Chapter 125: Something Big Happened
It seemed that the players were given no time to think, as yet another world announcement arrived.
World Announcement: Due to the Flower Dance City Lord leading an army on a rapid march to attack the Dark Fortress, the Shadow Lord has been furious. In one hour, all front-line cities of the Light Faction will be attacked by monsters! All players take note! Once a town falls, it will become part of the Dark Faction’s territory!
World Announcement: Due to the Flower Dance City Lord leading an army on a rapid march to attack the Dark Fortress, the Shadow Lord has been furious. In one hour, all front-line cities of the Light Faction will be attacked by monsters! All players take note! Once a town falls, it will become part of the Dark Faction’s territory!
World Announcement: Due to the Flower Dance City Lord leading an army on a rapid march to attack the Dark Fortress, the Shadow Lord has been furious. In one hour, all front-line cities of the Light Faction will be attacked by monsters! All players take note! Once a town falls, it will become part of the Dark Faction’s territory!
The information in this announcement was overwhelming, causing many players in combat to be caught off guard and instantly killed by monsters.
“Hey… is this for real?!” Endless Sea took a while to react. “We’re only in our twenties! Monsters are attacking cities now?!”
“It should be real; this is a world announcement,” Brother Shiu said.
“Do NPCs really launch attacks?” Cute Orange asked in surprise.
“I don’t know… this is my first time encountering this situation,” Endless Sea shook his head.
“Should we… go back to Yunshui City?” he asked weakly.
“Of course! We don’t know what kind of attack the Dark Faction will launch. If Yunshui City falls, it’s game over! Our mentors are all in the city! I can’t imagine what would happen if they got into trouble.”
As Endless Sea spoke, he looked at the players on the Crimson Plain hastily shattering their teleportation scrolls and suddenly realized something.
“Wait… are we going to be attacked here?”
No one could answer him.
Nangong and the others returned, and he quickly asked, “What should we do now?”
“I’ll call Achen,” Brother Shiu said anxiously.
…
Zane stood by the window, staring blankly at the pedestrians outside.
Ziyu had fallen asleep after changing her medication.
After hearing so much information, he was momentarily unable to process it.
It turns out his sister was having strange dreams just like him, and even, the characters in her dreams had died.
Would Starry die too? He didn’t know, and he didn’t want to find out.
Three days ago, he remembered that was the day Starry disappeared, and Ziyu said the person she dreamed of was Starry.
What’s going on?
“Buzz—buzz—buzz!”
Realizing the peaceful environment, Zane quickly took out his phone, unlocked it, and walked outside.
“Hello?”
“Achen, get online quickly! Something big happened!” It was Brother Shiu’s voice.
“Something big?” Since Brother Shiu knew he was visiting his sister, he wouldn’t call unless it was important, so it seemed something really did happen.
But… is it really okay to play games in the hospital? Zane felt a bit worried about disturbing others.
Looking around, he noticed many family members beside the hospital beds were wearing game helmets.
Sigh, since that’s the case, he was relieved.
“Okay, I’ll log in shortly.” Then he hung up.
He grabbed a small chair, sat down, leaned against the cabinet, and put on the gaming helmet.
His posture was decent; he hoped he wouldn’t feel sore when he logged out.
By the way, wouldn’t the nurses scold him for this? Hmm… whatever.
Log in!
As the scenes in his mind continuously changed, he found himself in the Crimson Plain.
…
After finishing the call, Brother Shiu kept an eye on his friend list.
Suddenly, the icons for Fengchen Yanhua and Starry lit up simultaneously!
That’s right, simultaneously! They both logged in at the same second!
“…”
“What happened?” Zane saw them running over.
At this moment, Snow Feather Goblin had erected several lookout towers and some rudimentary living structures.
Compared to those broken arrow towers from before, this was definitely several times sturdier.
The efficiency is really high! Could you be reincarnated craftsmen?
“Look at this,” Endless Sea sent him a screenshot of the world announcement.
“…”
Flower Dance City attacked the Dark Fortress?
The Dark Fortress is a demonic forward outpost located to the north of Flower Dance City, and has always been a thorn in the side of the Light Faction.
However, due to the powerful strength of the Dark Faction, they had never made a move.
This was all background information that could be seen officially, but who would have thought… that NPCs would actually take the initiative to attack?
No, that’s unlikely; the NPCs have defended for so many years, how could they just attack like that? And it was a rapid march; not many people knew about it.
There must have been players pushing the storyline development forward.
Since the announcement mentioned the Shadow Lord’s fury, it suggested… that their surprise attack must have failed.
What fate awaited them was easy to imagine.
Moreover, the decrease in the defending troops of Flower Dance City would certainly have a significant impact on this assault.
Flower Dance City would face the most intense onslaught, and all front-line cities of the Light Faction would also be attacked to varying degrees, including the Elf Race and the Beast Race.
They must hold their ground; otherwise, other cities wouldn’t be able to escape either. These front-line cities all supported each other. If they all fell, they would be forced to retreat to the central city opened at level 50.
They needed to return to Yunshui City and secure an output position.
Wait, wait… how could the Shadow Lord act so quickly, attacking more than a dozen cities simultaneously?
Would this place be in danger too?
With this thought in mind, Zane made Starry move towards the Goblin camp.
Alu sat with a serious expression.
Seeing Starry, his face softened a bit. “Hero, you’ve come.”
“Hmm, is something about to happen?” Starry asked.
“The frost power within me is warning me; it seems an evil force is approaching us…” Alu said worriedly.
Your power also serves as a detector?
But if that’s the case, then preparations for defense should be made here.
“I’ve heard it’s because of the Shadow Lord’s fury.”
“What!? It’s actually the Shadow Lord? We’re done for! Our construction time for the camp is only one day! How can we withstand his army’s approach? No, even if it’s completed, we wouldn’t be able to hold!” Alu exclaimed in panic.
“Who is this guy? Is he really strong?”
“In the Dark Faction, anyone referred to as a Lord commands at least one army, but the Shadow Lord is different; he can replicate his subordinates through his abilities!”
Copying, huh…
“We need to quickly prepare defenses… no, we should evacuate directly!”
“Calm down!” Starry said coldly.
“With their speed, we have no chance to run; it would be better to prepare for a counterattack.”
“…You’re right; I panicked.”
…
“Heroine, how is it?”
“This place will also be attacked; I’m afraid we won’t have the ability to return to Yunshui City.”
Snow Feather Goblin and Gray Wolf were both outcomes he had personally facilitated, and he didn’t want to abandon this place unless it was absolutely necessary.
But Yunshui City was also crucial; Alna and the other mentors were there!
But… if he remembered correctly, Xiin was a 56-level diamond-level expert! With her around, Yunshui City should be safe.
Looking at the time, 28 minutes had passed; there was still time!
Zane immediately shattered a return scroll to replenish his potions; who knows what this assault would look like.
He rushed to the grocery store, which was already packed with people.
