Reincarnation Of The Strongest Sword God

by S.H.A aifu

Starting over once more, he has entered this “living game” again in order to control his own fate. This time, he will not be controlled by others. Previously the Level 200 Sword King, he will rise to a higher peak in this life. Methods to earn money! Dungeon conquering strategies! Legendary Quests! Equipment drop locations! Undiscovered battle techniques!

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Chapter 321 - NPC Army

After Kite became Shi Feng's personal guard, he opened the crystalline bottle and drank the Water of Life within.

When Aqua Rose saw Kite drink the droplet of Water of Life, which cost 300 Gold, she could not hide her pained expression.

As for the other Guild members, they, too, gulped at the sight.

Three hundred Gold!

It was enough to outfit a 20-man team with Secret-Silver Equipment fully. Yet, their Guild Leader spent that 300 gold on an ordinary-looking and crippled NPC. They could not help their envy.

However, Shi Feng paid no attention to the others' thoughts.

In the past, Drunk Xiao had become a famous character throughout God's Domain due to his personal guard. Even when countless first-rate Guilds and Super Guilds had offered astronomical prices to purchase this guard, Drunk Xiao refused to sell.

Meanwhile, Shi Feng had only spent 300 Gold to obtain this future Tier 5 Titled Sword Saint. How was this not a worthwhile trade?

Shortly after Kite drank the Water of Life, his body suddenly emitted a bright green light. This light originated from the Water of Life. Not only did it possess frightening healing powers, but it could also remove all abnormal statuses.

A few moments later, Kite's body expelled a cloud of dark gas, and following its removal, Kite's originally pale complexion turned rosy red. The right arm that he had lost also began to regenerate at a rate visible to the naked eye.

One minute later, Kite had fully recovered.

"Guild Leader, he…" At this moment, Aqua Rose dared not believe her own eyes. She had long since developed a keen intuition, so she could immediately discover the change in the NPC named Kite.

Although Kite's clothing was still worn out, the aura he gave off no longer felt depressing; rather, it was refreshing. At this moment, he seemed like a caged lion that had broken out of its confinement, releasing a heaven-shocking roar to let everyone know of its return.

"This is the real him." Shi Feng laughed.

In the past, Drunk Xiao had gone through great pains for Kite. He had practically bankrupted himself to obtain a droplet of Water of Life.

In this life, however, Shi Feng had easy accomplished Drunk Xiao's feats. Moreover, Shi Feng had managed to heal Kite while he was still Level 30.

In the past, Drunk Xiao had only managed to obtain the Water of Life after Kite passed Level 100.

Despite having the same Growth Potential, there would be a huge difference in strength between a personal guard nurtured from Level 30 and a personal guard nurtured from Level 100.

"His Growth Potential is as shocking as expected," Shi Feng could not help but mutter happily when he examined Kite's data again.

[Kite] (Ye Feng's Personal Guard)

Gender: Male

Age: 39

Loyalty: 90

Charm: 75

Physique: 95

Wisdom: 88

Growth Potential: 94

Class: Tier 1 Swordsman

Level: 30

HP: 15,400/15,400

Attack Power: 830-960

Defense: 4,500

Attributes: Strength 384, Agility 364, Endurance 420, Intelligence 276, Vitality 280

Kite's current Attributes were worlds apart from the Attributes he had before he drank the Water of Life.

It seems that taking the Water of Life earlier has also affected his Growth Potential. Shi Feng could recall that Kite's Growth Potential in the past was 92 points. Now, it was two points higher. After 90 points, even a difference of one point in Growth Potential would create a significant difference regarding Attributes, let alone two points. These additional points would be of immense help to Kite's growth in the future.

"Kite, take these and use them for now," issuing his instructions, Shi Feng retrieved several pieces of Level 20 Mysterious-Iron Equipment and passed them to Kite. Although they were somewhat incompatible for the Level 30 Swordsman, they were all Shi Feng had at the moment. After all, Zero Wing had yet to start raiding Level 20 Team Dungeons. They had only raided the Level 20 5-man Party Dungeons.

After Kite equipped the Level 20 Mysterious-Iron items, he appeared valiant and extraordinary. His Attributes also increased significantly. His HP broke through the 18,000 threshold, his Attack Power increased past 1,400 points, and Defense reached 6,000 points. Kite's Defense far surpassed even Zero Wing's Chief MT, Cola. Kite was practically a Boss monster now.

"Let's go. We still have to recruit some more people." Shi Feng then led everyone to the Mercenary Alliance.

The Mercenary Alliance was the best place for players to recruit normal guards. The NPCs of the Mercenary Alliance were all well-trained, and they were far more reliable than the NPCs players recruited randomly from the streets.

Normal guards were different from personal guards. Players were required to pay for their services, and the prices varied depending on the strength of the NPC. With Shi Feng's current level, the strongest guards he could recruit were Level 50 Tier 1 NPCs.

A normal Level 50 guard cost 5 Silver Coins per day, and the payment would be due once every ten days.

A Level 50 Tier guard cost 30 Silver Coins per day with payment due once every ten days as well.

The difference between a normal guard and a Tier 1 guard was like the difference between a Common monster and an Elite monster; thus, the price of a Tier 1 guard was six times higher than a normal guard. Some Tier 1 guards that were more powerful would cost even more.

After arriving at the Mercenary Alliance, Shi Feng signed a contract with 48 Level 50 Tier 1 NPCs. Among them, some were melee classes, some were ranged classes, and some were healers. Of the 48 NPCs, there were six NPCs in particular that were more powerful than the others. They were Tier 1 advanced guards, and they cost 50 Silver Coins per day. Shi Feng had hired these guards for one month, and the fee totaled to 468 Gold.

Shi Feng's financial power completely eclipsed all the Guilds in White River City.

Afterward, Shi Feng led the 48 NPCs and walked through the streets, the group of Level 50 Tier 1 guards looking valiant and mighty. Many players even consciously moved out of the way, not daring to block the path of this small army of powerful NPCs.

"Crap, why are there so many Tier 1 NPCs? Did something happen in White River City?"

"No, look! Some of them aren't NPCs, but players!"

"Aren't they members of Zero Wing? Where are they heading?"

The players quickly discovered the problem. This small army of NPCs and the members of Zero Wing were actually together. Moreover, all of these NPCs were Level 50 Tier 1 NPCs. With such a large NPC army, who, in White River City, would dare make an enemy of Zero Wing?

In the face of so many Level 50 Tier 1 NPCs, even Dark Star's army of tens of thousands of players amounted to nothing. The level suppression alone would leave the players of Dark Star completely helpless. Not to mention, these Tier 1 NPCs also possessed many powerful Skills in their arsenal.

"Zero Wing is too amazing!"

"I heard that Zero Wing is going to recruit members again in three days! I will definitely have to apply!"

The number of players gathered on the street continued to increase, and many started recording this majestic scene. This army of 48 NPCs was more imposing than an army of thousands of players.

The combat power this small army possessed was no weaker than the total battle power of a starting town.

Although nobody knew what relationship this NPC army had with Zero Wing, the fact that Zero Wing could mobilize so many NPCs was already amazing.

Meanwhile, the news of this matter spread quickly, creating a sensation on the official forums and increasing Zero Wing's fame once more.

The members of Dark Star wore extremely ugly expressions when they discovered about this matter. Deeply afraid that Zero Wing would lead this group of NPCs to attack them, many of Dark Star's members chose to hide in cities or towns. Some chose to remove their Guild Emblems temporarily and secretly grind monsters.

At the same time, the members of World Dominators were similarly frightened by this news, and they were also hiding, not daring to explore and level up.

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Chapter 322 - Crusade Against Creek Town

Creek Town was one of the border towns within White River City's jurisdiction. The town was nestled in a desert, and it was so desolate that not even birds would come to lay their eggs.

However, such a small town was a popular gathering place for Red Names and those who walk the path of darkness.

Unlike towns, cities like White River City were managed strictly. Hence, Red Names who had often killed other players for equipment during the initial stages of the game could only find a desolate place like Creek Town to receive quests and level up.

Near Creek Town, high leveled monsters dwelled, ranging from Level 15 to Level 30, which were perfectly suitable for players at this stage of the game.

In Creek Town, Red Names crowded the streets. Most of these players were above Level 15, while only a few were below Level 15. The Blood Hand Association, a dark force, managed the town. So, naturally, the NPCs here would not kill these Red Names. On the contrary, the NPCs welcomed these Red Names. Red Names could also receive better quests depending on their Crime Value, and through completing these quests, they could raise their Reputation among the dark forces they served.

"Guild Leader, there are over a thousand players in this town. In addition to the NPCs guarding this place, I don't think we can conquer it successfully." After spending a long time scouting, Aqua Rose had obtained a general grasp on Creek Town's overall combat power.

Setting aside the fact that there were over a thousand Red Names in this town, there were more than 500 NPCs guarding the town, the lowest of which was Level 50. Among them, there was no lack of Elite Guards. There was even a few Level 70 Tier 1 guard captains. If they charged in, the actual number of enemy NPCs might increase further. With only 100 players and 49 guards, they stood no chance at all.

Also, if a town were attacked, the NPCs within would not wait for players to close in on them before retaliating. Instead, all of the guards in the town would gather and fight back. Moreover, there was a huge difference between NPCs and monsters. The reason being, unlike monsters, NPCs knew how to coordinate with each other, making them far more difficult to deal with.

Furthermore, these Red Names would definitely try to take advantage of their battle with the NPCs, inconveniencing them at the very least. Moreover, these Red Names were not easy opponents. The fact that these players that could survive as a Red Name until now and possessed such a high level indicated that they had strong fighting techniques. Naturally, the equipment they used would be of high quality as well.

Killing and plundering was their main occupation in the game, so even if they were not fully equipped with Secret-Silver Equipment, at the very least, they would possess Bronze Equipment or above.

If any of these Red Names were in a Guild, they could easily become the elite or even core players of the Guild. Moreover, the frequent PKs they took part in allowed them to gain plenty of combat experience, so there was no shortage of experts among these Red Names.

To put it simply, although there were only around a thousand Red Names in Creek Town, these 1,000 or so players could easily rival 2,000 elites of Dark Star.

Thus, if they wished to conquer Creek Town, the task could only be described with one word—challenging!

"Of course, we stand no chance against them if we attack normally. However, we have come here with a Crusade Quest." Shi Feng knew how difficult it was to capture a town. How could a Crusade Quest possibly be easy? If it were, the system would not reward players with shocking rewards and Reputation.

These Red Names were usually the bandits; they were not used to being the victims.

This time, however, it was their turn to shed some blood.

"Fire Dance, how are the preparations coming on your side?" Shi Feng asked through the team chat.

The 48 Level 50 Tier 1 guards Shi Feng had recruited were no pushovers. Although these guards could not be used to kill monsters or raid Dungeons, they could defend a town or private residence. More importantly, they could also help players complete large-scale Guild Quests. If not for this fact, Shi Feng would not have recruited so many Tier 1 guards.

However, even though all 48 were Tier 1, they were insufficient to deal with all of the NPCs in Creek Town. Moreover, Shi Feng had not intended for them to launch a frontal assault on the guards of Creek Town.

Among the 48 Tier 1 guards Shi Feng had recruited, some were Rangers and Assassins. Hence, Shi Feng had tasked Fire Dance and the others to take along one of these guards to lure the Blood Hand Association's NPCs out of town. After all, the intelligence the Tier 1 guards possessed was much lower than players. If Shi Feng allowed the Tier 1 guards to lure the enemy NPCs, they could easily fail. Yet, if players lured the enemy NPCs, due to the great disparity in Attributes, the NPCs could catch up and kill the players. Hence, Shi Feng's solution was to have players instructing the Tier 1 guards individually.

"We're all ready. We've grasped most of the basic commands, so we're only waiting for your command now," Fire Dance said with a smile.

"Good. After I initiate the Crusade Quest, all of you take action immediately. Remember not to lure the town guards too far. Otherwise, they will run back to town." After Shi Feng gave a few reminders, he then walked towards Creek Town.

Shi Feng stopped a few hundred yards before the town, taking out the Crusade Order. He then pointed the Crusade Order at the sky.

Suddenly, rays of golden light shot from the Crusade Order, and in the next moment, a golden magic array appeared above Creek Town. In the evening sky, this magic array was extremely conspicuous, and it quickly attracted the attention of many players inside the town.

A short moment later, the magic elements of this array burst open, and one after another, golden ripples spread from this magic array, enveloping the entire region of Creek Town. At this moment, if viewed from the outside, a protective, golden dome appeared, covering Creek Town.

Creek Town System Announcement: Zero Wing has started a crusade against Creek Town. Unrelated parties, please leave immediately!

Creek Town System Announcement: Zero Wing has started a crusade against Creek Town. Unrelated parties, please leave immediately!

Creek Town System Announcement: Zero Wing has started a crusade against Creek Town. Unrelated parties, please leave immediately!

The Crusade Announcement repeated three times, and all of the Red Names in Creek Town were shocked by this notification. There was actually a Guild that dared to capture a Red Name Town.

Shortly after, all of the players belonging to the dark forces in Creek Town received another message. However, the message this time was from the Blood Hand Association. The message stated that, as long as they could successfully defend the town, all players would receive bountiful rewards. Moreover, players would receive Achievement Points for each enemy they killed. After the battle was over, players could exchange these Achievement Points for weapons and equipment.

"Zero Wing sure is kind. They have actually come to gift us money."

"Do they think they are amazing? Since they dared to come into our territory and make trouble, we'll annihilate every single one of them!"

The players of Creek Town's blood boiled, their killing intent rose to new heights. Although Zero Wing shone like the sun in midsky[1] in White River City, in their eyes, Zero Wing wasn't worth mentioning. After all, they all had impressive techniques and none of them mingled in White River City, so they had no need to fear Zero Wing's vengeance. Even if Zero Wing tried to take revenge on them, they only needed to hide, and Zero Wing could do nothing to them.

The barefooted are not afraid of those who wear shoes. They were the hoodlums of God's Domain, so why would they fear Zero Wing?

Inside one of the bars in Creek Town, an Assassin clothed in black currently drowned himself in alcohol. The man felt like a piece of ice to others; he exuded a chilling intent that made others instinctively distance themselves. Shockingly, this man was actually Level 20, and he all of his equipment was Secret-Silver Equipment. In White River City, this man would definitely be considered a first-rate expert.

This black clothed Assassin was stunned when he received the system announcement, the beer bottle in his hand falling to the ground.

"Zero Wing? Doesn't that mean that Ye Feng might show up as well?" The black clothed Assassin's lips curled upward, forming a sinister smile. "The last time, I lost to him because of equipment quality. This time, I'm going to take back everything that he owes me."

If Shi Feng could see this Assassin's appearance, he would recognize this person as none other than Absolute Heaven, the Assassin that he killed in the past.

TL Notes:

[1] like the sun in midsky: heyday (definition: the period of a person's or thing's greatest success, popularity, activity, or vigor.)

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Chapter 323 - Nightmare

To avenge his hatred, Absolute Heaven had worked desperately to improve his techniques and upgrade his equipment. Now, even if Ye Feng were not involved in this sudden assault, he would still give the members of Zero Wing a taste of his new strength.

However, just after Absolute Heaven walked out of the bar's entrance, he discovered the golden magic array hovering in the evening sky.

This magic array was a result of the Crusade Quest's activation, and it would change the NPCs of Creek Town.

The guards that had originally been Level 50 immediately fell to Level 30, while the Level 70 Tier 1 guard captains became Level 50, the same level as Shi Feng's normal guards.

Although Creek Town's had been weakened, none of these guards delayed in taking action. The moment the warning bell rang, a storm of guards rushed out of the many buildings within the town. In moments, over two thousand guards surrounded the town. These NPCs belonged to the Blood Hand Association. At this moment, they had all removed their disguises, and the normal guards had revealed themselves as Blood Hand Association Members, while the guard captains were Blood Hand Association Elites.

[Blood Hand Association Members] (Elite Rank)

Level 30

HP 100,000/100,000

[Blood Hand Association Elites] (Tier 1 Elite Rank)

Level 50

300,000/300,000

"Why have all the guards become weaker?"

"What's there to fear? Even if they are weaker, can Zero Wing defeat so many NPCs? Besides, we are here as well. If Zero Wing wants to attack, we'll make them suffer the consequences."

When the players of Creek Town discovered that the guards beside them had suddenly grown weaker, worry grew in their hearts. However, they soon rid their minds of this worry. Even during its peak, Zero Wing only had around 8,000 members. Moreover, due to the surge of players that had withdrawn from the Guild, they now had less than 5,000.

Even if Zero Wing had mobilized all 5,000 of its members, in the face of 2,000 NPCs, charging into the town would be nothing more than suicide. At this stage of the game, players had yet to reach Level 30. Furthermore, not a single player had managed to upgrade to a Tier 1 class. So, how could they possibly hope to fight against Level 30 and Level 50 NPCs? In God's Domain, such a massive gap between levels was fatal.

"Begin!" Shi Feng commanded in the team chat.

Fire Dance and the others immediately took action, each of them commanding a Level 50 Tier 1 guard as they charged towards the Blood Hand Association's army.

The guards Fire Dance and the others controlled were Tier 1 Rangers and Assassins. Regarding Movement Speed, they were much faster than the Blood Hand Association Members. Rangers also possessed ultra-long-ranged attack capabilities, and they could launch their attacks from 100 yards away. Hence, they were perfect for the role of a lure.

Within moments, the Red Names of Creek Town noticed several figures rushing at them with speeds that no players could hope to achieve.

In the next moment, these Rangers retrieved their longbows, nocking arrows and releasing them.

Xiu! The arrows struck their targets, several Level 30 Blood Hand Association Members, from roughly 90 yards away. Each arrow dealt over -5,000 damage to these Level 30 NPCs. If a player received one of these arrows, they would die with a single hit.

The Rangers' attack attracted the attention of the Blood Hand Association NPCs. Without hesitation, over a thousand Blood Hand Association NPCs unsheathed their weapons and charged.

Seeing this, the Rangers turned on their heels and fled. Very quickly, they had drawn these Blood Hand Association NPCs away from the city.

"Weren't we being attacked by players from Zero Wing? Why are there Level 50 Tier 1 NPCs as well?"

The Red Names were confused. They simply stood where they were, not following the Blood Hand Association NPCs in pursuit of the Tier 1 Rangers.

Level 50 Tier 1 NPCs only needed a single hit to kill them. If they did not possess lifesaving skills, fighting such an NPC was suicide. Moreover, they were all Red Names. If they died, they would pay a severe penalty. At the very minimum, they would lose two to three levels and a majority of their equipment. Naturally, they had to weigh the costs and benefits before they took action.

Not to mention, they had never intended to charge with the NPCs since the very beginning. Instead, they had planned to take advantage of the confusion while the Blood Hand Association NPCs and Zero Wing clashed. Now, however, those NPC guards had lured away all of the Blood Hand Association NPCs. At this moment, even they began to wonder whether they should join in the pursuit or not.

Just as these Red Names contemplated their actions, the Blood Hand Association NPCs had distanced themselves several hundred yards from the town.

"This is bad. The Blood Hand Association NPCs are gone!" one of the Red Names realized the situation and shouted. "We need to go help them! If Zero Wing manages to kite and kill them, we'll be finished!"

This player's words shook everyone to attention. Unfortunately, these Red Names were neither a single group nor of a single heart. Most importantly, they all understood that the first person to charge into battle would also be the first person to leave. Even though they had realized how serious their predicament was, none of them were willing to take action first. Instead, they all chose to stay put and do nothing at all.

None of these Red Names had discovered that, at this time, Shi Feng had already led the remaining forty Level 50 Tier 1 NPCs in a charge from another direction.

When capturing a town, the NPCs were the not the most troublesome obstacle. Instead, it was the players residing in said town. If the players and NPCs inside the town were allowed to cooperate, without absolute strength, it would be impossible to capture the town successfully.

Hence, the most important thing Shi Feng needed to do right now was to get rid of the players; only then would it be the NPCs' turn to die.

After players died, they had to wait half an hour before they could revive at the Graveyard. Furthermore, if these Red Names died, even if they had the determination to continue fighting, they would not have the strength to present a challenge. The penalty they suffered was simply too severe.

Although the forty Level 50 Tier 1 guards did not possess as much HP as the Blood Hand Association Elites, they still had over 100,000 HP each. Moreover, the opponents they faced right now were not NPCs, but players; it would only take a single attack to kill a player instantly. When all forty Tier 1 guards charged at the Red Names of Creek Town, they were like a group of ferocious beasts as they killed everything in their path.

Although there were many Red Names in Creek Town, they were completely unable to defend themselves against these guards. Shield Warriors and Guardian Knights could take two hits at most. In the blink of an eye, Red Names died, one after another, littering the ground with bodies and equipment.

In contrast, although the Red Names attacked continuously, due to the level suppression of over 30 Levels, the damage the Red Names managed to deal was negligible. One thousand Level 20 players were required to take down a single Tier 1 guard, let alone forty guards.

With the forty guards sharing the damage from the enemy players, their battle recovery alone made up for the HP they lost. Not to mention, among the forty guards, there were also Clerics and other healer classes. A casual heal from one of these NPCs could replenish over 10,000 HP.

Within tens of seconds, over 200 Red Names of Creek Town died, while all forty guards that Shi Feng led still had full HP.

The disparity in strength caused the Red Names to despair.

"These NPC guards are too strong! We need to retreat and meet up with the Blood Hand Association NPCs!"

"You bastards from Zero Wing are shameless! You actually brought Level 50 Tier 1 NPCs to capture a town! If you have the strength to face us, don't use those NPC guards and fight us fairly!

The Red Names cursed Shi Feng at the others as they fought the NPCs.

Shi Feng could only chuckle at their words. Immediately, he instructed the NPC mages to cast their AOE spells.

Suddenly, rain of fire descended from the sky. In the next moment, thunderbolts struck down at the Red Names. When cast by the Tier 1 mages, the Tier 1 AOE spells could display their true might.

The Red Names of Creek Town died in batches. After several AOE spells landed, the battlefield fell quiet. Of all the Red Names that had resided in Creek Town, only 400 or so remained, while everyone else was dead.

This scene not only shocked the players of the town, but Aqua Rose and the others were also stunned.

A single wave of AOE spells became a nightmare for the Red Players of Creek Town.

"Run!"

Nobody knew who shouted, but every surviving Red Name agreed wholeheartedly as they fled in all directions.

"Let's start the slaughter. A majority of these Red Names wear Mysterious-Iron Equipment. Killing one of them will profit us more than killing a small Boss. Such an opportunity will be rare in the future," Shi Feng laughed.

Following which, with Aqua Rose in the lead, both players and NPCs chased and killed the fleeing Red Names.

When Shi Feng was the last remaining on the high slope, he suddenly opened his mouth and said, "Now that no one is around, you can come out, right?"

Shortly after the battle began, Shi Feng faintly sensed someone spying on them from nearby. Moreover, the gaze that he felt contained a cold killing intent. However, it was only a feeling, so Shi Feng had not paid too much attention to it.

After his team left, however, this feeling became much clearer. He then activated the Golden Stigmata's skill, Omniscient Eyes. The skill allowed him to perceive everything within 100 yards, and all stealth effects were useless in the face of this skill. And as expected, Shi Feng discovered an Assassin slowly creeping up on him from behind.

However, even after Shi Feng spoke, the Assassin continued to hide.

"Do you think I am playing a trick on you?" Shi Feng unsheathed the Abyssal Blade and immediately sent a Thundering Flash behind him.

Three green arcs of lightning streaked across the air. In the next moment, a black figure suddenly appeared and swiftly dodged the attack. It was none other than the Assassin that Shi Feng had killed before, Absolute Heaven.

At this moment, shock filled Absolute Heaven's chilling gaze. Someone was actually capable of discovering his presence from such a long distance away. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

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Chapter 324 - Times Have Changed

So, it's him. After not seeing him for some time, his techniques and equipment have improved quite a lot. No wonder he could get so close to me before my senses picked up on him. Absolute Heaven had left a deep impression on Shi Feng.

During the time Shi Feng had searched for the Ice-Blue Devil Flame, this expert Assassin had very nearly killed him. Afterward, Absolute Heaven had ambushed him again when he led Blackie and Lonely Snow to level up. At that time, Shi Feng's life had hung on by a thread.

Since Shi Feng started playing God's Domain in this life, although he had made plenty of enemies, Absolute Heaven was the only person who had almost taken his life.

After such a long time, Absolute Heaven would definitely be much stronger now that he had accustomed himself with the combat style of God's Domain. If Absolute Heaven had not been careless and underestimated Black Flame, Shi Feng's alternate identity, by not concealing his killing intent, Absolute Heaven might have successfully ambushed Shi Feng.

"Now that I know you're there, you aren't going to escape?" Shi Feng revealed a calm smile as he turned to Absolute Heaven.

"Escape?" Absolute Heaven revealed a hint of arrogance on his chilling face. "I admit that you're strong. It is as expected of the Guild Leader of Zero Wing, Black Flame. According to my estimation, your strength should be on par with Ye Feng. Last time, Ye Feng only managed to kill me because of my own impatience. It was my mistake to use all of my skills on Ye Feng so early in the fight. Otherwise, with his strength, he could not even dream of killing me. Now, although I have revealed myself, do you really think that you can kill me while I still possess all of my skills?"

"Indeed, it is as you say. Unless all of your skills are on Cooldown, it will not be easy to kill a top-tier Assassin like yourself." Shi Feng acknowledged Absolute Heaven's power. However, times had changed. Although Absolute Heaven had improved, Shi Feng had also raised his strength. "Since you're so confident, why don't we make a bet?"

"A bet? Do you think that you can fool me? Originally, I intended to kill you today to show Ye Feng that I, Absolute Heaven, have returned. Since I can't kill you, you can tell Ye Feng this; when I, Absolute Heaven, wish to kill someone, that person will definitely die!" Absolute Heaven laughed coldly. He then turned around to leave.

"If you want me to pass your message on, sure. However, the condition is that you need to escape." Shi Feng activated the Seven Luminaries Ring, using the Aura of Time skill, Absolute Time. He instantly charged at Absolute Heaven.

[Absolute Time]

Prevents enemies within a range of 50*50 yards from using any skills or tools for 20 seconds.

With this skill activated, all of Absolute Heaven's skills were in a similar state as a forced Cooldown. Meanwhile, an Assassin that could not use skills was like a tiger without claws or fangs.

"You think I can't escape?"

Absolute Heaven smiled confidently in reply to Shi Feng's taunt. He then tried to use Blind on his opponent. If he could do so, he could escape from this place easily.

However, Absolute Heaven immediately discovered that he could not use any of his skills. Suddenly, he started to panic. Nobody understood better than Absolute Heaven just how fragile an Assassin was without his skills.

However, Absolute Heaven was no ordinary player. He immediately calmed himself, turning around to flee.

Absolute Heaven quickly concluded that such a powerful skill had to have a limited duration; it was impossible for the effect to last indefinitely. As long as he could drag the fight out until the duration of this effect was over, he could fly freely like a bird.

At this moment, however, Shi Feng had already appeared at Absolute Heaven's back after using Silent Steps, not giving Absolute Heaven an opportunity to run. Soundlessly, Shi Feng slashed the Abyssal Blade at Assassin. Absolute Heaven responded swiftly and used his dagger to meet Shi Feng's sword.

When the silvery gray Abyssal Blade collided with Absolute Heaven's dagger, he felt an immense pressure flowing from his dagger to his hand. That pressure then suppressed his entire body, forcing Absolute Heaven to kneel on the ground involuntarily.

Such power…as expected from the person who killed Ming Sha! Absolute Heaven silently clicked his tongue. If he had not personally experienced Black Flame's might, he would never have imagined that Black Flame's strength was actually on par with a Boss monster. At this moment, Absolute Heaven finally realized why a great expert like Ming Sha had been forced into a constant retreat and could retaliate against Black Flame.

Shi Feng brandished his sword over ten times repeatedly; each slash was as abrupt as a thunderbolt and as heavy as a mountain. Faced with this brutal assault, Absolute Heaven had no other choice but to block as many attacks as he could. However, although Absolute Heaven could reduce the damage he received by blocking with his dagger, his HP still decreased, frustrating him greatly.

Absolute Heaven inwardly cursed Shi Feng for being a despicable and shameless bastard. Shi Feng actually used force to suppress him. Shi Feng had not used any techniques and simply relied on brute force to brandish his sword. Shi Feng's way of battle, which traded a life for a life, prevented Absolute Heaven from displaying any of his techniques.

If Absolute Heaven could use his skills, he could easily escape his current predicament. Unfortunately, none of his skills would work. Despite being a powerhouse, Absolute Heaven felt powerless.

Just as Shi Feng was about to send Absolute Heaven to his death with a bombardment of attacks, Absolute Heaven suddenly felt that this situation was extremely familiar.

It was just like when he had ambushed Ye Feng. Back then, he had used a Magic Scroll to seal all of Ye Feng's skills and had even frozen his movement, turning Ye Feng into a fangless tiger. At that time, Ye Feng could only escape and had not dared confront him head-on.

Meanwhile, his current situation was almost exactly the same as the last time he encountered Ye Feng. Only, this time, the roles were reversed.

If he had known Black Flame possessed such a skill, he would never have closed in on Black Flame. Worse, he had even wasted time by chatting with his enemy, giving Black Flame ample time to set a trap for him. He had practically sought out his own death.

Hah… It seems that I'm really going to die this time. With only a thread of his HP remaining, Absolute Heaven could already see his demise. He was currently a Red Name. If he died, he would lose all of his equipment. His level would also plummet. At that time, he would no longer have the ability to exact revenge on Ye Feng.

However, just as the Abyssal Blade was about to collide with Absolute Heaven's body, it suddenly froze in mid-air.

"What? You're not gonna kill me? If you wait until I can use my skills again, you won't be able to kill me." Absolute Heaven laughed coldly as he watched Shi Feng curiously.

"As I said before, I want to make a bet with you, but you thought that I only said those words to fool you and kill you. Now that you only have a thread of your HP remaining, it will only take me a casual wave to destroy your weapon, equipment, and level. However, I'll repeat my offer. Are you interested in placing a bet?" Shi Feng asked, smiling as he returned the Abyssal Blade to its sheath.

"It seems that you're really not trying to cheat me. Then was the fight your way of proving that you wish not to kill me, but to make a bet instead?" Absolute Heaven asked, greatly confused by Shi Feng's actions. He could not figure out just what was going through Shi Feng's mind.

"Of course. Otherwise, why do you think I would even bother fighting you? Does it look like I have too much time on my hands?" Shi Feng laughed bitterly.

Absolute Heaven was suddenly rendered speechless.

"What? You still don't believe me?" Shi Feng's expression turned cold,

"No, no! I believe you! Tell me, then. What do you want to bet?" At this moment, Absolute Heaven grew interested in the bet Shi Feng proposed.

"Bet your life!" Shi Feng said straightforwardly.

"Bet my life? Isn't my life already in your hands?!" Absolute Heaven nearly cursed at Shi Feng.

Shi Feng shook his head, then slowly, he said, "You previously mentioned that, as long as you can use your skills, you can escape from me easily. Isn't that right?"

"That's right!" Absolute Heaven answered without hesitation.

Although Absolute Heaven had already witnessed Shi Feng's frightening strength, he was still confident that he could flee from this battle.

"Simply put, I don't believe you. So, let's make a bet. While you can fully utilize all of your skills, we'll see whether or not you can escape. What do you think?" Shi Feng asked with a smile.

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Chapter 325 - Life and Death

"Are you toying with me?"

Absolute Heaven glared at Shi Feng, trying to figure out just what was going through Shi Feng's mind. However, no matter how he examined his opponent, he still could not see through Shi Feng, who had currently disguised himself using the Demon Mask. Absolute Heaven could only see a middle-aged man with a faint smile in front of him. No matter how hard Absolute Heaven racked his mind, he just could not figure out what Shi Feng was trying to do.

After nearly taking his life, Shi Feng suggested gambling his life away. Was there a need for so much trouble? Wouldn't it be easier just to finish him right now?

"Why would I toy with you?" Shi Feng laughed.

"Fine, I'll make the bet. What will happen if I survive? What if I die?" For his own pride and honor, Absolute Heaven refused to die.

"If you escape safely, I'll do one thing for you. If you die, you'll have to do one thing for me. How about it?" At this moment, Shi Feng finally revealed his true intentions. He had done everything so far all for this single goal.

"One thing, huh?" Absolute Heaven considered it carefully. After giving it some thought, he looked at Shi Feng and said, "If I ask you to kill Ye Feng, will you do it?"

Absolute Heaven's request caught Shi Feng off guard, but soon after, he let out a soft chuckle.

In White River City, everybody knew that Black Flame and Ye Feng were the two symbols of Zero Wing.

Never would Shi Feng have imagined that Absolute Heaven's request would be something like this. He had to admit that Absolute Heaven was indeed ruthless. If the public learned that Black Flame had killed Ye Feng, it would greatly affect Zero Wing's reputation. At the same time, it would also affect Black Flame and Ye Feng's reputations.

However, be it Black Flame or Ye Feng, only a few core members of Zero Wing knew that both identities belonged to a single person, which was Shi Feng himself.

Meanwhile, Absolute Heaven requested that he kill himself. The difficulty of this request was indeed quite high…

"What? Didn't you say that you'll do one thing for me if I win?" Absolute Heaven smiled complacently. He then said, "My request is so small, yet, you hesitate?"

"No, I just didn't think that you would make such a simple request. Originally, I thought you would want to kill me once. After all, I am the Guild Leader of Zero Wing, and Feng Xuanyang of Underworld possess a deep hatred of me. As long as you manage to kill me and pass on the recording to the higher-ups of Underworld, you will receive Underworld's attention. Your position in the organization will soar as well," Shi Feng mentioned.

If Black Flame died, the prestige that Zero Wing had managed to accumulate due to his efforts would crumble.

At this moment, Absolute Heaven suddenly came to a realization. He had actually forgotten about such a possibility.

The loss and humiliation Dark Star had suffered caused Feng Xuanyang's hatred of Zero Wing to soar. The Guild he had nurtured with so much effort had actually fallen into such a state. Naturally, he would not let Zero Wing off the hook. Hence, Feng Xuanyang put out a bounty to all members of Underworld stating that, as long as anyone from Underworld managed to kill the higher-ups of Zero Wing and cause trouble, the rewards would be bountiful.

As long as someone could accomplish this task, they could gain fame, status, and wealth.

If one could annihilate Zero Wing, receiving a promotion from outer member to elite member of Underworld would be a simple matter.

There were not many elite members in Underworld. They were few and far between, but those who obtained the prestigious title would also become influential in reality. Every day, there were countless outer members in Underworld working as hard as they could to become official members. Only after becoming an official member could one possibly become an elite member.

If he, Absolute Heaven, could kill Black Flame, the Guild Leader of Zero Wing, there might actually have a chance at receiving the promotion to that elite group. Even if it were not possible, at the very least, he could still become an official member.

"Alright, then. I agree to the bet. Let's start after I have fully recovered." Absolute Heaven directly agreed.

After a few moments, Absolute Heaven's HP and Stamina recovered completely.

Shi Feng then took out a Gold Coin, suggesting, "I'll toss this Gold Coin into the air. The battle will start the moment the Coin reaches maximum altitude and begins to fall. How about it?"

"Okay."

Absolute Heaven was momentarily speechless when he saw Shi Feng use a Gold Coin as a starting signal. Was he not afraid of losing the Gold Coin? Currently, Absolute Heaven only had around 20 Silver Coins in his pockets. Even so, he was considered relatively wealthy. Yet, Shi Feng had actually taken out five times that amount and treated it like a toy.

Comparisons are indeed odious!

"Let's start, then!"

Shi Feng tossed the Gold Coin into the air. The Coin soared upward. Only when it was around four meters above ground did its speed begin to slow, the Coin faintly showing signs of stopping and succumbing to gravity. Absolute Heaven focused his gaze sternly on the Coin. The moment it started to fall, he intended to use Blind on Shi Feng immediately. He would then activate Wind Steps and start running towards the town. In such a wide open area, if he attempted to use Vanish to enter stealth mode, Shi Feng would discover him easily. However, it would be a different story in town.

Although terrain on the way to town was complex, aside from Vanish, he possessed other lifesaving skills and tools to help him get through this distance. As long as he could reach the town and use Vanish, even if Shi Feng possessed excellent senses, it would be impossible to locate him.

However, from start to end, Shi Feng had been paying attention to Absolute Heaven. He did not even take a look at the Gold Coin in mid-air.

The moment the Gold Coin started to descend, just as Absolute Heaven was about to use Blind, Shi Feng instantly vanished. Immediately, he appeared at Absolute Heaven's back, sending a Chop towards the Assassin. The speed of this attack was astonishing, and Absolute Heaven had no way to dodge.

Absolute Heaven suddenly felt an icy feeling coming from behind him. Moreover, the Blind that Absolute Heaven had used before had lost its target, becoming ineffective. Without giving it a second thought, Absolute Heaven immediately proceeded with the next part of his plan and activated Wind Steps. When activating this skill, he would become invincible for nearly one second. Absolute Heaven took advantage of this short moment of invincibility to block Shi Feng's attack, negating all damage. Moreover, Absolute Heaven also took advantage of the impact of Shi Feng's attack to send himself flying almost six yards away, creating a relatively large gap between Shi Feng and himself.

Shi Feng inwardly praised his opponent as he watched Absolute Heaven's fleeing figure. If Absolute Heaven had not chosen to use Wind Steps and used Block instead, Shi Feng's sword would have destroyed at least half of his life. Now, as a result of his accurate judgment, not only had Absolute Heaven managed to use Wind Steps to defend the attack, but he also managed to place quite some distance between them. Moreover, due to the 40% Movement Speed buff provided by Silent Steps, Absolute Heaven managed to widen the gap even further.

Seeing this, Shi Feng used Wind Blade and chased after Absolute Heaven. In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two shortened greatly.

Shi Feng's Agility was very high. Throughout Star-Moon Kingdom, nobody that could surpass him in terms of Agility. There were also his equipment's passive skills. Nobody could match Shi Feng in terms of speed. At this place, only the Level 50 Tier 1 Assassin and Ranger NPCs had a chance at beating him.

Absolute Heaven could not help his shocked. Immediately, he retrieved a Magic Scroll from his bag.

This Magic Scroll was aqua-colored, and it looked very exquisite. It turned out that it was actually a Tier 1 Magic Scroll.

Absolute Heaven then unrolled the Magic Scroll and used it on Shi Feng.

Water Binding!

Immediately, several jets of water shot out from the Magic Scroll. The water flew towards Shi Feng, intending to wrap around him.

Shi Feng revealed a calm smile, not faltering at the slightest as he continued charging at Absolute Heaven.

The moment the blue jets of water came into contact with Shi Feng, they lost all effectiveness and disappeared.

"It didn't work?" A stunned expression appeared on Absolute Heaven's face.

That was one of the precious Tier 1 Magic Scrolls that he possessed. The Magic Scroll could even entrap a Boss monster for a short moment. Yet, it was actually ineffective against Shi Feng.

Absolute Heaven did not know that before the battle had begun, Shi Feng had already activated the Aura of Space of the Seven Luminaries Crystal. The Aura of Space granted Shi Feng immunity to all control effects. Based on the strength of a Tier 1 Magic Scroll, it was still too weak to break through the effect of the Seven Luminaries Ring.

"Damn, it seems that I have no choice but to use this thing."

Absolute Heaven unwillingly took out a shabby-looking Magic Scroll from his bag. This was an item that he had obtained by coincidence from an underground ruin. Although the Magic Scroll looked shabby, the magic power it gave off was frightening. Even an NPC Appraiser could not identify what Tier the Magic Scroll was. However, that Appraiser estimated that the Magic Scroll should be Tier 2 or higher.

Originally, Absolute Heaven had not intended to use this Scroll. After all, he only had one. However, if he did not use it now, with his opponent's frightening speed, Shi Feng would definitely catch up to him in no time. If that happened, he would be in big trouble.

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Chapter 326 - Recklessly Wasting Resources

While Shi Feng and Absolute Heaven were occupied with their bet, a bloody storm swept through Creek Town.

Originally, over a thousand Red Names had resided in Creek Town. However, after being slaughtered by the forty NPC guards and Zero Wing's 100-man team, less than 200 Red Names remained. No longer did these Red Names possess the arrogance they had before. Instead, they all ran and scattered in all directions.

Before the start of Zero Wing's crusade, these Red Names had always been the ones killing and plundering the equipment of other players. Not only could they earn a fortune by doing so, but they could also enjoy watching the frightened and unwilling expressions of the players they killed. Those times were simply blissful, and their continued success only encouraged them to travel further down the path of being a Red Name.

Now, however, these Red Names had finally learned what it felt like to be on the other side of the blade and what it felt like to be a powerless weakling.

Although many among these Red Names were experts and elite players, in the end, their techniques were simply insufficient to make up for the huge difference in strength between both sides. After all, no matter how fierce an ant was, it would never be a match against a mighty lion.

"Since Zero Wing doesn't plan to let us live, we should fight to the bitter end!" a Cursemancer appealed to the other Red Names when he realized that they could no longer escape.

Some of the Red Names considered the Cursemancer's suggestion rational, and many of them decided to cooperate with each other to retaliate against Zero Wing. However, just as they turned around….

One of the Tier 1 Elementalist guards launched a Flame Explosion, instantly killing the Cursemancer who had attempted to rally his allies.

Following closely, one Tier 1 Berserker guard used Flame Charge and arrived before four Red Names. The Berserker then used Whirlwind Slash, killing all four in a single attack. After the players died, a pile of equipment littered the ground around the four players' lifeless bodies.

Seeing this, the Red Names who had originally thought of staying behind immediately changed their minds. Without hesitation, they all turned and fled towards the Blood Hand Association's NPCs who Zero Wing had previously lured away.

Although they had the option of retreating from the town, desert surrounded Creek Town. They would simply become easy targets without any cover. Only by reuniting with the Blood Hand Association's NPCs would they have a chance for survival.

If they died right now, they would lose several days' worth of effort. Even if they had already familiarized themselves with the combat style of God's Domain, they would still need around four days to recover the lost levels. Not to mention, they would also lose a majority of the equipment they owned. These consequences frightened them greatly.

Hence, these Red Names ran desperately towards the Blood Hand Association's NPCs.

Unfortunately, the Tier 1 NPC guards Shi Feng had hired had very high Movement Speeds. Aside from Assassins, none of the other Red Names could outrun these Tier 1 NPCs. Moreover, faced with these Level 50 NPCs, the Stealth of these Level 20 Assassins was completely useless. They only had a higher chance of escaping due to their high Movement Speeds.

"Big Sis Aqua, we have really hit it big this time! The items these Red Names have dropped are all Bronze rank and above, with a majority being Mysterious-Iron rank! If we sell all of these weapons and equipment for Credits, we can buy a large house at the city center!" Snow Goose exclaimed as she picked up the items dropped by the Red Names alongside the NPC guards.

"You little money-grubber! If we sell these items for Credits, we'll only suffer a loss. God's Domain has only recently begun, so both equipment and Coins are currently scarce. The various large Guilds also face a shortage of equipment. Zero Wing is only getting by because our current member count is low. By the time the construction of the Guild Residence is complete, and we start recruiting members again, the stockpile of items we have in the Guild Warehouse would run out in the blink of an eye. Now that we have obtained so much equipment, it just so happens that we can use it to meet our urgent needs," Aqua Rose chuckled as she flicked a finger on Snow Goose's forehead.

At this moment, a change occurred on one of the high slopes outside of Creek Town.

A crimson pillar of light shot into the sky, attracting everyone's attention.

Not only was the pillar of light extremely eye-catching, but everyone could also feel a great threat coming from it.

The source of this pillar was none other than Absolute Heaven's shabby-looking Magic Scroll.

This is not good. This is the Tier 3 Magic Scroll, Phantom Beast's Descent. Shi Feng recognized the Magic Scroll instantly.

The might of a Tier 3 Magic Scroll could not be underestimated. Even when Shi Feng was at his prime, he would still have suffered greatly if struck by the skill contained within a Tier 3 Magic Scroll, let alone the current him who was not even a Tier 1 class.

Fortunately, the skill contained within Phantom Beast's Descent Magic Scroll was not a pure attack-type skill. Instead, it was a summoning skill. The Phantom Beast's Descent was capable of summoning a powerful Phantom Beast to fight alongside its summoner.

Suddenly, a black magic array in the shape of a seven-pointed star appeared in the sky. Just as Shi Feng was about to kill Absolute Heaven, the magic array fired a black ray of light towards Shi Feng.

Shi Feng dared not be careless. Immediately, he activated Defensive Blade.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

After three consecutive bombardments, a large crater occupied the originally flat slope.

If Shi Feng had not activated Defensive Blade, becoming immune to nine ranged attacks or four melee attacks, he might have died.

In the center of the crater, a giant tiger sat quietly beside Absolute Heaven. This tiger's body resembled a galaxy of stars. The tiger focused its silver eyes on Shi Feng as it gnashed its teeth. It released an aura that was even more powerful than a Lord ranked monster.

"Guild Leader Black Flame, the agreement we had before said that, as long as I can escape from you, you promise to do one thing for me. I wonder, is that agreement still valid if I kill you?" Absolute Heaven laughed.

"Naturally. However, you sure are willing to part with such a rarity. Do you even know the value of a Tier 3 Magic Scroll?" Shi Feng glanced at the Phantom Beast the Assassin had summoned, inwardly pitying the loss of such a precious item.

Tier 0 players could not display the true might of a Tier 3 Magic Scroll. This was especially true for a Summoning Scroll. If a Tier 1 player used such a Scroll, the summoned Phantom Beast could easily decide the outcome of a war involving tens of thousands of players. If used by a Tier 2 player, the Phantom Beast would have no problems eradicating a large-scale town.

In Shi Feng's previous life, many Guilds had willingly spent thousands of Gold Coins to purchase such a Magic Scroll.

At this moment, however, Absolute Heaven had used such a precious Magic Scroll on this small battle. This was simply a reckless waste.

"Of course, I know. However, you are too fast. I know that I won't reach Creek Town if this continues. Compared to dying, I'd rather use it." Absolute Heaven had mourned the use of the Scroll as well. However, he no longer wished to experience the humiliation of dying once again. "Since I've already used this Magic Scroll, you can rest in peace now, Guild Leader Black Flame.

"Go! Get rid of him!" Absolute Heaven commanded the Phantom Beast as he pointed at Shi Feng.

[Nebula Tiger] (High Lord Rank)

Level 30

HP 1,800,000/1,800,000

The strength of a Phantom Beast summoned from a Summoning Scroll was determined by the summoner's level and tier. Absolute Heaven was currently Level 20, so the summoned beast would be Level 30, which was ten levels higher than himself. If Absolute Heaven were a Tier 1 class, then the Nebula Tiger would not be just a High Lord. At the very least, it would be a Great Lord ranked monster. A Great Lord ranked monster could only be described using the word–horrifying. Hundreds of players of the same level would be no more than ants in front of a Great Lord. When such a monster was under the control of a player, it would become even more frightening and powerful.

This was also why Tier 3 Summoning Scrolls were so precious. A controllable Great Lord ranked monster could easily decide the outcome of a war involving tens of thousands of players.

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Chapter 327: Moment of Brilliance

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"Aoo!"

The Nebula Tiger roared angrily, releasing shockwaves with the sound.

The Nebula Tiger's roar echoed throughout Creek Town, causing everyone who heard it to shudder.

This was the might of a High Lord ranked Phantom Beast. A single roar could send tremors through a person's heart.

However, the main reason the Nebula Tiger released this roar was not to shock its enemies. Instead, it was meant for its master.

In the next moment, a layer of crimson mist surrounded Absolute Heaven's body.

This was the effect of Life Ward, a special skill gained by summoned monsters. When this skill activated, it would form a protective shield around the summoner, increasing the summoner's defense.

When all was said and done, a summoned monster was still a summoned monster. If the summoner of the monster died, the monster would also disappear. Hence, all summoned monsters would possess skills capable of protecting their masters.

When Absolute Heaven saw the effects of Life Ward, his lips immediately curled into a smile.

When used, Life Ward created a protective shield capable of absorbing 20,000 damage. Even if an enemy managed to close the distance and engage him in melee combat, they would need to expend a significant amount of effort to exhaust the Life Ward. Furthermore, Absolute Heaven possessed high combat power as well. His opponent might die before he could overcome the Life Ward.

Absolute Heaven had originally worried that Shi Feng could simply deal with him directly. However, with the Life Ward protecting him, his only fear vanished.

"Black Flame, your time of death has come!" Absolute Heaven started commanding the Nebula Tiger to attack Shi Feng.

The greatest difference between a summoned monster and a normal monster was the player's control. While under a player's control, monsters that had originally possessed powerful Attributes would become even more formidable. Not to mention, as a High Lord ranked monster, the Nebula Tiger possessed quite a number of skills. It would only take an instant for the Nebula Tiger to kill a player.

The Nebula Tiger, which was over three meters in height, lightly tapped its feet on the ground, crossing the distance of over ten yards between Shi Feng and itself in an instant.

"So fast!" Shi Feng was surprised.

The Nebula Tiger swiped its claws at Shi Feng. Although Shi Feng wanted to dodge the attack, his reaction was a step behind, and the attack landed on its target.

However, the Nebula Tiger's attack did not manage to deal any damage due to Defensive Blade.

Seeing that its first attack had failed, the Nebula Tiger immediately brandished its claws at Shi Feng again.

After swiping its claws at Shi Feng several times, the Defensive Blade's effect quickly broke.

Just as the Nebula Tiger's Fatal Swipe was about to reach Shi Feng, Shi Feng barely managed to activate Parry to defend himself.

_Peng!_

A Level 30 High Lord ranked monster was simply too powerful. Shi Feng did not even possess a Tier 1 class yet, so it was impossible for him to stop the attack. Like a cannonball, the tiger's attack launched Shi Feng backward.

"As expected of a great expert like Guild Leader Black Flame, you've even managed to block such an attack." Absolute Heaven could not help but applaud as he watched the exchange between Shi Feng and the Nebula Tiger.

Absolute Heaven was not making fun of Shi Feng at all. Rather, he praised his enemy sincerely.

Absolute Heaven himself was certain that, if he were the one receiving the Nebula Tiger's attacks right now, he would have no way of defending himself. Most likely, before he could even use Block, the tiger would have killed him already. Yet, Shi Feng held it off.

However, Shi Feng also paid a heavy price when he blocked the attack. As Shi Feng landed, he was both physically and mentally unstable. He could no longer dodge or defend against another one of the Nebula Tiger's attacks.

The huge gap in Attributes was not something that could be made up for by solely relying on battle techniques.

Previously, Shi Feng had used overwhelming destructive force to suppress Absolute Heaven. Now, Shi Feng faced a similar crisis. It was already praiseworthy that he managed to survive for so long.

Just as the Nebula Tiger pounced at Shi Feng once more, a figure suddenly dashed over and stood before Shi Feng, blocking the Nebula Tiger's attack and saving Shi Feng's life.

Absolute Heaven was greatly stunned by this scene. The figure's speed was simply too fast, and before he could catch a clear glimpse, the figure appeared in front of Shi Feng. More importantly, this figure blocked a full-powered attack from the Nebula Tiger. It was simply unbelievable.

At this moment, Shi Feng looked at the tall figure standing proudly before him. Smiling, he muttered, "Just in time."

The person that blocked the Nebula Tiger was none other than Kite, Shi Feng's personal guard.

Kite was a Dark-Gold ranked personal guard. Moreover, he was even a Tier 1 Swordsman who had reached Level 30. Naturally, no player could compare to his strength.

Originally, Shi Feng had not planned to use Kite so soon. However, now that Absolute Heaven had summoned a High Lord ranked monster, he would meet his own death if he did not deploy Kite.

"So, it's just an NPC guard. And here I wondered who was so powerful to block the Nebula Tiger's attack. However, do you really believe a Level 30 Tier 1 Swordsman can defeat my High Lord ranked Nebula Tiger?" Absolute Heaven asked disdainfully.

Of course, since he used a summoned monster, he would not criticize Shi Feng's decision to use an NPC guard. Even so, he was still confident that his Nebula Tiger was stronger than Shi Feng's personal guard. Although both were Level 30, the Nebula Tiger was far more powerful than a Tier 1 NPC. In his eyes, Shi Feng had done nothing more than delay the inevitable.

"I admit that Kite is not a match for the Nebula Tiger, but he can hold it back for some time. Now, let's find out which will happen first: your death or Kite's." Shi Feng revealed a faint smile. He then charged towards Absolute Heaven.

When all was said and done, Kite was still a Tier 1 NPC. Although he could not defeat the High Lord ranked Nebula Tiger, he would have no problems delaying the monster for some time. Otherwise, he would not deserve the rank of Dark-Gold.

Although the Nebula Tiger tried to chase after Shi Feng, Kite once more stopped the monster in its path, annoying the beast greatly.

In just a moment, Shi Feng swiftly arrived before Absolute Heaven.

Absolute Heaven knew that with Kite present, the Nebula Tiger could not do anything to Shi Feng. Hence, he commanded, "Get rid of that guard first."

Absolute Heaven still possessed the Life Ward that would absorb 20,000 damage. He did not believe that Shi Feng could kill him so easily. Moreover, he did not intend to confront Shi Feng directly.

After giving his command, Absolute Heaven immediately turned and ran, not giving Shi Feng any chance to attack.

Absolute Heaven knew that even if the Nebula Tiger failed to kill Shi Feng, as long as he could escape and hide inside the town, Shi Feng would lose the bet.

After the Nebula Tiger switched its targets, Kite's HP started to decrease madly.

After all, the Nebula Tiger was a High Lord ranked monster. Both its Attack Power and Movement Speed were terrifying, and even Kite would sometimes fail to block the beast's attack. Whenever he was struck, he would lose close to 3,000 HP. Meanwhile, Kite only had slightly more than 18,000 HP.

However, Kite was not an ordinary guard. With a single Cross Slash, he managed to deal close to -10,000 damage. He then followed up with Frozen Slash, Windwalk, and other skills that either reduced the Nebula Tiger's Movement Speed or increased his own Movement Speed, making it harder for the Nebula Tiger to hit him.

When the tiger used Heaven Splitting Claw, Kite used Triple Spin Attack, a Tier 1 Swordsman skill. When used, the skill made the user invincible for 1.5 seconds while attacking the enemy three times. Moreover, 60% of the damage dealt would even be used to recover the user's HP. Unfortunately, Triple Spin Attack had a long Cooldown of one minute.

Kite landed one slash after another on the Nebula Tiger, and every hit dealt over -2,000 damage. In the blink of an eye, Kite had recovered all the HP he had lost.

Absolute Heaven was baffled by this scene. He had not expected Kite to be so powerful that he could actually contend with the Nebula Tiger. If the Nebula Tiger had not possessed a frightening 1,800,000 HP, Absolute Heaven suspected that Kite might actually succeed in killing the monster.

Absolute Heaven came to the conclusion that the Nebula Tiger could not finish off Kite in a short amount of time. Hence, the only way out for him right now was to escape into Creek Town.

However, Shi Feng no longer gave Absolute Heaven any chances. When only a few yards stood between him and Absolute Heaven, he used Abyssal Bind on the Assassin.

Knowing that the situation had turned out of his favor, Absolute Heaven used Vanish without hesitation, causing Abyssal Bind to lose its target. Moreover, Vanish allowed him to enter a state of Forced Stealth for three seconds. During this period, even if Absolute Heaven received any damage, he would only break Stealth temporarily before automatically re-entering Stealth once again.

Shi Feng simply revealed a smile at his opponent's actions. Shi Feng then used Earth Splitter. A sword aura immediately rushed towards the location where Absolute Heaven had stood, the attack revealing Absolute Heaven momentarily before he disappeared again. Although it was only an instant, Shi Feng had enough time to lock onto Absolute Heaven's position.

Shi Feng then used Space Movement, appearing directly above the Assassin.

Thunder Flame Explosion!

Lighting and fire descended from the skies, landing directly on Absolute Heaven's head.

Absolute Heaven responded quickly to the incoming attack and threw himself forward. Simultaneously, Absolute Heaven used Shadow Cloak to negate the damage from Thunder Flame Explosion and resist the Faint effect.

Shi Feng was slightly astonished when he saw the skill Absolute Heaven used. He never expected for Absolute Heaven to have learned even Shadow Cloak. It was no wonder why Absolute Heaven was so confident of escaping.

Shadow Cloak allowed the user to become immune to all magic damage and control effects for five seconds. It was the perfect skill for escaping.

However, Shi Feng immediately switched the Aura of Space to the Aura of Fire, increasing his damage by 30% and decreasing his target's Defense by 30%. He then cast Firestorm at the location where Absolute Heaven had disappeared from again.

[Firestorm]

Inflicts 500% damage within a range of 10*10 yards for 5 seconds.

Although Firestorm would not deal any damage to Absolute Heaven, it could still expose Absolute Heaven.

Sure enough, Absolute Heaven's figure appeared once again after the attack landed. Moreover, while Absolute Heaven remained within the effective range of Firestorm, it was impossible for him to re-enter Stealth.

Shi Feng advanced and charged at Absolute Heaven. Simultaneously, he had activated Purgatory Power, greatly increasing his Attack Speed and damage.

He then used Flame Burst at the escaping Absolute Heaven.

Covered in flames, the Abyssal Blade in Shi Feng's hand was like a miniature sun. Shi Feng brandished his sword six times at Absolute Heaven, striking the protective shield repeatedly.

Every strike dealt over -4,000 damage. His critical hits dealt close to -9,000 damage.

Even though the Life Ward protecting Absolute Heaven could absorb up to 20,000 damage, in the face of Flame Burst, Shi Feng sliced the protective shield apart like paper. His's subsequent attack after breaking the shield struck Absolute Heaven's back. The Secret-Silver Equipment Absolute Heaven wore also lost more than half of its durability from the attack. To Absolute Heaven's disbelief, his HP, which had been over 2,000, plummeted to zero. The Assassin's body fell to the ground, his weapons and equipment scattered around his body.

Although everything seemed to have happened slowly, in reality, it only lasted an instant.

The battle stunned the Zero Wing members who watched from a distance. At this moment, no words could describe their feelings.

It turned out that a battle between players in God's Domain could also be so frightening.

It was a battle that shook them to their core.

From the appearance of the red pillar of light to the end of the battle, less than 20 seconds had passed. First, there was the confrontation between the High Lord ranked monster and the Tier 1 NPC Swordsman, and then, there was the chasing battle. The spectating members of Zero Wing had only managed to catch the afterimages of two figures running towards town, with one escaping while the other pursued. As the battle continued, the appearance of lightning and fire dazzled the eyes. Finally, after the momentary appearance of a miniature sun, one person lay flat on the ground with items strewn around his lifeless body.

On the other side, the battle between the Nebula Tiger and Kite also came to an end. Now that its master was dead, the Nebula Tiger transformed into light particles and disappeared. Only Kite remained, standing there quietly and covered in numerous wounds. Meanwhile, the land surrounding Kite was in a miserable state. Pits and cracks surrounded him. One could just imagine how fierce the battle had been.

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Chapter 328 - Harvest After the Battle

After the battle with Absolute Heaven came to an end, Shi Feng sighed in relief.

If not for the Seven Luminaries Ring, he might really have let the cunning Absolute Heaven get away.

This was how God's Domain worked. When players attempted to gain some achievements and make a name for themselves, they were like a boat traveling against the current; either they advanced forward or were forced backward. Today's glory might very well become tomorrow's laughingstock.

Although Absolute Heaven's growth was impressive, there was still a considerable gap between him and Shi Feng.

Soon after, Shi Feng looted the items the Assassin had dropped.

Shi Feng was inwardly astonished when he examined Absolute Heaven's items. The equipment Absolute Heaven dropped was top-tier even among Secret-Silver Equipment. Meanwhile, the daggers he dropped were Fine-Gold rank. With these items, even among the core members of Zero Wing, Absolute Heaven could still reach the middle ranks. Among the Assassins, only Fire Dance and Flying Shadow surpassed Absolute Heaven.

Absolute Heaven was a lone wolf. Yet, even without relying on the support of a Guild or an organization, he still obtained such quality items for himself. He was already an expert standing at the peak of White River City. If Absolute Heaven were not a solo player, the equipment he had possessed might not have been Secret-Silver, but Fine-Gold rank.

If Absolute Heaven had been fully geared with Fine-Gold Equipment today, Shi Feng's victory would not have been so easily secured.

"Big Sis Aqua, is that really our Guild Leader?" Snow Goose asked hesitantly; her big, round eyes focused on the figure standing proudly within the sea of fire. "He looks so much more powerful than when he appeared in the video. Guild Leader is usually a very ordinary, approachable, and gentle person. But now, even when looking at him from such a distance, I still feel overwhelmed."

"Naturally." Aqua Rose giggled. "This is our Guild Leader: ordinary yet reliable."

Snow Goose had been raiding Dungeons all this time, so she had only ever heard and not personally seen any of Shi Feng's battles. Now that she had personally witnessed Shi Feng fight for the first time, it was only natural that shock filled her heart.

After all, a video could only portray so much. Only by personally experiencing something could one truly understand it.

"Alright, stop daydreaming. Clean up these remaining Red Players quickly. Over 2,000 NPCs are still chasing Fire Dance and the others, and they could obliterate our team at any moment."

The Red Names of Creek Town had despaired when faced with Shi Feng and his NPC entourage. Now that Shi Feng had also extinguished the hope presented by Absolute Heaven and the High Lord ranked monster, these Red Names completely lost their heart to resist.

Escape?

How were they supposed to escape?

With Shi Feng's gale like speed, even if they grew a few more legs, it still would not be enough for them to get away.

After these Red Names lost their fighting spirit, Aqua Rose and the others took little effort to clean up. They took less than a minute to deal with the remaining Red Names of Creek Town. Meanwhile, the harvest they obtained was sufficient to arm a team of 1,000 players.

Throughout this battle, although a few of their members had died and lost a level, when compared to the harvest they obtained, such loss was practically negligible. The items they obtained had easily made up for the total losses Zero Wing had suffered with surplus.

Aqua Rose was overjoyed when she examined their harvest. As the manager of Zero Wing's daily affairs, she was very clear about what these items represented.

With the addition of this batch of items, after Zero Wing finished recruiting new members, they could arm a large batch of elite players, pushing Zero Wing's combat power to a whole other level. At that time, even if Dark Star declared another war on Zero Wing, they could still deal with it without needing Ouroboros's assistance.

"Guild Leader, we've dealt with all the Red Names. We can start cooperating with Fire Dance and the others to kill the Blood Hand Association NPCs now," Aqua Rose happily reported through the team chat.

"Okay. Follow the plan and kill those Blood Hand Association NPCs. Be careful not to lure too many at once. Those NPCs are more sensitive than field monsters," Shi Feng said. "Oh, right. Send me a healer. I need someone revived."

"I'm a Cleric! I'll go! I'll go!" Snow Goose hurriedly shouted in the team chat, excitedly waving her hand.

Seeing the girl's reaction, Aqua Rose indulgently said, "Fine, off you go then. In any case, the Tier 1 guards will be responsible for killing those NPCs. Our role is to supply support."

The Blood Hand Association NPCs were all Level 30 and above, while the members of Zero Wing were only around Level 20. Among those present, only Shi Feng and Blackie possessed 10 Ignore Levels. Everyone else could only deal minute amounts of damage to these NPCs. The most they could do was use some control skills on these Blood Hand Association NPCs.

Although these Blood Hand Association NPCs possessed a certain degree of intelligence, it was only slightly higher than normal field monsters. Otherwise, Fire Dances' group could not have lured them away.

What Aqua Rose's group needed to do was to lure the Blood Hand Association NPCs away in small batches and kill them separately. With the strength of forty Level 50 Tier 1 guards, they could easily take care of up to 300 Level 30 Blood Hand Association NPCs each time.

With a massive difference of 20 levels, the attacks of the Blood Hand Association NPCs would only deal damage in the double digits to a Tier 1 Shield Warrior guard. Meanwhile, a Level 50 Tier 1 Shield Warrior possessed over 200,000 HP. Even if dozens of Blood Hand Association NPCs attacked simultaneously, the total damage would only be a tickle to a Level 50 Tier 1 Shield Warrior. The Shield Warrior's battle recovery alone could restore most of the HP lost. Not to mention, there were still the Tier 1 healers waiting in the wings.

However, NPCs were different from monsters. The NPCs of the Blood Hand Association were very organized when they fought. The warriors that served as meat-shields[1] would stand in front, and the mages would attack from behind, coordinating their attacks with the melee fighters. The healers standing at the rear would also spam heals on the tanks. There was even one time where an Assassin from the Blood Hand Association had circled and ambushed Aqua Rose's group.

If Cola had not reacted quickly and immediately aggroed the NPC Assassin, the team would have lost at least one member to the NPC.

Compared to everyone else who the NPCs suppressed, Blackie was free and unfettered as he sent spell after spell at the Blood Hand Association. The Mavis's Guard Blackie wielded allowed him to ignore the massive level difference completely, and each one of Blackie's attacks could deal around -700 to -800 damage to these Level 30 Elite NPCs.

When Blackie used Stars of Light, the result was simply earthshaking. A damage of over -1,000 appeared above every enemy NPC caught within the skill's range. Moreover, with each successive bombardment, the damage of the Stars of Light increased by 10%. The skill had a duration of 15 seconds, and by the time the 15th bombardment landed, the enemy NPCs were already receiving over -6,000 damage each. Some of the attacks even achieved critical hits, dealing over -10,000 damage to the enemy NPCs.

These Level 30 Elite NPCs only had 100,000 HP. They stood no chance against Blackie's Stars of Light.

After Stars of Light ended, over 200 Level 30 Elite NPCs fell to the ground lifelessly. Suddenly, everyone's experience bars started increasing madly. Some even leveled from Level 19 to Level 20. Even Blackie, who was currently Level 23, saw a huge increase in his experience bar.

Even though the EXP was shared with over a hundred players, each person still obtained a frightening amount.

Originally, everyone had only come here to kill these NPCs for the purpose of completing the Crusade Quest. Now that they had discovered the wealth of EXP in front of them, everyone started working even more enthusiastically.

After killing several waves of NPCs, everyone managed to level up to Level 20 or above. Blackie even reached Level 24. Everyone's leveling speed was simply frightening.

"Hahaha! Sister Aqua, at the rate we're leveling, Zero Wing will fully occupy the top 100 spots on the White River City Ranking List!" Blackie laughed.

"That's a nice idea. All this time, that leveling madman Lone Tyrant had held the ninth position on the Ranking List. Although Guild Leader had killed him once back in the Silverleaf Forest, he had only fallen to tenth place. Seeing that Dark Star is so adamant in challenging us, if we kick Lone Tyrant out of the top 100 of the Ranking List, it would be a massive blow to both Lone Tyrant's and Dark Star's reputation. Moreover, we would also elevate Zero Wing's fame and prestige, killing two birds with one stone."

Aqua Rose revealed a playful smile when she considered this interesting idea.

"Okay! Let's kick Lone Tyrant out of the Ranking List!"

TL Notes:

[1]meat-shields - Noun. (plural meat shields) (video games) A so-called "tank" whose main purpose is to hold aggro from MOBs and absorb damage. (video games) A stunned or dead enemy character used as a shield against attacks.

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Chapter 329 - You Don't Have a Choice

Shi Feng could not stop his smile when he heard Aqua Rose's words.

In actuality, it would be a simple task for Shi Feng to let Zero Wing fully occupy the top 100 spots on the White River City Ranking List. The only reason he had not done so yet was that he was afraid of attracting too much attention and the public's enmity.

After all, Zero Wing was currently only a small Guild. If a small Guild like theirs overstepped their bounds, every Guild in White River City would most likely team up and retaliate against them.

However, Zero Wing was no longer a weak Guild. Even if Zero Wing pulled such a huge stunt, it would only shock the other Guilds; they would not feel insulted or humiliated.

Hence, Shi Feng made no attempt to stop his Guild members' actions.

The Ranking List was the only glory for Lone Tyrant. Even if he had to exceed the Level 20 limit for the First Clear of the Three Great Dungeons, he still had to maintain his position within the top ten of the Ranking List. Lone Tyrant's obsession with the Ranking List was apparent.

Gentle Snow, on the other hand, was different. To secure the First Clear of the Three Great Dungeons, Gentle Snow had frozen her experience bar at 99.99% of Level 20. She paid absolutely no attention to the Ranking List at all.

After all, her title of Snow Goddess had originated not from her high Level, but her strength instead.

However, Lone Tyrant was not like Gentle Snow. He had relied solely on the Ranking List to gain the fame he currently possessed. It was why he worked desperately hard to maintain his spot within the top ten of the Ranking List.

Although Shi Feng had killed Lone Tyrant once already, robbing him of a level, he had managed to recover the lost EXP quickly. After all, he had large groups of players to help him level up. Currently, he had once again reached Level 21, though he still required large amounts of EXP to reach Level 22.

While Aqua Rose and the others swiftly leveled from killing the NPCs of the Blood Hand Association, the Cleric, Snow Goose resurrected Absolute Heaven.

At this moment, Absolute Heaven was overcome with disappointment. Not only had he lost most of the items he had on him, but he had also fallen to Level 16. He no longer possessed the high spirits he had before.

"I've won this bet of ours. Do you have anything to say?" Shi Feng asked lightly as he looked at the crestfallen Absolute Heaven.

Absolute Heaven glared at Shi Feng, clearly irritated, before turning his head away, tacitly agreeing to Shi Feng's words.

"Hehe, it seems that someone is pouting after losing. What an unmanly person," Snow Goose softly muttered contemptuously after discerning the general situation.

Absolute Heaven was suddenly livid upon hearing her comment. When all was said and done, he was still a top-tier Assassin. Although he was not a well-known expert, he was still a man of his word. Now that a female player ridiculed him, how could he possibly be happy? Reluctantly, Absolute Heaven muttered in a low tone, "I… I lost. Say it, then. What do you want me to do?"

"What is up with your attitude? You've clearly lost, yet, you still sound like an aggrieved woman. You're making it seem as if our Guild Leader is a bully," Snow Goose added.

"You…!"

Absolute Heaven's complexion alternated between flushed red and pale white, his blood boiling. He very nearly vomited blood out of anger. Never in his life had he been so greatly humiliated before. However, with Shi Feng standing beside her, Absolute Heaven simply could not do anything to this infuriating girl. Before he died, he had not been a match for Shi Feng. Now that he had fallen to Level 16 and lost most of his items, it was impossible for him to escape Shi Feng's grasp.

At this moment, Shi Feng spoke, "Alright, Snow Goose. Absolute Heaven is a top-tier expert Assassin. If you continue speaking of him this way, his little heart might not handle it. No matter what, you should at least show him some respect."

"Oh!" Snow Goose smiled and nodded.

Absolute Heaven nearly fainted from anger.

Seeing Absolute Heaven's ashen complexion, Shi Feng smiled faintly and said, "Since you've acknowledged your loss, I'll make it simple. I don't need you to do anything difficult. Just help me collect all the information relating to Underworld in God's Domain."

"You're insane! That's Underworld you're talking about! If they find out that I leaked important information, they will hunt me down!" Absolute Heaven never thought that Shi Feng would actually aim for such a thing.

"Oh? I didn't think you would really have such information." The Assassin's reaction surprised Shi Feng. His demand had only been casual. After all, Absolute Heaven was only an outer member of Underworld. How could he possibly possess all the important information relating to the organization? Logically, only those belonging to Underworld's middle management or above should possess the information he was looking for.

Absolute Heaven was momentarily stunned. Immediately after, he bellowed, "Black Flame, you deceived me!"

Absolute Heaven had always thought of joining Underworld's core upper management. Hence, he had collected plenty of information regarding Underworld so that he would have an easier time climbing the ranks of the organization. After becoming an outer member, he had met with Feng Xuanyang through South Wolf's introduction. Feng Xuanyang even gave him one of the reserved spots for becoming an Underworld Guard after learning of his skill. With his new status as an Underworld Guard reservist, Absolute Heaven managed to obtain even more information about Underworld in God's Domain.

Yet, Shi Feng had played him so easily.

"Since you have the information, hand it over to me." Shi Feng was extremely interested in discovering Underworld's situation in God's Domain. After all, he had provoked Feng Xuanyang. Who knew what Underworld would try in the future? Without knowing anything about his enemy, Shi Feng could not take appropriate measures. However, if he possessed inside information about the organization, the situation would be greatly different.

One who knows his own strength and that of the enemy is invincible in battle. If Shi Feng had not possessed his advantage of being a reincarnated person, Dark Star, the Guild controlled by Underworld, would have long since eliminated both him and his Guild. Hence, Shi Feng had to take preventive measures against Underworld.

Only, Shi Feng had not expected this boon to arrive so quickly.

Originally, Shi Feng had only intended to toy with Absolute Heaven for a little bit before changing his condition. His actual goal was to have Absolute Heaven report Underworld's movements within the White River City region. Now, however, things had become far simpler. He could obtain all information regarding Underworld in God's Domain directly.

"No. I absolutely will not agree to this. Underworld far surpasses your imagination. You have no idea what you are going up against. I urge you to change your request. This is not just about me. You, too, would be better off without knowing anything. Why create trouble for yourself?" Absolute Heaven said resolutely.

"It turns out that even a top-tier expert will renege on his word. It seems that I have misjudged you," Shi Feng sighed.

"Guild Leader, I could tell that he was a scoundrel that would break his promises with a single glance. What's the point of wasting your time arguing with him? Let's just do away with him. Kill him every time he revives. After we kill him to Level 0, let's see how he can survive in Underworld," Snow Goose suggested, sporting a cheeky grin.

"You!" Snow Goose's suggestion left the Assassin utterly speechless.

Kill him every time he revived? Was this girl really a Cleric? Could she be a demon disguised as a human instead?

"Snow Goose, how could you speak like that? As a girl, you should act gently and reserved. Kill him every time he revives? That's simply too cruel. What will you do if you terrify him?" Shi Feng could not help but reprimand the cheeky little girl. "At most, we'll upload the video recording the previous fight and our dialogue to the forums. It will be fine as long as we reveal this to everyone."

"You're right, Guild Leader!" Snow Goose applauded cheerfully.

As long as the video of the battle went viral, not only would everyone know that Absolute Heaven was a man who broke his promises, but the hidden organization named Underworld would also be exposed to the public eye. Even if Absolute Heaven did not reveal any secrets, Underworld would hunt him down for what little he had already said.

"Black Flame!" Raging flames burned in Absolute Heaven's eyes as he looked at Shi Feng. He only wished that he could murder the smiling demon before him right now.

"Just hand it over." Shi Feng calmly smiled. "I have already sealed off all paths of retreat.

"You don't have a choice."

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Chapter 330 - Shock

Shi Feng's words left Absolute Heaven speechless.

At this moment, Absolute Heaven finally understood why Shi Feng would insist on making a bet with him. Shi Feng was clearly capable of killing him with a single hit. Yet, Shi Feng had given him hope of retaliation for this very moment.

A terrible thought suddenly emerged in Absolute Heaven's mind.

Had Shi Feng planned to deal with Underworld all this time?

Before joining Underworld, Absolute Heaven had known that Underworld's background was unfathomably deep. It was an existence that he could not afford to provoke. After joining the organization, that thought had only strengthened; he absolutely could not make an enemy of Underworld.

Yet, now, Shi Feng dared to consider challenging Underworld. He simply did not know how to differentiate between life and death.

It would have been fine if only Shi Feng did not know how to differentiate between life and death. Yet, Shi Feng intended to drag him down as well! Moreover, the Swordsman left him with no other options. Shi Feng was eviler than a demon.

When Absolute Heaven saw that Shi Feng's finger was about to click the "Upload Video" button, he lowered his head and helplessly said, "Fine! However, I have a condition. No one can know that I gave you this information!"

"You can rest assured on this point. Since I have asked you to do such a thing for me, I will not make things difficult for you. I won't let anyone but myself look at the information relating to Underworld," Shi Feng assured and nodded.

Absolute Heaven's worries were unfounded. After all, Shi Feng was also worried about this situation becoming public, which would, in turn, allow Underworld to take precautionary actions.

"I'll send you the files tomorrow after I have compiled them," Absolute Heaven said before turning to leave.

However, Shi Feng was a step ahead and blocked his retreat.

"What? Worried that I'll deceive you? You currently have information to use against me. What tricks could I possibly play on you?" Absolute Heaven laughed bitterly.

"You're overthinking things. I'm just returning the items you dropped when you died. As for your levels, with your strength, you should recover quickly." Shi Feng then took out the items he had looted from Absolute Heaven and returned them to their original owner.

After some hesitation, Absolute Heaven finally decided to receive the items before leaving.

"Guild Leader, are we really going to start a war with that mysterious organization named Underworld?" Snow Goose asked.

Based on Absolute Heaven's words, Snow Goose could discern just how terrifying Underworld was. Even a top-tier expert like Absolute Heaven was afraid when talking about it. Furthermore, a powerful Guild like Dark Star was just a puppet of Underworld. With Zero Wing's current strength, wouldn't acting against Underworld be akin to smashing an egg against a rock?

"What? Afraid?" Shi Feng chuckled.

"Of course not! Our Zero Wing is invincible! How could we possibly lose to Underworld?" Snow Goose's eyes glowed as her fighting spirit soared.

She had left Twilight Echo with Aqua Rose to create their own legacy in God's Domain. How could they give up so easily because of a single Underworld?

Time passed, little by little. At this moment, Aqua Rose and the others were still battling against the Blood Hand Association NPCs. Even though it was night in God's Domain, spells of war illuminated the sky around Creek Town so brilliantly that it appeared to be day.

Although these NPCs provided no loot, the EXP they gave was bountiful. The members of Zero Wing were only able to kill these Blood Hand Association NPCs with such ease due to the assistance of the Level 50 Tier 1 guards. In the future, it would not be so easy for them to come across such a valuable opportunity.

As more Blood Hand Association NPCs died, the Zero Wing Guild members watched their levels soar.

The Ranking List of White River City also underwent dramatic changes.

Players from Zero Wing continuously appeared within the top 100 of the Ranking List.

The change had not been obvious at the beginning, as only a few members had entered the 90s. However, as time passed, the EXP growth of Zero Wing never stopped.

The Guild members who originally ranked within the 90s jumped into the 80s; then jumped again from the 80s to the 70s, their positions ever rising.

However, this was still not the most shocking incident.

What really shocked people was the fact that the Zero Wing members occupied every rank between 70 and 100. They had forced all others out of the top 100 ranks.

"Is this real or fake? Aren't the members of Zero Wing too impressive? It was already amazing that they managed to occupy the top eight positions before. Now, they fully occupy the 70th to the 100th positions."

"What did these people eat to become so fierce?"

"As expected of the Guild that I fancy!"

"If this continues, Zero Wing will sooner or later occupy all 100 spots on the White River City Ranking List."

"That shouldn't be possible, right? After all, there is still Lone Tyrant who ranks 10th. Although Black Flame had killed him once, he has already managed to recover to Level 21. It shouldn't be possible to kick him out of the top 100."

"Lone Tyrant? So what? Hadn't he been the top player on the White River City Ranking List before? In the end, eight experts from Zero Wing still shoved him aside. Even now, he is still stuck at ninth place. Now that Zero Wing is showing its might, he might not keep his rank for long."

"Serves him right. Who told Lone Tyrant to behave so arrogantly before? He had dared to ambush and made an enemy of Zero Wing. Now, Zero Wing is merely teaching Lone Tyrant a lesson, letting him know that his pride is worth nothing to Zero Wing. They can surpass him anytime they want to."

Everyone was very concerned about the sudden emergence of the Zero Wing members on the Ranking List, and they all began to voice their suggestions and opinions. Many felt that this was Zero Wing's retaliation towards Dark Star.

The timing of this situation was simply too coincidental, being only a few hours after Dark Star's war with Zero Wing had ended. Moreover, Zero Wing also declared that Dark Star would pay for their actions. However, nobody ever thought that Zero Wing would take action so quickly.

"If Zero Wing really succeeds, this will become a true legend in God's Domain. Not even first-rate Guilds have managed to occupy the Ranking List of a city."

"Zero Wing rocks! Go, Zero Wing! Kick Lone Tyrant out of the Ranking List!"

Everyone in White River City highly anticipated the arrival of a legend, creating a huge commotion over this matter. The thought of a single Guild monopolizing the entire Ranking List had sent shivers down their spines. At that time, if they joined such a Guild and wore the six-winged emblem on their chests, they would definitely become the targets of everyone's admiration.

On the other hand, while the casual players in White River City were very excited over this matter, the many Guilds were not happy at all.

It had been an earthshaking matter when Zero Wing had occupied the top eight positions on the Ranking List. Yet, now, Zero Wing was actually trying to occupy the top 100 positions of the Ranking List. Just how were they, the other Guilds, supposed to continue competing in White River City?

Inside the Silverleaf Forest, leading a team of several hundred players, Lone Tyrant was desperately leveling up.

"Can someone tell me just what is going on?" Lone Tyrant demanded, irritated. He had spared no effort to raise his own level. Yet, now, as if on steroids, the members of Zero Wing leveled at a rate many times faster than himself.

Based on the Zero Wing members' current leveling speed, it was only a matter of time before they surpassed him.

Unfortunately, nobody could answer Lone Tyrant's question.

"You're a bunch of trash! Go, investigate immediately! They must have found a good grinding spot! Once you find them, send someone to eliminate them! I will never allow these people to surpass me!" Lone Tyrant commanded the Guild members of Dark Star.

The only reason he had managed to lead Dark Star to its current status in White River City was that of his previous occupancy of the White River City Ranking List's number one position. However, due to Blackie and the others, he was no longer the top player in the region. Even so, he still occupied the top ten in the eyes of the public.

If he fell out of the top 100, what else would he have?

Aside from his identity as the Guild Leader of Dark Star, there was nothing special about him.

Although Lone Tyrant was quite powerful, he knew that he could not compare with top-tier experts. If not for the massive support from Underworld, Dark Star would not have developed to its present state.

Lone Tyrant knew that, after the siege on Zero Wing had failed, Underworld started to look down on him. If he lost his only merit as well, based on how Underworld conducted business, he would not keep his position as Guild Leader for long.

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Chapter 331 - Hidden Warehouse

Considering the events up to this point, Lone Tyrant grew worried.

"Hurry, lure more monsters! Those bastards from Zero Wing are dreaming if they think they can surpass me and kick me out of the Ranking List! I won't give this position away!" Lone Tyrant commanded once more, a bloody glow flashing in his eyes.

Soon after, a group of Rangers and Assassins left to carry out his orders and lure more monsters. The mages of Dark Star also promptly increased their attack rate, using more AOE skills than before. As for Lone Tyrant, who was not in a team with his Guild members, he began methodically kill-stealing[1] the low HP monsters, taking the majority of the monsters' EXP for himself rather than sharing with his comrades.

This leveling method was extremely extravagant. Even a party of experts continuously grinding monsters could not compare to Lone Tyrant's current leveling speed.

Unfortunately, Lone Tyrant did not know that the monsters he and the members of Zero Wing grinded were on entirely different levels.

Lone Tyrant only grinded Level 20 Common monsters at the moment, so he received no bonus EXP for killing them. On the other hand, Zero Wing's 100-man team was killing Level 30 Elite NPCs. Originally, these Elite NPCs had provided an abundance of EXP. They also gained the bonus EXP rewarded for killing a monster that was 10 levels higher. After splitting the EXP for each NPC killed across 100 players evenly, everyone leveled up far faster than Lone Tyrant.

Time flew by quickly. White River City was bustling at that night. As a Saturday, even though it was already daytime in the real world, many players had not logged out and were still having fun in God's Domain. However, as it was dangerous to leave the city at night, many players had chosen to visit bars in the city.

With nothing better to do, players had started focusing their attention to Zero Wing's ranks. Many also began guessing on whether or not Zero Wing would kick Lone Tyrant out of the Ranking List.

It had been over an hour since the commotion had begun. Now, instead of occupying up to just the 70th position, Zero Wing occupied up to the 40th position of the Ranking List. Bystanders fell speechless when witnessing the leveling speed of this new Guild.

Originally, many players had simply guessed and joked around. None of them actually thought that Zero Wing could accomplish such a feat.

Watching this momentum, however, Zero Wing might really intend to monopolize the top 100 spots on the Ranking List.

Everyone could not help but grow excited in anticipation.

If Zero Wing truly managed to achieve such a feat, then they, as players who preferred to play solo, might have a few things to consider carefully.

Should they or should they not join Zero Wing?

Inside one of the bars in White River City, the members of the Holy Grail Knights were currently drinking in celebration.

Today, they had managed to raid a Level 15, 20-man Hard Mode Dungeon, the Bloodfang Fort. They also obtained quite a load of equipment and materials from the raid.

"Brother War Wolf, that Zero Wing sure is godly, huh? First, they defeated World Dominators. After that, they managed to kill Dark Star's Lone Tyrant. Now, they are even planning to kick Lone Tyrant out of the top 10 and monopolize the Ranking List. Soon, they might even rule White River City."

In reply, War Wolf, the leader of the Holy Grail Knights, shook his head and said, "It's still too early to say. Moreover, the other top six Guilds aren't here just for show. They won't allow Zero Wing to develop freely. Although, it is true that I have underestimated Zero Wing before."

Moments after War Wolf started speaking, a few cloaked players walked into the bar. The equipment these players wore immediately attracted the attention of the others inside the bar. These newcomers were fully geared with Secret-Silver Equipment. Moreover, none of them possessed a Guild Emblem on their chests, signifying that they were all independent players. Meanwhile, the leader of this group was a beautiful female Summoner.

If Shi Feng were here right now, he would definitely notice that this female Summoner was none other than Youlan of Underworld.

"Big Brother War Wolf, long time no see." Youlan walked up to War Wolf and greeted him with a bright smile.

"It's been a long time indeed. The pure and sweet little girl from the past has grown into a beautiful tigress. Time really is amazing." War Wolf sighed ruefully as he looked at the noble and graceful girl in front of him.

"Big Brother War Wolf, you jest. Everything I have today is all thanks to you." Youlan smiled faintly. Looking around, she said, "We haven't seen each other for so many years now, and I really wish to have a nice conversation with you. There are too many bystanders here. Why don't we find a room upstairs to catch up?"

"Indeed, it has been many years since we last met. We should really have a nice chat." War Wolf immediately spent 5 Silvers to rent a guest room on the second floor. He then walked towards the stairs leading to the bar's second floor.

Youlan promptly followed after War Wolf. The other cloaked players that had entered the bar with Youlan also moved to guard the staircase, preventing anyone from going upstairs. At this moment, the entire bar was silent. The other members of the Holy Grail Knights, as well as the other guests in the bar, were still stunned by what they just saw; their minds were unable to process what had just happened.

The leader of an independent team actually knew such a noble and elegant beauty. Moreover, they even rented a private room to have a conversation. The other players' minds went wild with fantasy.

A short distance away from Creek Town, Aqua Rose and the other members of Zero Wing still grinded the Blood Hand Association's NPCs relentlessly, their experience bars continuously rising.

There were over 2,000 NPCs in Creek Town, and it would not be an easy task to kill every one of them. Although Blackie's Stars of Light skill was very effective against the enemy NPCs, the skill had a long Cooldown. As for everyone else, the damage they dealt to the enemy NPCs was practically negligible. In the end, the main source of damage was the Level 50 Tier 1 guards. However, there were healers among the Blood Hand Association NPCs, as well as some powerful Level 50 Blood Hand Association Elites. It was not possible to eliminate all of them within a short time.

Seeing that the situation had mostly stabilized, Shi Feng said in the team chat, "Cola and Violet, you two come with me. We're going to make a trip to the Blood Hand Association's stronghold. Everyone else, remain here and continue grinding."

"Guild Leader, you're too biased! I helped you revive that bastard from before. Why are you taking Violet but not me?" Snow Goose pouted.

"We'll be going to the Blood Hand Association's stronghold, and nothing good is waiting for us there. Why would you even want to go?" Shi Feng laughed bitterly.

Shi Feng had his own reasons for not bringing anyone else along. How could a Crusade Quest possibly be so easy? Previously, Fire Dance and the others had merely lured away the NPCs guarding the town. There were still plenty of enemy NPCs waiting for them inside the Blood Hand Association's stronghold. Right now, they were merely going to scout ahead.

"Is it very dangerous?" Snow Goose asked, tilting her head slightly.

"Of course," Shi Feng said seriously with a nod.

"Forget it. I can't compare to Violet in terms of survivability, and it would be a pity if I lost my Fine-Gold ranked staff," Snow Goose said after giving it some thought.

Soon after, Shi Feng led Cola and Violet Cloud to the Blood Hand Association's stronghold in Creek Town.

As the Blood Hand Association's stronghold, the security around the construct was usually very strict. However, now that all of the NPCs had been drawn away, Shi Feng's group managed to enter the stronghold without any trouble.

The inside of the tower was a resplendent sight. Such a luxurious building in a barren place like Creek Town was unimaginable.

"Careful. This is the Blood Hand Association's stronghold. There are definitely a lot of traps here," Shi Feng reminded his team.

In the past, World Dominators had suffered heavy losses to conquer Creek Town. They had dispatched over 6,000 Tier 1 players and returned with less than 1,000. Meanwhile, close to half of those deaths had been because of the hidden traps inside the Blood Hand Association's stronghold. One could just imagine how deadly the traps inside the Blood Hand Association's stronghold were.

Although World Dominators had paid a steep price, their harvest was equally shocking.

It was especially true for the hidden warehouse inside the Blood Hand Association's stronghold.

One of the main reasons that many large Guilds preferred to capture towns ruled by dark forces was because of the treasures they possessed. Of course, different towns gave varying amounts of treasure. In this case, the Blood Hand Association possessed a significantly large treasury. Even though the loot available was limited due to Crusade Quest, the final sum was still sufficient to move even Shi Feng's heart.

Otherwise, who would be so foolish as to spend 30 Gold Coins to take on a Crusade Quest? Moreover, only a Viscount or someone of higher status could accept such a quest.

TL Notes:

[1] kill-stealing: refers to getting the last hit on a monster. In God's Domain, if players of a different party or team attack the same monster, the player who delivers the final strike will obtain 60% of the monster's EXP.

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Chapter 332 - Encountering a Magic Weapon Once Again

Inside of the Blood Hand Association's stronghold, it was like a maze. There were also many Level 30 Blood Hand Association Knights patrolling the construct. These NPCs wore red leather armor and wielded spears. They also had 200,000 HP. Moreover, these NPCs always moved in groups of ten, and their coordination made them extremely difficult to deal with.

If Shi Feng and the others recklessly charged into a group of these NPCs, even with a Tier 1 Swordsman like Kite protecting them, the result would be the same. These Knights would eliminate them in an instant.

In fact, even if Shi Feng's group were strong enough to fight these Blood Hand Association Knights, they would still meet their deaths if they chose to confront these NPCs. This was due to the many hidden traps and mechanisms throughout the stronghold. In the past, World Dominators had paid a steep price because of these traps.

Naturally, Shi Feng would not behave as recklessly as World Dominators had in the past. Hence, he would always detour and bypass any Knights they met, avoiding a confrontation with the NPCs at all costs. In any case, the paths in this stronghold all connected in one way or another. As long as one was careful, it was possible to find the Blood Hand Association's hidden warehouse without engaging in combat.

Finally, after a long time, Shi Feng's group arrived before a pair of tightly-sealed, stone doors.

Two words were etched into the wall next to the doors—Control Room.

This was where all of the traps within the Blood Hand Association's stronghold were controlled. As long as they disabled these traps, they would have nothing to worry about as they traveled through the construct.

Just after Cola forced open the heavy stone doors, the group immediately discovered an old, one-eyed man dressed in black robes inside the control room. The old man held a Redwood Staff as he manipulated a magic array.

[Inca Richter] (Tier 1 Elementalist)

Level 30

HP 1,000,000/1,000,000

Thank god it is as I speculated. He's only Level 30 and not a Level 50 Tier 2 mage. Shi Feng could not help but sigh in relief when he saw Inca Richter's information.

If not for the Crusade Quest, the old man before them would be near impossible to deal with. Although Inca Richter would only be Level 50, as a Tier 2 mage, he could kill a Level 50 Tier 1 player as easily as squishing a bug.

"Guild Leader, it's a Level 30 Tier 1 Elementalist. I'm afraid that he might be somewhat difficult to deal with. Should we call for reinforcements?"

Cola had a clear understanding of his own abilities. Currently, he was only Level 22. If it were a Level 20 Tier 1 Elementalist, he could tank it. However, it was impossible for him to endure the attacks of a Level 30 Tier 1 Elementalist. The tier suppression alone would greatly increase the damage he received, not to mention the level suppression. With the two combined, even as the Chief MT of Zero Wing, he would be cannon fodder at best.

"Relax; you don't need to tank." Shi Feng smiled. He then looked at his personal guard, Kite, who stood beside him, saying, "Kite will be our MT. Cola, you'll act as support. You just need to activate your Magic Resistance Aura and use Protection Blessing on Kite during crucial moments."

Cola suddenly remembered that Shi Feng had a personal guard like Kite beside him. Kite had over 18,000 HP. Compared to Cola, Kite was far more durable as an MT.

Although Kite was far inferior to Inca Richter regarding HP, as a Level 30 Tier 1 Swordsman, Kite's close combat capabilities far surpassed a Tier 1 Elementalist.

"Kite, you'll tank Inca Richter. Violet, you'll heal Kite. Cola, focus on using Protection Blessing on Kite when needed," Shi Feng commanded.

Without hesitation, Kite charged Inca Richter, slashing his sword at the old man. A damage of over -4,000 appeared above Inca Richter's head. Compared to the High Lord ranked Nebula Tiger, Inca Richter's Defense was much lower.

"Despicable intruders, I'll turn all of you into my lab rats!" Inca Richter used Instantaneous Movement, dodging Kite's sword techniques. The old man then waved his staff, summoning an aqua-blue Magic Shield that covered his body.

The Magic Shield was one of the most frequently used defensive spells that Elementalists possessed, and it could protect the caster against a considerable amount of damage.

Following which, Inca Richter waved his free hand, summoning an Ice Wall to prevent Kite from advancing. However, Kite was no ordinary guard. Immediately, Kite activated Wind Blade and jumped. Kite effortlessly leaped across the Ice Wall in his path and arrived before Inca Richter. He then brandished his sword at the Elementalist multiple times in quick succession.

After taking a few hits from Kite's sword, the Magic Shield surrounding Inca Richter's body shattered into particles of light, leaving the caster's feeble body vulnerable to Kite's attacks. Fortunately for the old man, the Magic Shield had earned him enough time to cast Frozen Circle. White, bone-chilling mist spread out from Inca Richter and assaulted Kite. In response to the spell, Kite abruptly jumped into the air and dodged the Frozen Circle. Inca Richter cursed when he saw the Swordsman avoid another spell with such a simple action. In a fit of rage, Inca Richter pointed a finger at Kite, sending multiple Fireballs flying at the Swordsman who was still suspended in mid-air.

As the Fireballs approached him, Kite calmly twisted his body and brandished his sword so fast that only bright afterimages were visible. He sliced the incoming Fireballs in half, one after another.

The speed of Kite and Inca Richter's exchange was stunning, and any ordinary player would have difficulty following the fight. Standing at a distance, both Cola and Violet Cloud were dumbfounded by the scene before them.

This was the first time they had witnessed a fight between NPCs. Never would they have expected that a fight between NPCs could actually be more exciting than a fight between experts. The longer they watched, the more felt ashamed of themselves. Inwardly, they also began to estimate how they would fare if they fought Inca Richter if they were the same level and tier.

However, as they continued watching the exchange between Kite and Inca Richter, they soon reached a shocking conclusion.

They were not even opponents for Inca Richter!

The reason they came to such a conclusion, however, was not because of the great disparity between their HPs. Instead, it was because of the difference in combat techniques. This conclusion left them both speechless.

"What are you two daydreaming about? They are both high-level NPCs. Ordinary monsters cannot compare to them. It's no big deal if your current combat techniques are not a match for theirs. As long as you participate in more battles and accumulate experience, you will surpass Inca Richter sooner or later." Shi Feng could not help but console the two. Naturally, he could discern their thoughts.

Inca Richter was different from the Blood Hand Association Elites battling outside the town. Before the Crusade Quest had weakened him, Inca Richter had originally been a Tier 2 NPC. Thus, his combat proficiency was superior to those ordinary NPCs.

As for Kite, not only was he a Dark-Gold ranked personal guard, but he had also been a Tier 2 Sword Master in the past. His combat techniques were excellent.

In truth, Shi Feng had also been shocked when he had first witnessed a battle between high-level NPCs. It was especially true for battles involving Tier 3 NPCs or above. Regarding control over personal combat power, these NPCs could actually exhibit more than 70% of their strength. According to the evaluation criteria of God's Domain, those capable of exhibiting more than 70% of their personal combat power were considered first-rate experts. These NPCs were far superior to the current top-tier experts. Moreover, even an NPC like Inca Richter was only capable of exhibiting 60% of his personal combat power.

Hence, it was natural for Cola and Violet Cloud to be inferior to NPCs like Kite and Inca Richter.

Following which, Violet Cloud began healing the Tier 1 Swordsman while Shi Feng supported Kite from the sides. From time to time, Shi Feng would use control skills such as Thunder Flame Explosion and Abyssal Bind to restrain Inca Richter. Shi Feng also used the Seven Luminaries Ring, swapping between Aura of Time and Aura of Fire. While Aura of Time was activated, Shi Feng would cast Absolute Time. While Aura of Fire was activated, Shi Feng would use Firestorm.

Whenever Inca Richter was about to cast a powerful spell, Shi Feng would deftly activate Absolute Time, interrupting Inca Richter's spell and forcing the old man to defend against Kite's sword techniques using his staff. A mage that could not cast spells was like a tiger that without its fangs and claws. In such circumstances, Inca Richter could only endure Shi Feng and everyone else's attacks helplessly.

Very quickly, Inca Richter's 1,000,000 HP fell rapidly.

90%... 70%... 30%...

After more than ten minutes, Inca Richter's body finally dropped to the floor, transforming into an abundance of EXP. Shi Feng reached Level 24 with the sudden influx of EXP.

Following which, Shi Feng turned off all of the traps within the Blood Hand Association's stronghold. Now that there were no more traps, it would be much easier to deal with the enemy NPCs.

Suddenly, Cola excitedly ran towards Shi Feng's side and asked, "Guild Leader, I found a key beside this old man's body. What do you think this is?"

"A key?" Shi Feng was slightly puzzled. Logically, none of the Blood Hand Association NPCs should drop any items.

Shi Feng received the purple-gold key from Cola and examined it. There were complex runes carved onto the body of this key. To Shi Feng's surprise, he could not obtain any information about the key. Everything displayed as "Unknown."

"What a strange key." In Shi Feng's memory, there were no records mentioning this key. However, since Inca Richter had dropped it, it should be extraordinary. "It seems that we will have to look for an Appraiser after we return to White River City."

When considering unknown items, Shi Feng suddenly remembered the additional skill of his Golden Stigmata, Omniscient Eyes.

The Omniscient Eyes could obtain all information on any items. This skill was far more amazing than the Appraising Eyes of Appraisers.

"Let's have a look, then." Shi Feng activated Omniscient Eyes and took a look at the key in his hand once more.

This time, the information displayed was no longer "Unknown." All secrets about the key unveiled before Shi Feng's eyes.

"It's actually a Magic Weapon!" Shock filled Shi Feng's heart as he investigated the purple-gold key in his hand.

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Chapter 333 - Hidden Class

"Magic Weapon?" Cola did not quite understand Shi Feng's words.

Violet Cloud was confused as well. Shifting her gaze to Shi Feng, she hoped to find out from Shi Feng what a Magic Weapon was.

It was their first time hearing the term "Magic Weapon."

"A Magic Weapon isn't an orthodox weapon. You can think of it as a double-edged sword of tremendous power. It can either raise a player's combat power to frightening heights, or completely ruin them," Shi Feng explained, smiling. He had naturally noticed the two's interest.

Shi Feng had never revealed the secret of the Abyssal Blade to others. Aside from Blackie and Lonely Snow, nobody else in the Guild knew about it. Matters regarding Magic Weapons were of utmost importance. Compared to Blackie's Epic ranked staff, Magic Weapons were much more precious. After all, they were weapons capable of rivaling Legendary Weapons.

Had it been possible, Shi Feng would have wished that the Abyssal Blade in his hands could become an Epic Weapon instead of a Magic Weapon. Although his combat power would have decreased significantly, he would not have to worry about the Abyssal Blade's backlash.

Although Shi Feng had never personally witnessed the result of a backlash, he had still heard rumors about it. In the past, many first-rate experts had been devoured by their own Magic Weapons. After suffering the backlash, these first-rate experts had no choice but to delete their accounts and start all over again. Such a heavy price frightened even Shi Feng. Currently, he had no other choice but to continuously improve himself—in both combat techniques and combat power—in order to face the future backlash.

"So it turns out that Magic Weapons are so amazing. But, Guild Leader, is there even a class that uses a key as a weapon? None of the twelve main classes in God's Domain that I know of uses a key as a weapon," Cola asked.

"There is. However, it is a hidden class," Shi Feng answered.

"Hidden class? So there really are hidden classes in God's Domain? Then, aren't hidden classes very amazing? Guild Leader, is it possible for us to switch to a hidden class?" Cola's trust in Shi Feng had long since reached the level of blind faith. He did not had a shred of doubt about Shi Feng's words. If Shi Feng said hidden classes existed in God's Domain, then, to Cola, these definitely existed in God's Domain. Even if there weren't any hidden classes, Cola would still believe that there were.

"Big Brother Cola, what are you getting so anxious for? You should let Guild Leader finish speaking first." Violet Cloud was also very interested in regard to hidden classes.

Seeing his two party members looking at him with such fervent eyes, Shi Feng could not help but laugh, saying, "This hidden class is called Astromancer and it can be considered a branch of the mage classes. Any mage or healer class can convert to an Astromancer. The minimum requirement is that you must first reach Level 20. More importantly, you must also receive and complete the Class Change Quest for the hidden class.

"Meanwhile, this key is very special. Not only is it a weapon, it is also a tool meant for triggering the Class Change Quest for the hidden class. You just need to bring this key to White River City and you'll automatically receive the Hidden Class Change Quest."

"Guild Leader, is an Astromancer strong? Can I still continue healing after I become an Astromancer?"

Violet Cloud was suddenly excited. As Zero Wing developed, the number of battles the Guild would be involved in would increase. Although she loved being a Cleric, the things she could do were clearly limited. After all, when all was said and done, a Cleric was not a combat-oriented class. Violet Cloud dearly wanted to fight as well. She did not wish to always stand in the rear and receive the protection of others.

"Although it is called a hidden class, you're not exactly going to be changing to an entirely different class. It is more like having extra unique class skills. You will simply be gaining an additional skill set that does not belong to your original class. The downside to this is that you will take several times longer to level up, compared to normal classes. Moreover, it won't be an easy task to learn the system skills of a hidden class. Simply put, your life will become much harder after converting to a hidden class," Shi Feng explained.

"In addition, Astromancer isn't a class suitable for the average player. The controls involved are very complicated, and the control difficulty is at least two to three times that of a normal mage class. If an ordinary player were to convert into an Astromancer, they might find themselves losing fights to opponents that they had managed to defeat in the past. On the other hand, if you successfully master the class, even if you meet someone who had become much more powerful than they were in the past, you can still beat them up until their mothers no longer recognize them. Overall, Astromancer could be considered a very extreme hidden class."

Seeing Violet Cloud's passionate gaze, Shi Feng asked, "Do you wish to convert to this hidden class?"

"Uhm. I don't want to always stay at the back and heal. I want to be the same as Big Sis Fire Dance and Big Sis Aqua. I want to be able to fight enemies at the frontlines as well." Violet Cloud nodded. She then looked at Shi Feng and asked timidly, "Guild Leader, can you please let me have this hidden class?"

Violet Cloud knew that she was being selfish. After all, she did not obtain this key by herself. Moreover, countless others in the Guild would be willing to fight over a hidden class. There were also powerful mage experts such as Aqua Rose, Ice Queen Su Qianliu, Blackie, and many others in the Guild. If they were to change classes into an Astromancer, they could greatly increase the Guild's strength. There was simply no place for a healer like her.

However, she wished to contribute more to the Guild.

Cola's mouth widened in shock when he heard Violet Cloud speak. He had not expected the usually quiet and lovely Violet Cloud to make such a bold move.

"This…" Shi Feng wrinkled his sharp brows, entering a deep contemplation.

Looking at Shi Feng's grave expression, Violet Cloud could not help but start panicking.

"Guild Leader, Violet's control and techniques are definitely first-rate! Even I am no match for her! Won't you consider giving her a chance?" Cola voiced his opinion.

After thinking it over for a while, Shi Feng seriously looked at Violet Cloud, saying, "I'm not forbidding you to convert your class into an Astromancer. Only, this key is slightly troublesome. If you use this key to convert your class into an Astromancer, your path will be fraught with an endless amount of trouble in the future. You might even ruin your account. All your efforts would go down the drain. At that time, while everyone is over Level 100, you will have to start from scratch. Do you really have the courage and determination to do so?"

In fact, Shi Feng had no doubts in regard to Violet Cloud's control and techniques. If Shi Feng did not possess ten years' worth of experience playing God's Domain, Violet Cloud might have already surpassed him by now.

Based on Violet Cloud's standards, she might immediately become one of Zero Wing's top combatants once she was an Astromancer. Shi Feng would naturally feel happy over this matter.

Yet, what he had in his hand right now was a Magic Weapon. If the weapon were a Legendary Weapon and not a Magic Weapon, he would willingly give it to Violet Cloud without hesitation as long as she wanted it. A Magic Weapon, on the other hand, had pros and cons that Shi Feng was very clear about. As long as a player unsealed a Magic Weapon and became its controller, then they would inevitably have to face the backlash of the Magic Weapon one day. Based on the current situation, the disadvantages of giving Violet Cloud the Magic Weapon greatly outweighed the advantages.

Most importantly, not every player could handle the pressure of having to start all over again.

"Guild Leader, I'm not afraid of trouble. I only hope that I can do more for the Guild. Even if I end up back in square one because of this item, I will have no regrets. At the very least, I would have contributed greatly towards the Guild's current development." Violet Cloud looked at Shi Feng, her eyes shining with conviction.

Faced with Violet Cloud's gaze, Shi Feng abruptly recalled how he had been back then, and burst out in sudden laughter.

"That's right! What's there to be afraid of? It's just a restart at worst!" The worry that filled Shi Feng's heart disappeared. He then handed the key to Violet Cloud. "This key is still sealed. After returning to White River City, go look for someone who can unseal it. After it is unsealed, you will automatically receive the Tier 1 Hidden Class Change Quest."

"Thank you, Guild Leader! I definitely won't let you down!" Violet Cloud sincerely thanked Shi Feng as she excitedly received the purple-gold key.

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Chapter 334 - Occupying the Ranking List

After Violet Cloud received the key, her heart could not help but pound in anticipation. She wished that she could quickly return to the city, undo the seal on this key, and become an important combat power for Zero Wing as soon as possible.

Although the Guilds in White River City currently appeared to be at peace on the surface, beneath that surface were surging undercurrents. Nobody knew what kind of plans these Guilds were concocting. This was especially true for Dark Star and World Dominators. No matter how one looked at it, they were not Guilds that would give up after suffering only one or two defeats.

Yet, despite Zero Wing maintaining such a high profile, these two Guilds had actually done nothing at all. How could their lack of a response not give rise to suspicions?

Although Violet Cloud did not know what these two Guilds were planning, she was sure of one thing: as long as Zero Wing became sufficiently strong, no matter what sort of tricks or means those two Guilds used, all would be rendered useless.

"Star's Reminiscence?" Violet Cloud softly muttered after checking the information of the key in her hands.

[Star's Reminiscence] (Magic Weapon)

A key belonging to the ancient and great Star Sage, Raines. Inside this key remains a fragment of Star Sage Raines's power. Currently, Raines's power has been sealed by a mysterious power, and information about the key can only be unveiled after the seal has been undone. This seal requires a Tier 3 Great Mage to undo.

After Shi Feng had used Omniscient Eyes on this Star's Reminiscence, a portion of the information that had displayed as "Unknown" became available.

Star Sage Raines was one of the many legendary characters of God's Domain. Even among legendary characters, Star Sage Raines was one of the more dazzling figures. The reason being, the Astromancer class had managed to become powerful and prosperous only due to the efforts of Star Sage Raines. Unfortunately, along with the demise of Star Sage Raines, the entire Astromancer class had slowly vanished through time. As of today, most people had already forgotten about the existence of Astromancers.

Shi Feng took a look at his surroundings, saying, "Now that the traps have been removed, we should return as well."

With the magic array of the control room deactivated, what they needed to do next was to wipe out all the Blood Hand Association NPCs outside Creek Town, as well as all the NPCs inside the Blood Hand Association's stronghold. After that was done, the Crusade Quest would be officially completed.

While Shi Feng's group of four was leaving the Blood Hand Association's stronghold, a major incident occurred at White River City.

Originally, the members of Zero Wing had occupied only up to the 40th position on the White River City Ranking List. However, after another two hours had passed, Zero Wing now occupied every rank up to the 20th position of the Ranking List. Currently, Zero Wing was only 11 ranks away from obtaining full monopoly over the Ranking List.

At present, not a single Guild in Star-Moon Kingdom had managed to achieve the feat of completely monopolizing the Ranking List of a single city. To be precise, nobody had even dared to think of achieving such a feat. After all, there were plenty of experts in every city; there were bound to be a few leveling madmen. It was practically impossible for a single Guild to surpass every other player in a city.

Not to mention, White River City wasn't just a small city. On the contrary, it was the most important city in Star-Moon Kingdom's eastern region. It was also the fifth largest city in Star-Moon Kingdom. Needless to say, there were plenty of Guilds and experts gathered here, making it very difficult to fully monopolize the city's Ranking List.

Yet, now, Zero Wing was actually about to accomplish such a feat. How could the players of White River City not grow excited about it? However, the players most excited over this situation were still the members of Zero Wing. At this moment, many members of Zero Wing started cheering loudly on the streets as they tracked the Ranking List, showing their fervent support for Aqua Rose and the others.

Of course, while some were rejoicing over Zero Wing's inevitable monopoly over the Ranking List, others grew anxious at this situation.

When Lone Tyrant saw that Zero Wing members were quickly catching up to him, he started using every means available to him to level up.

Lone Tyrant sent for another 600 players from Dark Star to assist him in leveling up. He then split these 600 players into 30 teams of 20 players. These teams were then tasked with gathering and killing monsters around Lone Tyrant.

As long as a team was about to kill the monsters they had herded, they would immediately invite Lone Tyrant into their teams before killing said monsters. That way Lone Tyrant could still receive a portion of the EXP without needing to personally land the killing blow. After the monsters were killed, Lone Tyrant would then leave the team and go on to join other teams. Including the several hundred players that were originally helping him, Lone Tyrant now had over 30 teams of players assisting him in leveling up. Lone Tyrant continued to leave and join teams this way, accumulating large amounts of EXP for himself. Naturally, the effect on his leveling speed was self-evident.

However, such an extravagant way of leveling was only possible because Lone Tyrant was the Guild Leader of Dark Star. Other people could only look on in envy. Not even tycoons dared to level up in such a way.

In truth, Lone Tyrant himself was reluctant to waste so much manpower. However, he simply had no other choice. Despite sending out a horde of people to search for Zero Wing's whereabouts, no one returned with positive results. Lone Tyrant could not stop Zero Wing's progress even if he wanted to.

No matter how hard Lone Tyrant racked his brain, he simply could not figure out how the members of Zero Wing were leveling up so quickly. Even when he was using such an extravagant way of leveling, his leveling speed was still far inferior to theirs. It would be fine if this situation was only limited to one or two individuals in Zero Wing. However, such a large group of players was actually leveling up so quickly. Just what kind of method were they using to accomplish such a feat?

If Zero Wing were to really kick him out of the Ranking List, then he, as the Guild Leader of Dark Star and also someone who was famed for his high level, would really become the laughingstock of White River City.

Hence, Lone Tyrant had no choice but to carry out such an unwise move.

However, with the passage of time, Lone Tyrant grew increasingly frightened. Everyone in White River City was greatly surprised as well. The reason being, not only did Zero Wing's leveling speed not slow down, it somehow was even accelerating.

The rankings changed practically every few minutes.

The positions Zero Wing occupied rapidly went from the 20th to the 15th, before increasing to 12th, and finally stopping at 10th. Now, Lone Tyrant was the only player on the Ranking List who was not part of Zero Wing.

Lone Tyrant became even more frantic at this sight.

"Lure more monsters! The more the better! Everyone else, give me all the Magic Scrolls you have!" Lone Tyrant's eyes were glowing red at this moment. He looked just like a gambler who had lost all his bets and was planning to stake everything on one final throw. "Black Flame, you're a hundred years too early if you think you can kick me out of the Ranking List!"

Shortly after, Lone Tyrant started hysterically using all sorts of AOE attack Magic Scrolls, killing the hundreds of monsters his subordinates had lured over. Each and every one of these AOE attack Magic Scrolls were very precious, and they were normally treated as the Guild's strategic materiel. At this moment, however, Lone Tyrant treated these Magic Scrolls as if they were toys, using them with wild abandon.

Lone Tyrant's experience bar also soared within a short period of time. However, compared to the rise in experience, Lone Tyrant's behavior was simply throwing good money after bad.

Everyone from Dark Star felt their hearts ache at this sight. They had managed to obtain these Magic Scrolls only after going through many difficulties. Now, however, all their efforts had gone to waste in order to allow Lone Tyrant to quickly level up. Despite their heartache, the members of Dark Star could do nothing about the situation. After all, the person holding the position of Guild Leader was not them but Lone Tyrant.

Many people started regretting their decision to join Dark Star instead of Zero Wing.

With such a selfish Guild Leader, would Dark Star even possess a future?

In contrast, Black Flame, the Guild Leader of Zero Wing, had not hesitated to charge to the rescue in order to save his brothers and sisters in arms from being bullied. Back when the core members of Zero Wing had been surrounded inside the Silverleaf Forest, Black Flame had ventured into enemy territory all by himself. Moreover, after the war, he had even spent huge sums of money in order to compensate his own Guild members. From Black Flame's actions, one could tell that he was a person who would rather bear the suffering himself than to let his brothers and sisters be wronged.

If they could have such a Guild Leader, so what if they had to suffer?

However, just as Lone Tyrant was hysterically using Magic Scrolls…

Zero Wing's 100-man team were also in the midst of killing the remaining Level 50 Tier 1 Blood Hand Association Elites.

In order to deal with these Level 50 NPCs, Blackie used Stars of Light, while Shi Feng used Firestorm. Shi Feng's normal guards also used all their AOE skills. The scene of the battle was like Armageddon; even the Level 50 Tier 1 NPCs could not endure this relentless bombardment.

Soon after, these Blood Hand Association Elites started dying one after another. Simultaneously, the experience bars of everyone from Zero Wing soared like a rocket.

The reason for such rapid leveling was simple. First of all, Tier 1 NPCs gave much more EXP than ordinary NPCs when killed. Second, most of the members of Zero Wing were only Level 20, while the rest were only a few levels higher, so the bonus EXP they could obtain from killing a Level 50 NPC was munificent. When both of these factors were combined, the levels of Zero Wing's 100-man team naturally increased by leaps and bounds.

After several tens of Blood Hand Association Elites died, everyone from Zero Wing had risen to Level 21 or above, instantly monopolizing all 100 spots on the White River City Ranking List.

At this moment, every player in White River City fell silent.

Zero Wing had done it. Zero Wing had actually fully occupied the top 100 spots of the White River City Ranking List.

The sight stunned Lone Tyrant. He even forgot to use the Magic Scroll in his hands.

At the same time, a series of system notifications sounded throughout the entire Star-Moon Kingdom.

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Chapter 335 - Experts Gathering at White River City

Star-Moon Kingdom Region System Announcement: Congratulations to Zero Wing for becoming the first Guild to exclusively monopolize the top 10 of a city's Ranking List! Rewarding 100 Gold Coins, 5,000 Guild Popularity, and 1,000 Guild Reputation.

Star-Moon Kingdom Region System Announcement: Congratulations to Zero Wing for becoming the first Guild to exclusively monopolize the top 30 of a city's Ranking List! Rewarding 200 Gold Coins, 10,000 Guild Popularity, and 3,000 Guild Reputation.

Star-Moon Kingdom Region System Announcement: Congratulations to Zero Wing for becoming the first Guild to exclusively monopolize the top 100 of a city's Ranking List! Rewarding "Honored Guild" title, 500 Gold Coins, 30,000 Guild Popularity, and 7,000 Guild Reputation.

Originally, Zero Wing's attempt at monopolizing the Ranking List was a matter limited to only White River City. Hence, aside from the players based in White River City, nobody else in Star-Moon Kingdom paid any particular attention to this incident. However, the appearance of these three system notifications dumbfounded every player in Star-Moon Kingdom. Players who were currently inside a Dungeon were no exception. At this moment, everyone was shocked when they saw these system notifications.

Just the amount of Gold Coins rewarded was enough to cause the large Guilds of many cities to feel envy and hatred.

From the three rewards, Zero Wing had obtained a total of 800 Gold Coins.

At this stage of the game, a large Guild would have only around a dozen Gold Coins in fluid funds. After all, it was not easy to earn in-game currency in God's Domain. Although players were reaching higher levels with each passing day and they were making more money than before, their daily expenditures had also increased inadvertently. Simply put, there were too many aspects where one was required to spend money in God's Domain.

For example, repairing equipment…

For example, learning skills…

For example, purchasing potions, Whetstones, and other necessities for adventuring…

Most importantly, hotels and daily meals. Originally, before the first evolution of God's Domain, players had no need to rest at a hotel. They also had no need to have meals. However, after God's Domain evolved, if players did not rest for long periods of time, their mental state would start to deteriorate. If players did not consume food for long periods of time, although no changes would occur to their character's Attributes, their body's physical state would be affected. This, in turn, would reduce a player's efficiency when grinding monsters and leveling.

Because of these aspects, players rarely had a lot of money sitting in their pockets. In fact, they had even less money than before the first evolution of God's Domain.

However, it was also due to this reason that many inconspicuous lifestyle classes had started receiving attention from players and begun to develop rapidly. After all, mainstream lifestyle classes weren't the only lifestyle classes that could make a lot of money. Even non-mainstream lifestyle classes could achieve similar results.

As for Guilds, they could barely make ends meet. If the various large Guilds did not possess big money-farming teams of their own, their development would have long since stagnated.

To any Guild in Star-Moon Kingdom, 800 Gold was an astronomical sum of money.

If others had thought that Zero Wing was a considerably good Guild in Star-Moon Kingdom before, then from now on, Zero Wing would be very well-known as an excellent Guild in Star-Moon Kingdom.

At this moment, posts relating to Zero Wing were flooding the official forums for Star-Moon Kingdom, and none of them was not astounded by Zero Wing's achievement.

"It's Zero Wing again. First, it was the Guild Residence. Now, they've fully occupied the White River City Ranking List; that's a feat that not even first-rate Guilds have managed to accomplish. Yet, a recently established Guild like Zero Wing actually did it. At this rate, won't Zero Wing become the overlord of Star-Moon Kingdom?"

"Why can't Zero Wing start recruitment in our city? If they start recruiting, I'll definitely be the first one to sign up!"

"I hear that Zero Wing is about to start another recruitment session again. I think I'll just migrate to White River City. Although I'll have to spend some money, if I can join such a good Guild, so what if I have to spend some money?"

"Indeed. I hear that the benefits offered by Zero Wing are excellent. Members even have the opportunity to rent out the Private Rooms inside the Guild Residence and accumulate Double EXP buff. If I can join Zero Wing, even spending 20 Silver Coins would be worth it!"

Many players throughout Star-Moon Kingdom started entertaining thoughts of joining Zero Wing. Previously, many players had lamented the fact that Zero Wing only recruited members in White River City, and not in other cities. However, as Zero Wing grew increasingly dazzling, the number of players wanting to join the Guild would definitely increase as well. If players did not take this chance to join now, the competition in the future might become even more intense. At that time, they might not be able to join Zero Wing even if they wanted to. Moreover, if they joined Zero Wing ahead of time, they could also accumulate Guild Contribution Points quicker and enjoy the various benefits of the Guild earlier.

"Big Brother Shadow Sword, we don't have enough funds for a single person's teleportation fee even if we add both of our assets together. Why don't we skip Zero Wing's recruitment this time and wait for the next one?" a tall and slender female Guardian Knight suggested. The woman was geared in an assortment of Common and Bronze ranked Equipment. With big, bright eyes, she looked at the stalwart-looking Berserker in front of her, adding, "There are also a few first-rate and second-rate Guilds recruiting in Greenstone City right now. With our strength, we should have no problems joining those Guilds. So, why bother spending so much money to go to White River City?"

"Turtledove, you don't understand. I'm not rushing to join Zero Wing because of their fame. Instead, I plan to join them in order to improve my strength. All these years, I have been stuck at a bottleneck and never managed to break through. When I watched Black Flame's and Ye Feng's battle videos, I learned a lot from them. However, the things one can learn from watching a video will always be limited. If I wish to further improve myself, I need to go and personally experience such battles. Meanwhile, joining Zero Wing would be the fastest way to do so," the Berserker named Shadow Sword explained as he shook his head. "If we lack money, then I'll just use all the Credits I've previously saved up to buy some Silver Coins. We should have enough by then."

"Big Brother Shadow Sword, you can't! You saved that money in order to join the city fighting competition!" the female Guardian Knight named Turtledove argued anxiously.

Shadow Sword waved his hand, softly saying, "You don't need to worry about this. If I can't raise my current strength, I would only become a joke by joining the fighting competition."

"I understand…" Turtledove nodded helplessly.

At the same time, many players throughout Star-Moon Kingdom started planning a trip to White River City. Every one of these players had reached a certain standard. After all, the teleportation fees required to go to White River City were not cheap. Being able to gather so much money was also proof of one's own abilities.

While everyone in Star-Moon Kingdom were discussing Zero Wing…

Creek Town, Blood Hand Association's stronghold.

Under Shi Feng's lead, Zero Wing's 100-man team and the 48 Level 50 Tier 1 guards had cleared out all the Blood Hand Association Knights inside the stronghold and arrived before the doors leading to the hidden warehouse.

The doors to the Blood Hand Association's hidden warehouse were made of extremely tough steel. The pair of thick doors was not something that could be pushed apart by only a handful of players. The result would be the same even if Shi Feng, someone who possessed staggering amounts of Strength, was included.

"Let's open it together."

Following Shi Feng's command, everyone started pushing against this pair of large doors.

After combining the strength of all the players and Level 50 Tier 1 guards, the team only barely managed to push apart the large doors. Moreover, the speed at which the doors were opened was extremely slow.

After spending over a dozen minutes pushing, the team finally succeeded in pushing these large doors apart completely. Simultaneously, the space inside the hidden warehouse also appeared before everyone.

The space inside the hidden warehouse was extremely large and commodious, just like a gymnasium. Tens of metal pillars lined the walls of the building. At this moment, however, nobody paid attention to the appearance of the hidden warehouse. Instead, all eyes were focused at the center of the open space. That area had a small mountain of treasures piled up there. With a single glance, one could immediately discover many Treasure Chests sitting in the mountain of gold. Just the Treasure Chests that could be seen on the surface already numbered in the tens. Moreover, a majority of these Treasure Chests were of Mysterious-Iron rank. There were even some Secret-Silver Treasure Chests.

"Guild Leader, we're rich!" Blackie drooled as he looked at all those Treasure Chests, as well as the Gold Coins and various other items scattered around the hidden warehouse.

"Is this the reward for completing the Crusade Quest?" Although Aqua Rose was a wealthy princess herself, she was still shocked at the sight of the mountain of treasures before her. Only now did she truly understand why Shi Feng had said the Crusade Quest's deposit of 30 Gold Coins was a very cheap price to pay.

Compared to the mountain of gold before her, 30 Gold Coins was not worth mentioning at all.

At this moment, Snow Goose's eyes were practically shining. She could not help but wish she could immediately charge up and dive into this mountain of gold.

However, Snow Goose did not rush forward.

As the location the Blood Hand Association used to store its treasures, this hidden warehouse would naturally have guards.

A total of eight Mechanical Watchers and one Mechanical Slayer was standing at the periphery of the mountain of treasure. Moreover, there was also a magic barrier layered over the mountain of treasure. Unless one removed this magic barrier, nobody could even think of getting the treasure.

"It seems we can only obtain the treasure after defeating these mechanical guards."

Shi Feng's gaze slowly shifted towards the nine gigantic mechanical guards.

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Chapter 336 - Mutant

The hidden warehouse was the most important location of the Blood Hand Association. After all, the warehouse stored all of the treasures the Blood Hand Association had collected over the many years. Naturally, the security of this hidden warehouse would also be the most intense.

The NPCs outside of this hidden warehouse would, at most, comprise 40% of the Blood Hand Association's combat power. Meanwhile, the remaining 60% would be the nine giant mechanical guards guarding inside the hidden warehouse.

The combat power of these nine mechanical guards alone surpassed that of thousands of NPCs. One could just imagine how powerful these robots were.

[Mechanical Watcher] (Lord Rank)

Level 30

HP 1,500,000/1,500,000

[Mechanical Slayer] (High Lord Rank)

Level 50

HP 9,000,000/9,000,000

Everyone felt their hearts grow cold when they saw the shining pitch-black bodies of the Mechanical Watchers. In Team Dungeons, Lord ranked monsters were all categorized as Bosses. As field Bosses, although these Mechanical Watchers had less HP than Team Dungeon Bosses of the same level, their Attack Power and Defense was far superior. Field Bosses were much stronger than Dungeon Bosses of the same level, and a dozen players were no match for them.

As for the High Lord ranked Mechanical Slayer, a Boss of such rank would only appear in 20-man Hell Mode Team Dungeons or 50-man Hard Mode Team Dungeons. Moreover, the Mechanical Slayer before them was a Level 50 High Lord ranked boss. It was simply impossible for a group of Level 20 players to kill it. The level suppression alone would render the players utterly helpless. To put it simply, even if the Mechanical Slayer stood still without taking action, Shi Feng's 100-man team still could not kill it.

"I'm afraid that our combat power might be a little lacking?" Aqua Rose concluded helplessly after observing the nine mechanical guards.

They would need around fifty Level 30 players to deal with a single Mechanical Watcher. In other words, they would need around 400 players to deal with the eight Mechanical Watchers before them. Moreover, all 400 players needed to be Level 30.

As for the Mechanical Slayer, under normal circumstances, they would need at least 300 Level 50 Tier 1 players to raid it. Their current lineup had no hope against such a monster.

Moreover, these nine mechanical guards would definitely work together to repel intruders. At that time, Shi Feng's team would not even amount to dust in the face of these Guards.

Shi Feng examined his surroundings.

There were many iron pillars situated around the hidden warehouse. Moreover, they were incredibly dense and almost indestructible. Meanwhile, mechanical-type monsters all shared a single weakness. Although mechanical-type monsters possessed extremely high magic resistance, Defense, and Attack Power, these monsters usually had very slow Movement Speeds. Their Attack Speeds were also very slow. Moreover, the nine mechanical guards were large, so they could not maneuver between the large iron pillars easily.

Suddenly, an idea popped into Shi Feng's mind.

"Fire Dance, take these Intermediate Frost Grenades. At the start of the raid, I want each of you to lure one of these Mechanical Watchers away. As for the Mechanical Slayer, leave it to me. Everyone else, attack the Mechanical Watchers with the NPC guards. Remember, don't let any of these monsters close in on you. Also, remember to dodge these mechanical monsters' skills. Although they move slowly, the Skills they possess will make up for their speed."

As he instructed his team, Shi Feng took out a bunch of Intermediate Frost Grenades and passed them to Fire Dance and seven other Zero Wing members with the highest Movement Speeds.

By now, everyone was fully aware of how powerful the Frost Grenades were. It was especially true when they were used in a team battle. After the war between World Dominators, Shi Feng had sent Aqua Rose to Blackwing City to buy more of them.

However, they had not purchased many Intermediate Frost Grenades.

Intermediate Frost Grenades could deal 800 Frost Damage to targets that were Level 70 or below, freezing them for 5 seconds and reducing their Movement Speeds by 60% for 12 seconds. However, each Intermediate Frost Grenade cost 10 Silver Coins. They certainly weren't cheap. Aqua Rose had only purchased 200 Intermediate Frost Grenades. Even so, the total had reached 20 Gold Coins. The price concerned and distressed her. However, she knew just how powerful these items were. So, even if they were more expensive, they still needed to buy some as a reserve.

At this moment, Shi Feng couldn't care less about the expense of the Intermediate Frost Grenades. After all, relying on the Movement Speed reduction and control skills of the NPC guards would not be enough to pin down these mechanical monsters.

Following which, Shi Feng assigned everyone on the team their tasks.

Their main goal was to circumnavigate around the iron pillars and take the chance to kill these slow mechanical monsters, though the main damage dealers would be Shi Feng's guards.

"Begin!"

The moment Shi Feng commanded, everyone took action. To start things off, Fire Dance and the others lured the eight Mechanical Watchers away. Shi Feng then charged towards the Mechanical Slayer. When he was only 40 yards away, he threw the Blazing Meteor at the High Lord ranked monster. A streak of flame instantly struck the Mechanical Slayer's forehead.

Dang!

-2

Shi Feng smiled bitterly when he saw the damage that appeared above the Mechanical Slayer's head.

What was a 'futile action?' This was.

Faced with the Mechanical Slayer's 9,000,000 HP, -2 points of damage wasn't even a mosquito bite. When in battle, the Mechanical Slayer recovered 1% of its HP every five seconds. In other words, the Mechanical Slayer could recover 90,000 HP every five seconds…

However, Shi Feng had already achieved his goal.

The Mechanical Slayer's gloomy eyes suddenly illuminated and flashed red. Immediately, it retrieved the serrated greatsword from its back and slowly advanced towards Shi Feng. Although the Mechanical Slayer's pace seemed slow, due to its gigantic body, each step covered more than a dozen yards. It was not one bit slower than ordinary players.

When approaching Shi Feng, the Mechanical Slayer revealed a human-like sneer. Shi Feng felt slightly astonished as he had not expected a mechanical-type monster to possess such high intelligence. In the past, he had never encountered a monster like this. Normally, only high-level NPCs would display such behavior.

"Come; follow me. Let's see if you can get rid of me."

Shi Feng revealed a calm smile. He then tossed the Blazing Meteor at the Mechanical Slayer once more. He activated Windwalk and ran towards a corner of the hidden warehouse, luring the Mechanical Slayer away from the Mechanical Watchers.

After activating Windwalk, Shi Feng's Movement Speed reached frightening heights. Moreover, Shi Feng had also used the Aura of Wind from the Seven Luminaries Ring, increasing his Movement Speed by an additional 20%.

However, even with both effects stacked, the Mechanical Slayer was still faster than Shi Feng. The distance that took Shi Feng several steps to cross only took the Mechanical Slayer a single step. When the distance between them shortened to 20 yards, the Mechanical Slayer abruptly swung its greatsword at Shi Feng, wielding it singlehandedly.

Clearly, there was still a distance of 20 yards between the Mechanical Slayer and Shi Feng. Although the Mechanical Slayer's serrated greatsword was very large and long, it could not hit Shi Feng. Yet, the Mechanical Slayer still chose to swing its greatsword.

When the serrated greatsword descended, it created a loud boom. Even the air surrounding the greatsword compressed and became extremely heavy. Suddenly, tens of air blades shot towards Shi Feng.

The blades resembled a wall of air pressing down on Shi Feng. The gaps between air blades simply did not allow Shi Feng any space to evade. Moreover, they covered a frightening range. Shi Feng could not dodge them even if he wanted to.

Yet, if Shi Feng took the attack head-on, the blades would end his life.

Defensive Blade would not change the outcome. At most, the skill could help Shi Feng block nine air blades.

"It's using a skill already? As expected, a High Lord won't give players any chances. It would be simply impossible for an ordinary player to escape alive."

Shi Feng was utterly astonished. He had not expected the Mechanical Slayer to use such a powerful skill so soon. However, it would be wishful thinking on the Mechanical Slayer's part if it thought it could kill Shi Feng so easily.

In the next moment, Shi Feng suddenly flew.

In the nick of time, Shi Feng flew out of the range of the air blades, leaving behind afterimages as he charged towards the closest iron pillar.

This was none other than the effect of Wind Rider, the activatable skill of the Aura of Wind.

[Wind Rider]

Enables temporary flight and Movement Speed increase of 100% for 15 seconds.

Cooldown: 2 minutes

The Mechanical Slayer bellowed angrily. It actually failed to kill an ant like Shi Feng with a single attack. This was simply humiliating Immediately after, the Mechanical Slayer no longer wielded its serrated greatsword single-handedly. Instead, it swung the greatsword with both hands now.

Boom!

The serrated greatsword plunged into the sturdy ground.

Suddenly, the entire warehouse started trembling. With the Mechanical Slayer as the epicenter, the ground began to crack. Covering a radius of around 70 yards, streams of air blasted up from the ground, decimating everything in their path.

The attack caught one unfortunate Level 50 Tier 1 guard, killing him instantly.

The skill's power dumbfounded everyone.

It was simply unbelievable.

The Level 50 Tier 1 guard had over 100,000 HP. Yet, he was gone in an instant…

This was not Shi Feng's first time meeting a High Lord. However, Shi Feng could say for sure that a High Lord was definitely not capable of instant-killing a Tier 1 NPC of the same level.

At this moment, several thousand Level 50 Tier 1 players would not be enough to kill the Mechanical Slayer.

Fortunately, Shi Feng had Wind Rider activated, so he barely managed to escape the Mechanical Slayer's skill. At this moment, when Shi Feng looked at the Mechanical Slayer again, Shi Feng was shocked to discover a cruel smile on its face. Seeing this, Shi Feng thought of an unlikely possibility. Suddenly, Shi Feng's body shivered as it was overcome with a terrifying chill.

"This is not good; it's a Mutant! Everyone, leave the warehouse immediately! Run as far as you can!" Shi Feng shouted.

At this moment, various emotions passed through Shi Feng's heart. Originally, Shi Feng had everything under his control. However, he never would have expected that such a thing would occur. To begin with, it was simply impossible for this kind of thing to exist at this stage of the game. Yet, it had actually happened.

Although Shi Feng's command confused his guildmates, they carried it out without hesitation. Following Shi Feng's command, everyone ran from the hidden warehouse. At the same time, Shi Feng also tasked his normal guards to stay behind and pin down the Mechanical Slayer, allowing everyone the chance to escape.

In the face of the Mechanical Slayer, however, the Level 50 Tier 1 guards, which had been insurmountable existences to players, could not last a single hit.

"Guild Leader, what is going on?" Aqua Rose dared not believe her own eyes right now.

The Level 50 Tier 1 guards were actually dying with a single hit.

A single hit!

At this moment, Aqua Rose wasn't the only person present who had questions. Everyone in the team was dazed and confused.

Such a powerful monster no longer belonged to the category of a High Lord.

However, at this moment, nobody had the time to ask their questions. Over a dozen guards sent to hold back the Mechanical Slayer had already fallen. Moreover, from beginning to end, only a few short seconds had passed.

"Don't ask! Just run! Run as far as you can! Absolutely do not turn back!" Shi Feng shouted as he tossed an Intermediate Frost Grenade. Currently, Wind Rider was still in effect. So, Shi Feng took advantage of his speed to delay the Mechanical Slayer as much as he could.

Originally, an Intermediate Frost Grenade could deal 800 frost damage to monsters Level 70 or below and freeze them for five seconds. However, when used on the Mechanical Slayer, the Intermediate Frost Grenade had only dealt -100 damage. The freezing effect only lasted for one second.

Although it was only one second, it was effective enough for Shi Feng.

Fortunately, the Cooldown between uses for the Frost Grenades was also one second, allowing Shi Feng to freeze the Mechanical Slayer perpetually.

Shi Feng tossed one Frost Grenade after another, delaying the Mechanical Slayer for over twenty seconds. At this time, his team had finally left the hidden warehouse.

"Guild Leader, we've left the warehouse," Fire Dance said in the team chat.

"No! I told you to run as far as you can! Leave Creek Town immediately!" Shi Feng said.

Presently, nobody but Shi Feng knew what the appearance of a Mutant signified. However, Shi Feng did not have the time to explain at the moment. If they did not run fast or far enough, the consequences would be dire.

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Chapter 337 - Unfathomably Deep

Listening to Shi Feng's anxious tone, everyone from Zero Wing knew that the situation was not as simple as it appeared.

Since Shi Feng had issued his command, none of them would tarry. One after another, they quickly ran for the entrance of the Blood Hand Association's stronghold.

The Mechanical Slayer's strength was simply too terrifying. Not only did it possess region-scale destruction skills, but it could also kill Level 50 Tier 1 NPCs with a single hit.

If it had only been a region-scale destruction skill, they could have dealt with it. The key thing was that even the Mechanical Slayer's basic attacks could instantly kill an NPC guard with over 100,000 HP. At this stage of the game, players had no hope of defeating the Mechanical Slayer.

"Guild Leader, be careful." Fire Dance could not help but tighten her fists, reluctance filling her heart.

"Yeah," Shi Feng gave a simple reply. At the moment, he could not relax as he had before.

His current enemies were not limited to just the Mechanical Slayer. They also included the eight other Mechanical Watchers.

Previously, these Mechanical Watches had run out of the hidden warehouse in pursuit of the other members of Zero Wing. However, after everyone escaped from the hidden warehouse, these Mechanical Watchers rushed back to deal with Shi Feng.

It was extremely challenging for Shi Feng to slow the Mechanical Slayer's movements while simultaneously dodging the attacks of the eight Mechanical Watchers.

When all was said and done, Shi Feng was only a Level 24 Tier 0 Swordsman. Only by activating all the lifesaving skills he possessed could he barely avoid death. However, he was about to run out of gas.

"Damn you fools! I'm clearly helping you right now, yet you idiots are trying to kill me! Since you all wish for death so badly, I'll grant you your wish!" Shi Feng looked at the eight Mechanical Watchers that only focused their attacks on him in anger. Then, instead of throwing the Intermediate Frost Grenade in his hand at the Mechanical Slayer, Shi Feng aimed it at the Mechanical Watchers charging at him.

"Have fun with each other. Damn you bastards."

After freezing the eight Mechanical Watchers, Shi Feng retrieved a Speed Scroll from his bag and used it. His Movement Speed soared once more. He then charged directly towards the hidden warehouse's entrance.

"You will all die!" The Mechanical Slayer let out a mechanical roar after escaping its icy imprisonment. The entire warehouse trembled at its mighty roar.

Instantly, the Mechanical Slayer strode forward and charged at the escaping Swordsman.

While moving forward, however, the Mechanical Slayer found itself blocked by the eight frozen Mechanical Watchers. Without a shred of hesitation, the Slayer swung its greatsword at one of its supposed-allies. The strike sent one of the heavy, over six-feet-tall Watchers flying. Making eight quick successive swings, the Mechanical Slayer sent all eight Mechanical Watchers into the warehouse's walls.

"Such horrifying damage...it is as expected of a Mutant." At this moment, Shi Feng finally managed to glimpse of the Mechanical Slayer's real damage.

A basic swing from its greatsword devoured more than 300,000 HP from each of the Mechanical Watchers.

In other words, the Mechanical Slayer could easily kill a Level 30 Lord ranked Mechanical Watcher with only five basic attacks.

With such strength, the Mechanical Slayer could effortlessly massacre a starter town.

"It seems that fleeing to a town is out of the question." Shi Feng frowned as he gauged the Mechanical Slayer's combat power.

Mutants were a special existence in God's Domain. They were not bound by the logic of the game. Normally, Mutants were born from mutated monsters. However, a Mutant's spawn rate was as low as that of obtaining a Lucky Stone in God's Domain.

The system's laws had no effect on these Mutants, and they were completely independent creatures. They could wander about to any region, and they would attack and destroy any living being they come across.

In Shi Feng's previous life, every time a Mutant appeared in God's Domain, a disaster would follow. Mutants were like the various natural disasters in the real world, and they were not something that a single player could deal with.

Mutants possessed an intellect several times higher than normal monsters, and they were practically on the same level as a high-level NPC. In addition, when a monster mutated, their combat power would increase by several folds.

Shi Feng had met with a Mutant in the past. The Mutant had originally been a Level 80 Common monster. However, after it mutated, it had instant-killed the Level 75 Tier 2 player who had been its opponent at the time.

If a Level 75 Tier 2 player possessed incredible techniques, soloing a Level 80 Lord ranked monster was only a matter of time. Naturally, if such a player wished to escape, they would have no problems doing so. Yet, faced with a Level 80 Common monster, the Level 75 Tier 2 player had no chance to flee. Of course, one of the reasons for that player's demise was negligence. However, the fact that a Level 80 Common monster was capable of instant-killing a Level 75 Tier 2 player clearly displayed how much more powerful it became after becoming a Mutant.

Following which, that mutated Common monster had become the nightmare of players.

By the time everyone was aware of the Mutant's existence, over 10,000 players had died at its hands. More importantly, the Mutant monster grew stronger the more it killed.

This incident had attracted the attention of many large Guilds. Based on everyone's knowledge, the more powerful a monster was, the better was the quality of the items it dropped. This was an iron-law of God's Domain, and even Mutants should have been no exception to this law.

Since this mutated monster was so powerful, being even stronger than a High Lord of the same level, its loot would be magnificent.

Hence, the various Guilds at the time had sent their own armies to hunt this Mutant. At that time, over 100,000 players had been dispatched, and all of them were above Level 70. There were even Tier 2 professional experts among them.

The battle between the Mutant and the player army had shaken the heaven and earth. A starter town had even been decimated as a result of that war.

Although the player army had successfully killed the Mutant in the end, the losses they suffered were tremendous. Out of the 100,000 players sent out, less than 3,000 survived….

Meanwhile, the Mutant before Shi Feng right now had mutated from a High Lord monster. Currently, the Mechanical Slayer was just a newborn; its strength was at its weakest right now. Shi Feng did not dare imagine how powerful it would become once it matured.

In the past, a Level 80 Common Mutant had grown to be able to wipe out over 90,000 players from a 100,000 strong army. Moreover, some of those players had been Tier 2 experts, and everyone's levels at that time were not much different than the Mutant's. Meanwhile, although the Mechanical Slayer before Shi Feng was only Level 50, not a single player had reached Level 40 yet. To put it simply, the Mechanical Slayer was invincible against players.

During the time Shi Feng took to escape the hidden warehouse, the Mechanical Slayer had taken care of all eight Mechanical Watchers. Finished with the nuisances, the Mechanical Slayer renewed its charge at Shi Feng.

"So fast!" Shi Feng hurriedly threw a Frost Grenade at it.

This time, however, the Mechanical Slayer had not fallen for the same trick. With nimble steps, it easily avoided the Intermediate Frost Grenade Shi Feng had thrown.

"Damn! It's those Mechanical Watchers' fault!" Shi Feng's anger grew. In the beginning, when the Mechanical Slayer had just awoken, its intellect had still been considerably low. Hence, it failed to dodge the first Frost Grenade. Moreover, as long as Shi Feng's stock of Intermediate Frost Grenades did not run out, he could freeze the Mechanical Slayer for an indefinite amount of time. Now, however, this strategy was no longer viable.

Almost immediately, the Mechanical Slayer caught up to Shi Feng, its serrated greatsword coursing its way towards him. Currently, the hallway Shi Feng was in only had one path. There was nowhere to dodge, and death was all but inevitable.

Shi Feng had no choice but to bet everything he had, pointing the Abyssal Blade at the Mechanical Slayer.

Abyssal Bind!

Nine pitch-black chains suddenly sprouted from the ground, binding the Mechanical Slayer.

"Aooo!"

The Mechanical Slayer struggled madly, and in the blink of an eye, it shattered one of the chains. Soon, the second and third chain broke apart as well.

At this moment, the chains of Abyssal Bind that had never failed Shi Feng until now seemed as fragile as strips of paper….

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Chapter 338 - Hunted

After easily snapping the chains that bound it, the Mechanical Slayer swung down its serrated greatsword.

Unlike the downward slash it had used at the very beginning of the raid, this swing had sliced apart the air, the greatsword meeting no resistance whatsoever.

The air blades that the slash produced had also become much finer, sharper, and quicker.

"Its improvement rate is too fast."

Shi Feng had not imagined that the Abyssal Bind, which could restrain even the High Lord ranked Nebula Tiger, would not affect the Mechanical Slayer. However, the Mechanical Slayer's improvement was far more frightening.

"It seems that I can only fool around here."

Shi Feng watched the air blades that filled the hall. There was simply nowhere to take cover. He had also used up all of his lifesaving skills to deal with the eight Mechanical Watchers. However, even if he had his lifesaving skills, he still couldn't defend against the Mechanical Slayer's attack. Not delaying any further, Shi Feng switched out the Seven Luminaries Ring's Aura of Wind to the Aura of Space.

Suddenly, a spatial crack formed in front of Shi Feng. Through this crack, one could see a completely different view from that of the Blood Hand Association's stronghold. In the blink of an eye, the spatial crack widened large enough to allow a single person to pass through.

Shi Feng jumped through the spatial crack without hesitation.

Soon after, the air blades entered the spatial crack as well, following their target. However, the moment these blades of air entered the spatial crack, they immediately disappeared without a trace like a rock sinking into a bottomless ocean.

This spatial crack was formed by none other than the Aura of Space's activatable skill, Space Movement. Although the skill was not as convenient as an Elementalist's Instantaneous Movement, the distance one could cross using Space Movement far surpassed that of Instantaneous Movement.

Mutants were different from other monsters. If a monster or NPC killed a player, they would only suffer the standard system penalty.

However, if a Mutant killed a player…

Not only would the penalty for death double, but players would also need to wait one natural day before they could revive in the game. Healers resurrection skills would also not work on players Mutants had killed. Hence, players were required to wait one natural day before they could resume playing God's Domain. Moreover, after reviving, players would enter a weakened state, having all their Attributes reduced by 30% and EXP received by 50% for two natural days.

In God's Domain, time was money. A Guild would suffer tremendous losses if its members became useless for three days. Even first-rate Guilds could not afford to suffer such a loss.

When the Mechanical Slayer saw Shi Feng disappear into the spatial crack, a hint of suspicion appeared on its icy face.

The Mechanical Slayer had only recently gained its own consciousness, and there were simply too many things in this world that it did not know.

Shi Feng was but an ant in its eyes; something that it could easily crush. However, not only had this ant damaged it, freezing it for a long time, but this ant also managed to escape right before its eyes. Moreover, the method this ant used to escape was something it had never encountered before.

"Damned ant, do you think you can escape me?" The Mechanical Slayer laughed coldly, almost human-like. "No matter how far you run, you won't escape my grasp."

Following which, the Mechanical Slayer swung its greatsword upwards, piercing a large hole through the ceiling and creating a path out of the Blood Hand Association's stronghold. Focusing its strength in its legs, the Mechanical Slayer jumped out of the stronghold.

"So, this is how flying works," the Mechanical Slayer chuckled as it hovered in mid-air.

If Shi Feng could hear the Mechanical Slayer's words or witness the flying ability it displayed, cold sweat would drench his back. Not only did the intelligence of this Mechanical Slayer undergo a tremendous transformation, but its learning capability also reached frightening levels. The Mechanical Slayer had only seen Shi Feng use Wind Rider once, yet, it actually learned the skill so quickly…

"Hmm. I see that you've managed to run quite far away." Hovering above the Blood Hand Association's stronghold, the Mechanical Slayer's lips curled up with a trace of playfulness as it looked towards the northwest. Immediately, it flew in that direction, hunting its prey.

At this moment, Aqua Rose, Fire Dance, and everyone else from Zero Wing had just left the Blood Hand Association's stronghold, confusion still occupying their minds.

Before anyone could react, the roof of the Blood Hand Association's stronghold suddenly collapsed, creating a hole that led towards the stronghold's underground space. In the next moment, the Mechanical Slayer appeared from the hole and hovered above the stronghold. Soon after, the Mechanical Slayer transformed into a streak of light and departed from Creek Town.

After a period of silence, Snow Goose rubbed her eyes, asking uncertainly, "Big Sis Aqua, my eyes aren't playing tricks on me, right? That thing that flew away just now was the Mechanical Slayer, right?"

"Uh...yes." Aqua Rose nodded her head blankly.

The Mechanical Slayer looked like a flying fortress as it soared through the sky. Not only had it possessed frightening, destructive force, but it also possessed speed that completely surpassed players. Faced with an enemy like this, any player would be left speechless, let alone those who had personally witnessed the power of this creature.

Although the Mechanical Slayer had already departed from Creek Town, fear lingered in everyone's hearts.

Was it really possible for players to contend with such a monster?

This question echoed in everyone's minds.

"Crap! Since the Mechanical Slayer has left, doesn't that mean that Guild Leader died inside the hidden warehouse?!" Fire Dance suddenly realized, her expression undergoing an abrupt change. Filled with worry, Fire Dance immediately activated Wind Steps and rushed back into the stronghold, charging towards the collapsed warehouse.

In God's Domain, there were only two possibilities for a monster to leave battle. The first was when players had run beyond the monster's range predetermined by the system. The other scenario was when the monster successfully killed its target. Now that the Mechanical Slayer had departed from Creek Town, it was obvious that the second scenario had occurred.

"I'll go with you." Violet Cloud also reacted quickly and chased after Fire Dance.

Following which, everyone finally understood the situation. Shame overcame them as they followed the two girls.

They were the elite members of Zero Wing, yet, they had allowed their Guild Leader to sacrifice himself to protect them. What kind of elite members were they?

However, as everyone arrived before the hidden warehouse, they were all dumbfounded by what they saw.

Unbelievably, the corpses of the eight Mechanical Watchers were embedded into the steel walls of the hidden warehouse. In addition, items littered the floor around the dead Watchers. However, to everyone's surprise, Shi Feng's body was nowhere to be found.

Just what was going on here?

They were left with even more questions, now.

Fire Dance immediately checked the team member list, discovering that Shi Feng's name was still illuminated. The fact that Shi Feng's name had not turned gray showed that Shi Feng was still alive.

"Just what is happening?" Fire Dance sighed in relief. Though she was visibly more at ease now, the questions plaguing her had only increased.

Just as everyone was at a loss, Shi Feng suddenly spoke through the team chat, asking, "What's the situation in Creek Town? Is the Mechanical Slayer still there?"

"Guild Leader, where did you run off to? We thought that the Slayer had done away with you!" Snow Goose giggled. She then added, "Big Sis Fire Dance even went into a flurry and wanted to take revenge! We couldn't stop her, even working together!"

Hearing these words, Fire Dance shot Snow Goose a glare, a faint blush appearing on her delicate white cheeks.

Snow Goose stuck her little tongue out playfully at Fire Dance. She then hid behind Aqua Rose, only revealing her head to glance at Fire Dance with her hands on her hips.

"Snow Goose, stop being naughty. We need to get down to business," Aqua Rose flicked a finger at Snow Goose's forehead, pretending to be angry.

"Big Sis Aqua, I was wrong. However, you shouldn't always flick my forehead! I'll get brain damage at this rate!" Snow Goose clutched her forehead, her eyes tearing.

Completely ignoring Snow Goose's spoiled act, Aqua Rose spoke through the team chat, "Guild Leader, the Blood Hand Association's stronghold has been destroyed. Moreover, the Mechanical Slayer departed from Creek Town and flew towards the northwest."

"As I expected; it's still chasing after me." Shi Feng pondered. He then smiled, saying, "I guess it's good that it is coming after me. Since the Mechanical Slayer is no longer in Creek Town, I'll leave collecting the treasures inside the warehouse to you. Do not let others take advantage of us."

To undo the magic barrier protecting the treasures, they needed to get rid of the eight Mechanical Watchers and the Mechanical Slayer. Now that all eight Mechanical Watchers were dead, only the Mechanical Slayer remained. As long as the Mechanical Slayer died, the magic barrier would vanish. Meanwhile, now that the Blood Hand Association's stronghold had been destroyed, the treasures had also been revealed. Sooner or later, the Red Names that had just revived or escaped previously would discover the treasure. As long as the magic barrier vanished, those bandits would not sit quietly and watch as their team looted the stronghold. They would take the opportunity to snatch some for themselves.

"Guild Leader, please rest assured. How could anything belonging to our Zero Wing be that easy to steal?" Aqua Rose said, a chilling glow flashing in her eyes.

Following which, Shi Feng began to flee once more.

Space Movement had a maximum range of 300,000 yards, which was only around one or two leveling zones. However, Creek Town was located at the borders of the White River City region. There were no other towns in its vicinity. Even if there were, though, the forces there would not be enough to stop the Mechanical Slayer.

Right now, White River City was the only location that could fend off the Mechanical Slayer.

Thus, Shi Feng used Space Movement to arrive at the closest teleportation point, teleporting to White River City.

After arriving at White River City, before Shi Feng even stepped out of the teleportation magic array, he discovered a commotion going on at the entrance of the Teleportation Hall. At this moment, there were many Guild players surrounding the entrance of the Teleportation Hall, and every one of them acted overbearingly.

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Chapter 339 - Making an Enemy Out of Everyone

What's going on in White River City? Shi Feng thought as he looked at the overbearing crowd blockading the entrance of the Teleportation Hall. Do they recognize me somehow?

However, Shi Feng quickly rejected this idea, realizing that he should not be this crowd's target.

In order to avoid attracting attention, Shi Feng donned the Black Cloak before he teleported to White River City, hiding both his appearance and ID. Moreover, he had not told anyone of his whereabouts, so why would anyone expect him? Furthermore, this was the Teleportation Hall of White River City. What reason was there to blockading this place?

The White River City guards were not just for show.

Hence, Shi Feng was sure that these Guilds occupied the Teleportation Hall for some other purpose.

Interesting. I wonder what sort of evil plan these Guilds have this time? Shi Feng revealed a faint smile as he walked towards the entrance of the Teleportation Hall.

Currently, Zero Wing was like the sun at noon. Naturally, many Guilds would feel insecure about losing their position, so it was normal for them to take action.

At this moment, the entrance of the Teleportation Hall was filled with noise. Several Guilds had gathered, many of which were third-rate Guilds. Even the members of Dark Star and World Dominators, two of the top six Guilds of White River City, were present.

"What are you Guilds trying to do here?! Didn't we tell you already that we're not interested in joining you?!" a female Guardian Knight growled in annoyance. The woman was an extraordinary beauty with bright eyes.

"Lady, don't say that. Interest is something that can be nurtured. Your disinterest is simply because you don't fully understand us right now. I believe that as long as we spend some time together, your enthusiasm in joining us will grow," a Level 18 male Assassin insisted, laughing. The Assassin was fully geared with Mysterious-Iron Equipment.

After the male Assassin spoke, the tens of players behind him tightened their blockade of the entrance with no intentions of letting anyone get past them.

"Are all Guilds in White River City like you guys?" the female Guardian Knight said as she wrinkled her brows.

"Hahaha! Don't misunderstand us. We aren't forcing you to join any of the Guilds present. If you aren't interested in joining any of us, you only need to pay a 5 Silver Coin service fee. After all, you can't expect us to make a trip here for nothing!" the male Assassin chuckled coldly.

"You all are going too far!"

In a fit of rage, the female Guardian Knight unsheathed her saber and shield. Although her equipment was a mix of Common and Bronze rank, her level of 17 was not to be underestimated.

Currently, the majority of players were only Level 13, and few among the average players had reached Level 14. Those who managed to reach Level 15 were all veteran players. As for those who were Level 16 or above, such players were usually the elite members of Guilds.

The fact that an independent player like the female Guardian Knight had managed to reach Level 17 showed that she possessed definite abilities.

"What? You want to challenge me? Come at me, then! I'll even stand here and let you hit me! Hit me if you can!" The male Assassin laughed arrogantly. He even took the initiative to move closer towards the female Guardian Knight's saber.

"You shameless bastard!"

Although the female Guardian Knight was furious, she did not take action. They were in White River City. If she attacked first, the guards would capture or kill her. Yet, with so many people blocking the entrance, there was simply no way to leave the building.

However, she was also unwilling to pay these bastards.

To teleport to White River City, they had spent a lot of money. Now, these Guilds wanted to charge them a passage fee of 5 Silver Coins per person. That was practically everything an average player would have.

"Turtledove, don't let them get to you," a tall and sturdy male Berserker said, pulling back the female Guardian Knight.

"Big Brother Shadow Sword, they are simply too much! I need to teach them a lesson! At worst, the guards will just lock me up," the female Guardian Knight named Turtledove persisted, the expression on her face showing that she was not afraid of death.

"Even if you take action, you might not necessarily be able to deal with the problem at hand. We've just arrived at White River City, and we don't have any Reputation here. However, they are different. They have already accumulated a certain amount of Reputation in White River City. Even if they aren't nobles, they will still be citizens of White River City. If we attack them, they can retaliate without suffering any consequences," the Berserker named Shadow Sword warned.

"Oh? It seems that you still possess some insight!" the male Assassin sneered. "That's right. We have earned enough Reputation to become White River City citizens. Some of us here are even first-class citizens, which is only a rank behind nobles! I believe you should know what a first-class citizen signifies, right?"

In God's Domain, citizens of any particular city would receive a special treatment. When a confrontation occurred between players inside a city, as long as no damage occurred, the guards of the city would not pay any attention. Meanwhile, when attacking a first-class citizen inside a city, if one were not a citizen of that particular city, then the punishment they received would double.

If Turtledove dared to attack a first-class citizen of White River City, a very severe punishment would await her. Even if said first-class citizen killed her, she would still be arrested and jailed once she respawned. She would also have to pay a fine. If she did not possess sufficient funds to pay the fine, she would have to pawn the items she had on her to make up for it.

At this moment, Turtledove came to a realization. She was inwardly relieved that she had not acted rashly just now. Otherwise, she would have truly played into those bastards' hands.

"Did you think that you could leave just because you didn't make a move?" The male Assassin laughed, glaring at Turtledove contemptuously. "If first-class citizens strike, I wonder how you will respond?"

"You shameless bastards!" Turtledove understood what these Guild players were trying to do. Suddenly, she said in a frosty tone, "We have come to White River City to join Zero Wing. Are you guys not afraid that Zero Wing will retaliate because of this despicable display?"

"Hahaha! Zero Wing? So what? This daddy here is a member of Dark Star! Even if Zero Wing has great potential, it is still not a match for Dark Star right now! Those bastards from Zero Wing don't even dare to fight us out in the open!" the male Assassin said in disdain. "Moreover, haven't you noticed that there are other Guilds present here as well?

"You guys are really foolish. You actually fell for the crap that some newly-established Guild like Zero Wing spews. Did you guys really think that White River City belongs entirely to Zero Wing?

"Just Dark Star alone is enough to send Zero Wing trembling in fear! Right now, there are seven third-rate Guilds and more than ten unrated Guilds with over 3,000 members present. Even if Zero Wing grew a spine, do you think they would dare to provoke all of us?

"Do you really think Zero Wing is willing to make an enemy out of everyone present?"

Turtledove's composure wavered at the male Assassin's words.

Zero Wing was indeed a newly-established Guild. Moreover, although there were over a million Guild players in White River City, only a fraction belonged to the top six Guilds of White River City, whereas the majority belonged to normal unrated Guilds. Although these unrated Guilds only possessed three to five thousand members on average, there was a large number of unrated Guilds in White River City. If their numbers combined, the total members that these unrated Guilds possessed far surpassed the top six Guilds of White River City.

If these unrated Guilds allied with each other, not even the top six Guilds of White River City would be a match for them.

With so many Guilds working together, how could Zero Wing possibly oppose them?

Thinking up to this point, Turtledove started growing anxious.

"Turtledove, my inconsideration has implicated you in this matter. In a moment, I'll hold them off while you take the chance to escape. As long as you leave the Teleportation Hall, none of these Guilds can do anything to you," Shadow Sword whispered to Turtledove.

"No. At worst, we'll die together. Isn't it just losing some levels and equipment? It's not my first time suffering such a setback." Turtledove shook her head, tightening her grip on her saber.

"I applaud you for your bravery. Unfortunately, you guys came at the wrong time. Brothers, go! Show these folks our passion!" The male Assassin's lips curled up into a mocking sneer. He then motioned with his hand. Immediately, three players possessing the status of first-class citizens moved.

However, before the three first-class citizen players arrived in front of Shadow Sword and Turtledove, a black figure suddenly appeared, blocking them.

This person hidden under a Black Cloak was none other than Shi Feng.

"Making an enemy of everyone?

"Such a bold claim... is Dark Star not afraid of biting its own tongue?

"Do you really think Dark Star is the overlord of White River City?"

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Chapter 340 - Major Noble

Shi Feng's appearance stunned the Guild players blocking the entrance.

To think there was actually someone so foolish….

"Brat, you must be a newcomer, right?

"In White River City, we are the sky. Even Zero Wing, which is in its heyday right now, has to bow before us.

"Since you are also new, I'll give you a piece of advice. Join us. Why bother with a Guild that has no future like Zero Wing?"

"Of course, it's also fine if you don't wish to join us. Just pay 5 Silver Coins, and we'll let you be on your way."

The various Guild players laughed maniacally.

Shi Feng paid no mind to the ridicule and laughter. Instead, he said, "So, it turns out that your Guilds are such good-for-nothings. Instead of growing the courage to confront Zero Wing, you came here to target the players intending to join them. Don't you think you're ridiculous?"

"Brat, you trying to challenge us?" the male Assassin from Dark Star sneered disdainfully.

As the male Assassin spoke, the other Guilds sent forward a few of their own first-class citizens.

As first-class citizens, as long as they did not damage any players without Reputation, even if they manhandled the other party, they would not face any consequences. Hence, they could simply drag Shi Feng and the other two newcomers out of White River City. Kill them? Cut them? They could do whatever they wanted.

It would be even better if the newcomers retaliated. As long as the newcomers retaliated, they could kill them.

In other words, regardless of whether Shi Feng and the other two retaliated or not, they would not have a happy ending.

At this moment, Shadow Sword whispered to Shi Feng, saying, "Fellow brother, thank you for standing up for us. In a moment, I'll charge ahead, so take the chance to escape. As long as you leave the Teleportation Hall, you should be able to avoid them. If you hide in the high-class area of the city, they cant use force against you."

There were differences between the areas in a city. In the common areas of the city, as long as no actual damage occurred, the NPC guards would not pay any attention to the friction between players. However, it was a different story if such a situation occurred in the high-class areas or Trade Area. The same applied to the restaurants and shops inside the city. Even first-class citizens would be arrested and jailed if they tried to create trouble in this areas.

Shi Feng smiled in reply to Shadow Sword's words. However, he did not take them to heart as he continued advancing, walking step by step towards Drunken Maniac, the male Assassin from Dark Star.

"What's wrong with this person?"

Originally, Turtledove had some goodwill towards Shi Feng. However, seeing that Shi Feng ignored Shadow Sword's words, her impression of him worsened slightly.

"Turtledove!" Shadow Sword chided in a low tone.

"Hmph! I want to see what he's going to do next!" Turtledove snorted as she frowned Shi Feng's frail back.

Shadow Sword remained silent, quietly watching Shi Feng. Shadow Sword felt that Shi Feng was not as simple as he appeared. Although the Black Cloak that Shi Feng wore hid his appearance, level, and name, it could not hide the air of an expert his body exuded. Moreover, looking at Shi Feng's unperturbed appearance, Shadow Sword's certainty that Shi Feng was a powerful expert grew; hence, he hindered Turtledove's actions.

However, Shadow Sword had not expected anything to actually happen. After all, they were still within White River City. Even experts were not allowed to take action here.

"Oh? Since you want to die, we'll play with you."

Six players with statuses of first-class citizens immediately surrounded and grabbed at Shi Feng, intending to drag him away and out of the city.

"Huh? What's going on?" one of the six first-class citizen players asked, astonished.

Despite the six of them working together, no matter how much strength they used, Shi Feng did not even budge a single inch.

"What happened to you all? Isn't he just a newcomer? Why haven't you dragged him away yet?" Drunken Maniac demanded, his brows wrinkling.

Lone Tyrant had sent him to deal with players that came from other cities to join Zero Wing.

Due to Zero Wing's growing popularity, many players on the forums had expressed their intentions to migrate to White River City to join the up and coming Guild.

Faced with such a situation, the various Guilds in White River City were unable to sit still. It was especially true for Dark Star and World Dominators.

Currently, Zero Wing was a huge headache for them. If they allowed experts from other cities to bolster Zero Wing's ranks, the Guild would soon grow to become an unstoppable force in White River City. Hence, many Guilds decided to cooperate with each other and sent a few of their members with high Reputation to occupy the Teleportation Hall.

With so many Guilds working together, even Zero Wing would not dare create conflict casually.

By doing so, not only could they reduce the numbers joining Zero Wing, but they could also reduce some of Zero Wing's prestige, killing two birds with one stone.

However, the only reply Drunken Maniac received was the flash of a sword.

Earth Splitter!

The players surrounding Shi Feng were only Level 16. Their HP was only slightly over 2,000. They could not endure Shi Feng's sword at all. With a single attack, all six players surrounding Shi Feng fell like puppets who had their strings cut.

"You…! You actually attacked us!" Drunken Maniac gaped Shi Feng in disbelief. He could not understand why Shi Feng dared to attack them. They were still inside White River City. They also had so many players on their side. So, shouldn't Shi Feng be on his knees, begging for mercy and allowing them to trample him?

Meanwhile, Turtledove, who stood behind Shi Feng, had her mouth open wide in shock. With her eyes fixed on Shi Feng's back, she couldn't help but mutter in a low tone, "Who… Just who is he?"

At this moment, Shadow Sword's expression turned solemn.

He was not surprised by the fact that Shi Feng had made a move. However, being able to kill six elite Guild members with a single hit was simply unbelievable. Shi Feng's Attack Power was practically on the same level as a Boss monster.

After killing the six players who had surrounded him, Shi Feng turned to Drunken Maniac. With a faint smile, he asked, "So, what if I attacked you?"

Shi Feng was a Viscount of White River City. He was a bona fide major noble. Yet, these players had dared to flaunt their slight skill before him. These players simply did not know their own place.

First-class citizen was just a nice-sounding title. In reality, they were commoners in White River City.

Meanwhile, a commoner that dared to make a move against a major noble was a commoner that did not know the meaning of the word "death."

Drunken Maniac felt a chill crawl down his body when Shi Feng had glanced at him. It was as if Shi Feng were a towering giant that could easily stomp him to death. Involuntarily, Drunken Maniac retreated a few steps. However, when he thought of the many allies behind him, courage filled his heart. He then pointed at Shi Feng with unflattering rage.

"Brat, you're courting death!

"Since you dared to kill us within White River City, nobody in the entire City can save you now! It would be the same even if Black Flame were here right now!

"Brothers, kill him!"

Tens of Dark Star members charged at Shi Feng. In the distance, over a dozen mages had also begun to chant their spells.

In the next moment, however, everyone discovered that they were actually unable to use any of their skills.

Immediately, Shi Feng swung the Abyssal Blade and sent three arcs of lightning at the group charging at him, causing damages of over -1,000 points to appear three times over everyone's head. Under the lightning's might, none survived.

At this moment, even a fool could tell that Shi Feng was not a simple character.

Originally, the members of the various Guilds present had laughed at Shi Feng for his foolishness. Now, however, no one laughed.

Shi Feng's first strike had killed six players, while his second had killed tens of players. At this moment, nobody dared to make even the slightest movement, deeply afraid that the next person to die would be themselves.

The only thing they could do right now was to wait for the arrival of the city guards. Only the city guards could deal with a monster like Shi Feng.

"You… Just who are you?" Drunken Maniac retreated, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Shi Feng was simply too powerful!

This was the first time Drunken Maniac had felt such an invisible power.

Although there was nothing surrounding his body, Drunken Maniac felt as if his body were made of lead. Even his breath became extremely heavy.

"You said that it would be useless even if Black Flame were here. Well, I'm standing here right now. What you are going to do about it?" Shi Feng removed the Black Cloak. He then smiled at Drunken Maniac once more, slowly advancing towards the Assassin, step by step.

Without the Black Cloak, everyone recognized him as Black Flame.

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Chapter 341 - It has Come

As long as one was from White River City, they would definitely recognize Black Flame.

"It's Zero Wing's Guild Leader, Black Flame!"

"Why is he here?"

"No wonder he's so strong."

The various Guild players present started panicking.

If Shi Feng were simply an expert from another city, at most, they would feel a little nervous. After all, no matter how powerful Shi Feng was, he could not contend with the entire city. However, Black Flame was different. Not only did the man possess astonishing strength, but he also had a powerful Guild backing him up.

"You…"

Drunken Maniac retreated as he gaped at Shi Feng, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

He had simply been sent here by his Guild Leader, Lone Tyrant, to harass some independent players. He would never have imagined that he would come across the famous, yet mysterious, Black Flame of White River City.

Not long ago, Black Flame had killed Lone Tyrant while surrounded by an army of thousands. Meanwhile, he only had a few hundred men. Moreover, in terms of combat power, he was far inferior to Lone Tyrant. So, how was he going to survive?

Guild Leader, you've really brought a calamity down on me this time. Drunken Maniac laughed bitterly in his heart.

As for escape, although Drunken Maniac was arrogant, he was not a fool. Shi Feng could have killed him with his previous strike. Yet, Shi Feng had not done so.

Why?

It was because, to Shi Feng, taking his life would be as easy as shooting fish in a barrel.

"I really did not expect Guild Leader Black Flame to pay us a visit! Although I know that I am certainly not strong enough to challenge you, if Guild Leader Black Flame wishes to kill me, I will not resist. However, I stand here today as not just the representative of Dark Star, but also the many Guilds in White River City. Guild Leader Black Flame, you should know that by killing me Zero Wing will show its opposition to the many Guilds present today." Drunken Maniac did not wish to die. Moreover, the support of so many Guilds standing by him emboldened and strengthened the Assassin.

However, although Drunken Maniac's words sounded awe-inspiring and many Guilds stood by as back-up, Shi Feng's footsteps did not stop.

"Guild Leader Black Flame, our Guilds have chosen Drunken Maniac as our representative here today. If you kill him, your actions will offend our Guilds. So, I hope Guild Leader Black Flame will think things through."

"That's right; that's right. Although Zero Wing is powerful in White River City, we are not that easily bullied. Moreover, nobody will benefit from a life and death struggle. Guild Leader Black Flame, you have to think it through carefully."

"Guild Leader Black Flame, in my opinion, you should just let bygones be bygones. Wouldn't it be better if both sides take a step back? Why must you push the situation to an impasse? Neither party will benefit from such a situation."

"Zero Wing only has around 5,000 members. However, our Guilds' combined numbers exceed 100,000. Even if experts are aplenty in Zero Wing, could each of these experts take on twenty people by themselves?"

After one person stood up Shi Feng, the other Guilds also started to voice their opinions. Although these Guild players' persuasion attempts seemed gentle, in reality, they were using another method to strike at Zero Wing. If Shi Feng did not retaliate today, it would mean that Zero Wing's invincible momentum had finally broken. To outsiders, it would look as if Black Flame had admitted defeat. At that time, even without their Guilds hindering players from other cities from joining Zero Wing, those players might give up on Zero Wing due to their disappointment in the Guild.

At this moment, Turtledove and Shadow Sword, who stood behind Shi Feng, still wore shocked expressions.

They never thought that the stranger who willingly lent them a hand when they were in trouble would actually be the Guild Leader of Zero Wing.

Meeting the mysterious Guild Leader of Zero Wing was more difficult than winning the lottery in reality. After all, there was simply too many players in White River City. Yet, they had actually encountered him.

However, resentment began to fill their hearts as they listened to the many Guilds.

"These people are just a bunch of trash," Turtledove did not originally have a positive opinion of these Guilds. Now, that opinion had only grown worse.

Shadow Sword nodded his head in agreement. This was why he did not wish to join these Guilds. These Guilds only knew how to use underhanded tactics to reap the greatest benefits. To these Guilds, today's enemies may be tomorrow's friends. In Shadow Sword's eyes, these Guilds were simply despicable.

Although they were outsiders, they could easily tell what these Guilds were trying to do.

These Guilds were clearly in the wrong. Hindering players from joining Zero Wing was already an affront to Zero Wing's reputation. Now, they shamelessly accused Shi Feng of bullying.

However, Shadow Sword could not help but admit that the current Zero Wing was not so powerful that it could afford to ignore the alliance of all these Guilds.

"What will he do?" Shadow Sword paid closer attention to Shi Feng's every move.

If Shi Feng allowed this situation, although Zero Wing would retain its current strength, it would become a laughingstock. Yet, if Shi Feng acted recklessly, he would have played directly into Dark Star's hands and become these Guilds' enemy.

However, Shi Feng's next action completely surprised Shadow Sword.

Without saying a word, Shi Feng arrived before Drunken Maniac, a calm smile on his face.

"Guild Leader Black Flame is as wise as expected," Drunken Maniac sighed in relief when he saw Shi Feng's smile. At least he would not die today.

In the next second, however, Drunken Maniac saw a silver shimmer flash before his eyes. Suddenly, Drunken Maniac's vision turned gray, his legs turning limp and his body falling to the ground.

"You… Why?" Drunken Maniac failed to understand.

Everyone else was similarly puzzled. Why had Shi Feng dared to take action?

Did he not understand how serious the consequences were?

"It seems that you still don't understand Zero Wing," Shi Feng chuckled. "Although our Guild isn't very impressive, it also isn't a Guild that stands by in silence while others are bullied.

"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Since you struck first, what's there to fuss about now that I'm striking back? Did you really think I would be so naive as to let you off?"

Although Shi Feng's voice was soft, everyone present could hear his words as clear as day. Every word was like a sledgehammer banging at their hearts.

"Wow!" Turtledove was momentarily overwhelmed by the man before her.

This was her ideal Guild, a Guild that would not falter even when surrounded by enemies.

"Ah, my trip was not wasted. Now that I see him in person, I am even more certain that I must join Zero Wing." Shadow Sword struggled to contain his excitement.

Although Shi Feng's actions had delighted Shadow Sword and Turtledove, the various Guilds blockading the Teleportation Hall were not pleased in the least.

"Lunatic! He's simply a lunatic!"

"He actually dared to kill Drunken Maniac right in front of us!"

"I hear that his entire body is filled with treasure. Now that he's a Red Name, we'll be rich if we can kill him. Even if his strength is absolute, with so many people on our side, he will not survive! At that time, we'll gain double the profits!"

Although Shi Feng's words had left the various Guild players shaken, now that he had dropped all pretense, they would not let him go. After all, the fame and fortune they could gain by killing Shi Feng were extremely abundant.

"Not good! These bastards intend to slaughter him!" Watching the Guild players slowly advance, Turtledove grew worried for Shi Feng.

Although Shi Feng had managed to kill Lone Tyrant within an army of thousands the last time, that did not mean Shi Feng was capable of exterminating an army of thousands. Moreover, there was no place for Shi Feng to run since this place was so crowded. If Shi Feng had to face several hundred players all at the same time, the result was obvious. Only death would await him.

Considering the circumstances, Shadow Sword and Turtledove immediately stepped up to Shi Feng's sides. They were both prepared to enter battle with Shi Feng.

Just as the battle was about to start, the sound of an explosion came from the outside of the Teleportation Hall, the massive boom echoing throughout the entire building.

Before anybody realized what had happened, another series of explosions resounded. Moreover, the sounds were getting louder and louder, so much so that everyone in the Teleportation Hall could feel the ground tremble.

"It certainly arrived quickly." Shi Feng's lips slightly curled up as he watched the clouds of dust rise from the streets.

Standing beside Shi Feng, both Shadow Sword and Turtledove grew curious as they looked at Shi Feng's calm demeanor. It was as if Shi Feng knew the cause of the explosions.

However, compared to the turmoil happening outside, they now faced with hundreds of players. How could Shi Feng possibly smile at a moment like this?

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Chapter 342 - Monster Attacking the City

Although the explosions from outside the Teleportation Hall grew increasingly louder, they had not dissuaded any of the various Guild players from their opportunity for fame and fortune.

Currently, the Guild Leader of Zero Wing stood before them. As long as they could kill Black Flame, they would become famous overnight. Whether it was for themselves or their Guild, they would benefit greatly from killing Black Flame.

Black Flame's reputation was simply too powerful.

The prestige Zero Wing enjoyed today was largely due to Black Flame.

Now that such a fortuitous opportunity lay before them, they simply could not pass it up.

Black Flame had already taken the initiative to kill so many players inside the city, violating White River City's laws. Now, he was no longer protected by the City. In a moment, the guards would arrive to kill Black Flame. Which was to say, even if they killed Black Flame, the guards of White River City would do nothing to them.

Currently, they had the Teleportation Hall's only exit blocked off. They might never encounter such a godsend opportunity in the future.

"Ignore what's happening outside for now! Let's get rid of Black Flame first, then talk. If the guards arrive, we won't have the chance to kill him anymore!"

"That's right! We can't let him get away!"

"Black Flame, don't think that you are amazing just because you are an expert! Today, you will die!"

"So what if you're an expert?"

"Do you know what strength in numbers means?"

The various Guild players all wore sneers on their faces. Obviously, they no longer held any respect for Shi Feng. There was only greed and highly-inflated confidence in their eyes right now.

"Guild Leader Black Flame, I'll attract their attention in a moment, so take the chance to escape," Shadow Sword said as he suddenly moved in front of Shi Feng.

Shi Feng looked at Shadow Sword strangely.

Previously, Shi Feng had not been too concerned about Shadow Sword as he had focused on the situation itself. Now that he took a closer look at Shadow Sword, he suddenly discovered that this person was not as simple as he seemed. Although Shadow Sword's equipment was nothing special, and he was only Level 17, his every movement exuded the unique temperament that only martial arts practitioners possessed.

Although I had never heard of an expert named Shadow Sword in the past, this person is still quite interesting. Shi Feng revealed a faint smile as he examined Shadow Sword's figure.

Although Shi Feng had been the Guild Leader of Shadow in the past and had played God's Domain for over a decade, it was simply impossible for him to remember the names of every expert in God's Domain. After all, there were simply too many experts in this game.

However, what Shi Feng admired about Shadow Sword was not his skills. Rather, it was Shadow Sword's behavior.

In a situation where most people would hide and cower, Shadow Sword actively rushed forward instead. Even though he knew that this was a suicidal thing to do, he had still done it. It had been a long time since Shi Feng had encountered such a "fool."

Even while hundreds of players charged at Shi Feng, Turtledove discovered that Shi Feng had not moved an inch. Instead, he stood there quietly, watching the crowd.

Inwardly, Turtledove was stunned, wondering what was going through Shi Feng's mind.

Has he already given up?

"Oh? There really are a lot of Guilds here. It seems that I'll have to use a little effort this time," Shi Feng looked around, memorizing all the Guilds here today.

If he did not give these Guilds a taste of Zero Wing's might, their actions would only grow bolder in the future.

Normally, he would not stand a chance against such a crowd. Now, however, the situation was different.

"It should be about time. You two, in a moment, distance yourselves. The farther, the better. It would be unfortunate if I mistakenly injured you," Shi Feng whispered a reminder to Shadow Sword and Turtledove before slowly advancing on the crowd. At the same time, he activated the Aura of Space on the Seven Luminaries Ring, becoming immune to all control and restricting effects.

Shi Feng's instructions confused the two independent players.

Just what was he planning to do?

Did he really intend to engage in a deathmatch with these hundreds of players?

"Presumptuous! Die!" One of the Level 16 Berserkers who led the charge smiled disdainfully. Lifting his battle axe, he used Charge and took the lead to hack at Shi Feng.

The giant battle axe carried a strong wind with it as it descended.

Originally, the Berserker thought he could repel Shi Feng with a single attack. In the next moment, however, this Level 16 Berserker finally realized what true "Strength" was.

Making a casual swing with the Abyssal Blade, Shi Feng slashed at the steel battle axe, sending both the axe and the Berserker flying. Following which, Shi Feng charged towards his incoming opponents like a bullet, crashing into and dispersing the crowd.

"Is he a monster?" Turtledove was dumbfounded.

The players from the various large Guilds were also momentarily stunned. However, they quickly recovered their wits.

"Mages, kill him!"

Although the melee players who had charged at Shi Feng had scattered, the mages standing in the back had not stopped their chanting. Soon, spells flew at Shi Feng, one after another. Not daring to take all of those spells head-on, Shi Feng quickly carried out complex footwork, his dance becoming ethereal. Dodging one spell after another, Shi Feng charged towards the crowd.

"Not good! He's going for the healers! All melees, block him!"

A group of melee players immediately charged forward and blocked Shi Feng's path.

However, their attempt was futile. Shi Feng was currently Level 24, and most of the equipment he wore was Fine-Gold rank or above. All of his Attributes far surpassed these Level 16 and Level 17 melee players. With ease, Shi Feng plowed through all obstacles before him. Sword flashes enveloped these players. Even though these players had skills that could block attacks, their bodies could not keep up and react appropriately. Hence, Shi Feng eliminated them easily.

Moreover, as Shi Feng weaved his way through the crowd, the ranged mages were unable to hit the Swordsman. There was always someone Shi Feng could use as a shield, taking the hits for him. Even if some players used targeted control skills on him, Shi Feng possessed the Aura of Space's effect that made him immune to all control effects.

"You melees are too stupid! Don't you know how to get out of the way?"

"Crap, you mages are the idiots! Why can't you aim properly?"

Fresh blood splashed through the air. After the death of over a dozen people, the various Guild players grew fretful, and they began to bicker amongst themselves.

"Why are you so anxious? Can't you all see that Black Flame's HP has fallen by quite a bit? He doesn't have a healer. He won't last long." At this time, a sturdy and robust looking Guardian Knight stepped out from within the Teleportation Hall. Several hundred Guild players followed him as well.

"Guild Leader Lone Tyrant, why are you here?"

Everyone present immediately recognized the Guardian Knight.

At this moment, Lone Tyrant no longer possessed his previous calm. Now, as if possessed by a devil, both of his eyes glowed with a crimson light.

When Lone Tyrant discovered Shi Feng appearance in the Teleportation Hall, he immediately used a Return Scroll and rushed back to White River City. His previous death at Shi Feng's hands had been an utter disgrace. Afterward, he had been forced out of the Ranking List. At this moment, Lone Tyrant's hatred for Shi Feng was deeper than an ocean.

"Black Flame, today you will die! Everyone, charge!" Lone Tyrant laughed madly as he watched Shi Feng fight.

"Kill!"

Suddenly, several hundred Dark Star elite members charged at Shi Feng.

"This Lone Tyrant sure has good timing." Shi Feng could not help but wrinkle his brows. Currently, although he still had over 70% of his HP remaining, he would not last long if he had to face an additional mob of several hundred Dark Star elite members. "It seems that I can only retreat for now."

Just as Shi Feng charged towards the entrance…

A huge explosion occurred in front of the Teleportation Hall.

The hundreds of players blocking the entrance were instantly obliterated, and not even their corpses remained. Only the items these players had dropped were left behind.

Shocked, everyone turned to look at the source of the explosion.

"What is that?" Turtledove's eyes widened, a look of disbelief plastered on her face.

A steel giant had appeared at the entrance of the Teleportation Hall. Just by standing there, the steel giant caused those who looked at it to feel chills down their spines.

Simultaneously, all players in White River City received a notification.

White River City System Announcement: Monsters have invaded White River City! Assist the guards of White River City to repel the attack! Players will receive bountiful rewards based on contributions.

However, despite this system notification, this steel giant's contemptuous laughter petrified any player who heard it.

"I've finally found you."

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Chapter 343 - Slaughter Time

The players in White River City grew excited when they heard the announcement.

It was extremely rare for monsters to attack a city. Furthermore, they could obtain bountiful rewards and witness experts' techniques.

These factors alone were reason enough for players to involve themselves.

"Let's head over to the city gates and have a look. We won't get any rewards if we let the guards wipe out all of the monsters."

"I heard that a monster has appeared at the Teleportation Hall. Hopefully, they haven't killed it already."

"Let's hurry to the Teleportation Hall, then."

Immediately, groups of players resting inside bars and hotels started running towards the Teleportation Hall, which was only a short distance away from White River City's gates.

At this moment, silence filled the inside of the Teleportation Hall. The steel giant that had suddenly appeared currently captivated everyone's attention.

[Mechanical Slayer] (Mutant High Lord Rank)

Level 50

HP 40,000,000/40,000,000

Compared to the first time Shi Feng had seen it, the Mechanical Slayer's current HP had undergone an earth-shattering change. It's HP of 40,000,000 shook the players inside the Hall, despair seeping through the crowd.

Moreover, the Mechanical Slayer had killed over a hundred players with a single attack. Any player who witnessed this scene would feel one thing—fear.

However, what surprised everyone was that the steel giant's gaze was locked on Black Flame.

It was clear that the steel giant's words "Finally found you," were meant for famed Guild Leader.

But why was such a powerful monster looking for Black Flame? This question filled everyone's minds.

"Why would a Level 50 High Lord appear here?" Lone Tyrant looked at the Mechanical Slayer that had suddenly appeared, feeling greatly astonished. This was also the first time Lone Tyrant had heard of or seen the rank Mutant High Lord.

There were hundreds of Level 150 guards and Level 150 Tier 2 Guard Generals in White River City. The Mechanical Slayer, a Level 50 High Lord ranked monster, stood no chance against these NPCs. Yet, the Mechanical Slayer still chose to appear here. Such a situation was simply unbelievable.

However, what was even more surprising was the Mechanical Slayer's performance and actions. Its speech, which carried a playful tone, was nothing like a monster. In Lone Tyrant's opinion, the Mechanical Slayer seemed more like a haughty and overbearing player than a monster. These factors revealed that this Mutant High Lord was definitely more powerful than an ordinary High Lord ranked monster.

"Boss Tyrant, what should we do about that monster?"

"Should we escape?"

The members of Dark Star struggled to swallow their fear when they thought about the Mechanical Slayer's level and frightening, destructive power.

"Escape?" Lone Tyrant sneered. "With such a god-given opportunity, why would we escape?

"Right now, the monster has the exit blocked. Meanwhile, Black Flame is clearly its target. Who else could be a better guard than that monster? First, we need to deal with Black Flame. After we get rid of him, we can deal with that monster.

"Everyone, charge! We must not let Black Flame get away today!"

Since Lone Tyrant had given the command, as members of Dark Star, they could not disobey his orders. One after another, the Dark Star members charged towards Shi Feng.

At the same time, Lone Tyrant had also mobilized members through the Guild channel, instructing more to join him.

Whether it was Black Flame or the Mechanical Slayer before him, Dark Star would be the one to take them both down. It was especially true for the monster before him. Despite it clearly being a High Lord, the Mechanical Slayer possessed intelligence that far surpassed that of an ordinary High Lord. Moreover, it was also frighteningly strong. If they could kill it….

When the other Guild players saw Dark Star's hundreds of members charging at Shi Feng, they, too, started contacting their respective Guilds and rallied for more troops, not wanting to miss out on this opportunity. In addition to taking Black Flame's life, they all intended to fight over the contribution and drops of killing the Mechanical Slayer.

"It's over! There's a tiger at the front and a wolf at the back! I told him that he should have escaped earlier! It's too late now!" Turtledove panicked when she saw their opponents surrounding Shi Feng. The steel giant also had the exit blocked off. She then suggested, "Why don't we rush over to help him now?"

"Hold on," Shadow Sword pulled back Turtledove. Softly, he said, "Let's listen to Guild Leader Black Flame and think of a way to escape."

"Big Brother Shadow Sword, the situation has changed! He will die if we don't help him!" Turtledove said.

"Even if we try to help, what can we actually do?" Shadow Sword shook his head. Although he wished to help Shi Feng as well, a dark feeling had surfaced in his heart. Meanwhile, this darkness told him that, if he stayed here, the situation might really conclude as Shi Feng had said.

"It would be better than doing nothing at all!" Ignoring Shadow Sword's words, Turtledove charged towards the crowd.

However, before Turtledove made it too far, something unbelievable happened.

A massive figure suddenly appeared above Shi Feng. The figure then landed heavily on the ground, easily crushing the stone floor into dust and sending tremors throughout the entire Teleportation Hall.

More than a hundred players who had charged at Shi Feng died instantly under the figure's descent.

Only Shi Feng, who had activated Defensive Blade, had barely remained standing.

"You've finally taken action. I've been waiting for a long time now," Shi Feng smiled faintly. At this moment, he had less than 50% HP remaining. If he continued battling the sea of players, sooner or later, he would have no choice but to run. However, now that the Mechanical Slayer had made its move against him, things were vastly different.

"Little ant, you sure are persistent. However, in front of Us, only death awaits you." The Mechanical Slayer lifted its serrated greatsword, slashing the weapon down at Shi Feng.

Countless air blades flew towards Shi Feng.

"Perfect."

Faced with the countless air blades, Shi Feng's smile only widened. Using Silent Steps, Shi Feng dodged the air blades that assaulted him like a tsunami easily and appeared where the healers of the various Guilds had gathered.

Although Shi Feng had evaded the Mechanical Slayer's attacks, the Dark Star elites who had focused on Shi Feng were not as lucky.

Under the assault of the countless air blades, these elite players were as weak as tofu, crumbling with just a touch.

In an instant, over a hundred elite players died.

However, the battle was not over yet. Seeing that its attack had missed, the Mechanical Slayer sent another slash at Shi Feng.

Shi Feng hurriedly activated the Aura of Wind in conjunction with Windwalk, his speed soaring. Shi Feng then jumped abruptly, barely dodging the second wave of air blades.

Following which, the healers and mages of the various large Guilds suffered a tragedy.

"Crap, Black Flame is trying to use that Mechanical Slayer's strength to deal with us! Everyone, move away from him!"

Everyone finally noticed that something was amiss.

Although Shi Feng seemed to be evading the Mechanical Slayer's attacks, in reality, he took advantage of the Mechanical Slayer's wide range to deal with them.

Within a few seconds, the various large Guilds had lost over eighty percent of the elites in the Teleportation Hall, while Dark Star had lost over half of the elites who had just arrived.

If they continued to allow Shi Feng to have his way, they would face annihilation in just a moment.

"Black Flame!"

Looking at his subordinates that had died, Lone Tyrant clenched his jaw close to the point of shattering his teeth.

"Change of tactics. All ranged players restrict Black Flame's movements." Lone Tyrant immediately issued new orders.

"You only now noticed?" Shi Feng simply smiled. "Unfortunately, you're too late. Let me help you host a grand blood fest!"

If Lone Tyrant and the others had prepared earlier and stolen the aggro of the Mechanical Slayer from Shi Feng before it appeared in front of him, Shi Feng would have been forced to flee. However, after the Mechanical Slayer had focused on him, it would be meaningless even if Lone Tyrant and the others managed to figure out his plan.

Shi Feng had already seized control of the Mechanical Slayer's initiative.

So long as Shi Feng did not die, he would have control of the giant's actions.

Fortunately, nobody in White River City could surpass his survivability.

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Chapter 344 - Unstoppable

Although Shi Feng's survivability was impressive, when faced with a Level 50 Mutant High Lord, not even he could last long. After all, the gap between them was simply too wide.

"I have no choice; I have to use it." Shi Feng reluctantly took a Frost Grenade from his bag.

Immediately, the Mechanical Slayer slid to a halt, its glowing red eyes glaring at the Frost Grenade in Shi Feng's hand.

The Mechanical Slayer was very familiar with the Frost Grenades.

Shi Feng had once used these Frost Grenades to freeze it for a long period of time, rendering it helpless.

"Hah, it seems that it remembers," Shi Feng laughed when he saw the Mechanical Slayer's reaction.

However, Shi Feng had no hope that the Frost Grenades would scare the Mechanical Slayer for too long. Taking advantage of the Mechanical Slayer's hesitation, Shi Feng took a step forward and dashed towards Dark Star's mages.

"Damn! All mages, fire everything you have at him! Don't let him get close!" Lone Tyrant shouted.

One after another, spells flew towards Shi Feng in quick succession.

Frost Arrows, Ice Spheres, Ice Walls, Spiritual Bondage, and other control skills aimed for Shi Feng.

Meanwhile, the Mechanical Slayer behind Shi Feng had finally responded. Immediately, it threw the serrated greatsword in its hand at Shi Feng.

The greatsword generated a sonic boom as it flew, punching a hole through the air. The sword was so fast that it was impossible for anyone to dodge it.

On one side, there were the numerous spells players had cast, and on the other, there was the Mechanical Slayer's greatsword.

Shi Feng could not afford to be careless. Immediately, he used Phantom Kill, creating a doppelganger of himself 10 yards away from his main body. Just as the serrated greatsword was about to skewer him, by the skin of his teeth, he swapped positions with his doppelganger.

Shi Feng's doppelganger was utterly powerless against the serrated greatsword, dying instantly.

However, even after killing Shi Feng's doppelganger, the greatsword did not slow and soared towards the Dark Star mages.

Before the members of Dark Star could react, the greatsword plunged itself into the crowd. An explosion blossomed as the weapon crashed into the ground, creating a massive hole in the Teleportation Hall's floor. Following which, with the greatsword as the epicenter, shockwaves radiated throughout the surroundings. A single shockwave had decimated all players within a 30-yard radius. From this, Shi Feng once more witnessed just how terrifying a Mutant was.

Meanwhile, Shadow Sword and Turtledove who now hid in a corner were dumbfounded by what they saw.

"Big Brother Shadow Sword, are all High Lords so powerful?" Turtledove asked in shock.

"According to my knowledge, there is not a single High Lord as powerful as this Mechanical Slayer. It seems that Guild Leader Black Flame's command to withdraw was not without reason," Shadow Sword watched Shi Feng in the distance, a hint of admiration appearing on his face.

Although the Mechanical Slayer's combat power was horrific, it did not possess the techniques to utilize it fully. Shi Feng, on the other hand, was different. Not only did he possess a firm grasp of his surroundings, but he also possessed meticulous dodging techniques. It was precisely what he, Shadow Sword, aimed to learn.

"If I join Zero Wing, in the future, won't I be able to learn many more techniques from him?" An idea suddenly occurred to Shadow Sword, and his determination to attend Zero Wing's next recruitment increased. He must join Zero Wing.

While Shadow Sword and Turtledove admired Shi Feng, Lone Tyrant's anger grew rampant.

With a single attack, the Mechanical Slayer had slaughtered over a hundred Dark Star elites.

"Damn that Black Flame! Have the others not arrived yet?!" Lone Tyrant bellowed.

"Guild Leader, the closest members number around 4,000, and they are rushing to join us. With some time, there should be no problems boosting that number to 10,000," one of Lone Tyrant's subordinate reported.

Lone Tyrant nodded, wearing a satisfied smile as he said, "Good. Tell the team to buy us some time. Also, send someone to Zero Wing's side to check for any movements. With so much commotion, they won't stand silently by."

By the time everyone had gathered, whether it was Black Flame or the Mechanical Slayer, all would be his for the taking.

At this moment, the members of Dark Star and the other Guilds began to dart around. Wherever Shi Feng appeared, these players would run in the opposite direction, playing the mouse to Shi Feng's cat.

Just as Shi Feng used the Frost Grenades to pin the Mechanical Slayer down and manipulate the monster's strength to kill the members of Dark Star and the various Guilds, the Level 150 guards of White River City had finally arrived at the Teleportation Hall.

Over a hundred guards stormed the Teleportation Hall. Among them, there was a Level 150 Tier 2 Guard General, as well as plenty of Tier 1 Guard Captains. These NPCs stood neatly in order, surrounding the Teleportation Hall.

"The guards are here! We're saved!"

The players present released a sigh of relief at the guards' arrival. Borrowing the Mechanical Slayer's strength, Shi Feng had killed countless of their allies. If they had not continuously avoided him, they would have long since died under Shi Feng's demonic claws.

"Good. Now that the guards are here, when they pin down this monster, they will attract its aggro. We'll see how arrogant you are then. When my men arrive, we'll introduce you to Death," Lone Tyrant laughed coldly as he watched Shi Feng dodge the Mechanical Slayer's attacks.

At this moment, however, Shi Feng also revealed a smile. Immediately, he dashed out of the Teleportation Hall, holding nothing back while doing so.

Meanwhile, under the Tier 2 Guard General's command, the guards started their assault on the Mechanical Slayer.

The NPCs were uniformly Level 150. The ordinary guards possessed 800,000 HP, the Tier 1 Guard Captains possessed 1,600,000 HP, and the Tier 2 Guard General possessed 2,400,000 HP. To players, these guards were invincible. These guards only needed a single strike to kill a Level 50 player instantly. Hence, in everyone's eyes, a Level 50 monster stood no chance against these NPCs. The same went for the Mutant High Lord with 40,000,000 HP.

Unfortunately, Mutants were different.

When the Level 150 ordinary guards attacked the Mechanical Slayer, the highest damage they had dealt was only around -1,000 points. Even the Level 150 Tier 1 Guard Captains only managed to deal around -3,000 damage to the Mechanical Slayer. As for the most powerful Level 150 Tier 2 Guard General, he could only deal around -10,000 damage.

Such damages were barely a scratch to the Mechanical Slayer's 40,000,000 HP.

Indeed, just like Lone Tyrant had predicted, the Mechanical Slayer's attention immediately switched towards the Tier 2 Guard General. Following which, the Mechanical Slayer swung its serrated greatsword at the Guard General, while the Guard General responded quickly by raising his spear to defend against the attack.

Boom!

The attack threw the Level 150 Guard General into a wall.

The Mechanical Slayer then brandished its greatsword repeatedly, creating a storm that engulfed the entire Teleportation Hall. In retaliation, the other guards began a frenzied assault on the Mechanical Slayer.

After a short moment, the entire Teleportation Hall had changed beyond recognition.

Under the barrage of the countless sword auras, none of the Level 150 guards survived. Even the ten Tier 1 Guard Captains and the Tier 2 Guard General died under the Mechanical Slayer's sword.

Meanwhile, the Mechanical Slayer still had 91% of its HP remaining.

"Just what kind of monster is this?" Lone Tyrant could not believe his own eyes. Before today, players had believed that these NPC guards were invulnerable, yet, they had all been annihilated, while the Mechanical Slayer remained healthy.

There had been over a hundred Level 150 guards. A Tier 2 NPC had even led the attack, but, in the end, they all died. At this point, Lone Tyrant began to wonder if anyone could defeat the Mechanical Slayer.

Seated on top of a roof, Shi Feng enjoyed a few refreshments while resting. Previously, to dodge the Mechanical Slayer's attacks, Shi Feng had exhausted himself, both mentally and physically. Meanwhile, the arrival of the guards had been the perfect chance to break away from the battle and rest. Only, he had not imagined that his break would be so short-lived.

"A Mutant mutated from a High Lord is scary indeed. With this, I can safely proceed with the next part of the plan," Shi Feng smiled, shifting his gaze towards the tens of thousands of players in a distance who currently rushed towards the battle.

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Chapter 345 - Storm Domain

"Look, there's a monster over there!"

"It's massive! Wait; why does a Level 50 High Lord possess 40,000,000 HP?!"

"This is the most powerful High Lord I've ever seen. I wonder what items it will drop after it dies? At the very least, it should drop some Fine-Gold items, right?"

"Are all of you blind? That Mutant High Lord is clearly stronger than ordinary High Lords. If a High Lord already drops Fine-Gold items, then a Mutant High Lord, which is a higher rank, should drop Dark-Gold items!"

"Dark-Gold items?! There should only be a few items of such rank in Star-Moon Kingdom, right?"

At this moment, the many players in White River City had started to gather at the Teleportation Hall. A sea of players covered the nearby streets, all of them watching the Mechanical Slayer with hungry gazes.

These players considered the Mechanical Slayer to be a Field Boss that could be easily killed.

Meanwhile, among this sea of players, there was actually not a single Zero Wing member to be found. Shi Feng had long since informed his Guild that they were not allowed to participate in this battle. Shi Feng's reason was not due to lack of interest in the loot of the Mechanical Slayer. Instead, he understood that they would only throw away their lives by joining this battle.

"Guild Leader Tyrant, our men have arrived."

"Good. The Mechanical Slayer belongs to us. Tell everyone to spread out and take positions. None of the melees are allowed to approach the Mechanical Slayer. Ranged players should distance themselves from the Mechanical Slayer and attack from maximum range. Let the other players draw the aggro and die for us. As for the melee players, have them aim for Black Flame. We must not let him escape."

Although Lone Tyrant was shocked by how powerful the Mechanical Slayer was, such a powerful monster also represented a ridiculous amount of valuable loot.

Despite the fact that Dark Star only had several thousand members present, its main army was on its way. In addition to the other Guilds and independent players of White River City, the final number of players they could gather would exceed 200,000.

Currently, if the players present attacked the Mechanical Slayer, most of their attacks would either deal -1 damage or Miss. Even so, this Mechanical Slayer with 40,000,000 HP would not survive for long under the continuous assault of 200,000 players.

Moreover, there weren't just a hundred or so guards in White River City. In time, the city would send more guards into the fray. In a way, the Mechanical Slayer's death was a guarantee. It was only a matter of who would obtain the loot of the Mechanical Slayer after it died.

At the same time Dark Star took action, the other Guilds also initiated their assault.

After witnessing the power of the Mechanical Slayer, only ranged players dared to attack it. As for those remaining, they all swarmed after Shi Feng. Only those who had just arrived and were unclear of the situation dared approach the frightening Mechanical Slayer.

"That Lone Tyrant sure is concerned about me. Even now, he still sends so many after me." Standing on top of a roof, Shi Feng had obtained a clear view of the battle. "Since they wish to come, let's increase the violence."

Immediately, Shi Feng dashed towards Dark Star's army.

Although countless spells and arrows barraged the Mechanical Slayer, a majority of these attacks were a Miss, and only a small number managed to deal a mandatory -1 damage. Hence, Shi Feng was still the Slayer's main target.

Due to the large number of players standing in between it and Shi Feng, the Mechanical Slayer wielded its sword, massacring everything in its path.

Every time the Mechanical Slayer swung its serrated greatsword, swaths of players died. This scene caused the witnessing players to shiver in fear.

However, it was precisely because of these players that the Mechanical Slayer's speed was greatly reduced, allowing Shi Feng to have an easier time dodging.

Meanwhile, when the members of Dark Star saw that Shi Feng quickly approached them, ridiculing sneers started appearing on their faces.

"This Black Flame must have damaged his head. Instead of running away from us, he actually dares to run in our direction. Is he that eager to die?"

"Isn't that better? He's saving us the time of chasing after him."

However, just as the members of Dark Star mocked Shi Feng for his stupidity, Lone Tyrant angrily bellowed in the Guild channel.

"You bunch of trash, run!

"Get away from Black Flame! Don't let him come close to any of you!"

The command confused Lone Tyrant's subordinates. Initially, Lone Tyrant had commanded them to surround Shi Feng, yet, now, he told them to run as soon as they saw Shi Feng.

However, Lone Tyrant's reminder was useless; Shi Feng had already arrived before the members of Dark Star. Meanwhile, the Mechanical Slayer's greatsword descended towards Shi Feng.

Using Silent Steps, Shi Feng reappeared beside a player 20 yards from his original position, deftly avoiding the Mutant's fatal strike.

After a series of dodges, almost ninety percent of the thousands of Dark Star members who had encircled Shi Feng died, and only a few with dazed expressions remained.

Lone Tyrant trembled in anger. Thousands of members had died, just like that.

Lone Tyrant was greatly confused. He could not understand why the Mechanical Slayer so vehemently chased Shi Feng. Just what had Shi Feng done to it before this? Right now, with Shi Feng's high-speed movements, it was simply impossible for any ranged players to land an attack on him. Yet, if the melee players approached Shi Feng, the shockwaves of the Slayer's attacks would slaughter them. With the Mechanical Slayer's aggro locked on to Shi Feng, he was practically a walking bomb.

However, Lone Tyrant could not stop Shi Feng.

Even with so many players, none of them could pin down Shi Feng. If someone could have pinned him down for just a moment, Shi Feng would have long since died.

At this moment, Lone Tyrant finally realized the great importance of top-tier experts to a Guild.

Even if he had an army of thousands, the role they could play in this sort of battle was far inferior to top-tier experts.

"Damn! Damn Black Flame!" Lone Tyrant cursed loudly as he watched his Guild members die in waves. At this moment, Lone Tyrant no longer looked like the Guild Leader of a powerful Guild. Instead, he looked more like a shrew, shouting abuse on the street.

Lone Tyrant's performance left witnesses stupefied. It turned out that even the Guild Leader of Dark Star had such a side to him. One could just imagine how helpless and infuriated Lone Tyrant felt at this moment.

As for the other Guild Leaders watching this, at this moment, rather than expressing ridicule, they all wore gloomy expressions.

Their Guilds were in the same boat as Dark Star. After Shi Feng finished dealing with Dark Star, he would certainly turn his blade in their directions. So, how could they possibly feel happy over Lone Tyrant's miserable fortune?

"Why don't we admit our mistakes and apologize to Guild Leader Black Flame?"

"Are you kidding me? If all of our Guilds lower our heads to Zero Wing, how are we supposed to succeed in White River City in the future?"

"But, if we don't apologize, what will we do if he retaliates against us?"

"Wait, look over there! More guards have shown up! While the guards deal with the Mechanical Slayer, we can work together to get rid of Black Flame. With so many on our side, Black Flame can't survive regardless of how powerful he may be. As long as he dies, Zero Wing will lose its momentum in becoming the overlord of White River City. At that time, we might still be able to thrive."

Watching the hundreds of guards who had already surrounded the Mechanical slayer, the Guild Leaders of the various large Guilds agreed with the logic. Black Flame's death would be a huge blow to Zero Wing's prestige. If unrated Guilds like them wished to thrive, they could not allow a single Guild to obtain an absolute advantage in White River City. Currently, Zero Wing was like the sun at noon. If they allowed the Guild to continue, sooner or later, they would stand no chance against Zero Wing at all.

Hence, the various Guild Leaders instructed their members to focus all of their strength on killing Shi Feng.

Shi Feng wrinkled his sharp brows when he saw the NPC guards charge at the Mechanical Slayer and the various Guilds who took action. Knowing that his situation had become unstable, Shi Feng spun around and started running towards the Mechanical Slayer, no longer charging towards the members of the various Guilds.

Within a moment, everyone from the various Guilds had surrounded both Shi Feng and the Mechanical Slayer. However, these Guild players had finally wisened up. Instead of recklessly rushing forward to attack Shi Feng, they allowed the ranged players to attack him as they slowly tightened their circle around him, forcing Shi Feng into a constant retreat.

Just as Shi Feng was about to enter the Mechanical Slayer's attack range of 30 yards…

The Mechanical Slayer's HP fell to 80%. Suddenly, its eyes shone a bright red, and clasping its greatsword with both hands, the Mutant slammed the weapon into the ground.

Naturally, Shi Feng understood what the Mechanical Slayer intended to do.

This was none other than the Mechanical Slayer's ultimate move, Storm Domain. The skill had a radius of over 100 yards, and even his Level 50 Tier 1 guards had died from a single hit. Back then, if Shi Feng had not used Wind Rider, his speed skyrocketing, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

At this moment, Shi Feng immediately switched to the Seven Luminaries Ring's Aura of Illusion, activating Fantasy World.

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Chapter 346 - Great Wizard

As Shi Feng activated Fantasy World, a faint barrier of light formed around his body.

[Fantasy World]

Immunity to all Magic Damage and 10% of Magic Damage received will be converted to healing to recover player's HP for 10 seconds.

Cooldown: 3 minutes

At this moment, the players surrounding Shi Feng had not yet noticed the Mechanical Slayer preparing its attack. They still foolishly charged at Shi Feng.

Before anyone could react…

Cracks started appearing on the stone-paved road as the land trembled. In the next moment, countless blades of air shot up from the cracks.

Regardless of whether it was a player or an NPC, all those struck by the air blades died.

After the turbulent storm ended, the street outside the Teleportation Hall was beyond recognition. At this moment, this small section of the city had become a ruin…

The players observing the battle from a distance fell silent.

This was the first time they had ever seen such frightening, destructive power. With a single attack, the Mechanical Slayer killed thousands of players. A large empty patch suddenly appeared on the previously crowded street. Even the Level 150 guards had not survived the attack. How were they, players, supposed to deal with such a monster?

Powerlessness bloomed in the hearts of the players who were originally intent on killing the Slayer.

"No!"

At this moment, the Guild Leaders of the various Guilds who had ordered their members to encircle Shi Feng no longer possessed the calm they had before. Only regret and anger filled them right now.

The Mechanical Slayer's Storm Domain had instantly obliterated thousands of their members.

Moreover, a majority of these members were elite players.

As unrated Guilds, they did not possess many elites. At most, each Guild would have 600 to 700 elite players. Hence, even the death of a few dozen elite players was a huge blow. Now, however, each of these unrated Guilds had lost over a hundred elites. That single attack had dealt a fatal blow.

"Guild Leader Black Flame's tactic was awesome!" Turtledove giggled as she observed the carnage from afar. "Let's see if those Guilds dare to bully others in the future."

Standing beside Turtledove, Shadow Sword nodded in agreement.

Although this matter appeared simple, in reality, it was extremely difficult to carry out such a feat.

While directing the Mechanical Slayer's attacks, Shi Feng also had to dodge the attacks from other players constantly. Shi Feng also had to know where he could and could not run. If Shi Feng did not have a perfect grasp of his surroundings, even the slightest mistake would result in his death.

Following the disappearance of the Storm Domain, the momentary calm also shattered.

When the Mechanical Slayer discovered that some people were still alive, especially Shi Feng, it was humiliated.

Suddenly, the Mechanical Slayer jerked its serrated greatsword from the ground. The Mechanical Slayer then started spinning, transforming into a bladed tornado. This was one of the Mechanical Slayer's skills, Bladestorm. The tornado possessed a powerful suction, easily pulling players into its attack. Moreover, the tornado's Movement Speed was very fast.

It can affect my movement even when I'm 30 yards away. If I stand closer, even I might get sucked in. Shi Feng hurriedly took out a Speed Scroll from his bag and used it. He then charged towards the gathering of the various Guilds.

Meanwhile, a Level 150 Tier 2 Guard General standing only half a dozen yards away from the tornado was immediately yanked into it, a series of damages over -10,000 points appearing above the Guard General's head. In only a moment, the Guard General died under the Mechanical Slayer's Bladestorm.

The frightening damage caused everyone to break out in cold sweat.

Now, all thoughts of killing this Mutant vanished from the minds of these witnesses. Currently, they only had a single thought.

Run!

Suddenly, many players who stood closest to the Mechanical Slayer began to flee in a panic. Naturally, the members of the various Guilds were no exception.

When these Guild players saw Shi Feng running towards them, each and every one of them immediately turned and fled, having completely forgotten about attacking Shi Feng.

There were no fools here. Nobody wanted to gift themselves to death.

This chase scene occupied the streets of White River City. Many players who had just arrived were dumbfounded.

They had often seen a group of players chasing another group of players.

But now?

Tens of thousands of players were actually running from a single player. Moreover, these players looked as if they had just seen a ghost.

This was truly the first time they had seen such a miracle.

"Aren't those guys members of the third-rate Guild, Angel's Crown? Why are they running away?" a Ranger who had just arrived asked in wonder.

"You think Angel's Crown is the only Guild running away? Don't you see that there are members belonging to dozens of Guilds running with their tails between their legs?" a Druid who knew more about the situation commented from the side.

"Now that you've mentioned it, that really does seem to be the case. Just what is going on here?" The Ranger was confused further after he realized the scope of the situation.

Normally, the members of these Guilds were extremely arrogant and overbearing. These Guilds dominated the densely populated monster areas, and if independent players like them had an opinion about it, these Guild players would kill them without hesitation. For a time now, many independent players harbored a great hatred for these Guild players, though none of them had actually dared to voice that hatred.

Now, a miracle had actually occurred. It turned out that even the mighty and arrogant Guild players had times where they were afraid.

In particular, the members of Dark Star could also be seen among the crowd of fleeing players. Dark Star was one of the top six Guilds of White River City. Why were its members running away as well?

"Don't you recognize the player chasing them?" the Druid pointed towards Shi Feng who was at the far end of the sea of fleeing players.

"That person looks somewhat familiar. Wait, isn't that Black Flame, the Guild Leader of Zero Wing?!"

"That's right. Black Flame is the one chasing these Guilds. I heard that Dark Star allied itself with many other Guilds and sent their members to blockade the Teleportation Hall in an attempt to prevent players of other cities from joining Zero Wing. After Black Flame discovered their plot... well, this is the result."

Listening to the Druid's explanation, shock filled the Ranger's heart.

A single player was actually capable of facing dozens of Guilds. Was Black Flame even still considered a player?

The other players standing near the Druid and Ranger pair who had been clueless about the situation were also stupefied by this revelation.

Although they had long since knew that Black Flame was strong, they had not known exactly how strong! He was actually capable of forcing tens of thousands of players to run for their lives frantically.

Were they even playing the same VR game?

"Guild Leader Black Flame, why don't we talk out our differences peacefully? Dark Star forced us to join their scheme! We really have no intentions of becoming enemies with Zero Wing!"

"That's right, Guild Leader Black Flame! We have our own difficulties as well! If you stop chasing us, we are willing to offer you an apology and compensate you for all your losses!"

"Please forgive us! We won't cause Zero Wing trouble ever again!"

The fleeing Guild Leaders started yelling their offers of reconciliation. At this moment, they were truly afraid.

In order to deal with the Mechanical Slayer, they had ordered most of their Guild members to rush to the battle If they all died here, the damage it would cause their Guilds would be unimaginable. It was highly possible that they would never recover from this loss and would be forced to dissolve their Guilds.

"Since you all have spoken, I'll forgive you," Shi Feng smiled. "However, all of you need to die once first."

"Black Flame! We are sincerely trying to apologize!" Judgment Hand, the Guild Leader of Angel's Crown, bellowed.

"Guild Leader Judgment Hand must be joking. I, too, am sincere; I want you to die once," Shi Feng smiled faintly as he increased his speed once more.

Shi Feng's speed was much faster than the elite members of the various Guilds. In just a moment, he had caught up with the fleeing crowd.

As Shi Feng dove into the crowd, the Mechanical Slayer was like a meat grinder as it pulled one player after another with its powerful suction force, instantly turning these players into scattered light particles.

In a short moment, the various Guilds had already lost over a thousand players.

With the passage of time, the number of deaths soared. Even though there was a constant stream of NPC guards arriving at the scene of the battle, none of them could hinder the Mechanical Slayer. Instead, they all became a delicious meal for the Mutant. Before a minute had passed since Shi Feng caught up with the fleeing crowd, the death count had exceeded 10,000. Among them, Dark Star's losses were the greatest, as Shi Feng's main target was the members of Dark Star.

This horrifying scene caused all observers to grow cold.

If these tens of thousands of players had not scattered and escaped from the very beginning, the number of deaths would be several times higher by now.

However, after more than half of the Guild players and over a thousand NPC guards had died, a man in white robes suddenly appeared in the sky.

This man's appearance immediately attracted the attention of many people, including Shi Feng's.

This man was no ordinary NPC.

He was the Magistrate of White River City, Weissman, a Tier 4 Great Wizard[1].

TL Notes:

[1]Great Wizard: In Chapter 117 and 174, instead of Great Wizard, it was mentioned that Wizard was a Tier 4 class (as shown below). In this chapter, however, the author had written it as Tier 4 Great Wizard. I'm not really sure which one is correct (both were probably correct during the time the author wrote it, but I assume he forgot about it), so please assume that Great Wizard is a Tier 4 class for now, and assume that the author had forgotten to add in the word "Great" in "Great Wizard" during the past chapters.

Taken from Chapter 117:

"The person who yelled out the bid was actually not an NPC with a melee Job, but a Tier 4 female Wizard."

Taken from Chapter 174:

"This man was the Magistrate of White River City, Weissman. He was also a Tier 4 Wizard, and he was a Level 200 NPC."

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Chapter 347 - Tier 4 Magic

Many players sighed in relief at Weissman's arrival.

The Mechanical Slayer was too strong. Even though so many guards had attempted to slow its assault, over 50,000 players had died. Moreover, turned several White River City streets into ruins.

If given more time, the Slayer would have slaughtered every player in White River City. Meanwhile, the city itself would become nothing more than rubble.

Despite being only a Level 50 Mutant High Lord, the Mechanical Slayer had caused so much damage. If dozens of such powerful monsters appeared, wouldn't they obliterate White River City?

However, among all of the players present, only Shi Feng understood how powerful a Mutant was. An ordinary High Lord could never be so strong.

Mutants were considered natural disasters.

"I wonder which is stronger: a Great Wizard or a Mutant." At this moment, Shi Feng stood far from the commotion, quietly observing Weissman and the Slayer's every action.

Great Wizard was a Tier 4 class. Even in Star-Moon Kingdom, Weissman was one of the heavyweights. Such a powerhouse would only offer protection to a major city like White River City. Smaller cities would only be guarded by Tier 3 NPCs at best.

Meanwhile, the Mechanical Slayer was also unique. It was a Mutant that had transformed from a High Lord. If classified as a Tier, Shi Feng's initial judgment placed the Mechanical Slayer at Tier 3 Upper-rank. Otherwise, it could not have defeated a Tier 2 Guard General so effortlessly.

At this moment, the Level 200 Weissman and the Level 50 Mechanical Slayer were only 30 yards apart, staring each other down.

The level gap between the two was very wide. No matter how one looked at it, they were not equals. Yet, when Weissman and the Slayer stood together, nobody felt any sense of disharmony from looking at them.

"A Mutant? No wonder the guards could not defeat it." Weissman did not rush to attack the Mechanical Slayer. Instead, he carefully observed the Mutant. He then shifted his gaze towards his surroundings. The spacious streets around him no longer possessed the splendor they had in the past. There were collapsed buildings everywhere, and this caused Weissman's gentle gaze to chill with anger.

Suddenly, Wiseman's body exuded an intimidating authority. Even while standing hundreds of yards away, everyone could feel their bodies grow heavy, their breath quickening.

As this authority grew increasingly powerful, some ordinary players who had withstood the pressure suddenly crouched, their faces filled with fear while their bodies trembled.

Authority was intangible, and it could not physically influence substantial change. This was closer to spiritual pressure. It was an instinctual warning for when living creatures faced an enemy that was far superior, altering them to the danger.

Humans had long since detached themselves from the various threats of mother nature, so their instincts were extremely weak. However, due to God's Domain, players began to recover these instincts gradually.

Although players had recovered these senses, they still sorely lacked spiritual training. As a result, many were unable to withstand Weissman's authority and had crouched in fear.

Aside from exuding his frightening authority, Weissman had also enveloped an area one hundred yards around him as his magic domain. As long as one were within this domain, the magic would suppress their strength unless they possessed equal or stronger magic. Simultaneously, this magic domain also strengthened Weissman. This was a frightening aspect of Tier 4 classes.

As soon as a Tier 4 class used their domain, Tier 3 classes and below would be sheep for the slaughter.

At this time, the Mechanical Slayer also began to move. Raising its serrated greatsword, it sent a powerful slash at Weissman.

Just as countless air blades swept across the expanse, Weissman suddenly vanished. In the blink of an eye, he appeared on the other side of the Mechanical Slayer. Responding quickly, the Slayer swung its greatsword towards Weissman's new location. However, the result was the same; Weissman dodged the attack using Instantaneous Movement again.

After over a dozen consecutive slashes, Weissman had yet to receive a single point of damage. Meanwhile, Weissman's consecutive usage of Instantaneous Movement stunned the watching players.

It was common knowledge that the Instantaneous Movement that Elementalists possessed had a Cooldown of 25 seconds with a maximum moving distance of 20 yards. However, Weissman's Instantaneous Movement looked like it did not have a Cooldown. Moreover, every time Weissman used Instantaneous Movement, he moved over 40 yards from his original position.

"It's as expected of a Tier 4 class. Even Instantaneous Movement has become far more powerful. If a Tier 4 Assassin grasped this skill, the Slayer would have suffered over a hundred attacks by now." Shi Feng had fought his fair share of Tier 4 classes in the past, so he knew just how powerful they were. Among the many Tier 4 classes he had fought, quite a few were Great Wizards. So, Shi Feng had a general understanding of Great Wizards.

From his knowledge, Shi Feng knew that there were differences between Tier 4 Great Wizards. As for Weissman, a Great Wizard capable of using Instantaneous Movement effortlessly over a dozen times in quick succession, at the very least, he should be an Upper-rank Great Wizard.

After a frenzied assault, scars around four meters deep and forty meters long were visible throughout the street. However, no matter how the Mechanical Slayer attacked, it could not land a single hit on Weissman. The Slayer had also started to panic. Gripping its serrated greatsword with both hands tightly, it stabbed its weapon into the ground. It was obvious that the Mechanical Slayer intended to use Storm Domain once more.

However, Weissman, who had continuously dodged the Slayer's attacks, had begun his attack. One of his hands currently held up his White Jade Staff, gathering a horrifying amount of magic power around it, while his mouth chanted complex incantations and his other hand swiftly traced lines of runes.

Such quick writing and complex runes! The incantation for an ordinary Tier 3 spell normally only has around a dozen lines or so, yet Weissman has already written at least twenty! At the very least, he should be casting a Tier 4 spell! Shi Feng was shocked as he watched Weissman's casting.

Ordinary, Great Wizards would need at least six to seven seconds to write over twenty lines of runes. Meanwhile, Weissman had only needed four seconds.

This is bad. This distance is still too dangerous. Shi Feng knew how powerful a Tier 4 spell was. Such a spell possessed the destructive force of a missile. With his distance of 150 yards, he could easily be caught in the crossfire. Hence, Shi Feng turned and ran.

As the ground started to fragment, blades of air shot up from the ground.

Weissman suddenly flew upward and hovered in mid-air.

The air blades exploded forth, shooting towards Weissman.

At this moment, Weissman had also finished chanting his spell. He pointed the finger he had used to write the runes with towards the sky, and in the next instant, a gigantic blue magic array appeared above the city.

"Tier 4 magic, Sky Piercer!" Weissman lightly waved his White Jade Staff, pointing it at the Mechanical Slayer.

Blue-colored gas flowed out of the magic array, transforming into a sharp blue spear that came crashing down.

When the air blades and blue spear collided, a violent shockwave swept through the area. Even houses over a hundred yards away were blown away.

Players who stood within a 200-yard radius died instantly, while players who stood 200 yards to 300 yards away suffered varying degrees of damage.

After the brief collision between the two skills, blue spear pierced through the air blades and struck the Mechanical Slayer's body. The spear was like a meteorite crashing into the ground.

In the wake of the impact, strong winds blew, and dust rolled. A shockwave far more powerful than the one before also spread from the site of impact. It was as if a huge earthquake had just occurred.

After the dust settled, everyone's gazes shifted towards where the Sky Piercer had fallen. Immediately, everyone's jaws dropped in shock.

The spear's landing site had become a massive crater that was over 30 meters deep….

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Chapter 348 - Stealing Food from the Tiger's Mouth

The Sky Piercer's destructive power had far surpassed everyone's imaginations.

The entire street had been destroyed, and other than Weissman and the Mechanical Slayer, nothing remained.

It was simply a spell, yet it carried the power to decimate the heaven and earth.

Many of the players present even began to wonder whether they were still inside a game.

The heavy air, the chilling wind, the pungent smell of blood, the vibrations from the ground, and the pain they felt were constant reminders of where they were.

Suddenly, everyone realized that God's Domain was completely different from the virtual reality games they had played in the past.

In their opinion, a virtual reality game was merely an accumulation of numbers and data. Even if they grew powerful inside a game, at most, they would deal higher amounts of damage. It wouldn't be surprising for a player to deal damage in the millions or tens of millions. After all, it was just a bunch of data.

No matter how realistic God's Domain was, at the end of the day, it was still only a virtual reality game. Nothing inside the game was real.

At this day and age, this belief was well rooted in players' minds, and they never strayed from it.

However, they suddenly realized that they were wrong.

"So strong!"

"Is this the strength of a Tier 4 class?"

"If we can become Tier 4 classes, will we be that strong as well?"

Everyone gazed at Weissman who was still hovering in midair. At this moment, excitement, fear, and longing filled their minds.

There were no superheroes or espers in real life. No human was capable of flying freely in the sky. However, such feats could actually be achieved in this incomparably realistic world known as God's Domain. It was as if everyone had arrived in a world of miracles.

Considering the current situation, people no longer thought of God's Domain as just another virtual reality game. Instead, God's Domain was a world where they could start their second life!

I have underestimated Weissman… to think he could actually cast Tier 4 magic with such ease. Relying on his astonishing speed, Shi Feng had managed to escape the effective range of Weissman's Sky Piercer, so he had not received any damage from the resulting shockwave.

Normally, high-tiered spells required a very long casting time. During this period, others could easily interrupt the caster and inflict significant amounts of damage. Normally, when one fought an opponent of the same tier, very rarely did they have the chance to cast high-tiered spells. Instead, they would use low-tiered spells with shorter cast times.

It was extremely difficult to cast a Tier 4 spell in the midst of battle like Weissman had when faced with an equal opponent.

Yet, even when facing a Mutant like the Mechanical Slayer, Weissman had still managed to cast a Tier 4 destructive spell effortlessly. It was apparent just how powerful Weissman was.

While Shi Feng had focused on Weissman, the Mechanical Slayer had flown out from the crater the Sky Piercer had created.

"What? It's still alive, even after taking a hit from a Tier 4 spell?" Shi Feng was slightly surprised when he saw the wounded Slayer.

The effects of high-level magic weren't limited to HP damage alone. It could also damage the enemy's physical condition.

In battles, HP only served as a reference. In certain cases, even when players only had 1 HP remaining, their combat power would not be affected in the slightest; they could still display 100% of their actual combat power. Yet, sometimes, despite losing only a thread of their HP, players' combat power might be greatly affected, leaving them capable of displaying only 10%.

High-tiered skills were so powerful was because not only could they cause a frightening amount of damage, but they could also greatly affect the enemy's combat power.

At this moment, although the Mechanical Slayer looked like a mess with many wounds covering its body and less than 50% of its HP remaining, the spell had not significantly damaged its combat power.

"What an enviable physique."

Shi Feng had been a Tier 3 Sword King in his past life, so he understood how important a strong physique was to a player.

Although the Mechanical Slayer had less than 50% HP remaining right now, its remaining HP was not much different than the HP Weissman possessed. With its combat power unaffected, the Mechanical Slayer could still challenge Weissman.

However, the Mechanical Slayer's next action had completely surpassed Shi Feng's imagination. After flying into the air, instead of launching an attack at Weissman, the Mechanical Slayer turned tail and ran.

This scene stupefied every player present.

Nobody could have imagined that the Mechanical Slayer would actually flee after realizing that it could not win against Weissman. The Mechanical Slayer's intelligence far surpassed any ordinary monster.

Unfortunately for the Mechanical Slayer, Weissman had no intention of letting it escape. Using Instantaneous Movement, Weissman teleported to the Mechanical Slayer's side and immediately used Snowy Explosion. Countless frost arrows pelted the Mechanical Slayer's body. In the blink of an eye, the Mechanical Slayer had frozen into an ice sculpture. The Mechanical Slayer's frozen body then plummeted towards the ground, the impact creating a massive hole in the ground.

Following which, Weissman waved his staff. Suddenly, multiple aqua blue magic arrays appeared around his body. Water dragons emerged from these magic arrays and shot towards the Mutant. These water dragons wrapped around the Slayer and buried their vicious teeth in its flesh, restraining the Mechanical Slayer in a large ball of water.

This was the Tier 2 spell, Water Binding. When used, it restricted the target's movements.

Now unable to move, the Mechanical Slayer immediately used Bladestorm. Not only did the skill increase its Movement Speed, but it also made the Mechanical Slayer immune to all magical control effects. After breaking out of Weissman's Water Binding, the Mechanical Slayer spun towards the Great Wizard.

Reacting quickly, Weissman immediately started chanting the incantation of another spell, his hand having already written three lines of runes. A moment later, an Ice Shield appeared, covering his body. The Ice Shield could absorb a massive amount of damage. At the same time, the shield would slow enemies who managed to land a hit.

Even after the Mechanical Slayer's greatsword repeatedly struck Weissman's Ice Shield for three full seconds, the Ice Shield remained in one piece. At this moment, however, multiple scars had appeared on the Ice Shield, and from the looks of it, the layer of ice would not hold on for long.

At this moment, Weissman had also readied the Tier 3 spell, Earthen Spear.

Suddenly, brownish-yellow spears protruded and shot out of the ground, bombarding the spinning Mechanical Slayer. Not only did these spears cause significant damage, but they had also forced the Mechanical Slayer into a constant retreat. After being struck by a total of 21 earthen spears, the Mechanical Slayer had been forced back over 30 yards.

In a fit of rage, the Mechanical Slayer threw its serrated greatsword at Weissman.

Unperturbed, Weissman used Instantaneous Movement to dodge the simple attack. Immediately after, Weissman bombarded the Mechanical Slayer with dozens of lightning snakes.

While Weissman and the Mechanical Slayer clashed, Shi Feng quietly snuck closer to them.

After the battle had reached this point, Shi Feng could tell that the Mechanical Slayer was no match for Weissman.

Although the Mechanical Slayer was not weak, Mutants needed time to grow. Originally, the gap between the Mechanical Slayer and Weissman should not have been so wide. However, aside from having a severely lacking repertoire of skills, the Mechanical Slayer was also inexperienced with evading attacks and controlling its own body, resulting in such a wide gap between itself and its opponent.

With the Mechanical Slayer's current combat power, it would have no problems dealing with Tier 3 Upper-rank NPCs.

If given more time to grow, even Weissman might not be a match for the Slayer. After all, a Mutant transformed from a High Lord ranked monster possessed extremely frightening potential.

Meanwhile, if such a powerful Mutant were killed…

Whether it was the EXP or loot, the rewards would be astonishing.

Now that everyone had witnessed how powerful both the Mechanical Slayer and Weissman were, unless they wished to die, nobody would be so stupid as to move closer as these powerhouses faced off. So, the players present quietly observed the battle from a distance. The moment Weissman killed the Mechanical Slayer, they would rush forward to fight for the Mutant's loot.

Hence, Shi Feng intended to make his move first.

If he waited until after the battle ended to make his move, he would not stand a chance against tens of thousands of players. Moreover, Shi Feng was not interested in the Mechanical Slayer's loot alone. He also desired the EXP the Mechanical Slayer would provide.

Both the Seven Luminaries Ring and the skill Flame Burst were of great use to Shi Feng.

However, if he wanted to upgrade and increase their might, he needed a large amount of EXP.

If he could steal the last hit of the Mechanical Slayer, he could obtain 60% of the Slayer's EXP for himself. This would not be a small number.

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Chapter 349 - Skyrocketing Experience

While Shi Feng slowly approached the battlefield, the other players stared intently at the Mechanical Slayer's HP.

As the battle grew more intense, the Mechanical Slayer's HP fell at an increasing rate.

If they were a step ahead of others, they would have a higher chance of obtaining some of the Slayer's loot for themselves. Naturally, they all watched the Mutant's HP intently, prepared to dash forward when it dropped to zero.

At the same time, various Guild Leaders began issuing commands to surround the battlefield.

Although Shi Feng had killed many of their members with the aid of the Mechanical Slayer, many were still alive. At this time, these Guilds no longer paid attention to Shi Feng. Including Lone Tyrant, who hated Shi Feng down to the bone, they all focused on the Mechanical Slayer.

"Guild Leader Tyrant, we have people stationed as close to the Mechanical Slayer as possible. Our men will charge forward as soon as the Slayer dies," an Assassin standing beside Lone Tyrant reported.

"Good. If someone steals the loot, kill them," Lone Tyrant ordered.

According to his estimation, the loot of such a powerful monster like the Mechanical Slayer, at the very least, would be Dark-Gold items. It might even drop Epic items!

As long as they could obtain these items, they could make up for some of the losses they had previously suffered.

"Right, have there been any movements from Zero Wing and Ouroboros?" Lone Tyrant asked.

"None at the moment. I don't know what happened with Zero Wing, but none of their members have arrived. It seems they're not interested in this situation. As for Ouroboros, they are still focused on raiding the Three Great Dungeons. They only sent a small contingent. On the other hand, Emperor's Light and Assassin's Alliance have sent quite a few members," the Assassin reported. He then added, "If we had not lost so many members because of Black Flame, we could have contended with these Guilds evenly."

"Hahaha! Gentle Snow, in your eagerness to conquer the Three Great Dungeons, you have missed out on the chance to conquer the Three Great Dungeons! Pass down my command. Have everyone focus on grabbing the most valuable items. Don't let any Dark-Gold items or Epic items fall into other Guilds' hands!" Lone Tyrant's excitement grew as he thought about the bountiful loot of the Mechanical Slayer.

Before, Dark Star had lost many of their members and suffered massive losses due to Black Flame. It would take a long time for the Guild to recover. Lone Tyrant swore that he would personally avenge his Guild sooner or later.

However, if they could obtain some Dark-Gold and possibly Epic items, it would massively assist the Guild's recovery. It was especially true for Dungeon-raiding.

If they could use Dark-Gold and Epic ranked weapons and equipment to fight the Bosses in the Three Great Dungeons, they would have a much easier time conquering these Dungeons.

By the time they obtained the First Clear of the Three Great Dungeons, Dark Star would take its place in the public eye once more, restoring its past glory.

Time passed gradually. While everyone focused on the Mechanical Slayer's HP, the number of players in White River City who had gathered continuously increased.

After all, it was the first time a monster attack had occurred in Star-Moon Kingdom.

Shortly after the White River City System Announcement appeared, a report appeared on the God's Domain official forums.

Even players from other cities rushed over to experience this rare event.

However, the teleportation fee between cities was very expensive. So, there weren't a lot of players from other cities. Meanwhile, the players from other cities were those who were well off in God's Domain. A majority of these players were the elite members of Guilds.

At one point, over 500,000 players had gathered around the battlefield between Weissman and the Mechanical Slayer. That was practically a third of the total population of White River City.

"I'm relieved. To see such a powerful monster, we have not wasted the trip. Only a few of us teleported here, and we haven't occupied any strategic locations. In a moment, if any of you manage to snatch some loot, escape immediately, understood? Don't stay behind to throw away your lives," a handsome man in black robes told the people standing around him.

If Shi Feng could see this man's name, he would be shocked.

This man was a famous expert in the virtual gaming world. His fame even surpassed Gentle Snow's. The man was also an individual ranked within the top 1,000 on the Global Experts List. This man was Red Feather, and he was one of the elders of the first-rate Guild, Star Alliance.

"Boss Red Feather, rest assured. You should know our strengths the best. Not in another hundred years could these noobs of White River City compete with us," a Level 20 Assassin with tanned skin said disdainfully as he observed the various Guilds' members of White River City.

"Big Brother Red, you're being overly cautious. We are the trump card of Star Alliance. Since we've arrived, how could we not walk away with all of the loot?" Flourishing Willow, a female Ranger with an enchanting body, chuckled.

"You guys…" Red Feather helplessly shook his head his companions' confident words. "There are still plenty of experts in White River City. Although Gentle Snow is not participating, don't forget that there are still the Branch Leader of World Dominators, Blood Halberd, the Guild Leader of the Assassin's Alliance, Cruel Sword, and the Branch Leader of Emperor's Light, Thirteenth Swallow. There is also the expert that has recently appeared, Black Flame. In addition, experts from other cities have also come to take part in this event. No matter what, we have to act prudently."

Unfortunately, Red Feather's reminder fell on deaf ears. None of his companions took his words to heart.

After all, every one of them was above Level 20, and a majority of the equipment they wore was Secret-Silver rank. One of them even wore nothing but Secret-Silver Equipment. In addition, they were all veteran gamers who had fought in the virtual gaming industry for many years now. They were all top-tier experts.

Their levels, techniques, and equipment were all first-rate. So, how could they possibly lose to any other Guild?

"Big Brother Red, that Mechanical Slayer's HP is about to bottom out. Should we rush over there?" Flourishing Willow asked.

"In a moment. The more powerful a monster is, the more powerful its counterattack will be before it dies. You have all personally witnessed how powerful the Mechanical Slayer is for yourselves. Anywhere within a 200-yards is a danger zone. If we don't have any invulnerability skills, the splash damage will kill us before we get close," Red Feather stopped his companions. "However, we can approach the 200-yard range."

Just as Red Feather finished speaking…

Suddenly, a black figure charged towards the Mechanical Slayer so fast that it left observers tongue-tied.

"Hahaha! What a fool! The Mechanical Slayer still has 2% of its HP left, yet he dares to rush ahead!"

"Based on his speed, that person should be an expert. Unfortunately, his greed has overpowered his judgment. If he waited until the Mechanical Slayer died, with his speed, he could have snatch one or two items."

Many onlookers ridiculed the figure that had boldly charged into the fray. Nobody believed that the figure would survive to reach the Slayer.

However, there was also a small number of players who rushed after him.

Meanwhile, the black figure leading the charge was none other than Shi Feng.

At this moment, the Mechanical Slayer was already on the verge of death. Weissman only needed two or three more skills to finish it off. Naturally, Shi Feng would not wait any longer.

However, when Shi Feng was 100 yards from the battlefield, the Mechanical Slayer erupted.

The Mechanical Slayer's body suddenly turned crimson, shrinking by half. The serrated greatsword also transformed into a blood-red scythe. A pitch-black aura of death surrounded the blade. Tightly gripping the scythe with both hands, the Slayer swung it at its surroundings.

Suddenly, black streaks of light shot out in all directions.

This is…! Why does it have the Tier 4 skill, Death's Sigh?! Shi Feng panicked at the sight of this skill. Hurriedly, he activated Fantasy World.

The instant the black lights collided with the barrier of light formed by the Fantasy World, although Shi Feng had not lost any HP, he felt as if he had been struck by a sledgehammer. Shi Feng had even wondered if Fantasy World could hold up against this Tier 4 skill.

The black lights illuminated the surroundings for six full seconds, covering a range 200 yards in all directions. The area looked like it had been enclosed by a black dome. Everything within this dome was pitch-black, and nobody outside the dome could see anything within it.

After Death's Sigh ended, everything in the space was dead. Aside from Shi Feng who was safe inside his light barrier, every player who charged forward had died.

Meanwhile, the Ice Guard Weissman had summoned also shattered. At this moment, Weissman had lost a significant amount of his HP. He even spat a mouthful of fresh blood. Evidently, the Slayer's attack had severely injured him.

However, this could not be helped. Nobody would have thought the Mechanical Slayer would use such a frightening skill as its dying counterattack. When caught unaware, even a Tier 4 Great Wizard would receive heavy damage from such an attack.

However, after using Death's Sigh, the Mechanical Slayer was like an oil lamp exhausted of fuel. It only had a final thread of HP remaining.

Weissman then used Ice Descent, a Tier 3 spell. Suddenly, ice and snow fell from the sky, landing on the Mechanical Slayer. Wave after wave of Icy Air enveloped on the Slayer, devouring the last of its HP.

"Your head is mine."

At this moment, seeing as the Mechanical Slayer was about to die, Shi Feng had grown anxious. Immediately, he activated Windwalk and dashed at the Mutant. The moment he was in range, he used Silent Steps to appear behind the Mechanical Slayer. As Weissman's spell was not yet over, Shi Feng had to endure Weissman's Ice Descends as well. Shi Feng then retrieved an Intermediate Frost Grenade from his bag. After accurately gauging the Slayer's HP, Shi Feng threw the Intermediate Frost Grenade and dealt -500 damage to the Mutant. The Frost Grenade destroyed the Mechanical Slayer's remaining 300 HP before the next wave of Icy Air could.

Shi Feng had pushed himself to his very limit to grasp the Mechanical Slayer's HP, and he very nearly lost the last hit to Weissman.

After the Mechanical Slayer died, over a hundred items burst forth from the Mutant.

Meanwhile, Shi Feng also received a series of system notifications.

Before Shi Feng could check the notifications, his experience bar started to soar.

In just a moment, Shi Feng's Level 24 experience bar fill before breaking through to Level 25.

Even after reaching Level 25, Shi Feng's experience bar did not stop.

Level 26…

Level 27…

Level 28…

Level 29…

Golden light continuously flashed over Shi Feng's body, only gradually fading after Shi Feng reached Level 34. In the end, Shi Feng rose to 74% of Level 34. Shi Feng had leveled up ten times consecutively. The EXP he had obtained had completely surpassed his imagination.

Even in his previous life, never once had he managed to level up ten times in a row. It was clear how bountiful the EXP provided by the Mechanical Slayer was. If he had obtained 100% of it, he would have leveled up further.

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Chapter 350 - Sword in the Stone

Before Shi Feng could celebrate his success of stealing the last hit, he felt deep-seated malice directed at him from all directions.

Although Shi Feng was wearing the Black Cloak, and nobody had yet recognized Shi Feng…

The system notification that appeared after the Mechanical Slayer died had betrayed Shi Feng.

Star-Moon Kingdom System Announcement: Congratulations to Black Flame for being the first player to kill a Mutant. Rewarding 50 Reputation Points in Star-Moon Kingdom, 30 Free Mastery Points, and 30 Gold Coins.

White River City System Announcement: Player Black Flame has killed the Mechanical Slayer that invaded White River City. Rewarding 50 Reputation Points in White River City, 10,000 Merit Points in Star-Moon Kingdom, and 20 Gold Coins.

These two notifications popped up three times. After reading these notifications, even a fool could tell that the cloaked figure covered in a golden glow was none other than Zero Wing's Guild Leader, Black Flame.

Now, not only Shi Feng had obtained a wealth of EXP by killing the Mechanical Slayer, but he also received a bountiful reward from the system. How could others not be envious?

"Sure enough, his reputation is well-deserved. He actually stole the last hit while Weissman and the Mechanical Slayer fought." After watching Shi Feng's previous performance, Red Feather could not help but compare himself to Shi Feng. Suddenly, Red Feather discovered that, regarding timing, he was inferior.

"Black Flame is quite good. However, at the end of the day, he still can't make it onto the Secret Pavilion's Experts List. How powerful could he possibly be? On the other hand, Big Brother Red Feather is an expert ranked within the top 900 on the Experts List," Flourishing Willow giggled, smiling faintly.

The Secret Pavilion's Experts List contained the names of 1,008 great experts in God's Domain, and it was extremely hard to place on that list. After all, there were too many players in God's Domain. Moreover, that number continued to increase. Hence, even if it were the 1,008th ranked player on the Experts List, that expert would be a monster-like existence.

In the virtual gaming world, players took pride in ranking on the Experts List. Not only was it a symbol of strength, but it was also a symbol of honor.

Since Red Feather ranked in the top 900, it sufficed to say that he was very powerful.

On the other hand, Black Flame's absence from the Experts List showed that the Secret Pavilion judged him as inferior to Red Feather.

However, Shi Feng did not care what others thought about him. Without hesitation, he started picking up the items the Mechanical Slayer had dropped.

After the Mechanical Slayer died, over a hundred items had scattered around its body. Needless to say, everyone present knew that if one could take all of these items for themselves, it would massively assist Guild's development.

Seeing as the Mechanical Slayer had been such a powerful monster, even the worst items it dropped should be Fine-Gold rank.

At this stage of the game, Fine-Gold ranked weapons and equipment were extremely rare. With over a hundred weapons and equipment of such quality, they could either fully arm a 20-man team, qualitative improve a 50-man team, or significantly upgrade a 100-man team.

"Damn! All of you, go! Those drops are mine!" Lone Tyrant shouted in rage. Clenching his fists, Lone Tyrant's eyes resembled a poisonous snake's as he glared at Shi Feng.

The Dark Star members who had been on standby all this time charged forward.

Naturally, the players from other Guilds did not lag behind. They all simultaneously dashed towards the dropped items.

Of course, Shi Feng would not let anyone have any of the drops. However, due to time constraints, he could only take a limited number before the tide of players crashed down on him.

One… Two… Five pieces…

The moment Shi Feng's hands reached an item, he would immediately throw the item into his bag, not even bothering to look at what he had picked up.

"No! Get rid of him! All mages, bombard him with AOE spells!" Lone Tyrant's heart bled as he watched Shi Feng claim items, one after another. This was his biggest chance to recuperate Dark Star's losses. At this moment, however, Shi Feng was destroying that chance right before his very eyes.

As for the others, they, too, realized that they could not leave Shi Feng alone. They needed to kill him immediately. Otherwise, there wouldn't even be scraps left.

"They sure are fast." Shi Feng wrinkled his brows, his hands moving even faster than before.

Unlike the items dropped by Dungeon Bosses, there was an additional rule for the loot from Field Bosses.

Even if a player obtained an item from Field Boss, if someone killed them within two hours, that item would drop from their dead body with 100% certainty. It was the same for players who picked up the item later on. Only after two hours, would this item not fall from the player's bag.

Due to this reason, even if it was at the cost of their lives, the players charging forward wanted to destroy Shi Feng. After all, Shi Feng had already picked up over 30 items.

The Mechanical Slayer had dropped over a hundred items. Yet, Shi Feng had already claimed over a fifth of them for himself. How could anybody accept such a situation?

Shi Feng's anxiety grew at the sight of the approaching crowd. Suddenly, however, he noticed an inconspicuous-looking item among the many drops.

To be precise, this item was a sword fully encased in a crystal.

Although this sword appeared ordinary, Shi Feng could not help his attention shifting towards this ordinary-looking sword.

At the moment, Shi Feng was eight yards away from this sword. If he used the time to run there instead of picking up the items around him, he could still claim at least two or three items. Moreover, the approaching players were only 40 yards away right now. Some Rangers had even begun to aim and fire at Shi Feng.

Should I go for it or not? Shi Feng hesitated.

If he went for the sword, he would definitely lose the other items. Moreover, before the item was firmly in his hands, he could not confirm the quality of the sword. If he darted for it only to find out that he had picked up a Common item, he would have missed out on obtaining items of better quality.

As Shi Feng hesitated, an arrow flew towards his head.

Shi Feng responded quickly. With the wave of the Abyssal Blade, he slashed this arrow in half. In the next moment, however, dozens more flew at him.

After Shi Feng reached Level 34, his various Attributes had improved immensely. Taking a step forward, he brandished his two swords. While dodging the incoming arrows, Shi Feng sliced apart those that he could not dodge.

I'm running out of time. Shi Feng decided to make the gamble. Immediately, he charged towards the sword in the stone.[1]

Even with so many items surrounding him, only this sword attracted his attention. There must definitely be a reason for this. Thus, Shi Feng decided to trust his instincts this time.

After Shi Feng picked up the sword in the stone, the crowd arrived and surrounded him. Every one of them was like a hungry wolf as they glowered at Shi Feng, malice flashing in their eyes. They only wished they could swallow Shi Feng whole.

"Black Flame, don't even think about escaping this time! Know your place and hand over the drops and all of your equipment!" Lone Tyrant laughed as he smirked at Shi Feng.

The encirclement around Shi Feng was different this time. There was no forest for him to hide in. Moreover, players had him surrounded. Shi Feng had no hope of escape.

At this moment, Red Feather, who swiftly approached the scene, sent a whisper to Shi Feng, "Guild Leader Black Flame, you are a Red Name at the moment. You have killed so many players inside White River City. If you die, the penalty you will receive will be extremely heavy. Why don't you hand all the drops over to me, and I'll help you leave safely?"

Shi Feng sent a contemptuous gaze at Red Feather, looking at Red Feather as if he was a fool.

Now that there were thousands of players simultaneously casting their skills at Shi Feng, only a fool would believe that Red Feather could help Shi Feng escape safely. Red Feather only made such an offer to convince Shi Feng to approach him before taking the opportunity to end his life, obtaining an easier time collecting the drops.

This sort of trickery might deceive a child, but to deceive him? Maybe in another decade.

TL Notes:

[1]sword in the stone (石中剑): logically, this item should be referred to as crystal-encased sword.

In this chapter, the author described that the sword Shi Feng noticed was encased in a crystal. Meanwhile, 水晶石 = crystal in Chinese. Here's the breakdown for the term:

水晶石 = crystal (direct/google translation: crystal stone)

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水晶 = crystal

石 = stone

Meanwhile:

石中剑 = sword in stone

石 = stone

中 = in

剑 = sword

(No, it's not stone in the sword. Chinese works differently from English.)

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Chapter 351 - Original Sin

"He didn't fall for the bait?" Red Feather was slightly surprised when he saw Shi Feng's contemptuous gaze.

Indeed, he had planned to trick Shi Feng all along. After Shi Feng approached him, he would kill Shi Feng, gaining easier access to the dropped items.

When people were desperate, they would grasp at even the tiniest bit of hope. This was a basic human instinct, and Red Feather had sought to take advantage of this. For many, even if they knew they were being cheated, they would still choose the risk.

However, what about Shi Feng?

Currently, tens of thousands of players surrounded Shi Feng in all directions. Even a fly could not escape.

Simply put, Shi Feng had zero hope of escaping alive.

Faced with such overwhelming numbers, any normal person would have long since broken down from the pressure. Even Red Feather could not guarantee that he would not be affected. No ordinary person could endure the condemnation of thousands, not to mention the murderous gazes of tens of thousands. Yet, even in such a situation, Shi Feng seemed unaffected in the slightest. Shi Feng even had the spare time to send him a contemptuous gaze….

Red Feather started to wonder whether or not Shi Feng was a human. Shi Feng could actually maintain such calm.

"However, even if you don't take my bait, you still won't escape." Although Red Feather felt somewhat disappointed, his intention to kill Shi Feng had not changed.

Fire and arrows blotted out the sky above Shi Feng. Even though he was Level 34 now and possessed a severe level suppression over the other players, he still would not survive these attacks.

Not a single person present believed that Shi Feng could leave this place alive.

In the next moment, however, Shi Feng confused everyone.

At this crucial moment, Shi Feng activated Defensive Blade and continued to pick up drops. One after another, he placed the items in his bag, showing that he valued money more than his own life.

Many players expressed their confusion.

"Does Black Flame really think he can escape?"

"Does Black Flame believe that, as long as he claims the loot, those items will not drop after he dies?"

However, Shi Feng still smiled faintly. He paid no attention to the incoming attacks.

Following which, wave after wave of spells and arrows landed within 20 yards around Shi Feng, transforming the area into an ocean of ice and fire. Meanwhile, all players within this 20-yard radius turned into ash; Shi Feng was no exception.

"Hahaha! Black Flame! Finally!" Lone Tyrant laughed psychotically as he watched Shi Feng turn into particles of light. Although Lone Tyrant had not done the deed personally, when the news of Black Flame's death spread, he would definitely become the laughingstock of God's Domain.

Zero Wing's Guild Leader, Black Flame, had actually thrown his life away because of greed. What could be more ironic than this?

"Wait, none of the items Black Flame picked have dropped!" a player with powerful eyesight suddenly shouted in surprise.

Hearing this, a realization struck the crowd.

Indeed, just as the player had said, although Black Flame had died, the number of items on the ground had not increased. Rather, there even seemed to be a few more pieces missing.

What was happening?

Did this mean that there was no two-hour wait to claim the loot from the Mechanical Slayer?

At this moment, Lone Tyrant was stunned as well. His eyes were glued to the location where Shi Feng had died. However, no matter how hard he racked his mind, he could not figure out what had happened.

Even if there really was no two-hour waiting time for the dropped items, as a Red Name, Black Flame should have at least dropped a few pieces of the equipment he wore upon death. Yet, he had not dropped a single item after he died.

"Big Brother Red, this is bad! If the items don't drop from a player's inventory, it will be far more difficult to steal them!" Flourishing Willow panicked.

"Since that is the case, we'll grab as many as we can. Let's go."

Originally, they had prepared their path of retreat. However, he never would have expected that the drops from the Mechanical Slayer would play such a trick on them, destroying his plans. As for whether Shi Feng had actually died or not, Red Feather had no doubts. Thousand of attacks had bombarded the area, and any stealth effects would have been useless. Moreover, even in the very end, he had not seen Shi Feng activate any skills.

"Brothers, attack! Don't let the powerful Guilds take the drops! As long as we put the drops into our bags, the items will be ours!"

Originally, the independent players had only intended to observe. They had no plans to compete for the loot. After all, without a Guild protecting them, the moment they picked up an item would be the moment they lost their lives. At that time, not only would they lose the items they picked up, but they would also lose their own equipment and levels. Only a lunatic would try their luck. However, the situation had changed.

Black Flame had picked up so many items as everyone watched, yet, after he died, not a single item that he had picked up had dropped. This showed that the Slayer's loot would belong to whoever picked them up.

Previously, none of the independent players saw any chances or hope of obtaining an item for themselves. Now that there was a glimmer of hope of obtaining a Fine-Gold or even Dark-Gold item, why wouldn't they be excited?

Suddenly, the tens of thousands of players went into a frenzy. They frantically launched spells and attacks towards the dropped items, barring anyone from claiming the loot.

Unknowingly, the largest war in the entire Star-Moon Kingdom, no, in the entire God's Domain, had begun in White River City. The battle was a complete mess. Even great experts could not play much of a role in a war involving tens of thousands of players. They might even find it difficult to survive.

"Big Brother Shadow Sword, should we try for some of the drops as well? We might grab ourselves a Dark-Gold item! If we're lucky, we might even get an Epic item! If we do, we won't have to worry about futures anymore," Turtledove said in excitement. Currently, she stood on a rooftop far from the battlefield.

A war of this magnitude would shock anyone. They would find themselves wanting to join the battle and display their skills and obtain some treasures while they're at it.

"Alright, we'll try out luck." As a person who pursued combat techniques, Shadow Sword would certainly not miss out on this golden opportunity. Although Shi Feng had warned them not to involve themselves, Shadow Sword had to agree with Turtledove's suggestion.

If they could be like Shi Feng, grabbing thirty to forty items for themselves, even if they died, it would be an admirable death. After all, facing the attacks of tens of thousands of players, even the top ranking expert on the Secret Pavilion's Experts List, the Undefeated God, could not possibly survive.

"For your own good, I advise you two not to go. Even if you snatch an item, you won't get anything after you die."

At this moment, a calm and indifferent voice reached Turtledove and Shadow Sword's ears.

When the two heard this voice and promptly turned their heads towards the source, shock immediately appearing on their faces.

"You… How did you resurrect?" Turtledove gaped at Shi Feng with disbelief. Currently, Shi Feng still wore his Black Cloak, a calm expression on his face.

"Resurrect? I never died, so why would I need to resurrect?" Shi Feng chuckled.

Making one-way trips was not brave, but stupid. Since he had charged into battle, naturally, he had long since prepared an escape.

Before Shi Feng had charged towards the Mechanical Slayer, he had already activated Phantom Kill. He had then sent his doppelganger away from the battlefield while he forged ahead to steal both the last hit and the treasure. After he had his fill, he immediately swapped positions with his doppelganger, letting his doppelganger endure the rain of attacks while he departed from the battlefield.

"You didn't die? How is this possible? I saw countless spells hit before you turned into particles of light and disappeared." Turtledove walked up to Shi Feng, her bright eyes scanning his body. After an extensive examination, she revealed a look that said, "You can't deceive me."

Shi Feng laughed and said, "That's only a doppelganger."

"Doppelganger?" Originally, Turtledove had not believed Shi Feng in the slightest. However, at the mention of the word "doppelganger," she suddenly understood the gist of the situation, feeling slightly shocked. She never expected that Shi Feng would have planned an escape.

However, Shadow Sword was far more shocked by this revelation.

With only the use of a doppelganger, Shi Feng had managed to toy with the tens of thousands of players present, causing them to start a massacre.

If Shadow Sword and Turtledove knew that Shi Feng had come to this tall building to look for an opportunity to re-enter the battlefield….

At this moment, Shi Feng sat quietly before calling up the system interface for the Seven Luminaries Ring.

"Finally, I can level these skills." Shi Feng looked at the seven great skills displayed on the Seven Luminaries Ring interface, growing excited.

Even at Level 1, these seven skills were immensely beneficial. If he could level these skills several times, his combat power would definitely reach the next level. It would also significantly assist with his class change quest.

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Chapter 352 - One-Hit Asura (1)

The battle on the streets of White River City was in full swing now, and a large number of players died with every passing moment.

Surprisingly, however, even with such a massive war going on in the middle of White River City, none of the city guards had come forth to stop the players from killing each other. The guards had only sealed off the neighborhood around the Teleportation Hall where the battle took place. As long as a battle between players remained in this area, the guards would not pay it any mind. They would silently stand aside with spears in hand.

Meanwhile, the players in question had already gone completely crazy over the loot of the Mechanical Slayer. None of them even noticed Shi Feng who currently sat on top of a building at a distance. All of their attention was directed towards the items scattered across the ground.

However, when the female Guardian Knight, Turtledove, who stood beside Shi Feng, used an identification skill on him, she abruptly jumped in shock.

Level 34?! How is his level so high?!

Currently, a majority of the players in God's Domain had yet to reach Level 20, yet, Shi Feng was Level 34….

The sight of Shi Feng's Level of 34 was enough to cause any player to despair.

In God's Domain, the suppression of 5 levels was detrimental, let alone a suppression of over 10 levels.

However, Turtledove had quickly discovered Shi Feng's level falling by one. She was confused. Shi Feng had obviously not died, yet, his level had fallen.

Turtledove did not know that, at this moment, Shi Feng had assigned a large amount of EXP to the seven great skills of the Seven Luminaries Ring.

The amount of EXP that Shi Feng possessed at Level 34 was extremely abundant, and with the EXP of a single level, he had managed to upgrade all of the seven great skills of the Seven Luminaries Ring to Level 3.

[Aura of Earth]

Level 3 (Requires 6,000,000 EXP to upgrade to Level 4)

Defense increased by 40%.

Damage taken reduced by 25%.

Activatable Skill-

Absolute Defense: Provides immunity to 12 attacks.

Cooldown: 1 minute 20 seconds

[Aura of Water]

Level 3 (Requires 6,000,000 EXP to upgrade to Level 4)

Received healing increased by 40%.

Cast Consumption reduced by 20%.

Activatable Skill-

Life Bloom: Heals selected target for 15% HP every second for 30 seconds.

Cooldown: 1 minute 30 seconds

[Aura of Wind]

Level 3 (Requires 6,000,000 EXP to upgrade to Level 4)

Movement Speed increased by 30%.

Attack Speed increased by 30%.

Agility increased by 20%.

Activatable Skill-

Wind Rider: Enables temporary flight and Movement Speed increase of 120% for 15 seconds.

Cooldown: 2 minutes

[Aura of Fire]

Level 3 (Requires 6,000,000 EXP to upgrade to Level 4)

Defense increased by 35%.

Target's Defense reduced by 30%.

Activatable Skill-

Firestorm: Inflicts 600% damage within a range of 15*15 yards for 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 5 minutes

[Aura of Time]

Level 3 (Requires 10,000,000 EXP to upgrade to Level 4)

Cooldown of all Skills reduced by 25%.

Enemies within a 100-yard radius will have their Movement Speed and Attack Speed reduced by 25%, and Cooldown of Skills increased by 30%.

Activatable Skill-

Absolute Time: Prevents enemies within a radius of 60 yards from using any skills or tools for 20 seconds.

Cooldown: 2 minutes 30 seconds

[Aura of Illusion]

Level 3 (Requires 10,000,000 EXP to upgrade to Level 4)

All Attributes increased by 25%.

Enemies within a 100-yard radius will have all their Attributes reduced by 30%.

Activatable Skill-

Fantasy World: Immunity to all Magic Damage and 15% of Magic Damage received will be converted to healing to recover player's HP for 15 seconds.

Cooldown: 3 minutes

[Aura of Space]

Level 3 (Requires 10,000,000 EXP to upgrade to Level 4)

Immunity to all control and restricting effects.

Activatable Skill-

Space Movement: Instantly move to any location within a radius of 360,000 yards.

Cooldown: 8 minutes

As expected, the EXP required becomes increasingly abundant at the further levels. However, the skills have indeed significantly improved. I wonder how far I can upgrade them to if I dump in all the EXP I have? Once again, Shi Feng started assigning EXP to the Seven Luminaries Ring.

This time, Shi Feng had upgraded all of the skills to Level 5, reducing his level to 26.

[Aura of Earth]

Level 5 (Requires 12,000,000 EXP to upgrade to Level 6)

Defense increased by 45%.

Damage taken reduced by 35%.

Activatable Skill-

Absolute Defense: Provides immunity to 16 attacks.

Cooldown: 1 minute 20 seconds

[Aura of Water]

Level 5 (Requires 12,000,000 EXP to upgrade to Level 6)

Received healing increased by 60%.

Cast Consumption reduced by 30%.

Activatable Skill-

Life Bloom: Heals selected target for 20% HP every second for 40 seconds.

Cooldown: 1 minute 30 seconds

[Aura of Wind]

Level 5 (Requires 12,000,000 EXP to upgrade to Level 6)

Movement Speed increased by 40%.

Attack Speed increased by 40%.

Agility increased by 30%.

Activatable Skill-

Wind Rider: Enables temporary flight and Movement Speed increase of 150% for 20 seconds.

Cooldown: 2 minutes

[Aura of Fire]

Level 5 (Requires 12,000,000 EXP to upgrade to Level 6)

Defense increased by 40%.

Target's Defense reduced by 40%.

Activatable Skill-

Firestorm: Inflicts 800% damage within a range of 25*25 yards for 5 seconds.

Cooldown: 5 minutes

[Aura of Time]

Level 5 (Requires 20,000,000 EXP to upgrade to Level 6)

Cooldown of all Skills reduced by 30%.

Enemies within a 150-yard radius will have their Movement Speed and Attack Speed reduced by 30%, and Cooldown of Skills increased by 40%.

Activatable Skill-

Absolute Time: Prevents enemies within a radius of 75 yards from using any skills or tools for 24 seconds.

Cooldown: 2 minutes 30 seconds

[Aura of Illusion]

Level 5 (Requires 20,000,000 EXP to upgrade to Level 6)

All Attributes increased by 30%.

Enemies within a 150-yard radius will have all their Attributes reduced by 30%.

Activatable Skill-

Fantasy World: Immunity to all Magic Damage and 15% of Magic Damage received will be converted to healing to recover player's HP for 20 seconds.

Cooldown: 3 minutes

[Aura of Space]

Level 5 (Requires 20,000,000 EXP to upgrade to Level 6)

Immunity to all control and restricting effects.

Activatable Skill-

Space Movement: Instantly move to any location within a radius of 400,000 yards.

Cooldown: 6 minutes

After Shi Feng examined the Attributes of the Level 5 Seven Luminaries Ring, his calm heart inadvertently grew excited.

In the legends, the Seven Luminaries Ring was said to be a Godly Relic. Even if it were just an Epic ranked Replica of the item, its strength far surpassed any player's imagination.

Currently, the Seven Luminaries Ring Replica Shi Feng possessed was only Level 5. Looking at the Replica's current Attributes, Shi Feng had even wondered if this Seven Luminaries Ring Replica could rival the strength an actual Legendary item.

However, if Shi Feng wanted to continue upgrading the Seven Luminaries Ring, he would need a horrifying amount of EXP. In his current position, it was simply impossible to upgrade the ring to Level 6.

Next, I need to work on the sure-kill skill, Flame Burst. Shi Feng called up the skill interface and began to upgrade Flame Burst.

Back in the Flame God's Cave, Shi Feng had upgraded the skill to Level 5.

[Flame Burst]

Level 5 (Requires 4,000,000 EXP to upgrade to Level 6)

Channeling time: 2 seconds

Gathers the power of flames to a single point and causes 420% damage to the target.

Attack Count: 6 times

Cooldown: 3 minutes 30 seconds

In a single breath, Shi Feng upgraded Flame Burst four times, the skill reaching Level 9. Meanwhile, Shi Feng's level had fallen from 26 to 21.

[Flame Burst]

Level 9 (Requires 60,000,000 EXP to upgrade to Tier 1 skill)

Channeling time: 1 seconds

Gathers the power of flames to a single point and causes 750% damage to the target.

Attack Count: 12 times

Cooldown: 3 minutes

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