167: An atomic bomb has been discovered.

This time, they joined forces with two other countries, totaling over 480 warships with ample ammunition, making it highly probable they could wipe out this small town.

The players didn't care much; it was mainly the town's NPCs and defensive weapons that made them somewhat wary.

Because their classes were early-game types, and their Rank was only around 50, it was a bit difficult to deal with both players and NPCs simultaneously.

"Kawano-kun, I want to observe personally."

Hearing the report, Ueda Tatsuya nodded, but he still took the binoculars to observe for himself before making a decision.

He couldn't afford any mistakes in this planned attack on the town.

After all, they had brought many warships and weapons, along with a hundred thousand elites. If they suffered heavy losses and failed to take the town, he would likely have to commit seppuku upon his return.

At this moment, the other two countries were doing the same, constantly observing the situation on the shore without acting rashly.

But soon, they obtained specific intelligence; the traitors they had bribed had already sent word.

The town's various defensive weapons and NPCs were about the same as a few days ago, except there were more players than before, which posed no threat.

Once he was certain there would be no unexpected changes, Ueda Tatsuya began contacting the other two countries to prepare for the assault.

System Announcement: Attention everyone, Player [Asura] has initiated a regional announcement:

"Friends on the coastline, please step back a bit; their warships are about to attack."

Hearing the announcement, everyone began to retreat.

They were mostly casual players, and they knew there was no need to face cannon shells head-on.

As the warships of various nations slowly advanced, they soon entered the range of the artillery.

Not only the cannons on the ships, but also the row of artillery pieces deployed on the shore by NPCs and players began to attack the warships.

The various nations were not to be outdone, and the cannons on their ships opened fire one after another.

For a time, explosions rang out all along the coast. A large number of buildings and ships were being destroyed; with hundreds of warships attacking simultaneously, the firepower was incredibly powerful.

On the Sky-Blowing Gang's side, there were only dozens of warships, which, combined with the cannons deployed by the NPCs, amounted to about two hundred long-range artillery pieces.

Although they managed to hit the warships, their long-range firepower was clearly inferior to the opponent's.

The losses in this first round of attacks were massive, with more than half of the artillery already destroyed.

The various nations were also very shrewd, aiming all their attacks at those defensive weapons.

As long as they destroyed all the long-range cannons, they could attack with impunity and occupy the town without losing a single man.

As the main guns finished reloading, the second round of attacks began.

Under the second round of attacks from the warships, the artillery and buildings on the coastline were almost completely destroyed.

Seeing this, many players were both angry and frustrated; this was exactly the situation they feared most.

If the battle were on land, they naturally wouldn't be afraid.

But with the enemy attacking from the sea, they couldn't even reach them except with long-range artillery, which was utterly disgusting.

Just as the nations were about to commence their indiscriminate bombardment, an endless aurora suddenly lit up on the distant sea.

The aurora instantly illuminated the heavens and the earth, while also lighting up the faces of all the players. The whole world seemed to have fallen into an Aurora Illusion World.

Boom!

While everyone was still blinded, a deafening, muffled roar sounded.

The next moment!

The aurora instantly receded, and the world fell into total silence at that moment as everyone slowly opened their eyes.

They saw towering waves exploding on the distant sea.

Following that, a small mushroom cloud rose.

Before anyone could react, a shockwave swept through, knocking everyone on the coastline off their feet.

When they scrambled up and looked at the sea, their expressions were filled with terror.

An atomic bomb?

Seeing the horrific explosion, everyone immediately thought of that term.

They hadn't expected that such a thing existed not just in reality, but in the game as well, which was truly shocking.

However, the explosion was far away, so by the time the waves reached the warships, they had already weakened significantly.

Due to the waves sweeping in, the hundreds of warships from various nations collided and crushed against each other, with more than half of them being completely destroyed.

But before anyone could celebrate, a pale blue barrier enveloped all the warships, making it impossible to see what was happening inside.

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but look at each other, unsure of what exactly was going on.

But soon, looks of joy appeared on their faces.

Although the atomic bomb hadn't directly hit those warships, it had caused all of them to be damaged.

Additionally, with the foreign forces being enveloped by the barrier, it was obvious someone was helping their side, which they couldn't help but be happy about.

They didn't know what was happening inside the barrier, but the losses to the other countries were undeniable, and they no longer had to worry about cannon attacks.

Half an hour later, the dark blue barrier disappeared. There was nothing on the sea; those warships had vanished without a trace.

The waiting crowd couldn't help but scratch their heads, their expressions filled with confusion, but no one could give them an answer.

Although they couldn't figure it out, many people had already recorded videos and posted them on the forums... After dealing with the forces of various nations, Xiao Xing flew toward the depths of the sea.

He had been trying to think of a way to wipe out the players from all those countries in one go.

Ultimately, he chose to drop a small fission bomb to force their warships together and then activated his Death Domain.

Within the Domain, he killed all the foreign players back to Rank 1, then activated the barrier of the Vault of Heaven and threw them inside.

Finally, he confiscated hundreds of cannons, thousands of machine guns, a large amount of ammunition, and hundreds of thousands of pieces of various equipment.

In the Vault of Heaven, even at Rank 0, one cannot return to the Novice Village. The 100,000 players from various nations had essentially been permanently banned.

The reason he killed them back to Rank 1 was to sever their strength in reality.

Although the game could increase one's strength, once the attributes dropped, their real-world strength would also decrease.

Seven Star Archipelago!

With Xiao Xing's speed of over 8 million, it took less than half an hour to reach the Seven Star Archipelago in the deep sea.

This was the ancestral land of the Divine Craftsman Clan.

The Seven Star Archipelago consisted of one main island and six sub-islands.

The six sub-islands surrounded the main one, forming a hexagram pattern that protected the main island in the center.

In his previous life, players from various countries would bring shadow gold to trade for items on the surrounding islands; no one could enter the central one.

If one had enough shadow gold, they could trade for various equipment, anti-aircraft machine guns, cannons, rockets, missile vehicles, mechs, intelligent lifeforms, and more on the six sub-islands.

shadow gold could only be traded for items below Divine-Grade; to trade for divine items or for city building, one needed enough divine gold.

The space ring was a limited-edition Divine Artifact sold by the Divine Craftsman Clan, and trading treasures with them granted a 20% discount.

He had many things to trade, and with this ring, he could save a lot of divine gold.

Arriving at the nearest island, he saw modern buildings, retro-style palaces, and castle-like tower structures.

Xiao Xing soon arrived at a palace in the center. This palace was open to the public and was currently where outsiders brought Materials to purchase items.

He hadn't been here in his previous life, but everyone basically knew about this; however, they lacked enough shadow gold to trade.