Chapter 646: The Order Realm Is Just a Massive Siege Dungeon

Chapter 646: The Order Realm Is Just One Giant Siege Dungeon

Lu Xiu watched the entire argument unfold through the surveillance feed, thoughtful.

Shen Que was clearly acting for Luo Shen and Dylan, aiming to keep them away from Wu Yue.

If Shen Que’s real goal was to take Wu Yue away from the Order Realm, Luo Shen and Dylan wouldn’t be able to follow.

Their best option, then, was to sincerely side with him and seek his protection within the Order Realm.

The more Lu Xiu thought about it, the more convinced he became that Shen Que had come specifically to rescue Wu Yue.

But he wasn’t in a hurry to draw conclusions just yet—he wanted to see whether the humans would send more ghosts and gods over.

At the same time, since Shen Que intended to use him to protect Luo Shen and Dylan, he would also use these two to gain more leverage for himself!

After Luo Shen and Dylan left Shen Que’s residence, Zhou Chuan approached them on Lu Xiu’s orders.

Zhou Chuan hoped Luo Shen and Dylan would help Lu Xiu solidify the Order Chief’s authority by persuading the wavering Order Officers not to side with Shen Que.

He explained that Shen Que’s goal was to impeach the Order Chief and take his place. If Shen Que became Order Chief, he would wield absolute power and kill indiscriminately—even Lu Xiu would be unable to help Wu Yue get her out of trouble then.

Just before leaving, Zhou Chuan suddenly added,

"Actually, before Miss Wu Yue’s suicide attempt, she asked me to tell you both to stop resisting and submit to the Order Chief."

Luo Shen and Dylan looked at Zhou Chuan and nodded silently.

After their meeting with Zhou Chuan, Luo Shen and Dylan went back to their place.

Once in the bathroom, as the water ran to cover their voices, Luo Shen spoke softly,

"Now we’re caught between two wolves—what should we do?"

Dylan replied, "Before our master left, he told us to trust the young mistress.

We’ll go with the flow. Even if both sides are wolves, as long as they remain deadlocked, there’s still a chance to turn things around.

Besides… no matter how fierce the head wolf is, if the young mistress wishes it, she can make them obedient dogs.

The chain that binds the wolves has always been in the young mistress’s hands—it’s just a matter of whether she wants to tighten it, and when."

Luo Shen said, "Then I’ll go persuade Angel Ambika and the other moderates."

Dylan responded, "I’ll persuade the radical hardliners."

...

Shen Que returned to his room but didn’t see Wu Yue.

Su Mo informed him, "Yue Yue put together two more drones and said she had a headache, so she went inside to sleep."

Shen Que nodded. "From the way Luo Shen and Dylan acted, they seemed convinced. As long as they help Lu Xiu persuade the Order Officers, buying us another five days shouldn’t be a problem."

Shen Qingci added, "Don’t rush the next steps—we need to take it slow, like a frog in warm water.

Take these few days to thoroughly scope out the entire Order Realm with the drones. After all, Wu Yue’s mother has been gone for half a year.

To guard against her, Lu Xiu must have updated and relocated all the key intel and gear."

Wu Chong said, "I’ve been snooping around the Order Building these past couple of days, but without clearance, I couldn’t access any secure areas."

Shen Qingci, "Based on that logic, even if humans infiltrate directly, Lu Xiu has countermeasures."

....

Human World

Jiang Cheng outlines the infiltration operation plan for the edge of the Disorder-Forbidden Zone:

First, it must be clear that infiltrating the Order Realm with human forces isn't foolproof.

Even with massive human troops infiltrating the Order Realm, to prevent a massive slaughter of ghosts and monsters, Lu Xiu can activate the endless dungeon mode in the human world at personal cost.

That is, all ghosts and monsters originally in the Order Realm are redeployed as dungeon bosses, triggering a surge in the number of dungeons in the human world.

At the same time, the 14-day cooldown period is canceled, compelling all humans to enter dungeons randomly and indefinitely.

Under such constraints, the forces infiltrating the Order Realm would have to withdraw to reinforce the human world.

As the name suggests, this is a strategic standoff between both sides.

Of course, such a situation can be avoided if there are enough top-tier combatants in the human world.

However,

Currently, the Order Realm has one Order Chief, whose strength is unknown.

The Order Realm has 10 Top Order Officers, whose strength is equivalent to SSS+ physical-magic dual cultivation top-tier combatants in the human world.

There are 35 Senior Order Officers, whose strength is equivalent to SSS+ physical or magic-specialized combatants in the human world.

Assuming Shen Que wants to lock Lu Xiu into a 1v1,

Then the remaining 10 Top Order Officers would require the human world to commit all available physical-magic dual cultivation combatants.

Including: Jiang Cheng, Fu Yixue, Qinglong (Azure Dragon), Baihu (White Tiger), Jiang Huaizhi, Wu Chong, Jie Chen, Qing Xuan, Shen Qingci, Fu Yanqi, Richard.

This is under the condition that humans have already captured 2 Top Order Officers and 4 Senior Order Officers, and Shen Que has eliminated 1 Top Order Officer and 1 Senior Order Officer.

Completing the invasion of the Order Realm within half a year and fully ending the terror-era is indeed a monumental challenge.

...

Wu Chong, "When we came, our superiors tasked us with creating their entry point. If the access rights to open passages from the Order Realm to the human world are solely in Lu Xiu's hands, then this is an impossible mission."

Shen Qingci nodded, "Exactly. While our allies are landing, blocking Lu Xiu's activation of the endless dungeon mode is what we should truly focus on."

Su Mo, "But, the authority to alter dungeon mechanics should also only belong to Lu Xiu, right?"

Shen Que pondered, "Wu Yue mentioned before that her mother created intentional vulnerabilities to help her rise quickly.

Her mother was also a Celestial Order Official, and now I am one too.

Since we want to break the rules, we should first look for their loopholes and use them to gradually corrupt the rules."

Shen Que looked at Shen Qingci, "You received the real mission—do you have any information on this to provide?"

Shen Qingci thought, "Lu Ling's mother said that only modifications deemed by the Order System to aid the development of the Order Realm would be approved."

Wu Chong, "But since Shen Que captured 6 bosses in a row, Lu Xiu hasn’t launched any new dungeons."

Shen Que, "That means the Order already has loopholes. It’s no longer omnipotent, and it can’t even safeguard NPCs."

Shen Qingci, "One bug might cause a program to glitch, two bugs might halt it, but when bugs accumulate to a certain number, it might ironically continue operating by incorporating the flaws."

"But as long as we find one bug and force a fix, this entire program is likely to collapse and shut down completely."

Everyone pondered—what is the most critical element within the game instance...

To identify the most critical element, we must first confirm the three essential components of an instance:

Map setting, storyline, and NPCs.

Shen Que said, "Previously, Wu Yue blew up Seamining Town—the map setting, storyline, and NPCs were all destroyed, sending the instance into complete shutdown and a forced repair state."

Wu Chong excitedly added, "Then why not just blow up every instance?"

If each instance is treated as a subsidiary under the corporation, and all subsidiaries collapse,

by that Russian doll logic, the corporation itself—the entire Order Realm—would become a massive city siege instance.

Shen Qingci’s eyes lit up, "Exactly, blow them all up!

Then, working from inside and outside the Order Realm, we’ll eliminate their instance production department, storyline department, character design department, and repair department—spawn-camp them until not one's left standing.

Even if Lu Xiu wants to launch infinite instances, as a lone commander with no resources, he’ll be powerless to do anything!"

When the time comes,

we’ll divide our forces into three groups and storm the city gates.