As Liang Jing spoke in the corridor, both Melancholy Smile and Mu Lingsha froze on the spot, momentarily unable to react.
"You've already contacted the Guild Master?" Melancholy Smile took a deep breath and looked at Liang Jing, unable to contain her excitement.
Zero Wing was currently besieged on all fronts. The guild's top combat strength was nowhere to be found, and that wasn't even the most critical issue — the real problem was that Zero Wing's morale had completely collapsed, its fighting spirit lower than ever before.
Shi Feng had always been Zero Wing's backbone. His return might not solve everything, but it could rally every single member of Zero Wing once more.
And it wasn't just about Zero Wing — for every major power in the alliance, Shi Feng's return would be a shot in the arm. After all, those forces had joined hands with Zero Wing in the first place entirely because of Shi Feng. With his return, the allied powers would regain their confidence.
At this point, not only was Melancholy Smile agitated — even Mu Lingsha, standing beside her, couldn't help but look toward Liang Jing, desperate to know whether Shi Feng had truly come back.
If Shi Feng had truly returned, his mere reputation and past deterrent power alone could resolve a great many problems. When the major superpowers had reached their tacit understanding with Star Ring, it had been largely because Shi Feng and his people were no longer around. Now that Shi Feng was back, those superpowers would naturally have to reconsider their positions — there was no way they'd remain as united as before.
"Not yet," Liang Jing shook her head. "It's just a message I received. Right now, the Guild Master is in Silver Wing Town."
With that, Liang Jing forwarded the message to Melancholy Smile so she could see for herself.
But after Melancholy Smile and Mu Lingsha read what Liang Jing had sent, the elation that first flooded their faces quickly gave way to expressions of indescribable gravity.
"How can this be?" Melancholy Smile stared at the displayed message, anxiety creeping into her voice. "Hurry! Organize the elite direct guard squad and contact Hell Roar and the others — we need to get to Silver Wing Town as fast as possible!"
Being able to slay a Legendary-tier Holy Sculpture Devourer was certainly astonishing — one could even call it thrillingly good news.
But the retaliation of millions of Holy Sculpture monsters that would follow was no laughing matter. And that was without even factoring in the Hand of the Sacred Heart, which certainly wouldn't just stand by and do nothing.
When the time came, they'd be facing millions of Holy Sculpture monsters on top of the Hand of the Sacred Heart. Silver Wing Town's defenses alone simply couldn't withstand that.
If Shi Feng were to be devoured by those Holy Sculpture monsters, the consequences would be absolutely catastrophic…
"Don't panic just yet," Mu Lingsha soothed the anxious Melancholy Smile. "Those Holy Sculpture monsters and the Hand of the Sacred Heart won't move that quickly — they'll still need some time to gather and prepare. I'll contact the Undying Warheart and have them dispatch a team immediately as well."
"Thank you."
Melancholy Smile nodded in gratitude, then took a deep breath to calm herself before beginning to organize their forces in an orderly fashion for the march to Silver Wing Town.
And while Melancholy Smile and the others at Zero Wing were mobilizing their army toward Silver Wing Town, the news of Shi Feng's return sent shockwaves through every major superpower.
Nobody had expected Shi Feng — who had vanished for so long — to suddenly reappear.
Or rather, the former Sword King had returned!
Moreover, his personal combat power had reached an almost inconceivable level. He had transformed into a dragon and slaughtered a Legendary-tier Holy Sculpture Devourer as though it were nothing. Not only was he far more terrifying than before, but this also made Zero Wing far more troublesome to deal with.
After all, the fighting force a demoralized guild could muster was a completely different thing from that of one brimming with cohesion.
Fire Dragon Empire, Fire Dragon City.