dognovel Chapter 257: 9 Heavens Destroy 7 Seats, Shortage of Manpower!
Chapter 257: 9 Heavens Destroy 7 Seats, Shortage of Manpower!
The one speaking was the commander-in-chief from earlier, long before they even prepared to come to Japan.
They had already simulated all the possible scenarios.
With their limited numbers, they can only wage guerrilla warfare; they have no chance of winning a head-on attack.
“Not for now.”
The strongholds are the bases of each country, where a large number of local players are concentrated.
However, the distances between their strongholds are too great, and they generally do not encounter large groups in the wild.
Moreover, according to the information Ye Xuan obtained from Huizi last month, the current population of Japan is actually at its lowest.
They sent a large number of high-level players to the Dragon Kingdom, and now only a portion of the elites remain.
Moreover, Ye Xuan will not directly attack the territory he has occupied.
His targets were the medium-sized outposts.
With the specific coordinates, Ye Xuan led the team forward along the shortest route.
However, the commotion along the way was certainly considerable.
Various monsters appeared in the wild and did not stop attacking despite the large number of people in the group.
So by the time they reached the first medium-sized outpost, most of the day had already passed.
This stronghold was the weakest one Ye Xuan knew of, even though it already had defensive walls.
But it was only 3 meters high, and the area of the entire stronghold was like a small town.
"This is the base of the Sakura Kingdom? Why is it so small?"
"It seems easy to break through."
Hei Zai had seen the Dragon Kingdom's strongholds, which were incomparable to this dilapidated town before him.
"Brother Xin, I feel like you could destroy this place all by yourself."
Having witnessed Ye Xuan's terrifying fire attack, Hei Zai was somewhat puzzled.
Why didn't Ye Xuan wipe this place out last month?
"Why don't you try getting within a hundred meters of this stronghold?"
If he could launch an attack, Ye Xuan would have taken him down long ago.
This outpost barely escaped the category of small-scale, and it wasn't much stronger.
As Blackie stealthily approached the stronghold, a notification appeared before his eyes.
The current stronghold requires a minimum of 100 players to initiate an attack.
This is a mandatory requirement; otherwise, any attack hitting the stronghold will be ineffective.
At the same time, Hei Zai's figure was exposed to the players guarding the stronghold.
"Enemy players are approaching! Archers, prepare!"
Hundreds of archers appeared on the city wall and began shooting at Hei Zai, who was a hundred meters away.
"Damn it, it can break invisibility from this distance!"
This outpost's anti-stealth measures are actually only level 3, but when facing enemy players, their level will automatically increase by 2.
Blackie's level 4 stealth ability couldn't be hidden from him.
Fortunately, given his speed, the arrows couldn't even touch him.
"Someone come here to fill in the names!"
Attacking a stronghold isn't just a matter of people showing up; you have to sign your name on it.
Ye Xuan and the others naturally had to fill in the blanks.
As they filled in their names, countless players rushed out of the stronghold.
At a rough estimate, there were tens of thousands of them, and the leaders were even riding mounts.
"kill!"
"Slaughter all these yellow-skinned monkeys!"
They arrived in good health, but now they can't go back.
These tens of thousands of people were simply not enough to fight back, and they were quickly slaughtered.
However, it's clear that these players are all solo players with no organization or discipline whatsoever.
For outposts like this, the authorities will definitely send people to garrison them.
The worried figures on the city wall are officials from the Sakura Kingdom.
Everyone knows Ye Xuan's name now, and it seems this stronghold is doomed to fail.
He longed to leave, but only if he hadn't died in battle today.
In reality, he would probably really die.
He could only hope that the stronghold's defensive shield would keep Ye Xuan and the others out.
Unfortunately, he was blasted to ashes by a laser beam the next second.
Along with him, the stronghold's protective shield also disappeared.
"Holy crap, Brother Xin, your ship's damage is off the charts!"
The laser was emitted by the Wind Chaser, and it wasn't even the main gun on the deck.
However, energy beads are precious, and those obtained from the Dragon Kingdom in reality cannot be brought into the game.
He's using his old stock now, and every bit he uses is a bit less.
When the defensive shield disappears, the fate of this stronghold is already sealed.
There are fewer than 20 players in this base, and only 3 official staff.
After witnessing the terrifying power of the laser cannon, many solo players have already fled.
When Ye Xuan smashed the stone tablet of his territory and planted the Dragon Kingdom's war flag.
Only 15 minutes had passed.
[Congratulations to the team for breaching the Sakura Country outpost! Reward: 500 million kill points]
Upon hearing the system notification, Zhou Qi and the others' eyes lit up.
500 million in 15 minutes!
This efficiency is astonishing. Even if they only get 10%, that's still 500,000.
And this is just the beginning.
"Brother Xin, Brother Xin, hurry, hurry, hurry!"
"Let's head to the next outpost immediately!"
The kill points awarded at this stronghold were higher than Ye Xuan had expected.
This one alone is enough for him to buy the Thirteen Deadly Slashes.
"It's getting dark, let's rest."
"We must capture at least two medium-sized strongholds tomorrow."
The first day is actually when you're in the best condition; your condition will only get worse each day afterward.
He had already reminded Zhou Qi of this point before.
Ye Xuan released both the Wind Chaser and the giant mecha.
With them around, there shouldn't be any safety issues at night.
A portion of the team took turns keeping watch at night.
The rest went into portable tents, which have good sound insulation and are convenient for restoring energy.
The next morning, Ye Xuan discovered that the Wind Chaser's evolution energy had increased significantly.
However, when the Wind Chaser was killing those Japanese players yesterday, it did not devour their flesh and blood.
Is it because the game hasn't yet integrated with reality?
The Wind Chaser consumes real flesh and blood, not game characters.
The next strongholds were not so simple.
Neither its area nor the number of personnel stationed there can compare to the first one.
Fortunately, the Wind Chaser's attacks were powerful enough that it could blast through the defensive shields without even using its main guns.
The other outposts already knew about Ye Xuan's team.
However, there was no way around it, as each outpost was far apart.
They also dared not easily leave their assigned strongholds to provide support.
As for the remaining solo players, after witnessing the terrifying damage of the Wind Chaser...
They wouldn't dare to defend those strongholds anymore.
[Congratulations to the team for breaching the Sakura Country outpost and gaining 3000 million kill points]
This is already the seventh medium-sized stronghold that Ye Xuan's team has conquered.
From the initial 500 million, to 1000 million, and now to 3000 million.
Even Hei Zai and his gang had to admit that following Ye Xuan was the wisest choice.
Their kill points have now reached 8500 million.
This would have been unthinkable before.
However, as the remaining strongholds grew larger, they became increasingly difficult to conquer.
The minimum number of participants is now 15,000.
Nine days have passed, and the team now has only about 17,000 people left.
It's very likely that the conditions for the subsequent attack will not be met.
"Go back and rest for a couple of days. You should also use your points to redeem some good items as soon as possible."
"Then we tried to find as many people as possible to join the team, because we didn't have enough people."