noveltune Chapter 467 The Original Plan? What original plan?
Chapter 467 The Original Plan? What original plan?
one move.
Hundreds of people.
Lin Tian withdrew his hand and looked at the giant statue.
The colossal stone statue of the two-faced giant trembled before him.
—It's not an illusion.
This level 60 fusion monster is really trembling.
Lin Tian raised his hand and unleashed a [Star Ray].
The beam of light pierced through the giant's head.
[System Announcement: Eastern Realm player "Lin Tian" has defeated the fused monster "Two-Faced Colossus," granting all players in the Eastern Realm a 30% buff to all attributes for 10 minutes.]
[The buff has taken effect and can be stacked with the previous buff.]
The battlefield was silent for a full three seconds.
Then, the players from the Eastern Territory erupted in cheers.
The players in the Western Frontier looked ashen-faced.
In the distance, Kenichi Sato's hand gripping the hilt of his sword showed bulging veins.
Marcus's smile froze on his face.
Lin Tian simply dusted off his hands (which weren't actually dust) and turned to walk towards Zhang Tianya.
"Let's go," he said, his tone as indifferent as if nothing had happened.
Zhang Tianya opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found that he didn't know what to say.
Li Weiwei also had a complicated expression.
Celia leaned on Lin Tian's shoulder and waved to them.
"Brother Tianya! Sister Weiwei!"
Little White wrapped itself around Lin Tian's arm and yawned.
In the distance, the remains of the colossus slowly collapsed, stirring up clouds of dust.
The first overlap period is about 20 minutes away.
......
Western edge, behind the rocks.
Kenichi Sato's hand gripping the hilt of the sword was bulging with veins, and his knuckles were white from excessive force.
His gaze was fixed on the figure of the group slowly walking towards the eastern border in the distance, his chest heaving violently.
one move.
Just one move.
Hundreds of people were killed just like that.
Including those Western Realm players who rushed in with bloodshot eyes, those Eastern Realm players who were besieging the colossus, and all the unlucky ones around who didn't have time to escape—they were all gone.
He recalled his previous plan: to use Yamamoto Tatsuno as cannon fodder to draw fire, to have Chishima Rin harass with her poisoned blade, to have Hattori Hanji flank and ambush from behind, and then to seize the opportunity to get close and kill him with one blow.
What a perfect plan.
What a ridiculous joke.
"President..." Kobayashi Hikaru's voice rang out from the side, unusually hoarse.
Sato did not turn around.
"explain."
Hikaru Kobayashi pushed up his glasses, and his eyes behind the lenses gleamed with a complex light.
"That attack just now had a range of at least one hundred meters. Its power... you saw it yourself."
He paused, seemingly considering his words.
"If that attack had been aimed at us, none of us would have survived."
Chishima Rin's face turned deathly pale.
She was always sharp-tongued, but at this moment she couldn't utter a single word.
Yamamoto Tatsuno was even more distraught, his legs trembling as he muttered, "Monster...that guy is a monster..."
Hattori Hanji remained hidden in the shadows, silent. But his eyes also held a deep sense of apprehension.
Sato remained silent for a long time.
So long that Kobayashi Hikaru thought he wouldn't speak.
Then Sato spoke.
"you're right."
Kobayashi Hikaru was stunned for a moment.
Sato turned around to face them.
His face showed no anger, no resentment, only an indescribable calm.
"If that attack had been aimed at us, we would all be dead."
He paused.
But he didn't.
Chishima Rin looked up, her eyes filled with confusion.
"President, you mean...?"
Sato looked at the figure in the distance who had already reached the Eastern Border.
"He wouldn't even deign to lay a hand on us."
He gripped the knife hilt tightly, then slowly loosened his grip.
"In his eyes, we were no different from those cannon fodder."
Kobayashi Hikaru was silent for a few seconds, then asked.
"President, what's next...?"
Sato raised his hand to interrupt him.
"The plan remains unchanged."
Everyone was stunned.
Tatsuno Yamamoto stammered, "Chairman, you also intend to...?"
Sato glanced at him.
That look was cold.
I said 'plan,' not 'goal.'
He looked at Kobayashi Hikaru.
"Reassess his strength and revise the plan. If a direct confrontation won't work, try another method. If a frontal sneak attack won't work, try a more covert approach."
He paused.
"One day, I will make him know the price of underestimating his opponent."
Kobayashi Hikaru pushed up his glasses, and a cold light reflected off the lenses.
"clear."
......
To the west, the positions of the Imperial Barrier.
Marcus's smile froze on his face.
He just stood there, his arms still crossed over his chest, but that confident expression had completely disappeared.
Catherine opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but found herself at a loss for words.
Jack's honest face was filled with shock as he muttered, "One move... just one move..."
For the first time, a flicker of emotion appeared on Isabella's usually aloof face.
Roderick nearly dropped his longbow.
Vincent emerged from the shadows, his voice hoarse.
"President, should we stick to the original plan?"
Marcus remained silent for a long time.
Then he laughed.
But that smile was completely different from before.
It was no longer that triumphant smile of certainty, but a... bitter, self-deprecating smile.
"The original plan?" he repeated. "What original plan? Wait for them to be both exhausted? Wait for Lin Tian to weaken?"
He pointed to the figure in the distance who had already reached the eastern border of the group.
"Does he look weak?"
No one answered.
Marcus continued.
"He just killed a level 62 boss, stole a fusion monster, and then wiped out hundreds of people. Does he look even a little tired?"
He lowered his arms, revealing a bewildered expression for the first time.
"Is that kind of person... really someone we can handle?"
Catherine couldn't help but speak up.
"Marcus, you..."
Marcus raised his hand to interrupt her.
"I know what you're trying to say. But I'm not a fool like Sato who's so concerned with saving face that I'd rather suffer than admit it."
He took a deep breath, and a light rekindled in his blue eyes—not of ambition, but of a more rational light.
"We can't afford to mess with Lin Tian."
He looked at the crowd.
"We can't afford to mess with them right now, at least not."
Jack scratched his head: "Boss, then we..."
Marcus said, "Adjust the target. Lin Tian is beyond our control, but others are."
He pointed to the battlefield.
"Look, the Eastern Territory now has a 60% boost and is unstoppable. But what about the Western Territory players? Their morale is low right now, making it the perfect time to reap the rewards."
He clenched his fist.
"We won't mess with Lin Tian, but we can kill players from the Western Region. Double points, equipment drops—it's such a good opportunity, only a fool wouldn't take advantage of it."
Catherine's eyes lit up.