On a small hill outside Silverwing Town, dozens of Beast Legion members had set up camp and were resting. They paid no attention whatsoever to the heavily guarded Silverwing Town thousands of yards away, each enjoying fine food and wine.
"The Captain is being way too cautious this time, just having us camp out here. If you ask me, we should just wipe out Silverwing Town. What's Zero Wing going to do about it anyway?" A Level 67 Guardian Knight glanced at Silverwing Town in the distance, eyes gleaming with eagerness. "Before, everyone was going on about how strong Zero Wing's Black God Legion was, but weren't they still sent running by us?"
Their Beast Legion was well-known across the Western Continent of the Divine Realm. They had destroyed no fewer than twenty guild towns, including some controlled by superpowers.
Yet now, their captain Jingfeng had simply told them to guard outside Silverwing Town and prevent players from leaving. It was completely unlike their usual style.
"Don't be so bitter, Black Panther. At least you got to stretch your muscles against the Black God Legion last time. The rest of us could only kill trash mobs—we didn't even see a single field BOSS." A Level 67 Berserker standing nearby, wielding a white bone saber, shot a glare at the Guardian Knight named Black Panther Tianxia.
To maintain a long-term presence around Silverwing Town, their Beast Legion had split into two rotating groups. Those with more stamina went out to grind and level up, while those with less returned to camp to rest. That way, even while keeping watch over Silverwing Town, their levels wouldn't fall behind.
"Enough. The Captain has his reasons, and Silverwing Town isn't like the towns we've destroyed before. Whether it's the town's defenses or the strength of the NPC guards, they're considerably stronger. If we try to brute-force our way in, even if we capture Silverwing Town, we'd probably take heavy losses." A stooped man of Level 68, dressed in silver-gray leather, swept his gaze over the group and spoke in a deep voice. "Our mission this time is to destroy Zero Wing, that's true, but preserving our strength is equally important. After all, our enemies aren't just a little guild like Zero Wing—they're those fellows on the Western Continent!"
"We can wear down Zero Wing without taking a single scratch, grinding them to nothing little by little. There's no reason to waste too much effort or show our hand."
At the stooped man's words—especially the mention of those on the Western Continent—their expressions turned solemn and every last one of them straightened up, their earlier laxity gone entirely.
"Vice Captain, I heard that Zero Wing's Black Flame is really strong. He actually defeated the Sword Demon, one of the Four Shadow Demons. I wonder who'd win in a fight between him and our Captain?" the Guardian Knight named Black Panther Tianxia asked the stooped man curiously.
The Beast Legion members present all turned their gaze toward the stooped man.
They knew quite a bit about the strength of the Four Shadow Demons. Each one was an absolute monster who had grasped Domain for many years. The Sword Demon in particular was renowned as the strongest in frontal combat.
But when it came to their own captain's true strength, they weren't nearly as clear. They had never witnessed Jingfeng's real power. Only the vice captain, who had been close with the captain for years, might know—after all, back in the day, Captain Jingfeng and Vice Captain Yun Manshan had been enemies, and both were monster-level fighters.
"Fifty-fifty, I'd say. Wild battles aren't the same as formal matches—there are plenty of tricks you can't use," Vice Captain Yun Manshan replied after a moment's thought.
"Vice Captain, you're giving Black Flame way too much credit. In my opinion, Black Flame probably can't even beat Captain Yumo, let alone go fifty-fifty with our Captain."
"Exactly. The Sword Demon is already an old man—his edge is long past its prime. Captain Yumo may not match the Sword Demon in raw combat skill, but in a wild battle? Yumo would absolutely destroy that old man."
Everyone felt the vice captain was being far too generous. The Sword Demon and the others might be legends, but the Beast Legion's current fame and strength were well above the Four Shadow Demons. Setting aside the captain and vice captain, even their squad captains had the power to dominate entire regions.
Captain Yumo in particular was the foremost among the squad captains. He had killed over a dozen monster-level experts in frontal combat alone. Moreover, the Beast Legion excelled in wild battles—if the Sword Demon ran into Yumo in the field, he'd be in for a world of hurt.
Just as the Beast Legion members were chatting back and forth, a cloud of dust suddenly kicked up not far away, immediately catching the attention of those scanning the surroundings.
"Vice Captain! Someone from Silverwing Town is charging toward us!" the Ranger using Eagle Eye shouted.
"Zero Wing's people are finally making their move. Now we can finally have some fun." Black Panther Tianxia licked his lips and grinned.
"Lucky you. Next time I'll just tag along with you." Hui Mang, the Berserker standing beside him with the white bone saber, also grew excited.
"How many are coming?" Vice Captain Yun Manshan stood up and asked.
"Thirty-something!" the scouting Ranger reported cautiously.
"Thirty-something?" Everyone was momentarily stunned, suspecting the Ranger had miscounted or accidentally dropped a digit.
"That's right, thirty-something. But from the looks of it, these people appear to be members of Zero Wing's main team," the Ranger explained.