T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World.

Chapter 96, page 95. Why make it so complicated?

In card games, if an overpowered aggro deck exists, then control-oriented decks will disappear, and the overall environment will present a race-like dilemma where it's all about who can be the fastest.

Join if you can't
If you don't speed up, but others do, you'll be the one who suffers.

The same principle applies to guild wars.

One of the main reasons why Khorne's Chosen stood out was his extremely fervent fighting spirit in the early, middle and late stages of the game, which drove him to take the initiative and cripple one guild after another.

Incomplete guilds were forced to shift from a conservative to an aggressive approach, striving for change, which ultimately led to a faster pace of competition, to the point that there would be no more than 20 teams in the final stages of the game.

The boundary between the virtual and the real is becoming more radical.

Since reviving the original flavor fries in the 6th hour, they have been constantly speeding up.

Revive your orange tea and bed in 7 hours.

Resurrected the four original entities and the jailer in 8 hours.

The boundary between reality and illusion, which had been sealed upon entering the game, was forcibly revived by Jiang Heyi.

More and more players are paying attention to the boundary between reality and illusion. After learning about the extremely unorthodox sacrificial strategy, they are eager to see just how "overpowered" it is.

They were originally streaming commentary from other guilds' first-person perspectives when they heard this, and they all switched to their projectors. When they caught a glimpse of the state of everyone at the boundary between virtual and real worlds, they were immediately stunned.

Huh? Is this the combat power available at this point in time?

An 8-hour-old, fully blessed, and fully enhanced team?
The moment the screen was switched, an entire full-strength guild was eliminated at the boundary between virtual and real worlds.

Original flavor fries, Zhong Zemo cuts through the battlefield.

Jiang Heyi and the quilt cut off the back row mages and supports.

The jailer, the four original entities, and Orange Tea only need to ensure that no one can escape.

Niu Dongdong no longer knew how to explain it.

This feeling is similar to commentating on the Khorne Chosen matches; in both cases, someone leads the charge, and they win as they keep going.

You could say it's unremarkable, or you could say it's plain and unpretentious; in short, since no one can figure it out, they're destined to rely on their one trick to succeed.

Under this strategy, even the leading guild, ranked 6th, was eliminated.

During this period, the boundary between the virtual and real worlds even encountered the Tracking Giant Wolf, which purchased the [Tracking Eye].

【Tracer's Eye】: Every 20 minutes, spend a certain number of points to mark traces of nearby guild activities on the map.

From then on, the game underwent subtle changes.

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"What's going on with the integral at the virtual-real boundary? It's increasing rapidly."

"Sigh, they're probably holed up in some corner grinding PvE again. It's just a lucky guild, why are you paying so much attention to them?"

Because they were eliminated early in the first match, many guilds agreed with Dream Master's statement that "a guild with good luck won't go far."

The members of the "Stars Retirement Association" remained disdainful as they watched their scores skyrocket.

"But the number of guilds has also decreased significantly."

Of the original 58 guilds, only 38 remain today.

This number made the president of the senior care association widen his eyes.

Having participated in so many matches, he had never seen a situation where nearly half of the guilds were eliminated after 13 hours of the match.

"Have the Shinra and Orange Sky guilds really stepped up their efforts?"

"It doesn't seem so..." The guild member who spoke swallowed hard, his breathing becoming labored.

Just now, a guild with a mid-level ranking was marked with an "X" by the system, which means that all members of the guild have been eliminated.

At the same time, the virtual-real boundary increased by 13 points.

One went to zero, the other skyrocketed; comparing the two, what happened is self-evident.

"Hey, this score is heading towards 100 million!"

From God's perspective, it's clear that this was a massacre initiated at the boundary between the real and the virtual.

By the 14th hour of the game, 20 reorganized guilds had been eliminated by the boundary between the virtual and real worlds, and 9 guilds had been reduced to crippled state.

Of the 58 guilds, half have already become fodder for the boundary between the virtual and the real world.

With 166 million points, the virtual-real boundary player ranks first.

The commentators felt their scalps tingle and their throats itch, unsure how to describe the overwhelming situation where the boundary between reality and illusion was now completely dominating the entire arena.

The guild that comes closest to the boundary between reality and illusion is the Orange Sky Strategy Group, which has just surpassed [Barrel Water God Luo].

They only have 328000 points.

Even adding up all the remaining guild points, it's still not enough to touch the boundary between reality and illusion.

The vast competition venue became a hunting ground for other guilds to roam the boundary between the virtual and real worlds.

Every guild could see the leaderboard, and when the score at the boundary between the virtual and real worlds exceeded one million, everyone realized something was wrong.

Seeing that the number was still fluctuating and becoming increasingly alarming, the remaining guilds couldn't sit still any longer.

Although it's unclear how the boundary between the real and virtual worlds is achieved, it must be stopped!

"Shall we join forces?" someone suggested.

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"joint?"

President Luo of the Bottled Water Company [Starfish Canned Goods] stared in confusion at the person who appeared before him holding a small white flag.

He thought it would be a battle to wipe out the lone wolf, but the other party started spouting a lot of strange words. Out of curiosity, he decided to ask them.

"President Haixing, please look at this picture."

One of the clothes he carried with him had the signatures of 15 guild leaders.

"Hmm, how did you find so many guilds?" Starfish Canned Food asked, puzzled.

"Some were attracted by rhythmically casting fireballs into the sky, while others were found by us searching around."

"I'm afraid Guild Leader Haixing hasn't realized what's happening yet. Two characters with anti-magic powers have appeared in the boundary between reality and illusion, and more than ten guilds have already been wiped out."

"There are still more than 30 hours left in the competition. No one can guarantee that we won't run into them before the competition ends."

"In order to keep a sliver of hope of advancing, we hope that President Haixing can also join us... Let's unite and eliminate them first!"

Uh, I'm speechless about the starfish cans.

If it weren't for other players watching, he would have killed the messenger to earn points.

He patiently asked the messenger, "Where do you think our Holy Roman Empire ranks now?"

"third."

Do you think we have a chance to secure a ticket to the World Championship?

"Uh...probably."

"Then why should I join forces with you?" Starfish Canned Food laughed in anger. "Besides, with so many guilds, who's in charge of coordinating and directing everything?"

"How many people have you commanded and managed in one go?"

"You don't think this is a sandbox game on a computer, do you?"

"You have to scratch your head and think about these questions, which proves that even the person who proposed 'unity' never thought of it. They just had a sudden whim that it would be enough to band together, so they put it into practice... Sigh."

"Are you suggesting that you're sending a bunch of 'allies' who might not be good at commanding, have mediocre combat skills, are completely disorganized, and might end up not distinguishing friend from foe, to deal with a super boss who has just crossed the advancement threshold?"

The messenger thought the starfish canned food made sense, but... the veiled sarcasm about their food made him uneasy. "Don't you understand the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold'?"

Sea Star Canned Food was completely disillusioned with this group of people.

"I won't kill you, just get out of here, get out of here now... My head hurts."

Sea Star Can is certain that even if this group were to run into Orange Sky, given Crimson Music Box's personality, she would never get involved.

With more than ten guilds and a hundred or so people, if a real fight breaks out, it would be good enough if their skills didn't accidentally injure their own people.

The "eighteen warlords" who were supposed to conquer the border between the real and the virtual world might not even achieve any military merit before they themselves were caught in a fight.

"Ok?"

Everyone in the Shinra Guild raised their heads.

They were thinking of the same thing.

You don't have to participate in the alliance, but... who says you can't go see a play!

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We haven't encountered any other guilds at the boundary between the virtual and real worlds for almost an hour or two.

The traces of guild activity marked by the Eye of the Seeker are located far away on the other half of the map, which means that they single-handedly turned half of the map into a no-man's land.

With everything going smoothly, there was no need to recklessly buy items that could introduce unpredictable events. Therefore, their biggest expense was to lavishly open a second Blessing Slot for the entire team when they passed the Craftsman Guide.

I spent 30 points so easily; I've never had such a generous shopping experience before.

If they wish, they can purchase the highest-level services from every special guide they encounter along the way and sit back and watch the natural disaster rage on.

The jailer was initially very serious. The game went terribly wrong at the start, and after he was resurrected, he kept a straight face and focused on his game for a long time.

Jiang Heyi had never seen the prison guard look so serious before, even after knowing him for so long.

It wasn't until he finished his business with the artisan that the jailer reverted to his humorous side.

"This advantage is far greater than the match where the champagne stem was born."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the faint rumble of thunder from afar sent Beiwo, who had been scouting ahead, rushing back to the scene.

As everyone climbed to a high vantage point, they saw that on the other side of the mountain, beside a lake in an open area, explosions caused by magical collisions were occurring one after another, with some so powerful that they even rose into a small mushroom cloud.

What kind of guild has such power in a battle?
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The entire Orange Sky Strategy Team used transformation scrolls to become bushes, trees, and boulders, hiding by the lake and quietly watching the increasingly fierce battle royale competition.

Recalling the moment when the messenger tried to persuade her, the Crimson Music Box felt ashamed of her foolishness at that time.

On the question of whether to band together to suppress the Great Demon King at the Boundary between Reality and Illusion, the second and third ranked guilds on the leaderboard both chose to remain on the sidelines.

This is a wise decision.

As predicted by the starfish can, exactly 18 guilds ultimately decided to join the event, completing their alliance in the 16th hour of the competition.

They slaughtered all the NPCs in the lakeside village and gathered in the center of the village.

How would you describe this historically significant "Sour Jujube Alliance" that originated in the Chinese server's guild war arena?

The crimson music box's assessment was... they didn't even have a Cao Cao.

After all 18 guilds arrived, the guild leaders confirmed the core purpose of this alliance: to jointly attack the boundary between reality and illusion and preserve the hope of advancement for each side.

Upon hearing this, the Crimson Music Box almost burst out laughing.

Regardless of whether they have the ability to deal with the Demon King who has 160 million points, she only has one question.

If they really defeated the Great Demon King of the Reality-Virtual Boundary, how would they divide the spoils?

The wise and capable guild leaders offered the solution of "each relying on their own abilities".

Whoever grabs it first gets to keep it.

This solution, which can hardly be called a solution, was approved.

How did Scarlet, who wasn't even there, know all this?

Because this lakeside gathering was completely undefended, anyone who came only needed to state which guild they belonged to, and the information officers roaming the perimeter would let them through.

That's how the people from Orange Sky sneaked in to listen in.

The question of whether to find someone to take charge or to maintain the guild-based structure and act according to circumstances became a point of contention, with everyone expressing their opinions and engaging in heated debate.

For a moment, Crimson, who was watching from the sidelines, felt that she was not fighting a guild war, but witnessing a resource battle between departments in a company.

She never expected that the immense pressure from the boundary between reality and virtuality, along with the allure of world championship tickets, would generate so much fun in this competition.

The dispute ended abruptly with an explosion.

The temporary open-air meeting place, where everyone was expressing their opinions, was suddenly filled with magic.

The Orange Sky members who barely escaped cursed, "There were despicable people involved!"

Despite the alliance, many harbor ulterior motives. Deadly poisons and explosive potions lurk in the shadows, ready to explode when the time is right.

Scarlet must apologize; she really misunderstood these people before.

They're not brainless, they're just too cunning; everyone has their own agenda.

If the guild suffers huge losses and is unable to turn the tide in a direct confrontation with the Demon King of the Boundary Between Reality and Illusion, wouldn't all our efforts be in vain?

Rather than directly confronting the boundaries between reality and illusion, eliminating undefended "allies" is clearly a better option.

If you immediately use the points to improve your combat power, it's hard to say you won't be able to put up a fight.

They're all shrewd people; their motives for coming here aren't pure.

Scarlet even felt that the group that initially proposed the "alliance" also had this purpose in mind: to scam a big group in order to keep up with the progress.

Anyway, you could tell from the deafening explosion of the potion that all 18 warlords had a share.

Intentions revealed, no problem...

Let's start practicing right here!
The villages by the lake resemble resource-rich buildings in a battle royale game; once a fight breaks out, a constant stream of people come to mediate.

In a short while, three more guilds came to join the event. The only difference was that one ended up in a bad situation, while the other two chose to hide and decided to be the fishermen in the fight between the snipe and the clam.

The commentator had lost his composure, and even the ready-to-eat food in the guest seats was speechless, mouths slightly agape.

They had never seen anything like it before.

How else can this be explained? The entire northwestern Shanxi region is in complete chaos.

Even the most intense fighting in the foreign servers pales in comparison to what's happening before our eyes.

Explosions continued to occur one after another. This large village had become a standard battle royale map. Players who entered this place had only one goal—to eliminate moving targets and escape with points.

But once the cutthroat competition begins, it's not so easy to escape the quagmire of chaos.

The guild rankings on the leaderboard are changing rapidly, with points being passed around like a relay baton, causing the second place on the leaderboard to change hands frequently.

Even a tug-of-war wasn't this intense.

In chaotic battles, it's easy to lose your temper, get bloodshot, and kill without regard for anything else – that's the norm.

Looking at this battlefield, which resembled the Verdun meat grinder, Huang Liangyi, the president of the comical tree association, smiled helplessly.

"I think it all started with how the boundary between reality and virtuality speeds up the game."

The narrator continued, "So, it's all the fault of the boundary between the real and the virtual?"

"Yes, it's all their fault."

Seriously, why make it so complicated?

(End of this chapter)