Heading to the War's Meat Grinder with Shino / Shirou and Shino Fire Guns and Cannons ...

Within the high-level gaming community, players from various countries also began exchanging ideas on forums.

Chinese veteran e-sports player Ye Zhi Qiu: Pretty good, did you get some kind of magical artifact?

Shiroe (城慧): As far as I know, this is probably still related to the test left by the Creator God. The team that Tencent is training has been acquiring land everywhere lately, looking for something.

Ye Zhi Qiu: Yeah, I've heard some rumors about that too. It seems like Tencent bribed some programmers at Oasis World and got some inside information. The bigwigs in the mainland gaming industry even had a fight over it.

American celebrity gamer Aphrodite: Oh right! You scheming glasses guy, you and Emiya are from the same country, right? Haven't you ever met before?

Shiroe: "No, they're a new generation, several years younger than me. They're active mainly in Tokyo, and they live quite far from me. I've never actually met them in real life. But I have seen Asuna a few times at events and gatherings; she seems to be a very well-mannered young lady."

Aphrodite said, "Huh? Is she a beautiful woman?"

Cheng Hui: "Well, she has the air of a well-bred young lady."

In the real world, Aphrodite is a stunning blonde with blue eyes and a curvaceous figure. She licked her lips and said, "Emiya's a handsome young man too. I'm actually looking forward to meeting him."

Meanwhile, inside Penguin Company's talent agency, someone was browsing news on Oasis on a tablet and saw information about Shirou.

"Look, that genius gamer Emiya is causing another big commotion. Didn't you want to sign him before? Want to give it another try?" the man said to his colleague beside him. He was the squinty-eyed guy who had gone to see Shirou and the others before.

"They're only arrogant now, a bunch of ungrateful brats!" The manager lit a cigar and said to his colleague with a smile.

As someone working in the live streaming department, he had already heard inside information that the company's top players, Zhou, the "Driving God of the 86," and Ma Xinghao, after some practice, were now 90% confident that they could defeat the Great King Kong, fly over the cliff, and complete the first level of the Creator God.

They will set off soon to obtain what lies within the iron fence at the destination; Shirou and Asuna will no longer be the only ones.

'When that day comes, Emiya and Asuna, the highly anticipated genius gamers, won't be the only ones! They dare to offend a behemoth like Penguin Company? We'll have plenty of ways to take them down! I'll make them understand the consequences of refusing my invitation,'

The squinty-eyed agent, upon realizing this, revealed a sinister and malicious smile.

"Oh dear, they're just kids, don't go too far," a colleague said kindly.

"Since they're still children, I'll send them home to their mothers to nurse," the squinty-eyed agent said.

However, he was unaware that at that moment, Yipingzhi had already recorded the video of Shirou revealing the method to defeat Donkey Kong, and it had already been uploaded to the Oasis World video platform, where the number of views was skyrocketing at a rate of hundreds per second.

"Shirou- nii, is it really okay for you to just publish all the strategies you've worked so hard to find?" Silica asked the boy.

"Yeah, it's nothing. It wasn't a big deal to begin with. But since it concerns the ownership of the Oasis World, I think it's better to give everyone a chance to compete. I'll help you all clear the game later," Shirou agreed with a smile.

In the short video, Shirou recounted all the training he and Asuna had done together and the things they needed to pay attention to on the track, without holding anything back. Although the content was short, every sentence hit the nail on the head, and for many players, it was like having their minds opened.

Just like the teachings of ancient sages, ordinary people read scriptures in a daze, unable to understand them, but great sages and scholars only need a few words to explain the principles clearly and simply. It's as if a sudden insight has been given, and then everyone understands and has an epiphany.

Kayaba Akihiko's original intention was to allow all players to compete freely and then determine who is best suited to control the world he created. Therefore, the levels are not actually very difficult; the key is whether you have found the right method.

Now, many skilled racing players have figured it out and found the key points. They are sending out messages to their partners, eager to try it out. Among them, relay race and team race players, after knowing the tricks, can quickly master the game after familiarizing themselves with the track.

The Oasis World is about to witness a massive wave of players conquering the first level.

In fact, the impact of this change goes far beyond that. As the saying goes, when one side calls, all sides respond. Even the slightest change in a highly influential figure or a national capital can cause the world to change.

Just as Shirou and the others learned about the changes in the fragments of the Caliburn, the people at Penguin Company naturally noticed this change as well.

In the game world, there was also a Penguin Building. Boss Ma gathered a group of senior executives in the conference room. He looked at the treasure jar containing three fragments in his game world, which had now lost its function and opened automatically. Therefore, they even conducted their meeting in the Oasis World.

"Let the Red Name Group do their thing, loot all the fragments from their bodies." Having reached this point, Boss Ma had long since mastered the art of remaining expressionless in most situations. However, although his face remained blank, his voice gradually grew colder.

He slowly reached out and took out the fragments of the Caliburn, put them into his inventory, and said to his subordinates, word by word.

Chapter 663 Heading to the War-Torn Meat Grinder with Shino

"Yes!" The executives of the company's game department all perked up, realizing that their boss was serious, and none of them dared to be negligent, so they all agreed in unison.

Although Boss Ma usually appears gentle and amiable, to achieve this level of affability, he couldn't possibly be a pushover. Back when he launched the 10-diamond membership program, fought the 3Q war, engaged in power struggles with various parties, and was still a copycat, he never hesitated to use any means necessary, whether it was to make money or suppress competitors.

Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents; now, Boss Ma will no longer hold back.

In this world, top businessmen, although they all have different business cultures and behavioral styles, can generally be divided into two types: those who are trendsetters who change the world and those who are helmsmen who adapt to the world.

The first type of world-changing trendsetters are generally adept at networking, eloquent, and have a wide network of friends, making them popular with users. They hold press conferences, give speeches, and travel abroad to meet with political and business leaders, promoting their ideas, garnering support from various forces, and expanding their reputation and influence. Once successful, they often become legends and influential figures in the business world. They create unique products and then tell the world, "This is what you need."

However, this approach is difficult to sustain. Even the most successful Apple phone, from its groundbreaking debut showing the world that phones could be like this, to the amazing 4s, had its past innovations exhausted before the tenth model was even released, and it never achieved the same level of brilliance again.

Those who steer the course of the world quietly amass wealth. They do whatever their customers demand, whether by copying or borrowing, as long as they make their products bigger and stronger, and continuously expand their scale and influence, they can naturally get a share of the pie in the competition.

If you further optimize your product to the extreme, you will naturally achieve great success. From the past to the present, many large international companies have followed this path. Once such companies successfully establish their strategies, they often become industry giants.

Boss Ma naturally falls into the second category. With a technical background, he has always placed great emphasis on training programmers and has one of the world's top teams working on both games and social software.

He placed great emphasis on user needs and attempted to build Penguin into an empire capable of satisfying any user requirement.

When users play games, there's the Penguin Games platform; when users want to watch dramas, there's Penguin Video; when users like to watch live streams, there's Penguin; when users love to read comics, there's Penguin Comics.

Starting with copying, he had his team completely plagiarize any software that seemed to have potential on the market, then fed it with his massive user base. He was able to sustain six or seven out of ten of them, stealing traffic from original emerging software, and then acquiring them, eventually becoming the dominant player.

With the support of a massive user base and big data, coupled with capital investment, copied content can often be continuously expanded and eventually surpass its predecessor.

Decades ago, everyone despised his behavior, but not only did ICQ fail, even Windows' MSN died. Conversely, Silicon Valley's internet companies had to copy Tencent.

This is why Boss Ma is considered a business tycoon.

However, there are some things he simply cannot obtain, no matter what he tries.

That's the kind of innovation that changes the world!

Just like Bill Gates, who pioneered the 'window' and continuously optimized and created better PC systems, dominating the world of computer software, he could never create the 'Apple'.

For Boss Ma, the 'Oasis World' is simply a new 'Apple' that he cannot create; it's the same principle.

Without Apple, Windows might well have been able to carve out its own path in the smartphone market.

This is also Boss Ma's idea. Without Oasis, Tencent might not have been unable to create the best social gaming platform and become the world's number one gaming giant, achieving peak sales and reputation.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Shirou met with Asuna and the others, and explained what had happened that day.

"I suggest we continue our search for the fragments. The penguins are still searching, which means there's still time. We need to get the remaining fragments before they do," Shirou said.

"But if that's the case, won't we be targeted? Shirou, you were surrounded by the Penguin Group, weren't you? If it weren't for that black dragon, you'd be in danger right now. And... the Penguin Group might be cheating behind our backs, at least." Kiriko said with some concern.

Information that should have been accessible only to those who obtained the bronze key was instead orchestrated by the Penguin Group before Shirou and Asuna even cleared the game.

"Exactly! Those guys definitely cheated! I don't know what underhanded methods they used," Lizbeth said angrily.

"That's why I suggested splitting into two groups. If one side encounters danger, the other side can find a way to rescue them." Shirou said, looking at the calm blue-haired gun-wielding girl beside him, "How about you come with me to a big battle this time, Shino?"

The blue-haired girl chuckled softly and said in an elegant voice, "Oh, you invited me? So, is this a place where I can really show off my skills?"

"Yes, you definitely won't be disappointed," Shirou said with a smile.

The next day, Shirou and Shino entered a meat grinder together. It was the coast of the Normandy landings, and the sky above was filled with the smoke of battle, which left behind images of white eagles and golden lions wearing crowns, fiercely clashing with black eagles with red claws and red beaks.

The soldiers on both sides, armed with firearms, were engaged in a fierce battle, their guns spitting fire until the barrels turned red-hot. The sounds of cannons and explosions were deafening.

This was a battle that represented Germany's unification of Europe, achieving a unified empire and transforming itself into a superpower that overtook Europe and America.

It was also a counterattack launched by Britain and the United States in an attempt to stabilize the world hegemon position held by English-speaking countries.

In this war zone, there is only one rule: kill every enemy you see.

Players are automatically assigned to their respective factions upon entering the war zone, and then the constant fighting begins. People keep coming in, and the gold coins from the death penalty are scattered all over the trenches, but you have to be alive to collect them.

Because an enemy could appear anytime, anywhere—in front of you, behind you, or in any corner—and point a gun at you.

As soon as someone dies, another person rushes into the war zone. The only difference between this war and real war is that the soldiers here can never be killed off, and the war will never stop.

Shirou and Shino entered the game, but what they didn't know was that more than a dozen top-tier assassins, carrying various highly lethal black weapons, were following closely behind them into the war zone.

Chapter 664 Shirou and Shino fired guns and cannons.

Smoke billowed from the gun muzzle, and invisible fragments of the missile flew out like scattered flowers, spreading in all directions, sticking to the gunman's uniform, entering the soldier's body through the respiratory tract, merging into the soldier's flesh and blood, and then flowing from the fallen soldiers' bodies into the earth. Everyone here was an iron-blooded warrior.

Whoosh! A sound like fireworks rang out, and cannonballs rained down from the sky onto the ground.

A fighter jet had just taken off and was scanning the crowd on the ground, but the pilot didn't notice that someone on the ground was already aiming an RPG grenade launcher at him.

With a deafening roar, the hit fighter jet burst into flames, spun several times in the air, and then crashed down. Even as it landed, its spinning propellers hadn't stopped, and it sliced a person on a hilltop in half, throwing them away.

"I never expected it to be here." Shino sighed as she looked at the scene of war raging around her.

Shino glanced at Shirou, took out her beloved heavy sniper rifle from her inventory, and said with a smile, "No, it's perfect for me. The rules here are simple: winner takes all. Players gain points by killing enemies; one life equals one point. If you can kill a high-scoring player, you can collect all their points. When your points reach a certain level, you'll receive a reward from the system and become a top player in the war zone."

Shirou continued, "That's right, Shino, you're the expert here. Recently, there's been a new update to this battle zone, with an extremely rare and unique item appearing on the battlefield. As long as you don't die and keep increasing your points, once you reach 10,000 points, you can obtain that one-of-a-kind treasure."

"Is that so? Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Shino walked directly across the Red Thread marking the war zone on the ground and said to Shirou with a smile.

The moment she entered the battle zone, Shino's score was displayed: +9660, more than 9600 kills. She was practically a queen of soldiers; she was already a top player in this game zone.

"Heh, looks like we can save ourselves a lot of trouble." Shirou chuckled, drew his black and white twin pistols, and followed them into the war zone. Immediately, a value of 9700 appeared on the screen.

Shino surprise, not expecting that she had actually done this. However, she gave Shirou a meaningful look and said, "Hmm... Shirou... so you came here behind my back?"

"Why are you talking like you caught them cheating? I'm just a little interested in gunfights," Shirou explained helplessly.

However, the blue-haired girl has a strong personality. Compared to boys who always give in to her or are not as strong as her, she really doesn't care about them. In fact, Shino prefers a competitive relationship, because that's more interesting.

"Fine! Hurry up and come on up! I want to settle this with you!" Shino said, her fighting spirit ignited.

"Let's just say we're teammates for now," Shirou remarked.

"Let's see who gets more points! Hurry up! Stop dawdling!" Shino, carrying her heavy sniper rifle, charged towards the high ground.

Shino and Shirou skillfully ran towards higher ground. They had already memorized the advantageous terrain on the entire map. They quickly found a secluded spot with no one around. It was a large, naturally standing rock, resembling a miniature hill in the vicinity. Standing on it, one could indeed enjoy a panoramic view. However, the rock face was smooth, making it difficult for one person to climb.

Shino didn't speak, but simply pointed upwards.

Shirou understood immediately, and squatted in a horse stance with his legs apart, his hands clasped together, palms up, in front of his waist.

Shino waved her hands, jumped high into the air, and stepped on Shirou's palm.

Shirou caught Shino's feet with his palms and lifted them upwards with force.

With a leap, Shino climbed to the top of the small hill, the whole movement completed in one smooth motion.

The view from here is expansive, and there are small boulders protruding all around. With Shino's petite figure, if she lies here, she will be almost invisible from below. The boulders are like natural fortresses, perfectly blocking her vitals, making it an excellent sniping spot.

"You snipe, I'll cover you," Shirou said to the girl above, then quietly took cover.

"Oh, then I'll leave my back to you, Shirou," Shino said.

Shino targets lone players on the battlefield, delivering precise and fatal blows, constantly racking up points.

But unbeknownst to her, a man in black with gecko-like claws was stealthily approaching, moving like a ghost. After looking around and seeing no one, he decided to climb the hill to assassinate the sniper on top.

At that moment, a pair of strong arms wrapped around the man in black's neck from behind, and then the black blade on the front of a light automatic machine gun slashed off the man's neck.

Shirou put down the man in black and continued to lie in wait.

Soon, footsteps sounded frequently, but no one could be seen ahead. The other party clearly slowed their pace and approached with strange steps, making it difficult to discern their location. The only thing known was that there were many of them, at least more than ten.

"Shirou, be careful, they're wearing invisibility suits," Shino shouted to Shirou, peeking out from behind her headphones that enhanced her hearing.

"Okay, be careful, don't give yourself away," Shirou said.

"Hmph! You should worry more about yourself. The competition has begun, so let's blast these hiding guys out!" Shino said, throwing a shiny silver grenade down towards the front.

A flash of lightning ahead—this is the reward for 9000 points: Thunder Explosive Bomb, extremely effective. It provides an electric shock effect within a 100-meter radius, interfering with electronic devices. Within 50 meters, it causes a three-second paralysis; within 10 meters, it causes a five-second paralysis and inflicts continuous electrical damage.

A thunderstorm erupted, sending purple lightning bolts flashing across the ground. The electric current paralyzed the invisible men, revealing them. Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be a group of assassins completely covered in black bodysuits.

They were the Red Name Group, experts in player-versus-player combat sent by Penguin Company, who had tracked Shirou to this battle zone. They split up to search for Shirou's whereabouts, but after one of their companions was killed, they gathered here.

Chapter 665 The Muay Thai Master Among the Red Name Player

The red-named assassins, each wearing a special cloaking suit, remained undetected as long as they didn't attack, and crept towards them. He was trying to approach quietly, but he hadn't expected Shino's reaction to be so swift, and her grenades to be so accurate.

The men in black were all paralyzed, their movements became much slower than usual, and they even lost some blood due to the electric current.

Although it was far from lethal, it was enough for Shino, a sniper! Even if the opponent was wearing armor with defensive bonuses, the power of her sniping was enough to solve everything.

"Damn it! We've been exposed! Charge! There are so many of us, we can definitely kill them!"

Bang!

The person in front was shot in the head and fell to the ground.

Points +500!

"Watch out for snipers! Ah!" Someone had just spoken when another shout rang out.

+560!

"Yay! Shirou! I beat you!" Shino's delighted voice rang out.

She hadn't expected that the men in black opposite her would all have such high scores. They were experts in PvP with Red Name Player, and they also had a lot of points on this battlefield.

Shino scored over 1000 points, bringing his total to 10120, instantly surpassing Shirou's 9700.