Chapter 1 Who Cleared It First?

"We haven't even cleared the Boss yet, how could any team be ahead of us?"

"Could it be that before we entered the Ancient God's Tower, another force's team entered and was secretly clearing it?"

"That's impossible! The difficulty of the Ancient God's Tower is well-known. It's impossible to secretly assemble such a team without alerting us."

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After a long silence following the system notification, everyone was in disbelief and began to speculate about the team that cleared the Ancient God's Tower.

But after much speculation, they all felt it was impossible.

They had personally experienced the difficulty of clearing the Ancient God's Tower and were very clear about how challenging it was. It not only required thousands of Tier 3 experts with Insight, but also top-tier equipment. All of this was provided by the various super forces in the outside world. The various forces in their Great World simply couldn't acquire so much top-tier equipment.

"Elder Nuxin, could it be Dark Rhapsody and the God's Domain?" A level 110 Tier 3 Assassin from Overlord Heaven couldn't help but ask.

"Impossible! How long have they been in the Ancient God's Tower?" Nuxin instinctively didn't believe it. "Less than a day. That's not enough time for two hundred people to clear even the outer monsters, let alone clear the monsters in all four ancient cities!"

"That's true. It hasn't even been a full day. Even if they had top-tier equipment and figured out how to clear the Boss, they'd be lucky to clear one Boss. Clearing four Bosses is just a pipe dream." The Overlord Heaven Assassin also felt foolish for even thinking it was Dark Rhapsody and the God's Domain. "If it's not someone from those two guilds, who could have cleared the Ancient God's Tower before us?"

The three major guilds of the Dark Great World were the top three guilds, and this was not only generally acknowledged, but also because their overall strength was far superior to other forces. Otherwise, there would be four or five major guilds.

It was hard to imagine that any other hidden force could accomplish such a feat.

"Although I don't know which force ruined our plan, as long as it's not Dark Rhapsody and the God's Domain, that's fine." Nuxin calmed his anger and slowly said, "As for who it is? We'll know as soon as we're teleported out."

The appearance of a third-party force was indeed unexpected, but not something to be overly alarmed about. After all, there were too many large financial groups stationed in God's Domain. Some forces rose up halfway, or forces that had been waiting for an opportunity in the shadows were definitely not few, just like their Demonheart.

And the current situation wasn't the worst. With the influence of their Demonheart and the various super forces, they weren't afraid that this third-party force wouldn't cooperate. In fact, cooperating with them was the most sensible decision.

The other force members present nodded in agreement.

They represented most of the forces in the Dark Great World. If they didn't cooperate, they would only be courting death. After all, the Ancient God's Tower wasn't the only entrance and exit, and they only had a month to control it. The competition then wouldn't be about clearing the Ancient God's Tower, but about player-versus-player combat.

Not long after Nuxin finished speaking, a teleportation magic array appeared under everyone's feet, directly teleporting them out of the inner space of the Ancient God's Tower.

Ancient God's Tower, first floor central hall.

As streaks of white light flashed, the players inside the first floor also appeared in the central hall square.

The entire central hall on the first floor of the Ancient God's Tower was as large as two or three stadiums. In addition to the guardian NPC stone giants, there were also a large number of hotels, restaurants, shops, etc., easily accommodating hundreds of thousands of people.

"Quick! Find those people for me!" Nuxin ordered as soon as he was teleported out.

The entire central square was very large. Although they could see everything at a glance, they couldn't do anything if others ran away. After all, players didn't dare to fight inside the Ancient God's Tower, and they could freely use Return Scrolls to leave.

However, as Nuxin finished his orders and the thousand-member team began searching around, they were all dumbfounded.

For no other reason than the fact that the entire central square was empty, except for the two hundred or so members of Dark Rhapsody and God's Domain. They could see the edge with one glance…

"Where are they?" Nuxin looked around in confusion. "Did they already leave? No! That's impossible! Teleportation takes time. Even if they used Return Scrolls immediately after teleporting in, we should have seen them!"

However, just as Nuxin and the others were searching for the mysterious third-party force, two figures walked over from a distance. But Nuxin and the others instinctively ignored these two figures.

Because these two people were none other than Qinghong of Dark Rhapsody and Jin Lao of God's Domain.

"Elder Nuxin, it's been a long time." Qinghong walked up to Nuxin and said with a faint smile.

"Long time no see? I remember it's only been a few days at most." Nuxin didn't give him a good look at all.

He had previously tried to persuade the two major guilds, and Qinghong was one of the people who received him. The result was certain, or rather, foolish. They had rejected his good intentions and planned to join forces with Zero Wing.

Now they were here just to mock them for not getting the first clear of the first floor of the Ancient God's Tower.

"Why does Elder Nuxin have such an attitude? I'm just here to pass on a message from Guild Leader Black Flame." Qinghong didn't take it to heart and said slowly.

"Pass on a message? I didn't expect the esteemed honorary elder of Dark Rhapsody to become Zero Wing's errand boy. The world has really changed." Nuxin looked at Qinghong and sneered.

"That's right, the world has changed, but some people haven't realized it yet." Qinghong didn't show any anger, just smiled and said, "Guild Leader Black Flame's message to Demonheart is simple: focus on your own development and don't do anything unnecessary, or you'll bear the consequences!"

"Bear the consequences? What makes them think Zero Wing is worthy? The foundation and strength of our Demonheart is beyond Zero Wing's imagination!" Nuxin disdainfully said, "I admit we didn't get the first clear of the Ancient God's Tower this time, but didn't you get beaten to it as well?"

"Beaten to it?" Qinghong looked surprised, then shook his head and turned to leave without saying anything more.

Jin Lao on the side chuckled and followed him away.

People are sometimes like that, only willing to believe what they want to believe.

"What are you laughing at?" Nuxin looked at Jin Lao's smile and immediately became angry.

However, Nuxin's question was not answered. The members of Dark Rhapsody and God's Domain took out Return Scrolls and prepared to leave the Ancient God's Tower.

Just as Nuxin was about to say something, a voice suddenly rang in his ear.

"Elder Nuxin, something's wrong! Look at their levels!" The level 110 Tier 3 Assassin from Overlord Heaven said in surprise.

Following the Tier 3 Assassin's reminder, everyone present took a closer look.

The entire place fell silent!

"Level 115! How is that possible!"