And at that moment,
[The Empire of Dwarf sends a declaration of war, Crystal Island, thirty minutes countdown before the clash.]
[The Empire of Dwarf sends a declaration of war, Crystal Island, thirty minutes countdown before the clash.]
[The Empire of Dwarf sends a declaration of war, Crystal Island, thirty minutes countdown before the clash.]
Everyone looked pale; that was due to the news they heard from the players in Sirius City about such a declaration being made. At that time, they rushed to test their skills against the draffs without spending more than thirty minutes to flee the city but rather set up defenses to take a stand. The outcome was as seen in the debut clip, where the main players of the five major guilds were completely trounced.
Looking back at themselves...
Before the players burst into a panic to escape, Melon-chan cried out, "Everyone! Right now, we are on an island, where can we escape to? We can only fight to the death now!"
And it's not like they would actually die... So why flee???
The players recalled and were emboldened. They came to this island precisely to level up in the dungeon, after all. Entering the dungeon carried the risk of death and losing levels. They glanced at the distant iron mass slowly approaching them, understanding that if they stood their ground and fought together, at worst, they would be flattened just like the guild leader of the Templar Knights, and without making a disgraceful fuss about it either.
Having come to this agreement, they turned to discuss among themselves.
Since they had already formed a party to enter the dungeon, there was no need to waste time grouping up again. They just needed to find a way to cope, anticipating that the enemy would attack by landing forces.
It's just that the situation got worse when the chunk of metal far away, at first there was only one piece, but now there are four or five pieces already. They are floating closer every moment
And they're coming in head-on! Regardless of the current on that side, it can only convey that those five pieces are a force!
Everyone started to get cold feet, even though they are in a virtual world where they don't actually die, they still don't want to be scrummed to death
Melon-chan saw it as an opportunity to repay Sagittarius for helping her. Whether she can protect the Crystal Island or not, she considers that she has tried, and so she called out to the players even more than before.
One of the players asked, "I don't suppose you know who Aunty is?" meaning to declare the name, to reveal which guild or club they are spearheading, to give them some peace of mind.
As for Melon-chan...
Is he asking for her name??
While Melon-chan sort of understood what that male player was trying to convey, she wasn't one of those supremely strong players at all. How could she possibly bring back their confidence?
Though she hesitated and was a bit perplexed, she still gave out her own name.
"Melon?? Which melon?" a female player in a party asked. Everyone was also looking at Melon-chan with interest.
"What??," when surrounded by many onlookers aboard the ship, tensing up so much Melon-chan had to bite her lip to keep it from trembling, "Even though I'm not a skilled player or anything, if we all work together, who knows, we might be able to win!"
After that, someone invited her to join party. Seeing this, Melon-chan felt her spirits lift. It must mean that many people were definitely prepared to fight!
Melon-chan quickly accepted the invitation.
"Alright, let's plan how to deal with the unknown metal object down below."
Melon-chan spoke enthusiastically, but the players turned back and started whispering among themselves, leaving her confused. Before long, after all the whispering, every player turned back and unanimously said with readiness,
"Whatever you command, Miss Melon!"
Melon-chan was a little bewildered as to why they were so obedient to her. She acknowledged their response and watched the five objects slowly float toward her.
Thirty minutes passed by quickly.
Now Melon Jung knew what it is.
"Submarine!"
The countdown goes fast.
[00:28]
[00:27]
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[00:02]
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Only when the countdown was over did the submarine, already close to the shore, launch hundreds of missiles.
"Damn, don't we even have a chance to fight back?" Melon-chan, who just managed to boost everyone's confidence a moment ago, resigned herself to her fate. She had managed to persuade everyone, only to be faced with these missiles that could flatten the entire island.
But it wasn't so. Each missile burst open, turning into golems the size of humans that fell from the sky, marking the deployment of troops on land without having to wade through the sea, breaching the beach and pressing onward.
As soon as Melon-chan saw that, she didn't hesitate to shout, "Shoot!!!"
All the players who could attack from a distance fired at the hundreds of golems plunging down.
Boom boom boom! The sound of explosions was deafening constantly.
But of course, even the high-level parties from the five major guilds were not safe—what to speak of parties who came to level up in the dungeon.
Encountering golems that were plunging to the ground, slicing through the air amid a barrage of various magical explosive bullets without a scratch, Melon-chan turned pale. Her supremely rare skill, [limit break], was not effective until she leveled up, making her more formidable than the average person. But now, no! She still remained a level 50 swordsman! Not to mention the warlord who hadn't gained a single experience point.
"What should we do now!?"
At the same time
"Haha..." Seven masked men and women walked up from the boat. They agreed to meet again. The first agenda in this secret meeting was to deserve.
"Geez!" A man blurted out exasperatedly, "Level went back down to 99 again!"
"It's because of your own dumb face. The game system gave you 30 minutes to escape, yet you didn't."
"If it were you, would you have escaped, huh!? Hah!! Launching the underground wonder event means that if my guild can secure the entrance to the underground first, it would prevent others from going down to find new items. Not to mention the quest rewards!"
These people didn't play games for fun. Everything was purely for benefit.
"That's why you ended up like this,"
The unlucky man, who was present at the first draft raid, waved his hand and said, "I didn't call everyone here to ridicule me, but to propose a new business venture."
The remaining six men and women wearing masks all stopped paying attention.
"Everyone might not be aware, because the game's advertisements did not report it, but one of my subordinates survived the Dwarf's raid."
"Really?!" everyone exclaimed in surprise. That must mean the subordinate got some excellent information for sure.
The unfortunate man continued, "He surrendered, so he wasn't killed, and he was sent to King Dwarf. King Dwarf is an AI with intelligence; it's presumed that he's the last boss of this event. He inquired about the characteristics and governing styles of Midgard... To prevent the Dwarf from hunting down guilds like ours, my subordinate told them about the five great metropolis lords... And now it seems King Dwarf has set his sights on those five lords."
The remaining six men and women wearing masks sparkled their eyes beyond their masks, exclaiming together,
"If any of the lords are defeated, it would be an opportunity for us, wouldn't it?"
If they weren't wearing masks, it would probably be that unfortunate man smiling slyly, responding with a voice filled with satisfaction.
But could it be so easily defeated?
In the GM room of the MGC Asia-Oceania server,
the situation was serious enough that the public relations manager came in person to oversee the monitors. She pointed at Crystal Island and said, "Capture every top angle! Don't miss anything," then gestured to the other monitors showing four other locations, "Record all the video, make sure nothing is missed."
With modern science, especially in the virtual world, it is now possible to save videos in three-dimensional views from every perspective, whether it's from a low angle, an upward angle, a high angle, eye level, or from the viewpoint of any character—all can be tracked completely.
The teaser for Sirius city has already been released. By now, the upper business relations department has informed her that with just that one teaser, sponsors have been pouring in overwhelmingly, and it is anticipated that there will be an even greater deluge once the teaser showing the defense fleet of the five metropolis cities is released.
Therefore, even though she is at the manager level, earning a salary from sitting behind a desk and giving orders, she must come down and oversee this event herself. She has heard with her own ears that the total income from sponsors has reached an eight-figure sum already. Of course, a portion of that must be transferred as various prizes occurring during the event. Then there's other expenses, to add grandeur to the event, including "gems" of various legends that Dwarf excavated and stored in the land, which players can collect as spoils of war, or exchange for money or items. But no matter how it's calculated, the year-end bonus would be hefty enough for them to buy small houses and cars. They might as well work even harder!
Especially if the advertisement for the defensive stand of the five lords fame, it could attract many times more sponsors...
Many eyes were focused on the five great battles, especially those wanting a hefty bonus.
At sea, on a large warship, Sagittarius was excited, "I must collect a Gundam to display in the city," he thought as he glimpsed a clear teaser. The Golem of the Dwarf was incredibly cool—definitely collector-worthy!
Warned by Guhai Wubian to return to his post in the city, Sagittarius admired the other's accurate prediction that the metropolis would be attractive, pulling in dwarfs. Another part of him eagerly wanted to capture and secure a Gundam very much. He quickly pointed towards the landing beach behind Crystal Island with enthusiasm, "I will command from the ship, find a way to seize the submarine, Mina, give the order down there, let the ground forces advance, and deploy the troops right here."
The situation on Melon's side wasn't very good.
She fell hard several times, and now her HP is only a quarter left.
Moreover,
"That's totally cheating, we're in a fantasy game! How can you bring a tank to a fight!"
Golems fell from the sky. They were just about able to resist—not much different from a dungeon boss. But then, those five submarines surfaced, sending tanks trampling over both water and land, barraging us with gunfire…
Boom!
The party was dispersed and sent retreating.
As hope was about to diminish, it wouldn't be long before we were crushed flat, just like the leader of the Templar Knights Guild.
Bang bang
The sound came from the east. As Melon-chan turned around, she saw the most famous army of the city of Chandra, the amulet metal army, or in simple Thai language, the Leklai (A sacred element in the beliefs in Southeast Asia, no in element table) army, equipped with several large magical cannons being carried behind them.
Their silver armors reflected a dazzling, blinding sheen.
To say that it is the amulet metal army might be an exaggeration. However, in this game, which references Norse mythology, how could there be Leklai? The reason Sagittarius named it so is because this army has the most battle experience and the highest levels among the forces of the city of Chandra.
As strong as amulet metal, that's how they are.
Seeing that, Melon-chan became spirited. She raised her sword and shouted to everyone, "Reinforcements have arrived, let's keep going!!!"
"Ohhhhhh!!!" About half of the remaining players looked at each other, smiled in mutual understanding, and then responded to Melon-chan's call. They used swords and magic to charge at the Dwarfs, trying to destroy their tanks at all costs.
The reason they did not flee in a panic was that the person who had asked Melon-chan to join their party did so to check Melon-chan's ID name. They then spread the name of Melon-chan so that everyone knew. Naturally, everyone was following the in-game developments about who was behind this default-faced girl character.
See whether they were right to follow this default-faced girl's fight? Soon, there will be reinforcements coming to help.