Ye Chen had successfully subdued the old man from Kusagakure.
At that moment, no one on Kusagakure's side knew that their leader had been taken captive instead.
The Hidden Jun Village players outside the village had even less way of knowing this wonderful news.
As long as Kusagakure's Village Chief had not died and remained within Kusagakure, the system treated Kusagakure's sovereignty as intact.
Naturally, no system notification would appear, either.
Outside Kusagakure, Master of Open Stratagems directed the "demolition" squad as they unleashed attacks on Kusagakure's buildings.
Initially, Master of Open Stratagems had planned to lure Kusagakure's main force out of the village by destroying its buildings.
However, while carrying out the plan, the players made a surprising discovery.
Destroying Kusagakure's buildings actually rewarded them with contribution points.
That thoroughly ignited their nature as the Third Calamity.
The players' enthusiasm for demolishing buildings soared, and the buildings still standing intact on Kusagakure's outskirts collapsed one after another.
No wonder Ye Chen had barely been able to detect the vibrations on the surface even while deep underground.
The tremors from all those collapsing buildings completely shattered Kusagakure's peace.
Unable to endure the harassment, Kusagakure's guards finally charged out of the village and began a fierce battle with the players.
Yet Master of Open Stratagems could not understand why, despite all the pressure he and his players had exerted, the village guards who came out to fight were not its strongest force.
In other words, even under these circumstances, Kusagakure was deliberately holding its main force in reserve.
They seemed to be brewing some grand plan.
Quite possibly, it was a grand plan to wipe out the players in one fell swoop.
That was what Master of Open Stratagems, who understood the advantages of strategy well, surmised.
He had no way