Inside Stone Forest Town, the armies of evil beasts and evil demons were crumbling everywhere. What had been an intense battle had now become a prime opportunity to farm experience points.
Leader-ranked and above monsters were already rare across the various maps, and finding even one wasn't easy—not without sparking a fight between players. But the evil beasts and evil demons offered experience points that far surpassed those of ordinary monsters at the same level.
Although
After the battle, Zero Wing instantly gained a massive batch of elite players who had crossed the level 40 threshold. The overall quality of their elite roster surged past the other major guilds by a wide margin…
"That's terrifying. Even an army of monsters that size couldn't take Stone Forest Town down. There's no way Stone Forest Town doesn't rise from here on out."
"Zero Wing's position in the Star Moon Kingdom is set in stone now. Star Alliance and Heavenly Burial don't stand a chance at claiming the top spot—I should've joined Zero Wing earlier. Maybe I'd already be a core member by now."
"Yeah right, you think becoming a core member of Zero Wing is that easy? I heard the first requirement is reaching the sixth floor of the
"Being able to hold off a monster army like that… setting up in Stone Forest Town is actually a solid choice for our adventurer party. We'll go buy private housing there tomorrow."
"Your little party thinks it can buy property? Don't make me laugh. My buddy's a high-ranking member in a small guild, and even they've already decided to quietly purchase private housing in Stone Forest Town. You think a party of a hundred-something can compete with small guilds that have thousands of members?"
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Stone Forest Town's victory had players buzzing across the official forums. The depth of resources Zero Wing had displayed left everyone stunned. After this battle, no one in the entire Star Moon Kingdom doubted that any guild could challenge Zero Wing's position.
This prompted a number of freelance players who had been on the fence to make up their minds and join Zero Wing.
In the past, Zero Wing's recruitment standards had been extremely high. Many freelance experts had felt it wasn't worth joining, since the compensation and treatment at other first-tier guilds far exceeded what Zero Wing offered. But now, with Zero Wing's standing clearly elevated well above the other major guilds, high standards were only natural.
"Is this really Zero Wing's true strength?"
Qing Huang, who had been watching everything unfold from
An army of over five hundred thousand monsters, annihilated down to the last, had cost Zero Wing just over ten thousand casualties.
The sudden appearance of so many high-level NPCs was certainly startling, but what truly unnerved her were the mid-tier Magic Pulse Cannons and the mass-produced small ballista carts Zero Wing had deployed. NPCs couldn't leave the town, but those weapons were an entirely different matter—they were absolute instruments of war, capable of siege and territorial conquest. Even her own Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion couldn't match that kind of arsenal.
She had been prepared to bring out several Goblin Cannons and a few hundred special shells, but now she was relieved she hadn't. Otherwise, it would have been a joke.
"I think I need to report this to Sister Qianyu right away." Qing Huang considered for a moment and decided she had to inform Feng Qianyu of this matter immediately.