This Text Adventure Game is definitely poisonous
Chapter 301 - 228: National Mobilization_3

Chapter 301: Chapter 228: National Mobilization_3

Everyone else, of course, also understands his meaning. It’s a one-time deal; full steam ahead. Once they’ve stopped at the height of their morale and readiness, any future attempts would be more difficult to organize.

"I would say, proceed as planned! If the tower is a decoy, well, that’s our bad luck. We can retreat and regroup!" Yakov said.

"Retreat? It’s not that simple!"

"If the Arcane Tower is a decoy, we would plunge directly into the enemy’s encirclement! Besides, if the Wizard Association is willing to invest heavily in building a decoy tower, wouldn’t they prepare more traps?"

"But keep in mind; there’s a Magic Crystal Cannon on the Mage Tower! If the Arcane Tower is really built inside the Mage Tower, our airborne plan can’t be accomplished, we’d get targeted by the Magic Crystal Cannon on our way down, and the entrance could even be blown up..."

"I think we should first land somewhere unoccupied, and then figure out where the real tower is. Without knowing our target, how are we going to fight this battle ..."

...

Everyone kept debating with different opinions.

At this moment, all the pressure was on Jiu You.

If he had the chance, he would like to speak with the bigshot on the Ghost Ship, who might provide a more definitive answer, telling them which’s real and which’s fake.

Unfortunately, after disembarking the ship, he lost contact with them.

Moreover, he doesn’t have time for indecision right now.

It was already 11:33, three minutes past the planned action time. No matter what they choose, they need to make a decision now.

"The map!" Jiu You suddenly spoke.

The room quickly quieted down, and someone immediately brought up the topographic map of the Imperial Capital.

Jiu You spread the map on the table and scanned it quickly, soon selecting a location.

In reality, they had already discussed this map many times in their meetings, and now it was like the back of their hands. Checking the map again now was just for confirmation.

"Change landing point, land here!"

Everyone looked at the location that Jiu You was pointing at.

It happened to be a forest near the guard camp, considered as a no man’s land.

"After landing, send someone into the camp to verify the Arcane Tower. If it is real, then fight inwards according to our original tower-breaking tactics." Jiu You announced his decision.

"President Jiu You, I must remind you that we may miss our opportunity to attack the tower!" Yakov frowned. Although this move was cautious, it would greatly increase the difficulty of attacking the tower.

If the original plan had 90% chance of success, this changes might reduce it to less than 20%!

"If the Arcane Tower is real, and we fail because of it, I’ll take full responsibility." Jiu You said calmly to everyone.

"Sigh ..." Hearing Jiu You’s statement, Yakov sighed and didn’t say anything further.

No one else raised objections either, and they immediately started their preparations.

"War Fog!"

Jiu You shouted, and everyone quickly gathered in the center of the hall. One of them used a consumable item, and a layer of grayish fog immediately covered everyone.

"Let’s go!"

The next moment, everyone rushed out of the arch door one after another. They stepped onto the Floating Stone hidden among the clouds of the other world, and then jumped down from the great height.

Except for the two who remained on the Floating Stone as backup, the remaining ninety-eight members all base jumped.

Due to the resistance at such a high altitude, it would take more than three minutes to land, giving them ample time to adjust their landing points.

When they were about to land, everyone displayed their unique abilities: slows fall spell, levitation technique, flight technique ... Various spells were cast, and everyone landed safely right in the preplanned forested area.

By coincidence or not, the landing point they chose now was the same as the one Mu You chose to hide earlier. Of course, at this time, Mu You had already left the scene and didn’t meet up with the main force.

After landing, everyone turned their gaze towards the distant military camp and tower.

"Morning Star, use your relic to mark West Wind, and let him go and investigate the situation," Jiu You assigned the task.

Morning Star and West Wind are both members of the Dragon Group. Morning Star’s relic is called ’Positioning Tool’, which can be used on a nearby target. No matter what state the target is in, how far away, whether alive or dead, ten seconds later the target will be forced to return to the position marked.

West Wind, on the other hand, has the highest agility value and is the fastest member in the Dragon Group. He also knows a magic spell called ’Great Transfer Technique’, which allows him to teleport to a position one to five kilometers ahead.

With the combination of their abilities, they can instantly probe the conditions of the distant Arcane Tower while ensuring safety.

"Okay."

The two men called upon did not object and started to act immediately.

Under everyone’s gaze, Morning Star took out a compass and used it on West Wind. At the same time, West Wind, facing the direction of the Arcane Tower, estimated the distance in his mind. With a wave of his magic wand, he vanished instantly.

Those ten seconds passed in a blink.

After ten seconds, when Morning Star reappeared in the original place, everyone was shocked to see that he was covered in large and small wounds. His body was emitting green mist, evidently poisoned heavily, his life’s glow had turned into a dim flicker and his vitality was continuously drained by the poison.

"Quick, heal him!"

The healing members of the team immediately acted, casting healing and dispelling spells on West Wind, quickly restoring his vitality.

"Damn, it’s a trap!" West Wind screamed the news while receiving treatment.

"Are you saying the Arcane Tower is fake?" Jiu You hastily confirmed.

"Exactly, it’s utterly fake. I chopped it with one strike, and the tower, like it was made of paper, was cut open with a huge gap. A real Arcane Tower can’t be this fragile! In addition, the surface of the tower seemed to be imbued with a certain curse. When I struck it, I suffered ten times the backlash and was affected by a series of negative statuses!"

West Wind’s face held a trace of fear: "Including a teleport-seal — if it weren’t for Morning Star’s positioning tool, I might not have been able to get back!"

Hearing this, everyone else felt a sense of surprise, but also relief: It was fortunate they hadn’t rushed straight in or they may well have duplicated the North American players’ tragedy from a while back.

It was said that during the North American players’ operation, forty percent of them were permanently left behind. Those who returned were severely damaged with countless losses of equipment and experience.

Yakov, who had previously advocated for the original plan, was completely stunned.

Up until the moment West Wind returned, he had firmly believed the Arcane Tower was real and felt regret that this operation would be ruined due to Jiu You’s excessive indecisiveness.

As it turned out, he was the one profoundly slapped in the face!

Seeing the miserable condition of West Wind when he returned, he could already imagine that if they had continued the operation according to his proposal, they’d now be in a situation of terrible carnage.

By then, not to mention failing to complete the mission of breaking the tower, more than half of them would have gone down. He would truly become the sinner of both countries.

"How could this be?"

Even more shocked than Yakov was his subordinate who provided the intelligence. He even now could not believe that his multiple investigation results confirmed by the Hidden Relic turned out to be false? Could the Star Spirit World wizards’ counterfeiting level have reached such a high standard?

"Alright, let’s move on. Everyone focus, we are to start the next phase of operation immediately!"

Jiu You didn’t dwell on this matter to avoid demoralizing the soldiers.

At a time when every second mattered, the others naturally wouldn’t harp on it. After the exploration just now, the news must have been passed on. The Wizard Association could respond at any time.

Under the lead of Jiu You, everyone, shrouded in the War Fog, surged towards the direction of the Mage Tower.

At the same time, Jiu You conveyed the message to their support on the Floating Stone above through a kind of spell telepathy. The support then promptly relayed the message back to Earth.

One minute later, all the elite players participating in this operation received a precise message on their cellphones, explaining the situation of the real Arcane Tower inside the Mage Tower and the change in the operation tasks.

What’s more, merely five minutes later, all the TV programs, as well as live broadcast rooms, news channels, and many more on every internet platform were all interrupted by an urgent news headline.

The headline was an eye-catching eight words: Operation Break the Tower, National Mobilization!