One Person Occupies a City, the World Competes for It

"The Undersea Dragon Palace has been captured! We can teleport there after the event ends! I really want to know if there are any mermaids inside!"

"You're overthinking it. These days, everyone's a mermaid!"

"Hahaha... Those who know, know."

"I admire you guys for still having the mood to make jokes. How terrible is reality for you?"

"So what? It's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death."

"That's right, when have the monsters and monsters in the God's Domain ever been easy to deal with? Every time, a pleasant surprise turns into a shock!"

"I'm curious about who the leader of this 'One-Person Guild' is."

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After Zhang Mingzhen entered the battlefield, he was teleported to a high-level wilderness area not far from the coast.

He skillfully mounted the Wildsea Candle Dragon and sped off towards the coast.

He easily cleaned up any stray monsters he disturbed along the way.

This is not the time to linger in battle; he must get to the Dragon Palace City as soon as possible to secure his gains.

After all, the coordinates have been exposed now. This is a global competition, and it's entirely possible that someone could use cheats and get here directly...

Fortunately, the speed of the Wildsea Candle Dragon was indeed remarkable. In the blink of an eye, the sea area where the fish-men monsters gathered appeared before him.

This place is not far from the Undersea Dragon Palace. He had already carefully recorded the coordinates of the Dragon Palace in advance, just in case.

Just to be on the safe side, he also purchased Breath-Holding Conch in advance.

Although this item is unnecessary within the Dragon Palace area, he is not entirely certain whether auxiliary items are needed in the outer sea areas.

He didn't linger with the fish-men; instead, following the coordinates, he plunged into the deep sea once more.

As soon as we entered the water, our speed slowed down noticeably, a stark contrast to our experience inside the Dragon Palace.

A progress bar representing the underwater breathing time limit appears on the interface, reminding him that he cannot linger for long.

He immediately used Breath-Holding Conch to gain an hour of underwater activity time.

Seeing that the limited-time event was about to begin, he activated his speed-up skill without hesitation and sprinted towards the Undersea Dragon Palace at full speed. Finally, he arrived at the palace gate just as the event officially started.

At the entrance to the Undersea Dragon Palace in the central area, there were no guards; one could walk straight in and the city was completely silent.

There was no sign of the Fish-Dragon Clan, nor any other trace; the entire city seemed to exist solely for him.

Clearly, this is the great power of games.

When holding events, they can simply clear out the indigenous people.

Once this power is integrated into reality, it becomes indistinguishable from that of a god.

As he walked to the city center, a giant crystal tower, over ten meters high, stood prominently.

The system indicator displays: This is the core crystal used to mark the captured city.

[Central Crystal (Unoccupied)]: The core device in Territory War that symbolizes ownership of a city.

Players can capture a city by touching the crystal and maintaining contact for one minute.

To capture an occupied city, you must first destroy the occupied crystal.

Once the crystal's health reaches zero, it will revert to an uncaptured state.

It seems that capturing the crystal for the first time can be accomplished with just one player.

It didn't work the second time.

Destroying this crystal would require a great deal of effort.

This is the advantage of going first.

This saves him trouble—he was initially worried that it would require the cooperation of many people, and if that were the case, he would have to find a guild to cooperate with, but now he has avoided that trouble.

He placed his palm on the crystal surface.

The system then started a one-minute countdown at the bottom of the crystal, while simultaneously warning him that he could not leave, launch an attack, or retaliate.

This means that it is indeed very difficult for a person.

Who can withstand the ranged firepower of a guild of several thousand?

The moment the progress bar reaches its limit, the crystal's status is refreshed to "occupied," and the event page simultaneously updates its occupation timer.

"Undersea Dragon Palace [Central Crystal (Already Occupied)]"

"Occupy Guild: One-Person Guild"

The city's form began to change accordingly.

The previously open palace gates are now completely sealed off by heavy stone doors, and continuous city walls have been erected all around, with densely packed gun emplacements on top of the walls.

These cannons were numerous enough to be operated by multiple people, enabling them to conduct area-of-effect attacks on enemy forces outside the city.

In a guild-wide battle, the city walls and artillery fire are undoubtedly a crucial asset for the defenders.

However, this was somewhat redundant for him—he couldn't operate multiple cannons simultaneously, and their damage effects were unclear.

His own offensive power is comparable to that of many artillery pieces, making these devices useless.

However, the heavy weapons that he considered to have limited use were of great significance to other guilds.

As the second force to successfully break into the city and occupy Fragrant Cloud City, the Legion Guild immediately deployed scouts and firepower at various points along the city walls.

They are very familiar with this type of attack and defense model, and have repeatedly practiced similar procedures in their daily drills.

Moreover, they have an advantage, namely, their relative professionalism.

Although they hadn't had any real combat for a long time, they still far surpassed Ordinary Player who had never practiced.

At least the organization is complete, the command is smooth, and no one disobeys orders without cause or tries to show off their individuality.

"The first and second regiments guard the north flank, the third and fourth regiments are stationed on the south side, the fifth and sixth regiments watch the east, and the seventh and eighth regiments protect the west."

"Each regiment shall remain in its designated defense zone and shall not be moved without authorization. The remaining formations shall serve as mobile forces and shall act upon orders!"

"Guilds have already breached the walls! Focus fire on the north wall! The enemy has scaled it!"

Lu Zheng, the commander-in-chief of the Legion Guild, set up a defensive formation the moment he captured the city, and then mobilized firepower to suppress the attackers from the direction of the city gate.

Everything was already planned and practiced; we just needed to implement it directly.

His job was simply to issue orders step by step, with the General Staff handling any related suggestions and adjustments.

That's what professionalism is all about.

"Report! The enemy force numbers approximately 40,000 to 50,000, and belongs to the same guild."

"Their main force is concentrated on the north side, while a smaller squad is making a flanking maneuver towards our south!"

"Notify the Third and Fourth Regiments and hand it over to them."

"You will continue to monitor the situation on the southern front, and report any unusual activity immediately!"

"Clear!"

Soon, many guilds realized that Territory War are easy to defend but difficult to attack: once a city is occupied, it is often difficult to break through the defenses unless the attacking side has an overwhelming advantage in combat power.

This experience comes from the combined efforts of the Twelfth District guilds in their repeated failed attacks on Fragrant Cloud City.

The Territory War had been going on for thirty minutes.

Of the ten cities, all but two have been conquered.

The most eye-catching are the "One-Person Guild" in the Undersea Dragon Palace and the "War Alliance Guild" in the Orc City —the appearance of these two was somewhat unexpected.

Everyone agreed that the guild that single-handedly occupied the Undersea Dragon Palace was simply a result of a player accidentally discovering the location of that underwater Secret Realm.

This situation won't last long; sooner or later, a large guild will shatter their core and take over the Dragon Palace.

As for a renowned guild like "War Alliance," the fact that it dares to claim ownership of a city on its own indicates that it has made ample preparations.

They must have already obtained intelligence about the city, and are even confident that they can hold their ground with the power of the guild alone.

Many people's attention was thus focused on the War Alliance, wanting to see how they would defend the city.

The moment the members of the War Alliance stepped into the central area, they all rushed towards the pre-scouted forest.

For this territorial battle, they mobilized almost their entire force: players level 60 and above formed the main vanguard, while those below level 60 were responsible for defense and reconnaissance.

In addition, a large number of non-permanent staff were hired to temporarily join the guild.

While other guilds were racing against time to reach known cities, the War Alliance's route was completely different from the mainstream.

"Speed up! Once we get past that hill, we'll reach the target forest."

"All teams, tighten your formation and try not to disturb too many wild monsters."

"Report your position immediately, regimental commanders!"

The War Alliance's commander-in-chief, Chen Xiang, was staring at the map, estimating the time it would take to reach their destination.

The sooner you capture a city, the sooner you can start accumulating experience rewards.

They can't compare to the Legion Guild; they don't have that kind of professional experience. At most, they can only assign a few strategists to act as figureheads and distribute the pressure of command.

Although every guild leader has the authority to summon members, almost no guild wastes this ability in the early stages due to the long cooldown time.

Moreover, the place they were heading to was faster for them to travel as a group than individually, and the monster hordes they encountered along the way were a problem that could not be ignored.

A small group can move forward quickly, but it would be ridiculous if they got overwhelmed by monsters.

"We're here! This is the place I was teleported to by the Lang Man! We just need to cross this forest!"

The One Sword Nine Provinces leading the way finally determined their location.

As everyone looked ahead, a forest shrouded in thick fog came into view—it was the Lost Forest.

"Everyone, take out the North-Seeking Stone, don't get separated!"

Each team retrieved the stones indicating the direction as instructed, and based on the experience gained from previous explorations by One Sword Nine Provinces, they quickly advanced northward.

Unlike when Yi Jian crossed over alone, the level 60 Giant Devouring Bee naturally did not pose much of a threat to the large team.

There are more humans than monsters now.

Previously, he had to carefully deal with hundreds or thousands of monsters all by himself, and dared not make any rash moves.

With a force of tens of thousands, there's no need for special formations or protection. They can clear out the bee swarms as they march, and even gain a lot of experience along the way.

Of course, to save time, they won't get too entangled with the bee swarm.

Commander Steel Bone ordered the troops to advance in a crushing fashion, maintaining a constant marching speed.

With One Sword Nine Provinces, the army did not linger too long in the Lost Forest. They followed the shortest path out of the mist and entered the Orc Prairie.

Then they continued their rapid advance.

Soon, the outline of a rugged and majestic city came into view.

Without time to appreciate the towering ancient trees and unique architecture of the city, the management team rushed to the city center and found the core crystal.

"Haha, our guild is going to be famous this time! We're the ones who discovered the Orc City, that's so impressive!"

In between touching the crystals and loading the occupation progress, Guild Leader War Sky couldn't help but glance at the list of guilds that had already occupied territories.

Apart from the only official major power in Dragon Han that only displays "Legion Guild", all the others are alliance guilds.

Currently, there is only one guild like theirs that monopolizes a city! He had clearly subconsciously overlooked the extremely special exception of that One-Person Guild.

Of the ten major cities, nine have now changed hands.

To occupy a guild, one must not only build fortifications within the city, but also remain constantly vigilant against potential attacks from surrounding forces.

They immediately dispatched mobile teams to patrol the suburban areas, searching for temporary resurrection points set up by other guilds, and eliminating them as soon as they were discovered.

The remaining members stayed inside the city, ready to be deployed at any time.

As for Zhang Mingzhen, who had captured a city on his own, there was naturally no need for him to go to great lengths to set up defenses—all he could do was wait for the attackers to arrive.

In order to obtain information about the enemy as soon as possible, he commanded the Wildsea Candle Dragon to patrol near the coastline.

Once the fish colony on the beach is found to be disturbed on a large scale, it means that the player is approaching.

It's impossible to reach the Undersea Dragon Palace without passing through the merfolk settlement, and the level of these fish monsters is enough to stop the first group of players from arriving.

Seeing that 3,000 experience points automatically flowed into his body every ten seconds, which translates to a million points per hour, and two hours of Territory War would accumulate to two million experience points.

This is much easier than grinding monsters in the wild, and the guilds that have captured the city seem to have reaped a great harvest.

It's important to know that this applies to everyone, and the larger the guild, the greater the collective benefit.

While waiting, he didn't stay idle. He summoned the Flower Spirit to Protection the crystal, while he prepared to head to the wilderness Dragon Palace City to continue hunting monsters.

Now that he has the Dragon Palace treasures, there are no longer level restrictions on the dungeon for gaining experience, so he naturally wants to make the most of every minute and earn as much as he can.

The generous experience points gained from conquering territory quickly spread among the online spectators. Spurred by the huge profits, many guilds became increasingly eager to seize control of the city—after all, every minute earlier they conquered it meant enjoying an extra minute of rewards.

"The main guilds from 1st District and 17th District are engaged in fierce combat in Emerald City!"

"A real battlefield with tens of thousands of people is truly breathtaking."

"Commanding is troublesome enough, but thankfully there's a system channel to support us."

"I wonder if the 'Guandong Quake' attack from 17th District can break through 1st District's defenses this time... Go 17th District!"

"On the other side, Fragrant Cloud City, where the Dragon Han Legion Guild is stationed, is also under continuous attack. It seems that this city is indeed quite attractive, and most guilds still prefer to occupy cities with greater advantages."

"Yes, it's a global competition after all. You might get preferential treatment domestically, but who cares about you internationally?"

"That's right, he may be powerful, but if he's always like that, we can't say too much, and naturally others won't be afraid."

"But it must be admitted that the Dragon Han Legion Guild surpasses ordinary guild alliances in both numbers and combat strength. In my opinion, Fragrant Cloud City will not be so easy to conquer."

"The 66th District is that you're wasting your time in Milan City! Your overall strength is still inferior to the alliances of 1st District and 12th District. It's wise to adjust your strategy in time; you shouldn't be putting all your eggs in one basket."

"Who wants to explore the Orc City and the Undersea Dragon Palace?! Stop being so stubborn!"

"Nobody's a fool. How can you search without concrete clues?"

"If we only have a vague world map location, and no one can fly or pass through walls, we can't get there, right?"

"Yes, but news can't be completely blocked. Now that the system has revealed the approximate locations of the two cities, it's estimated that war will break out there soon."

"That's right. Putting aside the Undersea Dragon Palace for now, let's see if the Orc City can be defended. The 'War Alliance' guild is a well-known and powerful force in the 3rd District."