The Evil Moon shone high overhead. Willow-fluff-like Ash drifted down from the sky in snowlike flakes, corroding the land.
Countless evil creatures gathered into a towering tide, rampaging across the Emperor's Tomb Mountain Range.
North of the Ancient Battlefield, in the Ground Rift Furnace region.
Qi Sheng gazed down at the land from high above. He could see large numbers of players gathered there, fighting desperately against the Black Tide's evil creatures sweeping toward them. More players kept arriving from behind to make up for the losses at the front.
Twenty-five hours ago, a team of players had discovered something strange while exploring the Ground Rift Furnace region.
The rampaging evil creatures were digging up Spiritual Ore underground in an organized fashion and transporting it north in large quantities.
The players didn't know what the evil creatures were after, but they were very interested in stealing the Spiritual Ore they were transporting.
After a fierce battle, the team of players seized a batch of ore from the evil creatures. They received a substantial reward after Sacrifice tallied it.
When players posted the news on the forums, it caught the attention of the major guilds, which organized people to join the raids.
Today, the major guilds had launched a joint operation to seize the ore.
During the operation, Qi Sheng's consciousness followed the evil creatures transporting the ore. He discovered that its final destination was the tower where the Di Nian Evil Spirit resided.
The ore was fed into the furnace at the center of the tower and smelted, turning into energy needed for the Black Tide to grow.
But one thing about this puzzled Qi Sheng.
The Black Tide could devour all forms of energy. Why go to all the trouble of transporting Spiritual Ore to obtain its energy? It