Inside Demon's Heart's Residence … After Furious Heart issued his command, the Tier 3 Viscount Elder in pitch-black mage robes began to make the necessary arrangements.
Meanwhile, in Demon City, news of the Shifeng's appearance spread like wildfire, stupefying the various superpowers that paid attention to Demon City.
"What's going on? We haven't heard anything about Ling Yi for some time, yet he's already in Demon City? "
"Even the Super Guild Battle Wolves failed to do so, yet Ling Yi actually did it?"
"Ling Yi really is bold. He even dares to provoke Demon's Heart, which nobody dares to provoke. Does he not know that God's Domain has already begun to change?"
…
The various superpowers were initially surprised by Ling Yi's appearance before Demon City's entrance. However, they were soon deeply shocked.
The current God's Domain was no longer the same as it had been in the past. More Dark Players roamed Level 100-plus neutral maps, and their strength grew rapidly. Even the various superpowers were shocked by this development.
Demon's Heart was one of the fastest-developing dark powers. Not only did the Guild have plenty of experts, but the Guild's members also grew rapidly. As long as they reached Tier 3 and gained a Demon Baron rank, they'd be able to contend with peak Tier 3 experts in the fields. In fact, they'd even have a better survivability than peak Tier 3 experts.
Moreover, unlike ordinary players, Dark Players received quest rewards and equipment upgrades from killing other players. Dark Players had a massive advantage over ordinary players when it came to leveling up and upgrading their weapons and equipment. Even though Dark Players didn't have a lot of members, they could gradually contend with official Guilds in Level 100-plus neutral maps.
Because of this, many independent players considered converting to Dark Players. As a result, the number of Dark Players in God's Domain continued to grow. At the same time, these Dark Players developed at an incredible speed.
Of course, this rapid growth came with a price. The death penalty for Dark Players was far higher than ordinary players'. Hence, Demon's Heart had restricted these Dark Players to a certain extent. Only, Dark Players were still rapidly growing, so it wasn't wise to provoke them.
Yet, Ling Yi had dared to provoke Demon City's Heart. He had even gone as far as to provoke Demon City's entrance …
Meanwhile, inside a high-class restaurant in the Ten Saints Empire's imperial capital, Illusory Words was enjoying a sumptuous meal. Suddenly, a Tier 3 Assassin entered her private room with an anxious expression.
"Vice Guild Leader, we've just received news that Ling Yi has annihilated Demon City's top three adventurer teams and killed tens of thousands of Demon City's experts. She's already at Demon City's entrance. By the looks of it, she's serious about taking action against Troubled Times," the Tier 3 Assassin reported in astonishment as he looked at Illusory Words.
"So soon?" Illusory Words revealed a surprised expression when she heard this.
She had visited Demon City once before, so she knew just how difficult it was to traverse the Burning Forest. Not only were there a large number of Demon patrols, but there were also a sea of Demon players.
In her opinion, although Shifeng's group possessed frightening strength, reaching Demon City's entrance wouldn't be easy. In fact, before Shifeng's group reached Demon City, the tracking mark on Troubled Times would disappear. At that time, it would be pointless to go to Demon City.
Yet, less than a day had passed, yet Shifeng's group had already reached Demon City's entrance. Moreover, they didn't try to sneak past Demon City's entrance. Instead, they walked directly into the city …
"However, we've also discovered a bit of a connection between Troubled Times and Demon's Heart," the Tier 3 Assassin said. "Troubled Times's Sentinel Shelter is one of Demon's Heart's most important pawns in the Dark Den. Demon's Heart even plans to develop the Sentinel Shelter into its main headquarters. In addition, Troubled Times has worked together with Flaming Light, one of Demon's Heart's Vice Guild Leaders. Although the two have since split up, Troubled Times is both strong and capable. He has already become Flaming Light's confidant."
"He's actually Flaming Light's confidant?" Illusory Words could not help but frown. "If that's the case, Ling Yi will have a much harder time hunting down Troubled Times. Flaming Light is a very protective person, not to mention his confidant. Moreover, Troubled Times is currently in Demon City. Hopefully, President Hei Yan won't act too rashly."
Flaming Light, one of Demon's Heart's Vice Guild Leaders, was currently a popular figure on the eastern continent. A large part of the reason why the Ten Saints Empire's various superpowers feared Demon's Heart was Flaming Light.
Even the Ten Saints Empire's Super Guild, Sanctuary of the Holy Church, had to concede several steps to Flaming Light in terms of resources.
Sanctuary of the Holy Church was in the Ten Saints Empire's home turf, yet Sanctuary of the Holy Church had no choice but to concede to Demon's Heart. This situation confused the Ten Saints Empire's various superpowers, and as a result, they grew increasingly wary of Demon's Heart.
Setting aside whether or not Ling Yi could kill Troubled Times in Demon City, even if Ling Yi killed Troubled Times in the outside world, Flaming Light would most likely enrage Demon's Heart's Vice Guild Leader. If that happened, Ling Yi, who had been developing quietly in a Level 100 neutral map, would face endless trouble.
After all, the current God's Domain had changed. The advantages Dark Players had in Level 100 neutral maps were far greater than what ordinary players currently possessed.
While the Ten Saints Empire's various superpowers discussed Ling Yi in private, a commotion occurred at Demon City's entrance.
Demon's Heart's members had actually appeared!
In the next moment, Demon City's gates slowly opened, and a team of over a thousand Tier 3 experts walked out of the city.
These Demon's Heart members were fully geared in weapons and equipment of considerably high quality. Even the weakest piece of equipment was Level 100 Fine-Gold rank, and every one of them was a Demon Baron.
As many as 20 Viscounts radiated dense Power of Darkness …
The leader of the group was a tall and sturdy man in gorgeous armor. The appearance of this man made everyone gasp in shock.
"Crap! Even Rebellious Thunder, the vice commander of Demon's Heart's main force, is here! "
"What a powerful aura! So, this is the strength of a Demon Count?"
The Demon players on the city walls were awed when they saw the tall and sturdy man walk out of the city.
To all Demon players, becoming a Demon Count was an unreachable existence. This wasn't just because one needed a ton of Demon Crystals to become a Demon Count, but also because it was simply too difficult.
Currently, aside from Demon City's two large Guilds, no other power had managed to become a Demon Count. The strongest player in Demon City was a 3-star Viscount.
Meanwhile, after reaching the Count rank, even Tier 4 Great Demons had to treat him with respect. After all, Tier 3 Demon players at this level already had the strength to contend with Tier 4 Great Demons. It was only a matter of time before they reached the Tier 4 standard.
"They even sent a Demon Count." Regretful Wind, who sat in an advanced bar a short distance away from Demon City's walls, couldn't help his envy as he watched the battle through a Magic Mirror. "It seems Demon's Heart really is taking Troubled Times seriously."
"Unfortunately, we're in for it this time. Not only did we fail to obtain any bounty, but we even lost our entire team. Fortunately, we managed to keep the matter a secret in time. Demon's Heart's various adventurer teams have also suffered heavy losses," Helpless Smile said bitterly as he looked at Rebellious Thunder.
The death penalty for Demon players was far more severe than for ordinary players. Although they would still lose a level, they would lose half of their Demonic Power due to resurrection. Their combat power would be significantly weaker than before …
While Regretful Wind and his companions discussed the situation in hushed tones, Rebellious Thunder's 1,000-man team approached Shifeng's group.
"You must be the Ling YI Society's Guild Leader, Hei Yan?" Rebellious Thunder, who had an imposing appearance, asked when he saw the Shifeng leading the team.
"That's right. What business do you have with us?" Shifeng asked, nodding.
"We know that you're here to hunt down Troubled Times, but this is Demon's Heart's territory. We don't care about anything else, but since Troubled Times has arrived in Demon City, we have an obligation to ensure his safety. Moreover, we do not welcome non-Demon players. Demon's Heart can ignore your provocation this time. Our two Guilds might even have a chance to work together in the future," Rebellious Thunder said sternly. "Everyone, please leave!"
"And if we don't?" Shifeng asked, chuckling.
"Then, you'll be making an enemy of Demon's Heart!" Rebellious Thunder said coldly as he glared at Xiang Shifeng.
As soon as Rebellious Thunder finished speaking, his voice echoed throughout Demon City. For a time, the spectating Demon players on the city walls fell silent, none of them daring to say a word.
After all, nobody dared to oppose Demon's Heart in Demon's territory. Anyone who dared to oppose Demon's Heart would die …
"If that's the case, then we'll be enemies!"
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