While on the road, Chu Tian kept inquiring with Jian Zhi Cang Tian.
It turned out that when they first left the新手村 (novice village), they encountered players from the guild "Killing." Moreover, Chu Tian had been offline for seven days.
His level had remained at level 15 on the leaderboard, and he had been gradually surpassed by other players.
Therefore, the players from "Killing," upon seeing members of the "Ni Shen Meng" guild, ran up to mock them, saying their guild leader had gone soft, had become useless without using bugs, and other taunts.
At first, it was just provocation. Later, they started to attack them stealthily. Some brothers who had returned to town for supplies were ambushed on their way back.
They were killed by the group from "Killing." Jian Zhi Cang Tian became enraged and, with dozens of brothers, confronted over a hundred players from "Killing."
As one might imagine, in a head-on confrontation, the "Killing" guild's immaturity and foolishness made them no match. Although there was a difference in numbers, it wasn't an overwhelming one.
Furthermore, the battle in新手村 (novice village) 1370 had caused the "Ni Shen Meng" players to upgrade their gear significantly. Later, Jian Zhi Cang Tian and the others led the guild members to clear dungeons.
Their equipment levels were much better than those of "Killing." After all, normal players could clear dungeons. The foolish, money-burning giants from "Killing" could only buy discarded equipment from others.
Therefore, with the death of only twenty-plus people, the hundred-plus players from "Killing" were annihilated.
Thus, the war began.
Over the past two days, countless battles of various sizes had been fought. After leaving the新手村 (novice village), the "Ni Shen Meng" players not only failed to level up but some even dropped back to level fourteen and returned to the新手村 (novice village).
Although there was a新手保护系统 (novice protection system) at level fifteen, allowing them to respawn at the graveyard without direct level loss penalties.
However, they still suffered from a period of weakness, which wasted a lot of time after it passed.
Furthermore, the protection system became invalid after dying more than ten times. This meant that during these two days of continuous harassment by "Killing," some "Ni Shen Meng" players had already died more than ten times.
Being constantly targeted by a group of persistent imbeciles was difficult and greatly hindered the development of "Ni Shen Meng." Chu Tian's continued absence led some people to start leaving the guild.
Although leaving the guild had severe penalties, with contribution points and guild-exchanged equipment being reclaimed by the system, they could retain their levels. With some low-tier equipment, they could still level up.
Although development was slower, many still made that choice.
After listening to Jian Zhi Cang Tian's account, Chu Tian frowned. Was it truly because he was too conspicuous, causing the players from "Killing" to provoke them?
In his memory, "Killing," though annoying, had never specifically targeted anyone. They enjoyed teaming up to bully low-level players or swarming lone players they encountered.
He had never heard of them truly confronting any guild or organized group. In such situations, they would usually disperse, scatter, and look for their next perceived weak target.
The current behavior of "Killing" completely contradicted Chu Tian's impression of them.
Opening the leaderboard, he saw that the "Killing" guild's level had reached four, firmly holding the first position on the server's guild ranking.
To upgrade a guild to level three, one needed a guild territory. This could not be bought with gold. It required the guild team to defeat dungeons, accumulate points, and then use those points in the main city to exchange for a basic territory.
Given the low intelligence of the "Killing" players, obtaining this was impossible. In his previous life, their guild had hired professional player teams. After all members joined "Killing," they accumulated points for them.
Every time their territory was upgraded, it was almost always through this method: hiring mercenaries with money.
Furthermore, upgrading a guild from level two to three required 1000 gold coins, expanding the guild to accommodate 5000 people. Upgrading to level four required 5000 gold coins, expanding the guild to accommodate 10000 people.
In the early stages, six thousand gold coins was not a small sum. Converted to real currency, it amounted to twenty-four million.
Chu Tian definitely didn't believe that Tian Ya Kuang Dao alone could come up with this amount of funding.
In his previous life, it was rumored that Tian Ya Kuang Dao had some capital in reality, but he was definitely not rich enough to invest so much money in the early stages just to upgrade the guild level.
As they gradually approached the periphery of the combat zone, Jian Zhi Cang Tian informed Chu Tian that Tian Ya Kuang Dao himself was leading over fifteen hundred people to surround their two hundred plus members.
These two hundred plus people were the "Ni Shen Meng" players who had gradually arrived in the main city over the past few days, representing the current peak strength of "Ni Shen Meng."
They were all participants in the battle at新手村 (novice village) 1370.
Later, they followed Jian Zhi Cang Tian, Heng Dao, Sheng Guang Hu You Zhe Ni, and others in clearing the Muddy Swamp.
This was why these two hundred plus people had leveled up so quickly.
Currently, ordinary players were generally at level 13-14.
These two hundred plus people, gathered together, although "Killing" had deployed over fifteen hundred people, their dim wits had prevented them from successfully encircling them.
Under the leadership of Jian Zhi Cang Tian and the others, they constantly broke through with attacks from left and right.
However, the opponent's numbers were too great, and "Ni Shen Meng" inevitably suffered some losses.
Yesterday, fighting continued until the game closed, and the two hundred plus people had already lost quite a few.
If this continued, they would eventually be surrounded and captured.
Even Sheng Guang Hu You Zhe Ni had died eleven times, and his experience was insufficient to support another death without losing a level.
If he died again, he too would have to return to the新手村 (novice village) and level up to fifteen before he could return.
As they advanced, Chu Tian noticed many players from other guilds and some unaffiliated individuals, mostly rogues.
Due to the level difference, their stealth skills were completely ineffective in Chu Tian's eyes.
These people were also constantly moving towards the battlefield, with most of them having activated their video recording functions.
Even more bizarrely, they encountered a group of people, among whom was a beautiful woman holding a toy microphone purchased from a store, providing live coverage.
"Everyone, look quickly, past this forest behind me, we will reach the Larsen Basin. It is rumored that the elite forces of 'Ni Shen Meng' are trapped in the basin. Who will be the winner in this battle with such a disparity in numbers? Let us wait and see. Rumor has it that the guild leader of 'Ni Shen Meng,' formerly known as 'I Am Not a Druid,' who dominated the leaderboard for a long time, has been harmed in reality and has not been online for ten days. Without his leadership, can 'Ni Shen Meng' still sweep through armies like they did in新手村 (novice village) 1370? Let me lead everyone to watch the live battle. This is Tian Dao World wCC reporting to you in real-time. I am Shi Zhen Xiang!" This self-proclaimed beautiful woman, Shi Zhen Xiang, was narrating vividly.
As Chu Tian passed by them, he cursed inwardly, "You've been harmed? Your whole family has been harmed!"
Then, hearing the name she reported, he almost burst out laughing. "wCC"? Why not just call it "wC"? And this person is named Shi Zhen Xiang, this combination of names is simply perfect!
However, this also provided Chu Tian with important information: "Larsen Basin." Jian Zhi Cang Tian and the others were so besieged that they were disoriented and didn't know their exact location, only constantly reporting coordinates to him. Upon learning their location, Chu Tian recalled the terrain of this map.
Suddenly, his eyes moved...
He sent a message to Jian Zhi Cang Tian and the others, telling them to hold on and absolutely not get surrounded, and sent them a coordinate, asking them to move towards it.
Heh heh, "Killing," outnumbered? Let's have some fun!