Rise of the Brotherhood

Before they even reached the port, they encountered a group of monsters chasing after fleeing civilians and setting fire to the surrounding buildings.

Dark Rod naturally wouldn't send his elite troops to attack the city. This operation was destined to fail. Stormwind City had tens of thousands of defenders, and its defenses were extremely tight. Once the attacking forces realized what was happening, they would have virtually no chance of survival. Therefore, he sent out various cannon fodder, ragtag troops, or abandoned units with little combat power, along with reinforcements from various affiliated monster factions. These monsters ranged from level 15 to 25, totaling several thousand. Led by dozens of bosses of varying sizes, they densely swarmed into Stormwind City from the port's several roads.

Some of these bosses are members of the Defias Brotherhood; after all, some sacrifices are inevitable in such a massive operation.

Meanwhile, Dark Rod himself stayed aboard the Defiant, bombarding the garrison in the harbor.

Phoenix encountered one of these Gnoll units, with an average level of around 17-20, led by a level 21 German Gnoll boss.

"Kill!" Phoenix shouted, raising his sword and charging towards the Gnoll boss.

Tonight is a nightmare for NPCs, but for players, it's a great opportunity to farm equipment and reputation.

The battle was completely one-sided. Although her forces were few in number, they were all core members of the Light of Dawn, with an average level of over 40. Any one of them could easily take on the Gnoll boss. Moreover, their teamwork was excellent, and their equipment was superior, making them far superior to the level 20 monsters. They easily defeated the Gnoll. However, the number of monsters that landed was simply too large, and the port's garrison had been redeployed. As a result, a large number of monsters flooded into the city, killing and burning everywhere.

"Guild Master, what should we do? Should we go kill the monsters in the city or go to the port?"

"Of course we're going to the port! Those grunts will be taken care of." She was right. After looting the equipment, the adventurers in the city immediately heard about the monster siege, and they all rushed over to fight the BOSS. There were even many adventurers who had logged off but didn't summon back online. Under the frenzied attack of tens of thousands of players, those few thousand monsters were really not enough to kill. However, before they were all wiped out, they were destined to turn Stormwind City into chaos.

"Haha, that's awesome! Now we'll never be unknown again. Our Shadow Dynasty will definitely be Fengyun!" Black Rod said excitedly aboard the Defiant.

"Keep bombarding the walls! I want to leave my mark here!" Dark Rod was excited, but mostly calm. The story wasn't over yet; the victory could be expanded further. Amidst the explosions, one cannon after another was overturned in King's Harbor.

By daybreak, the thousands of monsters that had stormed Stormwind City were finally killed in the encirclement. However, they had also made a significant impact, killing countless civilians, burning down large areas of buildings, the Defiant's cannon fire even sank several Stormwind City docked in the harbor, destroyed the pier's gun emplacements, and finally sailed away unscathed.

On the return voyage, looking at his excited crew on board, Dark Rod was still wondering if he had made the right decision to reject Xiao Yu's proposal.

At this moment, with the conclusion of the story event, the system notification finally arrived.

[System Notification: Completed the story event "Rampage in Stormwind City." Under your leadership, the Defias Brotherhood successfully summoned an avatar of the Firelord, who then destroyed Galleon aboard the King's Harbor the Defiant. Your forces stormed Stormwind City, causing immense destruction and killing countless civilians and soldiers. Based on your outstanding performance in the story event, you have gained 1789 reputation points and the title "Destroyer of King's Harbor."]

[System notification: Your relationship with the Alliance has deteriorated. It has changed from hostile to mortal Alliance, and your relationship with Stormwind City has changed from hostile to irreconcilable.]

[System notification: You have triggered the epic story event - The Rise of the Brotherhood. Lead your Brotherhood against the Alliance's attacks, grow stronger, and become a powerful force.]

Your actions have already had a tremendous impact on the Sky World. The Alliance sees you as an enemy and is about to launch an attack on you. In contrast, monster forces and even Horde that are hostile to the Alliance will become interested in you.

The monsters of the Westfall and surrounding areas regard you as a powerful leader, and they are more likely to join your forces or be influenced by your reputation.

[System notification: Your reputation has reached 5000. Your template has been upgraded from BOSS Template (Advanced) to BOSS Template (1 Skull Level).]

A level 25 skeleton-level BOSS is probably the first of its kind in the entire Sky World. Now I don't have to hold back my level anymore. Next, I just need to level up as quickly as possible. I really have to thank that Goblin for this. Otherwise, I would have lost at least half of my reputation points. Not only is it the visible reputation, but the reputation he gained among players is even more immeasurable. It is conceivable that this story event will soon spread throughout the entire game.

When the reputation rewards were finally in hand, Dark Rod couldn't help but feel excited. His underlings also received a lot of reputation points, and the light of the template advancement flashed continuously on the ship.

"Congratulations, boss, on advancing to the Skeleton-level BOSS!" Black Rod said excitedly.

Dark Rod nodded. "Same to you, same to you. By the way, are all the videos recorded?"

"Everything's recorded; all that's left is post-production."

Dark Rod nodded. "Has the money been transferred to him?" Here, "him" naturally refers to Xiao Yu.

"I've already transferred it to the boss, 100,000 yuan, not a penny less."

"Has the investigation been completed to find out exactly what happened in the city?"

Black Rod nodded. "We've investigated our contacts in the city. Eric summoned an avatar of a Balrog Lord, which caused a ruckus in the Cathedral District, thus attracting the attention of the port guards."

"An avatar of the Balrog Lord!" Upon hearing this answer, Dark Rod nodded with a mixture of emotions, then suddenly laughed. "This Eric is quite an interesting fellow." "Alright, guys, give it your all! We've got plenty of work to do now."

Phoenix stood on the devastated battlefield, surrounded by the smoldering ruins of houses, and looked at a charred corpse not far away. Suddenly, she smiled.

[System Notification: Completed the story event - The Stormwind City Uprising. Based on your outstanding performance in the story, you have gained 379 reputation points. You killed the avatar of the Firelord and bravely defended your city, earning you the title - Guardian of Stormwind City.]

[System notification: Your reputation has reached 10,000. Your template has been upgraded from Hero Template (2-star) to Hero Template (3-star).]

A flash of golden light emanated from his body, making his already dazzling armor even more radiant.

Four-star, huh? A hint of a smile flashed in Phoenix's eyes. She really didn't know whether to blame him or thank him. He had previously advanced to two stars by killing Lagrios (Long Ao Jiutian died in battle, and she had consumed all his reputation). This time, he had advanced to three stars because of him. Speaking of which, there weren't many three-star heroes in the entire Alliance. With this, her position was stable. She didn't believe that the chairman would fire a three-star hero like her.

At this very moment, standing atop the tower, Xiao Yu looked at Stormwind City under the sunlight and smiled as well. Everything was over. His anger towards Long Ao Jiutian had been completely released with that moment yesterday, and the character of the Goblin Eric had already left his mark on the Sky World. It was time to begin his new journey.

To be honest, I haven't decided what character I want to play yet—a dragon? A demon? Undead? An angel? Or...?

With that thought in mind, he quietly logged out of the game.