The eastern reaches of the Earthshaking Continent, in the Ye Lan Flower Sea Region.
Vast flower fields spread beneath the moonlight. As the night breeze swept past, petals of every color fluttered through the air, which was filled with a honey-sweet fragrance.
This sea of flowers was one of the few peaceful places in Monster World, with only an endless rain of petals falling all year round.
Deep within the flowers, a long table assembled from smaller ones wound on for a hundred meters, covered with all kinds of spirit food.
There was star-spotted fish sashimi supplied by anglers from the Azure Star Sea, its fish slices as thin as cicada wings and shimmering silver beneath the moonlight.
Honey-roasted dragon mushrooms gathered from the Senluo Forest Realm had crisp, browned caps and gushed with juice at the first bite.
Snow Velvet Ball jerky from the Rimewinter Snowfield Region steamed when torn open and melted in the mouth.
A milky Cang beast meat hot pot from Eternal Silence Ice Lake bubbled away, its white broth sending steam rich with savory fragrance drifting into the night breeze.
There were also Golden Crispy Beast Ribs, Magma Salt-and-Pepper Shrimp, Hundred-Flower Spirit Mushroom Brew, Nine-Turn Roasted Divine Worm... All manner of spirit food filled the table, each dish giving off an enticing aroma.
Seated around the table were more than five hundred players wearing matching combat gear.
The front of each person's clothing was embroidered with an emblem of two crossed blades.
The blades crossed with their edges facing outward, symbolizing the guild brothers standing "back to back against outside enemies."
This was the guild emblem Broken Star had conceived with the earliest members when the guild was founded.
Starting in Novice Village, then undergoing several expansions, reorganizations, and periods of adjustment, the Slaughter Tide