Extraordinary Player Physique

The three Assassins attacked simultaneously, dealing significant damage to the slow-reacting Heizi. Even though he was wearing several pieces of ordinary cloth armor, he still lost nearly half of his HP.

System: The Shadow Guild has launched an attack on your party. Party members have the right to attack members of the Shadow Guild without incurring any criminal penalties. Duration: one hour.

"I'll take you all down with me!"

Heizi knew he was a dead man; his speed was no match for the Assassins. But he was determined to resist before he fell. He chanted a spell, firing a point-blank Shadow Arrow at Shadow Wolf.

Shadow Wolf gave a disdainful laugh. Although he couldn't dodge, he had 80 HP at level 0. How strong could a trash Cursemancer's attack be? It wasn't like he could be one-shot.

Boom! The Shadow Arrow struck Shadow Wolf.

A damage value of 76 appeared above Shadow Wolf's head, instantly reducing him to a sliver of health.

Seeing such damage, Shadow Wolf froze, his eyes nearly popping out of his sockets. The other two Assassins were equally stunned.

The hell? This guy isn't a Cursemancer; he's a walking artillery piece!

The one who dealt the damage was also shocked. Heizi hadn't expected his level 3 Shadow Arrow to be this overpowered.

In truth, Heizi didn't realize it wasn't just the level 3 Shadow Arrow. It was the higher damage of the Blackwood Staff, the aura effect of One Against A Thousand, and the additional damage from level suppression that combined to create such an astronomical figure.

"Damn it, brothers, kill him! His staff must be Mystic Iron Equipment!" As a veteran gamer, Shadow Wolf quickly recovered. He stared at Heizi's weapon with greed. Heizi could only deal such high damage if he had a Mystic Iron weapon; otherwise, it would have been impossible to nearly one-shot him.

The two Assassins were suddenly filled with motivation and lunged at Heizi. They didn't even have ordinary weapons, let alone Mystic Iron ones. If they could loot a Mystic Iron weapon, they would be set.

The three launched another attack. Heizi's HP dropped to a mere 6 points. As he stood on the brink of death, the three Assassins grew even more excited—the Mystic Iron weapon was almost theirs.

At that moment, Shi Feng appeared. With an incredible movement technique, he blocked the path in front of Heizi. Three flashes of his blade parried the trio's attacks, sparks flying as all three Assassins were knocked back.

Before the three Assassins could even land, they saw a flash of lightning.

Three bolts of lightning struck the airborne Assassins directly.

Damage values of -32, -41, and -50 popped up over their heads. Their HP hit zero, and they instantly dissolved into starlight, vanishing from the scene.

With low defense and level suppression, the effect of a level 2 Wind Thunder Flash was terrifying!

"Brother Feng..." A dazed Heizi stared at the back in front of him, dumbfounded. "Are you... Brother Feng?"

Everything had happened too fast. Shi Feng had appeared suddenly, swung his sword three times to block attacks from three different directions, and then unleashed Wind Thunder Flash—all in a single instant, so fast that the three Assassins couldn't even react.

This kind of mobility and reaction speed didn't seem human. If it weren't for the fact that the person before him was clearly the Shi Feng he knew, he would have thought someone was impersonating him.

Shi Feng scanned the area and noticed eight players closing in, led by Flame Tiger. Not daring to linger, he urged, "Stop staring, let's go."

Although he had activated Agile Swiftness and unlocked his full range of motion, possessing an extraordinary physique that could keep up with his thoughts, his base attributes were still too low. Controlling his body was difficult and consumed a great deal of mental energy. He could manage a few high-burst maneuvers, but he couldn't sustain it for long. With so many plate-armor classes and healers on the opposing side, the only choice was to run.

Heizi nodded repeatedly.

"Get them! I want that Bronze Equipment dropped, and we're taking over this mine!" Flame Tiger licked his lips, incredibly excited, not caring at all about the three fallen Assassins.

Spending several hours searching for Shi Feng and Heizi in Dark Moon Valley had caused their leveling speed to lag significantly. Flame Tiger had been furious, but he had stumbled upon the pair while they were grinding mobs.

He had wanted to surround and kill them immediately, but after seeing Heizi use the smoke at the cave entrance to kill level 4 Kobolds without taking damage, Flame Tiger had nearly died of excitement. His hatred for Shi Feng vanished, replaced by gratitude for being led to such a prime location.

Grinding mobs above one's level was notoriously difficult. If they could kill level 4 monsters without taking damage, their leveling speed would be absolutely terrifying. In less than ten hours, they would surpass all other players, establish a massive advantage, and even make unifying Red Leaf Town within reach. He might even become the team leader of the Shadow Guild.

Because of the launch of God's Domain, countless virtual game companies had gone bankrupt. Billions of players flooded into the game, and numerous corporations and groups entered to get a piece of the pie. It was safe to say that God's Domain was the most profitable virtual game in existence.

Thinking about making a name for himself in Red Leaf Town, suppressing the major guilds, and becoming the Shadow team leader—with fancy cars, beautiful women, and luxury villas just around the corner—Flame Tiger was too excited to speak.

He owed it all to Shi Feng.

However, gratitude was one thing; he wasn't about to let the Bronze Equipment on the two men go.

"Brother Tiger, they're running too fast. We can't catch them," a Berserker said.

"Let them run. Having this treasure trove is enough." Flame Tiger's eyes glowed as he looked at the mine, already fantasizing about leading the future of Red Leaf Town.

"Brother Tiger, what about Shadow Wolf and the others? They've all dropped back to level 0, and they've lost a lot of skill proficiency," an Elementalist asked.

Flame Tiger rolled his eyes at his subordinate. "Is that a problem? You saw it just now, didn't you? If you stand far away and attack the Kobolds in that smoke, they don't even fight back. These are level 4 monsters! Helping them level up will be easy. Tell them to get over here quickly."

"Brother Tiger is brilliant! Finding such a prime spot—you're definitely going to be our Shadow's number one," the Elementalist began to flatter him.

"Get lost! 'Shadow's number one'? I'm the number one in all of God's Domain!" Flame Tiger barked.

The other Shadow members agreed, mocking the Elementalist for his failed attempt at flattery.

Before long, under Flame Tiger's command, the three magic-class players stood at a distance to output damage, while the others lured the monsters into the smoke, methodically slaughtering the Kobolds.

"So satisfying! This is amazing. Killing one Kobold and splitting the XP among so many people, and I still gained 2%!"

"Brother Tiger, this is too good! These monsters drop plenty of money and ore, and these Kobolds respawn so quickly. We can grind here infinitely until we hit level 6. By then, our Shadow will definitely be the number one guild in Red Leaf Town."

The Shadow members were beaming. In just a few hours, everyone would reach level 6, and they would crush every guild in Red Leaf Town. Just thinking about it was exhilarating.

"Hahaha, consider yourselves lucky to be following me! Those other team leaders are nothing. Soon, I'll be the leader of Shadow." Flame Tiger was in a great mood. The XP was pouring in; he would reach level 2 in less than an hour, making up for his previous losses.

Not far from the Red Star Mine, Heizi was grinding his teeth in frustration.

"Brother Feng, are we just going to let it go? We spent so much effort getting that information from the beta testers, and now these people are reaping the benefits. It makes me so angry just thinking about it. These Shadow guys are truly shameless. Thank goodness I didn't join them."

Shi Feng shook his head, checked the time on the system interface, and smiled calmly. "If they want to steal from me, let them enjoy it for now. Wait a little longer, and I'll show them what it means to have joy turn into sorrow."