Chapter 129 : Chapter Seizing the Base Camp
Chapter 129: Chapter Seizing the Base Camp
The Calamity Legion had taken control of the last Blessing Point at Wo Niu Mountain.
Hang Yu immediately issued the prepared mission. Upon seeing the task, the Players responded with great enthusiasm and promptly began gathering forces to head toward the Dragon-Lizard Base Camp.
As the first Player passed through the Abyssal Fog Gate—
The prompt from the Will of the Stars rang out in their mind.
【You have discovered a new map: White Tiger Mountain!】
White Tiger Mountain? So this was the starting map where the Dragon-Lizard Lord resided? Hang Yu wasn’t particularly familiar with this place, as he hadn’t been a student of history or geography before transmigrating.
It didn’t matter if the Lord lacked scholarly knowledge.
After all, his citizens were full of hidden talents.
Hang Yu relayed the system notification through the Heavenly Dao Cube, Xiao Ba, and instantly issued a regional announcement to all Players, informing them that the third map had been unlocked.
“White Tiger Mountain?”
“What kind of place is that!”
“Anyone ever heard of it?”
“Never heard of it. Must be some obscure and little-known spot.”
“……”
At that moment, Little Bell (Xiao Lingdang), Black-Eyed Rui Ge, Chenxi (Morning Dawn), and Midnight Pig Slayer came online as well.
Upon receiving the new mission—
They immediately headed toward the new map.
Little Bell asked, “Sister Wraith, Sister Chenxi, do you know anything about this White Tiger Mountain?”
Chimera Wraith shook her head. “Doesn’t ring a bell.”
Chenxi thought for a moment. “Could it be the White Tiger Mountain occupied by Yan Baihu?”
Salty Fish Charge: “Huh, Yan Baihu? I’ve heard of him. He was a mountain bandit from Eastern Wu, died at the hands of the Little Overlord of Jiangdong, Sun Ce. What does this White Tiger Mountain have to do with Yan Baihu?”
Chenxi explained, “Yan Baihu’s real name was Yan Hu. He was nicknamed ‘White Tiger’, so people called him Yan Baihu. He was a local tyrant entrenched in the Wu Commandery of Jiangdong. At his peak, he commanded nearly ten thousand men. It’s said his main bases were Shicheng Mountain and White Tiger Mountain.”
Black-Eyed Rui Ge nodded. “In that case, this White Tiger Mountain is most likely Yan Baihu’s old turf. The only thing we don’t know is what point in the historical timeline this map is set.”
Little Bell: “Let’s hurry and check it out!”
Players began flocking toward the White Tiger Mountain map.
Hang Yu overheard the Players’ conversation and finally understood what kind of place White Tiger Mountain was.
Though the name sounded fierce, it wasn’t anything remarkable. But that made sense—after all, even in the Eternal Night Layer of the Abyssal Plane, the monsters on the starting maps wouldn’t be overly powerful. The Will of the Stars would also balance the starting strengths of each race.
Even if the Abyssal Creatures inside White Tiger Mountain were stronger than those in the Luoshui Region, at most they wouldn’t surpass Tier-One.
Given the current strength of the Players—
They could easily sweep through such an area.
Black-Eyed Rui Ge and the others quickly entered White Tiger Mountain. Upon hearing that a team had already seized a Blessing Point, they immediately rushed over to rendezvous with them.
“Rui Ge, Salty Fish, what took you so long?”
Level 13 experts Ye Li Meng, Lone Boat, and others approached from the front.
Ye Li Meng was as flamboyant as ever, still wielding his oversized Thousand-Skull Demon Hammer. However, his armor had been swapped out for a new crimson-red battle set.
This armor was no stranger to the Players.
It was none other than the Crimson Dragon-Lizard Set!
Loot stripped from Chi Lin, now resized proportionally through the Forging Workshop’s modifications—perfectly suited to Ye Li Meng’s stature and build.
Nowadays, nothing was more abundant than bored people obsessed with ranking everything.
Even in gaming or reading hot-blooded manga, they insisted on ranking the characters’ power levels. If the original author ever saw their analysis, they’d probably be utterly baffled.
After all, the original author was just some random guy drawing manga (or making games)—what would he know about power scaling?!
Twisted Three Kingdoms was no exception.
The Calamity Legion now had experts emerging in great numbers.
There were already thirty-eight Tier-Two Players.
Quite a few Cloud Players had begun collecting various data and compiling power rankings.
Ye Li Meng had always been one of the top five—perhaps even top three—among the Calamity Legion. Now equipped with such an overpowered set, he had already been hailed as the number one expert of the Calamity Legion on the Forum.
Ye Li Meng himself was quite satisfied with this.
After all, the price and effort he had invested were meant precisely to produce this effect.
This guy harbored no small ambition. Though rough and bold on the surface, he was in fact meticulous and shrewd beneath. He gave the impression of being straightforward and unrefined, but in truth, he was calculating and strategic.
He had long been working on building his public persona and fame. At this point, a group of rather formidable Players had gathered around him, including top-tier experts like Lone Boat and Mad Blade Old Wang.
Once the game enabled functions like Guilds or Factions—
There was no doubt Ye Li Meng would become a power to be reckoned with within the game. And indeed, he had already begun to exhibit the aura of a rising warlord.
Black-Eyed Rui Ge asked, “What’s the situation here?”
Ye Li Meng replied, “We’ve already sent out several squads of Rangers to scout the area. We’ve got a general grasp of the terrain and have basically located the Dragon-Lizard Base Camp.”
“That fast?”
“This place actually isn’t that vast. It’s only about a quarter the size of the Wo Niu Mountain region, not much bigger than the Luoshui Region. The area where the Dragon-Lizard Base Camp is located is especially prominent—easy to find.”
Chimera Wraith followed up, “Any sign of the natives?”
Ye Li Meng shook his head. “The Dragon-Lizard People have been entrenched in White Tiger Mountain for quite some time. Even if there were native villages or towns here, they would have long since been destroyed. I imagine that aside from some slave labor forcibly relocated from Wo Niu Mountain, there’s likely no trace of humans left. The native population has probably gone extinct.”
Hearing this—
Chenxi and Chimera Wraith both felt a sense of loss.
They were very interested in the local timeline and background. If they could find native inhabitants, it would be easy to ask for clues. But if the natives had already been enslaved and perished—completely wiped out—then any investigation would become extremely time-consuming and laborious.
Black-Eyed Rui Ge said, “Let’s put everything else aside for now. The priority is completing the mission. Even if the Dragon-Lizard People no longer pose a threat, the remaining ones are still a significant nuisance.”
“Exactly!”
“Eradicate them!”
“Make them vanish completely!”
“Everyone, hold on. Let Old Pig scout first!”
Once the precise coordinates of the Dragon-Lizard Base Camp were obtained, Midnight Pig Slayer immediately summoned the Thunderhorn Eagle.
At this point, quite a few Monks had already learned Thunderhorn Eagle Summoning.
Even spellcasters like Chimera Wraith had accumulated enough attributes to learn Thunderhorn Eagle Summoning. The skill was no longer rare.
But Midnight Pig Slayer’s Thunderhorn Eagle was undeniably the strongest, having trained the skill to Level 9. His character level and his Will attribute—most influential to summoned beasts—were also both high enough.
A sharp, long cry rang out.
A majestic and powerful giant eagle with a wingspan of six to seven meters soared into the air, circling roughly three hundred meters above ground, taking in the entirety of White Tiger Mountain’s terrain at a glance.
Twenty li south of the Calamity Legion’s Blessing Point—
There lay a vast swamp shrouded in poisonous miasma.
According to clues provided by Ye Li Meng and the others, the Dragon-Lizard Base Camp was located within that swamp. However, the miasma was laced with potent toxins. An ordinary Level 5 Player would die of poisoning within ten seconds of entering.
It was currently unclear whether the swamp had formed naturally or was a result of terrain modification by the Dragon-Lizard People. Judging from the surrounding environment, the latter seemed more likely.
Ye Li Meng explained, “Although we’ve identified the location of the Dragon-Lizard Base Camp, several of our scouting parties were unable to get close. The toxic miasma covering the area is simply too deadly.”
Whether it was the swamp—
Or the vast poisonous miasma—
They were all defensive structures prepared by the Dragon-Lizard Lord for his territory.
The Luoshui Base Camp still looked more or less like a small town, while the Dragon-Lizard Lord had already started modifying the terrain and environment. It just showed—there was no comparison without contrast!
“Watch me!”
Midnight Pig Slayer controlled his muscular Thunderhorn Eagle, diving rapidly into the miasma-shrouded area from above. Though the eagle quickly began succumbing to poison, it made a discovery shortly thereafter.
The first thing that came into view was a city.
This city stood in the middle of the swamp, with city walls towering forty to fifty meters high. Dozens of Arrow Towers were visible, and various defense structures were packed densely together. It looked like an impenetrable prison fortress built into the swamp.
So the Dragon-Lizard People’s homeland was this fortified.
Chi Lin had acted too rashly. If he had played turtle and holed up here, relying on the comprehensive defensive strength of this location, the Calamity Legion might not have been able to break through even in a year or more.
A sorrowful cry echoed.
The Thunderhorn Eagle suddenly succumbed to poison and died.
It plummeted straight from the sky.
“Damn, this miasma is way too vicious. Even my Thunderhorn Eagle couldn’t last half a minute in there!”
The defenses crafted by the Dragon-Lizard People were brutal.
This race was born with extreme poison resistance.
They could live in such a toxic environment without issue.
But if any foreign force invaded this place, they would rapidly succumb to the poison—suffering not only a major drop in combat strength but even facing instant death.
In addition, the swamp terrain created by the Dragon-Lizard People worked to their advantage. Under such conditions, any counterattack would naturally result in devastating outcomes.
“Again!”
After resting for a while and waiting for his skill cooldown—
Midnight Pig Slayer once again summoned the Thunderhorn Eagle to scout the target zone.
This time, it quickly entered low altitude flight, leveraging the scouting skill “Eagle Eye Recon” for maximum effect. Not only could it detect low-level stealth units, but it could also uncover various kinds of traps.
A dozen seconds later—
Though the Thunderhorn Eagle died once more—
However, Midnight Pig Slayer had already gathered enough intelligence.
“I’ve more or less figured out the situation of the Dragon-Lizard Base Camp. The Dragon-Lizard People's city is extremely fortified, and there are at least over a hundred Dragon-Lizard Soldiers guarding it. Various defensive works and structures are fully in place.”
“In addition, near the city of the Dragon-Lizard Base Camp, there are an astonishing number of various traps. The poisonous miasma covering the area is released by a type of plant called ‘Toxic Miasma Giant Demon Flower’.”
It had to be said—
Midnight Pig Slayer’s intelligence was extremely useful.
Especially because he had located the source of the deadly poisonous miasma.
Black-Eyed Rui Ge quickly asked, “How many Toxic Miasma Giant Demon Flowers are there?”
Midnight Pig Slayer: “From what I could estimate, there are about a dozen. They’re evenly distributed across the swamp area. If we eliminate these poisonous flowers, we should be able to significantly weaken the miasma.”
Ye Li Meng’s expression turned grim. “After all, these poisonous flowers are an important defensive weapon planted by the Dragon-Lizard People. There must be a ton of traps near each one. I’d say getting rid of them won’t be easy.”
“This is a bit hard!”
“Totally different from what I imagined!”
“I thought once we took out the Lord, it would just be a smooth sweep!”
“Count your blessings the Dragon-Lizard Lord was a brute. If he had decided to hole up and defend, we’d be fighting till the Year of the Monkey!”
“Don’t be afraid, everyone. It might be tough, but with our current strength, we can handle it. Just be ready to die a few times.”
“Come on now, since when has our Calamity Legion ever feared death?”
“Everyone here? Since we’re all gathered, let’s not waste time. Let’s wrap this up!”
“……”
At the Luoshui Base Camp—
Hang Yu began receiving Player death notifications.
【……】
【Player “Peeing Against the Wind for Three Thousand Zhang” has died, Essence +900……】
【Player “Qingchen” has died, Essence +2500……】
【Player “Graceful Bro” has died, Essence +1250……】
【……】
【Player “Chimera Wraith” has died, Essence +5200……】
【Player “Little Bell (Xiao Lingdang)” has died, Essence +4000……】
【Player “Ye Li Meng” has died, Essence +6400……】
【……】
The Abyssal Essence Reserve surged crazily!
Because as the battle deepened, it wasn’t just low-level Players who died—some of the very top-tier Players also fell. This showed just how dangerous the Dragon-Lizard Base Camp truly was!
The Dragon-Lizard Lord had not only transformed the environment into a nightmare, but also prepared countless deadly traps to welcome intruders. The city’s defenses were tremendously strong as well!
Unless they died at least once or twice—
The Players had little chance of taking the Base Camp.
Hang Yu originally thought the harvest phase of this round of Lord War was over. He truly didn’t expect to rake in another fortune in the final stage!
Just as the Players said—
If Chi Lin hadn’t been a brute—
If the Dragon-Lizards had chosen to hunker down—
With at least fifteen to sixteen hundred elite troops and the meticulously developed defensive strategies they had in place, the Calamity Legion simply wouldn’t have been able to breach the city in a short period.
Once the Dragon-Lizard Lord went into hiding—
He could continuously recruit new forces within the territory.
Dragon-Lizard Soldiers were unlike human soldiers. They came with multiple skills and started at Level 7. That meant they were battle-ready the moment they were recruited. With their overwhelming defensive advantage—how was anyone supposed to fight that?
Of course—
Unlike the Players’ opinion—
Hang Yu didn’t think there was anything to be glad about.
It wasn’t like he was the one suffering anyway.
If Chi Lin really had been a coward who only knew how to bunker down, the Players would have had a hellish time—but that also would’ve meant even more resources for the territory. In the end, victory still would’ve belonged to the Calamity Legion.
From an income standpoint—
That definitely wouldn’t have been a bad thing.
Not only could Hang Yu earn more Essence—
Chi Lin’s frenzied troop replenishment would also generate more Abyssal Magic Crystals and other spoils of war.
Of course—
From a gameplay perspective—
That kind of prolonged stalemate wouldn’t be enjoyable.
Though Twisted Three Kingdoms had great gameplay, if Players were put through continuous suffering for ten or twenty straight days, no matter how passionate or active they were, their enthusiasm would eventually burn out. Complaints—and even quest abandonment—were inevitable.
After several rounds of frenzied assaults—
Over two hundred participating Calamity Legion members died at least once or twice.
In the end, due to the Dragon-Lizard People’s dwindling manpower—and with the Calamity Legion having over thirty Tier-Two combatants—the Base Camp was finally breached.
The entire campaign lasted over ten hours.
The participants alone contributed 1.4 million Essence.
Only 200,000 needed to be set aside as rewards for the Players.
As for the remaining 1.2 million—that became the net profit of this operation, and it went directly into Hang Yu’s personal pocket.
Hang Yu left the territory.
He was about to make a personal appearance.
They had conquered the territory of a Starsea Lord.
It was the first total victory in a Lord War.
Hang Yu believed this was a moment worth commemorating, so he found it necessary to be present in person—and collect the spoils brought by the end of the Lord War!