Chapter 1 The Groundwork

On the snowy plains, as the towering pillar of fire dissipated, the ground was scorched black. The searing temperature was clearly felt even by players twenty or thirty yards away.

A 70x70 yard area had been transformed into a magma hell.

Aside from the dropped weapons and equipment, nothing remained on the ground…

“A large-scale destruction magic?” Chenfuyi Qiu stared at the magma hell, his face an indescribable shade of ashen.

Although he had instructed everyone to spread out, the scale of the destruction magic had directly wiped out more than three hundred people, a tenth of their total number…

These were all elites and experts from Hecate. Such a heavy loss was the first since arriving in Cold Wind City for the guild war against the Baisheng Dynasty. He didn’t know how many resources it would take to make up for such a significant loss, and he would bear a heavy responsibility.

“Die! I want them all to die!” Chenfuyi Qiu turned to look at Shi Feng, who had cast the magic, and roared furiously.

Only the blood of the Shura Adventurer Group could wash away this loss, or he would face severe sanctions from the guild.

The members of Hecate also recovered from the shock of the Flame Domain. Although they were somewhat wary of Shi Feng and his group, worried that there might be more large-scale destruction magic, they still had more than two thousand six hundred people. How could the mere sixty members of the Shura Adventurer Group possibly resist?

Instantly, they pounced on the members of the Shura Adventurer Group like hungry wolves.

Although they resembled hungry wolves, the members of Hecate were clearly well-trained and familiar with group PvP. They didn't charge in a swarm, but instead divided into dozens of small teams. For example, to deal with Shi Feng and the other ten, each team of fifty would target one person, with the MT (main tank) holding them back, and other melee and ranged fighters taking the opportunity to attack and restrain them. The healers would add health to the MT, using a monster-fighting strategy against Shi Feng and his group, giving them no chance to take advantage.

Faced with the approaching elite army of thousands, Fengran and the others looked grave and extremely nervous.

Although they had fought in many small-scale team battles, this was their first time in a large-scale battle involving thousands of people. The sight of the densely packed players charging forward in an orderly fashion created a suffocating sense of oppression that almost left them breathless.

Hecate had dozens of times their numbers. This overwhelming advantage could not be changed by Shi Feng's single large-scale destruction magic.

"The Shura Adventurer Group is finished this time."

"What can they do? Hecate is the overlord of Cold Wind City now. How can an adventurer group possibly contend with them?"

The free players preparing to leave in the distance watched the battlefield below the valley, filled with emotion.

This was the vast difference between guilds and adventurer groups!

No matter how powerful an adventurer group was, it could still deal with ordinary guilds. Guilds like the Baisheng Dynasty or the Gaishi Family in Cold Wind City were no problem, but against a powerful guild like Hecate, an adventurer group of a thousand people was a joke.

Just as Hecate's army was approaching Shi Feng and his group in an orderly fashion, Jing Wu Ming, Gu Jiu Ji, and the others exchanged smiles and looked at Shi Feng.

"Guild Leader, you can't steal our kills later. It's not easy to have a chance to fully demonstrate what we've learned. If we miss it, it will be hard to find another opportunity," Jing Wu Ming said.

"That's right! Guild Leader, if you take action, we won't have any fun," Mu Xiao Xiao also stepped forward and nodded deeply.

The others nodded in agreement.

They were well aware of Shi Feng's strength, especially after participating in the battle for Tianlei Island, which made them realize how vast this world was.

The people on Tianlei Island were all experts among experts, and even Micro Realm experts were common, but Shi Feng was still able to fight his way through such a group of experts. A few thousand elite players like these were not worth mentioning.

Now that they had finally completed their Tier 2 promotion, they hadn't had time to test their skills. A team battle with thousands of people was the best training ground.

"Alright, I won't rush in first, but you'd better finish this quickly, or Fengran and the others won't be able to hold on," Shi Feng sighed. Originally, he wanted to show Hecate his overwhelming strength in order to further expand the Shura Adventurer Group in Cold Wind City. With enough manpower, his tasks would be easier. After all, the Soul Fusion Flowers he had collected were very precious, and if there were too few people, he might not be able to collect enough.

"Guild Leader, don't worry, we'll definitely end the battle before Fengran and the others can't hold on," Jing Wu Ming licked his lips, turned to look at the approaching members of Hecate, and his eyes lit up.

After his promotion to a Tier 2 class, Shi Feng had suddenly called them to assemble, and he hadn't had time to properly experience the power of a Tier 2 class.

Tier 2 classes were different from Tier 1 classes. There was a significant improvement in physical fitness, which would affect the use of skills and combat techniques. This required a lot of combat to gradually adjust to this feeling and find new ways to fight. Because after the improvement in physical fitness, actions that were previously impossible could now be done, which meant that the choice of combat was greatly improved.

As he spoke, Jing Wu Ming couldn't help but carry his spear and rush directly towards the Hecate army, which was 100 yards away. The others also acted separately, with no intention of cooperating. Each of them fought on their own.

"What are they doing?" Fengran looked at Jing Wu Ming and the others fighting on their own, feeling like his mind was about to collapse.

Facing an elite army of three thousand, why were they still playing one-on-one?

On the other side, Chenfuyi Qiu was also stunned for a moment.

"Are these people scared silly?" Chenfuyi Qiu rubbed his eyes, thinking he was seeing things, as he watched Jing Wu Ming charge straight at them.

They had thousands of people here, and they were all guild members above the elite level. Even Xuan Cang wouldn't dare to rush up like that. He would only engage in a roundabout battle, but Jing Wu Ming was charging up like a madman. Even Yama would laugh at such stupidity.

"Good! Since they want to die so badly! I'll grant them their wish! Ranged units, get ready! Attack as soon as they reach 50 yards! Blast them into smithereens!" Chenfuyi Qiu immediately ordered.

As Chenfuyi Qiu gave the order, the ranged units in the rear began to chant spells, waiting for Jing Wu Ming to get close before launching their attack.

90 yards… 80 yards… 60 yards…

Just as Jing Wu Ming entered the 50-yard range, Hecate's ranged units simultaneously released a wave of magic and arrows.

Instantly, the sky was filled with magic and arrows, like a wall about to collapse and crush anyone.

"Well done!"

Jing Wu Ming smiled, and the spear in his hand began to spin. Facing the countless magic and arrows, he directly swung his spear.

Tier 2 Skill: Blade Storm!

With a gentle wave, a storm formed around Jing Wu Ming, a violent storm that acted like a wind barrier, directly blocking all of Hecate's magic and arrows. Not a single attack passed through the wind barrier.

"How can this be?" The members of Hecate were stunned as they watched Jing Wu Ming emerge unscathed.

They had never imagined that magic skills could be used in this way, using a magic skill to offset other magic skills, turning an offensive skill into a defensive skill.

Blade Storm lasted for three seconds, allowing Jing Wu Ming to rush directly to Hecate's melee units.

Immediately, seven or eight MTs rushed forward with their shields, but Jing Wu Ming swung the spear in his hand.

Tier 1 Skill: Whirlwind Slash!

Boom!

With a loud bang, all the MTs that charged up were knocked away, their health dropping sharply. Jing Wu Ming immediately stepped out and came to the other melee fighters. His spear turned into more than a dozen spear shadows. Several melee players tried to resist, but these spear shadows all attacked their defensive blind spots. The speed was so fast that they didn't have time to react before being hit, turning into rays of white light that disappeared.

The attacks from the ranged players were completely useless against Jing Wu Ming in the crowd. He continued to weave through the crowd, his speed so fast that no one could catch him. Players were killed one after another wherever he went, and he became increasingly agile.

At this time, Gu Jiu Ji and the others also rushed into the crowd. Although they were not as ferocious as Jing Wu Ming, they were also moving through the crowd as if it were an empty space, and a single Tier 2 skill could instantly kill more than a dozen people.

Although some attacks could hit Gu Jiu Ji and the others, they directly took out a bottle of advanced healing potion and drank it, restoring their health to full again.

The Hecate members who rushed towards Shi Feng were even more tragic. Shi Feng directly activated Sword Domain, increasing his attack range significantly. He simply waved the longsword in his hand, and for Tier 1 classes facing the strength of a Tier 3 Great Lord that exceeded their level, they could only hope to block and survive. If they didn't block, they would die on the spot. But even if they were blocked, they would be momentarily stunned, unable to withstand the next attack.

The difference in tiers and attributes was now fully apparent.

The two sides were simply not on the same level…

"How can this be?" Chenfuyi Qiu stared intently at everything, his eyes filled with confusion. It was just a mere ten people, yet their army of three thousand couldn't do anything about it. "Who exactly are these people?"

In just one minute of battle, seven or eight hundred members of Hecate had been killed. Not a single person on Jing Wu Ming's side had died. The difference in combat power between the two sides was like two different worlds.

"It's about time to end this battle," Shi Feng said, watching the Hecate members whose morale had greatly diminished. He then took out the Book of Darkness and began to chant an incantation.

Immediately, a towering gate of bones descended from the sky, and a horned, pitch-black demon with a height of four to five meters walked out of the gate.