137: War and Peace

Such a Challenger distribution was naturally the result of secret discussions among Park Chengwan and others.

Given the massive scale of five million Challengers, it was natural to adopt a strategy of operating in separate forces; it was unthinkable for them all to crowd together.

With several "countries" positioned in different directions, they could advance simultaneously, surrounding and annihilating Mao Xiong Country.

This would leave Mao Xiong Country unable to respond to attacks from both ends, caught between two fires, and ultimately completely disintegrated.

This kind of operation didn't require much discussion; anyone with some military understanding would make such a choice.

It must be said that a five-million-strong instance provided the Challenger Camp with infinite possibilities in tactical deployment.

Furthermore, occupying all four spawn points allowed each of the three Settlements to leverage their respective strengths.

The Ri Man Er Settlement Settlement, being the king of land warfare, had no issues choosing the War Chariot Country, allowing them to drive deep into enemy territory.

The Da He Settlement choosing Edo was also the best option for naval warfare.

As for the Korean country among the spawn points, due to its proximity to Dragon Country, land warfare was impossible, making air combat the only solution.

As for Ma Country, chosen by Kim Geun-seok and others, their greater role was actually for land harassment... Since the Strong Clan Plan of Korea had been exposed, it had to be put to some use.

...

With the spawn points selected, the Sky Curtain began to deploy each Challenger.

In a flash, Park Chengwan was seated on the presidential chair in the Blue House of Korea.

Kim Geun-seok, Choi Tae-won, and others, as before, were directly teleported into a yurt in Ulaanbaatar, reeking of horse manure.

Takakawa and Yamamoto Thirty-eight returned to Imperial Garden Pine Pavilion in Edo, Japan.

As for Xier and his Three Generals, they spawned in the Imperial Chancellery of the War Chariot Country!

[Sky Curtain Hint: The system has detected that multiple players in this instance have previously entered the Winter is Coming instance, triggering a special BUFF: Mao Xiongs Fury!]

[Mao Xiongs Fury BUFF, after multiple accumulations, may trigger unknown possibilities and a series of special attentions from Mao Xiong Country during the instance progression... All Challengers are advised to proceed with caution.]

Among the five million people, fifty thousand Koreans had repeatedly entered the Mao Xiongs Fury instance; some for the second time, some for the third, and they were all directly debuffed.

Especially Kim Geun-seok, whose body was now emitting a blood-red glow, looking extremely dazzling, making him appear like a blood-soaked figure.

This was Kim Geun-seok's fourth time entering the instance; if this instance failed, he would have 16 times his points deducted directly...

However, most people in this instance were entering it for the first time, so this Mao Xiongs Fury buff could largely be ignored.

...

[Welcome, Challengers, to the instance designed by Mr. Ye: Winter is Coming!]

[This instance is complex in design and high in difficulty, so the Sky Curtain will provide all Challengers with a detailed mechanism introduction.]

[The Sky Curtain has detected that Challengers have chosen different spawn points, and the instance will activate a "Self-Made" mechanism. Within the instance, there will be a shared instance backend system, while each national force will have independent population statistics and Challenger management systems!]

Accompanying the Sky Curtain's introduction, a large virtual menu appeared before all Challengers.

[Instance Population: 5000000 / 5000000]

[War Chariot Country Population: 2000000 / 2000000]

[Korean Country Population: 1000000 / 1000000]

[Edo Population: 1500000 / 1500000]

[Ma Country: 500000 / 500000]

It must be said that this statistical method was very scientific, convenient for each country to manage, and also convenient for Challengers to know who was holding them back!

[Sky Curtain Hint: Different spawn points will assign different Commanders.]

[Due to the large number of participants in this instance, the Sky Curtain will directly designate the Commander based on Challenger level!]

[War Chariot Country Commander designated as: Adolf Xier!]

[Korean Country Commander designated as: Park Chengwan!]

[Edo Commander designated as: Takakawa!]

[Ma Country Commander designated as: Kim Geun-seok!]

[Now, please, the four Commanders, vote on the instance combat mode. The Sky Curtain will tally the votes to determine the specific instance combat mode.]

[Please, Commanders, choose among Air Combat, Land Combat, Naval Combat, and All-Out War modes?]

Seeing such an orderly instance operation, the live stream chat was still buzzing with discussion.

Many people had simultaneously noticed one thing.

That is... it all seemed like something Lin Ye had designed in advance.

Whether it was the choice of the four spawn points or the setting of this self-made mode, it all gave one feeling.

That is, the "Winter is Coming" instance should have been exactly like this!

If it wasn't designed in advance, how could such a large-scale instance be carried out so methodically?

If it were a normal instance, and the Challengers were suddenly increased a hundredfold, there should have been many bugs.

[Damn! So many new things, whether it's this self-made mode or the Commander vote, these are things I haven't seen in other instances!]

[No matter what, Lord Ye's instance design ability is truly impeccable.]

[It gives the feeling that he's not flustered at all, but rather has everything under control.]

[Brothers, I suddenly have confidence in Lord Ye again...]

...

Actually, the vote didn't mean much, because this was a team attack on the instance, and everyone would certainly reach a consensus.

To allow all three Settlements to exert 100% of their strength, All-Out War mode would definitely be chosen.

"Korean Country chooses All-Out War mode!"

"Edo chooses All-Out War mode!"

"Ma Country, All-Out War mode!"

"War Chariot Country, All-Out War!"

[Sky Curtain Hint: Based on the Commander's vote, this instance will now proceed using All-Out War mode!]

[All-Out War is a highly free combat mode, providing Challengers with an incredibly realistic open world. Weapons for sea, land, and air can be used freely in the instance! Furthermore, Challenger actions will not be subject to any restrictions! Challengers can freely arrange their tactics.]

[In All-Out War mode, instance time is unlimited, and Challengers can freely decide the attack time.]

Specific mission content is as follows:

[Mission One (War): (Phase One) Capture any one of Mao Xiong Country's three main cities: Volgograd, Saint Petersburg, or Moscow.]

[Mission success rewards 500 points! Mission failure deducts 800 points!]

[Mission Two (Peace): Within half an hour of the instance starting, declare submission to Mao Xiong Country and hand over all personal technology to Mao Xiong Country! Deduct 20 points!]