Chapter 1 Twilight Forest

Twilight Forest. When the sun sets, this place is shrouded in a heavy twilight, and a large number of level eighty Specters appear in the jungle. These Specters are currently unmatched, so no one dares to enter Twilight Forest in the evening. That's how Twilight Forest got its name.

Twilight Forest at dusk is extremely terrifying, but during the day it is safe, only respawning level twenty-five monsters.

A group of more than five hundred Bi Luo Cang Qiong (Azure Firmament) people were staying nearby, grinding monsters. Most of their levels were around twenty-five, so the majority could be considered the elite of the Bi Luo Cang Qiong guild. Among them, there were about a hundred stronger individuals belonging to the Bi Luo Cang Qiong studio. Logically speaking, such a huge team of players grinding monsters outside should be absolutely safe. Ordinary guilds wouldn't be able to swallow them whole.

When the five hundred players from Ku Ye (Withered Leaf) Studio arrived, they saw what slaughter really meant. Players from Ku Ye Studio, clad in full golden armor, charged into the players like iron behemoths, biting off over a hundred players in one go with irresistible force, and then began to wantonly massacre the Bi Luo Cang Qiong guild members.

The remaining four hundred-plus people, mainly from the Bi Luo Cang Qiong studio, began to resist the onslaught of Shui Se Yan Tou (Smoky Water Head) and the others. The numbers on both sides continued to dwindle, but the number of casualties for Bi Luo Cang Qiong was more than ten times that of Ku Ye Studio.

The Ku Ye Studio players displayed extremely strong coordination. A group of thieves sneaked around to the back and, at the risk of their lives, killed the priests. The warriors in front then launched a powerful charge, and under the radiance of holy light, their momentum soared, causing the Bi Luo Cang Qiong guild members to retreat steadily.

Shui Se Yan Tou's plan was to devour these five or six hundred Bi Luo Cang Qiong people in one bite, then quickly withdraw from Twilight Forest, find a place to grind off their red names, and then find an opportunity to deal with Bi Luo Cang Qiong.

They had already eaten more than two hundred Bi Luo Cang Qiong people, and success was in sight, but unexpected events occurred.

After receiving the news, Hao Tian, the leader of Bi Luo Cang Qiong, quickly asked the players leveling nearby to come to the rescue. Coincidentally, there were more than a thousand Bi Luo Cang Qiong players leveling nearby.

These teams were scattered everywhere, some in teams of five or six, others in teams of a dozen. When Ku Ye Studio scouted the area, they didn't notice these scattered players. They couldn't possibly search every corner of the map. When all the people from the nearby maps gathered, the number became quite considerable, reaching over a thousand. More and more Bi Luo Cang Qiong people gathered, thus trapping Shui Se Yan Tou and the others.

Time passed second by second, and more and more people from Bi Luo Cang Qiong arrived. Shui Se Yan Tou became a little anxious.

"Boss, there are more and more of them. We've killed more than five hundred of them, but we've also lost more than fifty brothers!" Leng Feng Jue Jian (Cold Peak Sword) said from the side, delivering a gorgeous Great Cleave to a Berserker of Bi Luo Cang Qiong who was charging over, sending him flying.

Shui Se Yan Tou calculated the time. If they didn't retreat soon, the Bi Luo Cang Qiong people would arrive. Although each of them was incredibly powerful, they couldn't withstand the attrition of thousands of Bi Luo Cang Qiong people.

"We're breaking through. Everyone follow me!" Shui Se Yan Tou said in a deep voice. With a charge, he knocked two warriors from the Bi Luo Cang Qiong studio away, then pulled out another two-handed greatsword from his backpack and cast a Berserk Strength skill on himself, wielding a two-handed greatsword in each hand.

Whirlwind Slash!

Shui Se Yan Tou swept his two greatswords, and damage numbers of over five hundred floated above the heads of the surrounding seven or eight Berserkers and Shield Warriors.

The terrifying damage chilled the heart!

Shui Se Yan Tou's tall figure, covered in sharp edges of his ornate full-body armor, resembled an iron giant. Even more terrifying were the two two-handed greatswords in his hands. The giant two-handed greatswords were swung like one-handed swords, and with each strike, a warrior was sent flying.

The Berserk Strength skill instantly amplified Shui Se Yan Tou's strength several times. This was a skill attached to his War God Faith set. Back then, five hundred people went to the level thirty Dark God's Hall together, and in the end, he was the only one who crawled out alive, thus obtaining this War God Faith set. This set could be equipped at level twenty-five and provided astonishing attribute bonuses, especially the Berserk Strength attached to the set, which could greatly increase Shui Se Yan Tou's strength and allow him to wield two-handed greatswords with one hand. The skill cooldown time was greatly reduced, but defense and health decreased by 30%, lasting for five minutes with a cooldown time of two natural days.

The effect of this skill was obviously extremely amazing. The attack of a two-handed greatsword was often 60% higher than a one-handed sword of the same level. As a warrior, when using a two-handed sword, he could add 50% of the off-hand weapon's attack to the main hand.

When wielding two two-handed greatswords, the main hand weapon's attack was already very high. Adding 50% of the off-hand, which was also a two-handed weapon with super-high attack, to the main hand made the attack frighteningly high. No one could withstand such fierce attacks!

Another Whirlwind Slash, and the sharp sword light swept across, and seven or eight Berserkers and Shield Warriors fell to the ground at the same time.

There were no more priests in the back ranks of Bi Luo Cang Qiong. The few scattered priests were of no use at all.

Shui Se Yan Tou killed a group of Bi Luo Cang Qiong warriors in front of him, charging into the Bi Luo Cang Qiong mages like a huge meat grinder, truly brave and invincible.

Countless spells landed densely on Shui Se Yan Tou, exploding on his body. Shui Se Yan Tou's defense was very low, and his health quickly approached the bottom line. However, soon, beams of white light fell on Shui Se Yan Tou, and his health fluctuated up and down, several times approaching the brink of death, but he was still saved by the priests behind him.

"Kill!" Shui Se Yan Tou roared, charging all the way, and patches of mages fell to the ground.

Even Berserkers and Shield Warriors couldn't withstand two attacks from Shui Se Yan Tou, so these mages naturally had to be instantly killed.

Along the way, corpses piled up like mountains, and blood flowed like rivers.

Shui Se Yan Tou's red name was chilling. Wherever he went, the Bi Luo Cang Qiong players were so scared that they scattered like birds and beasts.

Sweeping his sword horizontally, who could stand against him?

Leng Feng Jue Jian and Mu En followed closely behind, like three sharp knives, and wherever they went, the Bi Luo Cang Qiong magic players fell to the ground one after another.

"Boss, there are more and more of them! Many people are coming from the east and south!"

"We're breaking out to the north!" Shui Se Yan Tou said, looking at the guild list. Dozens more members had died. His heart ached. These were all elites of the Ku Ye Studio! In a moment of anger, he disregarded the warnings of the studio负责人 (fù zé rén, person in charge) and led people over here. He didn't know if it was right or wrong.

Indeed, the purpose of the studio was only to make money, not to make enemies. But those people who were killed by Bi Luo Cang Qiong outside the Man Niu (Barbarian Cow) Prairie were his brothers who spent day and night with him! Those brothers were surrounded and killed by Bi Luo Cang Qiong, and they were still deducted performance pay because they were not careful enough. These brothers all had families to support. Shui Se Yan Tou couldn't swallow this breath.

"Today's events were my own decision, and I've caused everyone to be trapped. All the losses of the brothers will be borne by Shui Se Yan Tou alone!" Shui Se Yan Tou shouted in the studio chat channel. His savings over the years were enough to compensate these brothers for their losses.

"Boss, we went with you voluntarily. You don't need to feel guilty. Dying has nothing to do with you."

"At worst, we'll just have our bonuses deducted, lose a level, and lose some equipment!"

Those who died all said in the studio group chat.

"Even if only one person is left alive, we must escort the boss out. His War God Faith set must not be dropped!" Leng Feng Jue Jian shouted in a deep voice, sending a Berserker flying with a wild dance.

The equipment on their bodies was also obtained with great effort.

If they were killed with a red name, all the equipment on their bodies would be dropped, which would be equivalent to wasting all their hard work for so long. Without equipment, their future income would definitely be very low.

Shui Se Yan Tou regretted his impulsiveness a little. He hadn't thought clearly enough. He never expected that Bi Luo Cang Qiong would coincidentally have so many people leveling nearby.

"Boss, Bi Luo Cang Qiong has eight or nine thousand people heading towards you. You guys get out of there quickly!" A Ku Ye Studio member who had returned after being killed shouted in the group chat.

Shui Se Yan Tou's heart tightened. He didn't expect the Bi Luo Cang Qiong people to be assembled so quickly, which showed that Hao Tian's leadership of the guild was still very good.

"Brothers, we're breaking out. Let's move fast!"

Shui Se Yan Tou swung his greatsword and chopped down a few Bi Luo Cang Qiong mages, looking towards the end of the jungle in the distance. A team of brightly armored Bi Luo Cang Qiong people was surrounding them, completely blocking their way!

The leader was none other than Hao Tian, the guild leader of Bi Luo Cang Qiong!

Hao Tian was tall, not inferior to Shui Se Yan Tou in the slightest. He was a Paladin, wearing full silver armor that radiated a faint glow. Seeing Shui Se Yan Tou, a hint of sinister malice flashed between his brows.

The feud between Hao Tian and Shui Se Yan Tou had a long history.

Shui Se Yan Tou was once one of the founders of the Bi Luo Cang Qiong studio, holding about 30% of the shares. Later, something happened, and the two parted ways. Shui Se Yan Tou led a large group of people out of the Bi Luo Cang Qiong studio, created Ku Ye Studio, and accepted investment from the Tuoba family.

Later, the two major studios became increasingly hostile due to competition in various games.

It was a case of enemies meeting, eyes blazing with hatred.

The appearance of Hao Tian and the others caused the charge of Ku Ye Studio to falter.

"Damn, it's Hao Tian!" Shui Se Yan Tou stared at Hao Tian, gripping the greatsword in his hand tightly, the veins on his arm bulging, his pupils filled with crimson blood, like an enraged lion.

"Boss, our way out is blocked, and a few priests are running out of mana!" The priest in charge of healing, Lun Hui Zhi Zhu (Lord of Reincarnation), shouted. More and more people from the Bi Luo Cang Qiong guild were pouring in from all directions.

In a little while, Bi Luo Cang Qiong would have eight or nine thousand people rushing over, and at that time, it would be a catastrophe for Ku Ye Studio!