In the ruins of New York City, at the center of a magnificent hideout resembling the Roman Colosseum!
It was a large room constructed from bloodstained steel reinforcement.
Inside stood a towering demon with a black greatsword on his back and a pair of bull-like demonic horns on his head. A full two and a half meters tall, he was glaring irritably at the White Bull Altar guild players around him.
His contemptuous, downward gaze infuriated the guild players, but there was nothing they could do.
Leading the players was a woman with long, coffee-brown hair, vivid red lipstick, and a flower tattoo on her exposed shoulder, giving her the air of a mob boss's wife.
She was the guild leader of the White Ox Altar Guild, known as Queen K. In New York City as it stood, her status was unquestionably one all players looked up to.
But... before this demon NPC, she had always been exceedingly cautious, with no choice but to grovel!
There was no helping it. This demon NPC was far too powerful in combat.
Although the NPC had to provide services to her guild after joining it, he actually had a "mood" function... if they failed to attend to him properly and he fell into a bad mood, his fees for providing various buffs would increase.
Simply put, poor service meant higher prices!
Unfortunately, this demon NPC had an extremely volatile temper. Queen K, who lorded over other players, could only speak humbly to him...
"Mr. Nook."
Queen K stared at the demon before her and said gravely, "That player from Great Xia goes by the codename Dark Shadow. Not long ago, he killed a Mythic-Tier BOSS alone. We absolutely cannot let our guard down."
Nook was this demon NPC's name.
More precisely, he was