At around eight that evening, Chen Ziyu began organizing personnel through the guild voice chat. Before long, a formidable lineup of nearly two hundred Players, all at level 15 or above, had gathered near the Underworld.
"Set off!"
At Chen Ziyu's command, the two-hundred-man team began advancing east.
The Liuli District to the east was not too far from the Underworld, and the Players' physical abilities had been enhanced, making the journey quite easy.
At the same time, whenever they encountered Wandering Souls or other underworld creatures along the way, the team casually slaughtered them. They advanced with overwhelming momentum, their blades pointed straight at Ghost General Shanna.
Following the map's directions, the Great Dragon Guild Players spent more than half an hour reaching the border between the Liuli District and the Underworld.
Upon entering Liuli territory, the Players were surprised to discover that the sky had become much brighter. The blood rain that had constantly poured down before had vanished. The stones on the ground were colorful, and white fluff like falling snow drifted through the air. It was completely different from the Underworld's previous scenery.
While marveling at the scene design, the Players also began growing more vigilant.
They knew this was Ghost General Shanna's territory. Though they had two hundred people, they had actually come prepared to die while exploring it. After all, Lu Mo had told them that Shanna commanded a hundred thousand vicious Ghost Soldiers.
"Let's go. Be careful. If you spot anything unusual, remember to warn each other!"
Chen Ziyu waved his hand, and the team resumed scouting ahead.
As they advanced, the Players discovered that the ghostly creatures of the Liuli District were not humanoid at all, but took the forms of animals. They were also extremely fierce. They encountered packs of wolves several times and had to expend considerable effort to wipe them out.
After advancing another thousand meters and climbing over a slope, the Players' view suddenly opened up. Yet Chen Ziyu abruptly signaled for everyone to lie down.
Below the slope, a Ghost Soldier Camp came into view.
"Be careful. Don't let them spot us. This camp isn't small," Chen Ziyu said in the guild voice chat.
Hearing this, everyone slowly raised their heads and began observing the camp.
Corpse Wolves with Green Flame burning in their pupils prowled around the camp, while large numbers of Ghost Soldiers busily carried something about.
"There are roughly two thousand of them. It should be an outpost, but there are too many Ghost Soldiers. We can't handle this. Change direction and keep moving!"
Seeing so many Ghost Soldiers, Chen Ziyu was secretly alarmed. He was just about to lead his brothers back and take a detour when a nearby Corpse Wolf twitched its nose twice. Its flame-like eyes suddenly fixed on the slope where Chen Ziyu and the others were hiding.
"Awooo!"
As the wolf howl rang out, countless Ghost Soldiers raised their heads and looked toward Chen Ziyu and the others, who had exposed themselves while peering out.
"Stupid dog! Why don't you call your grandpa!"
Furious at the meddling Corpse Wolf for exposing them, Wang Damang picked up a stone from the ground and hurled it at the Corpse Wolf, striking it in the face.
Still not satisfied, Wang Damang wanted to throw more, but Chen Ziyu grabbed him. "Da Mang, don't be reckless. They're coming after us. Run!"
Wang Damang looked ahead and saw countless Ghost Soldiers mounting Corpse Wolves and assembling. They were clearly preparing to come and wipe them out.
"Brothers, run!" At Chen Ziyu's command, the Players hurriedly turned and sprinted wildly in the direction they had come from.
The Ghost Soldiers in the camp also rapidly finished assembling. Accompanied by the roar of the Ghost Overseer Commander, they charged after Chen Ziyu and the others in a mighty wave.
In terms of speed, the Ghost Cavalry riding Corpse Wolves were clearly much faster than the Players. Amid billowing dust, they drew ever closer.
Bloodthirsty gleamed in pairs of eyes burning with Green Flame. As ghosts, they craved slaughter.
"Fuck! I'm not running anymore! Let's fight these traitors! At worst, we die!" Wang Damang roared and turned to charge the Ghost Wolf Cavalry.
"Damn it, fight!"
"Fight! What the hell is there to fear? Three hours from now, I'll still be a good man!"
Knowing they definitely could not escape, Chen Ziyu's expression turned fierce as well. He turned to face the Ghost Cavalry army. "Brothers, kill!"
With Chen Ziyu's shout, the Players all stopped and turned to face the Ghost Cavalry army.
"Charge! Kill one and we break even, kill two and we profit!"
"Kill!"
The Players turning back to attack instead left the Ghost Cavalry utterly bewildered. They could not understand why these people had stopped running. Did they no longer care about their lives?
Boom!
The Player formation collided head-on with the Ghost Cavalry, and men and wolves were sent tumbling as the battlefield descended into chaos.
The battle erupted instantly. Everyone here was above level 10, so they could put up a fight against the Ghost Cavalry. However, they were at a severe numerical disadvantage, and large numbers of Players were directly slain in that charge.
Yet the Players' suicidal ferocity also stunned the Ghost Cavalry. They could not understand what madness had seized these creatures. Their fighting style was utterly reckless. They did not defend at all, only kept stabbing at them with all their might.
Watching his teammates continuously fall, Chen Ziyu's eyes turned bloodshot. He knocked a Ghost Wolf Cavalryman from his mount with a sideways strike, then stepped forward and smashed his greatsword viciously down on its skull.
Not far from where the battle had erupted, Ye Xue'er looked doubtfully at the billowing dust in the distance.
"What happened up ahead?"
"Sister Xue'er, it looks like a battle has broken out!"
Hearing this, Ye Xue'er grew curious. With a wave of her hand, she led the team to quicken its pace.
When she clearly saw the two sides fighting, Ye Xue'er's expression darkened.
"Sister Xue'er, it's Players fighting Ghost Soldiers. Should we help them?"
"Obviously! Brothers, charge! Kill all the Bei Qi traitors!"
Several hundred people followed Ye Xue'er, charging toward the battlefield with imposing momentum.
"Boss, reinforcements!"
Hearing this, Chen Ziyu turned his head and immediately spotted Ye Xue'er and the others leading a team over.
"Brothers, thank you for the help!" Chen Ziyu shouted, casually cutting down a Ghost Cavalryman.
"You're welcome!" Ye Xue'er shouted back. Then she twisted aside and charged into the Ghost Cavalry formation.
The addition of this hundred-man team relieved much of the Great Dragon Guild's pressure. However, they still remained at an enormous disadvantage against the powerful Ghost Cavalry.
Just as everyone was being forced into a desperate situation, another team came charging in from the side and slammed viciously into the Ghost Cavalry's flank.
"The Avengers Alliance army is here to help! Brothers, kill with me!" With Wu Guoyi's shout, another team of over a hundred people appeared and joined the battle.
The clash of four forces made the scene even more chaotic.
Wu Guoyi even happened to encounter Ye Xue'er, who was slaughtering Ghost Wolf Cavalrymen.
"Kill the enemy first. We'll settle our grudge later," Wu Guoyi said.
"Agreed," Ye Xue'er replied coldly.
The two alliances temporarily set aside their hatred and decided to stand united against their common enemy.
Thanks to Three Kingdoms Poisonous Strategist Jia Xu, A_Mysterious_Deity, Yan Jiang Yixue, and xelnaga for their donations to this book.
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