Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 182: Strike first to gain the upper hand

The first three guilds to arrive were the Heavenly Gu Guild, which was closest to them. Its headquarters were located in the center of Ten Thousand Poisons Island, about 20,000 kilometers away.

Hundreds of flying boats of various sizes, bearing the flags of the Heavenly Gu Society and carrying approximately 15,000 people, stopped about ten kilometers away from the secret realm. Without even setting up any defenses, a dozen or so people flew naked over the canyon, and someone shouted:
"Someone who can speak is needed from the Thousand Star Palace."

Inside the makeshift base, Su Yu and Chu Xinyue, who were discussing the specific details of the plan, looked up and exchanged a glance. He said:
"I'll go."

Chu Xinyue also stood up, revealing her graceful figure, and said:
"go together."

"Row."

The group of five took to the air. Zhao Jianshen, the leader of the second main force of the Heavenly Gu Society, swept his gaze over the five. When his gaze fell on Chu Xinyue, he was slightly surprised that this little-known president of the Thousand Star Palace was such a beauty. His aura softened slightly, and he clasped his hands and said:
"You must be Chu Xinyue, the president of the Thousand Stars Hall!"

Chu Xinyue nodded slightly and said:

"What brings you to our new headquarters with so many people?"

Zhao Jianshen raised an eyebrow and laughed heartily:

"The secret realm hasn't been opened yet, so how can it be your new headquarters?"

"It is now."

"Not necessarily!"

Zhao Jianshen's expression turned serious, and he said in a deep voice:

"Let's be frank. This secret realm is the first one on Ten Thousand Poisons Island. Your Thousand Star Palace has just arrived on Ten Thousand Poisons Island and is not strong enough to protect this secret realm."

"Hand over the secret realm to my Heavenly Gu Society, and you will gain the friendship of my Heavenly Gu Society. I can guarantee that you will not be bullied on the island."

Chu Xinyue said expressionlessly:
"What if we refuse?"

Zhao Jianshen's expression darkened, and he said:

"If you disagree, then let's settle this with our actions."

He turned and pointed to his men on the hundreds of airships behind him, saying:

"These 15,000 men are just the vanguard. The main force, twice the size of the vanguard, is gathering. This vanguard alone is enough to defeat you."

"As the saying goes, a wise man knows when to yield. Don't covet what doesn't belong to you. Honestly give it up and leave, or you'll have a chance to survive. Otherwise, once war breaks out, it will be difficult for you to even find a foothold on Wan Du Island."

Chu Xinyue's gaze swept over the 15,000 Heavenly Gu Society players behind her, and she said calmly:

"Come at me if you dare!"

After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Zhao Jianshen looking astonished.

"What do you mean?"

He turned to his subordinate with a puzzled look and asked:
"What makes her so defiant? Isn't she afraid of being kicked out of Ten Thousand Poison Island by us?"

At this moment, one of his subordinates said with a puzzled look:

"Something's not right. Someone on the regional channel said that quite a few people at the Thousand Star Palace aren't locals."

"What do you mean?"

Someone noticed that there were many people at the Thousand Star Palace who seemed to be from the Canglan Society on Golden Dragon Island.

Zhao Jianshen's expression changed, and he asked in a deep voice:

Are you sure it's true or false?

"I'm confirming."

Zhao Jianshen turned around to look at the figures moving across the canyon, and nodded:

"That's very likely. As far as I know, the Thousand Star Palace just came to Ten Thousand Poisons Island. In the past six months, they've only recruited five or six thousand people. Now there are definitely tens of thousands of people there. They must have outside help, but I don't know where they came from."

"If it really comes from the Canglan Society, then there is nothing to say. My Tiangu Society's takeover of the secret realm is perfectly legitimate, and neither the Poison Dragon Gang nor the Ten Thousand Poisons Gang can say anything."

Half an hour later, the man reported to Zhao Jianshen:

"It's confirmed, it's definitely the Canglan Guild. They haven't even removed their guild logo."

Zhao Jianshen laughed heartily upon hearing this:
"Very good, this time the case is in our favor."

He turned around and gave orders to his subordinates:
"Tell the brothers to get ready, and we'll make our move as soon as the main force arrives."

The subordinates obeyed and went out. Soon, the Tiangu Society players on the flying boat outside jumped off and began to arrange their troops.

"They're about to make their move."

Su Yu, who had been watching them closely, pursed her lips and turned to Chu Xinyue, saying:
"We must declare war before we start a war. It must be a total war. Whether we declare war on them or they declare war on us, we must have a pretext for war. Otherwise, we cannot annex them legitimately."

Then, looking at his second brother who had arrived, he said seriously:

"The defense from now on depends on you guys. You have to hold on for at least three hours."

Su Huan laughed:

"You underestimate us. If we focus on defense, we could last not just three hours, but three days."

"Moreover, your sister-in-law has already assembled a second batch of support and they are on their way. They will arrive soon, and it's hard to say whether they will be able to win by then."

Su Yu smiled, then turned to look at Qing Chan, who had been silently following by her side and rarely offered her opinion, and said:
"Gather your second regiment outside Tiangu City. Once I break through Tiangu City's protective formation, you can storm in and plunder its resources."

Her expression was unusually serious at this moment, and she nodded earnestly, saying:
"be careful."

After assigning tasks, the two immediately left. He left from the back, planning to circle around and head south. Qingchan went to gather the members of the second group, who would later leave in small teams and then travel south on her Azure Sinking Boat, meeting up near Tiangu City in about three and a half hours.

The Heavenly Gu Society currently only has a vanguard of over 10,000 people, while the main force is still on its way. It is not possible to block them for the time being, nor is it concerned about where they are going.

In their view, the Heavenly Gu Society was far stronger than the Thousand Star Palace, so there was no need for any fancy strategies; they could simply gather their forces and push forward head-on.

As the members of the Second Regiment gradually left the base and set off, Su Yu also transformed into a beam of light, soared into the sky, and disappeared into the horizon.

High in the sky, a streak of light flashed and disappeared in an instant, covering a thousand miles away.

The Xuan Ting Spiritual Light Escape Technique, a sect-level technique, has an escape speed of 300% of the speed of Qi-controlled flight. His current speed of Qi-controlled flight is 7000 kilometers per hour, which multiplied by three is 21000 kilometers per hour.

They appeared near Tiangu City in just one hour.

Considering that his subordinates had not yet arrived, he had ample time to observe the situation in Tiangu City.

After removing the guild emblem and disguising his form and appearance with the Mirage Dragon Pearl, Su Yu entered Tian Gu City directly.

Tian Gu City is located in the center of Wan Du Island. It is built in a large canyon. At the bottom of the canyon, the earth veins converge and form a large Gu Abyss. Tian Gu Society has gradually developed and become one of the three major guilds on Wan Du Island by relying on this large Gu Abyss.

The Gu Abyss is not located in the very center of the city, but at the southern end of the canyon. The core of the Heavenly Gu Society is located at the southern end, and only guild members are allowed to enter.

The north side is a public area, which is open to all outsiders.

"This plan is actually quite convenient for me."

If Gu Yuan is at the very core, it would be bad if the dragon transformation caused chaos and destroyed Gu Yuan.

Once the Heavenly Gu Society is destroyed, this Gu Abyss will become the guild's asset, a top-grade resource area.

Even this Heavenly Gu City should be preserved, as it may become the base of the Second Regiment in the future.

If the value of the secret realm is great enough, it will definitely become the new headquarters of the guild. After his second guild develops, it will definitely need to find a new base, and this place is not bad.

Of course, this is just a preliminary selection. There are still two major gangs, the Ten Thousand Poisons Gang and the Poison Dragon Gang, that I haven't visited yet. If those two headquarters are better, I will definitely switch to them.

Looking left and right, Su Yu clearly considered the headquarters of the Heavenly Gu Gang to be hers for the taking. One wonders what the Heavenly Gu Gang leader's expression would be if he knew.

To avoid attracting attention, he even bought some things at the market in Tiangu City.

After wandering around for a while, I finally found a window seat at a small shop on the main street in the north of the city, where I drank tea and checked the local channel.

At this time, the local channel of the Heavenly Gu Society was basically talking about the war between the Heavenly Gu Society and the Thousand Star Palace, as well as the discovery of the secret realm by the Thousand Star Palace.

Almost everyone believed that the secret realm was already in the guild's grasp. Many people were curious about what exactly was inside the secret realm, its value, and whether the guild could use it to advance further and defeat the other two major guilds on the island to become the number one power on Ten Thousand Poisons Island.

There were all sorts of opinions circulating in the channel, and no one seemed to think that Thousand Star Palace could withstand the guild's attack.

Su Yu watched with a smile until she received messages from Qing Chan, Gu Zhi Qiu, and Qi Dong Yang:
"We have arrived and are gathering outside the mountains, two hundred kilometers northwest of Tiangu City."

"There are many people around, and someone has already spotted us. I estimate that it won't be long before people from the Heavenly Gu Society come to question us."

Su Yu immediately replied:

"Ignore everyone else, head straight for Tiangu City now."

"it is good."

He turned off the communication, downed the now-cold tea in one gulp, and immediately a waiter came forward and asked:
"Sir, would you like a refill?"

Su Yu stood by the window and looked outside. There was a bustling street with shops on both sides and a constant stream of players coming and going, a scene of prosperity.

Such a prosperous place will soon be reduced to ruins.

Without turning his head, he said:
"There will be some chaos in the city later, you'd better leave the city immediately."

"what?"

The waiter was puzzled when the person disappeared.

He reappeared in the sky above the north corner of the city. Below him was a familiar stone building surrounded by stone walls and guarded by people. Ordinary people were not allowed to approach, not even from the air.

Su Yu appeared in the air and hovered for about ten seconds before someone flew up and shouted at him:

"This is guild territory, you are not allowed to stay here. Leave now."

Su Yu glanced back at the man, who felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively shivered. Just as he was about to say something, his figure rapidly expanded in the air, transforming in the blink of an eye into a ten-kilometer-long crimson dragon that soared into the sky above the city.

"Enemy attack!"

After a brief moment of stunned silence, a piercing alarm sounded throughout the city, followed by a deafening roar of a dragon. Then, the crimson dragon turned its head and unleashed a burst of dragon breath from its wide-open mouth.

How powerful is a single dragon breath from a level 214 mythic template super BOSS?
The entire northwest corner of the city, along with buildings and city walls within a few kilometers, was wiped out. All buildings were melted down, and players in that area, regardless of level, were instantly killed. Only the foundation of the city's protective array remained, protected by a layer of spiritual light, but it was also on the verge of collapse.

Immediately afterwards, the red dragon pounced down, smashing the array base to pieces with a single claw.

"It's over."

Lu Wei, the vice president of the Tian Gu Society, who had just left home after receiving news of the attack, looked utterly desperate upon seeing this scene.

If one of the bases is destroyed, the city's protective formation is rendered useless.

"Damn, where did this real dragon come from? Who provoked it?"

None of the numerous officials, large and small, from the Heavenly Gu Society who rushed to the scene could answer, nor could they resist.

(End of this chapter)