Ke Le and the others fell silent when they saw Shifeng take out the Flame Core, their eyes filled with disbelief.
"Guild Leader, this can't be real, right?!"
Everyone had witnessed the Flame Demon King's terror. Of the entire team, only Ke Le had lasted a little longer than the others. Everyone else had only been able to buy time by running for their lives.
Against such a powerful Boss, they had considered the possibility that Shifeng would only last a short while. It was only a matter of time before he died.
It was simply impossible for Shifeng to kill the Flame Demon King.
However, the Flame Core before them was proof. Moreover, the mountain range that had originally been a sea of fire was now devoid of even a single spark. In addition, Shifeng had not denied it.
For a time, everyone was confused.
Was such a thing even possible?
"I did indeed kill the Flame Demon King. However, it was in a Weakened state," Shifeng explained, chuckling.
Realization dawned on everyone when they heard this explanation. They, more or less, could accept it. Otherwise, they would've suspected that Shifeng had grasped a bug in the Main God System. Otherwise, there was no way they could explain how he had killed a Tier 4 Mythic Boss by himself.
"Right, Ke Le, how far away are you from Level 58?" Shifeng asked as he looked at Ke Le.
"Level 58?" Ke Le said after taking a look at her experience bar. "Because I died just now, I'm 73% away from reaching Level 58."
"What about you, Alluring Summer?" Shifeng then turned to look at Alluring Summer, who wore luxurious, light-blue mage robes. "How far away are you from Level 59?"
"I'm at 6% of Level 58 right now. I'm afraid it'll take me a few more days to reach Level 59," Alluring Summer said.
"Guild Leader, what's wrong?" Shiuse Qiangwei gave Shifeng a strange look. He did not understand why Shifeng was suddenly concerned about their levels.
"It's nothing. It's just that our levels are a little low right now. Once we return, you guys don't have to raid dungeons anymore. Come with me to level up. Oh right, Violet, you should come with us as well," Shifeng said after giving the matter some thought.
He had gone to great lengths to obtain the Scorching Wind Set and the Sin of Thunderfire Set Equipment. It would be a waste to leave them lying around. Although Level 70 equipment was very high level, there were still ways to deal with them.
Ke Le and Alluring Summer both had equipment that reduced their equipment levels by five Levels. However, Shi Feng had the Requirement Gemstone, and if he socketed it into his equipment, he could reduce their equipment levels by another five Levels.
In other words, as long as the two of them reached Level 60, they could equip two pieces of the Set Equipment. In addition to their skills, the team's strength would increase significantly.
"Are our levels low?" Alluring Summer looked at her own level in confusion.
It should be known that her level was already the highest among everyone present. If she were placed in an empire, she would definitely rank first on the Ranking List. However, she was still quite happy about this.
She was very clear that if she followed Shifeng, her leveling speed would be extremely fast.
"Guild Leader, we've rested enough. Let's hurry back," Ke Le said impatiently when she heard Shi Feng's words.
Everyone else was a little envious. After all, if they followed Shifeng to level up, not only would they level up quickly, but their combat standards would also improve rapidly.
Following which, everyone used Return Scrolls and transformed into streaks of light that disappeared from the Flame Demon's Valley, returning to White River City.
After returning to White River City, Shifeng had Shiuse Qiangwei organize a group of players that could mine the Source Fire vein. Moreover, these players had to be trustworthy.
Afterward, Shifeng contacted A Melancholy Smile and told her to select trustworthy Advanced Class members from Candlelight. Moreover, these members had to sign an extremely strict contract. After all, the Philosopher's Hand was a matter of great importance. They could not expose it so easily. They could only relax once the Ling YI Society had enough strength to protect itself. Otherwise, they would definitely repeat the same mistake as Between the Kingdoms.
Just as Shifeng rode an advanced carriage to the Adventurer's Association and prepared to complete the 4-star Guild promotion procedures, Gentle Snow contacted him.
"Guild Leader, bad news," Gentle Snow said anxiously. "Just now, a system announcement appeared in the Orc Empire! Blackwater has captured the Crimson Flame Fortress!"
"The Crimson Flame Fortress? Isn't that the Orc Capital City's transportation hub? " Shifeng had studied the various fortresses that had appeared in the Orc Empire. Among these fortresses, there were both important and unimportant ones. Meanwhile, the more important a fortress was, the more Orcs it housed. At the same time, it was also more difficult to capture. "They actually captured it?"
The Crimson Flame Fortress was the Orc Empire's transportation hub. Players had to pass through the Crimson Flame Fortress to travel between the Orc Capital City and other kingdoms and empires.
Hence, the Crimson Flame Fortress was very important to the Orc Empire. According to player reports, the Crimson Flame Fortress had more than 700,000 Orcs. The fortress also had large-scale war weapons and a defensive barrier. Four Mythic Orcs guarded the fortress, and the Mythic Orc leading the team even had a special Bloodline. It was a strengthening-type Mythic Orc, and its combat power was much higher than ordinary Mythic monsters.
Current players simply couldn't capture the fortress, not even with Beast Emperor's help.
"We don't know exactly how they captured the fortress, but based on the information we have, Blackwater has dispatched a large number of players to defend the Crimson Flame Fortress. Blackwater has also announced on the Orc Empire's official forums that the fortress is open to the public. Blackwater has also announced a bounty for every member of the Ling YI Society.
"Killing our Ling YI Society's ordinary members will earn one point, elite members five points, and core members 50 points. These points can be exchanged for Coins or weapons and equipment. In addition, you can use the Crimson Flame Fortress's teleportation array for a 10% discount if you accumulate 500 points, a 20% discount if you accumulate 3,000 points, and a 30% discount if you accumulate 10,000 points. Blackwater's core members will also enjoy the benefits of Blackwater's core members!
"The moment this news went public, a large number of players swarmed to the Crimson Flame Fortress. Now, the Orc Empire is in chaos. I believe this news will quickly spread to the neighboring kingdoms. At that time, even more players will flock to the fortress. I've heard that many Dark Players have already taken action."
Shifeng's expression darkened when he heard Gentle Snow's report.
"So ruthless?" Shifeng could not help his surprise at Blackwater's generosity.
Blackwater had the support of the Blackwater Consortium, and it had swiftly taken over the Iron Empire. Aside from its financial strength, Blackwater was a powerful Guild that many players wanted to curry favor with. Not to mention, players could enjoy the benefits of Blackwater's core members if they accumulated 10,000 Slaughter Points.
To secure a share of God's Domain's profits, the Blackwater Consortium had invested a lot of money into recruiting talents. The benefits it offered were also far more generous than those offered by other superpowers. Hence, many expert players had sought to join the Blackwater Consortium. However, becoming a core member wasn't easy. Experts weren't enough. One needed to have sufficient contributions. Moreover, the number of core members was limited.
Meanwhile, Blackwater had plenty of experts. In such a competitive environment, it was easy to imagine how difficult it would be to become a core member. Even so, a large number of expert players fought tooth and nail to become a core member. After all, the benefits Blackwater's core members received were simply too generous. Even the upper echelons of large Guilds envied them.
Now that Blackwater was openly offering to exchange Slaughter Points for such benefits, why wouldn't these experts be tempted?
Moreover, Blackwater could attract true peak experts to the Guild. Even if these peak experts didn't have to bear the responsibility of becoming a core member, they could, at the very least, bind these peak experts to their ship.
"Guild Leader, should we have our Guild members reduce their range of activity in the Ore Empire?" Gentle Snow suggested.
"No!" Shifeng shook his head. "Our range of activity is already very small. If we reduce it any further, Silverwing Town's members won't be able to level up. Since Blackwater has already declared war, we should prepare for war as well! Immediately announce in the Ore Empire that the Ling YI Society will implement Blackwater's Slaughter Points system as well. "
"But … Blackwater has too many advantages over us right now. Even if we do this, I'm afraid that not many people will agree," Gentle Snow said worriedly.
"Relax. I'll give Blackwater a surprise soon," Shifeng said, chuckling.
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