Chapter 981 - 924: The "Wish Fulfilled" Japan Zone
The important large-scale event that the Bloodrose Guild mentioned was, of course, the action organized yesterday by major guilds to support the construction of Skyshattering Thunder City. However, supporting the city construction was secondary; the main focus was having various armies explore the unknown map from each exit of the Divine Domain.
Although the official grand attack is set for tomorrow morning, the preparations by Star’s advance troops have already begun in the Divine Domain. The members of Star are trying their best to accumulate troops around each scene’s edge, digging fortifications and building anti-horse barriers. This is the battlefield engineering skill of the Lord System, allowing players’ troops to defend themselves in the wild and cover subsequent transport teams.
Even though the Divine Domain is a maze with constantly changing scenes, the brutally effective way to break through the maze is to fill it with people. Once any section of the maze is filled, it ceases to be a maze. That’s the power of a super guild.
Meanwhile, the high-level players of the Dragon Slayer Guild have not been idle either, making further progress in the library’s data collection, and once again narrowing down the search area for the Kerong Clan’s activities.
However, for players, the Great Wilderness is essentially an unknown area. A large army blundering around aimlessly in such a vast region is simply unacceptable, so the most elite players must act as pathfinding vanguards. The vanguard pathfinder for Dragon Slayer is Chang Liang.
Ever since Dragon Slayer bought Da Fei’s Bloodsucking Skill Scroll, Chang Liang’s orc ID "Tyrannosaurus," with the specialty "Army’s Roar," has been having a great time. Especially for orcs, there are no problems that can’t be solved with brute force.
After this period of development, Chang Liang has also reached his limits. The so-called limit doesn’t mean conquering the whole region and earning a lot of money; that’s not something a player of Chang Liang’s level should do. His task is to pioneer, continually pioneer. The Tyrannosaurus account can be handed over to a team member for continued local development.
For this pathfinding this time, the guild assigned Chang Liang an ordinary account, specialized in logistics, that was idle in an instance, and then trained it in various reconnaissance skills and all basic combat skills. It’s true; for ordinary players, skill points are always a problem, but for a financially strong large guild, it’s just a matter of consuming skill books.
And this ordinary account is no ordinary one, because of the unit it carries, the Shadow Wolf. A special soldier capable of stealth, with high mobility, great stamina recovery, and able to use smell and hearing to search for targets. This is both a reconnaissance unit and a terrifying assassination unit.
As the expedition was about to begin, Ma Yinglong summoned Chang Liang to his office once again and personally filled a glass of wine for him: "Cheers!"
Chang Liang was slightly stunned, then laughed heartily as he downed it in one gulp: "Brother, what’s this for?"
Ma Yinglong shook his head and sighed: "When I was young, on TV, I saw emperors sending off generals with a toast before they went to war, and it left a deep impression on me. It is not just a ceremony; in ancient times, because of the backwardness of information, once troops were dispatched, it all depended on the general’s skills. The emperor at home could only wait, anxious and worried."
Chang Liang responded with an "oh": "It’s the legendary saying that a general in the field may disobey his king’s orders."
Ma Yinglong nodded: "Exactly, and so this glass of wine signifies that this operation is entirely up to you. I won’t interfere or command!"
Chang Liang exclaimed in surprise: "Brother, you’ve grown wise with age, but what if I make a mistake? Are you just going to stand by and watch?"
Ma Yinglong chuckled: "Even if it’s wrong, just execute it as right, and the wrong might turn out to be fortuitous. Another reason is that my domestic and international friends and old rivals have figured out my personality, and this doesn’t feel good. So, I leave it to you younger folks to explore freely."
Chang Liang replied with an "oh": "Understood, then I will have to ask Brother to rest assured."
Ma Yinglong nodded: "Also, it’s best that this operation is completed within nine days, before the National War Zone opens. That’s the difference between having a bottom card or not. Japan currently doesn’t seem to be concerned about the National War Zone at all; they have a bottom card and are fearless. Though they’re amusing, this kind of fool can sometimes be the most troublesome because only by becoming a fool yourself can you understand this group of fools. It’s indeed a painful matter, and I don’t want them to be a problem for us."
"Understood. I will give it my all, but let me first explain my action plan this time. My plan is to proceed with three pathfinding teams simultaneously..."
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In the Japan Zone, Mitsubishi Team Command Center.
Regarding how to enter Divine Punishment City, the Mitsubishi Team no longer needs to struggle with strategies. The advantage of Mitsubishi Team, with its 15 Lord-level players, is that they can directly meet Lord Demon King, a top-tier authority NPC equivalent to a human emperor, so they just have to leverage their advantage.
Mitsubishi Team believes in just one thing: keep accomplishing the high-difficulty tasks issued by the Demon King, gain the Demon King’s trust, and all problems will be solved. Although the four large-scale instance raids yesterday resulted in no tangible rewards, the greatest achievement was earning immense praise from the Demon King, so they just need to continue winning his admiration.
Now, as the remaining time of Absolute Misfortune ticks down to the final hours, completing another high-difficulty, time-critical task has further delighted the Demon King. Their rapport has reached its pinnacle, and at this level of rapport with the NPC, nothing is beyond discussion.
Captain Tsukamoto, personally handling the Knight of Misfortune, seizes the moment to make a request: "Lord Demon King, we feel we need to challenge broader and tougher battlefields. We wish to head to Divine Punishment City battlefield to bring down that unpleasant Angel fortress."
But unexpectedly, the Demon King’s face turned grave, and he said in a displeased tone: "The Divine Punishment City battlefield is overseen by Demon King Marbas. There’s no need for you to meddle. You are the warriors I have cultivated carefully. Why go help him for no reason? Do not mention this again!"
The Mitsubishi Command Center was instantly dumbfounded! They thought this would go smoothly, only to hit a snag at the last moment. As it turns out, there are interests contested even among the Demon Kings?
At this moment, even after pulling two consecutive all-nighters, Igarashi’s legs felt weak, and he staggered: "Think of a way! We must think of a way! Our second plan has failed, but no matter what, the third plan cannot fail. We must achieve our goal by any means necessary!"
For a moment, the Mitsubishi Team was filled with discussions and everyone expressed their opinions.
Soon, Captain Tsukamoto immediately had an idea: "After all, this is the system’s way to maintain balance, so currently only the Bright Alliance, being in a weaker defensive position, can enter Divine Punishment City, while the stronger attacking Hell’s Side players cannot. But what if this balance is broken?"
Sessho Kanpaku was surprised: "There’s no way we can train the Bright Alliance’s Crusaders to repel the attacking Hell Power like in the European Union Zone, right?"
Tsukamoto immediately said: "Exactly, the European Union Zone! The balance there has already been broken!"
At this moment, Igarashi also realized: "And our Hell Race has the cross-zone combat capability; we could head to the European Union Zone?!"
Tsukamoto gritted his teeth and said: "This is the only feasible idea!"
Igarashi excitedly said: "Whether it works or not, let’s try it quickly!"
Thus, under the anticipation of the entire team, the Knight of Misfortune consulted the Demon King again: "Your Majesty, but the battle at the Divine Punishment City in the Europe Plane has already collapsed. If we go there to help, we can receive commendation from the Demon God for the big picture, and also increase Your Majesty’s prestige!"
The Demon King suddenly snapped back to attention and clapped his hands in applause: "Makes sense! You truly are the warriors I meticulously cultivated, alright, let it be done like this!"
——System Prompt: You have gained the qualification to support the European Union Zone’s Divine Punishment City battle. Please prepare for cross-zone deployment within half an hour!
We can really cross zones! Looking at the 15 pinging system messages filling up the big screens, the Mitsubishi Team cheered! But after a brief celebration, the team members snapped back to reality—this only proves that players of the Hell Race can also go to Divine Punishment City, but we need to go to our own Divine Punishment City, not bother with the European Union Zone! Going head-to-head with European Union Zone players serves no purpose, it’s utterly ridiculous!
Tsukamoto urgently said: "Your Majesty, when can we go to our Plane’s Divine Punishment City?"
The Demon King laughed heartily: "Warrior, you still don’t understand such a simple matter? If you can stabilize the situation on the Europe battlefield, or even remove the Angel Fortress there, you’ll receive immense merit from the Demon God, and I will be promoted by the Demon God to replace the Marbas Demon King, who has been ineffective in the Divine Punishment City battlefield on our Plane. Then, all regions on our Plane will open their doors to you. Hurry and prepare your troops, warriors. I believe in your ability to achieve it!"
——System Prompt: You have received the cross-zone quest "Reverse the Situation on the Europe Plane Divine Punishment City Battlefield"!
A real quest has been issued! At this moment, the Mitsubishi Team was dumbfounded again, indeed they were thrust into a face-off situation with European Union Zone players!
Igarashi adjusted his glasses: "Gentlemen, is this good or bad for us?"
Tsukamoto gritted his teeth: "The Demon King makes sense, the road before us is to advance or retreat! I suggest we take on this quest, the players of the European Union Zone are no match for us!"
Igarashi said solemnly: "Even if it risks falling out with our European Union Zone allies?"
Everyone said: "They are not really allies, they secretly sold a Divine Artifact to China’s Da Fei, hoping to use Da Fei to deal with us in the National War Zone. It’s about time we teach them a lesson with this opportunity!"
Igarashi made up his mind: "Alright, gentlemen, prepare the forces and supplies, and get ready to launch an attack!"
Beijing Time at 4 PM, Tokyo Time at 5 PM, British London Time at 9 AM, European Union Zone Divine Punishment City.
The sudden regional information caused an uproar among the leisurely European Union Crusaders players hunting for enemies outside the city:
——Divine Punishment City Regional Information: The Divine Punishment City regional national war is about to begin! Japan Zone players, Hattori Shoji, Sessho Kanpaku, Dragon of Echigo, Gunno Yosai... and 15 other players have entered the battlefield!
Another national war? How is it possible to be from the Japan Zone? At this moment, the European Union Zone was in an uproar, and in the next moment, the entire world was in an uproar.
At this time, Chang Liang, explaining the scouting plan, and Ma Yinglong also received such an unbelievable piece of news.
Ma Yinglong was stunned for a while, then patted his head: "Did you see that? I really feel old, I completely don’t understand the Japanese at all."
Chang Liang also said woodenly: "Maybe this is the realm of being absurd, it’s indeed terrifying..." (to be continued. If you like this work, please vote for recommendations or monthly tickets on Qidian.com, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)