Su Yu stood behind the village chief, calmly watching the two groups facing off before him.
Of course, he had called the Skycutter Guild over to screw them over.
As a powerful level 84 NPC, the Star Forger Dragon King definitely could not be killed by novice players.
On the contrary, if a large number of players attacked him, the Star Forger Dragon King would become extremely irritated. One breath of dragon fire would be enough to instantly kill the hundreds of people in the square.
As for screwing over the Emperor Blood Guild's players while dealing with Skycutter, Su Yu felt no psychological burden whatsoever.
Although the Emperor Blood Guild reformed in the later stages of the game and actively cooperated with Guo Jia's overall strategic plans, the early Emperor Blood Guild had been an utterly trashy guild. Screwing them over was no big deal.
The two major guilds faced off in the square, and the Official Forum quickly exploded.
One post in particular became wildly popular: "Shocking! The Skycutter Guild and Emperor Blood God Slayer Guild are facing off in Novice Village 6's square, seemingly about to clash!"
Within just a few minutes, the post had received over a hundred replies.
The post also included a video recorded by the player who had made it.
In the video, Skycutter Sword led his players on the right side of the square, while Emperor Blood God Slayer and Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon led the Emperor Blood members on the left.
The two sides glared at each other, clearly looking ready to fight at the slightest disagreement!
The forum users were thrilled:
"Holy shit! Are these two major guilds about to go to war?"
"Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon left that disgusting Skycutter Guild and joined Emperor Blood God Slayer. Emperor Blood God Slayer is probably trying to get justice for him, right?"
"Bullshit! Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon was never one of Skycutter's people! He deliberately framed our Skycutter Guild!"
"It takes two to tango. You say Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon deliberately framed you, but why would he frame you for no reason?"
"Anyway, the Emperor Blood Guild isn't any good either! They're still monopolizing a leveling spot in Novice Village 2!"
Gradually, the forum users' discussion went off the rails, and a heated argument broke out beneath the post.
Of course, even more players immediately logged in after seeing the post and headed to Novice Village 6 to watch the show.
Near the coachman in Novice Village 6, huge numbers of spectators appeared and surged toward the village entrance square like a tidal wave.
It felt rather like the crowds flooding famous tourist attractions during the May Day and National Day Golden Week holidays.
Before long, a massive number of players had poured in, filling the spacious village entrance square.
Aside from the "boundary line" between the two guilds, heads packed every corner of the square.
The spectators were eager to see things blow up, so they egged on both guilds:
"We're all here! When are you guys starting?"
"Hurry up! Skycutter Guild, you have more people, so you go first!"
"Exactly, don't chicken out! If you want to become the top guild, you have to show your mettle in this battle! No one wants to join a cowardly guild."
"Beer, drinks, mineral water! Peanuts, sunflower seeds, and eight-treasure porridge!"
Skycutter Sword had never expected so many players to come and watch.
Looking at the vast sea of people stretching as far as the eye could see, with the crowd still growing, even the experienced Skycutter Sword felt his scalp tingle.
But he also knew that he had to do something now.
He had five or six hundred people on his side, while Emperor Blood had only around three hundred. If he continued to hesitate, the spectators would indeed see him as cowardly, which would hurt future recruitment for the guild.
Thus, Skycutter Sword cleared his throat twice and stepped out from his group.
He called out to the other side, "Emperor Blood God Slayer! You impersonated our name and blocked the village entrance to collect village fees. How are we settling this score?"
When the spectators saw Skycutter Sword speak, they knew the big show was about to begin! They stopped talking and switched into spectator mode, and the noise at the scene immediately died down considerably.
Emperor Blood God Slayer had clearly prepared for this. He also stepped out of the crowd and answered unhurriedly:
"You know exactly what filthy things you've done! Let me ask you this: why did you have Brother Crimson-Eyed Black Dragon frame the innocent Shepherd Cloud Guild?"
"Heh! Frame them?" Skycutter Sword was so angry that he laughed. "Looks like you really won't give up until you see the coffin! I already have ample evidence on my side—"
Skycutter Sword stopped halfway through his sentence.
Because at that moment, the sky suddenly darkened dramatically!
The once-white sky filled with massive amounts of blue-violet light, and an enormous phantom emerged behind the clouds!
"Look! What is that?" a player shouted, pointing overhead.
The other players all looked up at the sky as well.
Above them, a gigantic dragon silhouette pierced through the clouds and swooped down, leaving every player dumbfounded.
At the same time, Su Yu's Annie's Revenge quest countdown changed to 00:05.
Su Yu's expression turned solemn. He took two steps forward and stood tightly beside the village chief.
The village chief turned around and gave the unfamiliar young man Su Yu a surprised glance.
However, his attention was also focused on the sky, so he did not drive Su Yu away.
The image of the Star Forger Dragon King, Aurelion Sol, rapidly expanded in the players' eyes until it was suffocatingly huge.
Star Forger Dragon King Aurelion Sol Level: ??? HP: ???
This was a four-clawed divine dragon that glimmered with deep-blue starlight. Just judging by its size, it was even larger than the entire square!
A little girl in a red hood sat atop one of his front claws. It was none other than the little NPC, Annie!
When Annie spotted Su Yu below, flames of rage immediately burst from her eyes.
"It's him!" Annie pointed at Su Yu below and placed a Flame Mark on him.
A blazing red Flame Mark rose above Su Yu's head, exposing his position beyond any doubt.
Su Yu was startled. He hurriedly put on the face covering he had prepared beforehand, ensuring that none of the players could see his face. Moreover, he was currently covered in leather armor, so neither guild could identify him.
The Star Forger Dragon King glanced at Su Yu.
However, when he saw the Nolan Village chief beside Su Yu, his body paused slightly.
Because of the village chief's special status, he did not want to harm him. That would cause no small amount of trouble.
Thus, he decided not to use a breath attack. Instead, he carried Annie as he rapidly dived down from the sky, his sharp dragon claws reaching for Su Yu's position.
Su Yu appeared to have been frightened senseless, standing motionlessly in place.
When the Dragon King's sharp claws were only a few meters away from him, he gently let out a breath.
Flash!
Whoosh!
Su Yu turned into a streak of white light and vanished from where he stood.
Boom!
The Star Forger Dragon King's enormous claw raked across the ground, gouging out a wide gash several meters across.
By the feel of it, the Dragon King knew he had missed Su Yu.
But as a proud Dragon King, he naturally would not launch a second attack.
After glaring at Su Yu, who had teleported twenty meters away, he prepared to leave with Annie.
As for the Nolan Village chief, when the Dragon King had attacked Su Yu, a hazy gray eggshell-shaped barrier had appeared around him.
Moreover, he had not been the Star Forger Dragon King's primary target, so the old man had not suffered any harm.
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