"Guild leader, that World Announcement just now! The Main God is forging a Divine Artifact for you personally?!" A mage captain's voice trembled with excitement. "That's an incredible honor!"
Blood War Eight Wastelands boomed right after him. "Forget the honor! Look at the new Battle Intent Burning feature! And our North American Pioneer title! Ten percent to All Attributes! Guild leader, we're taking off!"
The players around them chimed in. Every face shone with the exhilaration of surviving disaster and the promise of what lay ahead.
The shadow of the recent infighting had been washed away by a string of system announcements and generous rewards.
Dragon Soaring World listened to the commotion, but his gaze never left the Battle Blade in his hand.
He could feel the blade's hunger.
It craved blood, combat, a war fierce enough to set it ablaze.
His gaze passed over the crowd and settled on the distant wasteland.
The eruption of the Jealousy Original Sin had cleared a vast stretch of the battlefield. But now, as the concentration of Sin Karma fell and the World Law shifted, new Sin Monsters had begun spawning along the horizon.
Perhaps influenced by the emergence of Undying Battle Soul, they were larger than their predecessors, and the purple flames on their bodies burned brighter.
"Look! What's that?"
"New Sin Monsters, I think. Do they look stronger to you?"
Some players had noticed the change in the distance, and a hint of caution crept into their voices.
The World Announcement had said monster strength would increase by ten percent.
Dragon Soaring World smiled.
He did not even take a step. Standing where he was, he casually swung Undying Battle Soul in that direction.
There was no blade light, no Divine Fire, not even a sound.
A dark-red thread as fine