Chapter 753 - 716: The UK Team Praised by the Entire European Union
European Union Zone, Divine Punishment City.
Compared to China’s Divine Punishment City, which is desolately empty after killing all around, the Divine Punishment City in the European Union Zone is undergoing a much more ferocious bombardment from the Hell Corps. The second Siege Machine has just been assembled, and the third is already being set up. The roaring explosions shatter the skies above the city’s barrier.
Just coming off another failed charge, the Royal Ark Team Command Center is in a stupefied silence; 40 cannon fodder team members were all wiped out again and resurrected back in the city. This time, the Royal Ark Team suddenly suffered a surprise attack from the Hell Air Cavalry. The intensity of the Hell Corps’ attacks has drastically increased!
A grim reality is laid in front of the Royal Ark Team—they either gamble everything, using all their reserved Magic Scrolls, even at the expense of a vast majority of their Angel Army, or they wait for their doom! However, depleting the hard-gathered Angel Army in such a harebrained way is absolutely impossible, and waiting for doom is even more so!
At this moment, Prince George with a stern expression, presides over the war strategy meeting: "Although I don’t know why the battle has progressed to this point, it is clear that our current situation is beyond our capability to handle alone. We must find a way to mobilize the NPCs to fight together. If the Angel Leader himself takes action, no problems will remain unsolved!"
Lancelot nods: "Exactly, according to the game’s usual pattern, NPCs must join the battle at this time, which may even reduce the difficulty!"
The participants unanimously agree; "Indeed, this is the best approach."
Thus, in the game, Lancelot, Bedivere and other formal Crusaders respectfully approach the Angel Leader and solemnly say: "Your Excellency, the scale of the battle has grown beyond our capabilities, we request your main force to join us in the strike!"
The Angel Leader sternly responds: "Are you sure you lack the power to cope?"
Lancelot grits his teeth: "Please forgive my incompetence!"
At this moment, Lancelot is prepared for being scolded and demoted, but if he can only get the NPCs to help tide over this difficulty, Lancelot’s personal losses amount to nothing.
Unexpectedly, the Angel Leader says with profound implications: "Perhaps, it is beyond your power to cope, but this is not a reason for my main forces to act; otherwise, the Demons would think we are showing weakness, and it will only strengthen their determination to attack the city. Thus, it’s time to mobilize more Warriors to join the battle!"
Mobilize more Warriors to fight? At this moment, the entire senior management of the Royal Ark Team is dumbfounded!
What does this mean? It means lowering the barrier to enter Divine Punishment City! Even directly initiating National War mode, making Divine Punishment City accessible to anyone, thus the secret monopoly and leading position cultivated by the Royal Ark Team in Divine Punishment City may be challenged by traditional strong teams from France, Germany, Sweden, and others. Even more gut-wrenching, once Divine Punishment City becomes barrier-free, the 5 million UK pounds the Royal Ark Team spent on acquiring mission materials in the market today will all become a joke!
And indeed it did!
—European Union Bright Alliance Announcement: The 436th decree of the Bright Alliance Pope, calling urgently for strong Warriors to gather at the Holy Light City Square to combat evil!
And at this moment, the third-string team members of the Royal Ark Team, who were in the middle of a certification quest, suddenly have their quest interrupted by NPCs: "Warrior, justice calls. You’ve preliminarily met the qualifications to become an Intern Knight. Please bring 10 units of crystal or gemstone, plus 300,000 Gold Coins for teleportation fees, and head to the Holy Light City Square now!"
Not only barrier-free, but also bring your own provisions and transportation pre-arranged, like volunteer trainees! At this moment, Prince George spits blood, and the command center falls utterly silent!
Finally, Gao Wen coughs to break the silence: "I suggest, all our guild members, including peripheral team members, should sign up immediately."
George waves his hand: "Go!"
Just then, another team member comes to report: "Reporting to Your Highness, the seventh round of games has determined its first victory—"
George impatiently interrupts: "Don’t talk about the games. I’m not interested in them right now."
The team member hesitates: "But, it involves the Chinese player Da Fei—"
Lancelot asks: "What about him?"
"He decapitated Napoleon from the French Arc de Triomphe Team within just 11 seconds at the start of the match, becoming the first player to advance from this round."
The entire command center erupted in shock! Prince George was especially terrified: "How can there possibly be a player in this world who can behead Napoleon, a top-ranked professional player, in 11 seconds? Quickly switch to his video footage!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
The 11-second video flashed by, and as the massive shadows of a dozen or so creatures let out a feral howl and plunged into Napoleon’s dense and numerous splendid army formation, then the entire formation instantly collapsed due to the beheading of its commander, leaving all members of the Royal Ark Team dumbstruck!
Prince George murmured in disbelief, "What kind of troops are these? Dark creatures from the Underground World, Scorpion Lions?"
Lancelot frowned and said, "No, Scorpion Lions do not fly this fast, and this feral howl clearly resembles a trench warfare skill!"
Bedivere suddenly realized, "Please play back the sound of this creature’s roar again!"
After three replays, all the team members’ complexions changed drastically: "This roar, we definitely heard it during the public beta."
"Exactly, at the very edge of the plains in Divine Punishment City! No, it comes from even farther away, the mountains!"
"So, you’re saying, these creatures are Hell Creatures! Has Da Fei also reached Divine Punishment City, and even ventured into Hell, a place we can never reach, and he has even recruited powerful creatures we have never seen before?"
In this moment, Lancelot finally had a moment of clarity: "So that’s how it is! Now I understand why the battle situation has developed so strangely, because Da Fei from the China Region is also in Divine Punishment City, and he’s rapidly advancing the plot which in turn influences our side of the story!"
Prince George exclaimed in shock, "How is that possible? He plays his game, and we play ours, how could it affect us?"
Lancelot sighed, "Because the Hell Race is different; they have the capability of cross-region national warfare. The Hell Race has been globally interconnected since the server started, and Divine Punishment City in their region is clearly a part of an integrated global system!"
Prince George was astounded, "What about Divine Punishment City in other regions? Are they also being besieged like us?"
Lancelot shook his head, "Probably not, the Divine Punishment City in other regions might not be accessed by anyone and are not ready to trigger any plots."
For a moment, Prince George was shocked, left speechless on the spot.
Just then, the teleportation array in the hall of Divine Punishment City shimmered brightly, as the first batch of unrestricted players with their own provisions from multiple nations arrived. At this moment, the morale of the Royal Ark Team was shattered.
At that time, a player wearing a French flag on their head burst out laughing among the crowd: "Lancelot, I knew it was you guys, I knew it was you here!" The speaking player was none other than Napoleon, who had just been eliminated by Da Fei.
Lancelot, not in a good mood, responded, "So it’s Emperor, your performance just now was not up to your usual standard, was it?"
Napoleon, also irritated, said, "I had just entered the arena when I heard there was global news in the European Union Zone, I switched over to see it, and the next thing I knew, I was gone."
At that moment, another player named Einstein from Germany laughed and said, "Lance, I’ve always thought you British are selfish and love to play tricks, but this time I have to commend you for selflessly unlocking the gates to the Divine Domain, enhancing the strength of our entire European Union Zone. Let’s progress and grow together in the coming battles!"
Napoleon clapped and laughed heartily, "Well said, let’s give Lance a round of applause!"
In no time, the players from the European Union Zone present responded with a round of applause. Then the teleportation array flickered continuously as more players arrived; newcomers were also confused but followed the others in their clueless applause. Soon, golden name reporters arrived with gold light flashing, and an immediate on-site interview began; Divine Punishment City in the European Union Zone instantly became festive like a joyous holiday.
Quickly, the dramatic developments in the European Union Zone were spread around the world through forums.
However, for Da Fei, who had just ended the match without any challenge and was unaware of these updates, all he could see were the billowing clouds of dust rising from the end of Despair Plain — had Tachiusu returned?
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