The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 663 The Giants Reappear! Norringan, the Bastion City
Mei'er's teammates all thought she was out of her mind and couldn't think straight.

But Mei'er's mind was made up.

"That's fine, it's just the last stretch of road anyway."

"If you encounter any problems or need my help later, just call me and I'll come to help immediately."

"If you successfully obtain the honorary player title, come back and help me deal with the parasitic vines."

The teammates exchanged glances and stopped trying to persuade him.

It's not because there are fewer competitors.

Having gone through so many adventures together, we've developed a very good relationship and all consider each other true friends.

Being a top-tier player is great, but having good friends is just as good.

The virtual world will undoubtedly become an infinitely expanding adventure world, a place where you can be a true friend and adventure and play games together for years or even decades to come.

This is also a priceless treasure.

Therefore, the fact that everyone stopped trying to dissuade her was largely because they were happy for Mei'er.

It is rare to find something you truly want to do in the virtual world, instead of just following the latest trends and going with the flow.

So in the end, everyone patted Mei'er on the shoulder and promised that they would be back soon to help him build the restaurant, maintain order, and destroy the parasitic vines.

Then, taking the various kinds of mushrooms handed to them by Mei'er, they climbed down from the huge mushroom caps and headed towards the giant wall in the distance.

Mei'er sat on the giant mushroom, quietly watching her teammates walk away until they completely disappeared into the woods.

Then he turned around, looked at the withered and decaying parasitic areas in the thriving mushroom kingdom, took a deep breath, and returned the way he came.

His one-man battle has begun.
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"Let's go, this is the last stretch of the road, let's finish this quickly."

Captain [Gudening] and his teammates watched as Mei Er disappeared onto the giant mushroom, then turned their gaze back to their path ahead.

The teammates nodded in agreement, and even began discarding some unused items to reduce their load.

Then came the charge towards the giant wall!

More than 30 kilometers to their west, Alfred's team also saw the giant wall and began their charge without hesitation.

At first, neither of them noticed the other, and they were both focused on running.

But after traveling more than halfway, the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and Gudening's team was the first to notice the smoke and dust rising from the west.

"Captain, look over there, what's that thing?"

Gudening turned his head and saw that about two or three kilometers to his left, a plume of smoke and dust stretching for hundreds of meters had appeared out of nowhere.

Moreover, the smoke and dust continued to move forward, clearly targeting the city ahead!
"Someone is driving!?" He was very surprised.

The teammates all thought it was unlikely: "No way? We've been through rainforests and mushroom fields the whole way here, what kind of car is so amazing that it could drive all the way here?"

"Large animals, right? Elephants, hippos, or something?"

Gudening frowned: "They look fast. Be alert, walk quietly, and get your weapons ready."

After sprinting forward for a few more minutes, the distance between the two sides closed further.

Gudening finally saw the source of the smoke.

The moment I saw it clearly, a curse slipped out:

"Holy crap! Power armor?!"

"How did this thing get here???"

When his teammates heard this, they were all shocked.

"Damn, isn't this thing only meant to be used in space?"

"It would be so heavy on the ground that it could crush a person. How did he get here?"

"No wonder there's so much dust... Damn, he's heavier than an elephant, isn't he??"

……

The Peregrine Assault Armor is undeniably powerful.

However, this thing's propulsion system is designed for space combat, and it can only operate for extended periods in microgravity environments.

Once in a gravity environment—whether natural or artificial—the endurance will be shortened rapidly, and to ensure recharging, the ship cannot stray too far from the mothership.

So what's in front of us is really illogical!

He has either run out of energy and is now relying entirely on human power to keep running.

Either they were reluctant to use energy before and carried it all themselves, and only now are they wearing it.

But regardless of the type, they were unwilling to gamble.

"Forget about them, it's race time now. Combat strength doesn't matter, whoever runs the fastest wins!"

"Their speed will actually be slowed down by dragging around that iron turtle shell."

Gudening reassured his teammates to focus on the final sprint.

However, less than a minute after they continued forward, the other party spotted them.

—The distance between the two sides has been reduced to within one kilometer. On this section of the road near the city, the trees have become sparse for some reason, making it difficult to provide any cover.

The next second, the other side's bullets came flying.

But the distance was still far, and both sides were in motion, so the bullet posed no threat at all.

The opposing team was clearly aware of this as well, so the team quickly split into two.

Half of them continued running forward, while the other half charged straight at them!
"Damn it!" Everyone had a headache.

Now there is only one option: to divide our forces and leave some men to fight.

Otherwise, everyone will be tied up here, watching helplessly as the other side arrives first.

But who will leave? Who will stay?
"Right now, rock-paper-scissors!" Gudening made a quick decision. "The winner goes, the loser stays!"

Before his teammates could even think, he had already raised his hand.

"Stone!"

"Scissors!"

"cloth!"

Six people attacked at the same time!

Very lucky—

Three stones, three pieces of paper, and the outcome was decided in an instant.

Gudening threw the stone, turned around decisively, and faced the approaching opponents with his two teammates.

"Damn it!" the teammate cursed angrily.

It was partly because I missed out on the title of honored player, and partly because of my opponent's equipment.

"Damn it! The power armor he's wearing also has some materials from the one I donated!"

"We shouldn't have given it to foreigners in the first place!!"

The major project to reclaim space was not only participated in by players from the Xia Kingdom.

After discussing it, the brave snipers also included top experts from overseas.

It's not that we lack combat power.

The main idea is that this is an event prepared by Zhumeng for players all over the world, and it's not just Xia Kingdom players who are involved in donating supplies and building infrastructure.

In line with the main theme of "great unity of the people of the world", there are no restrictions on nationality.

This is also the main theme of the entire virtual world now.

Although players who enjoy fighting and killing are bound to have daily friction and battles, these conflicts inevitably lead to players of different nationalities banding together and calling for reinforcements.

But apart from that, most players don't actually have any direct conflict of interest.

Since we see each other every day, many of them have become good friends.

Even those players who fight and kill every day still have a few foreign friends on their friend list. People from opposing factions in "Sailing the Blue Sea" are friends when they're not fighting, not to mention the people in Mansheng City.

Even nations with a long history of enmity are bound to fight each other more fiercely, and their hatred will only deepen...

However, in the overall picture, they are indeed gradually moving towards integration, and the boundaries are becoming increasingly blurred.

If awards were given based on the magnitude of contributions, Zhumeng's contributions to promoting communication and mutual understanding among users from all over the world would be worth at least several Nobel Peace Prizes.

Like right now, this guy isn't really super angry, he's just annoyed because his opponent is going to be very strong.

After hurling a few insults, they quickly put the matter aside and began fighting.

Only when the bullets fired from the rifle were deflected by the sturdy armor, leaving only a small white mark, did they curse again. There were three of them, but five on the other side.

It's already tough enough, and now the enemy is wearing power armor!
The more they fought, the more frustrated they became.

Fortunately, there were no mushrooms on the other side, and their minds weren't on this side either.

They were distracted during the fight, frequently glancing at the six finalists, wanting to see who would emerge victorious.

This led to a stalemate.

Neither side wants to die right now, so they're holding back in their fight.

What ordinary player could appear in this position at this time?

They may not be eligible for the title of "Honorary Player," but in a brand-new city, the first players to enter will certainly reap considerable rewards.

Rare items, special quests, properties, NPCs, unique foods...

It's all opportunities and resources.

If you can seize the opportunity, the rewards will be substantial!
At this moment, nobody wants to die.

After a few exchanges, both sides quickly and tacitly began to slack off, focusing their attention entirely on their six teammates in front.

They are getting closer and closer to the finish line.

In the final 1000 meters, two people from each team stopped.

Only Alfred and Gudening's teammate [Xi Hai Qing Ge] remain to enter the final sprint.

Alfred is overwhelmed with emotion as he returns to being 18.

In order to save the available time of [Rejuvenation] for crucial moments, he would deliberately avoid using the last hour each day.

He had to endure an extra hour of suffering every day—for this white-haired old man, traversing mountains and valleys with his old bones was simply too painful!

He had never suffered like this in his life.

But because of the hardships he had endured along the way, as he regained his youth and strode confidently toward the finish line, the surge of pride and ambition in his heart made him burst into laughter.

Even the light mist that hits you seems to have become exceptionally charming.

Not far from him, Xihai slammed on the brakes!

"Where the hell did this fog come from?!"

From a distance, Gudening could see it even more clearly—

Suddenly, thick clouds of fog rose up from beneath the city wall!
The tallest one must be over a hundred meters high! It's as tall as a city wall!
To their astonishment, a large, scarlet hand emerged from the mist and grabbed Alfred before he could react.

In front of Xi Hai Qing Ge, a large hand emerged from the mist and reached out to grab him.

But he was wary, so he swallowed the bouncy mushroom, did a backflip and jumped nearly six meters away, just missing the giant hand.

—As I said before, apart from Alfred, there wasn't a single rookie on the scene!
"Sixth Brother, my love!!" Xi Hai Qing Ge's teammate exclaimed loudly.

But he wasn't in the mood to respond.

He took off running, trying to get through the scorching steam and rush towards the city wall.

Whether I survive or not doesn't matter, as long as I'm the first to touch the city wall...

As he sprinted, the thick steam dissipated rapidly, revealing what lay within it—

Those were one after another naked, muscular, crimson giants!
Alfred was lifted up by the giant and shoved into his mouth.

"NO!!!"

Alfred screamed in terror.

But before he could finish his shout, the giant bit him down!

The upper body immediately slid down the giant's esophagus into his stomach, which was filled with acid.

Two seconds later, the two legs that the giant was holding in his hand finally followed down the esophagus.

He died a gruesome death on the spot, without any suspense.

“NO!!!!”

This time, it was Alfred's bodyguards screaming in agony.

Alfred's tragic death is practically a farewell to his title of Honorary Player.

This also means that their million-dollar bounty, which was right in front of them, has vanished into thin air!
"Charge, my love!!"

"Go! Go! Go!! You can do it!!"

On Gudening's side, everyone cheered and encouraged each other, ignoring their shocked American opponents, and rushed towards the city wall.

When the American players saw their actions, they immediately realized what was happening and all rushed towards the city wall for their lives.

Since the mission has already failed, now is the time to make up for the losses!
But the guy at the very front, Xi Hai Qing Ge, stared wide-eyed in horror—

150 meters ahead of him, a 40-meter-tall giant picked up a boulder from the ground, crushed it into a handful of pebbles right in front of him, then leaned back and swung his right arm behind him...

Get into a throwing stance!
"Fuck... trough..."

Xi Hai Qing Ge's scalp was tingling!

How the hell am I supposed to dodge this?!
He quickly looked at the bag of mushrooms, hoping there were mushrooms inside that could help him survive.

But his mind went blank, and he felt cold all over. How could he think of a solution?

The next second, the giant's thick right arm blurred for a moment.

A handful of pebbles shot out!

Xi Haiqing's eyes didn't even catch the pebbles before one of them pierced his right chest!
He was horrified to discover:

Each of the tiny pebbles in the giant's hand was bigger than his head!
This boulder had already destroyed half of his chest.

There was no pain, but blood gushed from my mouth like a fountain, I couldn't breathe, and I lost control of my body.

"Plop" sound.

Xi Haiqing fell to the ground, and a large amount of blood flowed out, soaking into the earth.

he died.

Not only him, but also his teammates and enemies rushing towards him were affected by this round of "rock throwing".

Players who are unlucky enough to be hit will have a large chunk of their body disappear on the spot, just like being hit by a machine gun.

Sudden death is the only outcome!

In just this one round of throwing, he instantly killed four top-tier players!

If the power armor hadn't been so tough, after being blasted more than 30 meters away with a loud "clang" and then rolling more than 100 meters like skipping stones, the Titan could have easily racked up a pentakill.

The players, caught off guard in the charge, suffered heavy losses.

But this did not dampen their courage!

When the giant crushed the boulder once more and made a throwing motion, everyone except one American player ignored it and roared as they continued their charge!

The moment the giant made his move.

Gudening swallowed a thin slice of green mushroom.

In an instant, he went from a living person to a thin sheet of paper!
The area affected by the impact immediately changed from one person to a line!

Gravel flew past him, scraping his thin body and causing it to tremble violently.

He ignored everything and continued sprinting.

Leaving the corpses of opponents and teammates, continue the sprint.

Dodge the giant hand falling from the sky and the huge foot kicking at you, and pass between thighs that are 30 meters high...

……

Having overcome one death crisis after another, Gudening finally rolled down to the base of the giant wall and crashed headfirst into a rock.

He stood up with difficulty, leaning against the wall, feeling dizzy.

A line of text appeared before my eyes—

[Congratulations! You've discovered a secret update!]
[The Fortified City: Norringen]
When Gudening regained consciousness, he realized that he was not holding onto a city wall, but a heavy stone door.

He knocked on the door with delight, wanting to go into the city.

But the city gate remained completely still.

The people in the city completely ignored him.

Instead, from behind, a size 800 foot came rushing towards me with a fierce gust of hot air!

(End of this chapter)