Chapter 267 Lin Xun’s Back-Up Plan to Disarm the Castle Tower

Lin Xun entered the Easter egg chapter alone.

[The powerful wandering soul awakens next to the demon-suppressing monument...]

【Do you want to recruit six star kings? 】

Although the other star kings can be summoned at this time, they cannot immediately carry out the last three waves of defense. There is still one day before the next demon invasion.

[You are the only one in the huge demon-suppressing altar. The traces of the battle between the altar and Yunqiao have disappeared without a trace, and even the damaged portal of Tianshu Immortal Palace has been completely repaired. 】

[The seven fairy palaces are blooming in the clouds and mist, and there is no trace of the brutal fighting that they experienced an hour ago...]

The rule to resist the invasion of heavenly demons is to protect the heavenly gate of the fairy palace. The fall of more than half of the fairy palaces means the resistance fails.

Lin Xun's plan was to voluntarily give up the defense of the three immortal palaces.

Except for him who still guards Tianshu Palace, the other apostles work in pairs to guard the three immortal palaces.

Although this will not objectively change the number of demons, the number of demons that Yunqiao can pass at the same time is limited. The number of demons faced by one person defense and joint defense by two people at the same time is the same.

With two Star Lord apostles guarding a fairy palace together, the difficulty of the chapter dropped by more than half!

However, this tactic also has major drawbacks. First, there is no room for maneuver in the defense. If the Star Lord apostles do not cooperate well and cause any of the four immortal palaces to fall, it will be directly judged as a failure of resistance.

Second, voluntarily giving up the defense of the three fairy palaces will lower the clearance evaluation.

Not only will the overall evaluation be lowered, but the personal evaluation of the Star Lord apostles who guard the three fallen immortal palaces will also fall to the bottom.

As a result, the reward increase brought by increasing the difficulty of the chapter is almost nonexistent, and the reward you get in the end may not be as good as the original...

Lin Xun proposed such a plan, which was considered by several apostles as a helpless move and a compromise on the difficulty of the underworld game.

Although this can indeed greatly increase the probability of passing the level, the previous operation of increasing the difficulty is undoubtedly a failure and is a useless effort.

As a group of Lin Xun's relatives and friends, Li Xingyue, Wang Zong, and Lu Caiyi took the initiative to lower their personal evaluation, that is, they voluntarily gave up their fairy palace.

As supporters of increasing the difficulty, Shangguan Yu and Yin Linlin also proposed lowering their personal evaluations.

Several people couldn't argue about this, and they debated in the conference room for a long time before finalizing the candidate.

No one blamed Lin Xun for raising the difficulty level. Everyone was already an official apostle and one of their own. There was still the possibility of forming a group in the future. There was no need to create an embarrassing situation just because of the failure of an Easter egg chapter.

Lin Xun didn't say a word the whole time.

After returning home and entering the Easter Egg Chapter again, he secretly implemented his plan.

In fact, after giving up the three immortal palaces, he still had a backup plan, but he was not sure about the success rate of the backup plan.

Moreover, the back-up plan is so bold that if it is revealed, the other Star Lord apostles will most likely be stunned and shout "impossible, absolutely impossible" and thus oppose the implementation of the back-up plan.

The specific content of the back-up plan is very simple and crude, that is, Lin Xun alone... guards the four fairy palaces!

Except for the Tianshu Palace that he was originally guarding, he alone guarded the remaining three immortal palaces that he was about to give up!

Lin Xun began to prepare for the plan...

After working hard in the afternoon, until the sun sets, and then until the moon reaches the zenith until late at night, I have finally completed the preparations for the Easter Egg chapter.

Finally, he went to the library and spent a lot of money to buy a skill book before announcing that everything was ready, just waiting for the invasion of the demons to begin tomorrow.

After all preparations were completed, Lin Xun returned to the orthodox chapter and began tonight's trip to the castle tower...

[You remain invisible and move along the mountain road...]

[The mountain road is silent under the moonlight. You can only see the light of torches in the distance, which is an inspection checkpoint composed of a group of elite warriors. 】

[There are more than ten checkpoints on the road from the foot of the mountain to the castle tower on the top of the mountain. Each checkpoint is very tightly defended, with fully armed warriors, well-trained wolf dogs, and warning barriers. 】

[If someone needs to visit the lord of the city, he not only needs the documents required to go up and down the mountain, but also has to remove his armor and sword and walk up the mountain. 】

[At night, there are more than double the number of warriors on duty compared to when you enter the castle tower in the daytime. 】

[It must be your assassination during the day that caused the castle lord Daimyo to send more samurai to guard the road up the mountain. 】

[You did not rely on escape skills to forcefully break through the levels, but chose a safer approach...]

[You throw the 'Ninja Hook Rope' high, and there is a crisp clang sound. The sharp claws pierce one side of the mountain wall. You climb up the nearly vertical mountain wall along the rope. 】

[After climbing to the end of the rope, he pulled out the sharp sword from his waist and inserted it into the mountain, fixed his body, and threw the 'ninja hook' upward again...]

[By repeating this, you will bypass many checkpoints and get closer and closer to the castle tower on the top of the mountain...]

【……】

[You finally reach the top of the mountain. Not far away are the tall city walls and city gates. 】

[The number of warriors on duty at the city gate is even greater. On the city wall, every five steps there are elite warriors holding torches and carrying powerful crossbows...]

[Bold Apostle, what is your next move? 】

[1. With your extraordinary escape skills, you can go straight into the city gate. Perhaps the warning barrier cannot see through your enhanced ‘Tianyin Escape Skill’. 】

[2. Continue to use the ‘ninja hook’ to climb over the city wall. Maybe the many warriors on the city wall will not notice the use of the hook. 】

[3. Hibernate here, quietly waiting for a better opportunity to sneak in...]

Tonight's action must only succeed and not fail!

Even though the chance of being discovered by the ninja master was very low, Lin Xun still chose a safer approach.

The assassination operation during the day has doubled the defensive strength of the castle tower. If the assassination fails again, the castle tower may never be conquered again.

[You escape into the shadows, hide your figure, and quietly wait for a better opportunity to sneak in...]

【……】

[You look at the towering castle tower inside the city wall. The top floor of the castle tower is brightly lit, and dozens of craftsmen are setting up ladders to repair the damaged roof. 】

[During the fierce battle during the day, the roof of the castle tower was severely damaged, and the dragon's fall also caused the guard tower near the castle tower to suffer varying degrees of damage. Then Mr. Hou recruited a group of craftsmen to repair it all night long...]

[The tips of your ears twitched and you heard some movement on the mountain road behind you. 】

[I turned around and saw a group of mounted warriors escorting dozens of people up the mountain. 】

[As they get closer, you can clearly see the clothes of the dozen or so people. They seem to be craftsmen who come to repair the roof of the pavilion. 】

Lin Xun's eyes lit up.

Don't hesitate to take advantage of this great opportunity.

[You turned around, opened a pair of dark eyes, and disappeared without a trace...]

【……】

[The leading warrior came to the city gate and ordered the craftsmen to be interrogated again... After the craftsmen took off their clothes for inspection, the leading warrior breathed a sigh of relief and handed over the leading position to the warrior leader at the city gate. 】

[After the assassination during the day, the samurai did not dare to take it lightly. If it were not for the instructions of the retainers, distinguished guests would come to the door in two days, and the craftsmen were urgently needed to repair the castle tower. The samurai did not dare to let the craftsmen go up the mountain to repair it at this time of turmoil. 】

[The families of these craftsmen have been secretly controlled, and they have been checked at all levels when they go up the mountain. They are not allowed to bring anything else with them except the clothes on their bodies. 】

[While the craftsmen are repairing the roof of the pavilion, there will be samurai guards and surveillance throughout the process. If anyone dares to do anything overstepped, not only will he be killed on the spot, but the craftsman's family will also die. 】

【……】

[You are at the end of the team, controlling the body of a strange craftsman, lowering your head and following the team into the city gate smoothly...]

[You look up and see that the castle tower is still majestic and tall under the protection of the giant barrier. 】

[The defense at the top of the four nearby watchtowers has become even tighter. Not only has the number of warriors on duty increased significantly, but the number of ballistas ready to go has also increased from more than ten to more than twenty. 】

[Under the coverage of the powerful arrows of numerous ballistae, there are no fire blind spots around the castle tower. 】

[You just looked up and watched for a while, and the samurai whipped you, scolding you to follow the team and keep moving forward. 】

[As the second batch of craftsmen, you need to repair several low guard buildings in the distance. 】

[Although the dragon did not directly hit the guard tower when it fell, the huge impact of the fall caused several guard towers to suffer varying degrees of damage. 】

[Are you going to explode on the spot, or continue to lurk? 】

"The threats from the four watchtowers must be eliminated..."

There are five or six large ballistae on each watchtower. It is really difficult to destroy many ballistae silently without causing alarm.

Lin Xun chose to continue to lurk, and then many craftsmen entered different guard buildings in batches to carry out repair work.

He and five craftsmen were assigned to the same guard building. There were a total of six craftsmen, but there were twelve warriors supervising the work.

【……】

[You are in the dormitory on the ground floor of the guard building, which is a resting place for warriors. However, there are only two craftsmen and four warriors in the dormitory at this time, and the rest are working in other dormitories. 】

[You are sawing wood under the watchful eyes of two warriors, preparing to repair the windows. 】

【Under repair...】

【……】

Lin Xun narrowed his eyes and was ready to take action immediately.

As long as he quickly kills the four samurai and another craftsman without making too much noise, he can use the body of the possessed samurai to carry out his next plan.

Taking a deep breath, he was about to switch bodies, but saw the game text suddenly jump.

[The sound of footsteps was heard outside the dormitory, and then an old man in rich clothes pushed the door open and entered. 】

[The four warriors saw this and bowed quickly, looking humble. 】

[‘The fire worshipper of the Ogiwara family’ glanced around the dormitory, then came to you and asked you about the progress of the repairs. 】

[When you look at this person, you know that he has a high position and power. For you who have a low status, such a person is someone you need to look up to. 】

[The ‘Ogihara family elder’ asked carefully, then turned around and left, inspecting the next dormitory...]

[The samurai sighed in a low voice. The boss of the family really fulfilled his duties. He was in charge of the castle tower’s defenses and even came to inspect the craftsmen in person...]

Lin Xun's eyes lit up.

The Ouchi general in charge of fortifications?

Originally, he had a headache on how to get rid of the threat from the four watchtowers. Now if he could get this body, wouldn't the subsequent assassination operations be like searching for something?

"The decision is yours!"

Lin Xun acted decisively.

[You are possessed by the body of the ‘Fire Worshiping Heartless Ninja Master’! 】

[The four warriors were shocked. Just as they were about to draw their swords and shout, they saw a sharp sword light flash by! 】

[The four warriors and the craftsmen beside you clutched their throats and collapsed on the ground, dying quietly and silently...]

Lin Xun possessed several corpses in the dormitory one by one, then stripped off the equipment and discarded the bodies, leaving only a warrior body for possession.

The operation of discarding the body will make the corpse disappear, which is equivalent to the best way to destroy the corpse and eliminate traces.

[You left the dormitory and came to the corridor, just in time to meet the 'Ogihara family elder' coming out of the next dormitory after inspecting it. 】

[The shoji door of the dormitory has not yet been closed, and there are several warriors and craftsmen inside. 】

[The ‘Ogiwara family elder’ frowned when he saw you leaving your post without permission, and was about to reprimand you loudly...]

【How should you answer? 】

[1. My lord, I need to go to the toilet in a hurry. If you don’t mind, why don’t you come with us? 】

[2. My lord, the identity of the craftsman just now seems a bit suspicious. Please go and question him again. 】

[3. Sir, please take a look at this newly purchased sword. Can you please put a head on your neck to test the sharpness of the sword? 】

Lin Xungang was about to press the third option as usual, but suddenly woke up.

He quickly removed his finger and pressed the second option, secretly saying that he was in danger.

"I almost got tricked by the underworld game again."

[You quickly interrupted the elder’s scolding, and said solemnly that the craftsman you were monitoring was very suspicious. He secretly communicated with another craftsman, maybe he was planning something...]

[You don’t dare to kill him privately, lest there is a shocking conspiracy lurking behind it, so please ask the boss to interrogate him in person! 】

[The ‘Ogihara family elder’ was shocked when he heard this and quickly returned to your dormitory with you. 】

[The one who assassinated the castle lord's name during the day was the famous Ninja Master in Sakura Fall. Even though the castle tower was heavily defended, it was useless in front of the Ninja Master. The family head did not blame it for this, but the family elder still felt deeply guilty. 】

[Now that it hears about the craftsman’s secret plot to assassinate him, how can he hold back the anger in his heart. 】

[It drew out the sword from its waist, opened the shoji door, and strode in...]

[There is no one in the dormitory, three warriors and two craftsmen are missing. 】

[The 'Ogiwara Family Patriarch' was shocked and turned to question you, but he saw that the shoji door behind him had been quietly closed at some point, and your figure disappeared! 】

[The bright sword flashed! 】

[It only felt severe pain in its chest. When it lowered its head, it saw a sharp blade coming out of its back. 】

[The ‘Ogiwara family elder’ wanted to open his mouth and scream in pain, but an old palm covered his mouth and nose, making him unable to speak...]

[An old face appeared in front of it, it was the 'Ninja Master' who looked like a ghost Shura! 】

[Until his death, the ‘Ogihara family elder’ could not make any sound. 】

[You defeated the ‘Fire-Worshiping Ogiwara Family Patriarch’, and your experience points increased slightly. 】

[You have obtained the ‘Boundary Token of the Castle Tower’ (key)]

[You look at the dead old man in gorgeous clothes in front of you...]

[‘Fire Worshiping Ogiwara Clan Patriarch’: One of the Ogiwara Clan Patriarchs. As the most trusted Patriarch of the Daimyo Castle, he is in charge of many defenses in the castle tower. It ranges from arranging on-duty samurai patrols to the maintenance of a large number of ordnances, including the close bodyguards of the Daimyo castle lord. It died from a fatal blow through the heart. Phase: 120% (+55%)]

[Do you want to possess this body? 】

Lin Xun smiled slightly and pressed the possession option.

The elder's attributes were higher than those of ordinary samurai, but he couldn't resist the ninja master's stealth backstab.

With the invisibility 1.5 times critical hit effect of 'Diablo Mask', plus the high bonus of 'Weakness Insight' to see the flaws, and the damage of the epic + level assassination skill 'Tsukiten Izayoi', in the end it has to be calculated. The power of the legendary weapon 'Ryuken Masamune'.

The only monster that can withstand the backstab of the 'Ninja Master' is the BOSS.

He left the guard tower carrying the body of the 'Ogiwara family elder'. The samurai on duty along the way all bowed and saluted when they saw him.

Lin Xun came to the castle tower again. This time he did not enter the castle tower directly, but went to the observation tower on the side first.

【……】

[The warriors stationed at the bottom of the tower salute you and do not dare to stop you from climbing to the top for inspection. 】

[The tower is a hollow-style building with no stairs for climbing to the top, only a rope lift that relies on human power. 】

[You board the lift in the center of the tower. Amidst the shouts of the warriors on the top floor, the lift slowly rises...]

[Not long after, you arrived at the top of the tower. 】

[The cold wind howls at night. In order to facilitate the shooting of the ballistae, there is no fence on the top of the tower. The torches in the hands of dozens of warriors illuminate six giant ballistae. 】

[The crossbow is equipped with crossbow arrows as thick as tree trunks, and the arrows are sharp and ferocious. Just one crossbow arrow requires the combined efforts of three warriors to pick it up and load it. 】

[Before the crossbow bolt is launched, a group of warriors will also inject their own 'karma fire' into the crossbow bolt, greatly increasing its power. 】

[This is an out-and-out weapon for defending the city. It is targeted by more than ten ballistae at the same time. Even the legendary monsters can only avoid its sharp edge. 】

[You look around and order the warriors to unload the crossbow bolts and transport them to the armory along with the dozens of thick crossbow bolts piled aside. 】

[As soon as this order came out, all the warriors looked at each other. 】

[At a time of great turmoil, it is a bit contrary to common sense for the family boss in charge of defenses to issue such an order. 】

[You see a group of warriors who are reluctant to take action, their eyes wide open, and they start to reprimand. This is the order of the master of the family. Who dares to disobey? !]

[The head of the family felt that the crossbow arrows were not powerful enough, so he ordered the crossbow arrows to be transported to the armory and coated with poison to increase their power... As a retainer warrior, just obey the order! 】

[Although the warriors still had doubts, this was an order from their elders and the Lord of the City, so they had no choice but to obey. 】

[Soon, your order was conveyed to the remaining three watchtowers. 】

[For a time, the lifting platform went up and down, back and forth, and many warriors were sweating profusely from exhaustion. They carried the thick crossbow arrows and transported them to the armory of the guard building...]

[You overlook the busy scene below. With a few orders, you have successfully eliminated the most deadly threat of the ballista in the castle tower. 】

"The next step is to kill the city lord's name!"

Lin Xun left the observation tower and came to the castle tower.