The Evil Moon shone high overhead. Willow-fluff ash drifted down from the sky like snowflakes, corroding the earth.
Countless Evil Ticket Lifeforms gathered into a towering tide, ravaging the Di Family Mountains.
North of the Ancient Battlefield, in the Earthsplit Furnace region.
Qi Sheng looked down on the land from high above. He could see large numbers of players gathering here, fighting desperately against the Dark Tide Evil sweeping toward them, while a steady stream of players arrived from the rear to replace losses on the front line.
Twenty-five hours earlier, a team of players had discovered something strange while exploring the Earthsplit Furnace region.
The rampaging Evil Abominations were working in an organized fashion, excavating underground spirit stones and transporting them north in batches.
The players did not know what the creatures were after, but they were very interested in stealing the spirit ore being transported. After a fierce battle, the Player Squad seized a shipment of spirit ore from the creatures and earned a substantial haul when the sacrifice tally came in.
After the players posted the news on the Forum, it attracted the attention of the Major Guilds, which organized teams to join the raids.
Today, the Major Guilds had even launched a joint raiding operation.
During this time, Qi Sheng's consciousness followed the creatures transporting the spirit ore and discovered that the shipment's final destination was the High Tower where the Di Nian Evil Spirit resided.
The spirit ore was delivered into the furnace at the center of the High Tower and burned, turning it into the energy the Dark Tide needed to grow.
But there was something about this that puzzled Qi Sheng.
The Dark Tide could devour all forms of energy, so why spend time and effort transporting spirit ore to extract its energy?