Chapter 1040 Dead?

"Dead?" The heroic man asked, surprised. "With his cautious nature and impressive tracking skills, he still died?"

Blackeye was a well-known assassin in Demon City, and his perception was exceptional. Often, when their large adventure teams needed to deal with someone, they would hire Blackeye to track them, including the Wind Fang.

Up until now, he had never heard of Blackeye having any problems tracking someone.

"Yes, according to his team members, a small squad of six was wiped out completely, without even a chance to resist. Blackeye was so angry that he contacted his friends offline and announced it to everyone in the city, wanting everyone in Demon City to hunt down those people," the Tier 3 Assassin nodded. "But that was over ten minutes ago. We haven't received any information about their whereabouts yet."

"Being able to kill a Demon Patrol team means they definitely have some strength. It's not unfair for Blackeye to be killed, but we need to act faster. Now that Blackeye has spread the news, many people in the city will probably take action," the heroic man frowned slightly.

If Blackeye had only informed a few of their large adventure teams, it wouldn't be a big deal. After all, the number of people in their major adventure teams was insignificant compared to the entire Demon City. It would still be difficult to find the invaders in the vast Burning Forest.

But if everyone in the city knew, their competition would be much greater.

The reward price for the Demon's Heart this time was very high, ten Demon Crystals per person.

Although Demon Crystals had a chance to drop from killing monsters in the Demon Territory, the drop rate was extremely low. Only killing powerful monsters would give a relatively higher drop rate. Their entire large adventure team couldn't even farm ten or twenty crystals in a day.

And obtaining twenty crystals would allow them to apply for a noble challenge in the city. Success would greatly increase their strength, and they would become nobles in Demon City, with a status far above that of commoners.

Moreover, even those experts who already had noble titles needed Demon Crystals to advance further, and they required even more.

Now, with a reward of ten Demon Crystals for killing one person, almost every player in Demon City would be tempted.

"Don't worry, Guild Leader. Now that we know they're in the Burning Forest, it won't be difficult to find them. I accidentally found a Mithril Treasure Chest while grinding monsters, and it contained a bottle of Perception Potion. Drinking it greatly enhances perception and tracking abilities for six hours. Normally, a player's aura automatically disappears within an hour, but now we can sense them even if they're three or four hours apart. We just need to go to the coordinates Blackeye reported earlier, and it won't be difficult to find those people," the Tier 3 Assassin said with a smile. "As for the others in Demon City, even if they find those people, ordinary teams can't do anything to them with their ability to kill Demon Patrol teams. We have plenty of time to snatch the bounty."

"Good! We'll set off immediately. As long as we find those people, you can take 10% of the bounty as compensation. Also, have our brothers in the city bring out those trump cards we've been saving. Even if they have the strength to wipe out a Demon Patrol team, they won't be able to turn the tables. Even those peerless monsters from super guilds would have to accept their fate!" the heroic man said immediately.

"Guild Leader, you're overestimating those people. Even when the super guild War Wolf attacked, our adventure team's strength caught them off guard. How could a group of small fries from the Dark Cave possibly compare?" The Tier 3 Assassin said dismissively.

The Dark Cave was just a small dimension world, and the number of players inside was pitifully small, probably less than half the number of players in an ordinary kingdom. It was only popular because the environment was suitable for players to level up and it was easy to obtain various magic skill books.

How could they compare to those who had been fiercely competing in the God's Domain Continent from the very beginning, building Demon City in the Ten Saint Empire through sheer grit?

"Of course I know that, but it's ten Demon Crystals per person. If some of them escape, it will be hard to find such a generous opportunity from the Demon's Heart in the future," the heroic man said.

He wasn't too concerned about the invaders from the start. After all, even the super guild War Wolf had suffered heavy losses in the Burning Forest before, let alone a few hundred invaders?

What he really cared about were those Demon Crystals.

"I understand. I'll notify our brothers in the city right away." The Tier 3 Assassin immediately contacted the adventure team members resting in Demon City.

At the same time, a great uproar was erupting in Demon City.

"This is our chance to get rich! Ten Demon Crystals per person! No one is allowed to compete with our adventure team!"

"Those people have already appeared in the outer area of the Burning Forest? Immediately contact anyone nearby and find them before other teams do!"

"Invader Extermination Group forming! Those who want to farm Demon Crystals, hurry up!"

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Because Blackeye had his friends spread the news like wildfire, all the players in Demon City went crazy. Their eyes turned red, and they couldn't wait to rush to the Burning Forest and make a killing.

In an instant, hundreds of teams, totaling over a hundred thousand demon players, rushed out of Demon City like they were on steroids, heading straight for the Burning Forest.

Meanwhile, a man resting in a high-end bar in Demon City had a gloomy expression after receiving the news.

He didn't expect Shi Feng and the others to actually come.

"Guild Leader Zhutian, you don't need to worry. This matter has caused an uproar in the city. Not only have those large adventure teams all mobilized, but even the medium-sized adventure teams have taken action. These are all experts. Even if the super guilds from the Ten Saint Empire came, they wouldn't be able to make any waves," a burly man in silver armor said with a smile, looking at Zhutian Luan Shi, whose expression was a bit off.

"That's right. Even if Zero Wing manages to avoid those people and actually makes it to Demon City, don't forget that we, Demon's Heart, are here, and we're watching from the sidelines. Zero Wing is destined to be on a wild goose chase, and it's even questionable whether they'll be able to return in the end," a middle-aged man named Nu Xin said with a smile, feeling that Zhutian Luan Shi was overthinking things.

"Although that's true, Hei Yan's strength should not be underestimated," Zhutian Luan Shi said. "Of course, if Elder Nu Xin and the others take action, Hei Yan probably won't be able to do anything in the Demon Territory."

He had personally witnessed the strength of these elders of Demon's Heart, and they were all true monsters. Especially Elder Nu Xin, who was only half a step away from being promoted to Count of Demon City, was much stronger than him, a newly-minted Viscount.

Moreover, in Demon City, demon players with the title of Viscount or higher have the blessing of Demonic Power, which further enhances their strength.

Just as the players in Demon City were constantly discussing Shi Feng and the other invaders, the Wind Fang Adventure Team, who had been rushing all the way, finally arrived at the outer edge of the Burning Forest.

"Guild Leader, there are traces of their battle here. The traces are still very clear, so they should be not far ahead," the masked Tier 3 Assassin said, looking at the rich residual aura around them, feeling somewhat excited.

"Good! Everyone, act according to plan!"

Then, the guild leader, Feng Zhi Hui, directly ordered everyone to prepare for battle.

In an instant, the thousands of members of the Wind Fang Adventure Team quietly approached, suppressing their aura to the lowest level to avoid being discovered.

As they continued to advance, they saw corpses of Demon Patrol teams lying everywhere in the forest, and the members of the Wind Fang Adventure Team felt a chill run down their spines because the number was constantly increasing.

One hundred… two hundred… three hundred…

After the members of the Wind Fang Adventure Team advanced more than three thousand yards, the number of corpses of Demon Patrol teams they had seen had reached an astonishing one thousand. Among them, the most recent location had over two hundred demons from the Demon Patrol team lying dead…