia had managed to escape in time, she was not rid of the new enemy.

One after another, black orbs began to fall from the sky, gradually encircling Sophia.

Despite using her strongest ice magic, she could not destroy these orbs. Moreover, the more magic she used, the stronger the orbs became.

Eventually, the orbs linked together to form a black seal, trapping Sophia within it.

"What is going on here?! What kind of power do these orbs possess? Why is my ice magic ineffective?"

Sophia wondered in confusion as she was gradually sealed away.

She believed that her ice magic should have had some impact on these black orbs.

As Sophia was lost in thought, an elderly man in a white robe slowly came into view.

This man was Elder Seville.

Elder Seville had just arrived in Starling City with Donald and his subordinates.

Initially planning to head directly to the outskirts of Starling City, Elder Seville changed his plans due to the overwhelming success of the Night Blades' operations in the city.

Elder Seville planned to make all necessary preparations in the commercial district of Starling City before heading to the Smith family ancestral home in the suburbs with Donald.

Upon arriving in Starling City, Elder Seville learned that there were still people secretly resisting the Night Blades.

Determined to ensure the success of his upcoming plans, Elder Seville decided to first eliminate those who were still opposing the Night Blades.

Using his mastery of dark magic, Elder Seville successfully sealed Sophia.

However, he did not intend to kill her outright because he actually recognized Sophia.

"I initially thought my plan had a seventy percent chance of success. However, after encountering you, I'm convinced that it's almost certain to succeed."

Elder Seville said, smiling as he approached Sophia.

Elder Seville was well aware of the close connection between Sophia and Irving.

Although the connection between Sophia and Irving wasn't as intimate as the one between Vicky and Irving, Sophia was still very important to Irving.

Controlling Sophia also meant he could potentially threaten Irving.

Sophia was naturally very confused by Elder Seville's remarks. She knew for certain that the person before her was a powerful figure within the Night Blades.

"Even if you've trapped me, your plan will never succeed. There are others who can stop your scheme."

Upon hearing this, Elder Seville maintained his smile and softly countered, "The others you speak of—do you mean Irving?"

The mention of Irving caused a sudden change in Sophia's expression.

"You know Irving?" she asked incredulously.

Elder Seville nodded. "Irving is quite renowned, of course I know him. And I can tell you clearly, he will soon arrive in Starling City."

Hearing this, a slight smile appeared on Sophia's face.

If Irving truly could reach Starling City, he would surely be able to deal with all the members of the Night Blades there. Sophia had absolute confidence in Irving.

However, a moment later, a realization struck her that something was amiss.

The person before her was undoubtedly an enemy of Irving, so why was there no sign of panic when he mentioned Irving?

With this thought, Sophia fixed her gaze directly on Elder Seville.

Elder Seville maintained his smiling demeanor as he looked at Sophia and said, "You should understand by now that I am not afraid of Irving. Even if he comes here, I can eliminate him. And you are the one who will help me do just that. You will definitely help me complete my plan!"

Naturally, Sophia could not agree with Elder Seville's words.

"I will never help you with your plan! The only person I can help is Irving. Once he arrives, I will work with him to completely eliminate you."

Sophia's response caused Elder Seville to burst into laughter.

"If you really think that way, it's quite laughable. But I can understand your position, as you have lost all other hope. Your only remaining hope is to rely on Irving."

With those words, Elder Seville turned and left.