Chapter 1 The Outskirts of the Empire

Fire Dragon Empire, a remote town.

At this moment, a Tier 3 team of three thousand players rested in the taverns lining the streets. Whether they were player residents or NPCs, they all held this team in awe and fear.

This was because the team's average level was 125, one or two levels higher than even the Tier 3 experts in the Fire Dragon Empire's capital. At the head of this team was a valiant, long-haired, white-robed woman.

Passing players looked at this woman with a mix of respect and dread.

This woman was none other than Han Guang Shi Ying, the first player in Mythic Dawn to advance to a Tier 4 class, and currently the first vice-guild leader of Mythic Dawn. Her current level had reached 133, a full eleven levels higher than the average level of 122 for frontline Tier 3 experts. Her sharp and cold aura could make Tier 3 experts feel a chill even a hundred yards away.

"Vice Guild Leader Han Guang, news has just arrived from the Twin Towers Kingdom," Yu Bai, a Tier 4 female knight at level 130, suddenly approached and said. "Star Ring has been defeated, and utterly crushed. Because of Black Flame's sudden appearance, other than Guild Leader Lu Xingluo, who managed to escape, none of the experts from the various super forces escaped. Nearly twenty thousand Tier 3 experts are now locked up in Tianquan City's prison, and it will likely be ten days before they can get out."

"He's finally willing to show himself." Han Guang Shi Ying, who was sitting quietly, didn't seem surprised. "Although Black Flame did a beautiful job this time, and certainly dealt a heavy blow to Star Ring and the various super forces, he still let the crucial Lu Xingluo escape. Zero Wing is likely to be in trouble afterward. After all, the person behind Lu Xingluo isn't simple, and he's determined to get the Secret Covenant Tower."

"According to our internal reports, Black Flame also killed Qi Yuan of Hundred Ghosts Rampage," Yu Bai couldn't help but whisper. "The entire team of dozens of people from Hundred Ghosts Rampage, only Vice Guild Leader Fei Ye escaped..."

Han Guang Shi Ying, who had been resting with her eyes closed, suddenly opened her beautiful eyes, somewhat in disbelief. "Black Flame is crazy? He actually killed that Qi Yuan? Doesn't he know that Qi Yuan's identity isn't simple? Even the five super guilds have to avoid them, how dare he?"

Qi Yuan was a genius that Hundred Ghosts Rampage focused on cultivating, treating him like a treasure. They even had Fei Ye, another Tier 4 expert and fellow genius, accompany him, which showed Qi Yuan's status and identity.

Even the five super guilds didn't dare to provoke Hundred Ghosts Rampage because their group was too special. They couldn't be measured by common sense. Currently, they could only cooperate and must never become enemies. This was Odin's warning to them, so Mythic Dawn had been avoiding those from Hundred Ghosts Rampage.

Shi Feng was simply too ruthless, not only going against them but also directly killing Qi Yuan. Hundred Ghosts Rampage would definitely go insane if they found out.

"Are we going to take action together this time?" Yu Bai couldn't help but ask.

Mythic Dawn also wanted to eliminate Zero Wing. Now that Shi Feng had heavily damaged Star Ring and the various super forces, Lu Xingluo and the various super guilds would definitely not let it go and might even fight to the death.

After all, with so many Tier 3 experts lost, it would be difficult to replenish them in a short time if they couldn't take the Secret Covenant Tower.

In addition, Hundred Ghosts Rampage would probably make things difficult for Zero Wing.

The battle for the Secret Covenant Tower would definitely be exciting, which was the best opportunity for them to act. After all, the juicy piece of meat that was Zero Wing was very tempting, even for the five super guilds.

"No, it's not time yet." Han Guang Shi Ying shook her head. "We've only just completed that sub-legendary quest and obtained the Legacy of the Mana Body. Let's absorb this Legacy and take the Mana Body a step further before taking action. After all, Black Flame has probably gone quite far in terms of the Mana Body, and we're probably not his match right now."

"I understand. Then I'll notify the others to prepare at the Demon God's Cave." Yu Bai nodded.

"There's no need for us to go to the Demon God's Cave just yet, we're just learning the Legacy, we can learn it anywhere." Han Guang Shi Ying looked at a message her subordinates had just sent and smiled faintly. "On the contrary, we'll set off for the Secret Covenant Tower immediately. Maybe we can take this opportunity to learn more about the strength of Hundred Ghosts Rampage."

"Hundred Ghosts Rampage is going to take action so soon?" Yu Bai was shocked when she heard this.

The strength Zero Wing had shown was terrifying. Not to mention the five Tier 4 classes, just those two Tier 4 direct subordinates were frighteningly strong. It was hard to imagine any player force could resist these combatants combined. Currently, the five super guilds could only try to wear Zero Wing down.

There was no chance of winning in a direct battle.

It was hard to imagine that Hundred Ghosts Rampage would retaliate against Zero Wing's terrifying strength so soon after having dozens of their members killed.

"Not entirely." Han Guang Shi Ying smiled, a hint of anticipation in her eyes. "You'll know when you get there. If Zero Wing doesn't give up on the Secret Covenant Tower this time, they'll probably be doomed!"

After Han Guang Shi Ying finished giving her instructions, Yu Bai immediately gathered a group of top experts and followed Han Guang Shi Ying directly to the Secret Covenant Tower.

Twin Towers Kingdom, Tianquan City.

"Guild Leader, all the dropped items have been fully tallied." Huo Wu walked up to Shi Feng, who was sitting down to rest, her eyes filled with excitement. "In this battle, we seized nearly twenty thousand pieces of weapons and equipment, including more than six thousand pieces of refined-gold ranked weapons and equipment above level 110, and more than two thousand pieces of dark-gold ranked weapons and equipment above level 110. The rest are all mithril ranked weapons and equipment above level 110, which is enough to replenish some of our previous guild consumption."

Currently, she, Youlan, and Melancholic Smile were in charge of the overall situation of Zero Wing. She was mainly supporting the affairs of the Twin Towers Kingdom, and she had a headache about the guild's weapon warehouse.

She didn't know how important the storage of weapons and equipment was to the guild until she was in charge. In her constant battles with the various super forces, she fully understood what was meant by the guild's foundation.

Everyone usually judged these things by the number of experts, but in a real battle, they would understand that the real foundation of a guild was the quantity and quality of its weapons and equipment.

If it weren't for the support of the numerous lifestyle players in Candlelight Firm, they wouldn't have been able to hold on until today. The members of the guild would have left one after another, and would not have stayed in a guild that didn't even have weapons and equipment to fight with.

"Give half of the weapons and equipment to Chi Di and Zhan Hun Bu Luo," Shi Feng said with a smile. "They must have had a hard time during this period. These seized weapons and equipment should be enough for them to cope with now."

He could say he understood more about guild battles. He had experienced times when only bronze-ranked weapons and equipment were left in the guild warehouse when things got tough.

However, the guilds at that time were only small guilds. If only bronze-ranked weapons and equipment were left in the warehouses of super forces, the people in the guild would have run away long ago.

After all, if they lost levels, they could quickly level up as long as they had good weapons and equipment. If they didn't even have good weapons and equipment, they might as well be a free player, at least they wouldn't be killed by the enemy forces for fun.

However, before Shi Feng could give any more instructions, Huan Yu suddenly walked over, her expression extremely grave.

"Guild Leader Black Flame, something big has happened in the Barren Forest City not far from the Secret Covenant Tower!" Huan Yu said urgently, no longer as calm as usual. "According to the news received by our Chi Di, a large number of Holy Sculpted Monsters have suddenly appeared, with a rough estimate of one million, most of which are Grand Lords at level 135, and the number of legendary Holy Sculpted Monsters leading the team at level 140 or above is about one thousand. They are now surging toward the Secret Covenant Tower..."

"A thousand legendary monsters?"

After Huan Yu finished speaking, Huo Wu was stunned for a moment, wondering if she had misheard.

It was usually very difficult to encounter a legendary monster, and even if they did, ordinary Tier 4 experts could only defeat them, not kill them. Killing them required team cooperation.

After the system's major upgrade, monsters had intelligence, and not only were their combat skills high, but they also cooperated closely with each other, not to mention legendary monsters.

Under normal circumstances, Tier 4 experts would have to avoid two or three legendary monsters of the same level, and more than a dozen legendary monsters could easily conquer cities.

What the hell was a thousand?

"A thousand?" Shi Feng was also surprised when he heard this.

The most powerful wild beast horde he had ever seen only had about a hundred legendary monsters appearing, and even that could easily destroy a guild city with several Tier 4 classes guarding it.

Now that a thousand had appeared, and they were Holy Sculpted Monsters with high combat skills, this was definitely a destructive force.

"That's right, at least a thousand." Huan Yu nodded, her face very unsightly. "According to their movement speed, they will probably reach the Secret Covenant Tower in more than ten hours. If we evacuate the Secret Covenant Tower now, we should still have time."

With a thousand level 140 or above legendary monsters, they had no hope of fighting even if they had a city to defend, let alone when there was no city to defend. The only thing they could do was give up. After all, the death penalty for players killed by those Holy Sculpted Monsters was extremely heavy.

"No wonder Lu Xingluo was so confident when he left, the hidden trump card was here." Shi Feng suddenly realized and couldn't help but laugh. "It seems that they are going to fight to the death this time."

If such a large-scale legendary Holy Sculpted Monster raid was in a neutral map, it would be fine, but in the kingdom's territory, the kingdom's army would definitely take action, and the army of a kingdom was not as simple as players thought.

Especially with the NPC's explosive growth, once they took action, even thousands of legendary monsters would probably be in trouble.

With so many legendary Holy Sculpted Monsters, the Holy Heart Hand was probably going to use up all their resources. They were willing to risk going against the kingdom's army to seize the Secret Covenant Tower, which showed Lu Xingluo and the others' determination and anger.

Huo Wu asked anxiously, "Guild Leader, are we going to have people withdraw from the Secret Covenant Tower now?"

"No! Have them gather outside the Secret Covenant Tower first!" Shi Feng shook his head, his eyes also carrying a trace of madness. "Since they are going to fight to the death, then we will naturally play with them properly!"

Huan Yu and Huo Wu felt that Shi Feng was really crazy when they heard this. He was still planning to fight for pride at this time.

Facing a thousand legendary Holy Sculpted Monsters, there was no way for players to cope with them except for NPCs.

"Guild Leader Black Flame." Huan Yu suddenly thought of something, a hint of shock flashing in her eyes. "That thing, you wouldn't have... completed it, right?"

"Yes, it's all completed." Shi Feng nodded. "But I still need to make some final adjustments. Next, I'll have to trouble the two of you to gather the manpower as soon as possible and go to the Secret Covenant Tower to gather. I'll be waiting for you there!"

With that, Shi Feng also summoned the Thunder Eagle and headed directly to the Secret Covenant Tower.