Heroes' Prison

Chapter 647 - 622 A Major Conference

Miyamoto Musashi stood on the battleship, watching the erupting tongues of fire from the cannon ports as the ship slightly rocked from the recoil. Even he, a super-first master, felt fear at the overwhelming power of the magic cannons!

These magic cannons were on the level of war machines, far beyond what players could contend with by mere human strength. Even Huang Yi, the world’s number one, would suffer heavy injuries if hit by a magic cannon. Without life-saving skills or special talents, it would mean direct death.

It was just a pity that the magic cannons took too long to prepare and weren’t very agile, only suitable for attacking fixed targets like cities. They were impractical for targeting players, who could easily escape before they were even aimed at. Moreover, firing each magic cannon shell equated to spending a massive amount of gold coins — it was quite literally burning money, and not something ordinary people could afford.

Watching the shells fall on the distant coastline and blossom into explosions, reducing the city to ruins scattered with collapsed buildings, Miyamoto Musashi’s face revealed a smile full of a sense of achievement.

He didn’t know how many people in that city he had killed, but their lives were accounted to him. His sin value had soared to a level one couldn’t bear to look directly at. If he activated war mode, it would be tantamount to declaring war on Hero’s Continent brazenly and without accruing sin value. However, there were significant disadvantages to activating war mode, so he chose not to.

"Alright, that’s enough bombing, let’s move to the next city!" Seeing that the city had already become a pile of ruins, with flames and smoke shooting into the sky, Miyamoto Musashi couldn’t help but issue an order to move forward, ready to strike the next city.

The battleship ceased its magic cannon fire, turned around, and began to move towards the distance, embarking on a wild journey of bombardment!

Within just one day, dozens of small to medium-sized cities along the west coast of Hero’s Continent were turned into ruins by Miyamoto Musashi’s battleship’s magic cannons!

Among these cities, some were system cities, while others were guild cities. In this barrage, several hundred thousand players died, the economic losses incalculable!

And all these events quickly spread across the forums, shocking the entire world, shooting straight up to the top of the forum’s headlines! Since the opening of The Second World, there had never been such large-scale combat between nations. This was unprecedented!

Countless people launched a public opinion crusade against Miyamoto Musashi, including some Japanese players, who harshly condemned his actions for damaging the friendship between Hero’s Continent and the Land of Dongying.

Yet Japanese masters like Heavenly Dao, Sakura, and Black Warrior all chose to remain silent in a tacit agreement, offering no comment on the matter.

Regardless, Miyamoto Musashi’s crazy actions undoubtedly marked a historical turning point, profoundly influencing the future of The Second World.

In response to these events, Hero’s Continent reacted swiftly.

The day after the kidnapping incident involving Miyamoto Musashi, the heads of all the affected powers arrived at the Xuanyuan Clan’s guild city, Xuanyuan City, gathering together to deliberate on countermeasures.

"Damn it, in my opinion, each of us should bring a group of people over and just wipe out the Land of Dongying!" A hot-tempered robust man cursed angrily, his voice filled with rage.

"This is unrealistic," Yun Sihai shook his head slightly. At that moment, as the host of the meeting, he sat in the most prominent seat. Xuanyuan Clan was the top guild on the Chinese Mainland and also had the best reputation. Generally, everyone gave them face, and holding the meeting in Xuanyuan City was acceptable to all. If it were hosted by Hero Guild, Sun Guild, Hall of Famous Generals, or Styx Sect, among other super-first-class guilds, it would not satisfy everyone.

Yun Sihai looked at the irritable strong man, analyzing rationally, "The Land of Dongying has several hundred million players; we can’t wipe out so many. Moreover, this plan was carried out by Miyamoto Musashi alone, and he did not activate war mode, suggesting he does not represent the Land of Dongying, but only himself. If we elevate this incident to a national conflict, it would be utterly irrational."

"Then each guild could organize a force, and together we form an alliance to attack the Martial Arts Guild. We would also be settling personal scores without attacking the other powers in the Land of Dongying," the Guild Leader of the Hall of Famous Generals, Lv Bu, offered his opinion.

"Actually, I am also more inclined towards Lv Bu’s method, as it would be truly vindictive. But the cost is too great, too uneconomical," a man around thirty, nonchalant and somewhat cynical, joined the conversation. He was the Guild Leader of the mighty guild Styx Sect, Diesu Qiufeng, and one of the important figures at this meeting.

"Yes, the cost is too great, too uneconomical," Thunder God also nodded, agreeing with Diesu Qiufeng’s perspective.

When everyone saw Thunder God, a world-level super-first master, speak, they immediately fell silent, not wanting to miss a single word from him.

Thunder God looked around and analyzed, "First of all, our goal is to rescue people, not to engage in battle. That place is their home field, where they will enjoy the bonus of National Honor Points, and we won’t have access to our National Honor Points bonus there. Moreover, the Martial Arts Guild is a Super-First-Class Guild in the world. On their own territory, with the assistance of their Territory Guardians, it will be as difficult as Ascension to take them down. Second, they have Attack Type warships, and we currently do not possess any warships. We can only travel there on transport ships like the Deep Sea Battleship, and our large-scale troop movements will be easily detected by them. Once they dispatch a few warships to intercept us at sea, they can easily smash our transport ships to smithereens without breaking a sweat."

"Thunder God makes sense! Deploying troops on a large scale is indeed inappropriate!" At this point, Yun Sihai nodded, then turned to look at Huang Yi, who was sitting across from Thunder God, and asked, "I wonder what God of Slaughter’s opinion is?"

The entire room held their breath again, all turning their heads to stare at the other Super-First Master, Huang Yi!

He was now the world’s top player, a figure they could only look up to; among all the players present, he and Thunder God were considered the two most heavyweight individuals. At this time last year, they were both rising superstars, but in just one short year, they had become the leaders in the eyes of the Chinese players.

Their opinions were the most important, virtually representing the outcome of this meeting. No one could object unless another Super-First Master expressed their opinion. But among China’s five Super-First Masters, Dao Feng had retired, whereabouts unknown; Sharp Sword had no power under his command, and Miyamoto Musashi’s abduction did not involve him this time; and Dragon Spike, who was naturally reclusive, showed no concern for his Dragon Nation or even the lives of his subordinates, not even participating in this meeting. This time, the representative sent by Dragon Nation was War Minister Zhui Feng Lan Yue.

"We should send a few elites to sneak over there, acting in secret," Huang Yi suggested succinctly, his thoughts aligning with Thunder God’s.

"With both God of Slaughter and Thunder God agreeing, does anyone else have any objections?" At this moment, Yun Sihai looked around once more and asked all those present.

The room immediately fell silent; no one else gave their opinions, knowing they would most likely be overruled, so they tacitly kept quiet.

"Then, according to the agenda of the meeting, we will select a temporary Alliance Hierarch; please cast your votes," Yun Sihai said to the dozens of large Guild presidents present. Normally, each of them was a dominant Overlord in their own right, and each had their own temperament. Without a selected Alliance Hierarch to command them, it would be easy to slip into a scenario where everyone fought their own battles.

"There’s no need to choose, it should be you!" At this time, Thunder God directly waved his hand, magnanimously saying to Yun Sihai, "Actually, the Alliance Hierarch would only come from among me and God of Slaughter, but I would not follow his command if God of Slaughter became the Alliance Hierarch. Of course, if I were the Alliance Hierarch, I doubt I could command God of Slaughter either. Your Xuanyuan Clan has the best reputation and seniority; we would all accept you as Alliance Hierarch." Thunder God didn’t look at Huang Yi from start to finish, seemingly harboring a mutual disregard like two fierce tigers. Of course, that was just for show to those present.

"Right, you be the one," Huang Yi also nodded. The key figures of the Xuanyuan Clan, such as Yun Sihai, Lin Yiqin, Dong Huan, and Dragon Dominates the World, all had a great relationship with him, and it didn’t matter who became the Alliance Hierarch.

"I have no objections."

"Doesn’t matter to me."

"Whatever!"

Soon, the other Guilds successively made their positions known, unanimously agreeing to let Yun Sihai serve as the Alliance Hierarch for this operation.

"Thank you for your kind support. I will take on the role of the Alliance Hierarch then! However, I am used to being lazy and unrestricted, without much experience in commanding operations. How about God of Slaughter and Thunder God also serve as Alliance Hierarchs? For any issues, we three Hierarchs can discuss together, which would be safer," Yun Sihai stood up, bowed to all the leaders of the powers present, then put forward a new suggestion. His manners were polite, his words humble, making everyone feel as comfortable as if they were bathing in the spring breeze.

"That works for me, I have no objections," Thunder God nodded.

"I have no objections either," Huang Yi agreed to Yun Sihai’s plan as well.

"Well then, let’s start drafting the action plan," Yun Sihai sat back down and said to everyone present, "My suggestion is as follows. As you all know, Thunder God has a damaged Ancient Godship, so for safety, we’ll all travel on that Godship. After arriving at the Land of Dongying, we will split into several groups. Since God of Slaughter is the top player in the world with the strongest capabilities, he will lead the way, and his task will be the heaviest..."

Following that, Yun Sihai talked through his plan methodically, and the leaders of the various powers also shared their own opinions and suggestions. After some discussion, they finally hammered out the action plan.

"All right! Let’s proceed with this plan. There’s no time to waste. Tonight, bring your elite subordinates to gather at Thunder God’s Sun Port. We’ll set off at once! I hope this time everyone can work together in unity and rescue the hostages!" Yun Sihai stood up, called out to everyone present, and initiated a rescue operation that would make waves across the world.