Set in Diablo 2, Kurast was once a huge chaotic city in the Eastern Jungle, the second largest city in the Eastern Kingdom of Kagestan. Since the army of Hell invaded the human world, the Legion of Hell has captured the cities of Trivank and Kurast, and the Kingdom of Kegistan has been forced to stay in a corner of the seaport of Kurast.

The series of tasks faced by the adventurers is actually a process of human counterattack on Hell and reconquest of lost territory, in which they must constantly attack, expand, kill and expel the demons of Hell until they encounter an enemy strong enough that they can no longer walk.

Four hours later, the adventurers emerged from the skinning jungle and arrived at the city of Kurast, where they were surrounded by the ruins of a magnificent building.

Completely different from the game, the city of Kurast is a complete human city, and despite the great destruction it has suffered during the war, the land still retains a large number of urban ruins.

It was once a thriving center of human commerce, with exceptionally tall buildings and thriving markets. People use boulders as materials, invent cemented materials similar to concrete such as plant ash, and build a large castle-like building complex up to tens of meters, similar to the ancient Roman Colosseum, there are as many as seven or eight buildings, and various temples are lined up in the center of the city, with different architectural styles, which fully shows the infinite wisdom of human beings.

All the houses are made of stone, which is sturdy and durable, and at the same time, the whole city is divided into a large chessboard, and the architectural pattern of a modern city is quite modern.

Due to the war, the area is full of ruins and weeds. This makes it look a bit like Los Angeles in the Terminator world, the same withered, dilapidated, less modern and more mysterious as the Mayan civilization.

Walking in here is like walking into an ancient city that has been dusted for thousands of years.

The red and blackened blood stains on the walls, and the white bones everywhere on the ground, seemed to tell people about the fierce battles that had taken place here.

Even the adventurers were amazed - they seemed to see a splendid human civilization that was being invaded by hell, and human warriors fought bravely, and then one by one fell in a pool of blood.

Cities have fallen, humanity has gone into exile, the land is barren, and the sky is dark......

Now that Kurast is completely overrun by the Hellish Monsters, although there is not a single Hellish Demon to be seen outside, it is conceivable that a large number of Hellish soldiers are hiding in some dark corner of the city, waiting for the adventurers to enter, and then surround them from all sides and destroy them in one fell swoop.

"Do you have any opinions?" Ambella asked Shen Yi.

Standing on the outer hillside of the ruins, Shen Yi had been observing Kurast for a while, until Ambella couldn't help but ask him.

Shen Yi sighed: "It's a street fight...... The city wants us to fight in the streets. ”

Hearing the word street fighting, everyone's faces sank slightly.

Street fighting, one of the most complex forms of warfare.

It usually exists only in a multi-location, small-scale hand-to-hand battle that the defender loses its perimeter defense and takes advantage of the city's criss-crossed streets and complex terrain.

Compared with large-scale group warfare, the most important feature of street fighting is that it is a combination of countless tactical victories, the role of strategic capabilities in street fighting is infinitely reduced, the narrow field of vision limited by tall buildings, the lack of understanding of the terrain, and the division of forces due to the terrain make it almost impossible for the commander to command any soldier beyond his own distance of 50 meters.

Even as Supermen, adventurers can't let their eyesight pass through the obstacles and command battles that take place from all over the place, let alone fight cooperatively.

However, compared to the fierce and fierce demons of hell, humans are the most cooperative creatures. To lose cooperation is to have an arm cut off.

Shen Yi didn't expect that the situation they faced this time would be a street battle, and at that moment, what Lan Yan said suddenly sounded in his mind: "What the city needs is a warrior, not a businessman." ”

Maybe he didn't finish saying this, and maybe he should add that the city needs soldiers, not commanders......

One adventurer said, "We don't have to separate." In the past, the purpose of war was to attack cities and seize land, and the main purpose of the two sides was to seize the ground. But our mission is different, we are here not to regain lost territory, but to kill the enemy. We can continue to fight side by side, street by street. ”

His words drew echoes.

Shen Yi shook his head and said: "The street is too narrow, it is not easy to spread out a circle, if it is arranged along the street, a long line will be formed." Once a high-speed unit cuts through the middle, it's easy to tear the team in half. With the repeated use of interspersed tactics, it is easy to divide us into disconnected pieces. In addition, the battle itself has a tendency. The battlefield is always easy to expand to the sparse surface and outward, and this has nothing to do with our strength, but only with the needs of the battle and psychology. When we fight, we try to avoid being flanked as much as possible, so we have to constantly move towards open areas. In this case, the separated people will become more and more distant from each other, until they are completely disconnected and fighting on their own. This is caused by the special topography of the city, and it is not subject to human will, even we must follow this law. ”

Someone said, "We can tear down houses and create a whole battlefield." ”

Zong Tang immediately said: "But you can't tear down an entire city." The buildings here are all made of stone, and they are tall and sturdy, and it takes a lot of effort to destroy them. Even if we were able to create an open space and get out, the consequences would be that we would not be able to defend it, but those monsters could hide themselves through a large number of buildings, and then suddenly rush to our side and attack. ”

Street fighting is street fighting, and adventurers may have the ability to forcibly reverse the pattern of street fighting, but they will inevitably pay a price for it. Instead of relying on brute force to solve problems, it is better to adapt yourself to street fighting.

The ability to do and whether it is worth doing are, after all, two different concepts.

"So what are we going to do?" someone asked.

Shen Yi thought for a while and said, "Let's enter together first, don't separate as much as possible, but at the same time, we must be prepared to be quarantined." Each person takes a walk-around from my soldiers, and even if they are separated, they can at least keep in touch. Although they are all obsolete products and cannot be used beyond a certain range, I don't think we will be separated by such a distance. ”

"What about the distribution of proceeds?"

"It is distributed according to the contribution ratio given by the city, and everyone competes freely. Bounty points can no longer be distributed, but rewards will still be distributed. ”

"I think so. The crowd agreed.

Shen Yi then said: "Frost, tell us what we need to pay attention to in street fighting?"

Frost quickly replied, "Commanding heights, sir." There is nothing more important in street fighting than the high ground. By mastering the vantage heights, you have enough vision to get rid of the visual obstruction and make the most accurate response in time. ”

"Good, what else?"

"Special functional buildings, mainly used to promote and control local residents. Both of these are not a concern for you, though, and the only inhabitants here are monsters. Other than that, it's the terrain and the arteries. Despite the ability of the governors to climb freely on the building, the significance of the street should not be underestimated. The streets are the most important basis for transporting troops, and even if you don't need it, if you can control it, it's better to control it as much as possible. Even if you are yourself, it is believed that it is faster to run on the ground than to jump on top of a building. In times of unfavorable circumstances, an unimpeded retreat route may make more sense than any equipment. ”

"That's right, it looks like we're going to have to get a topographic map first. Shen Yi said as he released the electronic bees and commanded them to fly towards Kurast.

The electronic bees fly fast, but as they move into Kurast's sphere of influence, all information transmission suddenly goes mid-range. Shen Yi's handheld computer unexpectedly showed a snowflake, and he couldn't see the slightest content.

"Zeus, what's going on?"

Zeus replied: "The electronic signal is disturbed, and according to my analysis, it is likely that there is a huge magnetic field near Kurast that hinders the transmission of electronic signals. You can no longer use devices like electronic bees. ”

"Shit!" Shen Yi scolded.

What bullshit magnetic field, this is clearly a means of interference carried out by the Bloody City in order to limit the abilities of adventurers.

Since it is necessary to test the adventurer's individual combat ability, it is natural that they can no longer be given the opportunity to easily unite. In this special battlefield, every adventurer can only fight their way through the sky with their own strength.

Thinking of this, he said in a deep voice: "This battle is a test of individual combat ability, all support adventurers must be careful, you had better find yourself an emergency partner immediately." Once something goes wrong, gentleness, Ivy's safety is your responsibility, be sure to protect her. Yi Yu and Luo Hao, the two of you cooperate, King Kong, Luo Sheng, the two of you are with the Chang family brothers. ”

"What about me?" Hong Lang asked.

"Forget it, you're a good hand at killing people, and protecting people isn't your specialty. Shen Yi said with a smile. Hong Lang is their main attacker, the typical offense is more than enough, the defense is insufficient, and the job of protecting others is really not suitable for him, so it is better to let him fight freely and completely liberate his own combat power.

"Understood. Everyone on the Broken Blades nodded in agreement.

Over there, King Kong patted the shoulders of the two brothers of the Chang family: "Now my safety will be handed over to your brothers." ”

The elder brother of the Chang family, Chang drunk, smiled and said, "It's a debt to be repaid, who told us to kill you once." ”

The two brothers are extremely strong in combat, and their personal strength is second only to Scarface among scattered adventurers, and since King Kong and they are on good terms now, it is no problem to let them take care of King Kong.

The duo can be said to be the smallest unit, and Shen Yi's arrangement means that the worst situation has been taken into account, which is also his habit.

While he is arranging on his side, others are also arranging for each other. The Wind Forest Team and the South China Sea Team have their own support personnel, and like Shen Yi, Zong Tang and Ambella also arrange the most suitable personnel for key protection, while the scattered adventurers negotiate and cooperate with each other on their own.

Since they couldn't reconnoiter the enemy's situation, Shen Yi and Bella couldn't make any plans to adapt to the enemy's conditions. After discussing the contingency strategies for various situations after entering, everyone agreed that it was necessary to rush in and take a good risk in this mission.

At the end of all the discussions and before he was ready to leave, Shen Yi suddenly said:

"Before entering Kurast, I have a few words I would like to say to you. ”

He glanced around everyone, paused for a moment, and then said slowly:

"First of all, I'm very happy to be here and fight side by side with all of you, no matter how much unhappiness we have had in the past and how much unhappiness we may have in the future, at least for now, we have a common goal, and we will work hard for it. ”

"We have traveled to different worlds, faced different dangers, fought in stormy seas, fought in a hail of bullets...... Those who have been able to get to where they are now are warriors. Contrary to what we have experienced in the past, we are now in a more difficult dimensional world. And Kurast, this quest worth two thousand five hundred points, is actually the true beginning of the three-difficulty world. ”

"Maybe some people don't care about the difficulty of the extra 500 points, but I want to remind you: human power has its limits. It's like a weightlifter, when he bursts out with all his strength to lift a 200-kilogram barbell, every extra kilogram of weight can have fatal consequences for him!"

"I don't know if Kurast is our limit, but I know that the increase in difficulty of 500 points means that this task has increased by 20 percent on the difficulty of the mission we challenged last time. It's like a weightlifter who has completed a 200-kilogram lift and then has a 250-kilogram attempt...... A flying jump!"

"Even if we complete the 250 kg lift, there are still 300 kg behind us, and the 360 kg lift is waiting for us. Unlike athletes, they fail, but they lose an opportunity, and if we fail, someone loses their life. ”

"In this battle of three difficulty missions, the only thing we can rely on is that there are a full thirty-seven adventurers standing here. ”

Therefore, no matter where we come from, no matter what kind of past we have with each other, and what kind of future we will have, each of us must understand that supporting each other is the most important condition for us to be able to go on here. All the schemes, the pursuit of profits, are not as important as the way we go! If anyone chooses to give up his comrades in battle, or even murder them, then he also means giving up his life!"

"Ahead is Kurast, a chessboard-like battlefield where everyone can be divided. The importance of small team operations is highlighted, and the significance of the commander's existence is diminished, which means that once the battle is officially underway, it will be difficult for us to take full command. That's why I say the above paragraph, I hope that everyone can give full play to their own subjective initiative and learn the spirit of not giving up and not giving up in the soldier's assault...... Don't treat other adventurers as enemies or competitors, forget the damn coopetition mode, at least in battle, we are united, cooperative, and life and death!"