Chapter 1 Watching the Gatekeeper Leave

After watching the captain of the guard leave respectfully, Huo Wu finally understood why everyone wasn't worried about Shi Feng at all.

But with that understanding came even more questions.

Just who was Shi Feng?

The water buffalo next to her finally closed his mouth. The captain of the guard, so high and mighty, was so respectful.

There's a saying in the virtual gaming world: the kind of guild leader you have determines the height you'll reach. What kind of peak would a guild leader like Shi Feng lead them to?

A gaming expert like Shi Feng would definitely be a hot commodity in God's Domain. With a single word, countless large guilds would offer sky-high prices to invite him. Even those extremely famous, first-rate guilds would do the same. Who would have thought he'd form his own team? For players who could join this team, they would definitely be the envy of others.

Shui Niu had joined the team mainly because he trusted Huo Wu. Huo Wu herself was a rare expert, and he had his own heroic dreams, so he joined Huo Wu's team to learn various skills.

But for the first time since he started gaming, Shui Niu felt fortunate to have joined Shi Feng's team.

Not because of Shi Feng's terrifying attack power, but because of his combat skills, his dodging, his attack angles, his timing of skill usage, and his grasp of the situation. All were incredibly precise. Otherwise, he would never have been able to shock the entire Martial Union and make them tremble with fear.

Moreover, the guild leader was both righteous and loyal, and his strength was definitely among the peak players in the virtual gaming world. If they could learn even a little bit, becoming an ordinary expert wouldn't be a problem. Maybe, under Shi Feng's guidance, they could even reach that unattainable world of top experts.

"Sigh, there are too many people here. Let's go to a less crowded restaurant to talk," Shi Feng said, looking around. He noticed that more than three or four hundred players were staring at him with fervent eyes. It really wasn't a good place to discuss future plans.

Cola and the others nodded. They were about to lose it.

All these people were free players who wanted to join the team. Many of them were level seven or eight, and some wealthy players were even willing to spend tens of thousands of credits to ask Shi Feng to carry them, or to pay him to form a team for a quest.

There were even many beautiful female players who came to ask for friendship, which made many male players extremely envious. But who told Shi Feng to be so awesome? He was like a hero from ancient history. In this day and age, just being a man with good skills was already quite attractive to beauties, let alone such a god-level expert.

What was even more impressive was that various large guilds in Red Leaf Town were constantly sending communication requests, wanting to chat with Shi Feng, but Shi Feng refused them all.

"Sister Huo Wu, you need to step up your game. Now is a great opportunity. In the future, the guild leader's reputation will grow bigger and bigger, and maybe even more amazing beauties will join the team," Shui Niu said to Huo Wu with a sly smile.

"Tch, who said I wanted to be Brother Yefeng's... girlfriend?" Huo Wu's cheeks flushed red, and she stammered.

On a hill outside Red Leaf Town, hundreds of members of the Martial Union were gathered. They could only watch Red Leaf Town from the hill, not daring to approach.

"Damn it, damn it, that damned Yefeng, he actually ruined all my plans," Fengyun Wu Hui said coldly, staring at Red Leaf Town, his heart full of anger.

He had always underestimated Shi Feng, thinking that Shi Feng was just a casual expert. How strong could he be?

Now he realized the problem. Shi Feng wasn't just an ordinary expert. He could drive an entire guild out of Red Leaf Town. If he had known this, he would never have made such a foolish move.

"Yefeng, enjoy your moment in the spotlight. Soon, the official website will have a video of you being disgraced. When you're condemned by thousands of people, even if we can't kill you, it'll be enough to disgust you. Then we'll see how you build your team. Without a team, an individual's power is always limited. When we get to White River City, I'll slowly deal with you. I don't believe you can drive the Martial Union out of White River City." Fengyun Wu Hui smiled contemptuously, then uploaded the video he had recorded to the official website. At the same time, he ordered his subordinates to hype it up. By killing his companions to save himself, Shi Feng would eventually be disgraced. Who would want to team up with someone like that?

Inside a restaurant in Red Leaf Town, Shi Feng and the others finally escaped the entanglement of the crowd, and no one would disturb them in the private room.

Shi Feng spent more than ten minutes arranging what Cola and the others would do next and was preparing to start when…

"Guild leader, that Fengyun Wu Hui has really made a move. Now a video has suddenly appeared on the official website accusing you of being ungrateful and treacherous, saying that you mercilessly killed your companions to save yourself. It's absolutely shameless. A lot of people are posting comments below cursing you," Cola said.

Huo Wu and the others also looked at the post, "God-level Expert Yefeng is a Despicable Villain with Pictures and Proof." Immediately, Huo Wu's face turned ashen. She didn't expect her former companions to be so shameless, actually standing up to accuse Shi Feng.

They claimed they had accepted Shi Feng's reward, but it turned into fighting the Martial Union for Shi Feng's sake. Later, they realized they were wrong and wanted to denounce Shi Feng, but Shi Feng killed them all. Such an ungrateful villain wasn't worthy of being called an expert. However, because Shi Feng was too strong, they were just a group of weaklings, powerless to seek justice, so they could only denounce him online.

As for the so-called companion evidence, it was because Huo Wu, who was formerly their leader, was now a member of Shi Feng's team. This ironclad fact allowed Shi Feng no room for denial.

Shi Feng was originally very famous in White River City. Not only did he clear the Hell-level Team Dungeon, but he also had a close relationship with the Ice-Snow Goddess, making others envious. Now that the scandal broke out, coupled with the very one-sided nature of the things said in the post, Shi Feng naturally became the target of everyone's attacks. They cursed him with everything they could think of, and many people said they had supported Shi Feng before, but they didn't expect Shi Feng to be such a disgrace. They had really misjudged him.

This post instantly became the most watched post in White River City, and the number of hits soared, far exceeding the time of the Black Flame and One Hammer's battle.

"Guild leader, let's start fighting back now." Cola couldn't stand it anymore. Fengyun Wu Hui was too despicable. If he couldn't win openly, he would use underhanded methods to ruin someone's reputation. Although it wouldn't cause Shi Feng any losses now, they would still have to establish a guild in the future. Those blind players would definitely not come to such a guild. How would the guild develop then? How would they compete with those big guilds?

"Hahaha, well said, very reasonable and well-founded. I'm almost moved to tears," Shi Feng said with a hearty laugh after reading it.

Shi Feng had seen this kind of tactic no less than thousands of times in his previous life. Fengyun Wu Hui had used it more than ten times to attack his opponents. It had to be said that it was indeed somewhat effective, but so what?

Fengyun Wu Hui was still the same as before, a dog that couldn't stop eating shit, so in the end, he didn't become the guild leader of the Martial Union, and his later strength was even several levels weaker than Iron Sword Kuangshi.

In the face of absolute power, any petty tricks are meaningless.

"Alright, everyone, disperse. Now go to Silent Swamp to find Heizi and the others. Also, take these two Group Stealth Scrolls, find a place in town to use them, and then leave town for Silent Swamp." Shi Feng took out two Tier 1 Stealth Magic Scrolls from his backpack and handed them to Huo Wu and Cola.

The Group Stealth Scroll allows players to enter a stealth state, increasing movement speed by 10%. It can only be used in a non-combat state and lasts for half an hour. Entering a combat state will break the stealth effect. With this, Cola and the others can easily avoid surveillance and rendezvous with Heizi.

Afterward, everyone left the restaurant, and Shi Feng went alone to the Town Hall of Red Leaf Town.

"Fengyun Wu Hui, let me show you now that no matter what petty tricks you use, they're all fleeting in the face of absolute power." Shi Feng smiled as he closed the official website forum and walked into the heavily guarded Town Hall.