Chapter 274: The Bully Alliance, Internet Cafe Collective Punishment

The Primordial Sacrifice Altar.

Li Zheng had been closely monitoring the actions of the Earth Nian Bully in establishing projection teleportation arrays.

Essentially, this action expanded the operational space for players within the Novice Village, granting them multiple selectable combat zones.

This indirectly accelerated the players' development speed.

However, the primary objective was for the Earth Nian Evil Spirit to alleviate its own war pressure, distributing its suffering through the projection teleportation arrays.

This was to prevent the Black Black Tide defensive line from being pierced by the players' continuous fierce offensives during the Waning Moon and Last Quarter Moon phases.

This move clearly indicated that the Earth Nian Evil Spirit had deliberated deeply.

It had also considered the possibility that players might become stronger, bringing it greater pressure.

The deeper strategic layout behind this was to incorporate other nodes under player war pressure into its own jurisdiction, establishing an alliance to jointly resist the players.

Secondly, it aimed to open channels for external expansion.

Trapped beneath the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range by players and the insect race, it had no means to expand its territory or acquire resources other than horizontal development.

But with this mutual-aid structure of an alliance, it could invest Black Black Tide energy into the expansion of other nodes, reaping the dividends of development.

If this plan truly succeeded, the Earth Nian Evil Spirit would establish an Evil Spirit Legion with itself at the core, its authority even eclipsing part of the Monarch's influence.

What Qi Sheng was curious about was how the Monarch would react if it learned of such an internal Black Black Tide alliance.

He posed this question to the Guidance.

The Guidance replied that every Evil Spirit Warrior within the Black Black Tide system possessed a latent Thought Steel Seal.

However, this Thought Steel Seal had vanished from the Earth Nian Evil Spirit.

But it still existed in other Evil Spirits.

Theoretically, neither the Evil Spirits of other nodes nor the Monarch would suspect the Earth Nian Evil Spirit.

They would automatically interpret the Earth Nian Evil Spirit's behavioral logic as a layout serving the overall interests of the Black Black Tide.

If the internal alliance centered on the Earth Nian Evil Spirit developed smoothly, it would not only avoid punishment from the Monarch but might even be viewed as attempting to innovate and optimize the war system, thereby receiving rewards.

Furthermore, given the Earth Nian Evil Spirit's status as a graduate of the Abyss Trial, there was no possibility of the Monarch suppressing its innovations.

The only potential risk lay in the projection teleportation arrays erected in the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range region.

In this regard, the Earth Nian Evil Spirit had already detected the potential risk of exposure and was continuously optimizing and upgrading them.

This allowed Evil Spirit Warriors from other nodes to know that the player legions originated from the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range region managed by the Earth Nian Evil Spirit, yet the method of their arrival would not be attributed to it, nor could they effectively stop it.

After understanding the details, Qi Sheng held even greater expectations for the Earth Nian Evil Spirit.

Such a unique Evil Spirit Warrior was something even the Guidance had never encountered.

He was very curious about what kind of future landscape the unknown changes within the Earth Nian Evil Spirit would weave, and where its destiny would be led.

He even had a premonition that the future of the Earth Nian Evil Spirit would likely involve breaking free from the control of the Black Black Tide system.

Compared to other Evil Spirit Warriors, it was too free, so free that even Qi Sheng felt it was excessive.

That it could actually conceive the idea of "framing" other nodes was truly outrageous.

Amidst surging thoughts, Qi Sheng's gaze shifted to the "Contract Alliance" section of the forum.

Recently, this section had been incredibly lively, with posts recruiting players constantly refreshing.

[Second Brother seeks powerful players, 300-person Warband, only accepting players with Main Soul Rank 63+, any profession, DM to share attribute interface and Resonance Weapon effects, join upon certification, command is strong, guaranteed enjoyable farming of Sacrificial Power.]

[Fifth Brother seeks powerful teammates, 500-person Warband, commanded by a player famous on the Sinful Land leaderboard, strength absolutely guaranteed, those lacking Sacrificial Power hurry to join, Tank-Flow players receive extra hunting profit subsidies, those confident in their strength DM screenshots immediately, departing soon.]

[Those with water navigation vehicles join up, target is Third Brother, no special strength requirements, Main Soul Rank 55+ is fine, Tank-Flow players can be 50+, 800-person professional team, led by a powerful Warband Leader, those who won't follow commands need not apply.]

[Flower Sea Society recruits powerful players, future operations will be in Fourth Brother's scenario, players with Main Soul Rank 65+ may apply, upon passing audit and joining the Society, real-world benefits will be given, the President can even help solve your singlehood issues, requirements for Tank-Flow players can be lowered somewhat, everyone hurry to sign up.]

Meddlesome forum players named the villain alliance formed by the Earth Nian Bully as: The Bully Alliance.

They even imagined scenes of them swearing brotherhood, ranking them according to the personal combat prowess of the five Evil Spirit Warriors.

Eldest Brother Earth Nian Bully, Second Brother Blood Pattern Bully, Third Brother Iron Spine Bully, Fourth Brother Rotten Heart Bully, Fifth Brother Ghost Fang Bully.

Among these, the Earth Nian Bully was an old acquaintance to the players, and also the one they were most reluctant to Iron Face.

The weakest was undoubtedly the Ghost Fang Bully, who was currently the main target for player teams to conquer.

Especially the several newly formed joint warbands were preparing to make an example of the Ghost Fang Bully.

For these new teams, this was a rare and valuable opportunity.

The God King led the God Hall Society, and even the several societies within the joint warbands had all grown alongside the Earth Nian Bully.

They knew each other very well.

But for new teams wishing to challenge the Evil Influence Surges in the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range, there was no gradual growth process; from the start, they would Iron Face the Earth Nian Bully with all its capabilities maxed out.

This growth opportunity created by the Earth Nian Bully was something no ambitious society wanted to miss.

Just as players were actively preparing to challenge the Bully Alliance, the Earth Nian Evil Spirit at the Tianyuan Domain Node also began a new layout.

At this moment, on the platform of the Tianyuan Tower, the Earth Nian Evil Spirit stood suspended in mid-air, communicating with Evil Spirit Warriors from other nodes via mental connections.

What made it feel slightly helpless was that these guys had only been in contact with players for a short time yet had already been completely led astray.

Recently, they had also habitually started using player quotes, cursing with every breath.

On the tactical level, the first thing they learned was the "Taunt Tactics" it had shared.

Through the connected mental network, voices of other nodes' Evil Spirit Warriors, furious and exasperated, occasionally rang in its mind:

Ghost Fang: Speedrun my ass? Today I'll slaughter you all, let you speedrun straight to the Spirit Hall, think your Tank Flow can hold? I'll hold your lungs, all of you damn well die!

Blood Pattern: You maggots seeking death dare to challenge me? Roll back to your mother's womb to restart, I control Evil Influences with a keyboard better than you play, trash!

Beautiful linguistic art constantly erupted amidst the clashes of war confrontation.

The behavior of the Evil Spirit Warriors also enraged the participating players into cursing loudly.

Except for a small portion of veteran players from the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range region who had undergone special training by the Bullies and would not easily break their defenses.

The result of new societies and Evil Spirits trading insults was often both sides breaking their defenses.

This was also the first time Evil Spirit Warriors other than Earth Nian had experienced pure mental-level attacks in war.

No need for long-range release of mental-type abilities; relying solely on a mouth could inflict extreme emotional damage.

By sharing visuals to observe the war trends in other nodes, the Earth Nian Evil Spirit began holding class, its voice frequently ringing out across different nodes:

"Blood Pattern, attempt to generate Calamity-type units in battle to execute the Calamity Backlash Tactics; remember, absolutely no greed, set the lifeline at around 40% during initial training before retreating to trigger the backlash, start training with engagements in local areas."

"Ghost Fang, although Disaster-type units are strong, you must learn to reasonably attempt unit combinations; start with Apocalypse-type units, bring out the advantages of our Black Black Tide system's full unit arsenal; players are not other factions, fighting solely with Disaster-type units, you won't last long before being exhausted."

"Rotten Heart, try using the Treasure Chest Tactics I taught you; the players' thirst for profit can become a means for us to expand our war advantage."

"Iron Spine, I am unfamiliar with underwater warfare, but I offer some reference suggestions regarding your unit combinations..."

Under the guidance of the Earth Nian Evil Spirit, the war modes of the four nodes were continuously optimized.

Tactical successes also made them trust the Earth Nian Evil Spirit even more.

This gradually established trust was precisely the result the Earth Nian Evil Spirit wanted to see.

At this moment, an idea even sprouted in its heart.

Could it utilize the Black Black Tide interconnected node network to combine the advantages of these few Evil Spirit Warriors, forming a joint command network?

In the future, Black Black Tide energy and units could be shared, transmitted through network nodes.

Allowing entry into the battlefield of any node at any time for support, forming an efficient war mutual-aid network.

It could even activate a joint command Cultivation Mode to leverage their respective strengths.

Having formed the idea, it immediately began simulating the feasibility of applying this model in actual warfare, as well as a series of potential problems.

Two days later.

The Earth Nian Evil Spirit proposed its concept to the Evil Spirit Warriors of the other four nodes.

Earth Nian: Brothers, I have an idea; can we strengthen our node docking network to form a joint command system, commanding battles together to leverage our respective advantages?

Ghost Fang: Command together, won't that interfere with each other? Who exactly do we listen to?

Earth Nian: My idea is this: Ghost Fang, you are best at using Disaster-type units, so you will be responsible for damage output and fire suppression on the battlefield. Rotten Heart, your Surge-type assassin units are elusive; you will be responsible for sniping high-threat targets among the player race. Blood Pattern excels at using Apocalypse-type units, responsible for battlefield segmentation and frontal confrontation. Iron Spine will handle battlefield support, generating units primarily of the Destruction type for all-around assistance. I will serve as the Grand General, controlling Calamity-type units to protect key combat units in the rear...

In the Earth Nian Evil Spirit's explanation, the Evil Spirit Warriors of the other four nodes all understood its idea.

The core of the joint command had two points.

First, divide the war into different battlefield functions, with each Evil Spirit responsible only for the part it excels at.

Second, sharing the computing power of the Evil Eyes.

The visions of the five Evil Spirits would be fully synchronized in war Cultivation Mode.

Detected and analyzed player skills, and even combat habits, would be recorded by the five Evil Eyes in a shared intelligence database.

Next was dynamic adjustment of computing power.

As Grand General, the Earth Nian Evil Spirit would allocate computing power to the other four Evil Spirits based on battlefield changes, providing precise war assistance.

Finally, there was intelligent allocation of resources, with Black Black Tide energy flowing according to battlefield demands.

For example, when deciding to assassinate a key target of the player race, the Surge-type units controlled by Rotten Heart could receive extra Evil Eye computing power and Black Black Tide energy supply.

The Earth Nian Evil Spirit named this plan: War Network.

After understanding the Earth Nian Evil Spirit's plan in detail, the four Evil Spirit Warriors from the other nodes expressed their willingness to try it.

This was also their first contact with a joint combat Cultivation Mode, and they were all curious about the performance effects of this model in actual combat.

Just as the Evil Eyes were laying out the new war Cultivation Mode.

The players were also studying the war styles of different Evil Spirits, aiming to formulate targeted combat strategies.

During this period, a combat model proposed by a player on the forum sparked heated discussion.

The post was made by the tactical commander of the Star Net Society: Ye Lan.

The combat concept he proposed was highly innovative, named: Tidal Rotation Tactics.

This set of tactics overturned the traditional model represented by the God King; it was not constructed using divided group modes like damage-dealing groups, support groups, marksman groups, or melee groups.

The core of the Tidal Rotation Tactics was that every player in the group was a free-style practitioner of both martial and magical cultivation.

They could deal damage and also absorb damage.

Every player could switch styles based on the battlefield situation.

There was no scenario where the backline could be cut off.

For example, front-line players were both warriors and damage absorbers, occasionally acting as assassins, able to change their positioning at any time.

Backline magic-cultivating players were both supports and casters, also able to change according to the situation at any time.

It transformed fixed group divisions into a dynamic switching mechanism.

This model indeed could not be used in actual combat during the early development stage of the player faction, but now the number of Star Vein slots was constantly increasing, and the number of Fate Souls players could embed was growing.

Using three Fate Souls as a set to create a profession template, nine Star Vein slots could configure three different style playmethods.

Regarding the improvement of Fate Soul levels, they chose the most balanced growth ratio, with all Fate Souls growing synchronously.

The advantage of this model was obvious: every combat unit possessed the characteristics of integrated offense and defense, and dual cultivation of martial and magic; facing any type of Black Black Tide unit, they could respond quickly, avoiding situations where traditional combat teams were countered by certain units, and there was no so-called damage-dealing backline in the true sense.

Its features were strong battlefield adaptability, a high fault-tolerance rate, the ability to adjust formations in real-time, and the capacity to handle any form of unexpected situation.

But the disadvantages were also obvious.

Although this system was comprehensive, it was mediocre; balancing multi-dimensional combat meant that capabilities in any single aspect were not outstanding.

Its damage output was not as violent as the Star Vein combinations of extreme damage dealers, its defense was not as solid as traditional damage-absorbing style players, its support efficiency was not as good as pure support style players... and under prolonged combat, the sustainability pressure was also significant.

Secondly, the learning cost was extremely high.

It required every player in the team to master the playmethods of different styles, able to shift their combat thinking after switching functions; for ordinary players to master this, they needed to invest a large amount of time in learning.

Regarding this war system, forum players had mixed reviews.

But the player who made the post also elaborated on his own viewpoint afterwards, stating:

The strength of the Black Black Tide legions lay in their ability to switch freely among all-system units; no matter how you adjusted the style positioning of players in your team, the opponent could always find a unit Cultivation Mode to counter you.

The greatest advantage of the Tidal Rotation Tactics lay in confronting the Black Black Tide system, using its own "formlessness" to weaken the Black Black Tide's all-system counter advantage.

That is, blurring the battlefield positioning of one's own combat units to disrupt the targeted combat modes of the Black Black Tide evil spirits.

While lowering one's own ceiling, it indirectly raised one's own floor; it was a set of tactics specifically created to counter the Black Black Tide and gain a war advantage.

The greatest feature of this tactic was using homogenization to counter specialization.

Traditional tactics required commanders to precisely seize opportunities in war to expand their own advantages, whereas the feature of Tidal Rotation was to keep the players in the warband constantly maintaining a passing standard of 60 points.

Essentially, it used the mediocrity of everyone to drag the Black Black Tide's specialized advantages down into the same quagmire to fight.

Although it could not yet completely offset the Black Black Tide's advantages and had a series of shortcomings.

But in the future, as the number of player Star Vein slots increased, it would inevitably gradually make up for these shortcomings, bringing about an all-around invincibility.

Regarding this set of tactics, forum players all had different views.

Some players expressed agreement, feeling that this innovative tactic would definitely have its use in the future.

It might even become the mainstream combat plan for certain top-tier teams in the future.

Other players expressed disdain, believing it was far less effective than traditional tactics, which could bring out the advantages of every player.

The establishment of the Bully Alliance caused more players to start thinking about how to fight effectively.

Many novel viewpoints sprouted during this process, including many team commanders who joined the discussion on this tactical update.

Many players transformed into tactical masters, proposing viewpoints, refuting others' viewpoints, and engaging in fierce clashes between the lines.

During this period, whenever a novel tactical viewpoint emerged, it would be instantly dismantled by other players, or more variant tactics would be derived from it.

Posts on the section popularity leaderboard were updating every hour; the entire forum was immersed in an unprecedented carnival of thought, playing a stirring overture for the confrontation against the Bully Alliance.

Whether players or the Earth Chant Bullies, all were seeking breakthroughs and growth.

Three days later, at 4 PM.

The Earth Chant Bully finally waited for an opportunity to test the new tactics.

The massive player army assembled and advanced toward the node where Ghost Tooth was located, obviously intending to take the tower occupied by Ghost Tooth in one go.

But it naturally would not let the players have their way, sending connection invitations to the other four nodes.

Before long, pitch-black light beams shot out simultaneously from the spires of the towers at the five Black Black Tide nodes, connecting with the Evil Moon hanging high in the sky, completing the connection of the resource-sharing network.

At the same time, five evil spirit warriors, led by the Earth Chant Evil Spirit, floated into the air simultaneously.

Their backs connected with the tentacles of the Evil Eye, entering command Cultivation Mode.

At the same time, the Evil Eyes also completed connections with each other through the node network, linked by invisible tentacles.

Having obtained the total command authority, the Earth Chant Bully's expression tightened, and its thoughts expanded explosively.

"Holy crap!"

Taking control of five Evil Eyes simultaneously caused the Earth Chant Evil Spirit's sea of consciousness to tremble violently.

Five completely different torrents of perception were crazily flooding into the depths of its consciousness.

Ghost Tooth's killing instinct pierced in like sharp arrows, every thought carrying a strong desire for slaughter and destruction.

Iron Spine's tactical analysis was like a cold river of data, dividing the battlefield into countless calculable modules.

Rotten Heart's insidious schemes transformed into viscous poisonous mist, weaving deadly traps on the consciousness level.

Blood Pattern's wild fighting spirit was like a burning meteor, constantly striking out new sparks of war desire in its sea of consciousness.

Five battlefields were presented simultaneously in its mind, as if it had entered a state of omniscience and omnipotence, possessing the vision of a god.

The actions of every member of the player race on the battlefield only required a focus of perception to deduce their next movement trajectory.

Thinking speed increased by multiples.

The time required to generate a tactical decision, compared to before, had improved by at least 13 times.

What was even stronger was that its predictive reasoning ability had changed from active to passive.

The moment a magic-cultivating player raised their hand, it had already seen the output trajectory of the ink flames to be released one second later; it didn't even need to actively deduce, as the five Evil Eyes would synchronously provide precise calculations.

A complete tactical network gradually took shape in its thoughts; what Earth Chant saw was no longer the slaughter of a single battlefield, but a three-dimensional chessboard covering five nodes.

The Black Black Tide energy of the five major nodes could all generate evil influence chess pieces that it could mobilize at will.

"Awesome!"

After a brief experience, the Earth Chant Evil Spirit distributed the authority to the other four nodes.

After all, this was not its war alone; it still needed the assistance of the evil spirits from the other four nodes.

The location chosen this time was the Ember Lands battlefield where Ghost Tooth was located.

In the view, hundreds of thousands of player armies were advancing toward the tower from different directions.

Above the tower platform, four illusory figures of evil spirits suddenly appeared beside Ghost Tooth.

Internet cafe five-player row Cultivation Mode, initiating the first actual combat test.

"Follow the steps I shared with you; the first actual combat test will definitely have teething problems. What we need to do is continuously improve this war model, bring out the advantages of our respective abilities, and forge an indestructible Black Black Tide legion."

"Understood, let's begin." Blood Pattern grinned, revealing sharp fangs, his expression full of anticipation.

The Earth Chant Evil Spirit nodded, weaving the ideas in its mind into a simulated tactical demonstration screen within the mental connection network.

Then it raised its head to gaze into the distance where hundreds of thousands of player armies were attacking; the ash kicked up by player boots trampling the scorched earth formed a dust storm that blocked out the sun and obscured the day, while the damage-absorbing style players at the very front were shrouded in crimson qi, forming a continuous crimson Black Tide.

In the instant Ghost Tooth's thought turned, Disaster Archers quickly generated in front of the tower, landing from the black mist like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

After forming ranks, the Disaster Archers drew their bowstrings to the limit simultaneously; on the arrowheads danced the plague poison fire generated by Iron Spine's plague-type units and shared over.

When the players entered the range line marked by the Earth Chant Evil Spirit, the arrows manipulated by Ghost Tooth, entwined with plague and storing Black Black Tide energy, whistled into the sky, but mid-flight their trajectories were twisted by Iron Spine's destruction-type units, and the arrow rain suddenly split into three waves.

The moment they landed, the power of corrosion spread into a corrosion domain at the very front of the battlefield.

After the Black Black Tide energy stored in the arrowheads exploded and spread, under Blood Pattern's control, Doomsday-type warrior units rapidly generated, stepping out of the black mist to reveal ferocious figures.

These Doomsday Warriors, five meters tall and constructed of lava, transformed into battlefield chainsaws after appearing, launching a fierce offensive against the damage-absorbing style player camp.

At the same time, Black Tide Assassins manipulated by Rotten Heart generated from the battlefield flanks, approaching the player army from different directions, seeking assassination targets through shared marker information.

Following that was the appearance of the Calamity-type units most familiar to the players, standing respectively at the very front and the very back of the battlefield.

With this preliminary black-market cooperation, the Bully Alliance demonstrated considerable war control capability.

There was no need for the Earth Chant Evil Spirit to multitask; every evil spirit warrior had a clear battlefield functional positioning.

Under the joint efforts of the five Bullies, the players suddenly felt immense pressure.

At this moment, the God King, who was commanding his own joint warband, also noticed something was wrong.

During the Black Black Tide legion's advance, there was both the familiar feeling of the Earth Chant Bully controlling evil influences and many applications of new tactics.

The feeling it got was that the five Bullies seemed to be conducting an actual combat test of a new war model.

They wanted to maximize the matching advantages of different Black Black Tide system units.

The Earth Chant Bully had played like this before, but ultimately chose to give up; now it had started again.

Asking the Guide, the God King received an affirmative answer.

The five Bullies had really joined forces.

Fortunately, the Calamity Backlash Tactics were not used in this war; the Calamity-type units controlled by the Earth Chant Bully served only as pure defensive units.

Secondly, this test did not activate the energy-saving Cultivation Mode that the Earth Chant Bully was best at; although the pressure was high, the returns were not low.

After understanding the situation, the God King simply gave up the idea of taking the Ghost Tooth node.

With the alliance of the five Bullies, sharing resources and Evil Eye computing power, it was unrealistic to swallow Ghost Tooth.

The most important thing now is to acquire more sacrificial power resources before defeat, targeting the soft persimmons on the battlefield.

The God King's voice rang out in the Allied Warband channel, and a new round of war deployments was quickly assembled and formed.

On the other side, atop the Black Black Tide High Tower platform, Di Nian and four hovering Evil Spirit Warriors were engaged in intense mental communication.

Whenever one party had a need, the Di Nian Evil Spirit immediately provided Evil Eye computing power and Black Black Tide energy support.

Letting resources and Evil Eye computing power become the blood flowing through the war network.

Among them, the Di Nian Evil Spirit played the role of the brain, responsible for overall coordination, causing this "blood" to circulate within this five-in-one war body according to its own will.

Under deep linkage, the entire battlefield presented an unprecedentedly clear picture in the mind of the Di Nian Evil Spirit.

Although this model was in its preliminary testing phase and felt unfamiliar, its performance was excellent.

It allowed every Evil Spirit to have no worries, needing only to focus on their own battlefield functions and maximize their advantages.

When Gui Ya controlled Disaster-type units and needed to predict the positioning of the players' rear-line damage output, the Di Nian Evil Spirit's tactical analysis module merged into its consciousness, providing computing support.

When Tie Ji needed to precisely calculate the spread trajectory of the plague, the Di Nian Evil Spirit's battlefield environment mapping immediately injected itself into its consciousness, providing real-time dynamic deduction; countless streams of pale green information wove through Tie Ji's mind, precisely outlining every second of the poison mist's changing form as it shifted with the airflow.

When Fu Xin plotted to assassinate powerful enemy damage dealers, the "Player Psychological Game Algorithm" written by the Di Nian Evil Spirit connected to its mind, providing early records of different players' thought models and predicted action trends; assassination opportunities appeared as flashing points of light on the mental map, with success rate values marked on every choice.

When Xue Wen prepared to launch a frontal assault, the Di Nian Evil Spirit would allocate more Black Black Tide energy and provide the optimal route planning for the charge.

Relatively weak points on the player defense line simultaneously lit up with red light, and the expected casualty ratios for each breakthrough point jumped and updated within their shared consciousness.

Under the coordination of the "Di Nian Main Brain," the merged torrent of thoughts blended perfectly.

During this process, the Di Nian Evil Spirit was also immensely excited.

"This is true war art."

Its projected body trembled with excitement.

Sharing resources and Evil Eye computing power had upgraded its understanding of war once again.

The seemingly chaotic battlefield was, in its mind, a three-dimensional picture woven together from slaughter, calculation, frenzy, death, and tactics.

Every Black Black Tide unit was a limb it extended onto the battlefield, and every attack was like a precise strike of the Reaper's scythe.

Under this highly efficient war Cultivation Mode, the player army was continuously cut apart and slaughtered.

It had become a purely satisfying match in the eyes of the Di Nian Evil Spirit.

But as the intensity of the war escalated, friction began to arise between the Evil Spirits.

After a volley of arrows from a round of Disaster-type units, within the mental network:

Gui Ya: "Damn it, Tie Ji, your plague poison mist is spreading too slowly; I've finished shooting all my arrows, and your corrosion armor-break hasn't even applied yet, what the hell are you doing?"

Tie Ji: "Bullshit, it's clearly that your Disaster-type units dealt damage too early; the tank-build players in the player legion haven't even entered the plague spread zone yet, I completely don't understand what you're rushing about."

Fu Xin: "Can you two idiots stop arguing? Xue Wen, why the hell are you pushing forward so fast on the front line? My assassin units haven't even gotten into position yet, are you rushing to be reborn?"

Xue Wen: "If I wait for your assassins to get into position, the support groups in the player legion will have already healed the tanks' health bars to full; don't drag us down, hurry up and cut through the battlefield from the flank to relieve pressure on me."

Gui Ya: "Screw you, do you think we're hitting a training dummy? You still have the nerve to say the plague spread is slow?"

Tie Ji: "Heh, now it's my fault? Who was the one saying just now that the plague poison mist coverage needed to be precise so I could provide debuff amplification to maximize your damage output?"

Fu Xin: "Stupid Xue Wen, my entire assassination rhythm is messed up, screw your xxx!"

Xue Wen: "Damn it! You're the stupid one, the problem is with you, not me, you dog thing."

Listening to the mutual cursing within the consciousness connection network, veins throbbed on the Di Nian Evil Spirit's forehead.

He knew that if they continued arguing like this, the war simply could not proceed smoothly.

So he immediately spoke up to interrupt:

"Shut up, all of you; internal conflict won't solve any problems. I said that the first collaboration would definitely have a series of teething problems; what we need to do is show mutual understanding and give our comrades more room for error. Mistakes won't make us fail; don't forget our original intention is to defeat the players."

After speaking, the Di Nian Evil Spirit took a deep breath and began to correct the mistakes they had made in the joint operation:

"Gui Ya, your damage output rhythm was indeed a bit too fast, but Tie Ji, your poison mist spread speed also truly needs optimization; this isn't a matter of who is right or wrong, but rather that we all need to adapt to this brand new style of combat."

Saying this, Di Nian brought up the combat footage from just now in their shared consciousness and listed the data:

"Even with coordination errors, our casualty ratio improved by 47% compared to fighting alone; imagine how terrifying we will be once we are fully integrated?"

Speaking to this point, the Di Nian Evil Spirit slowed its tone:

"Xue Wen, I know you are used to a fighting style of charging forward without hesitation, but Fu Xin's assassins need time to get into position; additionally, Fu Xin, you should also understand that sometimes a frontal assault can create better assassination opportunities for you; the coordination between you two also needs integration and mutual understanding."

"From now on, you must all remember that after entering War Network Cultivation Mode, we are no longer five separate individuals, but a single whole."

"Gui Ya's firepower is the dagger piercing the defense line, Tie Ji's plague is the curse mark corroding the enemy formation, Xue Wen's charge is the sharp tooth tearing the battlefield, Fu Xin's assassination is the poisonous stinger delivering the fatal blow... and my command is the common brain for all of you, forging our edges into a Black Black Tide storm that destroys everything!"

Under Di Nian's coordination, the four Evil Spirit Warriors who had been glaring at each other once again chose to calm down and cooperate.

The Internet Cafe Five-Stack Cultivation Mode had set sail again.

But even with the Di Nian Evil Spirit responsible for coordination, members of the Bully Alliance would occasionally still be unable to resist cursing each other during the confrontation with the players.

Sometimes when emotions ran high, they simply couldn't endure it at all.

Everyone was an Evil Spirit Warrior of the same rank, so who was going to indulge whom?

(End of Chapter)