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Chapter 246 Night Raid (Third Update)
Yuan Ming pondered, "But how do we destroy the buildings? The shipyard must be quite large; it might be impossible to breach it in a short time."

Jia Liangcai smiled slightly, "You've fallen into a misconception. All we need to do is kill the master of the shipyard. When the person dies, the garden is destroyed, and the buildings will naturally disappear."

"Holy crap, that's right." Yuan Ming clenched his fist.

Most of those present were heads of their own communities, and upon hearing Jia Liangcai's words, many felt a chill run down their spines.

If conflicts arise with other communities in the future, wouldn't they, as the owners of these communities, be the primary targets?
Because once the head of their homeland dies, everything in their homeland will disappear.

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Qin Ziwen in unison.

"Look what I'm doing."

"Guild leader, why don't you just withdraw after you've opened the node?"

"Yes, our village can do without some things, but it can't do without you."

“Apart from you, if anyone else in our community dies, the community can continue to function, but if that happens, our community will go straight back to the pre-liberation era.”

Du Yu clasped his hands in a fist and pleaded for battle, "My lord, tonight we will lead the attack. Please leave it to your subordinates."

"Alright, I value my life more than any of you. Apart from Du Yu, even ten of you wouldn't be a match for me," Qin Ziwen said. After gaining the ability from the horned eagle, he could sense air currents, so there was basically no possibility of being ambushed. Moreover, he could open a node to return home at any time, so he had made several preparations for his safety.

“If something really happens, I will open another node and we will return to our home from there.” Qin Ziwen looked at Jia Liangcai. “You take another team and guard our home. If we retreat and the other side dares to follow, you are responsible for stopping the pursuers.”

"Yes."

On the open ground of their home, eighty carefully selected young and strong men stood side by side.

All eyes turned to Qin Ziwen.

This group consists of the elite of the community, and each of them has reached the three-star level in physical fitness.

"Put on your gear."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a rustling sound of leather armor rubbing together as everyone deftly put on their armor, belts, and helmets.

The first ten men, including Cao Biansheng, silently donned their armor.

The metal blades clashed and rattled. As the armor covered them and the masks fell off, the silhouettes of the ten men suddenly became heavy and sinister.

"Get your guns."

The members in the back row stepped forward one by one, picked up the long spears they had prepared beforehand, and hung short knives at their waists.

After everyone had put on their armor and taken their weapons.

The open space suddenly took on a somber and desolate atmosphere.

The metal spearheads were densely packed, pointing towards the sky, forming a forest of spearheads.

Most of the people here have undergone training at the Martial Arts Training Ground. A small number of them have not been trained, but they are all experienced in combat and learn by example.

As Qin Ziwen looked at the eighty people in front of him, a surge of heat rose in his chest.

He raised his right hand, and the place fell silent instantly.

"You know what we're going to do tonight, right?"

"Understood!" came a loud, clear voice from the audience.

Qin Ziwen had prepared a few words, but when it came to speaking, he felt they were superfluous.

He glanced at the eyes below; some he had known since the first map, some had joined from the previous map, and others were new recruits transferred from the student council.

"Eighty people went, and eighty people came back."

"We won! I'll celebrate your victory!"

"Wait for me here. Once the node is activated, we will depart immediately!"

Qin Ziwen flipped over and mounted the horned eagle's back.

As night deepened, the harpy eagle flapped its wings, transforming into a black shadow that soared into the sky and disappeared behind the clouds in the blink of an eye.

After Qin Ziwen left, Jia Liang gave Qin Ziwu a wink.

Qin Ziwu stepped forward, a ruthless glint in his eyes: "There can only be one winner in this war. If we don't make a move, the other side will. It's best to strike first. When we move out later, I don't want anyone to have a moment of weakness. If anyone can't bring themselves to do it, they'll be dragging down the lives of everyone around them."

Cao Biansheng stepped forward and cursed, "What nonsense are you talking about? You're just showing off. Let's see who takes down more people in a bit. This time, only one neighborhood can continue crossing. If we don't take them down, they'll be the ones who are ready to take us down."

On the opposite island, by the beach, behind the trees, four people huddled in the shadows.

I rubbed my hands together and breathed out cold air.

It's a bit chilly on the island at night. "They won't even let us light a fire, it's freezing cold in the middle of the night, I should have worn another layer."

"Hey, Brother Long is overthinking things. He's actually worried that the other side might launch a sneak attack at night. That big guy in the sea isn't just for show. How could the other side possibly come over?"

"Exactly, in this pitch black, anyone who dares to row a boat is just feeding the fish."

"Alright, you two talk too much nonsense. It's just a night watch. If you don't want to do it, there are plenty of people who will. The reward of three pounds of meat a night isn't enough to shut you up. If you don't want to do it, I'll go find someone else."

"Hehe, I just said it offhand~"

"Just saying that? If that gets back to Brother Long, you'll be in big trouble."

The complainer was silent for a while, then suddenly asked, "Hey, seriously, once we've got those bastards under our thumb, what do you want to get out of it?"

A person nearby said, "Take whatever you have—food, drinks, supplies."

"That's all the ambition you've got."

"Can't we talk?"

"Talk my ass, give up your illusions. There's a saying, what is it again: what you can't get on the battlefield, you can't get at the negotiating table either. If you can't win by fighting, you think you can convince someone with words?"

As the group talked under the trees, a dark cloud silently drifted across the sky above them.

At night, several large braziers were lit on the perimeter of the urban villages and high-rise buildings, dispelling the darkness within a certain area.

A strange light flashed in Qin Ziwen's eyes; it seemed there were still capable people here.

They're being surprisingly cautious.

After circling overhead once, the eagle landed on the nearby hilltop under Qin Ziwen's command.

Suddenly, the harpy eagle accelerated and swooped down.

Qin Ziwen almost didn't react.

Then a scream came from below; it turned out that a scout hiding in the woods had been discovered.

The harpy eagle simply grabbed his head and lifted him up.

Then he fell to the ground, his head was hit by four claws, and it was mangled like a watermelon. He died instantly.

Qin Ziwen jumped down and found that it was a man. There was no one here during the day, but there was someone on the top of the hill at night.

After a moment's thought, he guessed that his actions during the day might have alerted some people.

The person is holding a lighter, and there is a brazier on the ground next to him, filled with flammable materials.

It's likely intended to be lit at a crucial moment to generate smoke signals to alert those below.

However, he did not expect the harpy eagle to react even faster, giving him no time to light the fire.

Qin Ziwen climbed up a nearby tree, took out his binoculars, and looked down at the urban village below.

The giant wood shipyard, which was still operating during the day, has now stopped work.

Looking down from above, all you can see is an open-air courtyard.

The shipyard is located in a small courtyard near the center of an urban village, suggesting that the owner of this building must have a high status in the village.

Those who can advance to higher levels in the community are basically among the top-ranked residents.

Therefore, the shipyard owner should be a high-ranking member of the underworld in the urban village, or even the leader.

Put yourself in his shoes; if he were the owner of the homeland, he would certainly believe that the safest place is within his own homeland.

Perhaps this is why the shipyard stops work at night, to expel other outsiders.

But they seem to be prepared for tonight; will the people inside change their living arrangements?

Qin Ziwen pondered, his gaze falling on a three-story building diagonally opposite the courtyard.

The heavy crossbow he saw during the day was set up in one of the rooms of this three-story building, and its location was directly opposite the shipyard gate.

After thinking for a moment, Qin Ziwen decided not to complicate things too much. He wasn't a tactical mastermind, so he shouldn't make a simple action too complicated. The more steps there were, the easier it was to make mistakes.

This was a decapitation strike, not a siege operation.

I'll go to the opposite courtyard first to activate the node, and send a small team to seize the heavy crossbow in the small building across the way. The rest of us will just charge in, behead the enemy, and then return home through the node.

(End of this chapter)