Gamers of the Underworld (Web Novel)

“What did you say? Victoria City is fighting against the Underworld creatures?”

In the Throne Room of the Godly Kingdom, King Potato II sat on his throne and looked at Count Steamed Dumpling and George in disbelief.

Yesterday, Steamed Dumpling and George, whom many people thought had died, appeared in the capital of the Godly Kingdom. King Potato II immediately met the two surviving nobles.

He was in disbelief after hearing their news. The Victoria City that he would like to defeat was fighting against the Underworld creatures of Eternal Kingdom. If he attacked Victoria City, he would become the enemy of all other Human kingdoms. The Empire could even lead the other countries to destroy his kingdom.

It was the legendary Underworld that invaded the Surface World thousands of years ago. Great Devil Michelangelo almost conquered the entire Surface World. Fortunately, the Holy Lord’s Church and the Angels of the Heavenly Kingdom intervened and saved the Surface World from a calamity.

That was what was written in the history books. The King hadn’t participated in the war thousands of years ago, so he didn’t know whether the legend was true. The Church would definitely confirm the existence of the Underworld.

King Potato II hesitated. He was very confident about conquering Victoria City. However, he had to investigate whether Underworld creatures were attacking Victoria City. He would decide what to do afterward.

He wasn’t an incapable ruler. Though he lost the York Territory, it could be a blessing in disguise. He could concentrate on strengthening his Royal Clan and subdue the nobles by his borders. Then he could carry out a massive conquest of the hinterland.

“Have you informed the Church?” King Potato II pondered and asked.

“Not yet. I feel that it’s only appropriate to inform the Church.” George was afraid King Potato II might misunderstand him, so he said, “We can’t hide the fact that the dark evil creatures appear in our world for long. It’s better to inform the Church sooner.”

George was afraid that King Potato II was still intent on occupying Victoria City. Though the York Territory was occupied by Victoria City, it was still fighting against the creatures of Eternal Kingdom. Nobody would blame Victoria City at this time.

Moreover, the Duke of York antagonized Victoria City beforehand. Many people would opine that Victoria City attacked the York Territory for self-defense. Victoria City was now the bulwark against the evil creatures, so all of the Human kingdoms would cheer for them. It would be suicidal to fight against Victoria City.

King Potato II thought for a while before he relaxed his brows. Then he said to both of them, “That was what I intended to do, General Shidan.”

He shouted, and a General walked out and knelt before the King.

“General Shidan will set off with our assembled army towards Victoria City. I’ll write a letter to the mayor of Victoria City. We’ll support their battle against the Underworld creatures.”

King Potato II didn’t address Queen Victoria. Instead, he only mentioned the mayor of Victoria City, as he didn’t recognize Victoria City as an independent country.

As long as he was willing to reinforce Victoria City, nobody would care whether he was calling her Queen Victoria or mayor.

“Yes, Your Highness,” General Shidan acknowledged and went out.

“Sir George and Count Steamed Dumpling.”

The King looked at both of them and said, “I know that both of you have just returned to the Godly Kingdom and must be exhausted. This is a critical time with the Underworld creatures threatening our peace and survival. Though we don’t have good relations with the Victorians, I’ve decided to help them. You’re familiar with the surrounding terrain and have led your troops there. I hope that you can join my army. This is an honorable opportunity for you. We’re not fighting for territory or self-interests, we are fighting for all of the races of light. Our names will be remembered in the annals of history. Our statues will be created at the entrances of cities!”

He spoke loudly, and George immediately walked out and replied, “I’ll always be at your command, Your Highness!”

“I’m at your command. I’m willing to fight against evil with Your Highness!” Count Steamed Dumpling walked out and shouted.

“Very good. Go and prepare yourselves, then follow the army to Victoria City!”

Steamed Dumpling and George caught up with General Shidan.

When everyone had left, the King smiled contentedly.

The King had never seen the Underworld creatures before, and it was good timing for them to attack. Though he was unable to attack Victoria City directly, the Underworld creatures impeded the expansion of Victoria City. Victoria City had just occupied the York Territory and was unable to defend it. If he sent his army to defeat Victoria City, he would pay a high price for the victory.

He would only pretend to help Victoria City while letting his troops stay behind the frontlines or letting them sabotage Victoria City from behind. Then nobody would know that Victoria City was unable to stop the powerful Underworld creatures who almost destroyed all of the Human kingdoms previously.

When the Victorians and the Underworld creatures suffered serious losses, he could rightfully occupy Victoria City and the York Territory.

The King was feeling happy with his plan.

“Heaven is on my side!”

…

In the Eternal Kingdom Dungeon.

“Gosh! Those Victorian dogs ambushed me in the wilderness. I was hunting the Spiders, and they attacked me. They’re insane!”

BurningChestHair walked out from the Teleport Portal. His equipment was badly damaged during the attack launched by the gamers of Victoria City.

He had just been through a vicious battle.

The other gamers who were waiting by the Teleport Portal consoled him.

“Aren’t you alive? And you’re back in one piece! We were revived back here. How did you escape?”

“Yes, there were so many Victorian dogs. How did you escape?”

“I stole their horses to escape. But the horses were shot to death along the way. I had no choice but to escape to the safety zone.”

Though BurningChestHair told them in simple terms, everyone knew that the situation was dire.

Due to the new content updates, the conflict between the gamers of Victoria City and Eternal Kingdom became more intense and frequent. The Reputation Points and equipment obtained from the conflict were generous. Hence, more and more gamers took part in the PVP fights. The equipment obtained in PVP could also be used in PVE. This was one of the differences between “Dungeon: Eternal Kingdom” and other online games.

“Don’t say anymore, Arthur. Didn’t we discuss forming a team to kill the Victorian dogs? Let’s hurry. I’m back!” BurningChestHair said in a hurry. Someone pulled him to the Blacksmith Shop to repair his equipment. BurningChestHair’s equipment was severely damaged and would be irreparable if the equipment suffered additional damage.

This was only a skirmish between the Pioneer Alliance members and the gamers of Victoria City. There were similar conflicts happening throughout Eternal Kingdom. The gamers of Victoria City didn’t take things lying down. They gathered their forces from the York Territory to focus on fighting Eternal Kingdom.

If the gamers just fought against each other in the wilderness, their interest would wane over time.

Hence, Sherlock created the Faction War Battle Campaign.

The first Battle Campaign was the conquest of the crossroad intersection outpost.

The crossroad intersection outpost was located in the Underworld near the tunnel that led to the Surface World. It was a Stronghold built by the gamers and had the greatest number of factories. The gamers could work in the factories to earn rewards. The first Battle Campaign was the conquest of the crossroad intersection outpost. Sherlock made sacrifices, as there was less time for gamers to work in the factories. Instead, he allowed them time and effort to prepare for the conquest of the crossroad intersection outpost.

When the conflict between the two factions reached 100%, the first Faction War Battle Campaign began.

The rules were simple. Whoever occupied the crossroad intersection outpost at the specified time would have governing rights. Gamers of the opposing faction would have reduced rewards when working in the outpost. The deducted rewards would be distributed to the gamers of the winning faction equally. When the conflict of the factions reached 100% again, a new conquest of the crossroad intersection outpost would be created, and the winning gamers would be the new governing faction.

There were also other major Battle Campaigns, but Sherlock wasn’t in a hurry to introduce them. He was going to test them out one by one. His plan was to use the war between Victoria City and Eternal Kingdom to reduce the animosity of the Human kingdoms against Victoria City. It was also to protect Eternal Kingdom.

As long as Victoria City occupied its current location, the Humans would be unable to enter Eternal Kingdom without the approval of Victoria City. There was no way the Humans could find the entrance to the Underworld tunnel.

There was no chance for the Victorians to betray other gamers by divulging the secrets to other Human Kings. Bru would put them into a death state immediately if they dared to utter a word.