Bab 14: Came to deliver itself to me (2)
Outside the Dark Moon Graveyard, many teams belonging to Guilds had returned after dying. They were currently reorganizing themselves, preparing to challenge the Dungeon once more.
When they saw the Snow Goddess and her team leave the Dungeon, they all were abruptly shocked. All of them hurriedly looked towards the Glory List at the Dungeon's entrance.
The Snow Goddess' fame was extremely great. In addition to so many of her team members leaving through the Dungeon's entrance, there was a high chance that they had already cleared the Dungeon. However, the Glory List was still as empty as ever. Everyone let loose a breath of relief. They continued with their rest, discussing how they would raid the Dungeon.
After over a dozen minutes, the entire team was assembled. Everyone, once more, walked towards the Teleportation Gate.
As the leader of the team, Feng immediately adjusted the Dungeon's difficulty to Hell Mode.
Immediately, the color of the Teleportation Gate changed. A flickering image of a ghost's head appeared, causing others to shudder.
Before anyone within the team could react, they turned into black rays of light as they entered the Dark Moon Graveyard.
Outside the Dungeon's entrance, the members of the various Guilds were all dumbfounded.
The sky was dark, and the bright moon illuminated all of the Dark Moon Graveyard.
Compared to the Normal Mode of the Dark Moon Graveyard, a great expanse of dense fog shrouded the wasteland. Not only did it obstruct one's vision, but it also carried with it an endless air of murder. It was like a battlefield; a heavy and oppressive feeling permeated the wasteland, causing one's body to grow sluggish.
"This is the Hell Mode of the Dark Moon Graveyard?" Gentle Snow surveyed her surroundings, revealing an indifferent smile.
She discovered that the fog here was almost alive, and she felt as if she were being watched. Moreover, there were crimson red spots glowing, floating about the fog, most likely the blood-red eyes of the Kobolds.
Just the number of monsters here far exceeded that of the Normal Mode. Moreover, there was also the dense fog hindering one's vision, greatly increasing the difficulty of battle.
"Ye Feng, what are you trying to do here? Why did you bring us to Hell?" Zhao Yueru looked towards Feng, interrogating him.
Gentle Snow was also curious as to why Feng had done such a thing. Judging from Feng's behavior, he was definitely not a brainless person.
Even Feng's own party members were extremely curious. They had clearly agreed on entering the Normal Mode, yet, why had they entered Hell Mode?
"I'm the team leader now; my words are final. Since I've chosen Hell Mode, I obviously have my own reasons. You may leave if you have any opinions about it; I won't be stopping you," Feng said with a smile.
Yueru gritted her teeth, immediately turning her head away and no longer looking at Feng.
"Ye Feng, do you really have the confidence to clear Hell Mode? You should know that, although the difficulty is only different by two levels on the surface, in reality it is ten or more times harder. The requirement of equipment, cooperation, and leadership also increases by several levels. I don't want my team members to die a meaningless death," Gentle Snow softly asked.
Although the death penalty inside Team Dungeons was much lower than the death penalty in Party Dungeons, it was still a 5% experience loss. Moreover, Hell Mode was different than the other difficulties. The loss of experience in Hell Mode after a single death was 10%. Without a success rate of 70% or above, most players were unwilling to dive into the Hell Mode of a Dungeon.
"There should be no problems." Feng calmly said
Watching Feng's calm behavior, after giving it some thought, Gentle Snow decided to support Feng's decision. It was a good chance for her to observe the extent of Feng's capabilities. If he performed well, it would be beneficial to invite him to join the God-Slaying Army.
Gentle Snow nodded. At this time, even if the others were still unwilling, they had no choice but to listen to Feng's commands. However, it was not because they believed in Feng; rather, they believed in Gentle Snow's decision.
After which, Feng started assigning responsibilities. Overall, his arrangements were mostly similar to Gentle Snow's.
"After entering the fog, both MTs are to activate your lifesaving skills and rush after me without stopping. However, pay attention to dodge attacks. Everyone in the back must also follow, and remember, no matter what happens, never stop moving your feet. Healers only need to use instant-cast skills to heal the two MTs. Everyone else should use your own recovery potions," Feng explained. "If all of you understand, then everyone should use a Speed Scroll now."
Everyone grew suspicious after hearing Feng. What was he trying to do, turn them into kamikazes? He even wanted them to use Speed Scrolls. Was he complaining that they wouldn't die quick enough?
Moreover, they could only earn so much money from a trip into the Dungeon. There were twenty players in the entire team, which meant they would be expending twenty Speed Scrolls. Just how much money was that!?
"Alright, everyone just use your Speed Scrolls," noticing the unwillingness in everyone's eyes, Gentle Snow could only helplessly support the command.
Everyone was helpless. Speed Scrolls were very expensive, and each of them had only prepared two. However, before they even started killing monsters, they were already required to use one of them. This was just too extravagant.
However, such a decision did not alarm Feng's party members. Speed Scrolls had long since become a necessity for them to grind Elite monsters, so they each had six or seven on their person.
After everyone used a Speed Scroll, they followed Feng towards the entrance of the maze area.
"Follow closely. I won't concern myself if you fall behind," Feng reminded in the team chat.
Having Feng tell them in such a way, everyone became nervous. If they fell behind, needless to say, only death waited for them.
"Run!" After seeing everybody ready, Shi Feng activated his title, Might of a Thousand, greatly increasing everyone's Attributes. As a result, their running speed also increased.
Before shock took hold of anyone over their increased Attributes, Feng started running. Every one of them tightly chased after him, disappearing into the fog.
Within, the fog massively limited everyone's vision. They could only barely make out an area of five yards.
After running for some time, Feng suddenly said, "MTs, use your lifesaving skills. Healers, heal."
Hearing Feng's commands, the two MTs started activating their lifesaving skills. The healers also started using their healing skills on the two MTs.
Following which, black rays appeared, fired out from the fog. The black rays struck the two MTs, dealing a horrifying amount of damage. Fortunately, the healers constantly replenished their HPs to make up for the damage they received. In addition, the two MTs had high movement speeds, reducing the chances of the black rays striking them.
With the two MTs taking the full brunt of the damage, the other team members behind had nothing to worry about.
In such a way, everyone ran after Feng for a full ten minutes, making twists and turns every so often. In between, they all used another Speed Scroll. If the healers were lacking Mana, they would drink Mana Recovery Potions. Such a situation worried the members of Ouroboros greatly. How was this still a Dungeon raid? They were just throwing money away!
Moreover, everyone clearly felt the countless monsters closely chasing after them. The monsters constantly bellowed, and as long as they halted their steps, those monsters would definitely kill them.
Fortunately, this place was just like a maze. There were plenty of paths available for them. Moreover, the paths were relatively narrow, resulting in a situation where the monsters hindered each other's advance. As a result, it would not be easy for the monsters to catch up to the team.
"Turn left ahead and enter the small path. After everyone has entered, both MTs block the entrance of the path and use your lifesaving skills. Healers, spam your heals on them. Blackie, prepare to use Hell Flame. When the MTs are unable to hold on, the three Elementalists should use Frozen Nova to block the monsters. If the MTs die, all melees are to stand forward and block the way, but none of you are allowed to attack!" Feng immediately said in the team's chat as he looked towards the small path a short distance away.
Following which, everyone quickly poured into the narrow pathway. Both the MTs just happened to block the entire entrance of this path successfully.
When both MTs were in position, they received powerful attacks, one after another, constantly pushing them backward. Damage appeared above their heads endlessly. Just as the two of them were about to be sent flying from the barrage of attacks, Feng placed both his hands on their backs, bracing against them. The two MTs felt like they leaned against a wall; their bodies unable to retreat any further.
"I'm ready!" Blackie said as he chanted the final incantation.
"MTs, retreat! Elementalists, cast Frozen Nova!" Feng commanded.
Following which, a Frozen Nova spread out to encompass all the monsters, freezing them and stopping their movements. Over twenty points of damage appeared over every monster's head.
"Such a high Ice Resistance..." Zhao Yueru's brows slightly cringed. She was extremely dissatisfied with the damage she inflicted.
At this time, pillars of green-colored flames shot up amidst the monsters, causing damages of over -300 to every monster. The pillars of flame lasted for 5 seconds, and during this period, the monsters' HP incessantly fell. This scene dumbfounded everyone.
After Hell Flame ended, the two MTs stepped forward once more to block the monsters. Due to the road being narrow, only two or three monsters could attack at a single time. If it was the large-sized Kobold Zombies, just one of them was enough to fill the entire path. Moreover, the Kobold Zombies were unable to display their might in such a narrow space. At most, one or two claw attacks would land on the MTs, and even then, the MTs were sharing the burden with each other. As a result, the Kobold Zombies became utterly harmless.
After more than ten minutes passed, Blackie's Hell Flame annihilated the Kobolds that rushed towards the team. Everyone's experience greatly increased as a result, and there was even a pile of dropped items.
The members of Ouroboros were astonished. Although Blackie's magic surprised them, Feng's strategy thoroughly stunned them. He was actually able to think up such a strategy and discover such a location. His mind and perception were truly great.
"As expected, he does possess real skill. It is no wonder he rose to Level 8 so quickly." Gentle Snow started her reevaluation of Feng's strength. She did not imagine that he would be capable to this degree. Not only did he possess a Title that could raise the entire team's Attributes, but he also had such a frightening perception. Feng's performance far exceeded her expectations. If her team had such personnel in the future, they would have a much easier time conquering Dungeons.
"A total of twenty-eight pieces of equipment dropped. Among them, there are nine pieces of Mysterious-Iron rank, while the rest are Bronze Equipment. We'll distribute them according to Jobs." Feng arranged the loot and distributed the equipment. He distributed them accordingly, and players who had similar Jobs would Roll for the equipment, with the higher number obtaining the equipment.
Hearing Feng report their gains, everyone sucked in a deep breath. They were unable to utter a single word due to their excitement.
Discovering that the Hell Mode of a Dungeon dropped so much valuable equipment, even Gentle Snow was stunned.
If they could clear the Hell Mode of the Dark Moon Graveyard, it was unknown just how much top-tier equipment they could obtain. With top-tier equipment, they would have a much easier time conquering the other Team Dungeons.
Thinking up to this point, Gentle Snow became much more interested towards conquering the Hell Mode of the Dark Moon Graveyard.
After Feng distributed the equipment, many of the team members immediately swapped out their old equipment for the new. It was especially true for the extremely lucky Blackie. Blackie was the only Cursemancer on the entire team. Among the nine pieces of Mysterious-Iron Equipment, there were two pieces of the Death Word Set Equipment meant for Cursemancers.
Meanwhile, Cola managed to win a Mysterious-Iron Shield by Rolling. After equipping the shield, his Defense surpassed the Shield Warrior from Ouroboros, Ghost Chop, by quite a lot.
Although many items dropped, Feng incessantly shook his head at these items. None of these items attracted his attention.
"Why don't you want this piece of Bronze Equipment for Swordsmen?" Gentle Snow asked, astonished.
"The Attributes of this equipment isn't as good as what I'm currently using. Just give it to your Guild's Swordsman." Feng carelessly gave the equipment to Gentle Snow.
After hearing Feng, the other Swordsman in the team repeatedly expressed his gratitude towards him.
Noticing everyone had mostly recovered, Feng said inside the team chat, "Everyone, prepare yourselves. We will be going to the next strategic point. Those without Speed Scrolls, come get them from me."
The members of Ouroboros were troubled when they heard this. Each of them had only carried two Speed Scrolls and both had already been used. However, they felt extremely awkward asking for Speed Scrolls from Feng.
"Can I buy some Speed Scrolls from you? I didn't have them prepare enough Speed Scrolls previously. We would feel extremely ashamed if you were to just give them to us for free." Gentle Snow naturally knew of her teammates' embarrassment. Without having a better option, she chose to take the initiative.
"Alright." Since Gentle Snow already asked, Feng would not refuse.
Fortunately, Feng was prepared for such a situation, purchasing plenty of Speed Scrolls. He provided each team member of Ouroboros with three Speed Scrolls.
However, when the members of Ouroboros were trading the Speed Scrolls with Feng, they all had their heads lowered in embarrassment. They felt deeply ashamed in their hearts. Some of them also thanked Feng directly
"Dirty bastard, this lady is a magnanimous person. Seeing that you've performed well, I've decided to forgive you. Give me the scroll then!" Zhao Yueru walked towards Feng, her head raised and her arms hugging her bosom. The crimson red robe she wore revealed a deep cleavage, and a bashful tinge of red appeared on her delicate face as she spoke.
Feng only revealed a smile at Zhao Yueru's display as he traded the Speed Scrolls to her.
On the other side, just as Feng and the others busied themselves in the Dark Moon Graveyard, the other Guilds were still exploring the maze. They died over and over. Such a situation caused many Guilds to give up their conquest of the Dark Moon Graveyard. If they continued this act of suicide, they might not properly recover their horrifying experience loss.
However, there were still some of the stronger Guilds who continued their exploration, conquering the Dark Moon Graveyard bit by bit.
Three hours after the Dark Moon Graveyard opened, there was still not a single Guild that managed to clear the Dungeon. After frantically trying to conquer the Dungeon, the Assassin's Alliance, Heaven's Crown, and other rated Guilds started to cool their actions. They started to calmly analyze all the information they obtained from the Dungeon.
Meanwhile, the team Feng led had already killed their way towards an underground mausoleum, preparing to enter it. In order to arrive at this mausoleum, Feng had led the team through two more similar massacres, obtaining more than forty pieces of equipment and various materials. Everyone in the team greatly improved as a result.
This underground mausoleum was situated in the central region of the wasteland, it was also the Dark Moon Graveyard's sole exit. This time, Feng didn't bother taking any detours and directly went to it.
Just as Feng and the others were about to enter...
Gentle Snow looked towards the serene and distant mausoleum, suddenly saying, "There are no monsters in the surroundings. This place may very well be the exit of the Dark Moon Graveyard. We should let the Assassins scout ahead first. That way, if there are traps ahead, we won't risk a team-wipe."
"Alright."
Following which, one of the Assassin's snuck into the mausoleum.
After more than ten minutes passed, the Assassin reported that there were no dangers ahead. The Assassin also discovered a Teleportation Circle inside a large hall. However, there was a gigantic monster standing guard in the middle of the Teleportation Circle. The Assassin did not close in on the monster for fear of being discovered. Moreover, the room was dimly lit, so the Assassin could not clearly see the information of the monster within.
"Let's go take a look then," Feng said as he entered the mausoleum.
The moment everyone entered the large hall, the dimly lit hall suddenly changed. The extinguished candles around the room flared to life, emitting a dark green flame and illuminating the entire hall.
Meanwhile, a figure over three meters tall stood in the center of the hall. The figure was a ferocious Kobold, its body covered in blue-colored armor and its hands wielding a pitch-black greatsword decorated with runes. The Kobold silently stood on the magic circle, not even moving a muscle as its entire body radiated a frightening pressure.
Everyone used Observation Skills, one after another, wanting to understand this monster.
However, after seeing its information, everyone's complexion turned pale. They felt a deep terror as they gazed at this creature, and even Gentle Snow sucked in a cold breath. None of them had any confidence in killing this monster.
[Kobold King Patch Leo] (Lord Rank)
Level 6
HP 120,000/120,000
"Ghost Chop, try out the Boss' capabilities. The others will leave the hall first," Feng said, so the others would have a chance to mentally prepare themselves.
After thinking for a moment Gentle Snow agreed, so everyone left the hall.
Following this the Shield Warrior, Ghost Chop, activated his video recording, charging towards the Kobold King alone.
Meanwhile, the thick and heavy stone doors leading into the hall started closing.
Just as Ghost Chop was midway through his Charge, the Kobold King abruptly opened its eyes. Kachak. The Kobold King casually pulled out the pitch-black sword from the ground; its robust legs abruptly exploded with power as it similarly charged at Ghost Chop.
Like a fierce gale, the Kobold King swept towards Ghost Chop.
Ghost Chop's body was frightened stiff. He rapidly reacted by raising his shield, blocking it in front of his chest.
In the blink of an eye, a black ray, which carried with it an explosive sound, struck on the shield.
Hong!
Ghost Chop's entire person was sent flying, and a damage of 633 points appeared above his head. His entire arm felt numb from the attack. If he had not used his shield to block, he might have been killed instantly.
Ghost Chop felt that his own techniques were quite good, and he was an elite member of Ouroboros. Moreover, his task right now wasn't even to kill off the Boss. If he could not even force the Boss to reveal its hidden cards, then he would be an absolute disgrace.
Ghost Chop abruptly stood up. He poured a bottle of Basic Regeneration Potion down his throat, his HP recovering to more than half of its total. Just as he was considering attempting another bout with the Boss, he suddenly discovered that the Boss was already standing behind him, its greatsword raised up high. Abruptly, the Kobold King slashed the greatsword at Ghost Chop.
Shield Wall!
Ghost Chop no longer had the option to dodge the attack. He could only use his lifesaving skill to take the attack at full force.
When used, Shield Wall would reduce the damage the user received by half for a duration of 12 seconds.
The black runic greatsword struck down once more. Although Ghost Chop had used his shield to block the attack again, he was instantly forced into a kneeling position by the resulting pressure. The stone bricks beneath his feet cracked apart like a spider's web, and his HP instantly fell by 426 points, leaving him with only a thread of life remaining.
The Kobold King then kicked towards the side of Ghost Chop's abdomen. Ghost Chop helplessly imprinted himself onto a wall, and his HP instantly dropped down to zero.
Only three seconds had passed since the start of the battle. Just like that, an MT that was equipped with top-tier equipment was dead.
So much so that, even before the stone doors had closed shut, they had opened once more.
Everyone looked at Ghost Chop, who was planted into a wall, shocked.
What was this situation?
The door had just closed before opening again, and their MT was already dead...
"Yue'er, revive Ghost Chop," Gentle Snow said with a gloomy expression.
Ghost Chop being killed so quickly was a clear indicator of how strong this Boss was.
After Ghost Chop was revived, a somber expression hung on his face. He unwillingly shared with everyone the recording he made, allowing them all to analyze the Boss' strength.
"Strong!" Zhao Yueru could not help but say in shock, "This general speed and reaction speed, this strength, and also the constantly varying attack patterns... Is this really an NPC? Are we sure this isn't a martial arts expert in disguise?"
Before even witnessing the Boss in battle, everyone could already feel how powerful it was. Now that they witnessed this for themselves, aside from feeling shocked, they were also astounded. With Ghost Chop's skills, he was actually unable to even damage the Boss. This was just too horrifying.
Even if it was the strongest Chieftain Rank monster Gentle Snow met before, in comparison to this Kobold King, it would only be a little rabbit.
As for Feng's party who had seen Feng's skills, they weren't really concerned.
"Alright, let's go." Feng said as he walked back inside the hall, his party following behind him, like Ghost Chop being killed so easily wasn't a big deal at all.
"Do you have a plan?" Shock flashed past Zhao Yueru's eyes as she looked at Feng, asking.
"Yep. Since it'll probably kill anyone else easily, I'll kite it while you guys do damage." He said simply.
"What kind of plan is that! Didn't you watch Ghost Chop's recording?" Zhao Yueru thought Feng was thinking to highly of himself. Even if his standards were better then Ghost Chop's, he'll still be killed by the Kobold King.
"You don't have to come along if you don't want to, more EXP for us. But, isn't it just a 10% experience loss? Killing all the way here, the experience we obtained has far exceeded just 10%. Even if we died, we have already obtained a lot of equipment. Don't tell me that you guys are so willing to just give up?" Feng said as he turned his head back to look at the other team members.
Gentle Snow was slightly shocked. She did not think that Feng could bring her so many surprises. Even if they could not raid the Boss this time, she would definitely pull Feng into Ouroboros.
"What are the chances for success?" Gentle Snow asked, her iceberg-like expression finally revealing a warm smile.
"One hundred percent if you work with me. It's still one hundred if you don't, but it will take a while." Feng said. He wasn't concerned by the Kobold King's combat standards, nor by its skills, his only worry was its large HP.
"Aren't you a bit overconfident" Zhao Yueru rolled her eyes at Feng.
"Alright, we will be supporting you fully. But are you sure you can kite it on your own?" Gentle Snow interrupted Zhao Yueru, asking softly.
"It won't be a problem. Its combat standards aren't that high, not even at the Half-step Refinement realm, so it'll be simple." Feng reassured nonchalantly, causing the other team members to feel a bit insulted. After all, most of their combat standards were lower than the Kobold King, especially Ghost Chop, who got killed by it in three seconds.
"Half-step Refinement realm?" However, Gentle Snow focused at the familiar term. In fact, she had heard it yesterday when Black Flame was talking, and had been curious about it, but forgot to ask after being distracted by the Forging Designs he showed off.
Yueru and the people who were there also recognized the term after being reminded by Snow.
"Yea. Oh, right. I forgot First-rate Guilds usually don't have much information about it. Anyway let's go in." Feng spoke like he just remembered something, before going into the hall, while Snow and the others followed.
"Before we go in. If I may ask, what is the Refinement realm?" Gentle Snow caught up to Feng and asked.
"I don't want to waste time, so I'll explain as we fight the Kobold King. It'll be better to show it too, then just explain it." Feng said as they entered the hall and approached the Kobold King "Alright, here's the plan. I'll kite the boss, the other melee Jobs are to all stay at a distance. Berserkers, listen to my command to use Charge. Assassins, after giving the Boss a Bleeding effect, immediately distance yourselves and use Bows to attack. The other ranged Jobs should just dish out as much damage as you can. However, pay attention to maintain a distance of 25 yards or above from the Boss. Healers, heal whoever needs healing." Feng started explaining his strategy as he continued to approach the Kobold King.
Everyone got into position while Feng leisurely strode forward. At this point he has already covered more than half the distance.
"Right, now to answer your previous question, Miss Snow." Feng chatted casually without bothering to use the team chat, thus his voice echoed through the silent hall, awakening the Kobold King. The Kobold King abruptly opened its eyes, revealing two blood red orbs. Its mouth opened wide, exposing a sinister, cold smile. Unsheathing its greatsword, the Kobold King took a large stride forward, reaching Feng in the blink of an eye, its greatsword striking downwards.
Feng had already moved before the Kobold King slashed at him, completely dodging its attack, as he began his explanation "The Realms of Refinement is a special state that humans are able to cultivate. Developing in the Realms of Refinement allows one to have enhanced senses and be able to better control their physical body." Feng explained casually while dodging the Kobold King's attacks, and used Thundering Flash along with his other skills on it "It's divided into- Wait, why aren't you guys attacking." He interrupted himself when he noticed that, except for his party members, none of his team members were moving. So he stared at them in puzzlement, as if he didn't know why they were so shocked.
The others became embarrassed upon hearing Feng's words and immediately began to attack the Kobold King.
"As I was saying. It's divided into different stages: Refinement Realm, Flowing Water Realm, Void Realm and Domain Realm..." Feng continued to explain some knowledge while dodging and counter-attacking. Of course he wasn't explaining all of this to Snow just for the fun of it. The real reason is that he didn't know if he will cause a larger butterfly effect through his actions than in his previous life. He was planning to keep things similar to the previous timeline until he finishes his preparations, but then he'll start changing some things.
There was also the internal conflict in Ouroboros and the way it's going to be settled through the five matches between Snow's and Cao Chenghua's team. He had no control over who'll be matched, and as Snow can only get two foreign aid, even if he could guarantee two victories the third one will depend on Snow. If they got unlucky, him and Violet could get the weakest, while Snow's team gets the stronger ones. If that were to happened and Snow lost, she would be kicked out from God's Domain forever.
Naturally, he can't let something like that happen. So he decided to use this opportunity to teach Snow in hopes that she'll get stronger and be able to secure a victory.
Subsequently, Feng dealt damage to the Kobold King while remaining unscathed. Meanwhile, the other melees attacked from the side. In such a way, the team slowly reduced the Kobold King's HP. All the while Feng continued to explain about the Realms of Refinement.
"Ranged players can start attacking now," Feng paused his explanation and said in the team's chat after feeling that the Boss' Hatred had been completely stabilized, before resuming.
At this time, the others were woken up with a start. The mages started reading out incantations, sending out Fireballs and Dark Arrows. Meanwhile, the Rangers continuously fired off arrows from their bows, causing a series of damage to the Kobold King.
The Kobold King payed no attention to the ranged players and focused on Feng. The more it attacked the more enraged it became. It knew that it could easily kill the ant, but it just couldn't land a single hit. Thus, the Kobold King became helpless. The Kobold King was forced to retreat, step after step, until its HP continuously decreased without pausing. From start to finish, it was constantly forced into a passive state, unable to display its true potential.
After being continuously attacked for over ten minutes, the Kobold King's HP had been reduced down to 30%. Reaching the boundary of entering a Berserk state, the Kobold King's body started increasing its size, and its muscles inflated.
"Ao! Ao! Ao!"
The Kobold King let out an angry roar. Multiple shockwaves rolled out and struck the team, causing 60 to 70 damage to everyone, except Feng, who had activated Defensive Blade, with each consecutive wave. Moreover, the mages in the team were constantly forced to retreat backward by each shockwave, having no choice but to lean against a wall.
"Lowly ants! You dare taint this sacred ground with your presence?! Receive the punishment of death!" The Kobold King's enlarged foot abruptly stomped down, causing the stone ground in a 5-yard radius to crack, and sending debris flying into the air.
The Kobold King tightly gripped onto its greatsword with both its hands. Without warning, it abruptly slashed the greatsword at Feng from a distance. A black streak of sword aura sliced through the air, which were of course dodged since Feng had started moving before the Kobold King finished slashing.
"A sword aura area attack?"
Gentle Snow wrinkled her brows. She did not think that, after the Kobold King's HP decreased to 30% it would actually switch to attacking from a range.
However, nothing changed as the Kobold King was unable to touch Feng until its Berserk state ended. Since Feng had little trouble counter attacking while dodging, and the Kobold King only focused on him allowing the others to deal damage without stop, its HP was currently less than 30%.
The Kobold King was still placed in a disadvantageous position after going back to normal, but it was losing HP even faster now. After a few minutes, the Kobold King's HP had fallen to 20%.
This time, the Kobold King did not go Berserk. Instead, it abandoned its greatsword, pulling out two blood-red, one-handed longswords that had runes carved into them. It then began madly brandishing its swords. The Kobold King transformed into a tornado that engulfed everything, and anything that came into contact with its blades turned to ashes.
This move was one of the Kobold King's ultimate: Blade Storm.
"All Berserkers use Charge, then immediately retreat! Mages, use all of your restricting skills, and pay attention to avoid the tornado! Stay at least 10 yards from it!" Feng immediately said. Even he didn't have a way to completely stop this move and could only slow it down.
After battling up to this point, everyone in the team had become extremely trusting of Feng. Without hesitation, the Berserkers immediately used Charge.
All the Warriors, including Gentle Snow, rushed up to the Kobold King, ramming their bodies at the Kobold King. The mages all used Ice Sphere, while Blackie used Evil Whip and Feng used Abyssal Bind. The seven thorn vines bound both legs of the Kobold King, immediately reducing the Kobold King's speed greatly. The power of its rotation was also significantly weakened, while the nine black chains stopped its movement completely for three seconds.
With it being slowed down by the restricting skills and stopped by Feng, the others had time to get out of range, so there weren't any casualties. Moreover, Feng had taken the chance to do more damage during Abyssal Bind's duration, its HP was less than 10% by the time the 15 seconds of Blades Storm's duration were up, soon plunging its HP down to a critical point.
"Ao!" The Kobold King was truly enraged now.
Following its roar, the entire hall started trembling.
This was the Kobold King's final ultimate, Death's Intimidation. The skill causes all enemies in a radius of 50 yards to fall into fear, unable to attack for a duration of 10 seconds.
Suddenly, everyone had fallen into fear, blankly standing still and unable to move.
At this sight, the Kobold King revealed a sneer that resembled a human's. It brandished its twin swords at Feng. Just as it was about to land its first hit since the fight started, Feng's body moved and dodged the Kobold King's attack, leaving it flabbergasted. Although Feng had no way to remove fear, he didn't need to. Fear made enemies unable to control their bodies and attack, however, with Feng's instinct, his body would react to danger on its own and dodge without needing Feng to direct it, though it would be slower than if Feng reacted naturally.
Unfortunately for the Kobold King, Feng had known what was coming and had activated Seraphic Speed before falling into fear. With his already high Agility and danger sense, the Kobold King was still incapable of landing a hit on him.
"Time's up." When five second passed, Feng was able to move, which marked the Kobold King's death.
Phantom Kill!
Nine Dragons Slash!
Thundering Flash!
His doppelganger used Thundering Flash before the two of them followed up with their skills. Along with the nine phantom Abyssal Blades, the Kobold King quickly fell on the floor, motionless. Feng's experience bar moved closer to level 9, only a bit away from it.
A large pile of items dropped.
Amongst these items, there was one that was unusually dazzling. The item released a demonic silver glow, bringing a chill to those who laid their eyes on it. Feng was relived when he saw the Ash Blade, even though he already knew it was going to drop.
After the Kobold King's death, everyone's fear was similarly dispelled. They all regained their freedom of movement. They quickly became surprised when they saw no one died. When everyone looked at the corpse of the Kobold King laying on the floor, they all had expressions of shock on their faces.
Even Gentle Snow was baffled at this result. Logically speaking, they should not have been able to survive through the fear state. So, just how did the Kobold King die?
However, when she looked at Feng standing beside the Kobold King's corpse, realization struck Gentle Snow.
Needless to say, Feng was definitely the one who had killed the Kobold King.
The others were shocked into speechlessness. In such a situation, just what method did Feng use that enabled him to kill the Kobold King?
Feng then began to tidy up the loot from the Kobold King.
Looking at loot, each and every one of the team members anxiously waited for Feng to complete his task.
These things were all items that only dropped from the Boss of the Hell Mode of Dark Moon Graveyard. Every one of them was completely priceless.
"I'm done arranging them. There are a total of eight pieces of equipment and six other items. Amongst these are two pieces of Secret-Silver Weapons: a Level 5 Greatsword and a Level 5 Shield. There are also two independent pieces of Secret-Silver Equipment: one is for Clerics, the other is for Swordsmen. The remaining four pieces of equipment are all pieces of Mysterious-Iron Set Equipment. We will decide by Rolling if more than one person needs the same piece of equipment," Feng gave a general introduction of the items. At the same time, he shared the information for everyone to observe.
[Runic Sword] (Secret-Silver Rank, Two-handed Sword)
Level 5
Equipment Requirement: Strength 30
Attack Power +45
Strength +9, Endurance +8
Attack Speed +1
When attacking, there is a 10% chance to cause a heavy impact effect and 10% armor destruction effect.
[Runic Shield] (Secret-Silver Rank)
Level 5
Equipment Requirement: Strength 23
Defense +69
Block Rate: 35%
Strength +6, Endurance +10
Additional Skill-
Tough Shield: When activated, reduces the damage taken from the front by 30%. Duration of 10 seconds.
Cooldown: 2 minutes
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Everyone was stunned after seeing the Attributes on these equipment pieces. Every piece of equipment was a top-tier item. Amongst them, the Runic Sword and Runic Shield were the absolute best. If they were to be sold right now, they would sell for 80 Silver Coins, at the very least.
However, they definitely would not sell any of these items. With good equipment in hand, they would have an easier time leveling up later on. Only an idiot would be dumb enough to sell them.
Following which, everyone on the team began madly Rolling for points as they competed over the equipment.
In the end, the Runic Sword fell into the hands of Gentle Snow, while the Runic Shield went to Cola. Feng also obtained a Secret-Silver Pauldron, greatly increasing his Attributes once more.
"Then next would be the other items. We will hold an internal auction for them. Highest bidder wins," Feng said.
Hearing Feng saying so, the members of Ouroboros felt slightly embarrassed.
They knew that the worth of the other items surpassed these pieces. It was especially true for that dazzling, broken blade called Ash Blade. Just judging from the introduction of that item was enough to excite a person.
Moreover, there was also a piece of Advanced Whetstone Recipe and a few more rare materials. Every one of them was priceless.
However, if it were not for Feng, just how would they be able to even clear the Hell Mode of Dark Moon Graveyard? Furthermore, they had obtained so much top-tier equipment, greatly improving themselves. Right now, they were already leading the other Guilds by a large margin.
So, how could they not feel shame fighting over these items with Feng?
Gentle Snow had naturally considered this point. Moreover, she had wanted to pull Feng into Ouroboros herself, so naturally she had to deepen her relationship with Feng. Hence, she looked towards Feng, taking the initiative as she said, "We were only able to conquer the Dark Moon Graveyard due to your great contribution. We have already received enough, so the other items will all belong to you. I can't even begin to thank you enough."
The other members of Ouroboros all nodded their heads in quick succession. Since Gentle Snow did not wish to compete, Feng naturally would not refuse her offer. He stored all of the items into his bag.
With the Dungeon conquered and the loot distributed, Feng walked towards a corner of the mausoleum. He then activated the mechanism to trigger the Teleportation Gate.
Everyone walked into the Teleportation Gate, disappearing from the large hall of the mausoleum one after another.
Just after everyone had left from the Dark Moon Graveyard...
White River City Region System Announcement: Congratulations to Ouroboros for becoming the first team to conquer the Hell Mode of Dark Moon Graveyard. All players within the team will be rewarded with 10 Reputation Points in White River City.
Red Leaf Town Region System Announcement: Congratulations to Ouroboros for becoming the first team to conquer the Hell Mode of Dark Moon Graveyard. All players within the team will be rewarded with 30 Reputation Points in Red Leaf Town.
System: Congratulations to Ouroboros for becoming the first team to conquer the Hell Mode of Dark Moon Graveyard. All players within the team will be rewarded with one Mysterious Treasure Chest, 50,000 EXP, and 10 Glory Points.
Outside the Dark Moon Graveyard...
"This Dungeon is just impossible! Without an average level of 10, who would be able to clear it?!" Flaming Tiger who had just revived out of the Dungeon cursed.
In all three times he had entered the Dark Moon Graveyard, not once had he even found the location of the Dungeon's Boss before his entire team dropped dead. This Dungeon was just toying with them. Everywhere inside the Dungeon was filled with Elite monsters. Even if they killed some, there was still an endless stream of monsters to slowly grind them to death. It was absolutely frustrating.
Zhang Luowei raised his thick brows, his complexion gloomy as he looked back toward the Teleportation Gate of the Dark Moon Graveyard in the distance. With such lack of progress, it had long since passed the point of just making a loss. If this situation continued, it would be detrimental to the team's future development.
"Everyone rest up for awhile. We can't continue wasting our time here. I'm guessing that the progress of the other Guilds isn't that good either. They should have died several times as well, already. Let's take this chance when the other Guilds are focusing on the Dark Moon Graveyard to raid the Level 5 Party Dungeon, and Lava Cavern, in separate groups. In any case, they won't be able to conquer this Team Dungeon. We can also use this time to increase our levels quickly," Zhang Luowei said, choosing to give up on the Dark Moon Graveyard.
Although leaving their names on the Glory List would be a quick way to raise the fame and influence of their Guild, it was an entirely different matter if everyone was similarly unable to conquer the Dungeon. The only other thing they could compete in were in terms of average level and equipment of the Guild's elite members, and also, in terms of who could set foot into White River City the earliest.
In fact, it wasn't just the members of Shadow that were faced with such a situation. All the Guilds in the entire White River City were currently trapped in this suffering known as Team Dungeons.
Nobody had thought that the Team Dungeon's difficulty would be so high, leaving them utterly helpless. The virtual reality games in the past usually had less monsters than players inside of Dungeons. In God's Domain, however, the number of monsters inside the Dungeons greatly outnumbered that of the players. It was a number that was simply impossible to cope with. Even if they increased the number of MTs and healers they brought with, it would still be a useless endeavor.
After some time had passed, the second rate Guild, Assassin's Alliance, had also died out from the Dungeon with dejection covering their faces.
"What's gotten into all of you? It's just a few deaths. Don't forget, for each time we die, we will gain significant progress. We will be able to clear the Dungeon sooner or later, so stop feeling dejected. Right now, we should try to think up a method to get through the fog. After some rest, we will try to raid the Dungeon one more time today," Stabbing Heart said inside the team chat.
Being encouraged by Stabbing Heart like this, the team members regained quite a lot of their confidence. They all started voicing out their ideas and suggestions, intending to conquer the Dark Moon Graveyard at all costs.
White River City Region System Announcement: Congratulations to Ouroboros for becoming the first team to conquer the Hell Mode of Dark Moon Graveyard. All players within the team will be rewarded with 10 Reputation Points in White River City.
Red Leaf Town Region System Announcement: Congratulations to Ouroboros for becoming the first team to conquer the Hell Mode of Dark Moon Graveyard. All players within the team will be rewarded with 30 Reputation Points in Red Leaf Town.
Just as the various Guilds were considering whether they should give up raiding the Dark Moon Graveyard, two consecutive System Announcements immediately attracted the attention of every Guild within White River City. Meanwhile, when the players of Red Leaf Town heard of this System Announcement, they were first filled with shock, but they were soon cheering and shouting in worship.
"Ouroboros is just too awesome! They're practically inhuman!"
"I heard that the Snow Goddess was the one who led the Dungeon raiding team. My Goddess is just too powerful! The other Guilds haven't even cleared the Normal Mode, but the Goddess has already cleared Hell Mode!"
"This won't do; I want to join Ouroboros! I would be satisfied even if I could become the Goddess' servant!"
The players in Red Leaf Town had all started conversing about Ouroboros and the Snow Goddess. Aside from worship, they were also filled with awe.
Simultaneously, the entire region of White River City was sent into a cacophony of noise.
"What kind of joke is this? We can't even manage to find the Boss of the Normal Mode, so just how did Ouroboros manage to even clear the Hell Mode?" the Guild Leader of Emerald Dragon Gate slammed on the desk as he cursed.
"Could the Team Dungeon in Red Leaf Town possibly be easier? Then Stabbing Heart should have, at the very least, cleared the Normal Mode already," the Guild Leader of the Assassin's Alliance entered deep thought after looking at the System Announcement.
While all the large Guilds were still having headaches over obtaining a Town Region Announcement for themselves, as if trying to take their lives, a City Region Announcement had appeared.
The upper echelons of the various Guilds suddenly felt an immense pressure weighing on them, pushing them to accelerate their raiding progress quickly. However, such a pressure did not come from the fact that the Snow Goddess had managed to clear the Hell Mode of a Team Dungeon. Instead, it came from the fact that the influence of the System Announcement was simply too huge. In merely a moment, the System Announcement had placed Ouroboros at the summit of White River City. Players who were new to God's Domain did not possess extensive knowledge about the strengths of the various Guilds in existence. However, what they did know was that Ouroboros was definitely the best Guild in White River City.
They couldn't help but admit that the Snow Goddess' performance was just too dazzling. Compared to the Guild Leader of Ouroboros himself, who had a large number of experts under him in Star-Moon City, the Snow Goddess was much more formidable.
A short moment after the appearance of this System Announcement, all the upper echelons of the Guilds within Star-Moon Kingdom discovered that they had underestimated the Snow Goddess' ability. Fortunately, the Snow Goddess was not tasked around the area of Star-Moon City. Otherwise, the consequences for them would be unimaginable.
Meanwhile, Gentle Snow herself remained unaware of what was currently happening in the various regions of God's Domain. She was still busy looking at the Glory List together with Feng and the others.
The Glory List, which was made up of obsidian stone, was three meters in height and two meters in width. On it, the names of Gentle Snow and the other team members were already carved.
Moreover, their names were carved at an extraordinarily eye-catching location, at the very top of the Glory List. On the first line of the Glory List, the word "Ouroboros" was carved in big, scarlet characters. Meanwhile, below "Ouroboros," the names of every team member were recorded in smaller sized, silvery-white characters.
Feng and Blackie remained indifferent while the others were excited.
Meanwhile, the various Guilds standing in the distance all looked towards the Glory List with eyes full of envy.
For as long as future players arrived at the Dark Moon Graveyard, they would inevitably see these names, giving their admiration and worship.
On the other hand, the upper echelons of the various Guilds present had instead looked towards the icy cold, Gentle Snow, expressions of respect and helplessness appearing on their faces.
"We will need to wait three more days before being able to enter the Dark Moon Graveyard again. During this time, would you be interested in joining us in raiding the Goblin Factory?" Gentle Snow earnestly invited Feng.
Although Gentle Snow's voice was not loud, the outside of the Dark Moon Graveyard was extremely quiet. Even from a distance, her voice could very clearly be heard.
The upper echelons of the various Guilds were all dumbfounded. Just who was this Feng exactly? The Snow Goddess was actually inviting him from one Dungeon raid to another. Could the Snow Goddess have possibly fallen for him?
However, why would the highly haughty Snow Goddess fall for such an unattractive brat? Moreover, the person did not possess even the slightest hint of an expert.
Meanwhile, standing at a distance, Flaming Tiger's eyes had nearly popped out of his sockets, going crazy from envy. Not only was Feng able to be in the same team as the Snow Goddess, he was even able to leave his name on the Glory List. Flaming Tiger's hatred for Feng immediately increased by hundreds of folds.
Just as everyone was shocked at such a scene, hundreds of players suddenly appeared and surrounded Feng and his team, each and every one of them filled with a murderous intent.
"Brat, we meet again," Ironsword Lion slowly walked out from the tide of players, sending Feng a cold glare as he sneered.
This moment... Ironsword Lion had waited for too long. He was unable to suppress the excitement in his heart.
"Boss Ironsword, look at the shield on their Guardian Knight. Not only are there runes carved on it, but the shield is also giving off a faint violet hue that only Secret-Silver Equipment possess. That is definitely equipment they obtained from the Dark Moon Graveyard."
"Boss, look at that brat's pauldrons. It is also giving off a violet hue. It is a Secret-Silver Equipment as well."
The subordinates behind Ironsword Lion salivated as they pointed towards the equipment on the bodies of Feng's party members. The worst equipment currently worn by Feng's party members were Bronze Ranked, while there were even some who had Mysterious-Iron Equipment. However, they clearly did not possess the equipment before they entered the Dungeon. Hence, they must have obtained them from within the Dark Moon Graveyard, which also meant that all of them were Level 5 Mysterious-Iron Equipment and Secret-Silver Equipment. Every piece of the equipment was priceless.
"Boss, if we were to steal all of the equipment and sell them, it would solve the problem of developing our Guild," Drifting Blood looked towards Feng's equipment, giggling as he spoke.
Ironsword Lion nodded, thinking that Drifting Blood's words made sense.
The main reason their Guild was developing slowly right now was due to their lack of funds. If they stole all of the equipment worn by Feng's party, then the problem of their lack of funds would be solved.
Although Feng's strength was not bad, even rising up to Level 8, when faced with over a hundred players, what more could he do?
"Brat, don't even think of escaping today. Be smart and hand over all your equipment, compensate me with 10 Gold Coins, and let me kill you back to Level 0. Then, I'll consider this matter settled. Otherwise, prepare to delete your account and start all over," Ironsword Lion glared at Feng, sneering.
'Oh, it's my pass to Blackwing City. As expected, it came to deliver itself to me.' Feng thought to himself as he looked at his surroundings, discovering that Ironsword Lion had brought over 130 players with him. Amongst them, a majority of the players were around Level 3, their equipment terribly poor. There were only slightly more than 30 players who had reached Level 5, while the equipment they were using was all Bronze Equipment. Meanwhile, Ironsword Lion was the strongest out of all of these players. He was wearing a suit of Level 4 Bronze Set Equipment.
At this moment, Gentle Snow stood out from the team and looked towards Ironsword Lion, softly saying, "Ye Feng is a friend of mine. I wonder if you can give Ouroboros some face and forget about this matter?"
Everyone from Ouroboros could already tell that the players from Martial Union were here for revenge, Feng being their target. They wondered just what Feng had done to enrage them. Was he trying to battle an entire Guild just by himself?
As expected, every expert would have their own unique personalities. Even Feng was no exception to this fact.
However, Martial Union was just an unrated Guild. Since Ouroboros had already shown themselves, as long as the upper echelons of Martial Union had some brains, they should naturally know to back off. After all, Ouroboros was much much stronger than Martial Union.
"Move aside, stupid hoe! I don't give a damn about Ouroboros. If you wish to help this brat, I'll take care of you all the same!" Ironsword Lion cursed in a bad mood.
Although Gentle Snow was indeed a world-shaking beauty, the equipment she wore was even more dazzling. It was especially true for the black runic greatsword in her hands. Just a simple glance at it and one could tell that it was a high quality Secret-Silver Weapon. It just so happened that he was also in need of such a weapon. Moreover, if he got rid of Gentle Snow, he would be able to spread his name throughout God's Domain. It was killing multiple birds with a single stone.
However, what Ironsword Lion did not know was that, because of his casual remark, the entire Dark Moon Graveyard had entered a solemn state. Each and every player present looked towards Ironsword Lion in shock, inwardly admiring Ironsword Lion for his courage.
"Then, does that mean that you intend to start a war with Ouroboros?" Gentle Snow's expression sunk, her tone abruptly turned chilly as she asked.
Although Gentle Snow casually spoke those words, the frostiness her words gave off could be felt, even by those uninvolved.
The members of Ouroboros similarly remained silent, not daring to let out even a sound as they watched Gentle Snow.
Gentle Snow's angered appearance... none of them had seen it before, nor did they wished to see it. Right now, however, there was a fool that actually dared to curse at Gentle Snow. This was the first time they had witnessed such a scene. They no longer dared imagine what would happen.
"Bitch, the others may fear your Ouroboros, but not me!" Ironsword Lion licked his lips, his eyes filled with greed as he looked at the attractive equipment on Gentle Snow's body. However, he remembered that he wanted to kill Feng the most. He then turned his sights towards Feng, loudly saying, "Brat, don't think that, with a bitch protecting you, you'll be able to survive through today. Rest assured, I won't let either of you get away. Brothers, go! Kill them and we'll share all of their equipment!"
Suddenly, over a hundred players rushed at Feng and his team, murder in their eyes.
Ironsword Lion even took the lead as he charged towards Feng, no longer able to hold back his treasured sword. Only by drenching it with Feng's blood would it be able to achieve satisfaction.
"Let's slaughter them." Feng unsheathed his pair of swords, commanding through the team chat. "Cola, you hold the front, and remember not to extend yourself too far out. Drowsy Sloth, pay attention to healing the others. Gluttonous Mouse, stay behind and kill the ones with low HP. Lonely Snow, just kill and don't go too far out on your own"
Before both sides collided with each other; the enemy's magic had already struck at Feng and the others.
Fireballs and Frost Arrows struck at the team, one after another. Ghost Chop stood in the front as he held off against the attacks. Cola, as well, rushed up in time. He raised the Runic Shield and activated Tough Shield. At the same time as the enemy magic landed on both Ghost Chop and Cola's shields, the heals coming from behind them similarly landed.
Each of the magical attacks caused -20 to -30 damage to Ghost Chop, whereas Cola only received damages of over -10 points. The highest damage Cola received was only over -30 points. Moreover, the attack was from a Level 5 Elementalist who was fully geared in Bronze Equipment.
As the heals landed on the two MTs, both their HPs were instantly recovered to full.
The members of Martial Union were immediately dumbstruck after seeing this sight. It was especially true for the Level 5 Elementalist. Normally, a single Flame Explosion from him could deal over -100 damage to an MT. However, when used on Cola, the skill only caused around -30 damage. Cola's Defense was just too high.
Cola and Ghost Chop's Defenses were just too high. In addition, the four healers behind them were similarly strong. The attacks from the mages of Martial Union had absolutely no effect on the two MTs. As for attacking the other members, with the two MTs blocking upfront, Martial Union had no way of attacking them at all.
"Don't panic; just keep killing. We outnumber them by six to one. We'll kill them, even if we have to throw bodies at them. Assassins, circle around and kill the healers." Ironsword Lion was similarly having a headache towards the two MTs. However, his many years of battle experience allowed him to quickly think of a solution.
At that moment, the team announcement for Ouroboros rang out.
System: Team Martial Union has initiated an attack against your team. For the next two hours, all members within the team are be able to freely retaliate without receiving any punishment.
Without the need to worry about becoming a Red Player, everyone became much more motivated.
"You dare initiate a war against us Ouroboros? None of you know the immensity of heaven and earth! All of you, die!"
The Flame Witch, Zhao Yueru, could finally display her frightening might. After her hand traced out the final incantation in the air, one of her ultimate skill, Frostflame Explosions, activated. Magic struck Martial Union's MT, causing a series of damages over -200 points and instantly reduced his HP to a critical level.
However, shortly after, the healers of Martial Union quickly pulled their MT's HP back up.
"Fire Dragon's Roar!" Zhao Yueru revealed a smile as she finished chanting her incantation. She lightly pointed a finger at that MT, causing the fire mana in her surroundings to gather at the tip of her finger.
In the blink of an eye, a gigantic fire dragon appeared and rushed at that MT, devouring him whole. Even with over half of his HP remaining, the MT of Martial Union instantly died.
"Ss...!" the melee players of Martial Union all sucked in a cold breath.
The MT that had just fallen was Martial Union's core MT. He was equipped with a complete set of Level 4 Bronze Set Equipment, and he was also using a Level 5 Bronze Shield. The top mages within the Guild could only cause -80 to -90 damage to him. Now, even though there were healers healing him, he was still killed in two moves. Just how high was that female Elementalist's damage?
During Martial Union's momentary pause, Blackie had finished chanting the incantation of Hell Flame.
Immediately, pillars of green colored flame appeared amongst the areas with a high density of players. The pillars of flame that shot towards the sky caused over -300 damage each second to every player, and within an instant, over ten players lost their lives.
The players from Martial Union were all dumbfounded at this sight. A single spell killed over ten players. Just how were they supposed to contend against this?
"Don't be afraid! Spread out a bit! They'll be finished as long as we can get close to them!" Ironsword Lion shouted confidently.
The members of Martial Union felt what Ironsword Lion said was logical. They then continued charging towards the group from Ouroboros, starting a melee battle.
The players from Martial Union were many, and very quickly, they surrounded everyone from Ouroboros.
Gentle Snow raised her sword, immediately using Charge to send three players flying. With a wave of the Runic Sword, Gentle Snow used Cleave, dealing over -450 damage to the six Level 3 players that rushed at her. As a result, all six of those players directly fell.
The players from Martial Union did not know just how frightening a Berserker with 50 Strength was. With just 20 Strength, a Berserker could snap a Common Weapon in half with only their bare hands. If a Berserker had 50 Strength, one could just imagine how frightening they were...
After killing the first wave of players, Gentle Snow rushed headlong into the crowd. Like a flood dragon entering the ocean, Gentle Snow wreaked havoc amidst Martial Union. A fierce gale unfolded as Gentle Snow used Whirlwind Slash. The players within a 5-yard radius around her were all sent flying upwards, and damages of over -500 points appeared above their heads. The players crashed heavily into the ground, becoming deader than dead. The healers standing at the backlines could not even manage to heal them before they were slaughtered.
The players from Martial Union who surrounded Gentle Snow were scared to a tremble. The aura Gentle Snow emanated was just too frightening, snatching away their courage.
As for the other players from Martial Union, every one of them were still valiantly attacking, using their skills on the members of Ouroboros. However, each of their attacks only managed to cause -40 to -50 damage. On the other hand, a single hit from the players of Ouroboros took away over half of their HP; just two hits left them dead, and not even the healers could manage to save them in time.
The players from Martial Union quickly discovered a problem, that, although they had the advantage of numbers on their side, the majority of them were all new players to God's Domain. In other words, they were noobs. Not only was the difference in their levels huge, the gap in their equipment was even more ridiculous. Only the elites of Martial Union could barely contend with the members of Ouroboros.
Meanwhile, on the side of Ouroboros, there was a beauty of a Cleric that always gave out a Heal and Truth Shield at the most crucial of moments, saving the members of Ouroboros from death. As a result, the members of Martial Union went mad with frustration. However, even though they wished to kill off this Cleric, the person, herself, was constantly being protected by two Assassins. As long as any player rushed at the group, a chain of attacks from the two Assassins would massacre them. In the end, the members of Martial Union were caught in a stalemate. They could neither advance nor retreat.
"All Assassins use Stealth and get rid of their healers! Without healers, their deaths are all but guaranteed!" Ironsword Lion bellowed in the team chat.
If half a dozen Assassins from Martial Union could sneak over with Stealth, they could easily kill off a Cleric if they joined hands with each other.
"Drifting Blood, where is that brat? I want to personally kill him myself," Ironsword Lion asked in a rage. He glanced at the surroundings, but failed to discover Feng's figure at all.
Their losses from this battle today would definitely be huge, and all of it was due to Feng. Ironsword Lion would naturally not let Feng escape.
"Boss Ironsword, I don't see the brat here either. He seems to have vanished," Drifting Blood anxiously replied.
"Find him! He must be found!" Ironsword Lion's rage burned. The person he wanted to kill the most had disappeared. If this news were to spread, he would definitely become a laughingstock.
At this moment, Feng had already snuck to Martial Union's backline through the use of Shadow of Nothingness. Although he could simply charge in and kill, it will take too long to kill them all with the healers. Also, Feng wanted to stay low-key for now, thus he decided to just sneak to the back and kill the healers.
Feng looked at the surrounding terrain. He then canceled the Shadow of Nothingness, suddenly appearing some distance behind the healers of Martial Union. Meanwhile, the healers of Martial Union were currently busy healing the players on the frontlines, failing to discover Feng's appearance.
Wind Blade!
Feng turned into a fierce gale, sweeping towards the healers of Martial Union.
While in the middle of chanting a prayer, a male Cleric suddenly found a pitch black sword piercing through his chest. Following which, he felt a burst of pain at his neck before the sight before him turned dull gray.
"Ah! There's an Assassin!" The female Cleric nearby screamed when she witnessed this scene. She did not think that the male Cleric would die so quickly or so cruelly.
"Ye Feng!"
Ironsword Lion immediately turned his head towards the backlines, discovering Feng rapidly harvesting their healers, just like sheep entering a tiger's mouth. Ironsword Lion's eyes nearly cracked open in rage at this sight. He loudly bellowed as he rushed at Feng.
Unfortunately, Feng's speed was extremely fast. The healers held no chance of escaping Feng's blades. In mere moments, Feng claimed more than ten healers' lives. Without healers, the frontline of Martial Union started to quickly crumble as Gentle Snow and the others butchered them.
"Die!" Ironsword Lion's eyes turned crimson red. He used Wind Blade, his sword stabbing towards Feng's back.
After annihilating all the healers, Feng currently picked up the equipment they dropped. When he discovered Ironsword Lion rushing over, he did not even turn his head. Sidestepping, he easily avoided Ironsword Lion's attack, before using Double Chop to slash at Ironsword Lion's neck, Feng's pair of swords instantly transformed into four sword images. The entire process was done in one fluid motion, and before Ironsword Lion could react the sword sword images bit into him, instantly taking away all his HP.
Ironsword Lion instantly died under Feng's swords. At his death, Ironsword Lion dropped a piece of equipment and one other item.
"Boss Ironsword!"
"Boss..."
When a few players from Martial Union saw that Ironsword Lion was easily taken care of, they were all incomparably shocked. They had all personally witnessed Ironsword Lion's great strength before, capable of killing players as though he was merely cutting up vegetables. Now, however, that Ironsword Lion had actually been killed by Feng in just a few moves it was truly an incomprehensible sight.
The upper echelons of the various Guilds looking from afar were similarly tongue-tied from this scene. Only Stabbing Heart was well aware of Feng's strength. The moment Ironsword Lion had provoked Feng, Stabbing Heart knew that the Martial Union in Red Leaf Town was finished.
However, the others present did not know this fact.
Regardless of what anyone said, Ironsword Lion had created much fame for himself within Red Leaf Town. Previously, they had only heard of Ironsword Lion being ambushed by Feng, dying an accidental death. If it were a head-on fight, however, Ironsword Lion would definitely be the victor. Yet, nobody could have imagined that, in a straightforward exchange, Ironsword Lion was easily defeated in just a few moves.
As expected, rumors could not be trusted. Looking at the speed and accuracy at which Feng drew his swords, creating four sword images with just two swords, even those in the various Guild upper echelons would not be able to block off all those attacks. In addition to Feng's excessively high Attack Power, Ironsword Lion was definitely not his opponent.
Feng was no ordinary Swordsman. It was no wonder why the Snow Goddess would stick out and defend him.
"I had originally thought that Ironsword Lion would be a huge competition to us. Now that I'm looking at him, he is but an upstart from another small virtual reality game. I never thought that he would be such a brain-dead fool, biting at whoever he meets."
"Hehe, Martial Union is finished this time. First, he went and provoked such a top-tier expert. Now, he has even blindly declared war against the Snow Goddess. Did he think mingling in God's Domain was so easy?"
"It would be enough if he were to be a fool in reality. Now, he is even showing it in God's Domain. As expected of someone that came from a minor game. He truly does not know the immensity of heaven and earth. Martial Union will definitely have to remove their name from Red Leaf Town now."
After Ironsword Lion died, there was no longer anyone to command the players from Martial Union. Very quickly, turmoil ensued amongst the players from Martial Union, and all of them started madly running away for their lives.
Feng naturally would not let go of this chance to give Martial Union a huge blow. Immediately after picking up the loot dropped by Ironsword Lion, Feng activated Windwalk and hunted the remaining players.
Ignoring the Level 3 noobs, Feng specifically chased after the elite players of Martial Union. With every kill of these players, Feng would be able to obtain a piece of Bronze Equipment, causing a significant loss to Martial Union.
Ten minutes later, all the elite players from Martial Union were dead. The damage caused to Martial Union this time was absolutely devastating. It was practically impossible for them to contend with the other Guilds for dominance over Red Leaf Town now.
"Miss Snow, thank you for help today. If not for you, some of them might have gotten away." Feng said to Gentle Snow, as if they had just finished hunting rabbits and not players.
"It's nothing. Just a minor effort. Although Martial Union's losses are devastating in Red Leaf Town, there are still members of Martial Union in other Towns. When everyone is gathered at White River City at Level 10, that version of Martial Union will not be as easy to deal with as this small group," Gentle Snow softly said, "I see that you're just an independent player without any Guilds to rely on. If you do not have any large Guilds protecting you, you would easily become a target for Martial Union. Why don't you join Ouroboros?"
"Right, Big Brother Ye Feng! With Ouroboros' strength, by the time we reach White River City, even the people from first-rate Guilds would not dare to provoke us. Moreover, our Guild gives out extremely good benefits," Xiao Yue'er commented.
"Many thanks for Miss Snow's worries. However, I'm too used to freedom, so I never had any intentions to join a Guild before," Feng straightforwardly rejected the invitation.
"Since that is your way of thinking, I won't try to insist that you join us. However, if you ever change your mind in the future, Ouroboros would welcome you anytime," Gentle Snow could naturally see through Feng's thoughts.
Following which, Feng led Blackie and the others away from the Dark Moon Graveyard, returning to Town to sort out everyone's bags.
Meanwhile, Zhao Yueru looked at Feng's departing back, she did not know why she was feeling an indescribable sense of loss in her heart.
"Snow, why didn't you try harder? If you told him about the matters of the God Slaying Army, he might have even agreed to join," Zhao Yueru asked.
Gentle Snow smiled, saying, "Didn't you hate the thought of him joining us before? But now you want him to join us instead?"
A blush appeared on Zhao Yueru's delicate face as she said in an upright tone, "Aren't I doing this for you? Regardless of what anyone said, he is also a top-tier expert. If you were to lure him into Ouroboros, he would become a person on our side. In the future, if he gets along well in the God Slaying Army, he would be able to bring you a lot of influence and authority."
"If he didn't perform so outstandingly well just now, I would definitely try my best at pulling him over. However, he was just too remarkable, just like a true dragon. Right now, he is but a dragon hidden in the abyss. Sooner or later, he will be able to soar into the skies, and we will be able to do nothing to hold him back. Who knows, in the future, he might even become a headache of an opponent to Ouroboros," Gentle Snow lightly laughed.
"An opponent, is it?" Zhao Yueru entered a deep thought.
After Martial Union was exterminated, the news of its demise was quickly spread around Red Leaf Town.
Some people had even recorded the battle and posted it onto the official forums, the incident quickly becoming popular.
Ouroboros had first conquered the Hell Mode of Dark Moon Graveyard. They had then gotten rid of Martial Union's over one hundred members. The valiant appearance of the Snow Goddess had captured the hearts of all the male players, and instantly, Ouroboros' position and influence around the region of White River City had skyrocketed. As a result, countless players wished to join Ouroboros.
Due to the recording of this battle, there were plenty of upper echelons of Guilds that had noticed Feng's existence.
The origin of this battle was, after all, due to Martial Union's enmity towards Feng. However, not only had Feng himself received the aid of the Snow Goddess, he had even personally killed off Ironsword Lion in a head-on confrontation. This was enough proof of Feng's exceptional strength, and also his good relations with the Snow Goddess. Taking these points into mind, these upper echelons needed to let their subordinates pay more attention towards Feng.
When Feng and the others returned to Red Leaf Town, many players on the streets had shifted their gazes towards the group.
"I have something to do, so you guys go and grind on your own after resting and repairing your equipment." Feng said. After hearing Feng's arrangements, Blackie and the others immediately went to the Smithy to repair their equipment.
Feng went to the Auction House to clean out the Hard Stones, Card Sets and other things while placing 100 more Glimmer Chestpiece Forging Designs. Their value had started to drop and were each sold at around 4 Gold Coins; though, Feng knew they would start selling at the original price soon.
After spending a couple of Gold Coins in the Auction House, Feng had bought everything he wanted and went to store it in his Bank. After he was done, Feng dug up a crystal the size of his palm from his bag. It was one of the items Ironsword Lion dropped.
[Seven Luminaries Gemstone]
(Special Item)
Transports the user to Blackwing City.
(Uses remaining 4/5)
Dropped after death.
He then used it to teleport to Blackwing City.
Red Leaf Town, Slum Area.
Although it was still daytime, the Enchanted Bar was packed with Red Players that tread along the boundaries of darkness. However, amongst this crowd of players, there were several Green Players present in the Bar, seemingly highly out of place. These players were Ironsword Lion and his several subordinates.
"Absolute Heaven, I need you to kill a person for me. Name your price," Ironsword Lion said to the man before him. The man who held a stern expression was currently drinking from a beer bottle.
The stern-looking male did not pay any heed to Ironsword Lion, one of his arms wrapped around an alluring, well-developed woman, while the other held onto a beer bottle. The man only minded his own business as he flirted with the woman, his lips curling into a wicked smile, giving others a chilling feeling.
Ironsword Lion's expression immediately sank.
Beside him, Drifting Blood immediately slammed his hands on the table, cursing, "Hey, can't you hear that our Boss is speaking to you? Stop trying to act deaf!"
Just after Drifting Blood finished speaking, a snow-bright dagger had slashed across his neck. The dagger then stabbed into his heart, finally being abruptly pulled downwards and slashed apart a deep wound. A stab, a pull, and a slash, all three moves were executed in a very natural manner. Before Drifting Blood could even cry out in pain, his body had already fallen to the ground.
"Absolute Heaven, what are you trying to do? I'm here to talk business. What is the meaning of you killing my subordinate?" Watching Drifting Blood be instantly dealt with, Ironsword Lion bellowed. However, he did not dare attack the man before him, because he knew that if he were to take action, his end would only be similar to that of Drifting Blood.
"Because I like it. What? You have something to say about it?" Absolute Heaven laughed as he indifferently looked at Ironsword Lion. He casually brandished his dagger, creating an image of a flower.
"You..." Ironsword Lion was angered to madness, but he still dared not let out the curse through his mouth.
Absolute Heaven was an assassin in real life... A famous one, to boot! He was also a top-tier expert within virtual reality games. However, there were very few people who knew of him. For those who did know him, they were usually ones who had been assassinated by him before. When Ironsword Lion used to play some other Wuxia game before, he had been assassinated by Absolute Heaven several times previously, which was how he got to know Absolute Heaven.
However, Absolute Heaven's temper was extremely odd. Regarding the things he was uninterested in, no matter how much money he was offered, he would refuse to carry them out. He was only willing to carry out tasks that managed to pique his interests. Until today, he had yet to fail a single task that he had taken on.
If Absolute Heaven was threatened or compelled into doing something, then oftentimes, the customer that did so did not have a happy ending.
Ironsword Lion had once seen a customer wanting Absolute Heaven to kill a player back to Level 0 no matter what. However, Absolute Heaven refused to do so. That customer was similarly an ill-tempered person, declaring to take action against Absolute Heaven as well. As a result, that customer was personally killed by Absolute Heaven all the way back to Level 0, forced to delete his account in the end.
Seeing Ironsword Lion remaining silent, Absolute Heaven smiled. He then resumed hugging onto the beauty by his side and drinking his beer without a care in the world, acting as if everything before had never happened.
Drifting Blood being killed off in the Bar similarly did not attract the attention of any other players. That was because incidents like this occurred on a daily basis in this place. Everyone had long since gotten used to seeing it.
Meanwhile, Ironsword Lion could only inhale deeply several times, calming down the rage in his heart.
"Absolute Heaven, don't be so quick to refuse. If I tell you the name of this person, you will definitely be interested," Ironsword Lion said in a serious tone.
However, Absolute Heaven remained uncaring, as if Ironsword Lion was just empty air.
"This person is called Ye Feng. He is a top-tier expert. I only wish for you to kill him back to Level 0, or force him to delete his account and start all over again. As for the price, it is up to you to decide." Ironsword Lion took out a recording, sending it to Absolute Heaven. The recording depicted the scene where Ironsword Lion himself was killed off by Feng. Two swords, four images; impossible to fend off. The final strike that killed off Ironsword Lion was also extremely swift and graceful, impossible for anyone to block.
After taking a look at the recording, Absolute Heaven's interest was immediately piqued. He then said, "A million Credits, one-time payment."
Ironsword Lion's heart could not help but twitch after hearing this price. However, he had long since known of Absolute Heaven's way of setting prices based on the target's strength. Normally, killing a player would only cost around 100,000 Credits. Ironsword Lion did not imagine that Feng would be worth so much, actually requiring a million Credits.
"Fine. Give me your account; I'll transfer it to you immediately. However, how much time would you require to get the job done?" Ironsword Lion was very determined. Even if he had to dig out all his resources, he still had to get rid of Feng in order to appease his anger.
"Five days," Absolute Heaven looked at Feng inside the recording, excitedly saying so.
Hearing Absolute Heaven's guarantee, Ironsword Lion could already picture the sight of Feng being killed back to Level 0. He then transferred the money to Absolute Heaven.
On the other side, the person in question had already arrived at Blackwing City.
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