Chapter 1 The Beginning

The players looked around and found themselves in a simple war camp. At that moment, a system broadcast announced to all players: "During the main city war, the main city will be temporarily closed. The seven revival points will be temporarily moved outside the city. The coordinates are: xxx, xxx; ... During the city war, players who do not participate in the city war can level up in the wild as usual and will be revived at the temporary revival points after death. Players who participate in the city war will not lose experience, levels, or equipment if they die. They will also be revived at the seven locations and can immediately rejoin the city war. The revival points contain all kinds of supplies needed by the players."

After the system broadcast ended, all players around the world heard the nagging of the NPCs around them: "City Lord xxx is a tyrant who oppresses and exploits the people. He tramples on our lives, plunders everything we have, suppresses our words and deeds, and slaughters our brothers and sisters! We can no longer endure this. Brothers and sisters, take up your weapons, blow the horn of your charge, and let us overthrow the dictatorial rule of City Lord xxx and build a tomorrow that belongs to us!"

The NPCs singing these lines were all camp captains, each wearing shiny armor. When they sang the last sentence, they swung open their cloaks, drew the long swords from their waists, and pointed them directly at the main city a thousand meters away.

The players looked at each other in dismay. What was all this about? It was like a peasant uprising, as if the city war came with a story background. Of course, these words had no inciting effect on the players. Did the players have time to pay attention to him at this time? The system's random teleportation upon logging in had messed everything up, and everyone was busy sending messages to find their own organization! This was the most chaotic rebel army in history. The officers had already issued the call to charge, but the soldiers hadn't even found their own teams yet!

"Coordinates xxx, xxx, I'm here, everyone come over! Gather, do you hear me, quickly!!!"

"Where's the flag? Who has the flag? Didn't we say to make a flag? Raise the flag! Follow the flag!!"

"Quest, there's a quest in the camp, I found a quest!!!"

The guild channels were even more chaotic than the scene, full of such voices.

Wu Shi Zhi Jian (Oathless Sword), as the president of the most awesome guild in Cloud City, was also completely dumbfounded at this time. He usually thought that his guild was a dominant force in the city, but now that all the guilds in the city were mobilized, he realized what the people truly meant. With 500,000 people in the main city, what was his guild of just over a thousand? Looking at the heads of people stretching as far as the eye could see, Wu Shi Zhi Jian (Oathless Sword) felt for the first time that his guild was so insignificant. Level six? What did level six mean? Even the Ten Guild Alliance of Moon Night City, with four thousand people, was just a drop in the ocean in such a formation.

Wu Shi Zhi Jian (Oathless Sword) still hadn't seen a big scene! In fact, what he saw was not enough for 500,000 people. It was true that there were 500,000 people in the city, but a considerable number of players didn't play in guilds, and some had joined guilds but weren't interested in participating in this event. The guilds couldn't force people to come, and there were even entire guilds that didn't want to wade into this muddy water, acting as if nothing had happened. In fact, if it weren't for the official promise that the points obtained in this event, in addition to winning territory when ranked, would eventually be converted into experience rewards regardless of ranking, because of this rule, many players would have stayed. Participating in the event was more cost-effective than leveling up.

In the current chaotic situation, large guilds like Zong Heng Si Hai (Boundless Seas) seemed cumbersome. After calling for a long time, no one from his own guild came to his side. Maybe someone had… but frankly speaking, Wu Shi Zhi Jian (Oathless Sword) knew less than a third of the more than a thousand members of the guild, and he was familiar with even fewer, only enough to count on his limbs. The president was like this, let alone the members? There were many people in their big guilds who didn't know each other. At this time, countless people from the same guild stood side by side on the plain, gazing into the distance, wondering: "Where are my guild brothers?"

When they turned their gaze to their side and looked at the emblem: "Hey! One of us!"

Small guilds like Chong Sheng Zi Jing (Rebirth Amethyst) and Hua Cong Zhong Yong Sheng (Eternal Life in Flowers) were swift at this time. The entire guild was as close as a family, they knew each other very well, and there were few people, so the gathering was extremely fast. At this time, all the people of Chong Sheng Zi Jing (Rebirth Amethyst) who were online had already arrived. Qi Yue looked left and right, and after a check, she was surprised: "Where's Qian Li?"

"Dropping the ball at a critical moment, call him quickly!!" Xi Yao Wu (Slender Waist Dance) shouted while sending a message to Gu Fei, but received a system notification: Opposing parties are not allowed to communicate.

Obviously, he was not the only one sending messages to Gu Fei. At this time, Qi Yue and Luo Luo both had private chats and received the same reply. They raised their eyes and saw the confusion of the others.

"What does this mean? What opposing parties?" Luo Luo asked.

"Is it referring to the city war?"

"Opposing parties in the city war, doesn't that mean defending the city? Is Qian Li defending the city?"

The girls were in an uproar. What was going on? The top expert was drawn to defend the city, was the system cheating!!!

Gu Fei was also confused at this time, and very confused. When he went online, he still appeared at the revival point where he logged off. For a while, he didn't notice that there were no players around him. Because it was a city war, he also wanted to meet up with the girls, so he took the initiative to send messages to ask where to meet, but received a system response saying "opposing parties are not allowed to communicate." Gu Fei was at a loss, so he sent messages to the channel of the Gong Zi (Young Master) elite group, and the system replied the same.

Gu Fei couldn't figure it out, and when he looked up again, he realized that the revival point was frighteningly deserted. Usually, at any time, the revival point was definitely flashing with white light, with people coming and going, almost without interruption. What was going on today? Why were there no one during a major event?

Gu Fei walked out of the Knight Camp where he logged off, and was shocked. He saw that on the square at the entrance of the Knight Camp, a team of elite knight troops had already assembled. Gu Fei stepped forward and took a look, recognizing that these were NPCs, not players. He was wondering! The system broadcast ended at this time, and he saw the captain of the knight team waving his long sword: "Warriors, now a group of thugs are trying to disrupt our peaceful life. They have gathered a large number of troops and are preparing to attack our city. Warriors, take up your weapons, defend your homes, defend your honor, and protect your brothers and sisters! Follow me and kill this group of thugs under our swords of justice!!!"

Gu Fei was completely stunned when he heard this. Wasn't this a main city battle? Why was he in a chorus of defending the main city? Why were all the people around him NPCs? Where were the players? Where did the players go?

Gu Fei ran across several streets, but didn't see a single player. Instead, he saw system guards gathering and moving around everywhere. The system's formation at this time was very different from usual. In addition to the usual system guards, Gu Fei also saw mage phalanxes and priest phalanxes. When he just passed the Thieves Guild, he also saw a group of assassins. They didn't line up, speak, or boost morale like warriors and knights, but sat silently, expressionless and without saying a word. The NPCs played this kind of momentum very well. But in this silent face, Gu Fei saw a dazed face, which made him feel really kind.

"Jian Gui (Sword Demon)!!!" Gu Fei shouted.

Jian Gui (Sword Demon) heard the voice and quickly turned his head. When he saw that it was Gu Fei, he was also very excited.

"What's going on?" Gu Fei took a few steps over.

"I didn't know what was going on at first, but now that I see you, I think the problem may be with our camps!" Jian Gui (Sword Demon) said.

"Camp?"

"Yes, because of the camp relationship, we were assigned to the system side defending the main city," Jian Gui (Sword Demon) said.

"This... what kind of statement is this? I haven't seen any announcement about this!" Gu Fei said.

"How many people have camps? So the system didn't make a special announcement!" Jian Gui (Sword Demon) said.

"If there's no special announcement, then treat us as ordinary people!" Gu Fei said.

"Who knows what rules are in this," Jian Gui (Sword Demon) said.

"Then what do we do now? Fight with hundreds of thousands of players?" After saying this, Gu Fei suddenly became a little excited again. This was fun! Moreover, he also heard the system broadcast just now. There was no loss in city war deaths, only equipment durability was dropped. Gu Fei had always put life and death aside when PK-ing, mainly because he didn't want to cause trouble for the players. If it weren't for this idea, why would he be so persistent in the wanted missions? If he wanted to PK, wasn't there people everywhere? Isn't that what Apple Vinegar did?

Thinking of this, Gu Fei quickly said again: "Then that Apple Vinegar and Duan Shui Jian (Water-Cutting Arrow), aren't they also seemingly from the camp?"

"They've both dropped below level 40, so I don't know if they still are! And even if they are, this may be based on residence, right?" Jian Gui (Sword Demon) said.

"Didn't you go to help Shui Shen (Deep Water)? Why weren't you assigned to Lin Yin (Shady) City?"

"My residence didn't transfer over! I've been leveling up here these days. Before I logged off, I just teleported to Lin Yin (Shady) City, and then there was system maintenance, right? When I came back up, I was back here again. I still wanted to tell Shui Shen (Deep Water), but I can't send messages," Jian Gui (Sword Demon) said.

"You said that there are only two players defending the city, what if we really defend this city, how do we divide it? Half for each of us?" Gu Fei asked.

"Impossible! Pay attention to the city war rules announced by the system. It only mentioned using 10,000 points to divide the territory. It didn't actually mention whether the city war mission was completed or failed. I think that maybe the city war will be declared over as soon as the players have earned 10,000 points. I think that this city war event is more like a player-participated update. The main city is completed in the hands of the players through the participation of the players," Jian Gui (Sword Demon) analyzed.

"Well, I think your analysis is more reliable than the nonsense that You Ge (Brother You) has been spouting," Gu Fei said. You Ge (Brother You) had been talking about money, economics, circulation, and commodity value these days, and he always wanted to pull people into discussions. The other five members of the elite group were collapsing and sent him to Jian Nan You's (Southern Sword Leisure) side.

"So, this is basically a mission without victory or defeat, just a cutscene for an update. I guess the good show is still to come," Jian Gui (Sword Demon) said.

"How do you mean?"

"After the division of territory is completed, will it just be passed down to the guild in perpetuity? I think corresponding rules will definitely be introduced at that time. This territory may be the main stage for competition between guilds from now on."

"After saying so much, what are we doing? Jumping out of the city and fighting 500,000 people?" Gu Fei said.

"I just received a mission inside," Jian Gui (Sword Demon) said.

"What mission?"

"Assassination, the target is a player named Bai Jia Hei (Black and White)."

"Who is that?"

"Hei Bai Sheng Si Tong Meng (Black and White Life and Death Alliance) guild. Do you know? It's the president of this guild," Jian Gui (Sword Demon) said.

"Oh!" Gu Fei realized, "This is asking you to assassinate the commander of the enemy army! You've really become an assassin. It seems that these guys are also suicide squads and will target presidents." Gu Fei looked at the large pile of silent assassins inside and outside the Thieves Guild square.

Jian Gui (Sword Demon) smiled bitterly: "They have a target and know where to find it, but what do I do? 500,000 people, where am I going to find him?"

"Well, I don't think there's any hope. Let's just rush up and kill randomly!" Gu Fei was already eager to try.

"500,000 people!" Jian Gui (Sword Demon) said with emotion, actually reminding Gu Fei: "I know you're fierce, but today's opponent is not five people or fifteen people, but 500,000 people. It's a number that can defeat you with just a spit from everyone."

"When will these guys move? We can follow along with the NPCs then," Gu Fei said.

"I don't know! They've been sitting here for half a day, not speaking or moving," Jian Gui (Sword Demon) said.

"There are some moving around in the city, let's follow one and see," Gu Fei suggested.

"Okay!" Jian Gui (Sword Demon) nodded. The two left the Thieves Guild, and around the street corner, they saw a archer troop striding forward with their bows. The two quickly followed behind. The NPCs, of course, ignored the two. The two followed this troop all the way, and finally came to the watchtower at the corner of the city. They went up the city wall along the stairs, and then saw that this troop of archers was lined up, smearing their bows, drawing their strings, and getting ready.

"Damn!!" Gu Fei and Jian Gui (Sword Demon) cursed together. This troop of archers was not going to leave the city, and it looked like they were going to be stationed on the city wall.

Players had been on the city wall of the main city before, but this was not the usual wall for sightseeing, picking up girls, and watching the scenery. There were many archers and mages, the two long-range professions, on the city wall. Every twenty or thirty meters on the city wall, there was a trebuchet. Gu Fei and Jian Gui (Sword Demon) walked closer and saw that the stones to be launched by the trebuchet were piled up next to it. The head was bigger than a player. Gu Fei and Jian Gui (Sword Demon) tried to move it together, but they couldn't move it at all.

"Damn, how many levels of warriors can move this? The system has created such a high-level character, it's a cheat!" Jian Gui (Sword Demon) said. He saw a strong warrior guard running over. Gu Fei and Jian Gui (Sword Demon) were waiting to see how he would move this boulder. The result was that he didn't move it at all. He walked to the pile of boulders, waved his sword and shouted: "Load the stone!!"

Gu Fei and Jian Gui (Sword Demon) were waiting to see the coolies, but the result was that a white light flashed on the pile of stones, and a stone disappeared, and a stone lay steadily on the big scoop of the trebuchet. The two were in tears. What were they arguing about with the system? They didn't move it at all, they just refreshed it.

After visiting the city wall, they looked at the city below. A thousand meters away were their truly familiar partners: the players. Jian Gui (Sword Demon) watched for a while and frowned: "Why is it so chaotic?"

About half an hour had passed, and the chaos outside the city remained the same. Many people had not yet found their own guilds! Everyone vented their resentment on the system. What was with the random refresh? It was so messed up that people couldn't find each other. What kind of city war was this!

At the beginning of the city war, the system soldiers were making declarations and oaths, but the players were so unsolemn. Gu Fei and Jian Gui (Sword Demon) watched as the stones on the city were loaded, the archers counted their arrows, the mages ate enough fruit, the assault team of melee professions at the city gate was also assembled, and even the assassins from the Thieves Guild had dispersed from the front of the Thieves Guild, not knowing which corner they had hidden in.

As two players who personally witnessed the situation inside and outside the city, Gu Fei and Jian Gui (Sword Demon) unanimously believed that if the system didn't release water, the players would not be able to capture the main city at all. This further confirmed Jian Gui's (Sword Demon) deduction that the system was doing this event just for a formality, so it was not very serious. Players were randomly refreshed when they logged in, and two lonely camp players were thrown into the city without being noticed. Anyway, it didn't look like a carefully planned major event.

The two were feeling lost! Gu Fei suddenly pointed in a certain direction: "Look, look over there."

Jian Gui (Sword Demon) looked in the direction he was pointing, and it was also a black mass of players. He didn't know what was special about it and asked strangely: "What are you looking at?"

"Look, that flag, do you see it???" Gu Fei continued to point.

Jian Gui (Sword Demon) continued to be confused: "Which one! There are so many flags."

"The black and white one, is that the guild flag of the Black and White Life and Death Alliance you mentioned?" Gu Fei said.

"Oh, it might really be..."

"Where there's a flag, the president is probably nearby, do you recognize that person?" Gu Fei asked.

"I don't really know him, but I can recognize him if I see him," Jian Gui (Sword Demon) said.

"Let's do it!" Gu Fei said excitedly. Although it was PK, purposeful PK was always more interesting than meaningless slashing. It would be boring to just jump into the sea of people and kill. It's like a race, one has the finish line drawn in front, and reaching it is victory; while the other has no idea where the finish line is, what's the point of running?

"Isn't it suicide to go now? Let's observe for a while. Let's wait until the players start moving," Jian Gui (Sword Demon) said.

"I think your mission is actually quite easy to do. When you get into the crowd, people don't care which guild you're from. If they see that you're a person, they'll treat you as a comrade. How would they know that we are people from the system!" Gu Fei said.

"The key is to find the person," Jian Gui (Sword Demon) said.

"Keep an eye on that big flag," Gu Fei said.

"I knew I should have borrowed the telescope..." Jian Gui (Sword Demon) muttered.

The telescope was now in the hands of Han Jia Gong Zi (Young Master Han). He had been dealing with Mang Mang De Mang Mang (Vast Expanse) a few days ago, and the girl wanted it, so he returned it. As a result, city war was coming in a few days, so this guy borrowed it again. Mang Mang De Mang Mang (Vast Expanse) was mingling in Hua Cong Zhong Yong Sheng (Eternal Life in Flowers) and didn't have any big strategic goals, so she lent it to him again.

At this time, Han Jia Gong Zi (Young Master Han) was observing the main city with a telescope. He froze as he looked, and put down the telescope to rub his eyes. He looked at the pile of wine bottles next to him: Was he drunk?

Impossible! Han Jia Gong Zi (Young Master Han) thought and raised the telescope again. This time he finally confirmed that it was Gu Fei and Jian Gui (Sword Demon), who had disappeared before the city war. How did these two guys suddenly appear on the city wall of the main city?

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The city war has officially begun, there is no Huan Da (Happy Big) monthly ticket celebration~