"Huowu, have you locked on over there?" Shi Feng immediately turned to Huowu nearby and asked.
If it had been back at Starlight Fortress, he truly would have had no way to deal with players using teleportation scrolls on his own. But now, besides him, there was also Huowu, an assassin, present.
In the Divine Realm, players using all manner of means to escape was about as normal as it got. Generally, if someone wanted to chase down a target, they would use various tracking scrolls or magical tracking skills.
And the assassin class was the class most skilled at pursuit and assassination among all classes bar none.
This was especially true after advancing to Tier 3 and unlocking the Mana Body—tracking abilities would undergo a qualitative transformation. By using their own mana to lock onto the target's mana, it was fundamentally different from those tracking scrolls. It wouldn't apply any status effect to the player, making it extremely difficult to detect. Unless the player could strip away the mana the assassin had threaded into them, or wait until that mana was completely exhausted, there was simply no way to break the tracking.
"Don't worry, Guild Master. My mana has already locked onto him. It's useless even if he runs to the ends of the earth," Huowu nodded and said.
Before she had revealed herself to kill that Tier 3 Shield Warrior, she had already used her mana to lock onto every single person present. In truth, even if Shuisè Qiangwei and Ziyan Liuyun hadn't lifted a finger, no one from the Sentinel Shelter would have been able to leave alive.
"Guild Master, you really want to go over there? That city in the spatial rift is completely shrouded in the power of darkness. More likely than not, it's the territory of demon players, and those demon players are extremely xenophobic. If you go over, I'm afraid it'll be very difficult to make a move on Zhutian Luanshi afterward." Qing Shuang hurriedly tried to dissuade him upon hearing this.
Although Zhutian Luanshi was a hidden danger to the First Shelter, the Sentinel Shelter's elite forces had already been decimated. There was no way they could recover anytime soon. They could fully use this period of time to further elevate the First Shelter. After all, Zero Wing had already made a name for itself throughout the entire Dark Cavern after this battle. There would definitely be a massive influx of players flooding into the First Shelter, so there was no need to worry about its speed of growth at all.
As long as the First Shelter was promoted to a large-scale shelter, even Zhutian Luanshi would have great difficulty making a dent in it.
"Of course, since Zhutian Luanshi has already made up their mind to oppose our Zero Wing, I need to show them exactly what the price of being our enemy is!" Shi Feng said with unwavering resolve.
If it had been before, he would have let it slide. Zhutian Luanshi fleeing was Zhutian Luanshi fleeing.
But things were different now. The Dark Cavern's connections with the outside world were growing tighter by the day, and in the future, more and more superpowers would set their sights on the Dark Cavern.
The only towns inside the Dark Cavern were shelters.
If the major powers wanted to develop within the Dark Cavern, they had to have a shelter. But building a shelter from scratch and developing it was an extraordinarily lengthy process. The best approach was to seize an existing shelter that had already been built up.
Now that the Sentinel Shelter was the first power to covet the First Shelter, he naturally had to make an example of them — so that the other powers would understand that Zero Wing was not to be trifled with. Otherwise, even more powers would come knocking at the First Shelter's door.
"I understand. I'll go make preparations right away. However, right now every major power is scrambling over the Bronze Teleportation Gates. Getting to the Divine Realm continent at this point will be very difficult — I'm afraid we'll need to wait for a while…"
Qing Shuang grasped Shi Feng's meaning after hearing his words. Shi Feng intended to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. But travel between the Dark Cavern and the Divine Realm continent was no simple matter. Currently, the only way back and forth was through the Bronze Teleportation Gates, yet their First Shelter's rank was too low — it didn't have a Bronze Teleportation Gate at all.
The only option was to borrow another large-scale shelter's Bronze Teleportation Gate. But slots on the Bronze Teleportation Gates were limited, and many had already been allocated. Getting to the Divine Realm continent quickly would not be easy.
"Guild Leader Black Flame, if you're planning to head to that demon gathering place, I might be able to help out a bit."
Just as Qing Shuang finished speaking, a clear, melodious voice drifted down from midair.
A hippogriff slowly descended from the sky, and the voice belonged to the one controlling it — Huanyu.
"You know where that place is?" Shi Feng looked at Huanyu as she stepped down from the hippogriff, a trace of surprise in his eyes.
Although the demon players' territory was located on the Divine Realm continent, those places were like secret realms — not only were they extremely difficult to find, but their positions were also highly unstable. Because of this, when it came to dealing with demon players, the major powers of the Divine Realm had always found it very difficult to eliminate their forces.
"I wouldn't exactly say I know where it is — it'd be more accurate to say I came from that very place," Huanyu said with a faint smile.
"In that case, what do I need to pay in return?" Shi Feng asked.
He didn't believe Huanyu would help him for no reason. After all, Huanyu was the Vice Guild Leader of the Crimson Emperor Guild. Right now, Zero Wing and Crimson Emperor weren't exactly enemies, but they weren't friends either.
"There's no need for that. Consider it a gesture of goodwill from Crimson Emperor toward Zero Wing," Huanyu said, shaking her head with a smile.
"Fine. As long as the Crimson Emperor Guild doesn't provoke us at Zero Wing in the future, we won't go out of our way to cause trouble for Crimson Emperor either," Shi Feng nodded.
"Then thank you, Guild Master Black Flame. I will report this matter to my superiors later." Huanyu relaxed slightly upon seeing Shi Feng nod in agreement. "However, before you and your people head over, I must give you a warning. That demonic city is ruled by the newly risen dark guild, the Heart of Demons. Their rise within the Ten Sacred Empire has been astonishingly fast, as if they appeared out of thin air. They’ve even managed to cripple the super guild Battle Wolf in the past. Since the Chaotic Ten Heavens was able to bind their teleportation coordinates there, it indicates that their connection with the Heart of Demons must be quite deep."
"Furthermore, that demonic city is the Heart of Demons' stronghold. The entire territory is under demon control, so ordinary players who venture there are likely to be attacked by demons and demon players. If you want to kill the Chaotic Ten Heavens, it’s best not to delve too deeply."
After Huanyu finished speaking, Qing Shuang, who had previously agreed with going to kill the Chaotic Ten Heavens, suddenly looked grim.
If the Chaotic Ten Heavens didn’t have a strong connection with the dark guild Heart of Demons, that would be one thing, but if their relationship was extraordinary, then this matter would be truly difficult to handle.
After all, the Heart of Demons was a force that even super guilds found headache-inducing. Entering their stronghold would be practically seeking death.
"The Heart of Demons? So that’s his backing." A sudden clarity dawned on Shi Feng.
In his previous life, the Heart of Demons was one of the six major dark guilds. Every member of the guild was a demon player. Although their numbers were far fewer compared to other superpowers, each member possessed extraordinary combat abilities, far beyond ordinary experts. Many super guilds had suffered greatly at their hands, and even the guild masters of super guilds had been killed by the Heart of Demons multiple times. Their strength was as terrifying as the five great powers of the Divine Realm.
Calculating the timeline, this was indeed the moment when the Heart of Demons began its sudden surge in power.
"However, if he thinks such a patron allows him to stand against our Zero Wing, he’s sorely mistaken!" Recalling the confidence the Chaotic Ten Heavens had shown before leaving, a cold smile played at the corner of Shi Feng's lips. He then turned to Huanyu and said, "Vice Guild Leader Huanyu, I wonder how many people your side can bring along?"
"My side doesn’t have many slots either. I’m not sure how many people Guild Master Black Flame plans to bring. If it’s really not enough, I could borrow some from other guilds," Huanyu pondered and replied.
"Roughly three hundred or so."