âBlindmanâs dead?â The valiant man, Regretful Wind, was astonished by the report. âSomeone actually noticed him and killed him, with his cautious nature and tracking skills?â
Black Blindman was a relatively well-known Assassin in Demon City, and his sharp senses were particularly outstanding. When Demon Cityâs large adventurer teams, including Windtooth, targeted a specific player, they often hired Black Blindman to track the player down.
Regretful Wind had never heard of Black Blindman running into issues when tracking a target.
âMhm. According to Blindmanâs teammates, his grinding party had been annihilated without any time to fight back. In a fit of rage, Blindman logged off and contacted his close friends to notify everyone in the city. He wants Demon Cityâs players to ambush the people who killed him,â the Tier 3 Assassin said, nodding. âUnfortunately, his message is over ten minutes old, and we donât have any new details about the invaderâs whereabouts.â
âSince those players can defeat a Demon patrol Squad, they must be fairly strong. I guess it isnât surprising to hear that theyâve killed Blindman, but we have to hurry. Now that Blindman has informed the public of the situation, many of the cityâs players will prepare for battle,â Regretful Wind said, frowning.
He wouldnât have much of an issue if Black Blindman had simply informed the cityâs large adventurer teams. Only a small fraction of Demon Cityâs player population consisted of large adventurer team members. Even if the adventurer teams mobilized all of their members, locating the intruders in the Burning Forest wouldnât be easy.
If everyone in the city knew about them, however, locating the intruders would be a piece of cake, and the Windtooth adventurer team would have a lot more competition.
Demonâs Heart had offered an extraordinary bounty for these playersâ heads, with each intruder worth 10 Demon Crystals.
Players could slay the monsters in Demon territory for Demon Crystals, but the drop-rate was incredibly low. Players could only increase their chances by hunting powerful monsters. Even the cityâs various large adventurer teams would be lucky to collect 10 or 20 Demon Crystals per day.
Once players collected 20 Demon Crystals, they could apply for the challenge to earn a noble rank in the city. If they completed the challenge, theyâd become one of Demon Cityâs nobles and gain a significant boost to their strength.
Even those with noble Demon ranks had to acquire Demon Crystals to elevate their strength and position, although they would need even more Demon Crystals to do so.
With the opportunity to earn 10 Demon Crystals per player killed before them, none of Demon Cityâs residents would simply stand by and watch.
âRest assured, Commander. Iâve already instructed our team to search the Burning Forest. It wonât be long before we find the invaders. While I was grinding earlier, I also found a Secret-Silver Treasure chest and obtained an Exotic Perception Potion. The potion can improve a playerâs senses and tracking abilities for six hours. Normally, playersâ tracks fade after an hour, but with this potion, I can even follow four-hour-old tracks. If we make our way to Blindmanâs last known location, we should easily be able to locate these players,â the Tier 3 Assassin said, smiling. âEven with the rest of Demon Cityâs players after then, ordinary teams will be helpless against players this strong. We have more than enough time to claim the bounty.â
âGood! Weâll set off immediately! Once we locate our targets, youâll receive 10% of the bounty for your contributions! Also, instruct our brothers and sisters in the city to bring the trump cards weâve kept hidden!â Regretful Wind declared.
âArenât you giving these newcomers a little too much credit, Commander? Weâve already stopped the Battle Wolvesâ invasion. How strong could a bunch of nobodies from the Dark Den possibly be?â the Tier 3 Assassin asked disdainfully.
The Dark Den was merely a small Otherworld, with a pitifully low number of players. The otherworldâs total player population didnât even come close to half of the players in an ordinary kingdom. The only advantages the Dark Den had were its impressive leveling environment and abundance of Skill and Spell books. There was no way such a small world could produce experts as powerful as those in Demon City.
âI know, but each of them is worth 10 Demon Crystals. Letting a single player escape would be a waste, and I doubt that Demonâs Heart will be so generous in the future,â Regretful Wind said.
Regretful Wind had never once been wary of the invaders. Battle Wolves had tried to invade Demon City with over 100,000 experts, yet the Super Guildâs army had been obliterated before it had even reached the city. If not even Battle Wolves could make it through the Burning Forest, what could a few hundred invaders accomplish?
What Regretful Wind truly minded was the Demon Crystals Demonâs Heart had offered.
âI understand. Iâll notify our members in the city right away.â The Tier 3 Assassin then did as he promised.
Meanwhile, a great disturbance had rocked Demon City.
âThis is our chance to get rich! Ten Demon Crystals per person! We wonât let anyone get in our adventurer teamâs way!â
âThe intruders have already appeared in the Burning Forestâs outer region? Inform out nearby members immediately! We must find them before other teams do!â
Invader hunting team recruiting! Anyone who wants to earn Demon Crystals should apply quickly!â
As Black Blindmanâs friends spread the word, everyone in Demon City was in a frenzy. Over 100,000 players rushed toward the Burning Forest like a bunch of madmen.
When Troubled Times, who rested in one of the cityâs high-class bars, heard the news, his expression turned gloomy. He hadnât thought that Shi Feng would actually come here.
âThereâs no need to worry, Commander Troubled. Now that this matter has caused such a commotion, the large adventurer teams weâve hired wonât be the only ones on the hunt. Medium adventurer teams are also on the move. Even if every Super Guild in the Ten Saints Empire worked together, theyâd never get past so many experts,â a man in silver armor tried to reassure Troubled Times when he saw the manâs concern.
âThatâs right. Even if Zero Wing somehow manages to make it to Demon City, Demonâs Heart is still waiting for them. We stand by your side. Zero Wingâs efforts will be for naught,â Furious Heart said. He thought that Troubled Times was worried for nothing.
You shouldnât underestimate Black Flame,â Troubled Times said. âOf course, if everyone here tries to stop him, I doubt heâll accomplish anything.â
Troubled Times had seen the strength of Demonâs Heartâs Elders personally. They were all true monsters, particularly Furious Heart. The man was only half a step away from becoming a Count in Demon City and was far stronger than Troubled Times, who had only recently become a Demon Viscount.
Furthermore, Demon players who had the Viscount rank or higher received a strength boost while inside Demon City.
While Demon Cityâs players discussed Shi Feng and his invading team, several thousand Windtooth members arrived in the Burning Forestâs outer region.
âCommander, Iâve found traces of their battle, and the tracks are still fresh. They should be nearby,â the masked, Tier 3 Assassin excitedly reported as he examined the lingering traces Shi Fengâs team had left behind.
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âGood! Proceed according to plan, everyone!â Regretful Wind commanded, instructing his team to prepare for battle.
These players began to follow the Tier 3 Assassinâs lead while suppressing their auras to the best of their ability to avoid detection.
As they followed Shi Fengâs tracks, they encountered Demon patrol squad corpses.
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By the time Windtoothâs members had crossed 3,000 yards, they had found more than 1,000 Demon corpses, and the freshest had been from a patrol squad with over 200 DemonsâŠ