After the battle between Shi Feng and Juetian was over, Shi Feng finally let out a breath of relief.
If it weren't for the Seven Luminaries Ring during this fight, he probably would have let the cunning Juetian slip away.
The Divine Realm was just like that. If a player wanted to achieve something and make a name for themselves, it was like rowing against the current — if you didn't push forward, you'd be swept back. Today's glory could easily become tomorrow's laughingstock.
Even though Juetian's growth had been impressive, there was still a considerable gap compared to Shi Feng's progress.
Shi Feng promptly picked up the weapons and equipment Juetian had dropped.
When he saw the dropped gear, Shi Feng clicked his tongue in silent admiration. These were all top-tier Mythril Rank items, and the dropped dagger was Gold-grade. It would have been mid-level even among the core members of the Zero Wing guild — only fellow assassins Huo Wu and Fei Ying could surpass it by a slim margin.
Juetian was a lone wolf with no guild or group backing him. Owning a set like this meant he had already reached the pinnacle of White River City's player base. If Juetian hadn't been a solo player, his equipment would likely be Gold-grade instead of Mythril Rank by now.
Against a Juetian decked out entirely in Gold-grade gear, killing him would not have been nearly as easy as it was today.
"Sister Shui Se, is that really the guild leader?" Xue Yan blinked her big eyes, staring at the figure standing proudly amid the firelight, uncertainty in her voice. "He's so much more powerful than what I saw in the videos. The guild leader always seems so ordinary and approachable, really gentle. But just standing here watching him now, I can barely breathe."
"Of course," Shui Se Qiang Wei smiled knowingly. "That's our guild leader — ordinary yet utterly dependable."
Xue Yan had been running dungeons constantly. She'd only heard about Shi Feng's exploits but never witnessed them firsthand. Seeing him fight for the first time had left her genuinely shaken, which was perfectly natural.
After all, there were many things a video simply couldn't convey. You had to see it with your own eyes to truly understand.
"All right, stop gawking. Get rid of these red-named players quickly. Huo Wu and the others are being chased by over two thousand NPCs — they could be taken out at any second."
The red-named players in Brook Town had already been in despair facing Shi Feng's NPC guards. The appearance of Juetian and the high-tier lord had been their last glimmer of hope, but Shi Feng had snuffed it out completely. Every trace of will to resist drained from the red-named players.
Run?
How could they run?
With speed like the wind, they wouldn't be able to keep up even with a few extra pairs of legs.
Once the red-named players lost their fighting spirit, Shui Se Qiang Wei's group cleared them out with ease. In less than a minute, every last red-named player in Brook Town had been eliminated. The weapons and equipment they harvested were enough to arm an entire thousand-man raid force.
Though the battle had cost them a few casualties and a level lost, the gains made the losses trivial. The weapons and gear looted from the red-named players more than made up for all of Zero Wing's previous losses, with plenty left to spare.
Shui Se Qiang Wei was absolutely thrilled. She managed the guild's day-to-day affairs and knew exactly what these weapons and equipment represented.
With this batch of gear, Zero Wing could immediately produce a large wave of elite players as soon as they finished recruiting new members, boosting the guild's combat power by an entire tier. They could stand toe-to-toe with the Dark Star guild, and when the time came for another clash, they wouldn't even need the Snake of the Body's help. Zero Wing could handle it on their own.