Reincarnation Of The Strongest Sword God - Chapter 350

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)

http://www.ichacha.net/%E6%B0%B4%E6%99%B6%E7%9F%B3.html

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.)

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.

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“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’s 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.

Chapter 352: 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)

Damage 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)

Damage 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

Chapter 353: Hit Asura (2)

“I never really have enough EXP. However, I can only leave it for now. Even if I fall back to Level 0, I won’t have enough EXP to upgrade the skill,” Shi Feng laughed bitterly as he looked at his own level.

Level 21.

His current level was even lower than before he had returned to White River City. However, his combat power was much higher than any ordinary Level 34 player.

Meanwhile, Turtledove and Shadow Sword were completely stupefied right now.

Within minutes, a Level 34 player had fallen to Level 21. Turtledove and Shadow Sword had even wondered if their eyes were playing tricks on them. How could a player’s level decrease by itself? Although they both eagerly wanted to ask Shi Feng the about his Level, they felt embarrassed to do so. After all, they had yet to join Zero Wing officially. As the leader of a Guild, how could they presume to ask for Shi Feng’s secrets?

Although Shi Feng could discern the doubts filling the minds of the two minds beside him, he did not bother to explain himself. This was his secret. If the matter of the Seven Luminaries Ring were revealed, a calamity would definitely befall him in the future.

At this moment, Shi Feng received another system notification.

System: Guild Crusade Quest completed. Zero Wing’s Popularity increased by 30,000 points.

System: Congratulations player for completing a Guild Crusade Quest. Rewarding 70 White River City Reputation Points and 5,000,000 EXP.

Suddenly, Shi Feng’s level recovered to Level 22.

“Guild Leader, we’ve secured all of the treasure in Creek Town. Everyone’s Reputation had increased beyond 100 points, and we’ve become nobles. We won’t suffer any consequences if we enter the city as Red Names now. Fire Dance and the others have returned to the city to accept their class change quests,” Aqua Rose suddenly reported through the team chat.

“Good. The rest of you should return as well. While you’re at it, summon all members of Zero Wing to the Teleportation Hall,” Shi Feng said, smiling faintly as he watched the current stalemate on the battlefield.

Today was destined to be an extraordinary night. It was also the night when Zero Wing would fully emerge from the shadows.

“I understand. We’ll hurry over immediately,” Aqua Rose answered without hesitation before disconnecting the call. At this point, Aqua Rose no longer doubted Shi Feng’s decisions.

After the call ended, Shi Feng remained sitting on the rooftop, quietly observing the intense battle below.

After another hour had passed, the number of players still alive on the battlefield had dwindled down from the initial 500,000 to less than 100,000. The brutality of the war far exceeded everyone’s imaginations.

Throughout this period, other players would slaughter anyone who dared approach the loot from the Mechanical Slayer regardless of who they were.

Even when a Guild had sent hundreds of members charging forward, the result was the same.

In the end, the situation had devolved into one where it became impossible for one side to steal any of the drops without annihilating everyone else.

However, along with the decrease of players, Guilds’ advantages began to reveal themselves. Among the tens of thousands of players remaining, a large majority of them were Guild players. Meanwhile, the number of independent players decreased as some independent players had opted to give up and retreat from the battlefield.

Without the interruption from independent players, the various Guilds had also started to make their moves. Gradually, one Guild after another charged towards the unclaimed loot.

However, how could the other Guilds willingly sit by and watch as other Guilds obtained the drops of the Mechanical Slayer? Hence, the Guilds present split their members into two groups: one to hinder the other Guilds and one to seize the items.

As a result, the various Guilds initiated another intense battle with each other.

“These items all belong to Dark Star! Do you think small Guilds like you are worthy of fighting us?” Lone Tyrant swung his shield, slamming it into a Swordsman from a small Guild and sending him flying. He then bellowed, “Assassins, go for the items! Everyone else, protect them!”

Immediately, dozens of Assassins from Dark Star sped forward, while the other members of Dark Star opened a path for these Assassins.

“You wish to take those items? Have you sought my permission to do so yet?” Red Feather led his subordinates forward, gradually approaching the drops while hindering Dark Star.

Simultaneously, Emperor’s Light, the Assassin’s Alliance, and World Dominators also began to fight their way forward.

Although these powerful Guilds were very strong, the small Guilds were no fools. These powerful Guilds’ main target would be the highest concentration of loot. Hence, as unrated Guilds, rather than competing over these locations, it would be far wiser for them to compete over locations with fewer items. That way, they would have fewer challengers.

Meanwhile, seeing the various Guilds picking up drops one after another, the independent players watching from the outskirts of the battlefield could not help but grow envious.

At this moment, however, the Guilds that had managed to secure some drops for themselves also displayed grim expressions.

Originally, they had been fighting vigorously while ignoring all costs in order to secure the loot. After all, as long as they put these items into their bag, even if they died, these items would not drop.

However, now that they had gotten their hands on these items, the result was completely different from what they expected.

Any players holding the dropped items had to stay alive and hold said items for two hours. If killed during this time, the dropped items would automatically fall from the player’s bag.

“What the hell is going on here?” Lone Tyrant looked at the dropped item inside his bag, his brows wrinkled.

To secure the dropped items, they had not held anything back while slaughtering their way forward, even at the expense of sacrificing their own companions. Meanwhile, the only reason Lone Tyrant willing made such a huge sacrifice was because he knew that they could take ownership of the dropped items the moment they got their hands on them. At this moment, out of the 10,000-plus Dark Star members who had arrived, less than 1,000 remained. Yet, Lone Tyrant had made all those sacrifices only to find out that the battle was not over yet. The dropped items they had obtained could switch ownership at any given moment.

At this moment, all those who managed to obtain a dropped item felt their blood rush to their heads.

Due to this sudden change, another change also swept through the battlefield.

The various Guilds immediately started relocating their members who had managed to obtain a drop. Simultaneously, they had also sent more people to kill the members of other Guilds who held items. Suddenly, the battlefield became even more fierce than before.

At this point, the more members a Guild possessed, the greater the advantage it had. Meanwhile, as the Guild with the most members remaining at this moment, Dark Star was also the Guild that had looted the most items.

Very quickly, Dark Star looted another dozen or so items. In addition to the ones they had previously obtained, the number of dropped items now in Dark Star’s possession totaled 24. At this moment, aside from Shi Feng, Dark Star had the largest harvest.

Just as the escort Lone Tyrant personally led was about enter White River City’s safe zone…

Suddenly, a black figure appeared before Lone Tyrant.

“Black Flame, should I commend you for your bravery or stupidity? Despite managing to escape, rather than going into hiding with the items you obtained, you actually dare appear before me once again. Very well. Today, I will finish you off. As for the items in your possession, they will all belong to Dark Star.”

Lone Tyrant recognized Shi Feng almost instantly. With a sneer, he waved his hand. Over a hundred melee players surrounded Shi Feng, while the mages at the rear line started chanting their spells. The healers also began to back off. This time, however, they stood sparsely apart from each other. Obviously, they had done so to avoid getting caught by Shi Feng’s large-scale AOE magic and that silencing field which prevented them from using any of their skills or tools.

“Black Flame, you must feel so helpless when you see this formation, no? You will definitely die this time. If you have to blame someone, blame yourself for showing up in front of me,” Lone Tyrant boasted.

Shi Feng simply smiled at Dark Star’s formation.

If this had happened before he had upgraded the Seven Luminaries Ring, this formation would have caused him a headache. With several hundred people standing so sparsely, the effective range of Firestorm and Absolute Time would indeed be insufficient to deal with all of them. Without the silencing field, as the battle drew on, he would have no choice but to escape.

However, circumstances had changed.

Looking at the hundreds of Level 16 and Level 17 melee players charging at him from all directions, Shi Feng activated Absolute Time. At Level 5, Absolute Time had an effective radius of 75 yards, so it covered a large majority of the scattered players. As for those that were outside the range of Absolute Time, they were no threat to Shi Feng.

Following which, Shi Feng switched out the Aura of Time for the Aura of Fire on the Seven Luminaries Ring, increasing his damage dealt by 40%, while reducing his target’s Defense by 40%.

However, Shi Feng was not done yet. Shi Feng then activated the additional skill of Purgatory’s Shadow, Purgatory Power, increasing his Attack Speed by 100% and damage by 30% for 15 seconds. Immediately after, Shi Feng used Windwalk and advanced, abruptly charging towards the members of Dark Star.

Shi Feng’s first target was a Level 17 Shield Warrior. Raising the Abyssal Blade, Shi Feng lightly slashed at the Shield Warrior. The silvery-gray Abyssal Blade transformed into a streak of silvery-gray light. Before the Shield Warrior could lift his shield against Shi Feng’s attack, a deep slash appeared on his Mysterious-Iron ranked breastplate.

A critical damage of -3,216 appeared above the Shield Warrior’s head.

Following which, this Level 17 Shield Warrior, which possessed slightly more than 2,600 HP, died.

Before this Shield Warrior’s body hit the ground, Shi Feng had already arrived in front of a Berserker. Similarly, Shi Feng struck once before leaving behind an afterimage and charging towards the next Swordsman.

From an outsider’s point of view, they could only see a dark shadow passing by the members of Dark Star. Then, for reasons unknown, those Dark Star members suddenly fell to the ground, their HP bars completely depleted.

Meanwhile, this dark shadow was so fast that it only took around six seconds to move through every single member of Dark Star.

By the time this shadow stopped moving, the several hundred Dark Star members had become corpses; only silence and hundreds of dropped items accompanied these corpses.

The players watching this scene play out from afar were completely stupefied.

This was too horrifying!

“Are you a ghost or a human…?” Lone Tyrant gaped at the hundreds of dead Dark Star elites in front of him in disbelief. Before he could make sense of what was happening, all of his companions had died. The word “fear” was no longer sufficient to describe what Lone Tyrant currently felt.

“What do you think?” Shi Feng said, smiling faintly as he shifted his gaze to Lone Tyrant.

Lone Tyrant’s heart jumped when he saw the ridiculing smile on Shi Feng’s face. At this moment, he no longer thought of retaliating. He even doubted that the person before him was Black Flame, but an Evil Rakshasa of God’s Domain instead. Otherwise, how could he possibly explain the unbelievable sight before him? How was it even possible for a player to be so powerful?

At this moment, escape was Lone Tyrant’s only hope.

Even if he had ten lives, they wouldn’t be enough against such an Evil Rakshasa.

However, as soon as Lone Tyrant turned around, he discovered that Shi Feng had already appeared in front of him. Immediately after, he saw the Abyssal Blade in Shi Feng’s hand give off a dazzling light. He also felt himself melt at the immense temperature radiating from Shi Feng’s sword.

This skill was none other than Shi Feng’s recently-upgraded Level 9 Flame Burst.

Before Lone Tyrant could react, the scorching Abyssal Blade had run through his heart. The hell-like flames incinerated his body. At the same time, a massive damage of over -10,000 appeared above Lone Tyrant’s head. Following which, as if struck by a meteorite, Lone Tyrant was sent flying backward. However, before his body made contact with a solid surface, he had become nothing more than ash in the wind.

Chapter 354: Hunter and Prey

After killing Lone Tyrant, Shi Feng turned to face the remaining Dark Star members behind him.

At this point, Shi Feng had thoroughly frightened these players.

He only required one strike per person, a hundred strikes to bring about annihilation.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of players had died, just like that. Moreover, even their Guild Leader, Lone Tyrant, could not withstand a single hit before the Evil Rakshasa burned him to ash.

The remaining Dark Star members felt a chill crawl down their spines when Shi Feng glanced at them. Their limbs felt like lead, incomparably heavy. At this moment, none of them had any courage to continue fighting.

Meanwhile, many players watching from afar immediately uploaded the videos they had recorded to the official forums, creating a huge sensation. As a result, the name Black Flame became even more popular than before.

“Run!”

No one knew who had shouted this single word. However, all of the remaining Dark Star members expressed their unanimous agreement as they scattered and ran in all directions.

With hundreds of players running away from him in all directions, even Shi Feng, as fast as he was, could not possibly kill all of them. Hence, Shi Feng decided to target the nine Assassins and Rangers who were being protected by a group of their companions.

These players bore the dropped items from the Mechanical Slayer. Shi Feng might be able to ignore killing everyone else, but he could not ignore these nine.

“Damn! Why is my luck so rotten!” one of the escaping Assassins paled with fright when he saw Shi Feng dart towards his group. Seeing as escape was no longer an option, the Assassin spun around and prepared for a desperate battle. “Face me if you can!”

However, by the time this Assassin turned to face Shi Feng, the blazing Abyssal Blade had already penetrated his chest. The Assassin’s HP quickly bottomed out, and three items dropped from his lifeless body. Among them, two were items dropped by the Mechanical Slayer.

Shi Feng immediately grabbed the loot from the Mechanical Slayer and tossed them into his bag. He then charged towards his next target.

By the time everyone from Dark Star had run out of Absolute Time’s effective radius, Shi Feng had killed six people in quick succession, obtaining a total of 15 dropped items. As for the remaining three, they had escaped.

“Not a bad harvest,” Shi Feng smiled satisfactorily as he looked at the new additions to his bag.

Including these 15 items, he had obtained a total of 52 dropped items. That was practically half of the Mechanical Slayer’s drops.

Just as Shi Feng prepared to leave, he suddenly discovered the players from other Guilds all barreling towards him. Meanwhile, every one of these players wore greedy expressions, and they all thought of Shi Feng as a fat sheep.

If Shi Feng had only taken a handful of the loot, they would not have dared strike at Shi Feng even if someone put a gun to their heads.

However, the number of dropped items Shi Feng obtained was simply too shocking.

Hence, their greed had overtaken their fear.

Although the strength Shi Feng displayed defied all reason, everyone had the courage to charge at Shi Feng because they knew that his explosive strength could only last for a short time. Moreover, large-scale silencing skills like the one Shi Feng used would definitely have a very long Cooldown.

Knowing that the situation had become unfavorable, Shi Feng immediately turned and ran.

He had only recently used Absolute Time, so the skill was still on Cooldown at that moment. Without the skill, he stood absolutely no chance against thousands of players.

“Boss Red Feather, Black Flame is trying to flee. It will be difficult to deal with him if we allow him to escape into White River City’s safe zone. Should we use that item now?” a Cursemancer asked.

At this moment, Red Feather carefully considered the situation.

Standing by his side, Flourishing Willow said, “Big Brother Red, are we really going to make a move against him?”

Flourishing Willow’s words surprised her teammates.

Normally, Flourishing Willow was the most bloodthirsty out of any of them. How could her change of heart not surprise them?

“Willow, I thought you said that you wanted to teach Black Flame a lesson? What’s changed? Don’t tell me you’re afraid,” an Assassin on the same team joked.

“Huh? Who’s afraid? Are you itching for a beating? Why don’t we have a private spar once we return?” Flourishing Willow glared at the Assassin.

“Ah, No! I was just joking! You’re a great expert who ranks on the Experts List; why would you bully me?” the Assassin hurriedly said, concerned for his safety.

Aside from their Boss Red Feather, Flourishing Willow was the strongest powerhouse in their team, and nobody dared provoke her.

“Hmph,” Flourishing Willow proudly snorted. She then shifted her gaze to Red Feather, whose expression appeared melancholic, wondering what his decision would be.

Previously, Shi Feng had meant nothing to her. Even if Shi Feng’s past performances were outstanding, at most, he would only shine in White River City. However, things were different now.

Now that she had personally witnessed Shi Feng’s skilled and rapid movements, Flourishing Willow was sure that his strength would carry him beyond the confines of just a city. It was especially true for that frighteningly accurate swordsmanship of his.

In just a few seconds, Shi Feng had brandished his sword over a hundred times. He had even done so while moving at high speeds. It would have been reasonable if Shi Feng had simply killed the players of Dark Star. However, Shi Feng had actually managed to bury his sword in the heart of every player. Even Red Feather could not achieve such a feat.

In addition to being so highly skilled, Black Flame was also the Guild Leader of Zero Wing; his status was not low.

Even if they discarded all pretenses and killed Black Flame, it would not benefit the Star Alliance.

“Move out!” In the end, Red Feather still made his decision.

They had an opportunity of obtaining a large number of Fine-Gold and Dark-Gold items; so what if they had to offend Zero Wing? Moreover, the Star Alliance was a first-rate Guild. Even Ouroboros did not dare disrespect them, much less Zero Wing.

“OK,” the several Assassins in the team replied excitedly, each of them promptly retrieving a purple-gold crystal ball from their bag. Activating Wind Steps and Stealth, these Assassins swiftly dashed towards Shi Feng.

Shi Feng’s Movement Speed was extremely fast, and ordinary players had no chance of catching up to him. Even Rangers, Assassins, and Swordsmen, who all boasted high Movement Speeds, could not catch up to Shi Feng.

Surprisingly, however, the distance between Shi Feng and the players chasing him gradually shortened.

Initially, there had been a span of 100 yards between them; now, there were only 30 yards. If the distance shortened by just another step, the Shield Warriors and Berserkers could use Charge to pin down Shi Feng.

However, no matter how hard theWarriors tried, none of them could reduce this distance of 30 yards any further. It drove them all mad.

“That sure is a lot of people,” Shi Feng turned to look at the crowd chasing him, his lips curling upwards.

At this moment, none of the players pursuing Shi Feng had discovered that, instead of moving closer to White River City’s safe zone, they were actually moving farther from it.

Soon, Shi Feng would reach the entrance of the Teleportation Hall.

“Crap! He’s trying to escape through the teleportation array!”

The crowd started growing anxious. If they allowed Shi Feng to teleport from White River City, it would be extremely difficult for them to catch him.

“Look, there seems to be a group of people coming out from the Teleportation Hall!”

“Hey! Help us stop that person! That person has Dark-Gold ranked treasures on him! Those treasures will fall off his body as long as we kill him!”

Seeing that the group walking out of the Teleportation Hall consisted of over a hundred players, the crowd’s hopes rekindled. They tried thinking of how they could convince that group of players to hinder Shi Feng’s escape. As long as those players could pin him down for a moment, they could surround him once more.

When the players emerging from the Teleportation Hall heard these words, they immediately took action. Without hesitation, they blocked off the entrance of the Teleportation Hall. Seeing this, the crowd celebrated.

“Wait, why do those people look somewhat familiar?”

“Eh? Aren’t the two great beauties standing at the front Zero Wing’s Fire Dance and Aqua Rose?”

“Why would they be here?”

As the distance between them and the Teleportation Hall shortened, the crowd could gradually see more details of those hundreds of players. Suddenly, they realized that something was wrong. The gaze Aqua Rose and the others shot them was the same gazes that they had used to look at Shi Feng.

It was neither a gaze of ridicule or laughter. Rather, it was the predatory gaze a hunter used while watching prey.

Chapter 355: Biggest Winner

“We’ve been had! This Black Flame is too cunning! He wasn’t trying to run away at all! Instead, he was luring us over here! Everyone, be careful!”

“What’s there to be afraid of? They only have over a hundred people. We have over ten thousand on our side. Do they think they can really turn the tide?”

Although the crowd had discovered the that something was wrong, they couldn’t care less.

An arrow fitted on the bow-string couldn’t avoid being fired.

Shi Feng had simply obtained too many dropped items. They might not get another opportunity to find such a fat sheep in the future. Right now, the total number of drops all of their Guilds obtained was nowhere near what Shi Feng carried. Hence, they would not hesitate, even if they had to start a war with these hundreds of players from Zero Wing.

“Hahaha! Excellent! We could only play the role of side characters back in Creek Town. Now, I can finally exercise my hands!” Blackie said joyfully as he watched the incoming crowd.

“Blackie, don’t kill too many. Let the others get some practice as well. It isn’t very often we get to participate in such a large-scale battle,” Fire Dance smiled faintly as she unsheathed her daggers and entered stealth.

Black and Fire Dance’s excitement left their teammates speechless.

In Zero Wing, it was common knowledge that Blackie and Fire Dance were the two gods of slaughter in the Guild. In the previous war involving four of the top six Guilds of White River City, if Blackie had not wielded large-scale magic such as the Stars of Light, Fire Dance’s total number of kills would have definitely surpassed his.

“Everyone, be careful. Since these people have survived until now, they should have some strength.” Aqua Rose simply ignored Blackie’s and Fire Dance’s actions. The Attack Power the two of them possessed was simply not something others could replicate.

“Big Sis Aqua, don’t worry! Now that we have upgraded our equipment, this is a perfect chance to see how much we have improved.”

The others started laughing.

After the death of the Mechanical Slayer, the magic barrier protecting the treasures of the Blood Hand Association also disappeared. The Blood Hand Association’s treasures were a great eye-opener for everyone. In total, they claimed several hundred Mysterious-Iron items. There were also plenty of Secret-Silver and Fine-Gold ranked weapons and equipment. After distributing and equipping these items, everyone’s equipment standard had significantly improved.

Now, although their opponents numbered over ten thousand, they possessed the advantage of levels and equipment. They also occupied a strategic location. After all, the Teleportation Hall could only hold so many people at a single time. It was not possible for all of the incoming players to squeeze into the hall simultaneously. In other words, despite the overwhelming odds, they were not without a chance for victory.

At this moment, Shi Feng stopped right before the entrance of the Teleportation Hall. He then turned to face the various Guilds charging at him.

On one side, there were over ten thousand players, while on the other, there were a hundred or so players. The difference in numbers was over 100 times. However, the various Guilds abruptly stopped when the distance between them and Shi Feng shortened to 50 yards.

“Black Flame, don’t think that you are invincible just because you now have back up! If you hand over the loot, we will consider sparing your life! Otherwise, today will be the day that your legend comes to an end!”

“Hand over the drops, and we’ll spare you your life! Otherwise, you and your team will be finished!”

The Guild Leaders of the various Guilds glared at Shi Feng with crazed eyes. They wanted nothing more than to murder Shi Feng right now. Previously, the massacre the Mechanical Slayer carried out under Shi Feng’s lead severely wounded their Guilds. Afterward, due to Shi Feng faking his own death, they even began to slaughter each other indiscriminately, decreasing their numbers once more. Now, so many reinforcements suddenly appeared. Who knew if Shi Feng had anything else prepared?

Now that Shi Feng had suddenly turned to smile at them, how could they not feel worried? Hence, they all decided to halt their steps rather than continuing to charge forward.

What if they recklessly rushed again, only to find themselves caught by another one of Shi Feng’s traps?

Thus, nobody dared to be the first to charge over.

“What’s the point of talking so much trash? You’ve chased me for so long, so shouldn’t it be my turn now?” Shi Feng smirked at the army of players before him. Revealing a faint smile, he slowly unsheathed the Abyssal Blade.

Shi Feng’s calm reaction began to unnerve some of the Guilds present.

Facing an army of over ten thousand, even a first-rate expert would react anxiously. However, even after observing Shi Feng for so long, they could not detect the slightest hint of panic on his face.

Did Shi Feng truly possess another card that could allow his small team to defeat them?

“Big Brother Red, there is definitely something suspicious going on. Now that Black Flame has reached the Teleportation Hall, he can escape at any time. Yet, instead of doing so, he actually plans to take a stand,” Flourishing Willow said, her brows tightening.

Red Feather nodded in agreement, feeling that something was indeed wrong with this situation.

Before, Shi Feng could have simply escaped into White River City’s safe zone. At that time, with the protection of the city guards, it would not be so easy to steal the Mechanical Slayer’s loot from him anymore.

Yet, instead of doing so, Shi Feng had gradually lured everyone to the Teleportation Hall. Why would Shi Feng do such a thing?

“Crap! We’ve been tricked! Black Flame is trying to buy time!” Red Feather suddenly panicked. Hurriedly, he opened the team member display to check whether or not his team members inside the White River City safe zone were safe.

“Big Brother Red, what’s going on?” Flourishing Willow looked at Red Feather, confused.

“Black Flame is trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain. Zero Wing has over 5,000 members, yet, only a hundred or so are here. Since he could call over these hundred or so members, why didn’t he send for even more reinforcements?” Red Feather explained. “The only reason he did not send for more reinforcements was that he had sent the rest to hunt the transport teams who are safeguarding the loot. Moreover, by blocking the Teleportation Hall, he can choose to attack or retreat any time he wants. As soon as the other members of Zero Wing obtain the drops, they can leave immediately.”

Red Feather had not used the team chat when he spoke. Moreover, he had not kept his voice down, so the other Guilds had heard his words very clearly. Suddenly, the Guild Leaders of the various Guilds turned pale.

Immediately, they started contacting the players that were transporting the dropped items.

However, none of their calls connected. The results were the same when they tried contacting the other team members of the transport team.

“You’ve only realized it now? Unfortunately, it’s too late,” Shi Feng laughed, shaking his head as he watched the various Guilds’ actions.

Indeed, just as Red Feather had guessed, even before he had slaughtered the members of Dark Star, he had arranged for Zero Wing’s army to keep an eye on the transport teams of the other Guilds. When Shi Feng started his battle with Dark Star, Zero Wing’s army took action.

As the various Guilds had lusted after the items on Shi Feng, they had not allocated many members to escort the transport team. Some Guilds only allocated a few dozen members, while some had only allocated a dozen or so. Meanwhile, each of Zero Wing’s groups consisted of at least more than a hundred. Some even possessed up to 400 members. There was no way they would fail.

Moreover, in order to prevent these transport teams from reporting back to their respective Guilds about the ambush, Shi Feng had purchased a large number of Information Sealing Scrolls from the Magic Shop. The Information Sealing Scroll was extremely expensive, with each one costing 50 Silver Coins. This scroll could neither attack nor defend. It was also not a support item. In addition, the scroll could only target players. This scroll’s only function was to prevent players from using the game’s communication system for a certain amount of time. During this period, players could not receive or send any messages. The only form of communication they could use was ordinary speech. Hence, all this time, the Information Sealing Scroll was an item that the player populace of God’s Domain had ignored.

During the ambush, although these transport teams were just a short distance away from the battlefield, they could not contact their respective Guilds to request reinforcements. Faced with troops several times their number, these transport teams had no chance of protecting the loot they carried.

Also, even though these transport teams were inside the city’s safe zone, the city guards needed time to come to their rescue. During this time, unless the transport team of a Guild possessed only top-tier experts, their deaths were all but certain. Even if the city guards arrived later, the dropped items of the Mechanical Slayer could simply be passed on and claimed by the Zero Wing members who had not participated in the battle.

At this moment, Red Feather was livid. Although he did not know how Shi Feng had sealed off their communication, when he saw the HP bars of his team members decreasing, he could guess what had happened.

Without a doubt, his team members were definitely caught in an intense battle.

At this moment, Red Feather finally realized that he had massively underestimated Shi Feng. He had been thoroughly fooled by Shi Feng’s facade of a first-rate expert. Compared to Shi Feng’s combat techniques, his cunning was far more terrifying.

Despite the price so many players and Guilds had paid, in the end, Zero Wing became the biggest, no, the only winner of this war.

Rather than calling Shi Feng a fledgling fox, it would be more appropriate to consider him an old demon fox that has lived for countless years.

Chapter 356: One Man Holding Out against Ten Thousand

“Big Brother Red, their HPs aren’t declining that rapidly. They should have started fighting not that long ago. Also, they’re only a short distance away from us. If we run back there right now, we might still be able to save them,” Flourishing Willow said hurriedly.

However, the moment Flourishing Willow finished speaking, one of the members on their transport team suddenly died.

“What?!”

Flourishing Willow looked at one of the HP bars on the list of team members in disbelief. The dark HP bar proved that this player was already dead. She was very clear on the strength of the team transporting the dropped items. They were all elites of the Star Alliance. Yet, just shortly after the battle started, one of these elites had already died. How could she not be shocked by this situation?

“It’s too late. At this point, we can only kill Black Flame to make up for our losses.” Red Feather shook his head. He then looked at Shi Feng, rage burning in his eyes.

In reality, Red Feather was not the only person present who was angry. The other Guilds were similarly enraged.

Shi Feng had so easily taken away the dropped items they had paid such a large price to obtain. This also meant that, at this moment, Shi Feng had obtained all the drops of the Mechanical Slayer. So, how could they not feel angry?

They had far underestimated Shi Feng’s ambitions. From the moment the Mechanical Slayer attacked the city, Shi Feng never had any intention of letting anyone obtain a share of the loot.

Now, they finally realized how naive they had been. They had lost the battle from the very beginning…

The battle between their transport teams and the members of Zero Wing had been going on for some time now. It would be too late even if they tried to rescue the transport teams. The only thing they could do now was to get rid of Shi Feng. In any case, the number of drops Shi Feng had on him was almost the same as the number of drops of the Guilds combined.

“Kill him! Kill him right this instant!”

“Black Flame, today will be your funeral!”

None of the Guilds present could care less anymore. All of them started charging at Shi Feng one after another, not caring whether or not Shi Feng had set up any traps for them.

However, when the various Guilds started charging at him, Shi Feng and the others of Zero Wing also retreated into the Teleportation Hall. Facing death with a smile, the various Guilds rushed into the building without a moment’s hesitation.

Seeing the large number of players swarming into the Teleportation Hall, Shi Feng said in the team chat, “Start!”

Blackie, who had been eagerly waiting for this moment, immediately cast Stars of Light.

The entrance and hallway of the Teleportation Hall was not very spacious, with a capacity of only around a hundred players or so. Meanwhile, the range of the Stars of Light just happened to completely cover this area.

One after another, stars of sacred light shot down from the sky, rocking the entire Teleportation Hall. Even with the preparations the Guilds made, the might of the Stars of Light was simply too overwhelming. Despite the healers at the rear trying their best to save their companions, Blackie’s Stars of Light destroyed even the MTs, who possessed the highest HP and Defense, in just two to three rounds.

After the duration of Stars of Light ended, many members of the various Guilds had died.

Shi Feng estimated the death toll for Blackie’s skill at over 500. At this moment, Blackie’s name looked more black than red. If not for the guards of White River City temporarily halting their management over the vicinity of the Teleportation Hall, the guards would have killed Blackie dozens of times by now.

Meanwhile, Blackie’s skill had thoroughly shocked the various Guilds.

The scene before them brought home to the crowd once more the importance of large-scale destruction spells. Even before their frontline players had a chance to clash with the enemy, their side had already suffered so many deaths…

This was just like the battlefields of ancient times when archers would already fire their bows before the two sides could even clash. In this case, however, since their side did not possess any archers, they would naturally suffer a one-sided beating. The only thing they could do in this situation was to endure and hope they survived.

Fortunately, large-scale destruction spells like this definitely had a very long Cooldown time. After all, if such powerful skills could be used constantly, would there even be a need for them to fight? They might as well stand still and await their deaths.

“Don’t be afraid! Charge! They should have used up their skills already!” Red Feather calmly shouted a reminder to everyone.

Following which, the members of the various Guilds charged at Shi Feng once more. In addition, the number of players that charged into the Teleportation Hall this time was even greater than before.

At this moment, the members of Zero Wing were also ready for battle.

“Just in time. Let’s see how powerful my newly improved skill is, then.”

At this moment, Shi Feng finally utilized the Seven Luminaries Ring and activated Firestorm. The Level 5 Firestorm was even more powerful than Blackie’s Stars of Light.

Towering flames brightly illuminated the entire Teleportation Hall. The temperature inside the building rose by tens of degrees as well. Numerous butterflies formed by flames fluttered gracefully around the Teleportation Hall, creating a beautiful scene to behold. However, all the players touched by these flame butterflies instantly combusted, their bodies turning into ash shortly after. Before the healers standing at the back could react, countless players had already died. The number of deaths caused by Shi Feng’s Firestorm far surpassed Blackie’s Stars of Light.

“Why do they still possess large-scale destruction spells?”

The various Guilds present had long since known about Blackie’s Stars of Light. After all, the scene of Blackie using this skill had appeared on video recordings many times by now. Since they had been prepared for it, they had not sent their full force in the initial charge.

For their second charge, however, they had held nothing back.

Yet, now, Zero Wing had revealed a second, and even more powerful, large-scale destruction spell. This situation greatly confused everyone. Just where did Zero Wing manage to obtain so many large-scale destruction spells?

Just having one of such spells was already a near-impossible feat. At this stage of the game, not even first-rate Guilds possessed a single one of such powerful spells. Yet, Zero Wing actually laid claim to two.

After Firestorm ended, the members of the various Guilds turned silent. No longer did anybody dare to rush forward.

After seeing this second large-scale destruction spell unleashed, the various Guilds present started hesitating. Instead of letting their blood rush to their heads, they started calmly observing the situation.

Looking at Shi Feng’s leisurely behavior as he stood inside the Teleportation Hall, they could not help but wonder whether Shi Feng still had another card hidden up his sleeves. From beginning to end, Shi Feng had never considered the army before him a threat. The expression Shi Feng had, in particular, made it seem as if everything was under his control.

If there were still members among Zero Wing capable of using large-scale destruction spells, wouldn’t they just be seeking their own deaths by recklessly charging ahead?

Before arriving at the Teleportation Hall, the various Guilds present had already suffered immense losses. Now, the two spells they suffered were like fuel added to the fire. If they were to take another one or two of such blows, just how were they supposed to cope with the losses?

“Why aren’t you guys charging?! It is impossible for Zero Wing to possess any more of such large-scale destruction spells!” Red Feather shouted anxiously as he looked at the various Guilds.

“Brother Red Feather, it’s not that we are unwilling to charge. However, our manpower is limited. What if they reveal another large-scale destruction spell? My Guild can’t hope to endure another blow like that.”

“Brother Red Feather, why don’t you lead the charge for us? If Zero Wing has indeed run out of large-scale destruction spells, we’ll then follow you in your charge.”

Red Feather nearly spat out a mouthful of blood at these Guild Leaders when he heard their words.

He had brought only a small number of members with him on this expedition to White River City. After going through the two great wars earlier, he had lost over half the members he had brought. Just moments ago, Zero Wing had also killed his transport team. In the end, the only thing he gained from this trip was losses! If he were to send his few remaining members at Zero Wing right now, wouldn’t he just be seeking his own death?

At this time, the various Guild Leaders present were also unwilling to let their own subordinates act as cannon fodder. Every death was a loss of money to them. As of this moment, they had yet to gain a single thing, so how would they be willing to continue throwing lives away?

Previously, they had gotten caught in Shi Feng’s plots one after another. Now, Zero Wing’s performance had even surpassed their expectations. After suffering successive blows, they were truly afraid now.

“What? Not gonna charge at us anymore? If you guys aren’t coming, then we’ll be leaving.” Shi Feng stood at the stairs of the Teleportation Hall, looking at the various Guilds that did not dare to enter the building.

The calm and easygoing smile Shi Feng wore made it impossible for anyone to guess at his thoughts.

Looking at Shi Feng’s relaxed and indifferent attitude, as well as the low-grade provocation he used, the various Guilds present became even more certain that Shi Feng still possessed a hidden trump card. As long as they dared to charge at him, what awaited them would be an even greater loss.

At this moment, the independent players observing from afar were completely stupefied by this scene.

An army of tens of thousand!

Shi Feng actually intimidated such a force all by himself, such that they didn’t dare to set even a single foot inside the Teleportation Hall.

This scene was truly one man holding out against ten thousand.

Before today, nobody present would have believed such a nonsensical feat was actually possible. Now, however, they believed it. After all, Shi Feng was the best proof.

It would be an honor to die to such a player!

After a stalemate of more than ten seconds, Red Feather suddenly stepped forward.

“Everyone, don’t be fooled by Black Flame! Do you think large-scale destruction spells can be obtained so easily? He is simply buying time! As long as we charge at him once more, the drops Black Flame obtained will be ours!” Red Feather did not believe that Shi Feng still possessed a third large-scale destruction spell. Shi Feng was definitely tricking them. Emphatically, Red Feather advised, “If anyone doesn’t believe me, then our Star Alliance will compensate you with five times the losses you will suffer!”

Chapter 357: star Extermination Magic Array

Red Feather’s offer of compensating five times the losses had they suffered was very tempting, and many Guild Leaders present hesitated at the offer.

Unlike the powerful Guilds in White River City, as unrated Guilds, they did not have much financial support as unrated Guilds. Their sources for Gold Coins were also limited. If they signed an agreement with Red Feather, their subordinates’ deaths would only profit them in the future.

If they took Red Feather’s offer, however, they would sacrifice a lot of their Guilds’ strength. Moreover, they would also lose the faith of their Guild members.

Seeing these Guilds hesitate, Red Feather started to panic. Although he was unsure of whether Zero Wing still possessed large-scale destruction spells or not, he had a guaranteed method to kill Black Flame. As long as he could approach the man, Black Flame would die even if he were an expert ranked on the God’s Domain Experts List.

Once Black Flame died, the dropped items he carried would fall from his bag. Meanwhile, Red Feather would be the first person to grab those items. Afterward, he could simply use the teleportation array to leave White River City.

Now that the dropped items his team had previously obtained were no more, if he could not snatch the items on Black Flame’s body, how could he walk away with satisfaction?

“Don’t tell me that none of you want the loot from the Mechanical Slayer?

“That was a monster that even a Tier 4 Great Wizard struggled to kill. Not to mention Dark Gold items, it would not be odd to find Epic items among the drops. Don’t you want the power of an Epic item?”

Red Feather’s comments excited the various Guild players.

None of them had even seen a Dark-Gold item before, let alone an Epic item.

If a Guild obtained an Epic item, it would instantly become a hot topic throughout the entire God’s Domain. At that time, even an unknown Guild would become famous, attracting the attention of many guildless players. Although it would still be no match for a truly powerful Guild, it could still become an overlord of a city.

The might of an Epic item was unimaginable.

In God’s Domain, Dungeons were one of the main sources for players to obtain weapons and equipment. As only a limited number of players could enter a Dungeon, if one wanted an easier time raiding, they could only do so by upgrading the combat power of a limited number of players. Hence, not only were Epic items significant symbols to a Guild, but they also played a very large role in the Guild.

At this stage of the game, if a Guild could obtain an Epic item, the strength of the Guild would instantly soar to the next level.

The Mechanical Slayer’s loot needed to be appraised before anyone could discern quality and Attributes. Hence, nobody knew the exact quality of the Slayer’s loot. However, seeing as the Mechanical Slayer had been such a powerful monster, it would not be surprising even to find Epic items among its loot. As long as there was the slightest possibility, nobody among the crowd would easily give up on this chance.

“Charge!”

“For the Epic items!”

“Black Flame, hand over the Epic items, and we’ll spare your life!”

The various Guilds charged at Shi Feng once more with passion. Setting aside Red Feather’s offer, the lure of an Epic item alone was worth any price.

At this moment, Aqua Rose walked up to Shi Feng’s side, suggesting, “Guild Leader, they’re charging at us once more. We’ve bought enough time now. Should we depart?”

Although they had the absolute advantage of levels, equipment, and terrain, if they had to face so many players, death and injury would be inevitable. Since they have already achieved their goals, it was not necessary to continue fighting.

“Okay, let’s withdraw,” Shi Feng nodded. “Pass me the Tier 3 Magic Scroll that you obtained from Creek Town. I’ll stall for time and leave them with a memento. Take this chance to activate the teleportation array.”

Indeed, just as Red Feather had guessed, large-scale destruction spells were not so easy to come by. At this moment, only he and Blackie possessed such spells. Although they had plenty of small-scale AOE attack spells, the might and range of these spells were not enough. They would not play a significant role in this battle.

“Are we really going to use that Tier 3 Magic Scroll? That’s the only one we received from the crusade. Why don’t we just have everyone hold those players off for a bit? In any case, we only need to stall for a moment. If we don’t have to fight for that long, we should not incur any casualties.” Aqua Rose’s heart ached when she heard Shi Feng’s intentions. The value of a Tier 3 Magic Scroll far surpassed a single Dark-Gold item.

“It doesn’t matter. Now is the best time to use it.” Shi Feng waved his hand.

Aqua Rose simply sighed in response to Shi Feng’s decision. With a heavy heart, she handed the Tier 3 Magic Scroll over. She only had herself to blame for working under such a Guild Leader. Normally, Shi Feng spent his money lavishly, not bothering with a budget. However, it was also a fact that the results of his spendthrift actions would always pay off.

“Go. Leave this to me.”

The Tier 3 Magic Scroll Aqua Rose had handed Shi Feng was deep-blue with gold inlaid around its edges. Upon receiving the scroll, Shi Feng unrolled it and clicked “Use.”

The Tier 3 Magic Scroll they had obtained from the Blood Hand Association’s hidden warehouse was entitled Water Dragon’s Flurry. This Magic Scroll contained a very rare large-scale destruction spell with a 2-second cast time.

As water-type mana began to gather around Shi Feng, a large-scale, deep-blue magic array formed beneath his feet.

“Crap! It’s another large-scale destruction spell!”

The Tier 3 spell’s generated momentum was so immense that the incoming tide of players quickly discovered its appearance. The crowd immediately panicked and tried to withdraw. At this moment, Red Feather’s face turned ashen. He would never have thought that Shi Feng still possessed another large-scale destruction spell.

Although the crowd retreated quickly, it was too late as Shi Feng had already unleashed the magic of the Tier 3 Magic Scroll in his hands.

Water gushed down from the sky like a massive waterfall, rolling into a tidal wave that was over a dozen meters high. The wave smashed across all of the Guild players within the Teleportation Hall, and in the blink of an eye, the violent tidal wave devoured hundreds of players. Following which, the turbulent water flooded from the building’s entrance. It was like a tsunami. The massive wave devoured many of the players outside the Hall, and every victim of the spell became nothing more than an icy corpse.

As to how many players had died, even Shi Feng himself was not sure. However, what Shi Feng did know was that the Water Dragon’s Flurry had killed more players than both Stars of Light and Firestorm combined.

“It’s about time for me to leave as well,” Shi Feng examined his surroundings, satisfied. The Teleportation Hall was void of any members of the various Guilds.

“Oh? That’s not right. Someone’s still here.” Shi Feng suddenly sensed danger.

Shi Feng was very familiar with this feeling, so he knew to keep his guard up. Such a feeling only occurred when he encountered life-threatening danger. Hence, Shi Feng immediately activated Omniscient Eyes.

Since he had not seen anyone inside the hall, the only possibility left was Assassins.

Omniscient Eyes allowed Shi Feng to perceive any invisible or stealth units within 100 yards.

After activating the skill, a golden glow enveloped both of his eyes. He then observed his surroundings. Like a god overlooking all lifeforms, nothing could hide from his vision.

“Six people, is it?” Shi Feng quickly discovered six obscure figures slowly approaching him from 30 yards away.

These six Assassins felt a chill down their backs the moment Shi Feng’s gaze landed on them.

“Damn it. We’ve been discovered.”

“Forget about it. This distances should be enough. We can’t disappoint Boss Red Feather.”

The six Assassins were all experts. Hence, they immediately decided to reveal themselves and take out the purple-gold crystal balls.

That’s the Six-star Extermination Magic Array! How could they have it?! Shi Feng was abruptly shocked when he saw the purple-gold crystal balls in the hands of the six Assassins.

These items were no less rare than a Tier 3 Magic Scroll. Though they were far more powerful than a Tier 3 Magic Scroll, the requirements and limitations were also far more troublesome than a Tier 3 Magic Scroll.