Chapter 32 Countermeasures

The power of the Seven Spiritual Dust Bell is indeed extraordinary. At this moment, we can see the true power of the magic weapon of heaven. This effect is really exaggerated and shocking. If the Seven Spiritual Dust Bell did not slowly turn people into powder, but turned them all into ashes at once, it might not be able to achieve such a good effect.

Compared to the deterrent effect, Rose is more optimistic about this thing's automatic evasion ability. The biggest advantage of the Seven Spiritual Dust Bell is that you can freely choose what needs to be protected. You can control what is destroyed and what is kept. Even if the equipment is activated during a battle between two armies, it will never hurt any of your own people, not even the flowers and plants on the roadside. It won't hurt. Not only did this move turn hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops into ashes, but more importantly, we also gained some benefits.

Do you still remember the Snowwing Pegasus from RB? The things that were just powdered did not include Pegasus. They were war horses and did not recognize their masters. As long as the knight dies, the war horse will no longer actively attack people. Whoever rides on him at this time is his master, and there is no taming problem at all. All Warcraft that can be bought in NPC stores, unless they are Warcraft eggs, will look like this. The owner will not be distinguished. As long as the original knight dies, the new knight will be automatically recognized as the owner.

Many Japanese air cavalry were killed in the battle, and there were about 300,000 Snowwing Pegasus left. Anyway, this thing can be reproduced, and if it goes back to develop, it should become the third main war horse of our guild. Don’t get it for free if you get it for free.

It wasn't until Tianzhao's clone was pulverized that the light curtain emitted by the Qilingchen Bell suddenly exploded like a crystal bubble, and then a fresh wind blew over and blew out all the ashes of RB players and NPCs. The huge power equipment inside Essinger began to roar, and the city slowly left the diving area and moved towards the other shore. The ground troops that were not covered just now are still standing there, but they are turning around and seem to be planning to evacuate. The main leaders were collectively killed, the troops were in chaos, and although the remaining Japanese troops were large in number, they were unable to fight. But Essinger has no soldiers now. So we couldn't chase them, so we had to leave separately.

Although we were all retreating, we were in a much better mood than the RB people. At least we took those Pegasus as damage compensation, and we killed enemies several times our size. No matter how you look at it, we have made a profit. Masamoto Matsumoto suffered the most. Not only was he killed once, but he also lost so many soldiers. You must know that most of these soldiers are NPCs. Basically, he spent money to buy it, and a loss equals a loss. If he doesn't win this time, he will lose everything.

Overall, we got a little advantage this time, but Essinger's return mission caused us a lot of trouble. This is the first time that the huge Essinger Mobile Fortress has participated in actual combat since it was completed. Many problems that were not expected at the beginning have been exposed. After crossing the Kanmon Strait, the city climbed up to the coast at a snail's speed of three kilometers per hour, and encountered constant harassment along the way.

Although guerrilla warfare was invented and carried forward by the Chinese, RB players borrowed this tactic this time, but their harassment actually had no effect at all. On the contrary, it was Essinger's own problems that made us miserable. RB players once planted mines midway, but they were discovered far away. Later, they sent people to conduct infiltration operations, but found that they could not find the entrance. In the end, they actually used magic to hollow out an existing underground palace and tried to trap Isinger entirely. The result was of course in vain because Isinger was too slow. The underground palace collapsed just as it hit the ground. At that time, Essinger only had a row of drives suspended in the air, and most of them were on land, so there was no danger of falling.

Within three hours, we took a comprehensive rest on Essinger. Since most of the major equipment had been repaired in advance, the subsequent equipment was basically relatively simple, and we completed them quickly. Around the time Matsumoto was congratulating his group of unlucky guys for getting back online, Isinger had almost completed all repairs. The only damage that had not been repaired was that the armor plate on the front city wall had not been completely welded in place, but this did not affect Isinger's performance. operation.

At about five o'clock in the afternoon, three gods came from Heaven to help us check the Shenwu wind chime. They found that the problem was serious, so they took it back to Heaven to repair it. We wouldn't need it for the time being anyway. Even if it is repaired, there is no need to activate it. Everyone in Japan knows the function of Essinger, so it will only be that much if it is hidden.

Masa Matsumoto and Shota Tanaka logged back into the game dejectedly, and began arranging their subsequent work as soon as they got up. The young representative of the Russian guild arrived at RB at six o'clock in the evening to meet with Matsumoto Masahiro and them. Matsumoto Masahori immediately pulled the guy back as soon as he saw him. "You're finally here!"

The young man said: "I rushed over as soon as I got online. It's a pity that if the ship had stopped at your place, the death would not have been sent back to the country."

Masamoto Matsumoto shook his head and said: "If I had thought that you, the person standing next to me, might die in battle, I wouldn't have been tricked so badly by the Chinese!"

Tanaka Shota sighed: "I don't know what the thing that emits the white light ball is, but it is so powerful! How can we attack Isinger from now on?"

The young man said: "Don't worry too much about this. Generally, large weapons have an interval. For such a powerful equipment, you only have one chance a day at most."

"That's terrible." Tanaka Shota said: "How many times can we launch a charge in one day? If there are too few people, we can't attack. If there are too many, we will be completely destroyed once their secret weapons are activated. This damn Essinger It’s really tricky!”

Masamoto Matsumoto suddenly asked: "That's right. Where is the masked ghost?"

"Not yet!" Shinoda Shizuo replied.

"Who said I didn't arrive?" Shadow Dancer walked in wearing a ghost mask. "I just went around and collected some intelligence. It seems that the possibility of Essinger attacking from the outside is really low! Unless our Russian friends can support us with a few more giant cannons."

The Russian young man said: "We only have a few giant cannons ourselves, and it's too late to transport them here now!"

Matsumoto Masaru congratulated: "If we can't attack from the outside, we can think of other directions. Don't you have someone sneaking into Isengard? Now is the time to use this nail."

Shadow Dancer hesitated and said: "I'm afraid this won't be easy, right?"

"It's just a nail. Are you feeling distressed?" Shota Tanaka asked angrily: "We have already borne such a huge loss. Aren't you willing to bear this little thing? How valuable a spy can be depends on how exposed he is. ' Do you think there is a time when this strength is needed more than now?"

Shadow Dancer nodded: "Okay then, what do you want them to do? Let me declare first that there are only seven spies under my control, and there is only one elite member and one senior member. Two of the remaining five are Junior members, three are still reserve members. There’s not much they can do.”

"What are elite members and reserve members?" Shinoda Zhizuo asked in confusion: "Are there so many levels in the Frost Rose Alliance? Our guild only has senior and junior members!"

Shadow Dancer said: "The Frost Rose Alliance was rewarded for making a suggestion to the system about guild functions. They can divide it into various level types at will, and they don't need to use fixed levels like us. The highest level of the Frost Rose Alliance is the elder Level, like Ziri and those commanders are all members of this level. Below this level is the elite level, which are basically old members, accounting for about one-tenth of the total number of people in the guild. Below the elite There are also three levels of membership: high, medium and low, all of which are separate. Each level has its own special authority level to control, and the things that members of different levels can do and the areas they can enter are also different. Here In addition, there is also a member who is not a member. This is a preliminary member, which is considered a peripheral organization. The reason why the Frost Rose Alliance is so difficult to penetrate is because there are too many levels of authority, and it is very difficult for my people to climb up one level."

"Then that elite-level spy is very precious and must be carefully preserved. The first thing we need to investigate at this stage is to try to figure out what exactly is the attack and its launch interval. It is best to There are ways to destroy that thing or render it temporarily useless.”

"I already know the stuff." Shadow Dancer opened the picture sharing and showed them a few in-game photos. The photo shows a bright hall, and in the center of the hall is an arrogant dragon frame with a huge bell hanging on it.

"Is this the super weapon of mass destruction?"

"good."

"I didn't expect it to be a bell." Tanaka Shota sighed.

Shinoda Chizuo also said: "It's strange that I seemed to hear the sound of a bell at that time. It turned out to be a bell."

Masamoto Matsumoto asked anxiously: "Does this thing need a firing interval?"

Shadow Dancer nodded: "According to the information sent by my people, this equipment was obtained by Ziri from the Heavenly Court of China. It seems to be from some compensation project. The specific reason is not very clear. Time is tight and I didn't make it in time. Ask carefully. Anyway, this thing is given to the earth by heaven. And it can only be used once a day. The name of the bell is the Seven Spirit Dust Bell. As long as it is rung, all designated objects within a certain range will be turned into dust. This time we are very Unfortunately, we happened to be standing within the range, and it was in the edge area. At that time, we only had to retreat another ten meters and we would be fine. What bad luck!"

"Can you destroy this thing? Or interfere with it." Masamoto Matsumoto asked.

Shadowdancer shook his head. "We still don't know how this thing works, so it's impossible to interfere with it. As for destroying it! The first thing is that we don't know whether this thing can be destroyed. Even if it can be destroyed, it's unlikely to be destroyed by spies alone. To destroy such a big clock, you need explosives or larger equipment. But I'm afraid it can't be damaged by manpower. Secondly! Our spies probably can't get close to that thing. This photo is taken after someone In the filming location, members are not allowed to enter the room where the clock is placed when accompanied. This room only allows veteran-level personnel and senior NPCs to enter. Members of other levels need to be led by a veteran member to enter, and they cannot stay in it alone. !”

"Does that mean there's basically no hope?"

"Unless we can kill all the guards."

"Then do it!" Shinoda Zhizuo said excitedly.

Matsumoto Masaga grabbed Shinoda Shizuo. "There will be no shortage of guards for such an important thing. Even if the spies from the Masked Ghost come together, they may not be able to rush in."

"Then let's think of other ways." Tanaka Shota said: "What do you think if we deliberately set the fire and then take advantage of the chaos to invade the interior and destroy it?"

Shadow Dancer shook his head and said: "You don't understand Essinger at all, my spy told me. This city is basically automated. If there is a fire, the location of the flames will automatically activate sprinklers to extinguish the fire, and there are also fire gates. Even if the outside of the warehouse is set on fire, no one will be able to get in once the gate is opened. Also, the inside of Essinger is different from our city. This city is entirely made of steel and rock. Unless it is hit by a cannonball, it will It couldn't have caught fire, and even if it caught fire, it was obviously man-made."

"Damn it, you actually have such tight defenses!" Shota Tanaka slammed his fist on the table, causing the cup to jump.

Just when the head of RB was busy in a meeting. Rose and I were also sitting in the conference room, but we were not having a meeting, but watching the live broadcast. The content relayed in the crystal communication machine was the live meeting of Matsumoto congratulating them, and our reporter was a scout mosquito posted on the wall of the room. After Masa Matsumoto went online, one of the large number of reconnaissance mosquitoes we sent happened to discover him. As a result, this reconnaissance mosquito immediately followed Masamoto Matsumoto to the conference room, and everything after that was simple.

Masamoto Matsumoto brought the leaders of the Yidang Gang to a top-secret meeting. Even if he were killed, he would not know that our group of people were listening to this meeting, especially the shadow dancer. This kid wears a ghost mask and thinks no one knows him. As soon as the scene was broadcast, Rose recognized this guy as a shadow dancer, and we heard everything he said after that.

Ying said with some worry: "I didn't expect that there would be spies sneaking into such a strict review system."

Rose smiled and said: "Our review is far from rigorous, but as an in-game guild, it is pretty good." Rose is a real spy. For her, our guild system is of course a loophole. There are so many possibilities, but how many locals in the game have received professional spy training? This kind of blockade is already considered very tight.

Bai Ling said: "Fortunately, there are not many. And most of them are from peripheral organizations."

Hongyue stared at the broadcast attentively and said: "It's better to listen carefully! Maybe you can find out who the spy is from the shadow dancer, so that we don't have to catch him."

"Actually, it's not very troublesome to catch spies, but I think it's better to use them as bait than to dig them out."

Su Mei looked at Rose and shouted: "Sister Rose, are you going to play some counterintuitive scheme again?"

"Why not play? Qi Lingchen Zhong has already killed the RB's army of 500,000 people. Let's use a counter-intuitive plan to cheat him of another 500,000 yuan. Even if the remaining troops fight us head-on, we can guarantee that we will not suffer losses. What a bargain. ?”

Hongyue turned her head with interest: "Tell me what strategy you can use to deceive another 500,000 people in rb?"

"Is this...!" Rose began to explain her strategy, and everyone in the room just nodded with their mouths open.

The plan was quickly explained clearly, and everyone's attention returned to Matsumoto Masaru's congratulations on their meeting, but there was no constructive news after that. Matsumoto Masahiro congratulated them. The entire meeting was accompanied by sighs and curses on our guild. There was really no useful information.

That night Essinger continued towards Nagasaki. Along the way, a joint team composed of players from our country and the h country's guild gradually appeared. Because Essinger attracted most of the Japanese troops to the Honshu Island area, Chinese and Country H players actually had a local advantage in the entire Kyushu Island area. According to Rose's final strategy, in order to make full use of this advantage, players from the h-country guild, players from the Chinese guild who supported us, and troops from the Iron Cross joined forces to form these special teams. They changed their passive defense strategy into an active harassment strategy.

Although safety issues are assured. But Essinger's situation has made the players in this guild worried. At around 7 o'clock in the evening, Essinger's internal broadcast announced that the newly repaired thruster group would resume full speed operation, and everyone was asked to grab the things around them to stabilize themselves to prevent falling. This recovery can be said to be very good. The city speed quickly increased to twelve kilometers per hour, which was barely good. But the good times didn't last long. At about eight o'clock in the evening, a violent explosion suddenly came from the bottom of the city, and players throughout Essinger heard the sound.

After this explosion, Essinger shook violently, and then began to move slower and slower. After almost staggering forward for more than ten minutes, the city suddenly stopped, and then the entire Essinger began to drop in altitude. The thrusters were retracted into the city, and even the armor at the bottom was closed.

Because at seven o'clock in the evening, Rose and I were holding a battle plan distribution meeting for all the players in our guild, and all the players in our guild were inside Essinger at that time. Therefore, everyone in the guild knew about the explosion caused by a mechanical failure inside Essinger. After eight o'clock, the city stopped moving forward. Rose and I explained to all the guild members that the city's parking was caused by an abnormal explosion of the power pipeline, and we asked the players to keep it secret because the RB people have not given up the idea of ​​​​Isinger, so If they knew that Essinger couldn't leave, they would definitely rush over again.

Just when the players said they would defend Essinger to the death, the lights in the city suddenly flickered, and the entire city flickered on and off. Everyone found this situation very strange. Essinger had never seen this situation before. The flashing lights lasted for about a few minutes and then suddenly all went out, and the entire Essinger became pitch black. After about a second, the blue ground flames on both sides of the city streets suddenly lit up. The city has regained its light, but the light from the underworld is very dim, and you can barely see things clearly, and the faces in this blue light look like they are haunted.

The dark flames are backup lighting equipment for Essinger. The only reason why they light up is that Essinger's power mechanism has stopped running. How serious is it that Essinger loses power? All members became nervous.

I will inform you all soon. Because the explosion just caused the energy backlash and burned the core energy extractor, Essinger has now lost power. The players gathered in the square who were listening to the assigned tasks started talking together. This was the first time that Essinger lost energy.

Rose stood on the balcony on top of the administrative hall and used a temporary loudspeaker array driven by a mage to say: "Everyone, keep quiet for now. Although Essinger's power facilities are damaged, we are still there. Even if the city cannot move for the time being. We are still Can’t we protect urban areas?”

"Of course." The players below shouted firmly.

Rose continued: "The current situation is not very clear. It may be just a glitch, and it may be eliminated soon, but even if it cannot be eliminated soon, everyone must stay calm. No power means that the defense weapons are working, so now it is more important It requires everyone's united efforts. I will go to Woma immediately to inquire about the damage. Please don't leave the square yet. I will come back later to tell you how the situation is. Everyone will now listen to the president's assignment of tasks."

After Rose walked down, I took over her announcement of the unfinished combat strategy. Rose quickly left the rooftop balcony and ran towards the city's core power area in front of everyone's eyes.

Outside the core power area, the guards have been completely replaced by high-level NPCs. Players other than veterans are not allowed to approach the gate. Rose entered the first-floor corridor leading to the power area. The all-steel door was closed behind Rose by an NPC using a manual handle. After the door was closed, Rose walked to the door at the end of the corridor and knocked on the door. "Walma opens the door, it's me."

Unexpectedly, the door in front did not open in a slow and cumbersome manner like a manual handle, but opened quickly to both sides with a chirping sound of exhaust. After the gate is the area where the power core is located. What is completely different from the outside is that the lights here are brightly lit. A huge energy extractor is working normally there. Woma looked relaxed and sat next to the power core with a dozen veteran-level maintenance personnel from our guild, playing four-table mahjong with multiple people.

Rose showed no surprise at this sight and walked directly into the room. The door automatically closes behind you. "You guys really know how to hide away."

"Haha, you can't deceive those spies if you don't pretend. All the top maintenance personnel of our guild are gathered here. Everyone must believe that there is indeed a big problem with Essinger's power core."

"Of course, otherwise no one would have thought why we would suddenly stop here. Okay, it's almost time. You continue to play, and I will continue to publish false news."

Soon Rose returned to the top of Essinger, and Rose stood in the amplification circle again on the building here. "Dear members, I have bad news to inform you. I just went to see the core. Woma and the technical backbone of our guild are repairing it, but all the main parts of the power core have been burned. The only way to repair it now is to dismantle it. Replace the whole set, but everyone may know that this equipment is not produced by Isengard ourselves. We currently do not have the ability to produce such a large-scale magic crystal power extractor alone. We must have people from Atlantis to cooperate with us. Production, so there is no way to replace it for the time being. According to preliminary estimates, the fastest we can get the parts for replacement will be noon the day after tomorrow, which means that our Essinger will be very fragile in the next thirty hours or so, and we must rely on Let’s work together to keep it safe.”

Next, a member we had arranged for a long time jumped out and shouted: "Don't we still have the Seven Spiritual Dust Bell? That thing doesn't need the power core to provide energy. Today we also made Xiaorb suffer a big loss. With it, we can still Can you protect Isengard?"

Rose said: "Of course I know that the Seven Spiritual Dust Bell can be used without a power core, but unfortunately for safety reasons, the Seven Spiritual Dust Bell is set up in a closed room, and the only exit is a thousand-jin gate driven by energy. , and there is no manual crank, so we can’t count on it until the power core is completed.”

"Don't worry! We can still guard Isengard without those things. The people of Frost are the best in the world without relying on magic machines. At worst, we can fight the Japanese in the streets or in the field. If our people are still there, the city will not be lost."

Rose immediately said: "The situation is not that serious yet. The artillery on the top of the city can use a manual crank. Although the speed is a little slower, it can still be used. Everyone is now led away by the leaders of each unit. First, clear the main passage Rock the gate at the location first, and then raise the cannon outside the city first. The manual handle is slow and you must be prepared in advance. In addition, organize a group of people to transport the cannon shells up. Without power, the automatic loader cannot be used. , everyone has to carry the shells to the deck before they can be used. Thank you for your hard work."

"For the guild, for Essinger." Everyone shouted the slogan and went about their own business. Our guild has been established for such a long time, and what we are most proud of is not the magic equipment, but these members. Our guild's enthusiasm ranks high among the world's guilds.