After entering the Crystal Grotto-Heaven, it wasn't just Shi Feng who received the system notification—the sound of a system prompt echoed in everyone's ears at the same time.
"The Free Combat System has been activated?" Shi Feng was genuinely shocked.
The Free Combat System was extremely unfamiliar to current players, but for Shi Feng, it was as familiar as it could possibly be.
Because this was a combat system mode that only unlocked after Divine Realm underwent its second evolution.
To make combat in Divine Realm more realistic, players' attacks would no longer distinguish between friend and foe.
In the past, when two players formed a party, even if a teammate used a skill to attack a fellow party member, the target wouldn't take any damage. But once the Free Combat System was activated, accidentally hitting a teammate would deal real damage.
Furthermore, players could even hurt themselves with their own skills. For example, if a player used an area-of-effect attack and was standing within its own range, they would take damage too. After the Free Combat System was unlocked, many players had been sent to the graveyard because of accidental self-injury.
Because of this, when attacking, players needed to have exceptional control over their strikes. Otherwise, no matter how good their equipment was, nobody would want to party up with them for a Dungeon.
"Guild Leader, what's wrong?" Water Rouge noticed the surprised look on Shi Feng's face and couldn't help but ask.
"The Free Combat System has already been activated for us. From now on, our attacks won't distinguish between friend and foe. Be careful during the fight—don't accidentally hit your teammates or yourselves," Shi Feng explained.
But before the others could even process what was happening, the entrance to the grotto was sealed off by a deep purple barrier of light.
Hei Zi accidentally touched it, and his HP instantly dropped by a thousand points.
Startled, Hei Zi hurriedly retreated from the barrier.
"We've fallen into a trap. Watch your surroundings. Don't act rashly."
Shi Feng examined the deep purple barrier of light at the entrance, then scanned the area around them.
He immediately noticed that the Land Where Stars Fell—previously devoid of any monsters—had suddenly spawned a massive horde of Werewolf Warriors. They held shields and weapons in hand, staring blankly at the group. Baring their fangs, drooling foul-smelling saliva from the corners of their mouths, they had already marked them as prey.
Werewolf Warriors. Elite. Level 27. HP 42,000.
While individual Werewolf Warriors were considerably weaker than Flame Bear Beasts, the Land Where Stars Fell was absolutely swarming with them. They gathered in clusters of over ten, making them far more dangerous to deal with than two or three Flame Bear Beasts.
"Guild Leader. What do we do now?" Hei Zi watched the hundreds of Werewolf Warriors slowly advancing toward them, his voice betraying his unease.
"We fight and look for an exit at the same time." Shi Feng couldn't think of a better plan. The entrance was sealed, and now all these Werewolf Warriors had appeared—they could only fight their way out while fleeing. "I'll carve the path. Huo Wu and Fei Ying, cover me. Water Rouge, focus on locking down the Werewolf Warriors."
Based on Shi Feng's past experience, every trap in Divine Realm had a sliver of survival. So long as they found the method to break it, they could escape.
This particular trap was clearly designed to exploit their unfamiliarity with the Free Combat System. If they used skills indiscriminately, they might fail to kill the monsters and end up taking each other out instead.
So it was better for him to take the lead.
Shi Feng then led the team toward the area with the fewest Werewolf Warriors.
Though it was the fewest, the number still exceeded ten.
Seeing Shi Feng and the others charge toward them, the Werewolf Warriors let out roars and raised their weapons to attack. The other Werewolf Warriors in the distance also began closing in from all sides.
"Don't get bogged down. Draw them together and kill them in a cluster."
Shi Feng spoke as he dashed ahead of the group and arrived before the Werewolf Warriors. Drawing Abyssal and Purgatory's Shadow, he unleashed over a dozen sword strikes in a single swing, each beam of sword light precisely slicing toward the Werewolf Warriors' vital points.
Shi Feng's attack speed was incredibly fast. Though the Werewolf Warriors tried to block with their weapons, his sword light struck their bodies first. A single blow sent a Werewolf Warrior standing over two meters tall flying backward, a damage number of over a thousand popping above its head.