Chapter 256: The Embryos of Major Guilds (Bonus for Ally Name Shouldn't Be Too Long XXOO)

Within the Panjiao Residence, Xi Chenzhou listened to his informant's report: "This Yuanheng Pavilion has actually mobilized nearly three hundred people in total?! All just to play some game called 'Legend'? What on earth is so good about this Legend?"

It was not just the Panjiao Residence; a movement on such a grand scale by a major power like the Yuanheng Pavilion naturally drew the attention of numerous other factions.

The Black Demon was one of them.

"Mr. Wang, what do you think..." In the center of the great hall sat a middle-aged man clad in a loose black robe, his long hair draped over his shoulders, exuding a somber and gloomy aura, "What exactly is the Yuanheng Pavilion trying to accomplish by mobilizing nearly three hundred people?"

"Boss Black Demon," the gray-robed cultivator smiled and replied, "We have already investigated thoroughly. It is said that inside that shop, one can enter another realm that is both real and illusory to search for treasures and elevate one's cultivation level, and the effects are exceptionally profound!"

"You mean to say..." the Black Demon spoke in a low, heavy voice, "They discovered something inside that made it worth deploying so many of their forces?"

"It is highly probable!" The gray-robed cultivator nodded in agreement.

"This little shop named Origin truly abounds with bizarre occurrences!" The Black Demon let out a mocking sneer, "How about we also bring some people to take a look?"

Aside from the Panjiao Residence and the Black Demon, several other nearby factions within the Half-City had, in fact, noticed the anomalous behavior of the Yuanheng Pavilion as well!

Most of them began to deploy informants, positioning them near the vicinity of Fang Qi’s shop to spy on the surrounding situation.

And it was at this very moment that the "corpses"—which had previously been lying scattered across the ground, with some even having logged off—suddenly logged back on and resurrected en masse!

If anyone had chanced to open the Jiuhua Army’s channel at this time, they would have discovered that the headcount within the Jiuhua Army channel had already exceeded two hundred!

Excluding the players of other games who had merely come to the Penguin channel to spectate and listen in, the number of active combatants had reached two hundred!

An organized force of two hundred players across various classes charged toward the members of the Yuanheng Pavilion, immediately catching them completely off guard! Within a mere ten minutes, every last one of them lay dead upon the ground!

By this time, a massive crowd had imperceptibly gathered inside the internet cafe, including informants sent by other factions, several Panjiao Residence guards brought by Xi Chenzhou, and dozens of Black Demon Guards brought by the Black Demon himself.

The moment they stepped into the internet cafe, they were greeted by a chorus of roaring shouts: "I'll count to three! We resurrect together!"

"Three! Two! One!"

"Resurrect!"

"Mages, don't be afraid to die, all of you charge forward!"

"Everyone, push forward together!"

"Their numbers are about the same as ours! Kill your way through!"

"Charge ahead in one breath! Those who died, resurrect quickly!"

"..."

They were shouting themselves hoarse!

The onlookers watching from behind were left utterly dumbfounded!

Xi Chenzhou looked at the middle-aged man beside him clad in black robes with long hair draped over his shoulders: "Black Demon?"

"Mr. Xi? A pleasure to meet you! A pleasure indeed!" The Black Demon offered a brief arch of his hands in greeting, then pointed toward the hoarsely shouting crowd, "What are they doing?"

Xi Chenzhou wore an expression of sheer awkwardness, offering a bitter smile: "They must be fighting over some sort of treasure..."

The men stood behind them and watched the screens, only to see groups of people clashing frantically against one another, the scene reduced to utter chaos.

Their faces twitched in disbelief at the sight.

"Should we give it a try?" the Black Demon asked, looking around, "Where is the owner?"

Zou Mo watched from the side with a heart full of trepidation, sensing that the figures standing before him all possessed an imposing aura of grandeur, though he had no idea what kind of powerful figures they actually were.

He could only steel himself to speak: "Honored guests, our shop is currently full. If you wish to play, please line up."

"..."

"Do you even know who is standing right in front of you?!" A subordinate stepped out from behind the Black Demon and demanded sharply.

"Ah...? Who?" Little Mo asked, his face drenched in cold sweat.

"Little Mo!" As the owner, Fang Qi naturally had to pay occasional attention to the situation in the shop, "The next time you encounter people like this, just give them these words: Play if you want, if not, get lost!"

"You—!" The man instantly flared with rage, but upon receiving a sharp glare from the Black Demon, he immediately shrank back in submission.

"Are you the leader of the Defying Heaven Online Gaming Guild?" The Black Demon stared intently at Fang Qi, who was still playing his game. Qin Honglin had been mysteriously crippled in this very shop, so he naturally would not act rashly before gathering any solid intelligence.

"Want to join the guild?"

"..." The Black Demon was left completely speechless. Deciding it best not to invite trouble, he simply stood behind the members of the Yuanheng Pavilion to watch. Since he could not play himself, testing the waters through observation was a viable alternative.

In this battle between the Yuanheng Pavilion and the Jiuhua Coalition, the first batch of players would log off while the next batch took their turn, maintaining a constant rotation. The battle raged continuously until the middle of the night. In the beginning, although the Yuanheng Pavilion was at a disadvantage, they managed to sustain themselves without facing total defeat by relying on infinite resurrections.

As time wore on, the numbers of the Jiuhua Coalition began to swell, and they were replaced by the highly disciplined Jiuhua Elites rather than the previous loose alliance of various factions. The scales of victory gradually tipped toward the Jiuhua Army.

Ultimately, by the twelve o'clock closing time, the Jiuhua Army utilized an overwhelming advantage to pin the Yuanheng Pavilion Coalition down at their resurrection point!

From holding the upper hand to being trapped at the resurrection point, Tang Yuan was clearly unwilling to accept defeat. Seeing the Black Demon and his men present in the shop, he simply dragged them into the fray. Consequently, on the second day of its opening, Fang Qi’s new shop fulfilled the conditions for expansion—the premises were packed to maximum capacity with a massive line of people waiting outside.

Thus, on the second day, the great war erupted once more. The Yuanheng Pavilion, bent on reclaiming their honor, instigated the conflict anew. Utilizing the expansion of the new shop to five hundred machines, they joined forces with the Black Demon and his men to launch a fierce counterattack!

Both shop premises were packed to the brim, to the extent that there was no room left for players of other games in the old shop! The entire venue had been booked out early in the morning by the queuing players of Legend!

Finally, after fighting fiercely for two whole days, both sides came to a realization...

If things continued in this manner, neither side could truly eliminate the other. This was not the real world, where killing a person ended everything once and for all!

In the game, with infinite resurrections and endless respawns, it was impossible to kill an opponent for good, even if one fought for a lifetime!

Though they had been temporarily blinded by the thrill of slaughter and filled with hot-blooded rage during the two days of fighting, the passage of time and the quiet reflection during the nightly ceasefire allowed both sides to gradually see reason.

Only when power was equal did the right to an equal dialogue exist.

Through this momentous war, both sides had also clearly gauged the true strength of their opponents. At least at their current level, neither was to be underestimated!

Neither side possessed the power to utterly crush the other.

Soon after, the Morning Star Sea Realm Dajin Kingdom Conference Room Channel was established!

No one knew what the two sides discussed, but they ultimately reached a temporary peace agreement, choosing instead to focus on exploring the world independently.

After all, no matter how one looked at it, the war between them yielded absolutely no benefits to either party; instead, it consumed a vast amount of manpower and resources, which directly contradicted their original purpose for entering this place.

Thus, this great war—which had initially been sparked by a dispute over a few pieces of deer meat, lasted for two days, spanned countless thousands of miles, and involved over a thousand elite warriors and cultivators—was temporarily laid to rest!

Correspondingly, several major factions began to take shape within Legend. Even those who had initially paid little attention to the game, such as the Liuyun Daoist Palace and the Cloud Sea Sect, began to establish their own influences within Legend.

As for the Imperial Clan, the Yuanheng Pavilion, the Black Demon, the Panjiao Residence, and other such factions, it went without saying that although they did not yet possess the authority to establish official in-game guilds, the rudimentary forms of their organizations had already been created.

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