Chapter 1

Inside the Ruins of the Black God.

A handsome young man in a white robe was directing his team to attack the Azure Fire Crow King with all their might.

This young priest constantly inscribed divine runes in mid-air, using one healing spell after another. These healing spells were not ordinary; they were Tier 1 healing spells, used as quickly as others used Tier 0 spells. He seemed relaxed and at ease, wielding them freely. A Main Tank with dangerously low health was restored to full health in the blink of an eye.

This young man was none other than Flame Blood, the leader of Heavenly Burial's main force.

"Only 3% of its health left, increase the output!" Flame Blood shouted sharply.

At this moment, less than half of the fifty-member team remained. Everyone was scorched by the Azure Fire, losing 1,000 health points per second. Even Flame Blood, one of the top ten rookies in the virtual gaming world, could only guarantee the health of the main MT and himself, at most casting some instant healing spells on the main DPS, but the effect was very weak.

Although everyone frantically used their ultimate moves, the Azure Fire Crow King, after transforming into a Fire Crow in the fourth stage, completely entered a berserk state. Not only did its attack speed increase, but its attack range also expanded. Some team members who couldn't dodge in time were instantly killed without any suspense.

Even though the Azure Fire Crow King only had 3% of its health left, it was an impenetrable iron fortress for the remaining people.

It wasn't just Heavenly Burial. At the same time, Alluring Smile was facing a similar situation.

However, Alluring Smile's situation was slightly better. Facing the Azure Fire Crow King with 4% of its health remaining, they still had more than forty members left. The few who died were just unlucky, failing to evade the Azure Fire Crow King's attack range.

"The first clear of a fifty-man team dungeon is indeed not so easy to achieve." Azure Wolf Battle frantically dodged the Azure Fire Crow King's attacks. Relying on his extremely skilled Eyes of Observation, although it was impossible to dodge all of the Azure Fire Crow King's attacks, he could still evade a third of them. This made things much easier for the healers, allowing them to have extra power to heal others and maintain the health of the entire team.

If it weren't for Azure Wolf Battle's strength as the main MT, guiding the Azure Fire Crow King's attacks so well, it would have been impossible for so many people to survive.

Even so, Alluring Smile was already challenging the fourth stage of the Azure Fire Crow King for the third time.

Watching the Azure Fire Crow King's health drop little by little.

3%...

2%...

1%...

White River City Regional System Announcement: Congratulations to Zero Wing for becoming the first team in White River City to clear the Hell-level Ruins of the Black God. All players in the team are rewarded with 2 million experience points and 50 silver coins, 80 points of White River City Reputation, and 20 points of Star-Moon Kingdom Reputation.

Star-Moon Kingdom Regional System Announcement: Congratulations to Zero Wing for becoming the first team in the Star-Moon Kingdom to clear the Hell-level Ruins of the Black God. All players in the team are rewarded with 3 million experience points and three Tier 2 random attribute gems, 100 points of White River City Reputation, and 50 points of Star-Moon Kingdom Reputation.

Southern Continent of God's Domain Regional System Announcement: Congratulations to Zero Wing for becoming the first team on the Southern Continent to clear the Hell-level Ruins of the Black God. All players in the team are rewarded with 5 million experience points and one Tier 3 random attribute gem, 80 points of Star-Moon Kingdom Reputation, and 5 points of Human Race Reputation.

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The system announcement echoed in everyone's ears three times in a row.

"How is this possible?"

Whether it was Alluring Smile or Heavenly Burial, the people of both teams were incredibly shocked.

The Difficult-level Ruins of the Black God had already racked their brains, and they were only a sliver away from clearing it, but Zero Wing Guild had cleared the Hell-level Ruins of the Black God first. How could this not be shocking?

But shock was shock, and the people did not stop their actions, but when killing the Azure Fire Crow King, they no longer had such motivation.

Not long after, the Azure Fire Crow King lay at Azure Wolf Battle's feet.

The system announcement sounded again.

White River City Regional System Announcement: Congratulations to Alluring Smile for becoming the first team in White River City to clear the Difficult-level Ruins of the Black God. All players in the team are rewarded with 1 million experience points and 20 silver coins, 30 points of White River City Reputation, and 10 points of Star-Moon Kingdom Reputation.

Star-Moon Kingdom Regional System Announcement: Congratulations to Alluring Smile for becoming the first team in the Star-Moon Kingdom to clear the Difficult-level Ruins of the Black God. All players in the team are rewarded with 2 million experience points and one Tier 2 random attribute gem, 50 points of White River City Reputation, and 20 points of Star-Moon Kingdom Reputation.

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It's just that the current announcement is meaningless compared to the previous one.

Zero Wing had already cleared the Hell-level, while Alluring Smile had only cleared the Difficult-level. Not only would it not become a glory, but it would become a joke. The comparison would further highlight the gap between the two guilds.

It wasn't that Alluring Smile was too weak, but that Zero Wing was too strong!

"In the end, we lost." A bitter smile appeared on Azure Wolf Battle's pale face.

He had already received news that Black Flame had led the main force into the Hell-level Ruins of the Black God. Although he believed that Zero Wing Guild might be able to clear the Hell-level difficulty, he never expected them to clear the Ruins of the Black God before them.

On the other side, the main force of Heavenly Burial had also just killed the Azure Fire Crow King.

"Zero Wing is worthy of being the overlord of White River City, but our Heavenly Burial will not give up here. Sooner or later, we will catch up." A firm fighting spirit flowed in Flame Blood's eyes.

"Catching up is certain. I haven't met a decent opponent for a long time. It seems that Black Flame does have some skills." A neat and tidy young assassin with flowing hair was also full of excitement, but his eyes contained a hint of imperceptible coldness, as if he had set his sights on a delightful prey.

Flame Blood smiled and teased the young assassin, "It seems that Black Flame is doomed this time. He was actually targeted by the famous Ghost Shadow. It will be much easier for Heavenly Burial to develop in White River City in the future."

"Although I want to meet him now, my current strength is not enough. When the task at hand is completed, I can go and explore Black Flame's foundation." Ghost Shadow shook his head, put away the two black daggers in his hand, and took out a City Return Scroll to start reading. He had no interest in the loot of the Azure Fire Crow King.

Compared to the shock of the main force members of Heavenly Burial and Alluring Smile, the entire White River City, or even the entire Star-Moon Kingdom, was a sensation. It wasn't that no team had taken the first clear of a fifty-man team dungeon, but the Hell-level difficulty was definitely a feat that more than a dozen surrounding kingdoms and several empires had not accomplished.

But this glory was taken by an emerging guild, Zero Wing, which was simply unbelievable.

Zero Wing's reputation has been elevated to a new height at once.

The fact that Zero Wing Guild was able to withstand the offensive of Dragon Phoenix Pavilion had already attracted the attention of guilds in more than a dozen other kingdoms and empires. However, Zero Wing was only defending itself and relied on the NPC guards, which was not enough to worry about, but now it was different.

A guild that can take the first clear of a fifty-man Hell-level team dungeon, the overall strength of the guild should not be underestimated.

"Zero Wing?" After hearing the system announcement, Feng Qianyu couldn't help but smile faintly, "I really underestimated Black Flame's ability. Xiang'er, prepare, we're going to White River City."

"What is Miss going to White River City for? The president of the Pantheon is coming over in a while." A beautiful woman named Xiang'er asked in surprise.

"Of course, I'm going to meet that mysterious Black Flame." Feng Qianyu chuckled.

"Black Flame?" Xiang'er couldn't help but wonder.

Who is Black Flame?

Can he compare to the president of the super guild Pantheon?