With that question from Hei Zi, Shi Feng fell silent for a moment.
He truly hadn't expected the Seven Sins Flower to act so quickly, several days ahead of the projected schedule. Moreover, their target wasn't Zero Wing's main raid team or the guild's high-ranking members.
Having the Black God Legion wiped out like this was a small matter in terms of lost experience points, but replacing their equipment would be troublesome.
"Hei Zi, notify Shuise and the others immediately. They've been targeted and shouldn't venture out lightly. For now, let them improve their skills in the Divine Realm Arena. Once I return, we'll deal with the Seven Sins Flower." After a moment's thought, Shi Feng decided it was best for Shuise's group to avoid the confrontation for now. With so many experts at the level of Insight, they couldn't hope to match them. "Oh, and have Yoyuxiaowei collect some materials. I'll need them when I get back."
In the cities of the Divine Realm or in Town of Stone Forest, players with their current strength couldn't safely leave after killing someone. The Seven Sins Flower might be formidable, but if they killed a player within a city, they'd lose their own life in return and face imprisonment for quite some time.
Such a bad deal was likely beneath the Seven Sins Flower.
To deal with them, the only viable plan was to wait until he returned and set a trap, luring the Seven Sins Flower's people into it. That way, they'd have some chance of victory; otherwise, they'd only be adding to their casualties.
"Understood." Hei Zi nodded grimly. Though he felt frustrated, this was the only option.
After ending the call, Shi Feng stood up and refilled the nutrient solution in his virtual reality pod. From now on, he had to dedicate himself entirely to his task and complete this epic quest as soon as possible.
With the quest only halfway done, returning to help was no longer an option. Otherwise, the penalty for abandoning an epic quest was no joke.
"The speed of killing ghouls is still too slow. I need to pick it up." Once online, Shi Feng opened the map of the Imperial Capital, searching for the area with the highest monster density. "The area around the royal palace is bustling, but it's not the most densely populated zone. Typically, the area with the most NPCs would be the commercial district. Since ghouls mutate from NPCs, the place with the most ghouls should logically be the commercial district."
After pinpointing the location, Shi Feng immediately took flight, leading two Tier 3 demons straight towards the commercial district of the Thunder Beast Imperial Capital.
At the same time, the entire Star Moon Kingdom was in an uproar.
The news that Zero Wing's Black God Legion had been nearly wiped out had already appeared on the Star Moon Kingdom forums. Many players were discussing the event.
"Didn't the Black God Legion have a lot of top players? How could they be completely wiped out?"
"I heard they were taken out by a bunch of free players."
"I used to think Zero Wing was something special, but it seems they're not all that."
"Indeed. Everyone says the Zero Wing guild is powerful, full of experts, but now it turns out even a pack of free players can turn them upside down. It was all just hype."
...
As the news spread, Zero Wing's prestige plummeted rapidly. Many players who had been considering joining the guild began to hesitate. Meanwhile, in Town of Stone Forest, numerous guilds saw the news and started taking covert actions, preparing to move against Zero Wing.
"Hahaha, the Kaiyuan Consortium really has some moves, wiping out Zero Wing's Black God Legion so quickly. That's quite a blow to Zero Wing." Upon receiving the news, Xinghe Wangxi couldn't help but laugh. "Zitong, do you know who did it?"
"The Seven Sins Flower!" Zitong said, his expression somewhat grave.
Having come from a top-tier guild, Zitong knew all too well just how terrifying the Seven Sins Flower could be.