"We won!"
"We did it!"
Every member of Zero Wing was absolutely ecstatic, shouting out one after another.
It was a battle that no one had any confidence in from the start, and the major guilds watching from a distance had long been prepared to kick them while they were down.
Originally, apart from the super guilds, no one dared to stand up to the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion. But Zero Wing did.
And they actually crushed the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion.
They accomplished a feat that countless guilds had never even imagined.
"The Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion actually lost like this…"
The numerous major guilds that had been observing all fell silent.
Beyond the shock, what filled everyone's minds was a sense of disbelief.
The Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion had overwhelming power and a terrifying number of top-tier experts, yet in the end they fell to a single NPC guard.
"After we get back, we absolutely need to pour all our efforts into developing the guild's guards."
Xinghe Wangxi watched the retreating Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion members, his expression visibly stirred with excitement.
The might of super guilds was something ordinary guilds simply couldn't fathom. Only first-rate guilds like theirs were privy to certain secrets.
What they had defeated just now wasn't a super guild, but the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion's power was already no less than those super guilds. Since they could withstand the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion's offensive, they could naturally withstand other super guilds' attacks as well.
Probably no one in the entire Divine Realm could have predicted this.
The force that could stand up to the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion in the beginning wasn't a first-rate guild, but a small, newly established guild called Zero Wing.
But that wasn't the most exciting part.
What got everyone's hopes up was seeing the possibility of actually fighting back against super guilds.
In virtual games, guild battles had always been decided by players, but Divine Realm had introduced a change. Beyond players, NPC guards could now also determine the outcome of a guild war. In other words, the advantage of super guilds was no longer unshakeable.
If a guild's players couldn't hold the line, then NPCs could make up the difference.
At that moment, it wasn't just Xinghe Wangxi who wanted to go all-in on developing NPC guards after returning. The higher-ups of every major guild had fully grasped this reality, and they all had plans to invest heavily in NPCs once they got back.
As long as a guild stronghold had even one NPC like Kate stationed there, it would be as solid as a fortress. Then they wouldn't have to worry about those domineering super guilds and could develop their guildes however they pleased.
As the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion members rapidly withdrew, Shi Feng had no intention of letting them go. Instead, he immediately pressed the advantage, killing as many as he possibly could.
Every player on the field was at the Elite rank or above, let alone their equipment.
Every additional death meant another good piece of equipment dropping.
Just from the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion's retreat, Shi Feng and Kate alone managed to take down several hundred more. The haul was extraordinary—especially the Life Force they had collected.
"Damn it!" Jiulong Huang watched helplessly as guild Elites and experts from the War Dragon Legion fell one by one, his heart bleeding. "Black Flame, just you wait! We'll settle this score sooner or later, and next time you won't be so lucky!"
After the battle had completely ended, Zero Wing began collecting their spoils.
Both sides had suffered massive casualties in the grand battle. But during the heat of combat, no one had had the time to pick up drops, so there were piles of equipment scattered across the ground.
Quite a few observing guilds were red-eyed with envy, yet not a single member from any of them dared to snatch the loot. Not even an Assassin capable of stealth would dare try.