Chapter 544 Despair

The successive system prompts instantly made Shi Feng and the others' expressions extremely grave.

"How could this happen? This NPC is a lunatic!" Demonflash looked at the system notification, his heart filled with despair.

Despair!

That's right, it was despair!

In God's Domain, triggering an event, even an epic one, would generally not result in a system warning. But if a system warning appeared, it could only mean one thing.

They were truly doomed!

Because this death wasn't just a normal player death that resulted in losing one level. Instead, it meant the annihilation of their souls, a complete disappearance from God's Domain, forcing them to start all over again...

At this time, not to mention the unsightly expressions of Demonflash and the others, even Hell Howl of the Hell Legion looked grim.

Losing one level upon normal death was already troublesome enough, but dying now meant starting from scratch. If all the members of their Hell Legion died, the higher-ups might very well want to kill him.

"Guild Leader, let's split up and run! He's just a Tier 5 NPC. There are so many of us; his pursuit will be limited. As for whether everyone can escape, it depends on their own fate," Qing Shuang suddenly suggested to Shi Feng.

The only plan now was to…

Run!

Because whether they chose to defeat the Crimson-Eyed Sword Saint or accept the sanction, the result would be the same. So, all they could do was choose a third path.

Sacrifices were inevitable, but it was far better than a complete annihilation.

Everyone present agreed wholeheartedly. It was better for some to escape than to be inexplicably wiped out. They wouldn't blame anyone; it would depend on their own skills and luck.

"Is this really the only option?" Shi Feng looked at Elworth, whose killing intent was growing stronger, and felt it was unbelievable.

It was just a Level 120 Secret Realm; how could it set up such a massive trap?

Human NPCs weren't demon gods. They shouldn't deliberately set up traps to annihilate players, and even if they did, there should be a glimmer of hope.

"Could I have overlooked something?"

As time ticked by, Shi Feng fell into deep thought.

"Guild Leader Black Flame, aren't we going to act yet?"

"There are only ten seconds left to consider!"

As the countdown dwindled to less than ten seconds, Jin Lao and Qing Hong and the others became anxious and started asking.

If they acted rashly now, the result would definitely be terrible. The best approach was to act together, but seeing Shi Feng's lack of response for so long, as if he were a stone statue, was driving them crazy.

What kind of time was this to be stubborn with the Main God System...

Just as there were only five seconds left, and the members of Dark Rhapsody and the Spiritual Hall were about to lose patience and split up to flee, Shi Feng finally moved. He took a step forward, walking towards Elworth.

This stunned everyone.

What was he doing?

"Respected Sword Saint, we have no intention of offending you, and we were not sent here by anyone. It was all a coincidence. If you don't believe me, I am willing to issue a challenge to you in the name of the Goddess of Space!" Shi Feng said slowly as he walked in front of Elworth.

As Shi Feng's words fell, the entire place fell silent.

"Guild Leader Black Flame, are you crazy?" Qing Hong looked at Shi Feng, who had issued the challenge, her eyes filled with disbelief. "He's a Tier 5 titled Sword Saint!"

"Guild Leader?" Qing Shuang also looked at Shi Feng with a puzzled expression.

Tier 5 NPCs were no joke. In an era without gods, they stood at the very pinnacle of God's Domain. Not to mention issuing a challenge, just being able to escape alive in front of a Tier 5 NPC would be considered a miracle. A head-on challenge would definitely result in being blasted to smithereens.

"Issue a challenge to me?" The Crimson-Eyed Sword Saint Elworth looked at Shi Feng and smiled. "I'm afraid you don't have the qualifications, young man."

"Of course, I am a very open-minded person. Since you want to prove that you weren't sent here by anyone, I can give you a chance!"

As Elworth offered a new condition, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Shi Feng in disbelief.

"This actually works?" Qing Hong looked at Shi Feng, her eyes filled with shock.

The original life-or-death situation had been forcefully turned into a glimmer of opportunity by Shi Feng's words. This courage and skill were simply amazing.

"It really can work. The previous system prompt should have been a hint. Defeating a Tier 5 Sword Saint seems impossible, but defeating doesn't necessarily mean killing. And there are many ways to defeat someone; it doesn't necessarily require a head-on victory against a Tier 5 Sword Saint. So, directly challenging the Tier 5 Sword Saint was the most correct choice," Jin Lao said, looking at the system prompt, suddenly realizing the situation. He couldn't help but look at Shi Feng in the distance. "But this Black Flame is too amazing. In that kind of environment, he was still able to choose the only path to survival. How big is his heart? Or does he really think he can defeat a Tier 5 Sword Saint?"

The killing intent exuded by a Tier 5 titled Sword Saint was no joke. Even top experts like them felt their minds go numb, and all they wanted to do was run. Even those monsters who had mastered Domains wouldn't be much stronger, because fear was a biological instinct.

However, just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Elworth spoke again.

"This Poison Curse City has long been ruled by a cursed city lord. Since you have come to explore the Poison Curse City, then a battle with him is inevitable. So, what I want you to do is very simple: kill that city lord and free him. Until then, you cannot go anywhere, or I will personally deal with you."

System: Congratulations to the player for accepting the Sub-Legendary Quest Beginning of the End. The quest is to kill the City Lord of Poison Curse City. If all players are annihilated in the Secret Realm, all players will have their souls annihilated. Reward: Unknown.

As Elworth finished speaking, the expressions of everyone present darkened once again.

A Sub-Legendary Quest!

And it was for clearing a Level 120 Secret Realm. How could clearing a Level 120 Secret Realm be so easy? Even for a team like theirs, it would probably take at least ten days, and they might not even be able to clear it. After all, the difficulty of a Level 120 Secret Realm was no less than that of a Level 120 Hell Mode Super-Large Team Dungeon. The requirements for players were no longer just equipment but also high personal strength.

And before that, if they couldn't kill the final boss, they would have to stay in the Secret Realm forever...

However, before everyone could fully digest these events, the Crimson-Eyed Sword Saint suddenly began to chant an incantation. A pitch-black triple magic array appeared on the ground, with gushing death aura emerging from it.

A strong man with a height of more than two meters, wearing exquisite armor all over his body, slowly emerged from the magic array.

Krodiya (City Lord of Poison Curse City), Undead Creature, High Lord, Level 120, HP 370,000,000.

"Is this the final boss of the Secret Realm?" Hell Howl looked at the City Lord of Poison Curse City, his expression unspeakably grave.

Level 120 Lord monsters were already very difficult to deal with, and Level 120 High Lord monsters were like natural disasters in the God's Domain Continent. Not to mention a thousand-man Tier 3 team at Level 120, even two or three thousand Tier 3 experts might not be enough to fill its teeth. Because this type of monster all possessed powerful Domains that players of the same level simply couldn't contend with.

Just as everyone was shocked by the data displayed by the City Lord of Poison Curse City, the City Lord of Poison Curse City walked step by step towards the fountain pool, directly reached through the sealing barrier, grabbed the deep gray longsword inserted into the ground, and pulled it out with a jerk.

As the longsword was pulled out, the death aura on the blade seemed to be released, and black mist spread out in all directions. The impact of the black mist directly caused everyone present to retreat uncontrollably, and the ground began to decay and darken at a visible rate, completely falling into a dead land, just like a natural disaster...

"Alright, you can begin now," the Crimson-Eyed Sword Saint Elworth said quietly, glancing at Shi Feng and the others.