Chapter 1 Great Changes in the Fifth District

Only a day had passed.

When Shi Feng arrived at the Fifth District again, great changes had taken place.

"How could it become like this?" Shi Feng was shocked by the scene before him.

The once flourishing Fifth District Sanctuary was now in ruins. The towering city walls had disappeared, and collapsed houses were everywhere, completely devoid of people.

On the wide streets, the decaying corpses of monsters were everywhere. These monsters were all high-level, uniformly above level 40, far exceeding the level that should be in this area. Most were elite-ranked, and there were also many special elite and leader monsters.

"A Lord!" Shi Feng had only walked two streets into the Fifth District when he discovered a giant black bear that was three stories high.

Nightmare Tyrant Bear, Demon-type creature, Lord, Level 40, HP 2,800,000.

Lord-level monsters were very rare even in the entire Abyssal Realm. As far as Shi Feng knew, monster attacks on sanctuaries rarely involved Lords; they were mostly leader monsters.

But now, the corpses of three or four Lord-level monsters lay on the street, which showed how fierce the battle was.

"What on earth happened here?" Shi Feng ran through several streets but didn't see a single player. It was as if the Fifth District had become a ghost town overnight.

Generally speaking, even if a sanctuary was breached, players wouldn't evacuate the area so quickly.

Just as Shi Feng reached the central street of the Fifth District, the screams of players came from afar.

Shi Feng had heard this kind of painful scream before, but that was in his previous life. This was the first time in this life that he had heard such desperate and painful screams.

Shi Feng immediately activated Wind Rider and rushed towards the source of the screams.

But as soon as Shi Feng stepped within 200 yards of the source of the sound, he suddenly felt his body sink, as if he had jumped into a swamp.

"Not good, it's a domain!" Shi Feng immediately leaped out of the range of the domain.

A domain was something that only high-level creatures could master, just like the White River City's Governor, the Tier 4 magic导师 (dao shi) Wiseman. He could open a magic domain to suppress enemies within the domain while enhancing his own power. This was very disadvantageous for those without a domain. Unless they had far superior strength, they could only run or die.

The minimum tier to use a domain was Tier 4, which meant there was at least one Tier 4 creature at the source of the sound.

Since players were screaming, it was obvious that the Tier 4 creature was an enemy, not a friend.

"How could a Tier 4 creature come here?" Shi Feng was very surprised.

Currently, players' levels made it impossible for them to come into contact with such creatures, especially in this low-level area.

Shi Feng quickly leaped onto the top of a collapsed house and quietly looked over.

At this time, there were still three players surviving on the central street. The leader was none other than Retribution Paradise, whom Shi Feng had met once. The other two were a level 28 Assassin and a level 28 Berserker, but all three of them had very little health left. All around them were level 40 monsters, making escape impossible, not to mention the 血眼恶魔 (xue yan emo) floating in the air, high above, with a pair of bat wings and a pitch-black body.

Kneter, Demon-type creature, Great Demon, Level 60, HP 50,000,000.

"How could a Tier 4 Great Demon come here?" Shi Feng was shocked to see Kneter.

Demons were enemies of all humans. As long as demons appeared within the realm of God's Domain, the armies of various countries would go to suppress them, so in the continent of God's Domain, real demons were hard to find, let alone Great Demons.

Although the Great Demon in front of him was not high-level, only level 60, he was invincible for current players and could not be provoked. They had to stay far away from him.

"Humble humans, I'll give you a chance to live. Hand over the 摩洛克 (Mo Luo Ke) Ring you stole, and submit to me." Kneter looked down at Retribution Paradise and said coldly, "Otherwise, I will let you taste the flavor of the flames of the soul, just like your companions, completely destroying your souls."

Shi Feng felt a chill down his spine when he heard this.

The soul was very important to players. It was like how he collected players' Undying Souls, which would prevent players from logging into God's Domain for a short time. However, he only collected a small portion of the players' Undying Souls. If a player's Undying Soul was burned by the flames of the soul, the consequences would be unimaginable.

This was not just a matter of not being able to play God's Domain for a few days. It meant the account was completely ruined and a new account had to be created to generate a new Undying Soul.

"What level of quest did this Retribution Paradise take? It's so terrifying." Shi Feng felt cold sweat break out as he looked at the black flames in the Great Demon's hand.

Tier 4 creatures, especially Tier 4 Great Demons, would not come here for no reason. The only possibility was a quest. Because of a special quest, Retribution Paradise didn't complete it in time, which caused such a punishment, just like the quest he accepted, Darkness Descends.

"If you want me to submit, wait a million years! I'll fight you!" Retribution Paradise shouted and threw his shield at the Great Demon Kneter.

The golden shield flew out but was caught by Kneter with one hand before it even reached him. Then, Kneter gently squeezed.

Crack!

The level 25 Fine-Gold shield was crushed…

For Tier 4 creatures, destroying Fine-Gold equipment was easy. Only Dark-Gold equipment could last for a while.

The two players beside Retribution Paradise were stunned.

"Since you don't want to become my servant, then die!" The Great Demon Kneter sneered and waved his hand gently. Immediately, a rain of black flames rushed towards Retribution Paradise.

The three members of Retribution Paradise could not resist the invasion of the flames of the soul.

Not only was their health decreasing little by little, but the burning pain also made them scream uncontrollably until the black flames burned for more than ten seconds, turning the three players to ashes, and then the black flames completely disappeared.

"This makes my quest harder." Shi Feng had a headache.

He had finally obtained the Chapter of Darkness and could go to the Dark Cave through Retribution Paradise. Now, Retribution Paradise had accepted a terrifying quest that he couldn't complete, and now he had to start over. How was he supposed to get to the Dark Cave?

"Hmm, what's that?" Shi Feng's extraordinary vision allowed him to spot a black light flashing under the ashes of Retribution Paradise. "A ring?"

Suddenly, Shi Feng thought of the 摩洛克 (Mo Luo Ke) Ring that the Great Demon Kneter had mentioned.

The ring should be the item that triggered the quest. Since it was a quest item, it would not disappear with Retribution Paradise but would be preserved, waiting for the next person to complete it.

"Could it be that my going to the Dark Cave has something to do with this ring?" Shi Feng couldn't help but ponder.

He had previously inquired about the Dark Cave to Qing Shuang, but Qing Shuang didn't know about the Dark Cave at all, nor did she know that the Chapter of Darkness could open the door to the Dark Cave.

It was impossible for the leader of the First District to know less than Retribution Paradise. The only possibility was that Retribution Paradise had some special means.

Moreover, Retribution Paradise was so eager for the Chapter of Darkness.

Now, the Great Demon had appeared just for the ring in front of him.

No one would believe that the ring had nothing to do with the Chapter of Darkness in his hand.

"I can only take a gamble."

Shi Feng gritted his teeth and rushed forward at full speed.