As soon as Shi Feng published the kill statistics on the official forum, the entire Star Moon Kingdom's player base went into a fever pitch.
Even the major guilds, who had been watching from the sidelines, hoping to kick Zero Wing while they were down, were stunned into silence.
The Dark Guilds were infamous for being troublesome. Although their member count was low, in open-world PvP, getting the better of them was no easy feat. It usually required pouring in multiple times, even ten times, the number of players and resources. For a guild, such a cost was simply too great. If the expected results weren't achieved, it would be a massive loss, which is why the major guilds never wanted to provoke the Dark Guilds.
Now, Zero Wing had first wiped out the majority of the various Dark Guilds' members, and then proceeded to hunt them down like a steamroller.
It was as if, in Zero Wing's hands, the Dark Guilds were reduced to toothless and clawless beasts, posing no threat at all. Their methods were truly unimaginable, but the most important point was that Zero Wing had suffered no losses.
Open-world battles ultimately came down to strength. If Zero Wing hadn't deployed corps-level forces, such an astonishing result would have been impossible.
This forced the major guilds to reassess Zero Wing's Black God Legion and main raid teams.
Compared to the major guilds and the general player population of the Star Moon Kingdom, the higher-ups of the Dark Guilds were the ones truly feeling a headache.
They couldn't understand at all. Known for their stealth and escape prowess in the wild, they were now being effortlessly cornered and eliminated by Zero Wing. Moreover, according to reports from the ground, Zero Wing's people moved like shadows, appearing silently without warning and launching ambushes that dealt significant damage to their teams.
It would be unbelievable if they *didn't* have items or tools specifically targeting them.
That would be one thing, but the critical point was that Zero Wing hadn't deployed that many people. Instead, they had achieved all this with a small number of members. For the Dark Guilds, who prided themselves on quality over quantity, this was a humiliation and had made them a laughingstock across the entire Star Moon Kingdom.
"What do we do now? Keep grinding against Zero Wing?"
"Besides that, what else can we do? Don't forget our agreement with the Black Water Conglomerate. If we fail, everything we've done before will have been for nothing."
"True, we have to continue. But we don't necessarily have to fight Zero Wing directly. We can just drag things out. As long as we tie down Zero Wing's Black God Legion and main team members, our mission is essentially complete. Then we just sit back and watch Zero Wing lose their Stone Forest Town."
"Without Stone Forest Town, Zero Wing won't have the resources to sustain themselves. Then, when we finally strike back for revenge, let's see what Zero Wing has left to fight us Dark Guilds with!"
"Exactly. Let Zero Wing be arrogant for a little while longer. Once they realize we were just bait, let's see how they cry then!"
The representatives of the major Dark Guilds were also holding a secret meeting, pondering how to resolve the current predicament.
As for fighting a frontal battle, that was simply a pipe dream.
Although the Black Water Guild had sent many experts and elites, they were still significantly outnumbered compared to White River City, Zero Wing's base of operations. Fighting head-on was just seeking death.
Furthermore, even if the Black Water Guild was willing to pay a heavy price, the end result would only be heavily injuring Zero Wing and reducing their reputation. If Zero Wing wanted to make a comeback, they would still have considerable hope. But taking away Stone Forest Town would cut off Zero Wing's primary source of income. At that time, even if they did nothing but suppress Zero Wing in the marketplace, Zero Wing would inevitably crumble.
After the representatives of the major Dark Guilds finished their discussion, the Dark Guild members operating outside White River City began to disperse and act individually. This way, for Zero Wing to deal with them, they would have to expend even more effort and time.