Chapter 2616: Tier 4 Mythril-Rank Guard, The Evolution of Life

The moment Shi Feng summoned Versade in the quiet reception room, the ambient mana throughout the entire space shifted dramatically.

Dense!

Heavy!

The mana in the reception room no longer felt like mana at all. It was more as though everyone had been plunged into some strange, alien seawater, leaving them with an indescribable sense of suffocation.

"A Tier 4 direct-guard NPC!"

"How is that possible?!"

Outside the door, Pang Wushang and the Tier 3 assassin stared at Versade standing beside Shi Feng, both completely dumbfounded.

Level 120 direct-guard NPCs were nothing new—they existed in every major superpower. But a level 120, Tier 4 direct-guard NPC? That was something they had never even dared to imagine.

Not for any other reason than the fact that even direct-guard NPCs found it extraordinarily difficult to advance to a Tier 4 Class. In truth, the vast majority of direct-guard NPCs in any guild could never hope to reach Tier 4.

Those lucky enough to possess Gold-grade direct-guard NPCs had a somewhat higher chance of eventually making it to Tier 4, but that required considerable preparation, enormous amounts of time, and was simply not something obtainable at the current stage.

Yet how long had it been since the major superpowers' direct-guard NPCs had even reached level 120? And Zero Wing already had a Tier 4 direct-guard NPC. Everyone knew that a Tier 4 NPC in the Divine Realm was a genuine regional powerhouse—one capable of ruling over an entire major city. For current players, such an existence was simply insurmountable.

"A Tier 4 direct-guard NPC... It seems the major powers of the Eastern Continent have truly underestimated Zero Wing's strength, thinking you could only throw your weight around in the Frost Spring Great Forest and were nothing once you left it." Torre regarded Versade with a calm expression. "But even so, I don't see how a level 120, Tier 4 Mythril-Rank direct-guard NPC could break through a guild city jointly established by our two guilds."

A guild city—even a basic one—was protected by high-tier defensive magic arrays more than capable of withstanding attacks from Tier 4 Classes. Otherwise, it would be impossible to fend off the monster armies that periodically swept in from the wilderness.

Everyone knew that the Western Continent's wilderness was far more dangerous than the Eastern Continent's. Monster armies regularly assaulted NPC towns and kingdoms, and guild-built cities were always prime targets.

It wouldn't be unusual for three to five Legendary monsters to appear at once, and beyond those, there would be tens or even hundreds of thousands of ordinary monsters backing them up.

The idea of a single Tier 4 NPC threatening a guild city jointly constructed by two super guilds was nothing short of a joke.

Of course, with the capabilities of a Tier 4 NPC—particularly a Tier 4 Archmage—it might be possible to destroy an ordinary guild's city. But breaking through a guild city built by a superpower? That was pure fantasy.

Any guild city constructed by a superpower contained measures specifically designed to counter and eliminate Tier 4 threats. Without such defenses, those organizations wouldn't deserve to be called superpowers.

"That's right. A Tier 4 Mythril-Rank direct-guard NPC may be unrivaled in the open field, but it's completely incapable of threatening any superpower's guild city." Silent Red Star had recovered from his shock and nodded in agreement.

Outside the door, Pang Wushang also nodded emphatically.

The strength Zero Wing had revealed was indeed astonishing. Had it been any other superpower, they might have actually considered cooperating with Zero Wing. Unfortunately, Zero Wing was now facing the veteran super guild Violet Sword. One Tier 4 Mythril-Rank direct-guard NPC was useless—let alone two or three.

"That's right. A Tier 4 Mythril-Rank direct-guard NPC would need who knows how long just to wear down a guild city's defensive magic array. But what about a Tier 4 Gold-grade Archmage?" Shi Feng didn't argue. Instead, he smiled and posed a question.