Chapter 31 The Great Divide

The difference between Elite ranked and Lord ranked of the same level was so immense.

Shi Feng knew he couldn't withstand the Blade Demon, so he immediately activated Wind Rider and turned to run, wanting to get out of the combat range as quickly as possible.

He ran for over a hundred yards, but the Blade Demon still relentlessly pursued him.

Although Shi Feng's movement speed was faster than the Blade Demon's, the countless Sky Blades slowed him down, preventing him from gaining much distance. The gap between them remained at about 30 yards.

The Blade Demon was completely set on chasing him to the ends of the earth, with a never-ending resolve. If it caught up to Shi Feng, he would face a double assault from the Sky Blades and the Blade Demon, and the outcome was obvious.

"I have to find a way to deal with it, or I'll be in trouble if it catches me."

Shi Feng surveyed the surrounding terrain, which was completely flat, stretching as far as the eye could see, offering no environmental features to exploit.

However, as Shi Feng moved further away from Sword Peak, the number of Sky Blades falling from the sky increased, as if warning Shi Feng not to stray too far from Sword Peak.

But Shi Feng couldn't care less at this point. Stopping meant certain death, so he had to grit his teeth and keep running. After running for a while longer, the Blade Demon behind him suddenly touched the densely packed blades on the ground, taking 100 points of damage with each hit, slowing it down slightly.

Shi Feng, who had been worried, smiled. Seeing that Wind Rider was about to expire, he took out an Acceleration Scroll from his bag and continued running in the opposite direction of Sword Peak. This time, however, Shi Feng deliberately ran in an S-shape, ensuring that the Blade Demon would hit the blades on the ground if it tried to get close.

This not only slowed down the Blade Demon but also dealt continuous damage.

But dealing with the Blade Demon wasn't easy. It had 300,000 HP and a combat recovery of 1% every 5 seconds, which was 3,000 HP every 5 seconds. The damage from the blades on the ground alone wasn't enough. Therefore, Shi Feng would occasionally use Fiery Meteor, but the Blade Demon's resistance was too high. More than 90% of the Fiery Meteors were blocked.

However, Shi Feng's occasional Thunder Flame and Ground Split could deal over a thousand damage to the Blade Demon, barely exceeding its recovery rate. Killing the Blade Demon would take a considerable amount of time.

"Looks like I can only wear it down," Shi Feng said helplessly. However, spending some time to kill the Blade Demon was still a good outcome.

Time passed slowly.

While Shi Feng was engaged in a cheerful game of cat and mouse, White River City had become exceptionally lively because the Zero Wing Guild had finally started recruiting.

The independent players who had been waiting to join the Zero Wing Guild were extremely excited.

When everyone saw the recruitment location announced by Zero Wing, they didn't know how to express their feelings.

The Ziyang Ancient Residence, which occupied the largest area and the best location in White River City, was actually the Zero Wing Guild's residence? Could anything be more ridiculous than this?

"Am I seeing things right? Isn't that the Ziyang Ancient Residence? Can the Zero Wing Guild still be friends with other guilds?"

"Damn, this Zero Wing Guild's Guild Hall is too high-end. Accommodating thousands of people is a piece of cake."

"That's nothing. I have a brother who's in the Zero Wing Guild. He said that the inside of the Guild Hall is even more amazing. Besides a high-end bar on the first floor, there are many NPCs issuing Guild Quests. These Guild Quests are much better than the quests from the Adventurer's Guild. Not only do they give more experience, but the rewards are also very generous, even Mithril ranked items. Moreover, resting in the Guild Hall allows you to store double experience points, and there are even private rooms for rent."

In an instant, everyone started signing up enthusiastically, forming a long line in front of the Zero Wing Guild's residence. Just by visual estimation, there were more than 30,000 people.

High-level quests, double experience points, private rooms, and other benefits completely drove the independent players crazy.

As soon as the news about the Zero Wing Guild's residence came out, the various major guilds in the Star-Moon Kingdom were in chaos.

Originally, the major guilds thought, so what if Zero Wing has a Guild Residence?

They had never thought that a Guild Residence could have such a big impact. They had always thought that a Guild Residence was just a symbol of a guild, a place for guild players to gather and chat. Now that they saw the function of a Guild Residence, the higher-ups of the major guilds felt a chill down their spines.

Guild Residences were too terrifying. They not only greatly increased the leveling speed of guild members but also provided the guild with a source of income, eliminating the need to farm gold or buy gold with Credits. They could also quickly increase the guild's level, in addition to many other benefits. How could their guilds compete?

With these advantages, the development speed of a guild was unimaginable.

Some of the first-rate guilds that didn't originally pay attention to the Zero Wing Guild were now taking it seriously.

"Young Master Feng, now that Zero Wing has announced their Guild Residence, the focus of the entire Star-Moon Kingdom has shifted to the Zero Wing Guild again. Alluring Smile's first clear of the dungeon can't do anything to stop Zero Wing's recruitment. Should we focus on consolidating the White River City branch first?" Nan Lang cautiously looked at the furious Feng Xuanyang and said in a low voice.

"Zero Wing played this hand very well. I underestimated Black Flame, but do you think I have no way to deal with it?" Feng Xuanyang sneered. "Anyone who dares to oppose me has only one outcome. Tell Alluring Smile immediately not to be afraid of spending money. Snatch as many players from Zero Wing as possible. I want to see how a guild without a large number of players can develop."

Not long after Feng Xuanyang gave the order, Alluring Smile took action.

And Alluring Smile's actions completely stunned the major guilds in White River City.

"Alluring Smile is insane!" Xue Yan said, looking at the latest intelligence collected on Alluring Smile.

In order to snatch independent players, Alluring Smile repeatedly increased its guild benefits, regardless of cost. The guild benefits now were four times those of Dark Star Guild. The benefits for ordinary members alone were higher than those for elite members in other guilds, not to mention the elite members themselves.

They even openly poached players. Any ordinary player from Zero Wing who joined Alluring Smile would receive triple the benefits of other members.

The benefits that Alluring Smile had already raised were shocking enough. Tripling the benefits for Zero Wing's members, how could Zero Wing's members not be tempted? Some Zero Wing members were already vaguely considering leaving Zero Wing and joining Alluring Smile.

"Is Alluring Smile trying to bury us with money?" Aqua Rose frowned slightly, with a solemn and bitter smile.

Alluring Smile's move was really ruthless.

Zero Wing was just a newly developed guild, and its funds were not abundant. It simply couldn't compare with Alluring Smile, which had a large amount of funding.

With Alluring Smile poaching players at such a high price, how many people in the guild could resist the temptation?

Just as Alluring Smile started the poaching war, Shi Feng finally managed to whittle down the Blade Demon to low health.

"Die!"

Shi Feng made an emergency turn and rushed towards the Blade Demon, which was on the verge of death.

Abyssal Shackles!

Flame Burst!

He immediately shackled the Blade Demon, and then the scorching Abyssal Blade slashed at the Blade Demon, twelve consecutive strikes, each dealing over two thousand damage, killing the Blade Demon, which had only twenty thousand HP left.

Shi Feng saw a piece of paper fall beside the Blade Demon. He originally thought it was a Chapter of Inheritance, but when he picked it up and took a look, he was stunned for a long time. He even wondered if he was seeing things.

Broken Steel Forging Design Fragment, Epic Unique Set, a total of six pieces, current number of fragments (1/8).