And when he returned, he flicked Alex's forehead and casually replied, "Do you want to become a mass murderer or what?"
"Don't you know what would happen when we open up that feature for everyone?" He shook his head and sat back down, taking a few sips.
Berat was utterly confused.
He looked at Alex to see if she understood something, and surprisingly she also had a confused expression which quickly turned to one of realization.
"Ah. I didn't think about this." She lightly nodded.
"Hmmm… what you said is not wrong, but leave things be for now. In a few weeks, some truths should come out, and at that time, we can set our clause as well."
"Otherwise, there would be unnecessary friction with the government and things might become messy. Do you understand?"
"Yes, sorry." Alex hurriedly nodded again. She definitely did not think about this aspect. Even imagining the consequences was scary.
Berat still looked confused, no longer understanding what was going on. Was he missing something obvious?
He steeled his nerves and decided to voice out his doubts rather than remaining dumb. "Boss, what is this? What government? Are we doing something wrong?"
"Hmmm?" Liam turned to look at him. He then added a few words with a stern look. "If people took a soul oath and betray us anyway, what will happen?"
"They will die?"
"Yes, that's right. And if a huge number of people die, won't the government question us?"
"Ah… government…?" Berat still did not understand. "Wait… why will the government get involved?"
Then the words slowly sunk into his brain, and he asked again. "They will only die inside the… game? Right?"
With his eyes widened like big footballs, he looked at Liam and then at Alex.
The two continued casually sipping their drinks, not caring in the least about what they had just spoken about.
"They will die only inside the game right?" Berat gulped.
"What do you think?" Liam chuckled wryly and then stood up.
"Alright, I have some things to finish up. Alex, why don't you fill him in? Also, in a while, some things will happen. It's best to stay calm and do nothing."
"Huh? Is this about the spatial rifts?" Alex had a bad feeling.
"Yup," Liam answered and then walked away.
He had only just left the room when Alex received another message.
"Boss! Big NEWS! Something is happening. All the other guilds are getting massacred in the spatial rifts!"
"What the hell…?"
Alex looked up at Berat, and now both of them looked utterly shocked, though for very different reasons.