T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World.

Chapter 69, Section 68: A Good Start
Jiang Heyi downloaded recordings from other guilds and briefly watched them based on the battle outbreak times marked by the system. At the same time, he created a new document called "Guild War Tactics Board".

During the qualifying rounds, there was no need to study specific guilds; he mainly recorded the tactical habits of other guilds.

Rather than being arrogant and working in isolation, it is essential for Jiang Heyi, as the commander, to learn more about how others respond.

When Zhong Zemo got off work and went home, the results of the first round of matches on the European and American servers were also released.

Just as Jiang Heyi had guessed, the moment the results came out, the boundary between reality and illusion was violently shattered.

【Eye of Chaos】, the Eye of Chaos, is a well-known guild. They were among the first guilds to enter the fourth level of the Underground Temple of the Clarity.

The score of 189221 was a stunning achievement.

Besides plundering other guilds' points, their ability to annihilate Nightmare Shadow with ease was equally astonishing.

The World Championship section was bustling with activity, with some trolls who were oblivious to reality and unable to speak freely displaying their Chaos Eye achievements and launching a mocking tirade.

"Which is stronger, the Eye of Chaos or the Boundary Between Reality and Illusion?"

"It seems like it could be killed instantly."

"Sigh, T0. Sigh, dominating guilds worldwide."

"Some people will say that the settlement points are just for the lottery and don't amount to anything, which is just wishful thinking. Why don't we have more lotteries at the boundary between the virtual and real worlds? Don't you like it?"

Anyone who speaks out to define the boundary between reality and fiction is labeled a "brainless fan" or a "filial son."

Finally, send messages like "Can't you just admit the gap?" and "Is it so hard to admit that others are better?" to shut them up.

Jiang Heyi and his gang of seasoned veterans have almost reached a state of perfect composure, but clearly, people like them are in the minority, and a fierce battle is raging in the comments section.

The jailer was very anxious. He saw that the people on the forum were not saying enough and were being attacked head-on. He wished he could step in and verbally replace them.

Original Fries took it easy: "What's the rush? Once we finish tonight, they'll have an angle to retaliate."

Ultimately, in competitive sports, results speak for themselves.

Without results, even breathing is wrong.

Since someone has opened up this battlefield of settlement points, let's play along.

She fell asleep on time, and everyone checked on her condition as soon as they logged on – she was sleeping soundly.

When she went to sleep, Mint still had that big hat in her arms. She rolled the blankets into a sushi-like shape and hugged them tightly, like a sloth.

Jiang Heyi coughed as he glanced sideways at the guy who was staring intently at the "sloth's" feet.

The mint in the dream jolted awake, and slowly opened her hazy eyes.

She always looks dazed and unfocused after waking up, as if her soul hasn't returned to its place.

"Haa~~~Are you guys going to a competition?"

Good luck!

As she ate the egg pancakes made by Zhong Zemo, her cheeks puffed out like a hamster's.

I don't know how she developed this bad habit, but Mint always eats in big, hurried bites, like a witch who has never had enough to eat.

Ever since Mint went out and didn't return for a long time, everyone has been worried that she might disappear again when they come home one day.

Seeing her lazy demeanor and hearing her perfunctory blessings, everyone left satisfied.

With the foundation laid in the first round, everyone was quite adept at the preparation stage for the second round, and they played another round with the exact same setup.

The map randomly generated at the boundary between the virtual and real worlds remained the same, still an island. However, the spawn point was on the edge of a swamp, and as soon as you landed, you stepped into the mud. The unlucky Orange Tea was completely stuck in the muddy sludge.

"Ugh, it smells awful..."

Orange Tea was still complaining as the mud beneath her feet churned violently.

In the blink of an eye, she was leaped high into the air and swallowed whole by a worm-like monster with a radius of nearly one meter, its body covered in mud.

This behemoth, at least 7 meters tall, was lurking beneath their feet, its appearance at the boundary between the real and virtual worlds of the spawn point resembling a buffet being served to it.

Jiang Heyi reacted the fastest, leaping up and cleaving its slightly closed mouthparts with a knife before the worm could plunge into the bottomless mud.

The "security door" formed by interlocking sharp teeth was wide open, revealing the tenacious figure of Orange Tea.

The orange tea, which was tightly gripped by the sharp teeth of the worm spiral, actually had an elemental shield on its body.

The incident happened so suddenly, there was definitely no time for the orange tea to cast a spell...

The Four Primitives, it's you again!
Without this shield, the sharp teeth gripping her body could tear her to shreds in the blink of an eye.

Having played for so long, Orange Tea was no longer the newbie she was when she first entered the game. Realizing what was happening, she immediately summoned the Wind Spirit to help her escape from danger.

The next second, the worm plunged into the mud, splashing mud everywhere, a scene resembling a dragon entering the sea.

In just a few breaths, the boundary between reality and illusion escaped the crisis of reduced personnel.

What kind of surprise gift package is this?

"Don't let your guard down, they're here!"

The bubbles rising from the swamp revealed the monster's intentions, and the monster grabbed the orange tea in a princess carry and ran out of the swamp.

With a shout, Zhong Zemo, wielding a giant shield, blocked the path of the mud worms chasing Orange Tea. Watching the churning mud, he shoved his shield into the filth.

The Sanctuary of the Flawless

Temporarily boosts all player attributes, strengthens shield defense, and enhances blessing effects.

Enraged, the mud worm opened its ring-shaped mouthparts, which Jiang Heyi had slashed open, and bit down on Zhong Zemo's giant shield, determined to swallow the man and the shield together.

Undeterred, it carried Zhong Zemo forward, crashing into the solid, sticky, yellowish-brown earth, then abruptly turning back, heading straight for the vast, mist-shrouded marshland.

"It wants to take Zhong Zemo back to the bottom of the swamp!" The quilt had just placed the orange tea in a safe spot when it quickly caught up with the mud worm, riding on its head and slashing relentlessly. The others followed closely behind, using magic and weapons to beat its foul-smelling, mud-covered body until it was battered and tattered.

Soon, a severed tail fell to the ground, and a foul-smelling, dark green liquid spurted out from the broken tail.

Perhaps in pain, the mud worm's body suddenly untangled like a tightly wound ball of thread, and it danced wildly in the air.

With a sudden jerk of its massive head, Zhong Zemo was shoved into the mud like a cannonball through the gaping maw of its sharp teeth.

"Holy crap, Cuttlefish, are you alright?" The jailer hurriedly went to the mud to fish him out, grabbing Zhong Zemo's hand and pulling it into the mud.

Zhong Zemo, who was nearly suffocating, was in a very sorry state, but he still smiled and pointed to the shield in his hand that was gleaming with a yellowish-brown light.

【The Flawless Shield】 is a powerful shield obtained after the shield amplified by the protection of the flawless is broken. Its enhanced defensive attributes made the mud worm feel as if it had bitten into a large, unbreakable rock, and it was so disgusted that it vomited Zhong Zemo out.

The mud churned up again not far away.

"Again?"

The mud worm, which reappeared after stirring up the soil, was healing its wounded body at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The mud covering its body was like a miracle cure for its injuries, gradually becoming one with its flesh and blood.

Is this considered a mud circulation?

How come Jiang Heyi didn't realize before that Original Flavor Fries was a Pokémon player?

Having failed to feed and been injured, the mud worm was furious.

Its body, standing in the mud, swayed and wriggled like seaweed being swayed by ocean currents.

The power of the earth element condenses, drawing the thick, sticky mud to rotate at high speed.

In an instant, a huge vortex formed with the mud worm itself as the center, and the raging earth elemental power swept in, pulling everyone straight towards the center.

Their feet were stuck to the mud, as if someone had poured cement into them, welding them to the spot.

This is the powerful binding effect of the earth element.

As an elemental mage, the Four Primal Bodies tried their best to seize control of the earth elemental power, but it was all in vain.

The group was still being slowly drawn into the swirling mud along with the sludge.

If your feet can't move, you can't use your best footwork or strongest skills.

"Four Primitives, stop trying to take control of the earth element. You can't beat it. Use magic!"

Jiang Heyi's anxious shouts were torn to shreds by the howling wind.

The good news is that the tetragonal heard correctly.

The bad news is that, according to the principle of elemental counteraction, he should use plant elemental magic to suppress it, but... the plant elemental magic that mages master in the early stages is all support-type.

That leaves only one last option.

"Orange tea!"

"what?"

Despite the ever-approaching vortex of filth that threatened to drown them, Jiang Heyi's mind remained sharp and efficient.

He commanded, "Summon the spirits!"

The only way to break the deadlock is to summon spirits, as the six of them are bound by earth elements and have no skills to break free.

"What should I do..."

Seeing that the team was in imminent danger and the whirlpool was getting closer, Orange Tea shut his mouth.

Their fingers were tightly clasped together.

"【Summoning Spell】Ah, no matter what, I don't want to lose. I still want to win happily with everyone...Give me a spirit that can counter the mud worms!"

A wave of exhaustion washed over her, and Orange Tea collapsed limply into the mud. Zhong Zemo, who was nearby, caught her with lightning speed.

"what happened?"

"I...I don't know!" Zhong Zemo was also bewildered. "Could it be a side effect of the summoning spell?"

Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, a phantom figure stretched across the boundary between reality and illusion, between the mud worm and the illusory world.

It has the upper body of a human, but the lower body has the eight legs of a spider.

With her back to everyone, she took something out of her collar and gently shone it on the mud worm. The earth elemental power surrounding them immediately revealed a gap.

After she finished, she transformed into a beam of white light, entered Orange Tea's body, and disappeared.

"I can move! I can move!" the jailer exclaimed excitedly.

The mud worm seemed not to understand why its special skill had collapsed. Having exhausted all its strength, it saw the boundary between reality and illusion approaching fiercely and turned to flee.

Having consumed too much magic power, it was unable to mobilize earth elements to protect its body and became as fragile as glass.

Jiang Heyi easily severed its head with a single, all-out strike.

The headless body writhed wildly, stirring up a rain of mud, yet it still did not die.

Considering its previous actions of using earth elements to heal itself...

"Chop the meat sauce finely!"

At Jiang Heyi's command, everyone at the boundary between the virtual and real worlds transformed into butchers, crushing the mud worm's body inch by inch until it completely dissipated into specks of light.

[Virtual Boundary]: 4120 points
so much?
What a great start!
　I lay on the bed typing until I fell asleep. Oh my god.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)