T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World.

Chapter 279, Section 278: Mutual Self-Destruction
The first thing Jiang Heyi heard when he logged on was Kesha's request.

"Equipment that requires spatial teleportation!"

An exhilarating victory, and the third in a row.

Ksha's decapitation operation successfully disrupted the invaders' command structure.

The battlefields were divided into several sections, and players fought each other haphazardly, each relying on their own skills.

If these people don't have any treasures that can be teleported away at any time, they will be completely wiped out.

Kesha was frustrated that he could not maximize his gains.

Mint was overjoyed.

She really enjoyed it!

A large box of elemental incendiary bottles allowed players inside a temple to experience the thrill of being bombarded with napalm.

A potent corrosive potion was poured out and washed over a teleportation passage leading to a large mining area. Even the flesh-devouring monsters could only drink a couple of sips of the broth, and they had to grumble and complain about how it stung their throats.

Wherever the eerie light green mist reaches, classic World War II-era houses are revisited.

The direct confrontation was already intense, and both sides on the boundary between reality and illusion had taken a thoughtful little pill from Mint beforehand, so they didn't need to be distracted.

The dragon knights were in big trouble.

Accidental contact can lead to poisoning.

Breathing, poisoning.

Often, players are actually relieved that the people around them die immediately from poisoning.

Because some teammates are poisoned, their vision is limited but they are still trying to launch an attack.

The large number of casualties caused by friendly fire incidents became a fatal disadvantage when the command system collapsed.

Ksha was wounded during the early decapitation operations due to being targeted by concentrated fire.

She had intended to continue fighting, but upon seeing that Mint had transformed the first floor into a toxic inferno, she decided to continue resting.

"Potatoes, potatoes! This thing is way better than the Elemental Fire Bottle!"

With two bottles of viscous, dark green liquid swaying in the breeze, Mint approached the group and shoved the bottles directly into their faces.

Although the players were immortal, upon hearing Kesha's description of the potion, everyone leaned back in fright and waved their hands repeatedly, signaling Mint to calm down.

"Damn it, is the Imperial Library the lair of evil mages? How did Mint go there and turn from a proper potion master into an evil witch?" Jailer Bro lamented.

Whether he's a proper potion master is debatable; what exactly did Mint learn in the Ana Empire Library is quite intriguing.

Mint replied, "I'll look at everything, but since time is limited, I've chosen the potion master's books and notes."

"The privileges that everyone fought for for me are very high. Many of the books I can borrow are only available to the royal family and the strongest group of people in the Mage Tower."

Mint is open to anything and will learn anything she gets her hands on. She has an amazing memory, so she just leaves a mark in her mind and can savor it later.

The woman in bed exclaimed in surprise, "Traces...you didn't...write them down, did you?"

"It's not that impressive. Whether it's the Empire's or the Fallen Star's, they only remembered three-fifths?"

Mint lowered her head in shame, seemingly feeling deeply saddened for wasting the excellent opportunity gained by the boundary between reality and illusion.

Her humility was genuine!

Does she know the value of being able to borrow a large number of books in a short period of time and remember three-fifths of their contents?

Getting 90 out of 100 is considered a poor performance; is this what Mint is all about...?

"Are you confident you can defeat Renee?" Jiang Heyi asked.

Mint nodded, but after hesitating, she shook her head.

“Apart from real combat,” she said through gritted teeth, “in every other aspect, I am absolutely no less than her.”

The competition wasn't just about real combat, but Mint insisted on it.

Even if I can't win, I don't want to lose too badly!

"She defeated me in public, making me the laughingstock of everyone..."

No wonder he cared so much; it turns out he was publicly executed by Renée.

Kesha patted Mint on the shoulder.

“Last night, besides hiding in the shadows and using potions, she also confronted some intruders head-on. She performed well, at least much better than when I first met her.”

Jiang Heyi nodded.

After the casual conversation ended, the dolls, including Garlic Sprout, who had directly participated in the fight against the invaders, handed over the battle report.

During the 8 hours that the coordinates were open, a staggering 7289 intruders were recorded.

This area has a huge number of tourists.

At this very moment, tourists are constantly entering, only to be slapped away by the frog-headed stitched monster.

Why bother? Resurrection requires waiting for weakness, and removing weakness requires materials.

Given the size of the Chinese server, the fact that only a small number of people are joining in to conduct stress tests is already the ideal situation.

French Fries smiled and said, "I heard from Kesha that your combat strength is very high. You can hold your own against invaders in a head-on confrontation and even take on three opponents at once?"

You underestimated the dolls.

After obtaining Freya's [Spirit of the Immaculate Doll], the guild dolls received a comprehensive upgrade, and each of them was like Lu Bu reincarnated when facing invaders.

According to Kesha, the puppets have too few skills, making them easy for clever players to figure out based on experience; otherwise, their performance would be even more impressive.

Jiang Heyi stroked his chin: "The magic of the doll...where should we look for it?"

Garlic Sprouts smiled and said, "Give us the sage memory fragments that the masters don't need, and with some additional materials, we can complete the transformation."

Freya's magical gadgets are really delicious.

In the past, Suanmiao would have just let Jiang Heyi worry. Even if he presented the problem, she would never have given any feedback unless he provided a precise and detailed description, let alone offered any answers.

Is there any way to get some more [Innocent Doll Spirits] from Freya?

Thinking to himself, Jiang Heyi waved his hand, signaling Suanmiao to continue reading the battle report.

A total of 1339 IDs were found to have engaged in substantive intrusion activities, which is one-sixth of the total number of users.

Due to the existence of repeated intrusions using the same ID, the final kill count is as follows.

Mint: 711 people

Frog-headed Frankenstein: 369 people

King Slime: 302 people

Keshya: 291 people

Garlic sprouts and 7 other puppets: 136 people

Insect fog: 31 people

Necromantic Trap: 6 players

Mint truly deserves the title of Ultimate Killer Queen. Look at those terrifying little potions she concocts; each one is designed to either kill or maim.

With its strong concealment, wide-area damage, and the fact that there are several narrow spaces on the first floor that facilitate its use, a high KDA is to be expected.

It's somewhat surprising that Ksha is not as good as the Slime King and the Frog-Headed Stitches. Considering that we saw Mint applying potions to her when she was online, and that she casually mentioned "minor injury," it's likely that she was hiding something.

"Is she trying to maintain an image of a master in front of me?" Jiang Heyi couldn't help but wonder.

It's conceivable that even if Ksha is incredibly powerful, beheading a dragon knight in front of hundreds of players, how could the Fourth Scourge be so incompetent as to let her escape unscathed?

Level 8 mages are currently invincible, but they will likely be unable to withstand even stronger players in the future.

The insect fog's combat power was not strong to begin with, yet it managed to kill 31 people, which surprised Jiang Heyi.

A trap even more outrageous than the insect fog's record...

Is this trap really deadly?

When it was built, the Siren Master Craftsman said that the most basic Necromancer Trap, without upgrades, only has a delaying effect.

Any normal player with proper equipment could smash a zombie's head open with a weapon.

You must review the recordings after logging off.

The interesting battle report is over; now it's time for the painful part about losses.

The boxes containing the lowest-tier white and green materials were completely burned away, leaving nothing behind.

The decision to temporarily maintain the Froghead Stitch was made by Ksha, as it was already in a dilapidated state and unable to fight, and needed to be repaired immediately.

Although the puppets are powerful, their bravery is not immune to death and destruction. The guild's blessing to revive them also requires resources.

【Healing Tide】, activated periodically, burned some more.

Guild strongholds are profitable, but they also burn through a lot of money.

While I'm online, other players won't dare to visit, so I must continue to strengthen my defenses. I'm investing heavily again to upgrade the Necromancer's Trap.

Jiang Heyi chose to speed up, completing two enhancements in one round of the game, ensuring that the necromancer trap could sustain itself through combat.

At the same time, the area of ​​the first floor will be expanded to accommodate the "dispersed intruder landing point coordinates" feature available for purchase at the guild statue.

80 purple materials—a price that would make any normal player cringe just by looking at it—Jiang Heyi locked onto it without a second thought.

The Siren's Master Craftsman hesitated: "Accelerating the speed up consumes a huge amount of resources, should we...?"

Upon seeing the box Zhong Zemo brought filled with purple materials, the Siren Master Craftsman shut his mouth.

You have money, so you call the shots.

The value of Dragon Knights' generous donations is still increasing!
Hamster players either don't spend at all, or they spend in a retaliatory manner!
French fries and a blanket traveled together to the large mining area to inspect the most important resource output at the boundary between the virtual and real worlds.

Six pack animals are diligently carrying ore from deep within the mining area.

Even if you are offline for a day, the amount of resources settled to the guild panel will still be zero.

Only after asking the garlic sprouts did I learn that this was because the pack animals had not yet been dispatched and transferred to the warehouse.

The mountain of ore requires the players' approval before it can be officially transferred to the warehouse for processing. If it is not transferred, it will be considered as unprocessed raw ore, and both types of ore can be traded.

"Wandering merchants usually only want raw ore, but if the owners want to process it themselves, they can unearth surprises..."

Garlic Sprouts covered their mouths and chuckled in a human-like manner.

【Clear Composite Ore】 is a very special composite mineral, like opening a blind box, no one knows what will be inside before processing.

The garlic sprouts were clearly hinting at the players' favorite activity, "gacha," which is why he was laughing so happily.

It's likely that the order to prevent the transport was also given to the pack animals by her.

Her way of thinking is very close to the behavioral profile of most players.

After asking around, everyone gave roughly the same opinion on the boundary between the real and the virtual.

Half of them are blind boxes, and you scratch them yourself to win prizes.

Sell ​​half to merchants in exchange for materials.

"Is there a shaving pad that's already usable?" the woman in bed asked impatiently.

There's no need to carefully choose your words when talking to Garlic Sprouts; the puppets recognize they're in a game and easily understand player terminology.

"Yes, I also considered that the owners would be eager to try it out after logging in, so I made a copy myself."

The woman in bed gave the garlic sprouts a thumbs up.

They were led to a workshop on the edge of the large mining area, where a silver-white mineral, which had been hammered into a sphere, lay quietly on the processing table.

Just as I was wondering what I should do in bed, Garlic Sprouts handed me a small hammer.

Simply tap the mineral gently.

French Fries suggested, "Should we ask the Tea Master to come?"

He tilted his head to one side in bed and chuckled.

"I also want to test my luck."

She asked, "Garlic sprouts, what's the best product from the complex mine?"

"Anti-magic crystals, anti-magic ore, and Suther heartstone are special items that have a special effect on a certain magic faction. They are rainbow materials used to create the top-level equipment."

He smoothed his hair under the covers and licked his lips.

"Anti-magic crystal!"

"Demon Suppression Ore!"

For some reason, I suddenly felt like adding a comment.

What they shouted was what they didn't want.

"Hey, get it!"

The hammer struck directly, and cracks appeared in the ore, peeling off like plaster from a wall.

A moment later, a ball of light the size of a fist floated on the processing table.

It drops exactly the same as when you kill monsters in the wild.

Quickly gather materials without leaving home.

According to Garlic Sprouts' statistics, the current six pack animals are operating and can produce 12 composite raw ores per day.

With 12 chances to win prizes, the importance of maintaining the guild's stronghold is self-evident.

It's questionable whether an average player can even get 12 light orbs in a single round of the game.

Once the base is established and operating smoothly, the resource problem will be easily solved, and the warehouse will gradually become full even when players are offline.

The momentous occasion of the Resource Opening has arrived!

He gathered a ball of light in his blanket and clenched his fist expectantly, praying for the blessing of the gacha god.

The French fry quipped, "You might as well say the real name of Orange Tea."

"Yes..."

It was too late; before the blanket could finish speaking, a beam of green light shot into the sky.

The green is so unsettling...

"This proves it, your luck seems to be a bit..."

Lying in bed with a long face: "Why is it that even though we're all early adopters, Orange Tea is still stuck with bad luck? I keep getting bad luck no matter what I pull!"

To this, French fries could only shrug.

She chose to change the subject: "How are things between you and Zhong Zemo?"

"what?"

French fries also felt they were being a bit too straightforward.

Is it because of Kesha?
Since the Great Snow Mountain storyline, she has changed a lot in both the game and in reality.

In the past, they would change their image and coyly pretend to hide their true feelings, but now they can't keep their true feelings to themselves anymore.

Feeling guilty, she turned her head away from the blanket: "Why are we suddenly talking about this?"

"Nothing, just a little curious."

"You all knew?"

"Anyway, the four original entities probably don't know."

"That means everyone except the four original entities knows!" The blanket stared wide-eyed.

"The jailer spoke first."

Actually, Jiang Heyi was one of the first to guess, but French Fries only mentioned the prison guard.

He clenched his fist under the covers: "He's clearly a deadbeat virgin. His sense of smell is always so sharp. Last time, he was the first to spot you and Potato."

"Jiang Heyi said this is called the virgin radar. It's like how a virgin author writes a sweet romance novel with extra flavor, while a married man who has been in a relationship writes one with an impure flavor."

"What nonsense is this?"

"I also think that's a fallacy. I'm in a relationship, but the novels I write are also quite sweet."

"?"

"?"

Feeling uneasy being stared at from under the covers, French Fries quickly turned his gaze away.

"You've been secretly writing a novel?"

"What subject matter?"

Who wrote this?

"You didn't include us all in the list, did you?"

"Obey, let me see!"

The bed was bombarded with a barrage of noise, leaving the fries nowhere to retreat.

"I won't even let you see the potatoes, let alone you," Fries emphasized. "Anyway, what's going on between you and him?"

The blanket hesitated for a moment, then turned its face away.

"We've confirmed our relationship."

"Just last night... he finally agreed, though he was a bit hesitant."

(End of this chapter)