My Notoriety Spreads Throughout the World-Chapter 429 - 369: Grand Ambitions

The city below was left far behind, with explosions and firelight continually bursting along the way.

The battle cries of players, the roars of the Vomiting Monsters, the shrieks of the Life-Devourers, and the wails of survivors all drifted away with the wind brushing past the ears.

Xu Xiaoyou sat cross-legged on the shoulder of Midnight Flash, the mech beneath her speeding through the medieval-style city. Along the way, players were stunned, watching as the silver lightning dashed across their field of vision, striding into the distance.

"Is that the Dark Gold Rose?" a Magic Master holding a scepter in her arms said, dazedly.

"Where did she get a mech from? I remember renting Midnight Flash for a month costs tens of thousands of Federation Shields, doesn't it?"

"She's already founded a guild. Why are you worrying about the boss's matters? Watch out, monsters are charging ahead, hide behind me!" On the rooftop, a Light Professional shouted, picking up the young Magic Master like a chick and tossing her behind, smashing the oncoming Ratman's head with a cross shield in hand.

Xu Xiaoyou raised the map and lay back. Not far behind, a hunched Ratman climbed onto the edge of the mech's shoulder, shrieking while swinging its sharp claws to pounce.

"Life-Devourer"

"Faction: Plague Empire"

"Alignment: Absolutely Hostile"

"Life Value: 100%"

"Infected by the 'Parasite' miracle, residents of Pangard whose souls have been eroded by curses, plunged into endless madness, longing to shred all living things with those poison-drenched claws."

Xu Xiaoyou spun on the spot, lifted her leg, easily blocking the Ratman's claws, and stepped on the Ratman's face, forcing it to stagger back several steps.

She spread the map out flat.

The map of Pangard was very large, including the lord's fief outside the Royal City and villages and towns. At its peak, the population was close to 600,000, with a total of over a hundred strongholds, too many small ones to list specifically by street.

Her gaze focused on 'Advanced Strongholds'.

This map had a total of eight 'Advanced Strongholds', seven of which were inside the Royal City. They were Alef Winery, Royal Botanical Garden, Death Dao, Poisonous Sewer, Barrier, King's Castle, Fog Village Port, and Prison.

Among them, the Royal Botanical Garden, Poisonous Sewer, Barrier, and King's Castle were 'Core Strongholds', producing rare loot, while guild points gained from daily occupation far exceeded other strongholds.

Xu Xiaoyou flipped over, propped her face up with her hands, and drew a sharp silver arc with her legs behind her. The monster hadn't gotten half a meter close before its chest burst with blood marks, being repelled again.

The Prison Stronghold was included within the Barrier. The only stronghold not in the Royal City was Fog Village Port. It's over 40 kilometers from the Royal City, and even though it's an Advanced Stronghold, not many Grand Guilds have targeted this land, as everyone is busy seizing territory in the Royal City.

On the world channel, however, some small guilds are organizing small alliances, intending to advance toward Fog Village Port.

"Hmm..."

If possible, she certainly wanted to capture an Advanced Stronghold in the Royal City, but most Advanced Strongholds now already have owners. Silent Sequence is organizing an attack on Death Dao, King Race, and Heterogeneous Front are fiercely battling in the Royal Botanical Garden and Winery respectively, and the Poisonous Sewer remains locked.

The Barrier is the unlock prerequisite for King's Castle. Earlier, she saw the Elegy of the Day and Frosty Winter Dawn's family alliance planning to settle in the Barrier, but there's been no movement, as if they encountered some sudden trouble.

One thing had caught her attention.

Earlier, someone mentioned seeing mutated giant lice in the Royal Botanical Garden. Could this map have creatures akin to world bosses?

Shaking her head, she temporarily set those thoughts aside.

At her guild's current scale, even if they captured an Advanced Stronghold at all costs, it would be hard to defend afterward. The city is full of strong enemies and Jackals. If any Grand Guilds take notice, all their hard work would become someone else's dowry.

She didn't believe that the name Dark Gold Rose alone could intimidate those experienced old hands. Ultimately, in the Oasis, those Grand Guilds are essentially no different from real-life families. If you touch their core interests, even maniacs like Gloomy Blue Tide would show no mercy.

Fog Village Port, which other Grand Guilds overlook, fits her taste perfectly.

It's remote and too far from the Royal City, making resource supply and support too troublesome for them to implement their plans. However, for the Light Chasing Garden with less than forty members, it's just right.

Xu Xiaoyou quickly made up her mind. The menacing, foul-smelling large face leaned forward, a cold flash, and a small blood line appeared on it, neatly sliced into two by the girl's whip, falling down.

Build high walls, store grain widely, and proclaim king slowly.

Having set the grand strategy, Xu Xiaoyou stretched lazily, casually published a rally notice in the guild channel, and smiled at the city wall looming like majestic mountains.

"It's time for the wolf pack to wake up."

...

"She's here!"

Within Alef Winery, a tall figure was dashing forward, chased by a dozen players.

"Don't let her get away!"

"Nakamura Yuri: @all guild members, gather at the 'Fog Village Port' before 7:30 tonight."

The momentum of Silver Light, running swiftly on all fours, was slightly shifted as she got distracted, failing to notice the impending danger.

"Little kitty, gotcha!"

A burly figure emerged from the darkness behind wooden wine barrels, raising a Sharp Axe high to strike down.

Thanks to the keen reflexes innate to feline-like creatures, even though Silver Light's mind hadn't reacted yet, her knees swiftly bent, instantly leaping back.

Bam!

The great axe smashed down in front of her, and the surrounding wine barrels crackled with cracks, bursting open on the spot. Dark wine liquid splashed, dark red wine rain falling around Silver Light.

After evading the follow-up attacks with continuous backflips, Silver Light landed steadily, slowly straightening her body while licking the wine from her paw pad. Her beautiful silver hair flowed down to her waist, clinging to her tall body through the wet gauze, exuding an intangible allure with deadly sharpness concealed within.

The dark green eyes gleamed conspicuously in the darkness, the girl's gaze calm as water, watching the burly figure approach.

"Where do you plan to run to, my cute little kitty?"

The burly man licked his sharp teeth excitedly, compressing the distance between them step by step.

"Did you think you could just run after killing our people, treating the Love and Peace Guild as soft persimmons?"

Silver Light glanced behind her, where a dozen pursuers now blocked her retreat, advancing with similarly malicious intent, the pathway between the two rows of wine barrels only about three meters wide, leaving her nowhere to retreat.