As soon as Shi Feng gave the command, the Hell Legion pounced on the fleeing Demon players like ravenous tigers.
Although Demonized playersâ physiques and Basic Attributes were superior to ordinary human players, and they could run much faster than humans, the Hell Legionâs members were among the best in Netherworld Empire. Moreover, they had some of the best equipment available in Godâs Domain at this stage of the game. Including their special Bloodline, their Basic Attributes were even higher than the adventurer teamsâ Demonized members.
The Hell Legionâs experts caught up to the fleeing adventurer teams in no time at all.
âDamn it! Theyâre too fast!â
âYou think you can bully me?! Iâll fight you to the death! I refuse to believe I canât defeat at least one of you!â
Realizing that escape was impossible, the adventurer teams turned and decided to stand up to the Hell Legion.
Over a thousand Tier 2 experts tried to meet the incoming Hell Legion experts, and although they knew they had a Basic Attribute advantage, they moved into defensive formations, with MTs on the frontline and ranged players in the back. Their coordination was smooth, giving the Hell Legionâs experts no chance to face them one-on-one.
Skills and Spells proceeded to fly toward the Hell Legion, adding colorful lights to the crimson forest.
Boom⊠Boom⊠BoomâŠ
As the attacks landed, countless explosions echoed throughout the forest, and thick smoke filled the area as if it had just been bombed from above. Trees caught in the crossfire were blown to smithereens.
âYou guys might be powerful, but I refuse to believe that you can take so many attacks without taking damage!â
The three adventurer teamsâ attacking members looked smug when they saw that they had transformed part of the forest into an empty flatland. They also grew more confident about facing the Hell Legion.
When they usually worked in teams of 100 or less, they were helpless against peak experts, but with over a thousand players attacking in formation, they could launch a continuous assault on a single point. The Hell Legion members shouldnât think they could approach so easily.
Before the adventurer teams could celebrate, however, the Hell Legionâs members emerged from the cloud of smoke.
Not one of the human experts had lost a single HP after the bombardment, much less suffered any severe injuries. Their steady advance seemed like those attacks had meant nothing to them.
âHow is this possible?!â
The three adventurer teamsâ offensive members were stupefied. Even peak experts would have to take cover against their frenzied attacks, yet these experts continued to advance like nothing had happened. They hadnât pushed them back in the slightest. In fact, the Hell Legion was even closer now.
The adventurer teamsâ main force members, who had long since fled, shook their heads at the scene.
âHow can anyone think those experts would be so easy to defeat?â
Players that hadnât yet reached Tier 3 simply couldnât understand how terrifying Tier 3 players were.
That bombardment wouldnât even have damaged the adventurer teamsâ Tier 3 players, much less the Hell Legion. With the extraordinary physique and Basic Attributes Tier 3 players had at their disposal, evading most Tier 2 playersâ Skills and Spells was a piece of cake. Even if they couldnât dodge the more flexible and accurate attacks, they could block them. Without tremendous power, Tier 2 players would have an incredibly hard time dealing damage to a Tier 3 expert. At worst, theyâd only lose some Stamina and Concentration.
In an instant, the Hell Legionâs experts arrived before the adventurer teamsâ frontline MTs. Streaks of light struck the MTsâ vitals, dealing hundreds of thousands of damages and plundering all of the MTsâ HPs.
From afar, it looked like the MTs had been cursed as they fell, one after anotherâŠ
Over a thousand experts from the three adventurer teams had fallen in just a dozen or so seconds. The remaining players, who had pondered staying for the fight, gasped.
They had already known the difference between the two sidesâ combat power was massive, but they had never dreamed that it would be this huge. Every player that had chosen to fight had fallen in the initial clashâŠ
Only the adventurer teamsâ main force members werenât surprised. In truth, the Hell Legion didnât just have incredible Basic Attributes; their combat standards were also absurdly high.
Unlike Shi Feng and Fire Dance, the Hell Legionâs experts made no attempt to hide their combat standards, which made it easy for the main force members to notice. Meanwhile, from what they could tell, even the weakest human player of the team had reached the Flowing Water Realm, while most of the Hell Legion had reached the Void Realm.
The three adventurer teamsâ commanders had only recently reached the Void Realm, and none of their teammates had caught up to themâŠ
The Hell Legion continued to cull the three adventurer teams like the Grim Reaper himself. Their assault was unstoppable. The adventurer teams didnât even have the chance to buy their commanders any time. At this point, only the three commanders and Poison Heart, who was still a Tier 4 Great Demon, had any chance of escape. However, Shi Feng, Hell Rush, and the others had suppressed the four Demon players, who rapidly lost HP.
In less than 10 minutes, the forest floor was covered in several thousand Demon player corpses. None of the three adventurer teamsâ members had gotten away with their livesâŠ
Demon City, Demonâs Heartâs Residence:
âCommander Troubled, what do you think of the training room weâve constructed?â Furious Heart asked, smiling as he gestured to the marble building before him.
âItâs amazing. The darkness energy seeping from it is already so dense. If Demon players train in the building, theyâll most likely climb to the Baron rank very quickly. They might even meet the conditions to reach the Viscount rank,â Troubled Times surmised, shocked as he examined the training room bathed in darkness energy.
Raising their nobility ranks wasnât easy for Demon players. Not only did they need enough Demon Crystals, but they also needed to pass a test. Aside from their combat power, players would be tested on their ability to manipulate darkness energy. Unfortunately, even in Demon territories, areas with dense darkness energy were incredibly rare, so Demon players didnât have many opportunities to control high amounts of darkness energy. The Dark Den was a special case since many areas of the Otherworld were rich in darkness energy and helpful to Demon players as they trained.
However, Demonâs Heart had successfully constructed its own training room, containing an abundance of darkness energy. The Guildâs foundations were nearly unshakable.
âThis training room will even be helpful to those trying to secure their Count rank, not to mention Viscount rank,â Furious Heart said, chuckling. âHowever, our Guild has spent most of the Darkness Crystals and Primal Darkness Stones weâve accumulated thus far to construct the room.â
âI see. Thatâs why its darkness energy is so dense.â Realization dawned on Troubled Times.
Darkness Crystals and Primal Darkness Stones were both far more valuable than Magic Crystals and Mana Ore. Both items contained high amounts of darkness energy and were significantly helpful to Demon players. However, these darkness-attuned crystals and ores were immensely difficult to obtain. Players were rarely willing to invest them in a Large Training Roomâs construction.
âWeâve only accomplished the feat thanks to the alliance our Vice Guild Leader has secured. He is currently in the midst of negotiating our continued partnership, and if he succeeds, he intends to share a portion of the resources with the Sentinel Shelter. You might even be able to construct a training room for yourselves,â Furious Heart said.
âReally?â Troubled Timesâ eyes glowed at the prospect.
If the Sentinel Shelter could construct its own darkness-attuned training room, even if it were only a Small Training Room, he wouldnât have to worry about his Shelterâs development. The Sentinel Shelter might even become strong enough to rule over all of the Dark Den, not to mention becoming the number one Shelter.
âMhm.â Furious Heart nodded, smiling. âOnce you grow a little stronger, the Vice Guild Leader also intends to provide enough resources for you to become a Demon Count. You will stand at the peak of Godâs Domain, Commander Troubled.â
âElder Heart, please inform Vice Guild Leader Flaming Light that he has nothing to worry about. The Sentinel Shelter will not disappoint him. I guarantee that we will become Demonâs Heartâs second major city,â Troubled Times said. He could not help his growing excitement when he heard that Demonâs Heart would help him with his promotion to Demon Count.
Becoming a Demon Count wasnât an easy task. Once a Demon player earned the Count rank, their strength would undergo a qualitative transformation. Like in the various NPC kingdoms and empires, players were considered high nobles once they reached the rank of Count and above, enjoying unimaginable status. As a Count, Troubled Times was sure he could even defeat Shi Feng.
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Just as Furious Heart was about to continue, however, a Tier 3 Assassin frantically approached him.
âElder Heart, we just received information regarding Zero Wing,â the Assassin hesitantly reported.
âIt seems the three adventurer teams finally found them. Zero Wing certainly knows how to hide,â Furious Heart said, smiling. âWell? Whatâs the situation? Have Zero Wingâs members been dealt with?â
âNo. Windtooth, Eternal Night, and Crimson Sandâs teams have been annihilatedâŠâ the Assassin said, shaking his head. Grimly, he continued, âA dozen or so medium adventurer teams and several dozen small adventurer teams have also been eliminated. Tens of thousands of players have died in the Burning Forest.
âAs for the several hundred scouts weâve dispatched, none have returned alive, but according to their offline reports, Zero Wingâs members are nearly at Demon Cityâs gates. Theyâll likely reach the cityâs entrance in about 10 minutesâŠâ