Chapter 283: with translation of chapter title

Main text Chapter 283: National War Begins

The 10‑minute countdown passed quickly; by the time Xiao Feng finished chatting with the three guild leaders, only the final 5 minutes remained.

The change in territorial war rules made Xiao Feng change his mind; he planned to go out for a stroll right away, have some fun first, and then return to take over the war city when the settlement was about to end.

He tidied his pack, putting away the useless precious items at home, taking only some potions and scrolls with him, and then immediately left.

Leaving the Xiao Zhai gate, he saw NPCs hurrying through the streets, each heading home, looking like they were fleeing.

At the same time, golden rays descended from the Tian Kong, enveloping building after building, seemingly providing protection.

「Has the system enabled protection for NPCs and city buildings? 」

Xiao Feng thought to himself upon seeing this.

The first territorial war was on a huge scale; to avoid harming innocents, the system set up a special protective mechanism so the city would not be destroyed and NPCs were kept safe inside their homes.

This way, players could freely engage in street fighting inside the city!

「I don't know where the Lord's Platform is; if it's convenient, I'll go seize it first, then when the guild flag is ready I'll just plant it. 」 Xiao Feng muttered.

The guild flag still needed seven or eight minutes to finish; at that time he could use the guild leader's authority to retrieve it remotely.

However, the Lord's Platform had not yet appeared, and no one knew exactly where it would be.

Xiao Feng walked around the Teleportation Array; the crowd was so thick he couldn't squeeze in, and as far as the eye could see it was a sea of people—enough that one sentence per person could form a noise bomb…

At that moment, the system prompt suddenly sounded again.

【Ding~ Territorial war starts in 3 minutes!】

【All city Teleportation Arrays are moved to a position 5 kilometers outside the city; the original Teleportation Array is replaced by the Lord's Platform!】

【The system distributes a special item "Leisure Order" to each player; using it will teleport them to the leisure map "Zhu Shen Da Lu·Dungeon", where they can continue quests and leveling unaffected by the territorial war.】

When this prompt appeared, everyone was stunned for a moment.

Immediately after, various strange cries rose and fell!

「Holy crap, did the Teleportation Array grow legs and run away? 」

「Screw you, 5 kilometers outside the city? Brothers, hurry up! 」

「The Lord's Platform is about to spawn here! Brothers, later we'll go up and plant the flag—the war city will be ours soon!!! 」

The sudden change left players unable to react, and the scene instantly fell into chaos.

Xiao Feng looked at the suddenly moving dense crowd and was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

【Lord's Platform】 actually appeared right at the Teleportation Array's spot— isn't that convenient for him?

Just leave Xiao Zhai, turn a corner and you're there— super convenient, much easier than storming a city!

A three‑minute red countdown appeared in the center of every player's view, indicating the war was about to begin.

An extra item appeared in the inventory; if one didn't want to join the territorial war, they could use it to teleport to another Zhu Shen Da Lu dungeon and continue normal gameplay.

But Xiao Feng had no intention of being a leisurely salted fish; if there was fighting to be done, he certainly wouldn't run!

With two minutes left, some players near the Teleportation Array ran off, sprinting toward the city outskirts, intent on marching to Xi Dalu to beat up the foreign friends on the international server.

Meanwhile, more people gathered near the Teleportation Array, ready for battle, trying to seize this city.

Seeing the sea of players, Xiao Feng sighed helplessly.

With this situation, the competition for the war city was still fierce; before the final settlement, he feared he'd have to kill many of his own side's players.

But there was nothing to be done about it.

Who made the combat unit of the territorial war the "guild"?

If it were a nation, there wouldn't be so many troubles.

With one minute left, players had already drawn their weapons, clenched their fists, and were ready to grab the main city's Lord's Platform.

At that moment, the light of the Teleportation Array had dimmed, and a building rose from its original spot.

The Teleportation Array square of the main city was huge, with each side exceeding 1 kilometer.

The risen structure was a three‑tier stone platform, each tier 15 meters high; the lowest tier was over 300 meters wide, like a gymnasium.

The second tier's area was halved, and the third tier halved again.

Each tier had stairways on eight sides for climbing; at the very center of the top tier stood a flag platform, where the guild flag is planted.

Because the Lord's Platform rose directly from the Teleportation Array's location, some players were lifted upward by the structure and ended up exactly at the center of the three‑tier Lord's Platform.

With 30 seconds left, no NPCs could be seen on the streets.

At that moment, Xiao Feng received a message from Shen Di.

Shen Di said: «Xiao Feng, our guild has decided—we're going to take the most prosperous city of Xi Dalu, Lei Ting City. Is your side okay? »

«Lei Ting City? The one occupied by M Country? » Xiao Feng sounded a bit surprised.

He had thought Shen Di would take the Death City and Life City, the two upcoming 2‑level cities, but instead he ended up eyeing a 3‑level main city in Xi Dalu.

Shen Di explained: «The other 2‑level cities aren't developed yet, so short‑term gains would be poor. Lei Ting City is run by M Country, the most prosperous city in the west; taking it would bring good profits and also let us slap the Western nations, earning plenty of face. »

«Makes sense! Then get your supplies ready; I'll contact you when the final countdown hits 3 hours. » Xiao Feng said.

As they spoke, the countdown had only 10 seconds left.

«Let's go play with the foreign players first, then regroup at the last moment. Xiao Feng, this time I trust you—don't fool me. » Shen Di said in a solemn tone.

«Don't worry. » Xiao Feng gave a slight smile.

Countdown 3…

2…

1…

【Territorial war……begins!】

The system issued a prompt.

In the next second, Xiao Feng's vision shifted and instantly turned into a red ocean!

Every player in view had their name turn red!

Translation: "Every player within sight had their name turned red!"

All players, regardless of country or region, are red-named if they're not from your own guild!

Translation: "All players! No matter which country or region they come from, as long as they are not from our own guild, they are all in red-name status!"

"Brothers of War City! This city is ours, Black Wolf Guild! Please give us some face!"

We need to keep quotes. Translation: "\"Brothers of War City! This city is ours, the Black Wolf Guild! Please give us face! \"" But we need to keep Chinese quotes? Usually we translate to English quotes. Use double quotes. The line includes Chinese quotation marks 「」. We'll output English double quotes.

Thus: "\"Brothers of War City! This city is ours, the Black Wolf Guild! Please give us face! \""

As soon as the event started, a voice sounded from the lord's platform.

Translation: "The event had just begun when a voice came from the lord's platform."

"Screw your face, get lost, old man!"

"Screw your face, get lost, old man!"

Bang!

Translation: "Bang!"

The battle broke out on the third level of the lord's platform.

Translation: "In the area of the third level of the lord's platform, battle erupted instantly."

"Charge! Take War City!"

Translation: "\"Charge! Take War City! \""

The crowd below shouted desperately, pushing forward.

Translation: "The people below also shouted loudly, desperately pushing forward."

But there were too many people; the game doesn't allow model overlap, so you can only shove through.

Translation: "But there were simply too many people; the game does not have a 'model overlap' setting, so player models cannot stack, and one can only shove through by force."

If you can't push them, you kill them.

Translation: "When you can't push, you get killed."

"Force Break Thousand Army!"

Translation: "\"Force Breaks Ten Thousand Armies! \""

"Exploding Fireball!"

Translation: "\"Exploding Fireball! \""

"Charge!"

Translation: "\"Charge! \""

Countless players unleashed skills at once, flooding the nearby streets and square with blinding light and dazzling effects that dazzled the eyes.

Translation: "Countless people simultaneously unleashed their skills; in the area near the streets and squares, a burst of innumerable light flashed instantly, and the dazzling effects dazzled the eyes."

Xiao Feng stood at his doorstep, doing nothing, when a few warriors slammed into him, knocking him back repeatedly, nearly pushing him back inside.

Xiao Feng stood at the door of his own home.

Translation: "Xiao Feng stood at his own doorstep, doing nothing, when a few warriors collided with him, sending him stumbling backward repeatedly, almost being shoved back inside."

"It's this intense..."

Translation: "\"So intense... \""

This is still Dragon Nation compatriots fighting each other.

Translation: "This is still fellow countrymen of the Dragon Nation fighting each other."

If they met foreigners, wouldn't they go on a killing spree?

Translation: "If we encountered foreigners, wouldn't we go on a killing spree?"

"Forget it, let them play for now; I just need to seize the lord's position when settling."

Translation: "\"Forget it, let them play; I just need to seize the lord's position when the settlement occurs. \""

Anyway, the lord's platform is right next door to my house, so I'm not rushing to take it; I'll let others have fun first.

Translation: "Anyway, the lord's platform is right next door to my house, so I'm not in a rush to take it; I might as well let others play first."

As for him...

Translation: "As for him…"

Shouldn't he first go check out Xi Dalu?

Shouldn't he first go take a look around Xi Dalu?

Xiao Feng didn't act, retreating back into Xiao Zhai.

Use Xiao Feng and Xiao Zhai. Translation: "Xiao Feng did not make a move, and retreated back into Xiao Zhai."

Then he crushed the Teleportation Array and appeared near the Teleportation Array 5 kilometers outside the city.

Then he crushed the Teleportation Array and appeared near the Teleportation Array 5 kilometers outside the city.

Translation: "He then crushed the Teleportation Array and appeared near the Teleportation Array 5 kilometers outside the city."

The new Teleportation Array had been moved to a monster zone outside the city, but now it's not monsters being farmed here—it's players!

The new Teleportation Array had been moved to a monster zone outside the city, but now it's not monsters being farmed here—it's players!

One after another, figures just like Xiao Feng appeared, having teleported back using return-town scrolls.

One after another, figures just like Xiao Feng had arrived via instant teleportation using return-town scrolls.

Those plodding footsloggers still haven't left the city.

Translation: "And those iron simpletons who were running on foot still hadn't left the city yet."

【Please select your destination.】

We need to keep brackets? Probably translate content inside. Use English brackets? We'll keep the same style: 【】 maybe keep as is? The instruction: translate faithfully, not pad. We'll translate the Chinese inside, keep the brackets as they are? Usually we convert to English brackets? But we should keep the same symbols? The line includes Chinese brackets 【】. We'll translate the content and keep the same brackets? The instruction says translate faithfully, not add or omit. The brackets are part of the text; we should keep them. So output: "【Please choose where you want to go.】"

Xiao Feng opened the teleportation list to see.

Translation: "Xiao Feng opened the teleportation list and took a look."

There were exactly 20 main cities, plus seven subsidiary 4th-tier cities, and his own guild's base—all listed!

There were exactly 20 main cities, plus seven subsidiary 4th-tier cities, and his own guild's base—all listed!

Except for the three first-tier main cities, all cities have been opened!

Translation: "Except for the three 1st-tier main cities, indeed all cities had been opened!"

"Tian Kong City."

"Tian Kong City."

(End of chapter)