Chapter 1 A Quiet Start

Shi Feng reappeared in the White Mist Canyon the moment he logged in.

The sky in God's Domain was still dusky, more than an hour of game time before dawn. The cold wind whistled through the trees, rustling the leaves.

"So quiet."

Shi Feng glanced around, finding no monsters or players, which was highly unusual for the White Mist Canyon.

Without lingering, Shi Feng dashed towards the exit of the White Mist Canyon.

His Weakened state had completely vanished, restoring him to his peak. He moved so fast that he was barely a blur, a lithe and elegant panther.

Just as Shi Feng was about to leave the White Mist Canyon, a horde of Red-Eyed War Monkeys sprang from the trees, numbering over a hundred.

The monsters in the White Mist Canyon were already dangerous in their Berserk state.

At night, players' vision was reduced, but the monsters were unaffected, making combat even more challenging.

A hundred elite monsters could overwhelm even an elite team, requiring a large group of a hundred players to barely hold them off. But Shi Feng seemed oblivious, charging straight into the Red-Eyed War Monkeys.

The Red-Eyed War Monkeys also met Shi Feng head-on, like a stampede of raging bulls.

Just as the weapons in the hands of three or four Red-Eyed War Monkeys were about to strike Shi Feng, the blades passed by without even touching him. It was as if Shi Feng wasn't their target at all, allowing him to pass through.

Failing in their first attack, the Red-Eyed War Monkeys turned to attack Shi Feng again.

This time, six or seven Red-Eyed War Monkeys swarmed him, but the situation remained unchanged. The blades still couldn't reach him. Shi Feng moved like flowing water, impossible to stop.

In a short while, Shi Feng passed through the horde of Red-Eyed War Monkeys. The enraged monkeys could only watch helplessly as he left the White Mist Canyon.

"The increased brain activity is quite the improvement." Shi Feng glanced back at the Red-Eyed War Monkeys behind him and smiled with satisfaction.

Before, he could defeat the Red-Eyed War Monkeys, but he certainly couldn't have effortlessly dodged all their attacks while surrounded. This was all thanks to the increased brain activity, which not only made him more aware of danger but also improved his control over his body. He was now incredibly precise with both enemy attacks and his own dodges, fully entering the Realm of Micro.

Before, Shi Feng could only barely enter the Realm of Micro, and couldn't maintain it consistently, only having one foot in the door. That was already impressive, but now he was fully within that realm, far stronger than before. Even against Summer Sunshine's attacks, he wouldn't have needed to use Void Steps so desperately to evade.

As soon as he left the White Mist Canyon, Shi Feng unfurled a Return Scroll.

As soon as he returned to White River City, he found that there were many more players than usual, all recruiting team members on the streets.

"Gold farming group, 17=3, need DPS, level 20 or above."

"Frozen Waterfall PUG forming, 12=8, need all kinds of experts, level 21 or above, equipment at least Bronze!"

"Dusk Lighthouse PUG forming, expert leading, newbies stay away, equipment at least Bronze, loot auctioned within the team."

Many players on the street were calling out to form groups to tackle the level 20 team dungeons, which surprised Shi Feng.

Both the Frozen Waterfall and the Dusk Lighthouse were not easy twenty-man team dungeons. They were considered mid-to-high difficulty among level 20 team dungeons. Currently, even the regular guild teams in White River City couldn't necessarily clear them. It was unbelievable that there were so many PUGs attempting them.

It had only been a day since he last logged in.

When did the free players in White River City become so powerful!

However, compared to the many free players attempting team dungeons, Shi Feng also heard a lot on the streets about Zero Wing and Unyielding Soul going to war.

So far, the number of casualties on both sides had exceeded two thousand, and the situation was escalating. It had progressed from small skirmishes of ten or so people to hundreds, and now to wars involving thousands.

"Zero Wing is really awesome. Current kill statistics show over five thousand, while Unyielding Soul clearly has more people but only has a little over two thousand kills."

"I know, right? I heard that Zero Wing's assassin, Fire Dance, alone killed over three hundred members of Unyielding Soul. She takes down many people instantly, and even killed Only One Flag, giving Unyielding Soul a huge headache. Her reputation is now second only to Black Flame."

"Besides Fire Dance, Zero Wing's assassin, Flying Shadow, is also super strong, with his kill count closely following Fire Dance, already over two hundred. There's also Aqua Rose, Violet Cloud, Cola, Blackie, and so on. Each of them has killed over a hundred people. Besides these Zero Wing core members, there are also many rising experts. One berserker named Sword Shadow is also very powerful, with over fifty kills. I heard he exchanged for a level 25 Fine-Gold equipment."

"Unyielding Soul also has many experts, but Zero Wing's experts can take on several at once. How are they so strong?"

"Don't you know? I heard that Zero Wing's core members have already completed their class advancement and become Tier 1 classes. Their stats and skills are much stronger than those of us unadvanced players. Even against players with similar stats and equipment, a Tier 1 player can easily defeat five or six Tier 0 players. Zero Wing has over fifty Tier 1 players, so Unyielding Soul's people naturally can't stop them."

"No way, I heard that the class advancement quest is super difficult. It's almost impossible to complete before level 27 or 28. Many people have tried before and failed. After each failure, you have to wait a long time before you can accept the quest again. How could Zero Wing have so many successful advancements!"

Players on the street were talking and discussing, feeling incredible about Zero Wing's power, and also witnessing the power of Tier 1 classes. It was simply incomparable to Tier 0 classes.

Shi Feng smiled faintly when he heard these words. So many days of accumulation had finally produced some results.

Fifty or so Tier 1 classes could indeed play a significant role in battles involving thousands of people, but most of the fighting between the two guilds was scattered skirmishes of dozens of people across the map, so the effect of these fifty or so people was diminished.

Moreover, compared to the foundations and funds of the two guilds, Unyielding Soul was far ahead of Zero Wing.

It seemed that Unyielding Soul had suffered more casualties, twice as many as Zero Wing, but Unyielding Soul had Underworld backing them, and their financial resources were definitely more than ten times that of Zero Wing. Even if the death compensation and kill rewards were three or four times higher than Zero Wing's, they could still exhaust Zero Wing to death.

This was the power of a large force, which was why Shi Feng was unwilling to engage in a full-scale war. It was too disadvantageous for Zero Wing.

Afterward, Shi Feng contacted Aqua Rose, learned more about the current situation in detail, increased the kill contribution points and death compensation, and prepared to start tackling the fifty-man and hundred-man team dungeons.

"Guild Leader, we're currently engaged in a full-scale war with Unyielding Soul. If we increase the compensation and rewards, the guild's expenses will increase exponentially. Over time, it will be a significant amount. The compensation and rewards we're currently giving are already quite high, and the guild members feel good about them, so there's no need to waste resources." Aqua Rose knew that Shi Feng had a lot of money, but money shouldn't be spent like this, especially on rewards. Even if the contribution points only increased by one point for each kill, if they killed ten thousand enemies, that would mean paying ten thousand contribution points. Moreover, as the battle continued, there would be more and more large-scale wars, and the guild's contribution point expenses would increase geometrically.

"It's okay, I'll find a way to handle the financial issues." Shi Feng shook his head and said.

He increased the contribution points not only to motivate everyone but also to speed up the consumption rate of both sides.

If it were before, Shi Feng would definitely not have engaged in a war of attrition, but now it was different because he had a large number of Starlight Ore. He would let Unyielding Soul know what it felt like to collapse.