"He actually died just like that…"
"That was Long Wu! To kill Long Wu in a single strike—when did that NPC show up? That's absolutely terrifying!"
The high-ranking officers from the various guilds watching the battle were all momentarily stunned.
"Guild Leader!"
Long Wu's sudden death caused the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion, which had been riding high on momentum, to instantly cool.
As the commander of the War Dragon Legion, Long Wu had never died a single time since entering the Divine Realm. Even Hell Difficulty team dungeons had been powerless against him.
Whether they were members of the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion or the War Dragon Legion, everyone worshipped Long Wu and took him as their ultimate goal.
One could say that Long Wu was the very symbol of the War Dragon Legion, as well as their pillar.
Now that their pillar had suddenly vanished, even the members of the War Dragon Legion were left stunned.
Because none of them had ever imagined that Long Wu could die, least of all in a battle to annihilate a minor guild.
"Damn that Black Flame — he actually had a hidden trump card!" The Nine Dragons Emperor, seated high in the rear, fixed Shi Feng with a glint of killing intent. "But even if you have a Tier 2 NPC at level 40 to help you, it won't change the fact that you'll be wiped off the map. Uncle Chen, go with Long Xue. Don't let Black Flame escape, and don't let that Tier 2 NPC slip away either!"
Long Wu's reputation thundered across the entire virtual gaming world. His name was practically synonymous with the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion itself, and it symbolized the might of the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion above all else.
Now, for the sake of dealing with a minor guild, things had spiraled out of control to this extent — and Long Wu had even been killed.
If word of this got out, the damage to the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion's prestige would be catastrophic.
They had to reclaim what they had lost.
There was only one way to do that: make Zero Wing vanish from history entirely. Let the guilty parties disappear forever, and show everyone what happened to those who provoked the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion.
The situation was simple. Zero Wing's players were nearly depleted, while the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion's main experts had suffered no significant losses. The Tier 2 NPC was powerful, yes, but at only level 40, it was roughly equivalent to a level 40 Lord-class monster. With the War Dragon Legion's numbers, splitting off a few to eliminate a level 40 Lord would be trivial.
"Understood!" The white-haired elder known as Uncle Chen bowed and promptly departed.
To outsiders, Uncle Chen was merely the Nine Dragons Emperor's butler. But every senior member of the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion knew that this white-haired old man was far more than a butler. He had once been Long Chen — the third commander of the War Dragon Legion. Though that was many years ago.
Now, no one remembered that this aged Uncle Chen was once the legendary Long Chen, who had dominated the battlefield.
Upon receiving the order, the War Dragon Legion went berserk. They abandoned their pursuit of Zero Wing's Elite members, and over a hundred players began converging on Shi Feng and Kite.
Over a hundred experts, each at level 27 or above, all outfitted with top-tier guild equipment. At this level, every player possessed some gear that mitigated level penalties, meaning Kite's level 40 gave him no level suppression advantage against them.
A twenty-man team was more than enough to hunt down a level 40 field lord in the wild under normal circumstances. With over a hundred players now, personally led by Long Xue—the branch leader of the Dragon Blood division—and Long Chen, the former commander of the War Dragon Legion, even a level 40 High Lord wouldn't stand a chance.
"Ha ha ha! Now Black Flame is in deep trouble. Not only did he fail to dampen the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion's morale, he's only enraged them further." Feng Xuanyang burst into laughter at the sight.
"With this many top-tier experts closing in—no skills to use, no way to flee—even if all seven of us Ghost Gods were in his shoes, we'd be completely wiped out." The Third Ghost sighed.
Everyone had already been deeply wary of the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion. Now, witnessing this scene...
...they truly understood the full extent of the Dragon Phoenix Pavilion's might.
"The Dragon Phoenix Pavilion is far too powerful. They're really not comparable to first-rate guilds like ours. Looks like we'll need to adjust our development plans going forward."
Star River Past glanced at the densely packed War Dragon Legion, an indescribable sense of helplessness welling up inside him.