LWGP - Chapter 182

Chapter 182: Declaration of War

Everyone's face turned green. Wang Jiu was speechless too. Fortunately, the larger monsters had all been cleared out, leaving only over eighteen thousand undead.

This boss was quite something.

Could 25% of them survive until the end?

They probably could, because the players on the city walls were all from major territories.

"Push them out! Keep them away from the barrier."

"There are no more Bloodthirsty bosses. If you die, you'll just respawn on the spot."

"Begin!"

The gates opened, and a mass of players with attributes over 800 charged out. Like a vast army, they roared and clashed head-on with the even more menacing undead.

The scene was breathtaking.

The scene was one of proactive, fierce courage.

Because everyone felt victory was assured, the next step was to continuously rack up kills and snatch resources. Even those with lower attributes dared to venture out; if they died, they just respawned on the spot. It was utterly brutal.

This display somewhat surprised Dao Dao and the others.

"No encouragement is greater than one's own ambition and self-interest." Wang Shu, the representative underachiever, suddenly uttered a rather profound sentence. Dao Dao squinted at him. "What's up? Been reading lately?"

Wang Shu looked sheepish. "Someone told me that a long time ago."

Although he didn't like to study, both his parents were intellectuals, so it wasn't strange. However, Qiao Xuejing noticed that Wang Shu's expression had just been a bit complicated, as if he were missing someone, yet there was a hint of forbearance, an unwillingness to show it.

She had heard that comedic characters often have a tragic inner life.

Perhaps Wang Shu was one of them.

Just as Qiao Xuejing was thinking this, she saw Wang Shu sidle over, using his massive body to block Liu Guang from getting close to Wang Jiu.

While blocking, he put on an exaggerated display. "Master, Master, I did pretty well today, right? My combat participation is in the top fifty."

Wang Jiu glanced at him. "So you're going to give me some of your resources?"

Wang Shu's expression froze, and he silently shut his mouth.

My participation isn't even half of a fraction of yours, how can you say that?

Are you really my master?

The facts proved that she wasn't a very caring one.

Wang Jiu's position was where the monsters were most concentrated. Wang Shu had cozied up to her to show closeness, but when a horde of undead swarmed over, Wang Jiu happened to be killing her way to the other side. He couldn't hold them off and was immediately surrounded, ultimately respawning on the spot once.

She didn't even save him?

The nearby Zhao Si saw it happen. He had thought Wang Jiu would intervene, but she didn't. The fatty just respawned quickly on his own.

Weren't they master and disciple?

On the other hand, Xie Lu and the others from Gobi didn't seem surprised at all. Did the Gobi Territory run on the law of the jungle?

Zhao Si thought for a moment and calmed down.

Sometimes, the trending topics online were believable. Lao Wang of Gobi really was a ruthless, deranged person.

He hadn't come to the wrong place.

This battle was not easy; there were too many twists and turns. Even now, with the situation looking favorable, when everyone truly engaged in a direct confrontation, they realized just how difficult the undead were to kill.

Even the mobs were this tough!

So hard to push through.

Aside from Wang Jiu and the others with high attributes who could slaughter their way into the enemy's heartland, the rest found it difficult to hold their ground. Even those with average attributes in the two to three thousands had to respawn, because if they tried to take on a group of undead at once, they would be gnawed to death.

Respawn, respawn again! Push forward, push forward again!

The undead's line of attack was finally forced back three meters from the territory barrier, and it was still moving outward.

Flesh and blood splattered in a life-or-death struggle.

Large-scale warfare, unlike dungeons, offered few opportunities for clever tricks or comebacks. It was simply a process of death. The only question was who would die more, and who would die faster.

And this battle could only have one outcome.

The air around the Gobi Territory was thick with the stench of blood, the sounds of battle rising and falling. Three thousand meters away, on a loess slope, a group of people from the Mo Jiang Territory were in heated discussion.

Their scouts were now almost completely out of contact, with no news coming back. They didn't know if they were dead or alive, and they debated amongst themselves.

Fang Cun, who was observing the Gobi Territory through a special high-powered telescope, remained silent, seemingly assessing Gobi's true strength.

At that moment, several people in the discussion behind him exchanged glances and suddenly moved their weapons slightly…

"Ah!"

A sudden uproar erupted as a magic array activated, pulling in a group of people.

The summoned people charged at a group standing in the back.

Screams, slaughter, and the smell of blood quickly soaked into the earth.

A moment later, Fang Cun planted his blood-dripping spear into the ground and swept a cold gaze over the dead bodies, their HP completely depleted. One of his trusted subordinates sneered, "A bunch of fools who don't know their place. Siding with that Zhengzhou group was one thing, but to dare stage a rebellion… the nature of petty men."

"Boss, this group has been dealt with. What's next?"

Fang Cun handed the telescope to his subordinate and sighed. "What else can we do? Send congratulations to Lord Lao Wang and express our intention to surrender. We'll have to bleed a little, though. The spoils from these guys will come in handy."

Though it definitely wouldn't be enough.

The subordinate looked through the telescope, his expression complicated.

It's over?

They actually won.

Gobi's momentum to unify Luoyang was unstoppable.

After today, there would likely be no other territory in Luoyang besides Gobi.

In the grim and silent Black Flame Swamp, as the last undead fell, collapsing onto the pile of its comrades' corpses, a notification scrolled across the Ninth District channel—Geographic coordinates, Gobi Territory, successfully repelled the undead territory invasion.

Simple and clear, but it was the equivalent of a regional trending topic for a large part of Asia, absolutely shocking everyone.

In the words of the people from Cai Market, they were taking center stage.

However, Gobi wasn't the only one. Other places had already been trending. Three territories in the Ninth District had already succeeded.

Gobi was the fourth.

But it was the first private faction territory in the Ninth District to do so. The previous three all had national backing.

For example, the third one was Japan's Shenwu Territory.

And within the entire Ninth District, meaning globally, Gobi ranked 23rd.

That was the system's external announcement. There were three internal ones.

1. For the territory residents.

"Congratulations, residents of Gobi Territory. You have bravely participated in and successfully repelled the undead invasion, protecting your territory. For this, the world of Wilderness Civilization rewards the residents of Gobi Territory with titles and badges according to their individual participation, as well as corresponding reward packages containing equipment sets and valuable items."

Taking Xie Lu as an example, he checked his rewards. His title was high-grade, permanently increasing his Spirit by 3000. The badge was a gold-grade rare growth-type that boosted his sword attack and Spirituality, allowing him to freely control his sword qi. It was indeed very rare, far surpassing ordinary gold-grade growth items.

The reward package contained a special territory expert equipment set…

Very powerful.

With these resources, he could easily fight, and even counter-kill, someone with average attributes over five thousand.

His eyes lit up, and he subconsciously looked at Wang Jiu, only to see her expression calm and composed. He couldn't tell what rewards she had received.

The other two announcements were also essentially sent to Wang Jiu.

2. For the territory itself.

Territory Prestige +50,000, Territory Funds +500,000 gold. The territory barrier's defense was upgraded by one level, and the Gobi Territory was granted the permanent title "Fortress of the Strong."

A title like Fortress of the Strong didn't increase Spirit; instead, it amplified the attack of all offensive structures in the territory.

For example, magic towers and so on—the attack of all structures was increased by 50%.

3. For Wang Jiu, the lord.

Personal Prestige +2000, Personal Funds +200,000 gold, "Undead Lord" title (permanently increases Spirit by 10,000), "Undead Seal" (peak purple-gold limited badge, summoning effect), "Book of Immortality" (Evil Order scripture fragment, currently unranked, incomplete), Warlord's Glory Badge (can be fused with the original to upgrade), and a Supreme Warlord's War Package.

Wang Jiu checked the Warlord's Glory. It was already purple-gold, but after fusion, it was still halfway short of the required war glory value to level up.

This was a bit difficult.

The biggest surprise was the "Book of Immortality." Wang Jiu hadn't expected to get a scripture fragment from winning this war against the undead. It seemed this was the true core of the new expansion.

The Order System had been activated ever since the first wave of players reached level 40.

Wang Jiu collected all these system rewards. While organizing them, she turned her head and glanced back. Amidst the swirling dust and the reek of blood and corpses, black flames climbed her form like flowering vines. The light in her eyes was like ink on rice paper, brilliantly rendered, searing straight into the eyes of the person spying on her from afar with a telescope.

Her gaze was slightly lowered, but the corners of her lips curved into a faint, enigmatic smile.

Hiss! Fang Cun was startled, his heart pounding violently in sync with that locked gaze. His heart was alive, but her eyes were dead, as if looking at a corpse. He forcefully suppressed the palpitations and quickly opened a private chat with Wang Jiu. Right, they weren't friends, so he had to find her avatar on the leaderboard every time.

It was a bit troublesome, but his movements were swift, driven by a sense of urgency. After opening the chat, Fang Cun very cautiously sent a message.

"Lord of Gobi, if I told you I came here today only to deliberately lure out and eliminate some restless fools in my territory, and not to truly plot against the Gobi Territory, would you believe me?"

Wang Jiu didn't respond. He waited for ten seconds before speaking again.

"First of all, ambition is normal. I'm afraid you don't trust my character, as we don't know each other well. However, please trust my intelligence. If our strengths were comparable, I wouldn't mind taking a risk to do evil, following humanity's baser instincts. But your strength is too great. To be blunt, even if I had the malicious intent, I wouldn't have the guts. Besides, the undead are too strong. If they had flattened Gobi, my Mo Jiang would not have the ability to get involved. If Gobi solved the undead problem, then there's even less to say…"

Fang Cun explained the logic in detail, confessing honestly and solemnly assuring her that he was a person of sound judgment. Then he waited for Wang Jiu's response.

He couldn't say too much, because rumor had it that Lao Wang of Gobi didn't like people who talked too much.

He waited for a while. Wang Jiu replied, her voice somewhat hoarse and tired, perhaps from the intense battle.

"Mr. Fang, should I declare war on Mo Jiang, or on the Zhengzhou side?"

Fang Cun's breath caught in his throat. In a split second, he pondered the deep meaning behind Wang Jiu's seemingly friendly and gentle words. Finally, he replied calmly, "Regarding Zhengzhou, my attitude is the same as yours, Lord of Gobi. I am willing to join Gobi and offer my unlimited support in your crusade."

Wang Jiu: "Support?"

Fang Cun: "Yes, absolute obedience."

Wang Jiu let out a low, cool laugh. "The word 'obedience' still implies a degree of subjective agency. Mr. Fang, do you know why I like to use the Slave White Paper?"

Fang Cun's heart skipped a beat. He quickly sent over the list of supplies he had already prepared. But a few seconds later, Mo Jiang was still declared war upon.

The people in the Mo Jiang Territory had just learned that the Gobi Territory had won the race war and the declaration of war from Nevernight Territory. Before a few minutes had passed, they themselves were declared war upon.

Talk about excellent time management! Can't you take a break?!

Their lord was even more frustrated: We've barely exchanged three sentences, and she's already declared war!

He had once dominated the south, suppressed the four factions of Luoyang, and even seemed poised to vie for the top spot. But now, Fang Cun felt the bitter despair of being crushed by an unstoppable force.

It seemed that what goes around comes around in this world.

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