Having just managed to land the killing blow, Shi Feng had barely had time to celebrate before he felt deep malice bearing down on him from all directions.
Even though Shi Feng was currently cloaked in a black cowl and no one could make out his features, the system announcements had thoroughly given him away.
Star Moon Kingdom Regional System Announcement: Congratulations to player Black Flame for being the first to slay an aberrant-type enemy. Rewards: 50 Star Moon Kingdom Reputation, 30 Free Mastery, and 30 Gold Coins.
White River City Regional System Announcement: Player Black Flame has slain the Mechanical Slaughterer that invaded White River City. Rewards: 200 White River City Reputation, 10,000 White River City Merit, and 20 Gold Coins.
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The two announcements repeated three times in a row, and even the densest person could figure it out.
The player in the black cowl, glowing with golden light after killing the Mechanical Slaughterer, was Zero Wing's guild master, Black Flame.
Having just slain the Mechanical Slaughterer, he had not only scored a massive amount of experience points but also walked away with such bountiful rewards. How could anyone not be consumed with envy, jealousy, and hatred?
"As expected of his reputation — actually pulling off the last hit while Weisman and the Mechanical Slaughterer were fighting each other." Having witnessed Shi Feng's sharp performance moments ago, Chi Yu couldn't help but compare himself to Shi Feng, only to realize that even he probably couldn't have timed the kill any better.
"That Black Flame is decent enough, I suppose, but at the end of the day, he's not someone who can make it onto the Tianji Pavilion's Masters Ranking. No matter how good he is, how good can he really be? He's nowhere near your level, Brother Chi Yu — you're ranked in the top nine hundred!" Liu Qianqian said with a slight smile, looking at Chi Yu.
The Tianji Pavilion's Masters Ranking listed a total of 1,008 top players across the entire Divine Realm. Making it onto that ranking was extraordinarily difficult — after all, the player base of Divine Realm was enormous and still growing. Even the person ranked at 1,008 was a monster-level expert.
Every player in the virtual gaming world considered it an honor to be on the Masters Ranking. It was not only a symbol of strength but also a badge of prestige.
The fact that Chi Yu could rank in the top nine hundred was proof enough of his power.
The fact that Black Flame couldn't make the list meant that, in the Tianji Pavilion's assessment, his strength fell short of Chi Yu's.
But Shi Feng couldn't have cared less about what everyone thought of him. Without a word, he started scooping up the loot.
The Mechanical Slaughterer had dropped over a hundred items upon death. The value such a haul could bring to a guild was something everyone understood without being told.
A boss as powerful as the Mechanical Slaughterer would surely drop items that were at minimum Gold-grade. Gold-grade weapons and equipment were incredibly rare at this stage. Over a hundred pieces like these could fully arm a twenty-person team, give a fifty-person squad a qualitative leap in power, or provide a hundred-person raid group with a massive upgrade.
"Damn it! Everyone, get in there — those drops are all mine!" Wei Wo Du Kuang clenched his fists and stared at Shi Feng like a viper, roaring in fury.
The Dark Star members who had been waiting for this moment charged forward.
Other guilds and solo players naturally weren't about to fall behind either, and they all rushed toward the drop zone.
Shi Feng had no intention of letting anyone else take the loot. But with time running short and everyone swarming in, he could only grab as many items as he could.
One… two… five…
Whatever was closest, he snatched up first, stuffing everything indiscriminately into his bag.