[Southern Part of Inferno City, Wilderness]
Inside a desolate city—
"Ahhhhhh!"
Along with a burst of miserable screams, a pioneering squad of five young players, three men and two women, were slaughtered by a large group of players whose IDs all began with [Tyrant], turning into beams of white light that shot into the sky.
The players from the Storm Guild quickly cleaned up the battlefield.
After that, they handed all the spoils over to a man named [Tyrant], a thin, sharp-faced assassin in black, with knife-like features and piercing eyes.
"Guild Leader, three pieces of equipment, 9 silver coins, 13 bottles of potions."
Tyrant took the loot. On his scarred, sinister face, a trace of displeasure appeared, "That's all?"
"Small amounts add up," The Storm Guild's vice leader, a dark wizard named Tyrannosaur, said, "There are clearly more scattered players in second-tier main cities than in third-tier ones. As long as we kill more lone players, we can quickly harvest a large amount of good stuff from them."
Tyrant clenched his teeth, his expression twisted, "Hmph! At this rate, when will our Storm Guild ever rise? When will we be able to take revenge on Rulebound? When will we stand shoulder to shoulder with Chaotic World?"
Thinking about how yesterday, because of Rulebound, their thousand-man guild had been wiped out by the Chaotic World and Blood Dance guilds, suffering heavy losses, Tyrant couldn't help but feel his anger surge. He wished he could skin Lin Mo alive, stomp Blood Dance underfoot, and beat down Chaotic World with his fists.
"I've always been the one killing others. No one has ever been able to do anything to me! When have I ever suffered such humiliation!"
Just as he was speaking, suddenly, a Storm assassin player hurried over with a report, "Guild Leader! We've obtained information, on the eastern side of Inferno City, there's a place called Silent Extinction Town. There's an S-rank skill chest buried there."
Hearing this news, all the Storm players present were instantly stirred.
Tyrant's eyes lit up sharply, "An S-rank skill chest?"
"Where did you hear this?"
The assassin underling [Bao Sha] said, "I was just competing over at the Super God Arena, and I happened to overhear a conversation between Hero of Troubled Times and members of his guild. This secret was something their guild spent a huge amount of effort and cost to uncover."
At this moment, Tyrannosaur's thoughts shifted, and he suddenly realized something, "I get it!"
"Last night, Rulebound posted in the chat channel about buying a Magic Knight passive skill book. The whole city knows about it. Yesterday, the Chaotic World guild helped him deal with us. This time, their goal must also be to curry favor with Rulebound."
Tyrannosaur thought for a moment, then came up with an idea, "Boss, this is a great opportunity to take revenge on Rulebound."
At the mention of revenge against Lin Mo, Tyrant became interested, "Go on."
Tyrannosaur said, "If we can secure this S-rank skill book before Chaotic World, we can use it as bait to lure Rulebound out."
"He posted another purchase request this morning, which shows just how much he cares about this item. There's no way he can refuse an S-rank skill book."
"And yesterday's defeat was entirely because Blood Dance and Chaotic World were there. As long as we set up a trap and use this skill book to lure Rulebound out of the city alone, we can focus fire and kill him in the wilderness. And we won't even have to give up the S-rank skill, we get revenge and keep the treasure. Two birds with one stone."
Tyrant's gaze turned cold, "Good. We'll do exactly that."
Then Tyrant asked Bao Sha, who had brought the news, "Where are the people from Chaotic World now?"
Bao Sha replied, "From what I overheard, the Silent Extinction Town map requires at least Bronze rank to enter. But there's a secret passage, if you reach Black Iron Tier 3, you can use it to enter the town."
"At the moment, the Chaotic World guild hasn't reached Black Iron Tier 3 yet. They're still competing in the arena to raise their rank. Once they reach Black Iron Tier 3, they'll probably gather and head to Silent Extinction Town to get that S-rank skill chest."
As soon as he finished speaking, Vice Guild Leader Tyrannosaur said excitedly, "Good thing our guild members already completed today's arena matches right after the reset early this morning. Right now, more than 30% of our guild has already reached Black Iron Tier 3. We can immediately use this secret passage and move into Silent Extinction Town before Chaotic World."
"Heh, fate is on my side!", Tyrant sneered, his face twisted, "Once I get this S-rank skill, Rulebound, you're dead for sure!"
"And you too, Wang Junjie! I only call you Young Master Wang out of courtesy. Don't start thinking you're something special."
"You brat who still smells of milk, what's so impressive about being the richest in Ning'an? I've killed more people than the number of women you've slept with."
"You haven't seen a blade yet, so you have no idea what death really feels like."
As he spoke, Tyrant gave an order, "Pass down my command! Gather all brothers who have reached Black Iron Tier 3. We move to Silent Extinction Town and find that secret passage."
"Yes!"
At this moment, Tyrannosaur showed some concern, "Since it's an S-rank treasure, it won't be easy to obtain. And we'll have to stay on guard against attacks from Chaotic World at any moment."
"Our guild doesn't have many members at Black Iron Tier 3. Boss, should we notify Heaven, Bloodthirst, Martial God, and Emperor guilds and ask for support?"
"No need," Tyrant said coldly, "If we involve them, there's no guarantee the skill book will end up in my hands."
"I happen to know someone who can help us secure the skill book. Even if the full force of Chaotic World shows up, he alone can hold them off. The key is, this guy is a brute who's obsessed with money. We won't need to pay much, just a small sum will be enough to send him on his way."
"Just one person?", Tyrannosaur found it hard to believe, "Boss, you don't mean Rulebound, do you? Aside from him, I can't think of anyone in Inferno City who has that kind of overwhelming strength."
Tyrant only sneered, saying nothing.
He simply opened his contacts, found a number, and dialed it.
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Ten minutes later, more than three hundred Storm Guild players, all uniformly at Black Iron Tier 3, arrived at the Lv55 Silent Extinction Town in the eastern part of Inferno City.
Sure enough, due to rank restrictions, any player below Bronze Tier 1 was unable to enter Silent Extinction Town.
So, under Tyrant's orders, the entire guild spread out around the town, searching for the secret passage.
Unexpectedly, they actually found a hidden well that only required Black Iron Tier 3 to enter.
Following this well, they bypassed the rank barrier surrounding Silent Extinction Town from underground and successfully entered the town's interior.
Climbing out from the other end of the well, Tyrant looked around. Seeing that he had indeed entered Silent Extinction Town, he couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.
Without another word, he immediately gave the order, "Dig three feet into the ground, search everything."
"I want to see whether this town really hides an S-rank skill chest!"
"Yes!"
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