What a Coincidence!
The last day before the Combat Mode is activated.
In the morning, Xiao Fan did not take anyone out hunting; instead, everyone gathered in the small square to plan tomorrow's battle.
In the center of the small square was a sand table. Yu Ling held a wooden stick, pointed to a spot in the center, and spoke to the crowd.
"This is our village, and there are 21 other villages nearby. These are our primary targets."
Xiao Fan stared at the sand table in silence, not saying a word.
Logically, if they want better results, they should accumulate strength in the early stages.
The best approach is to cooperate with players from surrounding villages for a few days and first eliminate the Apostle from other villages.
However, Xiao Fan and the other players had a mission: to destroy 50 villages.
This task gets harder as you go on, so it's best to complete it early on.
Xiao Fan was unsure if cooperating with other villages would invalidate the mission, and since their village had nearly a hundred people, cooperating with others could potentially expose Jian Qingfeng and his group's identities.
Seeing that Xiao Fan remained silent, Yu Ling continued to speak.
I have good news and bad news.
"The good news is that our village is the strongest of all the villages in the vicinity."
The bad news is that other villages might band together.
"The better news is, even if they join forces, they are no match for us."
Xiao Fan:...
Hearing your words is better than hearing any other words.
"It's mainly because Boss Jiu Chen is so capable."
He said with a hidden smile.
Their village was originally of average strength, but since Xiao Fan became their leader, their strength has become uncertain.
During the last rescue, Xiao Fan's skills truly amazed Yu Mo.
He had never seen such a powerful skill before, especially since it was a group skill.
With this skill, their village definitely has a chance to make it into the top ten this time.
Not to mention the later addition of Pseudo-Apostle like Jian Qingfeng.
Through these days of contact, he discovered that Jian Qingfeng and the other Pseudo-Apostle were making rapid progress.
This was even after they transferred most of the elemental power they had obtained from the hunt to Xiao Fan.
"No wonder the mainland has rumors that the Pseudo-Apostle are extremely destructive!"
"If we give them time, who knows how things will turn out."
Thinking of this, Yin's eyes darkened.
"Since we're the strongest, let's just sweep through!"
Xiao Fan waved his hand.
The main strategy is simply to wreak havoc!
Hearing Xiao Fan say this, the others became excited, eager to try it out.
In the previous months of Combat Mode, they had to survive cautiously.
This time! It's finally their turn to wreak havoc!
"Boss Jiu Chen, which one should we attack first?"
Yu Mo stepped forward and asked.
Xiao Fan looked at the sand table in front of him, and finally pointed to a village.
"Let's start in this village!"
The village he was referring to was the village where he had just entered the secret realm, which is also the village where Shui Tuntun is located.
That bastard almost got him killed back then.
To let him live even a second longer would be disrespectful to myself!
The plan for conflict was thus temporarily formulated.
Despite the banter and jokes, Xiao Fan was taking this Combat Mode very seriously.
The Combat Mode starts precisely at midnight, and all villages begin preparations in the afternoon.
Xiao Fan sent people to investigate the situation of the village where Shui Tuntun is located.
Soon after, news came that the village of Shui Tuntun had pledged allegiance to the most powerful village within a hundred miles.
Xiao was not surprised. Shuitun Village was the weakest and least populated Apostle Village in the vicinity. Without a team, they wouldn't survive a night.
"The village leader they've allied with is called Roar. His village has fifty Apostle, and together with the Apostle from Shui Tuntun, they have a total of 70. That's a bit fewer than us, so they're no match for us."
"What did the boss say? Should we deal with him last, or first?"
Yu Mo asked Xiao Fan.
"The plan remains unchanged; let's attack them first!"
Night fell.
The Combat Mode is getting closer and closer to midnight.
During the Combat Mode, the Apostle villages will be divided into two categories. One category is passive defense, where they will set up some obstacles in the village and wait for other Apostle to attack. These villages are not very strong and focus on survival.
One type is proactive attack. These villages are confident in their own strength and want to compete for a higher ranking.
Xiao Fan and his team took the initiative to attack, as did the combined forces of Roar and Shui Tuntun.
01:00:00
With the Combat Mode starting in an hour, Xiao Fan had already led his men to surround the village where Roar was located, and everyone was wearing a rough Wooden Mask.
"Boss, why are we wearing these masks?" Yu Mo asked softly, pushing up the mask on her face.
Once the Combat Mode is activated, the entire Trial Land will descend into chaos.
Not only would they not expose Jian Qingfeng and his group's identities, but even if they were, no one would bother to deal with them.
Xiao Fan shook his index finger.
"You don't understand, this is called class."
"What Big?" Yu Ling leaned closer.
Xiao Fan:...
"The sheer prestige is that the moment people see this Wooden Mask, they know the strongest team from the Trial Land has arrived! Their mental defenses crumble instantly!"
Wow~ that sounds pretty cool!
Hidden listening felt his heart race, and the others also looked excited.
"The Wooden Mask is rough, but it is our strength that has given it a noble meaning, understand?"
The others nodded hurriedly, like chickens pecking at rice.
Just hearing about it gets my blood pumping! Let's get this fighting started! They can't wait to imbue the masks with a noble meaning!
Jian Qingfeng:... Did Jiu Chen become the leader by sheer deception?
That's pretty impressive!
As everyone was talking, a sound of "ha!" suddenly came from not far away.
Xiao Fan and the others quickly ducked into the bushes and looked in the direction of the sound.
"Is it the Roaring Apostle Village?"
Xiao Fan's position was precisely at the entrance of Apostle Village.
The village was surrounded by small wooden houses, so Xiao Fan and his group couldn't see what was happening inside the village earlier.
At that moment, only two people could be seen walking out of the village, carrying weapons and talking to each other.
Then came the third, the fourth, the fifth... and seventy more.
"The entire roaring team has left the village."
Xiao Fan immediately realized that Roaring Village, like them, planned to ambush the entrance to the village they wanted to attack and strike as soon as the Combat Mode was activated.
"Boss, they're gone. What do we do now?"
Yu Mo sounded anxious.
"Follow them, all of you be careful, don't get spotted."
Xiao Fan only thought for a moment before immediately giving the order.
It's good that the Roaring Team took the lead; they might just be able to pull off a classic "mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind" maneuver.
The group carefully followed the line ahead.
They walked in the darkness for about half an hour, and at this point, there was less than half an hour left before the Combat Mode was activated.
The more they walked, the more uneasy they felt.
This direction seems to be...
The direction their village is located in...
Finally, the line in front stopped.
The group of people ahead carefully crouched down in the grass, their gaze fixed on Xiao Fan's village!
"Damn it! This bastard actually tried to attack us first!"
Yu Mo cursed angrily.
Xiao Fan was speechless.
What a coincidence!