As Shi Feng chanted his incantation midair, two summoning arrays materialized above the battlefield, and in less than a second, two figures appeared floating in the sky.
The moment these two figures manifested, everyone on the field felt an unprecedented wave of pressure crashing down upon them.
"Two Tier 4 direct guards!"
"How did he pull that off?!"
Staring at the two figures, the members of every major faction present couldn't help but draw in a sharp breath.
There were plenty of people in the Divine Realm who possessed direct NPC guards, but those who had managed to obtain Tier 4 direct guards could be counted on one hand across the entire Divine Realm.
That was because the difficulty for an NPC guard to advance to Tier 4 was even greater than for a player. Even a Gold-grade guard had less than a 25% success rate when attempting the Tier 4 advancement, and each failure meant waiting a full month before trying again — with no increase in success rate whatsoever.
And yet Shi Feng had summoned two in one breath…
The two direct guards were none other than Kate and Anna.
The reason they hadn't been summoned in so long was that both had been busy advancing to the Tier 4 Class. In order to let them focus on their advancement and level up in peace, Shi Feng had refrained from summoning them at all. Advancing to Tier 4 as an NPC was far more troublesome than it was for players, with an even lower success rate.
Fortunately, both of them possessed extraordinary potential, and they had now successfully advanced to Tier 4. Their levels had also far surpassed Shi Feng's — Kate had reached Level 146, and Anna had reached Level 149. That put them on virtually equal footing with the three from the Secret Hand Society, with no meaningful gap between them.
Once one reached the Tier 4 Class, as long as an NPC's level was within ten or so of another's, there would be no significant difference in base attributes. What truly caused a qualitative leap were Legendary fragment-grade weapons and equipment, mastery over mana, and the number of Tier 4 magical skills one had learned.
The appearance of Kate and Anna made the situation crystal clear to even the densest person present — the tide of this great battle had completely turned.
(Hey everyone, our public account gives away gold coins and point-bonus red envelopes every day — just follow us to claim yours. This is the last big giveaway of the year, so don't miss out! Public account: [Book Friends Camp]) Now that the major superpowers like Star Ring had lost their Master-level magic arrays to suppress Zero Wing's three great guildes, and their Tier 4 Class count had already fallen short of Zero Wing's, their only remaining advantage had been the Tier 4 NPCs from the Secret Hand Society.
But with the arrival of Kate and Anna — two Tier 4 direct guards — that advantage was neutralized. The Tier 4 magistrate from Heavenly Spring City would likely arrive to lend a hand any moment now. This meant the major superpowers like Star Ring had lost every shred of their advantage. In fact, Zero Wing now had three additional Tier 4 experts on their side.
It might have only been three extra people, but for the major superpowers like Star Ring, it was enough to drive them to despair.
With over ten thousand Tier 3 experts on the field, they stood absolutely no chance against three Tier 4 experts — it would be a complete one-sided slaughter. On top of that, Heavenly Spring City had already been locked down; apart from the teleportation hall, players had no way of using any other teleportation items to leave. The situation for Star Ring was dire.
Lu Xingluo's expression was grim. He had never expected Shi Feng to actually turn the situation around — and not just that, but to push them into a dead end.
"Guild Leader Xingluo, what do we do now? If a fight breaks out, our side will likely…" Qianli Wuya asked anxiously in a low voice, turning to Lu Xingluo.
This entire plan had been orchestrated by Lu Xingluo, and they had only come along to provide support. After all, Lu Xingluo had repeatedly assured them that this time they would absolutely bring down Zero Wing, and then all the major superpowers would split Zero Wing's three great guildes and the Tower of Secret Covenants among themselves.
Now, before they had even gotten the chance to carve up Zero Wing, they had already lost Jiuxiao Longyun — and it looked like Qianli Wuya himself and Chenji Sanyue would be lost as well…
"I know." Lu Xingluo let out a helpless sigh. "I thought these measures would be more than enough to take down Zero Wing. It seems that in the end, I have no choice but to go to them for help."