Chapter 271 Intelligence, Taking the Initiative?

Jiang Yuwan clearly and logically posed a question,

"The group on the Third Floor can crush Supernatural Entities on flat ground using strength and peach wood swords, but this fighting style won't work against monsters that can fly and have brains, right?"

"And now... they're pouring piles of copper coins into these peach wood swords. If the corresponding weapons and equipment can't keep up in the next round, won't that cause the entire defensive line to collapse?"

Hearing this analysis from Jiang Yuwan, the other women nearby also turned to look.

Qiao Yunge crossed her arms and added,

"Yuwan is right. The previous zombies acted on instinct, and while Supernatural Entities had a bit of intelligence, it wasn't high. Now that something with a brain is coming, not to mention that we lack anti-air capabilities, what if we can't even buy the equipment by then..."

Li Xinran also nodded in agreement: "If Vampires possess intelligence, they will certainly organize large-scale attacks and even search for weak points in our defensive line. That is completely different from the mindless charges before."

The women chimed in one after another, and the atmosphere became somewhat heavy.

Su Ze leaned back against the large chair, listening to their analysis, and suddenly laughed.

He tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest twice.

"Do you all think the next level will be harder?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the women were all stunned.

Su Meier blinked, her alluring face full of confusion.

"Isn't it? Monsters with brains are surely harder to deal with than those without, right?"

Su Ze shook his head and shifted into a more comfortable sitting position.

"Quite the opposite."

"Regarding the intelligence on the next round of monsters, what I possess is far more detailed than for the previous two rounds."

Su Ze traced his finger in mid-air, bringing up a virtual panel that only he could see.

"Their strength, their weaknesses, and even... their attack patterns, as well as how their internal hierarchy and high-level combatants are divided—I know it all clearly."

As soon as he said this, Jiang Yuwan's movement of adjusting her glasses froze.

Qiao Yunge widened her eyes, her face full of astonishment.

This intelligence was absurdly detailed!

Su Meier was the first to react; she covered her mouth and giggled, leaning closer to Su Ze.

"Oh my, I almost forgot, we have an insider here."

The women realized it instantly.

That's right, Shi Yetang was originally from the Monster Camp. Although she was from the Zombie Clan, there must be some mutual understanding between the different factions of the Monster Camp.

With such an "insider" providing intelligence, it was no wonder Su Ze was so calm and composed.

Su Ze listened to Su Meier's imagination without speaking up to explain anything.

He scanned the empty space beside him casually.

Gai Qian was currently in an invisible state, quietly following by his side.

Shi Yetang had indeed provided some intelligence, but there were two more trump cards that truly allowed him to strip away all the secrets of the Vampires.

This Supernatural Entity, who had personally experienced the disasters of subsequent rounds while alive, possessed a massive amount of combat memory in her head.

Gai Qian had laid everything out clearly: the Vampires' attack patterns, weaknesses, and even the special abilities of the high-ranking Vampires leading the teams.

Combined with his [Text] Bond intelligence that refreshed punctually every day.

It seemed to know that the Supernatural Entities of this round were no longer a threat to him, so for the past few days, the Text Bond refreshed intelligence about Vampires every day.

Triple sources of intelligence were cross-referenced.

Now, those Vampires who hadn't appeared yet held no secrets whatsoever in Su Ze's eyes.

Su Ze withdrew his gaze and looked at the women in front of him.

"Defense?"

Su Ze's tone was casual, yet it carried an extremely strong sense of oppression.

"In the first two rounds, we were adapting to the rules, so we chose to hunker down in the Dormitory for defense. Now that the rules are figured out and the Merit System has been established, tens of thousands of people are howling to earn combat merit points."

He stood up, walked to the edge of the high platform, and looked down at the empty Simulation Training Ground.

"For the next round, I don't intend to wait for them to come to our door in the building."

Li Xinran suddenly looked up, her breathing instantly becoming rapid.

"You want to take the initiative?"

"Of course. Who says the player faction can only blindly defend at midnight?"

Su Ze turned around and looked at them.

"This time, I'm going to switch from defense to offense and catch the Monster Camp off guard."

Jiang Yuwan quickly calculated the odds of success for this possibility in her mind.

With intelligence that was sufficiently detailed—one could even say cheat-level—taking the initiative was indeed better than passively taking a beating.

Rather than letting those flying monsters circle overhead looking for opportunities, it was better to take the initiative and exterminate them.

"Alright."

Su Ze waved his hand, cutting off the topic.

"With business finished, you all should go back. The Merit System was just implemented this afternoon, and there will surely be a pile of messy friction on various floors. Go keep an eye on things and don't let any major trouble break out."

The women nodded one after another and turned to leave the training ground.

Su Ze raised his hand and pointed to a spot at the very edge of the crowd.

"Ye Qingqing, come here."

This sudden call made the women who had just turned around stop in their tracks in unison.

They turned their heads simultaneously and looked in the direction Su Ze was pointing.

Ye Qingqing had been standing there the whole time.

She was wearing a standard professional secretary outfit; her white tight-fitting shirt was stretched taut, and she wore a black hip-hugging skirt on her lower half, paired with black stockings and high heels.

From the start of the meeting until now, she hadn't dared to breathe loudly, clutching a folder tightly in her hands. She had no presence at all, completely like a transparent person.

Suddenly being named, Ye Qingqing visibly shivered.

Her face, which had light makeup on it, instantly flushed bright red, and her hands gripped the edges of the folder so hard her knuckles turned white.

"Mr. Su..."

Ye Qingqing was clearly still afraid of Su Ze; her voice was barely audible.

"You... you called me?"

Jiang Yuwan, standing nearby, watched Ye Qingqing's trembling, terrified appearance and rolled her eyes inwardly.

This dog of a man.

Just a moment ago, he was acting like a mastermind, pointing out the landscape and arranging the strategic deployment for the next round clearly.

But as soon as business was done, his fox tail was exposed.

In broad daylight, keeping someone behind alone—what else could he be up to?