Chapter 1 White Sand Ruins

"The Martial Forest Alliance is too domineering, killing whoever they want. They don't care about us free players at all. When I get stronger in the future, I'll take down those Martial Forest Alliance bastards."

"Shhh, keep it down. Didn't you see those two squads earlier get wiped out just for glaring at them?"

"There's nothing we can do. We're not as strong as them, so we can only back down."

"If we were elite members of a third-rate guild, I don't believe the Martial Forest Alliance would dare do this."

"Captain, why don't we just join a big guild? With our skills, we can definitely make it in a big guild."

"A guild, huh? We should consider it, but let's wait until we enter White River City. Assassin's League is the strongest in Red Leaf Town, but in White River City, Assassin's League is just decent. There are a bunch of first-rate guilds for us to choose from."

A six-person squad was searching for a new grinding spot while discussing their options.

They deeply understood the power and influence of guilds. If they didn't join one, good leveling spots would be monopolized by these guilds, and they would be forced to compete with other free players in resource-scarce areas.

"Excuse me, do you know where the Martial Forest Alliance is?" Shi Feng had been searching the White Sand Ruins for a long time and hadn't found any trace of them. He overheard this passing player squad talking about the Martial Forest Alliance, so he decided to ask.

"Yes, we do. What do you need them for? You're not planning on joining the Martial Forest Alliance, are you?" The squad leader nodded, seeing that Shi Feng was a free player. He couldn't see his name or level, but a lone player looking for the Martial Forest Alliance could only mean one thing: joining them.

Hearing that the player in front of them wanted to join the Martial Forest Alliance, the other squad members glared at Shi Feng, their anger from being bullied by the Martial Forest Alliance still burning. If there weren't so many members in the Martial Forest Alliance, they would have already fought them.

Shi Feng had overheard their conversation and knew that they had been bullied by the Martial Forest Alliance, so they harbored a lot of hatred. The squad leader suggesting that he was going to join the Martial Forest Alliance naturally made them uncomfortable.

If he dared say that he wanted to join the Martial Forest Alliance, they would probably attack him without a second thought.

"I'm not joining the Martial Forest Alliance. I just need to find them for something. I was wondering if you could tell me their exact location. This one silver coin is for your trouble." Shi Feng smiled and took out a silver coin.

For ordinary players, a day's income was only dozens of copper coins. Even for these high-end players, they would earn one or two silver coins a day, so a one-silver-coin consultation fee wasn't cheap.

"Talk about being generous." The captain's eyes lit up when he saw Shi Feng take out a silver coin for information. He said in the team chat, "Brothers, this is a fat sheep. If we can fleece him, we can earn a lot. Maybe we can even cover the repair costs of our weapons. Are we in?"

"Yeah, why not? This guy definitely has something to do with the Martial Forest Alliance. We can't let anyone with connections go."

"We're with the captain."

The others also chimed in their support.

"This brother, it seems like you have a close relationship with the Martial Forest Alliance. We've been harmed badly by them, and we're still quite angry. Since you have some connection to the Martial Forest Alliance and you're so rich, shouldn't you do something for us? We don't need much, just leave twenty silver coins and all your equipment, and I'll tell you where the Martial Forest Alliance is, how about that?" The Guardian Knight captain sneered.

As he spoke, the other members of the squad closed in, smirking.

"I said I don't have anything to do with the Martial Forest Alliance. I'm just looking for them for something. Whatever happened between you and the Martial Forest Alliance has nothing to do with me. If you don't want to tell me, then forget it. Please let me pass," Shi Feng said.

"I understand, but you mentioned the Martial Forest Alliance. If you don't agree, then we'll just have to vent our anger on you. I don't know your level, but you're probably around level eight or nine. Losing a level at this point would waste a day or two of effort. You should think carefully." The Guardian Knight captain took out his shield and short sword from his back, mocking him.

Hearing these words, Shi Feng couldn't help but smile.

Pitiful people must have hateful aspects. These people would endure being bullied by the powerful Martial Forest Alliance, saying how domineering they were, but when they encountered a lone player like him, they would do the same thing because they had the numbers.

"Damn you, what are you laughing at? I'll slap your face to shreds if you keep laughing!" an Assassin shouted angrily.

"You want money, right? I'll give you the money to buy your way into hell."

As Shi Feng spoke, he drew the Abyssal Blade. Suddenly, deep blue flames erupted from the blade, the Ice-Blue Devil Flames.

Shi Feng had no sympathy for these people.

In an instant, Shi Feng wielded his dual swords, and countless sword shadows enveloped them.

Although these free players had decent skills and strength, they were far too inferior to Shi Feng. They didn't even have time to react before they were struck all over.

Except for the Guardian Knight captain, the remaining five died instantly, and their equipment was destroyed by the Ice-Blue Devil Flames.

Even though these players were quite high level, their equipment was terrible. They only had six or seven pieces of Bronze equipment, and not a single piece of Mysterious-Iron equipment. Under the power of the Ice-Blue Devil Flames, they were completely vulnerable and were all destroyed.

"How is it? Are you willing to tell me where the Martial Forest Alliance is now?" Shi Feng looked at the remaining Guardian Knight captain and smiled calmly.

The captain was completely dumbfounded. The person in front of him could actually burst into flames and attack so fast that they couldn't even react.

At that moment, he only had one thought: he had encountered a devil, and one that controlled fire at that, a Flame Demon.

"I'll tell you, I'll tell you. The Martial Forest Alliance is not far away in the southwest, in a depression. There are a lot of caves nearby."

"Very good, you can leave now." Shi Feng directly killed the captain and headed towards the Martial Forest Alliance.

When these people returned to Red Leaf Town and resurrected, they immediately let out earth-shattering screams. Not only did they lose a level, but also because their equipment was completely destroyed, they couldn't kill monsters at all, let alone level up.

Suddenly, there was a legend of a Flame Demon in the White Sand Ruins. He wore a jet-black cloak, making it impossible to see any information. He carried two sharp swords at his waist, one black and one white. If you encountered him, you had to answer his questions quickly, or you would be killed and looted clean, leaving you with no place to cry.

However, Shi Feng himself was unaware of this.

"Finally found you, Fengyun Wu Hui."

At this time, Shi Feng was on a high slope and saw hundreds of people fighting dozens of Three-Tailed Poison Scorpions. These people were all level 9, not far from level 10, while Fengyun Wu Hui was constantly directing the output from the rear, and his experience points were rapidly increasing. He had already reached level 10.

The reason why he leveled up so fast was because Fengyun Wu Hui was not in a team with these elites. After all the monsters were at low health, Fengyun Wu Hui would finish them off. Because of the rules of God's Domain, Fengyun Wu Hui could get 60% of the monster's experience points, so Fengyun Wu Hui's level reached level 10, even higher than his previous level.