Chapter 185 The Power of the Epic Rank

An astonishing surge of magic power swept through the reception room, all eyes fixed on Anna.

Despite no change in her level or equipment, the pressure she exerted had undergone a complete transformation.

"What's going on? Guild Leader, what exactly did you do?" Aqua Rose's eyes widened, completely baffled by what Shi Feng had done to cause such a dramatic change in his personal guard.

Previously, she could sense Anna's formidable pressure, but now she felt nothing at all…

This wasn't the first time she'd encountered such a sensation, and she knew the reason for it.

The most dangerous things are never those you can see and feel, but those you cannot.

Simply put, Anna had already reached a level she couldn't even perceive.

Inside the hall, compared to the shock of Aqua Rose and Fire Dance, Shi Feng was genuinely nervous.

The Seven Luminaries Fruit was a sacred object, and he might never obtain another one. If he could prevent Anna from advancing from Dark-Gold rank to Epic rank, it would be a huge loss.

He took a deep breath, slowly examining Anna's data.

Anna, Personal Guard of Nightfall, Loyalty 95, Level 65, Growth Potential 105 points.

"Epic rank! She really became Epic rank!" Shi Feng was ecstatic.

He had never even heard of an Epic rank guard before. As for whether there were any in his previous life, he was just a second-rate guild leader, and he didn't know many of God's Domain's secrets.

However, he was certain of one thing.

A personal guard with a growth potential of 105 points would be hard to come by, even among other Epic rank guards.

In God's Domain, the higher the growth potential of a personal NPC, the more each level-up would enhance their base attributes. This led to significant stat disparities between personal guards of the same level and tier.

Take Kite, for example. Even though she had only two more potential points than in his previous life, her strength would be at least 10-20% greater when she reached the same level and tier. If they were to fight, the current Kite could directly suppress his previous life's Kite, defeating her in no time.

That was just a difference of two potential points at the Dark-Gold rank. The difference at the Epic rank was even more pronounced.

There wasn't a clear standard for Epic rank guards, but anyone surpassing the limit of 100 potential points was considered an Epic rank guard, transcending the mortal realm and becoming something extraordinary.

Anna now had 11 more potential points than Kite. When Anna and Kite both reached levels 70 or 80, Shi Feng had no doubt that Anna would be no less capable than Kite in close combat. As for combat power, Anna could already defeat Kite. As they leveled up, the gap would widen until it became awe-inspiring. This was the most unreasonable yet realistic aspect of virtual reality games.

Just a gradual accumulation of data, and eventually the difference in strength between the two sides could become despairing.

"Too strong. Just advancing to Epic rank increased the success rate of Epic quests to 67%. Even a squad of Dark-Gold guards probably couldn't achieve that," Shi Feng marveled inwardly.

After Anna reached Epic rank, she learned many more skills. The number of Tier 2 forbidden spells she knew increased from two to three. Most terrifyingly, she had mastered a Tier 2 Domain skill. With just this one Domain skill, Anna was invincible among Tier 2 classes, unless someone else also possessed a Domain skill to compete with her. Otherwise, even if two Kites attacked, they wouldn't be a match for Anna.

Shi Feng then sent Anna and Kite to do Epic quests. The sooner they completed the Epic quests, the greater the boost to their strength, especially for an Epic rank personal guard like Anna. With such cultivation, who could stand against Anna in the future?

"Guild Leader, just got word that the Blackwater Guild has sent in a lot more elites, seemingly to help those Dark Guilds. The Dark Guild members have also joined forces, no longer just targeting small teams, but also ambushing hundred-man teams," Aqua Rose reported immediately after receiving the news. "Furthermore, the Blackwater Guild has opened a new trading firm in White River City, selling Steel Forged Armor Plates and Mana Potions in bulk, and they've lowered the prices again, attracting many players. They're also buying up rare herbs and ores at high prices throughout the Star-Moon Kingdom. Looks like they're getting serious."

"Getting serious?" Shi Feng smiled slightly. "Since they're starting to take this game seriously, then let's get serious too!"

After saying that, Shi Feng bought another hundred Secret Scrolls from the Adventurer's Association.

Secret Scrolls were a unique type of magic scroll sold by the Adventurer's Association, only available to Three-Star Adventurers. Each scroll cost a hefty twenty gold coins.

The effect was extremely useful for players adventuring in the wild, granting a stealth effect within a 20-yard radius, making players untraceable, undetectable, and unperceivable. It also increased movement speed by 10% for two hours.

It was an essential item for escaping and chasing down enemies. However, items purchased from the Adventurer's Association could only be used by the purchaser. Two-Star Adventurers could also purchase similar scrolls, but the effect only applied to themselves.

Shi Feng then summoned the Black Gods Corps and the main force of Zero Wing to the guild hall, and began using Blood Crystals and Secret Scrolls.

Immediately, everyone received the buff effects.

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Windy Snow Forest, located within the White River City region, was a high-resource leveling map for levels 40 to 50. Usually, the major guilds of White River City would come here to level up, but now it had become one of the main battlegrounds between Zero Wing and numerous Dark Guilds.

"Shen Huo, you were amazing just now. That troublesome level 39 expert from Zero Wing Guild was taken down in just two or three moves!" A burly level 39 Berserker clad in spiked scale armor looked at a thin, frail youth in a dark gray mage robe with admiration.

Since all the Dark Guilds had joined forces, they were no longer operating in singles or small teams, but in larger groups composed of members from various Dark Guilds.

After several battles, everyone in the group admired this level 40 Elementalist greatly.

"It was nothing, that Zero Wing expert was just too weak. He couldn't even dodge my Great Fire Dragon spell. If it were an expert from our guild, they would have dodged that level of attack long ago. He wouldn't have been taken down by my combo," the youth named Shen Huo Lianyu said with a dismissive smile.

"Shen Huo, you're too modest. I've heard that you're now one of the top five Elementalists in your guild. There probably aren't many people in the entire Star-Moon Kingdom who can match your level," said another level 40 masked Assassin.

Others might not know how strong Shen Huo was, but he knew, since Shen Huo came from no ordinary Dark Guild, but from the top-tier Dark Guild Smiling Angel, which operated in multiple kingdoms and empires, far stronger than the Dark Guilds that only operated in the Star-Moon Kingdom.

Just as everyone was talking, suddenly five streaks of blue light flew over.

Five members of the nearly fifty-person team instantly died, turning into starlight and dissipating, leaving behind only their dropped weapons and equipment.

"Who is it?"

The members of the Dark Guild reacted, immediately looking toward the source of the red light, their expressions extremely grave.

They were all experts, but they hadn't realized someone was ambushing them until five members of their team had died. This had never happened before.

"You think you can kill members of Zero Wing and run? Stay here!"