Chapter 220

Lizardmen

Dwarves

But the lizardfolk were not exactly a delicate, gentle race; caution and worry existed only for a moment before they reverted to their former arrogance.

Yo, how come you have time to come to our turf? Did you also take over this place?

players

Internet surfing bigwigs

Long Ge

Eh, Long~Ge~ah, your weapon looks so familiar, could it be you just bought it from us yesterday?

Ah, Long~Ge, you're really hurting the team's feelings like this; looks like we'll have to make a special trip next time to strengthen our bonds.

Thus it was clearly the lizardfolk who first provoked the conflict, and they were also the first to lose their temper.

Lizardmen, Dwarves

Green Lizard

Chief Gulaf

Farewell squad

What, you still want to bully people?

Lost Wanderer

His qi and blood

Just a slight movement, and it sent that sturdy lizardfolk flying.

Green Lizard

Monkeys

He roared in fury, drew the knife at his waist without a word, and slashed fiercely at the lost one.

However, before his blade could fall, a saber came flying from the side and firmly blocked his attack.

Great Khan

Seeing their leader fall to the ground in a sorry state, the remaining lizardfolk all let out angry roars.

Negotiation

Although the players' average strength is incredibly strong, as an envoy their numbers are still somewhat too few.

Compared to them, the lizardfolk not only have great numbers, but their fighting spirit is also quite high.

One-ring scroll

So even after a fierce battle, with reinforcements the players ultimately defeated the enemy, but several masters still fell in battle.

Moreover, the lizardfolk are ruthless and cold-hearted, seeing through that their main purpose is actually to protect the dwarves.

Earth Hut

You snake, I'll curse your ancestors!

Players, valuable technical talents

Players' hearts

Pioneers

In the blink of an eye, before his words had even finished echoing, the lizardfolk gave him a hard slap in the face.

Fourth Calamity

Especially when this group of lizardfolk were fleeing, likely to compete in bravery and ferocity to save face, the lame green lizard tossed out a line.

Wait, we'll bring people back right away and slaughter every last one of these damned dwarves!

Players, guilds

Pioneers Council, High Tower Castle

As for the discussion's outcome, it's simple: since this bunch of dirty, savage lizardfolk refuse to communicate normally with the players, we won't communicate at all.

Can't be bothered to argue; let's smash the lizardfolk into the trash heap of history!

And as a game, they basically don't need any battle mobilization at all.

As long as there's liveliness and hype, all the players will rush forward, pouring out in droves.

Battle preparation

Council's unified decision; guild's strategists

Northwest of the underground plain

Earth Hut

Iron Lump Tribe

A place easy to defend but hard to attack

Defensive position

The underground city's copper walls and iron barriers

(incomplete)

It doesn't matter; then get ready to be mocked and ridiculed by the players as a joke, and thus prepare for your interstellar reputation to be utterly ruined.

Closed beta players

Safe rear

And this war, led and launched by the players, also spread to the real world through various information channels.

Three-day war

After all, last time it was both a three‑day Ao battle and a battle where a hundred fought against three thousand, ultimately securing an epic victory, from hype to discussion everything was maxed out,

And this time, before the battle even began, the players were already guaranteed a win, so there didn't seem to be much fun left.

Thus, although they still easily snagged a scarf headline, the folks on Xunle and D Station were clearly losing interest.

Instead, on Facebook and Black Cross, Lezi netizens began creating all sorts of funny memes.

After all, because of certain classic conspiracy urban legends and viral internet events, lizard people have become a classic topic.

【Thick Gift Crab, the players are actually going to fight lizard people; will I still be able to watch the live stream tonight? Those disguisers won't cut off the signal, right?】

【Hey hey, this is Facebook (haha), hope Mr. Zack doesn't get angry; after all, we're fighting virtual lizard people】

【Oh damn, Musk, could you tone it down? I can hear you laughing in California all the way from Texas!!!】

Seeing the situation, a net troll keen on shady propaganda naturally wouldn't miss this chance.

He immediately hammered the keyboard and posted a new tweet on his Cyber One-Man Rule.

【Glad to see everyone finally noticing the danger of lizard people; after all, their existence is truly terrible】

【Alright, actually I'm pondering whether to give each participant some special rewards, hmm, just pondering】

Because the accompanying image was his family's new car, by the time the story reached D Station, everyone had already interpreted it as…

【Black X Big Bobo's highest directive—Brake is banned, all grass flies—Loyalty!】

So when Ji Ming arrived at the mud nest, he saw the players showing no concealment at all, having set up a wildly open defensive formation.

As for the Jin Yi Night Walk's territory… it differed from his imagination, situated far back but at a very high altitude.

And looking up, under the thatched hut there were only Aurora and Fei Ying, with the tea on the table still steaming.

"Where's the cop? Where did my brother the cop go?"

"We signed up for logistics this time; the cop didn't want to stay with us at the back, so he temporarily joined Gunblade's squad on the front lines."

"So this is the logistics base, huh? From your stance I thought you were just preparing tea and watching a show…"

Ji Ming stepped forward, saw many forms scattered on the table, grabbed one at random, and was at a loss for words.

When he first met LaoZhao and the others, he thought the special squad was a 'brake' sent by the higher‑ups.

Its purpose was to prevent players from taking out‑of‑line actions at critical moments, which could affect peace and stability in the real world for various reasons.

But now, the items listed on this sheet are…

Flintlock gun, thunderous lightning, tiger‑crouch cannon…

There is even a red‑clothed big cannon that was just forged this morning and sold to Gunblade!

At a glance, the Challenger seems to be a relatively conservative guild.

At least so far, they are still developing siege engines from the cold‑weapon era, and their bioweapons are limited to various mushroom toxins.

We are the batch with the fastest vehicle speeds; our tech level is racing toward the Industrial Age!

"Stop looking, as if our lack of development would make others not climb the tech ladder either."

As the envoy in charge of modern technology recreation and related research, Fei Ying took out a booklet to record.

"How about using this war as a whetstone, to see whether these weapons have real‑world lethality?"

…a whetstone?

Ji Ming was thoughtful, gazing toward the slope below.

Perhaps because we have many people here and a highly advanced tech level, today's players all seemed quite relaxed.

And since the positions are divided by guild, the overall formation can't be called a scattered mess, but rather each fighting on its own.

However, after hearing Fei Ying, Ji Ming didn't intend to step in with a reminder.

After all, merely advising kids is useless; once they get a taste of hardship and a couple of slaps, they'll know what's right and wrong.

Unfortunately, reality shows that players might get slapped later, but certainly not now.

Because as the lizard people, following the scheduled plan, slowly arrived and drew near the battlefield.

Someone, apparently not keeping a straight face, burst out laughing on the spot.

Looking out, the lizard people carrying all sorts of weapons and approaching step by step looked like a group of elementary students on a spring outing.

If not for their snarling expressions, one might think this scattered formation had been shattered on the battlefield and was fleeing in disarray.

Sitting in the center of the battle array, being carried on a sedan chair by four strong lizard people, was a lizard person with pale‑yellow scales.

Of course, just as the ancients would regard odd facial features as a sign of nobility, and blue veins from lead poisoning as a noble emblem.

Duke would never call his scales a cute pale yellow; instead he proudly self‑designates them.

—Golden King!

One can only say he truly lives up to being the ruler among lizard people, facing human armies spread across the hills and their bizarre weapons.

The great Golden King, far from fearing, calmly stepped down from the sedan chair, gave a light, nonchalant wave.

Just as he was about to tilt his head back, with a rhythmic, lofty tone, he was abruptly interrupted…

"Is that lump of Olli in the middle the lizard chieftain? Why does it look like a corn snake spirit?"

"Then we should be careful; who knows, a scorpion might bring frogs and crocodiles to attack us later!"

"Whoa, following that logic, dwarves would be pangolins."

Because most of them were Huaxia, after saying that, the players burst into laughter.

"You!"

Although Duke didn't understand what they were laughing at, it was clear they were mocking him!

Clenching his fists, even his scale armor flushed a shade of pink with anger.

Seeing Wang Shanglong's face flare with rage, the surrounding lizard people fell silent as if chilled.

Yet among the crowd, a warrior stepped forward, the green lizard who had just fled in disarray.

He placed one hand on his chest, bowed respectfully on one knee.

"Your Majesty, these humans are outrageously arrogant, daring again and again to defy your authority!"

"I am willing to issue a challenge; if you give me a thousand troops, I can certainly…"

He was passionately drafting an oral guarantee when a cold laugh suddenly interrupted him.

"Shameless boasting, you, a defeated general, have no right to speak! Do you intend for us to lose more of our tribe members?"

Lv the Lizard doesn't need to look back, because he knows this is his mortal rival.

However, when the two armies clash, unity against the outside is needed, and Du Ke also does not want his subordinates' conflicts to erupt now.

So he cleared his throat lightly, suppressing the quarrel the two were about to start.

"General Lan, General Lv also went to collect taxes only after hearing my orders; though guilty, it is understandable."

"General Lv, your desire to wash away disgrace is correct, but this battle must not be taken lightly; I will still observe for now."

Strangely enough, the Scale Armor Tribe has only two thousand warriors, yet its display is quite grand.

Not only does Du Ke dare to proclaim himself the Golden King, he also dares to appoint his trusted core as a general.

Thus under this modest royal sedan, there were actually seven full generals standing.

Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, violet—so many colors, I can't tell if it's a Rainbow Squad or a warlord meeting.

Having deftly played a hand of thirty strikes each and added a sweet date each, Du Ke turned his gaze toward the lizard who ranked just below him.

"General Hong, I trust you the most; give me a suggestion."

General Hong's build isn't the biggest among the lizards, but it's certainly the most standard; a sharp gleam flickered in his eyes, and he bowed.

"Your Majesty, in my view, although the enemy is weak, they are numerous; it is best for General Huang to lead the elite in a probing advance."

Flatterer!

Five of the seven generals were cursing inwardly; after all, General Huang is Du Ke's son.

Since he leads the elite, he will be the absolute focal point of this battle, and everyone must support him.

Moreover, this is a probing mission; if we win, the whole army can ambush, earning pioneer merit.

Even if we lose, we can use the word "probe" to shift all blame cleanly.

So Du Ke's smile was almost uncontainable, and he even tossed formal titles to the back of his mind.

"Since Uncle Hong says so, Ah Huang, you take this battle."

I had something today, the update is late; I'll post this first and revise it slowly.