Chapter 1378 Surround and Annihilate

In a desolate area outside the Ancient Shrine, a large number of demons and demonic beasts gathered, a dark and oppressive mass numbering over fifty to sixty thousand.

Besides these demons and demonic beasts, there were also players draped in black cloaks, exuding a faint bloody aura. Just a glance was enough to send shivers down one’s spine. And while some players didn’t wear black cloaks to hide their identities, their blood-red names revealed that they had killed a staggering number of players, definitely not ordinary experts.

These players were equipped with impressive gear. Even though they had only reached Level 50 not long ago, over half of their equipment was already Level 50 Mysterious-Iron and Mithril ranked. Some even had most of their equipment in Mithril, which was considered top-tier at the moment.

"Hunting Wind, let's make this clear. Our Crimson Horn Guild will only assist you in killing members of the Zero Wing Guild. We won't be rushing to the front lines as cannon fodder," a tall, muscular man with two short swords hanging from his waist said coldly, glancing at the illusion beside him.

"Don't worry. As long as the Zero Wing Guild dares to leave Silverwing Town, I'll have the demons and demonic beasts charge in. You just need to take the opportunity to eliminate them. But don't forget, my goal isn't just to make them lose a level," Hunting Wind Chaser chuckled, reminding him.

The reason they chose to cooperate with the dark guild Crimson Horn was not only because of Crimson Horn’s great reputation in the Dark Night Empire, but also because Crimson Horn could manufacture a type of poison.

This poison was called Soul Eater. When applied to a weapon, it would corrode a player’s soul upon impact. If such a player died, they would directly lose two or three levels, depending on the depth of the poisoning. The deeper the poisoning, the harsher the penalty. Ideally, they would lose three levels and suffer a prolonged period of weakness.

During this period of weakness, players would be unable to level up.

It was because of this that they chose to cooperate with Crimson Horn, allowing Crimson Horn's members to earn Honor Points and accumulate battlefield titles.

"Leave that to us. Once we take them down, we'll make sure they can't recover to their peak in a short time," the cold man said confidently. "If there weren't so many guilds here, I would have liked to personally meet those top experts from the Zero Wing Guild. I heard their skill is quite good, and they are walking treasure troves. If they drop a piece of equipment, even the super guilds would be envious. But now it seems impossible."

As he spoke, the cold man glanced at the six players behind him wearing black cloaks, their faces completely obscured, and felt very displeased.

Because these six players were the ones responsible for dealing with Zero Wing Guild's top experts.

These six were not members of a dark guild, but they were players of the dark forces, and their reputation in the Dark Night Empire was significant. They were the adventurer team known as the Dark Hunters, and even a guild like Crimson Horn did not want to provoke them.

The Dark Hunters adventurer team was full of strange members, all of them dark forces players. But that wasn’t the most important thing. The key was that the Dark Hunters adventurer team was exceptionally strong. Not long ago, with just a twenty-man team, they annihilated the main thousand-man team of the first-rate guild Royal Hegemony in a regional dungeon...

Eight of those twenty were Tier 2 classes, their strength and base attributes unbelievably high. Even Situ Zhaixing, the level 51 Tier 2 Assassin who was the Guild Leader of Royal Hegemony, had been killed.

One had to know that Tier 2 Assassins were different from Tier 1, possessing stronger life-saving skills. Even if three to five Tier 2 experts joined forces, they might not be able to take one down. But such a Tier 2 Assassin had been killed, and by only one member of the Dark Hunters. Their power shocked the Dark Night Empire at the time.

Before this, the Dark Hunters had also achieved many amazing feats, but they were all circulating within the dark forces, unknown to the major guilds on the surface.

The Guild Leader of Crimson Horn, Red Ghost, had suffered a defeat at the hands of the Dark Hunters once.

In his opinion, these Dark Hunters players were not human. He had seen many dark forces players, but those players at least resembled humans. However, after these Dark Hunters players activated their power, they no longer maintained their human forms, but became true monsters, fighting in a way completely different from other players.

And the six who had come this time were all Tier 2 classes. If a fight really broke out, even without the help of the demons and demonic beasts, the six Dark Hunters could make the main force members of the Zero Wing Guild suffer greatly.

"Now that our people are all here, let's proceed according to the plan. First, surround Silverwing Town and the Ancient Shrine, but be careful to maintain a distance from Silverwing Town. Silverwing Town has built a Magic Tower, and the attack range of this Magic Tower is determined by its height. According to our calculations, the maximum attack range of that Magic Tower should be around 1,500 yards."

"You'd better not operate within that range. If you die, we won't be responsible."

The members of the dark forces nodded at Hunting Wind Chaser’s reminder.

War weapons were no joke. A single strike possessed the power of a Tier 3 peak expert, and it was a ranged attack. Aside from magic skills like invincibility, who could withstand it?

No, there was someone who could withstand it, but they didn’t think anyone had the strength of Black Flame to directly withstand the attack of a war weapon.

As Hunting Wind Chaser finished speaking, everyone began to move, and the demons and demonic beasts, as Hunting Wind Chaser intended, began to surround the Ancient Shrine and Silverwing Town.

The appearance of the demons and demonic beasts was quickly noticed by the players in the entire Ancient Shrine.

"So many demons and demonic beasts! There must be at least 50,000 of them."

"Is Beast Emperor making a move?"

Looking at the approaching dark mass of demons and demonic beasts, the people in the Ancient Shrine couldn't help but swallow. Although they knew that Beast Emperor was going after the Zero Wing Guild, they still felt uneasy and fearful as they watched these monsters approach.

"Good! They're finally here!" The upper echelons of the various super forces were in good spirits as they watched the demons and demonic beasts surround the area. "Let's see how Zero Wing can continue to act so arrogantly."

As long as Beast Emperor was willing to fight Zero Wing, whether successful or not, it would put considerable pressure on the Zero Wing Guild. This would give them a chance to obtain shares in Silverwing Town, unlike before when they didn't even have the slightest opportunity.

Seeing that the army of demons and demonic beasts was less than 1,000 yards away from the Ancient Shrine.

In Silverwing Town, more than 3,000 yards away, a Magic Tower began to accumulate energy, with the surrounding magic power madly converging towards the giant magic crystal on the Magic Tower.

In less than two seconds, the giant magic crystal on the Magic Tower shot a black-and-white beam into the sky, reaching high into the heavens. Even players in the Ancient Shrine could clearly see this black-and-white beam.

"What is Zero Wing Guild doing?" Everyone was puzzled.

Just as everyone was feeling confused, a black-and-white pillar of light suddenly fell from the sky, directly hitting the center of the demon and demonic beast army. It then spread out in all directions, constantly devouring the demons and demonic beasts. All special elite-grade demons that were devoured were killed instantly. Even the leader-grade demons that managed to survive suffered grievous wounds, and the Great Lord-grade demons and demonic beasts were completely crippled...