Compared with individual competitions, major guilds and clubs are more concerned about guild competitions.

Compared to the individual competitions which are more about honorary rewards, the prizes for guild wars are much more substantial.

The victorious guild will not only receive the golden signboard of "Champion Guild", but also get priority in various special missions! They will even be treated as direct descendants of the empire.

Due to the number of participants required, small guilds are not eligible to participate in the guild competition.
Therefore, the guild competition became extremely cruel from the preliminaries, and only ten teams could enter the final.

In this grand event, the most eye-catching ones are undoubtedly the powerful families - Royal Power, Mechanicus, Magic Coin and Sword Pavilion.

They are collectively referred to as the "Four Giants" by forum players.

The first three are old-established guilds that have emerged during the internal testing period, and each of them has the support of real-world forces behind them.

Jiange, on the other hand, emerged as a dark horse after the public beta, and attracted a large number of Chinese players with its unique "martial arts style", and performed brilliantly in the Northern War.

Its president [Tian Xingjian] was even made an earl due to his outstanding military exploits.

Guilds that have the misfortune of encountering these powerful ones would naturally be extremely unlucky.

To this day, the four giants have maintained a 100% winning rate in the qualifiers, with almost every game being a crushing victory.

It is an indisputable fact that the earlier a guild starts, the more opportunities it will have to seize and gain advantages in the competition for resources. However, there are also many dark horses that emerge in the guild competition.

For example, the new guild [Roman Era] led by the player [Augustus] has thousands of players, and most of its members are Roman elites.

It is said that their original guild was named "Roman Empire", and it was only after being interviewed by the imperial officials that it was changed to its current name.

The red side in the ongoing guild war is the [Roman Era].

The commentator's voice sounded:

"The red team is a well-known guild - the Roman era. You can see that they have perfectly reproduced the image of the Roman legion."

At the venue, players of the [Roman Era] wore steel helmets decorated with red horsehair tassels, red or white battle robes, and segmented breastplates.

They were armed with short swords, spears and rectangular shields with eagle patterns printed on them, and wore military sandals.

An eagle flag surrounded by a golden wreath fluttered at the venue.

"Long live Rome! Long live Caesar!"

"Liberty, equality, law! Glory to Rome!"

At the front of the army, Augustus, as a centurion, raised the eagle flag and shouted slogans.

The players behind them held square shields, heavy javelins, short swords, spears and other weapons, and lined up in three neat rows, looking quite imposing.

They perfectly reproduced the Roman phalanx and even applied it on the battlefield. It was simply top-notch cosplay.

After talking about the Roman era, the narrator began to introduce the other side of the battle:
"The red team is the Shushan Immortal Sect. Their slogan is 'A hall full of flowers intoxicates three thousand guests, a sword freezes fourteen states.'"

"They are also determined to win this game."

Shushan Immortal Sect, you can tell the style of this guild just from the name.

Like [Roman Era], [Shushan Immortal Sect] is also a cosplay-style guild that focuses on the sense of immersion, and mainly features an oriental cultivation style.

It is also a dark horse guild that emerged after the public beta.

But the strange thing is that since there is no immortal cultivator profession in "Erezegai", most of the members of this guild are warlocks or mages.

They cast Tansen's floating disc technique, advanced magic weapons, light technique and other effects on their "immortal swords" to present the effect of sword immortals.

The president, Taiqing Zhenren, who had dyed white hair and wore a white Taoist robe, looked at the Roman square formation opposite him, twisted his fingers and smiled: "Humph, these are just Western barbarians, nothing to be afraid of."

"Wait for us to kill it with our magic sword!"

"The president is awesome!"

"What president? Master Taiqing is the head of our Shushan Immortal Sect! You should say the head is mighty!"

"The leader is mighty!"

"My Shushan Immortal Sect will surely win the first place in one fell swoop!"

"The hall is full of flowers and three thousand guests are drunk, and fourteen states are frost-freezed with one sword!"

The players of [Shushan Immortal Sect] stepped on "flying swords", suspended in the air, and looked down at the Roman phalanx on the opposite side.

The players of [Roman Age] were not to be outdone. They held square shields and looked up at the enemies in the air with fierce fighting spirit in their eyes.

The air was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder, but the confrontation between this "Sword Immortal" and the "Roman Legion" looked strange no matter how you looked at it.

It feels a bit like the movie "Guan Gong vs. Aliens".

"three."

"two."

"one."

"Game start!"

As soon as the referee finished speaking, the fight was about to begin.

"Long live Rome!"

"Pierce these crispy skins!"

[Roman Era] The first row of the phalanx advanced first. They charged with square shields raised and threw heavy javelins.

The players of [Shushan Sword Sect] quickly cast protective spells, and shields that flashed with spiritual light appeared in the air, blocking the heavy javelins.

No, it cannot be called magic. According to them, it should be called "Taoism".

"You little kid!"

[Master Taiqing] snorted coldly and chanted a spell in a pretentious manner, successively performing the Tansen Floating Disc Technique, the Acceleration Technique, and advanced magic weapons.

No, it should be called sword-wielding.

Several flying swords flashing with cold light attacked from mid-air, transformed into sword lights, and slashed directly towards the players of the Roman era.

"Shh-"

The square shield was cut open and the Roman player behind it was beheaded.

"Shh! Shh! Shh!"

Flying swords danced in the air, with sword lights crisscrossing everywhere, causing many casualties to the players of [Roman Era].

But the players in the back rows of the square also threw javelins, stabbing many players of [Shushan Immortal Sect] who had not yet mastered their magic.

Those players fell from mid-air with wailing and were easily killed by the [Roman Era] dagger soldiers charging in front.

This fierce battle is still going on.

But the [Shushan Immortal Sect] is not a real cultivator after all, it is just a product of cosplay by a group of mages and warlocks.

Many players are not at a high level and cannot maintain levitation for a long time, so they fall from the sky.

The players of [Roman Era] charged and retreated in rows according to the plan that had been made long ago.

Their tactics were quite simple; they took turns to rest and cover each other, and they achieved good results with relatively little consumption.

One after another, the "Sword Immortals" fell from the sky, and the [Shushan Immortal Sect] was gradually defeated.

"This is God's will to kill me, not the fault of war!"

In the end, with the wail of the player [Taiqing Zhenren] and the battle cries of the [Roman Era] players, this guild war came to an end.

"The winner of this game is——【Roman Era】!"

"Long live Rome!"

"Jingluo is crying!"

"Ohhhhhh!"

In the audience, Mantou watched the fierce battle below the stage and couldn't help but sigh: "Strange, it's really weird!"

"The styles of these two guilds are weirder than each other. When they fight, it feels like I've entered a Stitching game."

The natural warrior who had just returned from the contestant's booth wiped his bald head and laughed: "This is Erezega, the game with the highest degree of freedom. It's normal for these people to do anything."

"really."

Mantou nodded with deep understanding.

These crazy guys can even create something like Fire Dwarf Loli, so is there anything they can't do?
The most capable of cosplay are the members of the Mechanicus, who took cosplay to a spiritual level and really put the doctrine of "omniscience and exploration" into practice. Even the president [Iron Frenzy] didn't know how far the big guys in the guild had climbed the technology tree.

It is said that some people have seen drawings of tanks, fighter jets and even intercontinental missiles in the arsenal, which is really outrageous.

Thinking of this, Mantou asked curiously, "Which guild do you think will win the championship?"

"The Adeptus Mechanicus."

Singo and Born Fighter answered in unison.

Mantou was a little surprised: "Are you so sure that even a veteran powerhouse like Wang Quan has no chance of winning the championship?"

"Absolutely not."

Singo waved his hand and said firmly.

"Why? I feel like Wang Quan's group is not weak either. That rich guild leader is using real money as a reward."

Singo said mysteriously: "Do you know who is behind the Mechanicus?"

Before Mantou could answer, he said to himself: "It's the empire! One could even say it's the emperor himself."

"As far as I know, the Mechanicus has access to the highest level of technology and secrets in the Empire, and has a large number of privileges. Many high-ranking members of the Mechanicus hold important positions in the Imperial Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Military Affairs."

"The Mechanicus has such top resources, so it can attract the most high-end talents. Many bigwigs in reality have been poached by them."

Singo said calmly: "Let's just say that in this guild competition, the Mechanicus does not need to give its all."

"They only need to take out something from their arsenal to crush the other so-called 'big clubs' and easily win the championship."

"I'll go, so awesome?"

Mantou was a little surprised. In the forum, the "Four Giants" have always been evenly matched.

I didn't expect that according to Singo, there would be such a huge gap in strength between them. Professional players really have an information gap with ordinary players.

"Moreover, among the wealthy families today, the royal power is already shaky, and it is difficult to maintain the current status."

The natural warrior added with a smile.

"What do you mean by that?"

Mantou was even more surprised. In the discussion posts of forum users, Wangquan has always been a strong contender for the strongest guild and has a large number of fans.

Tiansheng Zhan Kuang said: "In the early stages of the game, when there were not many people, their approach of using money to open the way and the entire guild serving the local tyrants could still be somewhat effective."

"Now, Erezega has more than 400,000 players, and those big guilds have thousands of members."

"At this point, the shortcomings of the royal system, such as its inefficiency, strong individualism, and uneven distribution, gradually became apparent."

"No matter how much money their tycoon leader gives out, there won't be much left after it is divided equally among thousands of people. The current royal power is just a paper tiger propped up by money. Its decline is predictable."

"So that's it."

"My goodness, is this the world of professional bosses?"

Mantou nodded thoughtfully.

Singo suddenly turned around and said with a smile: The preliminaries are almost over, and there are only a few guilds left, including the Mechanicus. It seems that there will be some good things to watch next. "

"Huh? The next game is starting so soon?"

"Red Square, Roman Era."

As we were talking, the next game was about to begin, and the red team was still [Roman Era].

They had just won a big victory and were full of morale and high spirits.

The president [Augustus] actually applied directly to the authorities to skip the halftime break.

He wanted to take advantage of the momentum of the recent victory, defeat the next opponent in one go, and advance directly to the knockout round.

Moreover, the players of [Roman Era] also took some elixir that stimulated the will to fight and made people more courageous, and they did not want to waste this precious effect.

"Long live Rome!"

"Glory to Rome!"

Augustus waved the eagle flag and stood at the forefront of the phalanx, looking very excited.

"Blue side, Adeptus Mechanicus."

The referee's calm announcement echoed across the battlefield.

Mechanicus?

The smile on Augustus's face suddenly became a little stiff, but he still held on and said with gritted teeth:

"Dear Roman warriors! Do not be afraid of this seemingly powerful enemy. Remember how you swore to each other in front of me: you will never leave the battlefield unless you win!"

As a cosplayer, I have to continue cosplaying even if I die!

"boom!"

"Boom! Boom!"

Several tall armored vehicles appeared on the opposite side, advancing like a steel wall.

Behind the armored forces, players were pushing heavy cannons, the black muzzles of which made people's scalps numb.

Further back were the lightly armed infantry. The players of the Mechanicus wore heavy protective clothing, and held machine guns and flamethrowers. Their faces, which were covered by glass, had relaxed expressions.

When the two sides faced off, it seemed that there was at least a thousand years of equipment gap between them.

"Holy shit."

"President, how about we surrender? Losing to the Adeptus Mechanicus doesn't seem too shameful."

Augustus gritted his teeth and stuck the eagle flag in his hand into the ground.

"No, the Romans will never surrender! Even if we lose, we must die in battle!"

"Game start!"

As soon as the referee finished speaking, the players of the Mechanicus loaded their shells and fired directly.

"boom!"

The cannon roared and the ground shook.

A huge explosion occurred above the phalanx, and the flying shrapnel and flowing flames killed more than a dozen [Roman Era] players in an instant.

That special square shield can block arrows but not bullets.

The arcane armor in the front row of the Mechanicus army also began to advance rapidly, like a group of steel behemoths, rolling over with great momentum.

"boom!"

"The flesh and blood are weak and the machine is soaring!"

"Once! Push the lever, start the piston and pump...Twice! Press the button, the engine fires, the turbine is ignited, life is breathed in...Thrice! Sing in unison, praise the God of Machines!"

The battle had just begun, and under the firepower of the Mechanicus, [Roman Era] had already lost more than half of its troops.

There's no way to fight.

This is a complete crushing of equipment, it's like modern troops fighting primitive people, or Trisolarans fighting Earthlings.

"referee!"

"I, I want to surrender!"

Amid the roar of artillery fire, Augustus suddenly shouted.

Someone in the audience deliberately asked: "Don't Romans never surrender?"

"Yeah, how come you became obedient so quickly?"

Augustus retorted: "This is just a strategic retreat."

"Everyone from the Roman era, don't be discouraged, we will return like lightning!"

He muttered again, "Isn't Italy also Rome? It's only natural for it to surrender."

It seems that this Augustus is not a faithful fundamentalist. (End of this chapter)