The moment Shi Feng finished speaking, the tension on the quiet street was palpable.
Nobody had expected Shi Feng to be completely unaffected by Dark Blade's threat.
The Evil Dragon was a level 62 Primordial Species — if it truly went on a rampage through the streets, the ones who'd suffer would be everyone present. Even though NPC guards from the surrounding area were already rushing over, players weren't monsters; they didn't follow aggro mechanics and could freely slaughter everything in their vicinity.
Against an Evil Dragon's attacks, everyone present would likely be one-shotted unless they possessed invincibility.
They were just players who happened to be passing through. Getting killed for no reason — that would be an utterly unjust death.
Dark Blade was momentarily stunned by Shi Feng's words. Shi Feng's resolute attitude had completely exceeded his expectations.
"Fine! You forced my hand!" Dark Blade glared at Shi Feng and roared. "Let me see whether that title of Sword King is truly deserved!"
With that, Dark Blade flapped his wings and lunged at Shi Feng like a violent gale.
The ferocious storm generated by Dark Blade's movement sent nearby players flying backward. Even second-class players could barely keep their footing without being blown to the ground.
A distance of over twenty yards meant nothing to Dark Blade — he crossed it in the blink of an eye. His scale-covered dragon claw swept toward Shi Feng in a devastating arc, the violent wind pressure even slowing Man Gu and the others behind Shi Feng.
Yet Shi Feng stood perfectly still, showing no intention of dodging. A brilliant golden radiance erupted from his entire body as he raised the Holy Sword Thunderrend to meet the blow head-on.
BOOM!
A deafening impact echoed through the street as the marble pavement cracked apart, and then something incredible happened.
Shi Feng's sword had actually stopped the massive dragon claw…
"He blocked it?!" Everyone stared in shock at Shi Feng, who had only been pushed back a few steps.
Everyone present understood all too well just how powerful the Evil Dragon's strength was. It was an existence that players had absolutely no business contending with — not only in terms of raw power, but speed as well. The combination of the two made it utterly impossible for players to mount any defense.
Yet Shi Feng had actually blocked such an attack.
"You merely blocked a casual swipe of mine. Let's see how long you can last!" Dark Blade sneered. Although Shi Feng had managed to stop his blow, Dark Blade knew full well that in both strength and speed, he held an overwhelming advantage. Shi Feng's burst skills had a limited duration, to say nothing of the fact that he hadn't even gotten serious yet.
Dark Blade then went into a frenzy, his claws slashing wildly as countless afterimages crashed toward Shi Feng like a hail of small mountains, so fast it was despair-inducing.
The surrounding players stared blankly at the sky full of claw shadows, momentarily frozen.
Against this relentless barrage of attacks, they couldn't think of a single way to counter it.
Players were fundamentally different from monsters. Monsters couldn't unleash their true combat potential and wouldn't sustain high-speed continuous attacks — which was exactly what gave players a chance to defeat them.
But when a player could fully control such a powerful monster, the result was nothing short of soul-crushing despair. There wasn't even a shred of will to fight back.
"So you're finally getting serious?" Shi Feng regarded the sky full of claw shadows without any surprise, then swung both swords.
Purgatory Fivefold Slash!