Chapter 1 The Successful Summoning

Shi Feng was incredibly excited about successfully summoning the Dark Tower.

He had only ever heard of it and never seen or experienced it firsthand.

Dark Seeds were extremely rare in God's Domain, even rarer than Legendary item fragments. He was quite surprised when Morning Glow produced one.

To summon the Dark Tower, you had to kill the summoned demon.

But killing such a demon was easier said than done. Often, NPCs had to step in to suppress them, making it difficult for players to kill them.

Although killing the demon with the help of an NPC would also drop the Dark Tower design, NPCs weren't supposed to let such items exist. If they found one, they would confiscate it immediately, leaving no chance for players to snatch it.

Because of this, very few forces could summon the Dark Tower. You could count them on one hand. Moreover, ordinary players weren't allowed to enter any town that summoned the Dark Tower; only allies or subordinates could.

In his previous life, he was just the guild leader of a second-rate guild. Even ordinary super forces were beyond his reach, let alone the top-tier super forces. There was no intersection between them; they were just two parallel lines forever.

Being able to summon the Dark Tower now far exceeded Shi Feng's expectations.

"Guild Leader Black Flame, we don't have much time. The five-million-strong armies of the super forces are probably less than half an hour away," Yuan Tiexin reminded, looking at the leisurely Shi Feng.

In his opinion, Shi Feng simply didn't realize how critical the situation was.

The Dark Tower might be powerful; you could tell just from the condensed dark energy. But the enemies they faced now couldn't be stopped by just one or two city defense structures.

"They're all here?" Shi Feng's lips curled into a sly smile. "In that case, let's go out and meet them."

"Meet them?" Yuan Tiexin was taken aback. Then he quickly said, "Isn't that too dangerous? We can barely hold them off with Stone Forest City as a base. If we go out and lose Stone Forest City's advantage, we'll be fish on a chopping board. And they are all overlords; they won't be polite when it comes to profit."

"Then let them try," Shi Feng said with a smile.

"This..." Yuan Tiexin couldn't understand Shi Feng at all. He didn't know whether to call him powerful or foolish.

If Shi Feng was powerful, he could defeat Star Ring alone, even if he used external forces. That was still a skill. But going out now was no different from putting himself in danger, his life not in his own hands, completely at the mercy of the other party. It was simply foolish.

"It's okay, I can go alone," Shi Feng said, looking at the hesitant Yuan Tiexin.

"How can that be! Stone Forest City has our Heavenly Secret Pavilion's shares after all. Since Guild Leader Black Flame is going out, how can our Heavenly Secret Pavilion not show its face? Moreover, with me representing the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, those super forces will at least show some restraint and won't completely tear off their masks and attack directly." Yuan Tiexin shook his head, planning to accompany Shi Feng to the end.

He also felt that Shi Feng's initiative to meet them might not be all bad. The armies of the super forces hadn't yet arrived at Stone Forest City, so there might still be some opportunity for cooperation. If the armies of the super forces reached an alliance under the city, it would be a real disaster.

Soon, Shi Feng and Yuan Tiexin left Stone Forest City and headed straight for the armies of the super forces that had just entered the Forest of the Dead.

Both Yuan Tiexin and Shi Feng were famous people now. Even members of super forces who weren't familiar with Zero Wing recognized Shi Feng.

"Why are they here?"

"Judging by their appearance, they must be here to negotiate."

"Most likely. After all, we have a five-million-strong army. How can a newly promoted guild city withstand that?"

The members of the super forces were surprised by the appearance of the two and began to discuss it quietly.

"What is Black Flame trying to do? Why is he only coming to negotiate now?" Huan Yu wondered, looking at Shi Feng and Yuan Tiexin walking out of the forest.

If they wanted to negotiate, they should have done so before the armies of the super forces converged. Now that the armies had converged, the difficulty of poaching people was not comparable to before. After all, the momentum had been established, and everyone had taken the initiative.

"Is there even a need to ask?" Chi Jiuzhong sneered. "He must be afraid of the joint army of the super forces and understands that it's impossible to resist this force. So he ran over to admit defeat and try to poach three or four super forces to save Stone Forest City."

At this moment, not only Chi Jiuzhong thought so, but all the super forces present thought the same way. Otherwise, why would Shi Feng put himself in danger?

They knew that killing Shi Feng here would be a huge blow to Zero Wing. At the same time, it would boost their morale, making it easier to capture Stone Forest City later. It was a win-win situation.

"Black Flame, what are you doing here?"

"If you want to talk about cooperation, I advise you to give up. Of course, if you obediently hand over Stone Forest City, we might let you leave. After all, our goal is Stone Forest City, not your lives."

"That's right! Hand over Stone Forest City, and we can let you leave alive!"

The higher-ups of the super forces looked at Shi Feng and Yuan Tiexin, each saying a word or two. Many of them had a playful attitude. As for letting Zero Wing leave after handing over Stone Forest City, that was just a joke. After all, Zero Wing dared to be enemies with the super forces, and everyone knew about it. If they didn't kill the chicken to scare the monkey, how would these super forces survive in the future?

"Hand over Stone Forest City?" Shi Feng couldn't help but laugh. "Aren't you afraid of choking to death?"

As soon as Shi Feng finished speaking, the entire place fell silent. Yuan Tiexin stared blankly at Shi Feng, feeling an unprecedented pressure.

Weren't they here to win over allies?

What was going on?

Yuan Tiexin was wondering if Shi Feng knew the current situation.

Before them was an army of five million experts, and these experts were all experts among experts. Their strength was not comparable to ordinary experts. There were many experts who had reached the Refinement Realm. Working together, killing monster-level players was as easy as playing a game.

Just being stared at by these five million experts made his scalp tingle. He didn't dare to think about what it would be like to fight.

Huan Yu in the super forces army was also dumbfounded.

She believed that she had seen many bold people, but she had never seen someone as bold as Shi Feng. He openly challenged the joint army of the super forces. After this, there was no chance of redemption, only death.

"Is this guy an idiot?"

"He really thinks of himself as a monster. He just defeated Star Ring. If he's so capable, don't run too fast later!"

Just as the members of the super forces were furious, Shi Feng suddenly snapped his fingers.

Instantly, the Dark Tower, towering high in Stone Forest City, activated its dark energy, forming a vast Dark Domain that enveloped the entire Forest of the Dead. The players in the domain felt an unprecedented weight on their bodies. They could only exert half of their combat power at best...