Chapter 1170: Preparing for a Clever Capture (Expanded)

"Huh— Su Sheng, if you come any later, I'll just give the orders."

Huang Mingxin looked at Su Sheng in front of them and complained.

"Hehe, so we missed it, huh," Su Sheng grinned; he wouldn't claim that he had already been watching from the sidelines for a while.

Moreover, the situation was urgent earlier; although the two formed a party via remote, on Huang Mingxin's mini‑map the unexplored areas were still shrouded in war fog, so Su Sheng's teammate icon was invisible.

However, from this encounter with Lin Huan, Su Sheng also saw that the National War System's mechanics aren't very friendly to invasion‑style play.

At the moment, nothing can be discerned; they're too small in scale.

But once the main forces all reach level 80 Fourth Rebirth, if they are randomly scattered during an invasion, gathering them will be quite difficult.

In a situation like Huang Mingxin's now, some lone Priest players find it hard to protect themselves and rejoin a squad in a large‑scale invasion battle.

At this point Huang Mingxin had not yet left Combat State; Su Sheng guarded nearby, glanced at the Little Days Players scattering away, and curled his lip.

These pure Solo Players, in Su Sheng's eyes, were just a ragtag mob that would crumble at the slightest touch—completely expected.

Su Sheng then cast his eyes over the huge pile of loot on the ground.

Tsk…

There were few blues, not a single piece above purple, about 70% green, and over 20% white gear.

Tsk…

That development level, compared with the Domestic Server, is like night and day.

Especially those white pieces, probably all bought from NPC shops, standard white‑board gear.

As Su Sheng knows, the Domestic Server's mainstream players now are roughly half blue, half green, with maybe one or two purple pieces.

A tier lower, they're basically all green, white‑board gear…

After the Newbie Village stage, Su Sheng hardly ever saw them.

Those Little Days Players that Su Sheng scared off had no hostile targets around being attacked by Huang Mingxin, nor attacking Huang Mingxin.

After waiting a while longer, Huang Mingxin finally left Combat State.

"Let's go, we'll find others to regroup; this time we'll figure out how to pull off a big one," Su Sheng said, looking at Huang Mingxin.

"Alright."

Huang Mingxin nodded, then summoned their mount again.

Then the two rode their mounts toward the agreed coordinate point.

Of course, Su Sheng kept the speed steady, waiting for Huang Mingxin.

This time, Su Sheng and Huang Mingxin encountered quite a few Little Days Players along the way.

But with Su Sheng present, the journey was more surprising than dangerous.

Those scattered Little Days Players were completely ignored by Su Sheng, who proceeded with Huang Mingxin.

Naturally, they also ran into large groups on the road.

The biggest was a Little Days group of over 3,000 people, apparently a sizable mid‑size guild.

At least their level was considerably higher than that of ordinary Little Days Solo Players.

Naturally there was nothing to discuss; each time Huang Mingxin applied a Buff to Su Sheng, then hid to the side.

Su Sheng charged alone.

He directly knocked the charging opponents off their mounts!

Of course, wiping them all out wasn't realistic; after all, Su Sheng was just one person.

But given the current level of those Little Days Players, whether one or two thousand, even the peak 3,000, they had no way to deal with Su Sheng.

Although Su Sheng killed slowly, he kept killing; with their combat quality, morale collapse was only a matter of time.

Thus each time Su Sheng eliminated a portion, the Little Days Players fled on their own.

Then Su Sheng and Huang Mingxin pressed on.

Although it took quite a bit of time, everything went smoothly.

Moreover, the purpose this time was to kill, and Su Sheng's slaying of these Little Days Players earned National War Merit.

Huang Mingxin didn't fight, but applied a Buff, which counted as support, allowing them to receive some National War Merit.

So killing these Little Days Players along the way wasn't a waste of time.

However, before reaching the intended spot, Su Sheng ran into another trio of Huaxia Players battling a Little Days group.

An archer, a Punishment Priest, and a knight.

One of the knights was a familiar face… back when breaking through the gate, Su Sheng gave the Siege Tool to the defending knight of Hongmeng, Hongmeng's first T… nickname: Xiao Buseng.

Now Xiao Buseng, bearing a massive Tower Shield, stood at the front, stubbornly withstanding the Little Days Players' Focus Fire.

Xiao Buseng might lack in damage output, but his focus on defense was commendable.

With a Punishment Priest behind him, he held his ground; although the Punishment Priest's Healing Technique and support aren't as good as a Holy Light Priest, they can still add some health.

That Punishment Priest was also a familiar face… another Deputy President of Huan Yu… Jiang Shangbaiyi, whose status in Huan Yu is akin to a dog‑head strategist.

As for the archer, also not an ordinary person… a female player, one of the Dawn Star Seven Star Group Leaders, Qixing Kaiyang!

The three teamed up; though they couldn't match Su Sheng's ease, their coordination kept things orderly. They couldn't shake off the Little Days Players, but nothing disastrous happened in the short term.

However, their HP wasn't exactly healthy.

Since they met, Su Sheng naturally wouldn't ignore it!

Huang Mingxin's Healing Technique landed first, followed by a group Buff; Huang Mingxin's professional Buff directly overwrote Jiang Shangbaiyi's "amateur" Buff.

Jiang Shangbaiyi and the two others instantly felt a surge of spirit.

Undoubtedly, support arrived!

Qixing Kaiyang loosed an arrow, piercing a Little Days Player, then glanced back and saw Su Sheng charging on a snarling suanni, eyes lighting up.

Chairman Mo Wen!

"Kill the enemy!" Now is not a time for chit‑chat; Su Sheng shouted as he charged past the three of them.

In an instant, the three's Battle Intent surged.

With Su Sheng's addition, the outcome was obvious.

After a short while, this group of Little Days was outright killed.

"Chairman Mo Wen, thanks to you showing up; otherwise, even though the three of us could kill many, we'd probably still have to answer for it."

Jiang Shang Baiyu said to Su Sheng with a cheerful smile.

Qixing Kaiyang on the other side curled a lip but stayed silent.

She is a ranger!!

Having entered Combat State, the three of them couldn't mount horses; Jiang Shang Baiyi and Xiao Buseng were both rather short‑legged, so they might indeed have to answer for it.

Because they couldn't shake off the Little Days behind them, but Qixing Kaiyang was different; as an 80‑level Fourth Rebirth ranger with decent gear, being an agility class, she could easily ditch those Little Days.

In the end, the party gathered into a five‑person squad.

Along the way, they kept cutting down foes in a golden blaze.

At this moment, Shen Wang sent a message saying he had already arrived at the preset coordinates, and some people were already waiting there.

However, some people were rather unlucky.

Two of the fragile rear‑line players were single‑captured by Little Days and sent back.

Facing this random‑distribution mechanic, there was nothing that could be done… but the ones who were captured and sent away weren't from the North Sea Main City side.

From then on, there was nothing left to suspense.

When about eight hours of game time remained.

Su Sheng, with seven or eight others, met up with Shen Wang's group.

At this point, on the North Sea Main City map, the 14 randomly assigned players gathered together.

Core members: Su Sheng, Shen Wang, Huang Mingxin, Jiang Shang Baiyi, Qixing Kaiyang, Qing Guo Qing Cheng… the rest were top guild elites.

"Chairman Mo Wen, what do you think? Directly force the attack?"

Shen Wang cracked his knuckles.

Su Sheng rolled his eyes, glanced at Shen Wang, thinking, "This guy is slacking off, huh?"

Su Sheng knew Shen Wang fairly well; as Chairman of Huan Yu, capable of keeping the Top Rank throne among the myriad heroes, he wasn't a brainless fool, yet now he asked such a senseless question.

Obviously, seeing himself present, the guy stopped thinking altogether.

Force the attack? They only have 14 people—what could they possibly force? Force the attack?

The North Sea Main City isn't like the former National Battle Map Main City, where Little Days players were so few.

But now they're up against tens of thousands of Little Days, defending the city.

Fourteen people storming the city? That's a piece of cake.

"How are the other three Main Cities?"

But Su Sheng didn't rush to answer Shen Wang's question; instead, he asked about the other three Main Cities.

"They've mostly gathered, but over at the Ben Zhou Main City map, the numbers are too low; they don't seem to plan to unite, preferring to kill individually."

"You have several Ten Court Yanluo over there, Kong Lang as well, plus other Assassin Guild players; assassins make up about seven or eight there."

Jiang Shang Baiyi looked at Su Sheng and spoke.

Upon hearing that, Su Sheng nodded slightly; in that case, the area indeed wasn't suitable for a frontal assault—scattering to kill individually was best.

"We have too few people; we can't force a city assault like we did on the National Battle Map before."

"So we have to take it smartly."

"I'll take him; we'll find a way to stealthily approach the North Sea Main City and see if they've sealed the gates. If not, we'll stealthily lurk at the City Gate."

"Shen Wang, you take the other melee fighters and rush at top speed toward the City Gate where we are lurking; I'll find a way to stop them from closing the gate."

Su Sheng began making arrangements…

"Alright, we'll follow your lead," Shen Wang nodded in agreement.

Among the 14 who gathered, there was also a member of Huan Yu's Assassin Guild.

Then Su Sheng donned Cheetah battle boots and, together with that Huan Yu Assassin Guild member, stealthily crept toward the Little Days' North Sea Main City.

During the creep, Su Sheng contacted that Bu Er Li Mang fellow.

"Which Main City are you in?" Su Sheng only knew that Bu Er Li Mang had been randomly placed inside someone's Main City, but hadn't asked which.

Bu Er Li Mang replied almost instantly: "I'm in the Ben Zhou Main City."

Hearing Bu Er Li Mang's reply, Su Sheng couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, wondering if it was intentional.

Kong Lang also had several Ten Court Yanluo, and the not‑numerous Assassin Guild players; most were assigned to the Ben Zhou Main City.

"You haven't started killing yet, have you?" Su Sheng asked; seizing the City Gate with this Huan Yu assassin was somewhat difficult.

After all, to capture a City Gate you must hold it for a while; it's not about reckless slashing, you need to come and go freely.

So Su Sheng wondered whether he could rope in Bu Er Li Mang to cause some trouble directly.

"Not yet," Bu Er Li Mang replied.

"Good. See if you can stealthily use a Teleport Array to come to the Ben Zhou Main City and meet me inside; we're planning something big."

"Alright."

Bu Er Li Mang naturally agreed right away.

After a moment's thought, Su Sheng directly contacted Chen Guan.

"How are Kong Lang's battle records?"

Su Sheng asked directly.

Just so-so, these guys are all in groups.

After a while, Kong Lang replied; obviously he had just been in battle.

Most of the assassin players are over in Ben Zhou; you guys fighting separately won't kill many. Find a way to gather everyone, sneak into the city, then sneak to the teleport array and head to North Sea Main City—let's cause trouble together.

Su Sheng said.

Calling one is calling; calling a group is also calling.

Since we've already called Bu Er Li Mang, why not just bring Kong Lang's group over as well?

Once Kong Lang brings over their people and we gather together to stop the Little Days from closing the gate, it's basically a sure thing.

No problem, I'll gather right now!

Kong Lang also replied immediately.

…

Time passed second by second.

In the blink of an eye, over an hour had passed.

The people of the other two lords, although they couldn't forcefully attack the city, but after Huisi also joined in, they went out and wildly hunted Little Days players in the wilderness.

This made the players of the other two main cities on the Little Days' side tremble with fear.

A gathering of top-tier Fourth Rebirth experts, as long as they aren't being reckless and stand firm in a head-on clash without retreating, the Little Days' development level would struggle to cope with them.

However, the four major guilds on the Little Days' side—Yamaguchi Group, Divine Phoenix Guild, Sakura Association, and Left Bank—each gathered in those two main cities, and under the leadership of several Fourth Rebirth players, they began to encircle and suppress them.

For a moment, their pressure there also suddenly increased.

As for Ben Zhou and North Sea, during that over an hour, it was peaceful and quiet.

The people over in Ben Zhou had all been pulled over by Su Sheng, while those over in North Sea were lying in wait, awaiting Su Sheng's orders.

During that time, Shen Wang urged him impatiently twice; at first Su Sheng replied a bit, but later he couldn't be bothered to respond.

This guy, when others are around, turns into a brainless brute, just slacking off, right?

However, because of the turmoil in the other two main cities,

Now, quite a few Little Days players have come to the North Sea Main City side to level up.

After Su Sheng brought Kong Lang and the others into position, which took over an hour, they were ready to act.

All the assassins present were level 80 Fourth Rebirth; regardless of whether they were NPCs or other Little Days players' levels, without using detection swords, they could hardly be detected.

Alright, stop urging—bring people over to attack the city! Get as close as possible; when they try to close the gate, I'll block the east gate!

Su Sheng watched everyone get into position, lifted the private chat block on that guy Shen Wang, and sent the message.