Chapter 262 Astonishment

The members of the Dark Adventure Team hiding in the distance exchanged glances upon hearing the assassin's words, looking around.

As the assassin said, they weren't the only adventure team present. Around them, twenty or thirty other adventure teams and several members of Dark Guilds were also making preparations, quietly moving closer.

Clearly, these Dark Adventure Teams and Dark Guild members were growing impatient.

Within God's Domain, the Dark Faction was suppressed everywhere. In the early stages, it was much harder for them than for normal players to get by. After all, the Dark Faction hadn't yet risen to the point where it could contend with the various kingdoms and empires of the present. They were all hidden in the shadows, and leveling up was a real pain.

There were very few Dark Adventure Teams or Dark Guilds that could reach the level of super-forces. Even if they wanted to join, the requirements were extremely strict. Alliances like Dark Soul, which were both free and powerful, were practically nonexistent.

If they could join such an alliance, it would be of great benefit to their future development. They wouldn't even have to worry about being hunted down by various major guilds for killing their members. Moreover, they could go to the good places occupied by Dark Soul to level up, instead of silently grinding monsters in those barren areas.

"Team Leader?" The assassin couldn't help but look at the silent Tier 2 Ranger. "If we don't act soon, the other adventure teams might beat us to it."

"Alright, might as well go all in. Even if we fail, we'll only lose one level. If we succeed, we'll become members of Dark Soul and leap to the top of the Dark Faction." The rugged man with a delicate crystal longbow on his back nodded, a hint of murderous intent in his eyes as he looked at Shi Feng.

The Dark Faction was much harder to get by in than for normal players. Finding a good backer was far more difficult than joining a major super-force for normal players. Now that they finally had one, they couldn't afford to let it go.

Upon hearing their team leader's words, the twenty-odd members of the adventure team revealed fierce expressions, quietly approaching Shi Feng along with their leader.

At this moment, it wasn't just this one adventure team. Thousands of Dark Players were also on standby. Some assassins using stealth had even reached within two hundred yards of Shi Feng.

"Hei Yan is very powerful. We must not let him escape. First, form a net of encirclement, then use War Shackles on him. As soon as the battle starts, silence him. We must succeed in one strike!" A Tier 2 Assassin, clad in dark gray leather armor, level 54, quietly said to the thirty-odd assassins beside him in the team chat, "As long as we take down Hei Yan, all of us from the Poison Blade Guild can join Dark Soul. At that time, we can live the good life in the Dark Night Empire. We won't even have to fear those top-tier guilds!"

The thirty-odd assassins, levels 53 to 54, who were lurking nearby, brightened up upon hearing their leader's words.

Their Poison Blade Guild was just a relatively ordinary Dark Guild in the Dark Night Empire. Usually, they could only fight with second- or third-rate guilds. But when facing first-rate guilds, they had to run away.

In their eyes, super-first-rate guilds were the heavens of the Dark Night Empire.

Let alone becoming enemies, they didn't even want to encounter them.

The thought of joining Dark Soul and no longer fearing the two super-first-rate guilds, Crimson Emperor and War Soul Undefeated, in the Dark Night Empire, filled them with comfort.

This was the pleasure and freedom they had always been pursuing.

With such a promising future, their steps became even lighter as they approached Shi Feng, and their breathing became faint. It could be said that at this moment, their spirits were more focused than ever before, with only Shi Feng in their eyes.

One hundred and fifty yards…

One hundred yards…

Eighty yards…

As they got closer and closer to Shi Feng, everyone became more and more nervous.

Just as they were about to reach fifty yards, a deep voice suddenly echoed in their ears, deeply imprinted in their minds.

"Scram!"

Before everyone could react, Shi Feng suddenly turned around, drew the Holy Sword Thunder Slay from his waist, and swung it in the air.

Instantly, countless cyan streamers formed around Shi Feng, composing countless sword blades that transformed into a cyan river. It surged forth like a prehistoric beast, turning the ground it passed over into scorched earth, extending as far as eighty yards.

The assassins using stealth within the range didn't even have time to react before they were swallowed by the countless sword lights, revealing their figures, and then turning into white lights, disappearing from this world.

As the cyan river gradually dissipated, the approaching members of the various Dark Adventure Teams and Dark Guilds gasped in unison.

With just one strike, more than seventy assassins who went to ambush were killed.

A pile of shining equipment was scattered on the scorched ground, and the sudden attack from Shi Feng disrupted the footwork and breathing of those around him, revealing them one by one, stunned in place.

"Is this the strength of Sword King Hei Yan?" The Tier 2 Assassin in dark gray leather armor looked at the scorched ground beside him and the pile of equipment with disbelief, his eyes full of fear as he looked at Shi Feng.

Compared to the players in the distance, he had a clearer view of Shi Feng's attack.

From the moment Shi Feng swung his sword and used his skill to the skill rushing over, he, as a Tier 2 assassin, didn't even have time to react. He only heard the sound and felt the cyan streamer approaching, but everything was clear to him, yet his body couldn't react…

This was simply too terrifying. He couldn't understand how Shi Feng did it at all.

Perhaps ordinary expert players didn't understand the meaning of this, but he understood it very well.

The use of life-saving skills has a prerequisite: the player must have the thought in their mind, that is, mentally chant the skill, for the life-saving skill to activate. If a player can be attacked before that thought even appears, then even the most powerful life-saving skill is useless.

In other words, as long as Shi Feng wanted to, he could kill an assassin, known for their life-saving abilities, with a single sword strike at any time.

This shattered his fluke mentality of wanting to fight Shi Feng to the death.

And this sword strike seemed incredible, but for experts who understood the Realm of Truth, it wasn't impossible to resist, because this was the foundation of the Realm of Truth: the mind moves before the body. Without certain arduous training, one simply couldn't react to such ultra-fast reaction speed.

In addition, Shi Feng's sudden attack caused no small surprise to everyone, leading to an even slower reaction, which is why everyone was caught off guard and killed by the Thousand Blade Stream.

After Shi Feng swung his sword, he glanced at everyone present, sheathed the Holy Sword Thunder Slay, turned around, and left. The remaining hundred-odd assassins in the field stood still, quietly watching Shi Feng leave, without moving an inch.

Because all the assassins present were shocked by Shi Feng's strike and didn't dare to go forward anymore.

"Guild Leader, Hei Yan has left. Are we still going?" A level 54 Tier 2 Shield Warrior, holding a square shield, couldn't help but ask the level 54 Tier 2 Ranger beside him.

"Go? Are you going?" The Tier 2 Ranger glared at the Shield Warrior.

The Tier 2 Shield Warrior couldn't help but shrink his neck, instinctively shaking his head. He was able to advance to a Tier 2 class, so his level was naturally much higher than that of ordinary experts. He could see the terror of Shi Feng's sword strike. Facing such an expert, he didn't have the confidence to block that sword.

As Shi Feng's figure disappeared, the thousands of members of the Dark Adventure Teams and Dark Guilds still stood quietly. The free players who happened to pass by were stunned by this scene.

Too strong!

With just one sword strike, he intimidated thousands of dark players with blood-red names.

Until the thousands of dark players disbanded, this news spread like wildfire among the free players who saw it.